What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Astronomy
- Galaxy
- Astrophysics
His primary areas of investigation include Astrophysics, Astronomy, Galaxy, Redshift and Active galactic nucleus.
His study in Luminosity, Black hole, Quasar, Halo and Supermassive black hole are all subfields of Astrophysics.
As part of his studies on Astronomy, he often connects relevant subjects like Particle physics.
His work investigates the relationship between Redshift and topics such as Extinction that intersect with problems in Spectral line and Luminosity function.
In his research on the topic of Active galactic nucleus, Interacting galaxy is strongly related with Radio galaxy.
Francesco Shankar studied Galaxy formation and evolution and Velocity dispersion that intersect with Spiral galaxy.
His most cited work include:
- A Physical Model for Co-evolution of QSOs and of their Spheroidal Hosts (895 citations)
- SELF-CONSISTENT MODELS OF THE AGN AND BLACK HOLE POPULATIONS: DUTY CYCLES, ACCRETION RATES, AND THE MEAN RADIATIVE EFFICIENCY (430 citations)
- Bolometric luminosities and Eddington ratios of X-ray selected active galactic nuclei in the XMM-COSMOS survey (342 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Francesco Shankar mainly investigates Astrophysics, Galaxy, Astronomy, Redshift and Stellar mass.
His is involved in several facets of Astrophysics study, as is seen by his studies on Active galactic nucleus, Quasar, Galaxy formation and evolution, Luminosity and Halo.
His studies deal with areas such as Black hole and Dark matter as well as Galaxy.
His Redshift study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Mass relation, Cosmos, Universe and Sigma.
He has included themes like Stellar population, Initial mass function, Effective radius and Velocity dispersion in his Stellar mass study.
His research investigates the link between Supermassive black hole and topics such as Binary black hole that cross with problems in Stellar black hole.
He most often published in these fields:
- Astrophysics (100.43%)
- Galaxy (74.89%)
- Astronomy (41.56%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?
- Astrophysics (100.43%)
- Galaxy (74.89%)
- Stellar mass (29.87%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His main research concerns Astrophysics, Galaxy, Stellar mass, Active galactic nucleus and Redshift.
Star formation, Accretion, Luminosity, Dark matter and Fundamental plane are the core of his Astrophysics study.
His Supermassive black hole, Galaxy formation and evolution and Bulge study in the realm of Galaxy interacts with subjects such as Scaling.
His research integrates issues of Halo, Dark matter halo, Initial mass function and Velocity dispersion in his study of Stellar mass.
His Active galactic nucleus research focuses on Light curve and how it relates to Quasar.
His Redshift study is associated with Astronomy.
Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- LeMMINGs - I. The eMERLIN legacy survey of nearby galaxies. 1.5-GHz parsec-scale radio structures and cores (48 citations)
- Black hole scaling relations of active and quiescent galaxies: Addressing selection effects and constraining virial factors (44 citations)
- The Dramatic Size and Kinematic Evolution of Massive Early-type Galaxies (35 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Galaxy
- Astronomy
- Astrophysics
His primary areas of study are Astrophysics, Galaxy, Stellar mass, Redshift and Active galactic nucleus.
His studies in Accretion, Virial theorem, Black hole, Halo and Dark matter halo are all subfields of Astrophysics research.
His study on Satellite galaxy is often connected to Continuity equation as part of broader study in Halo.
His study in Fundamental plane and Galaxy formation and evolution is done as part of Galaxy.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Supermassive black hole and Velocity dispersion in addition to Stellar mass.
His work is dedicated to discovering how Redshift, Order of magnitude are connected with Accretion and other disciplines.
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