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Francesco Shankar publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Francesco Shankar sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 207 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Francesco Shankar D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Francesco Shankar sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Overview

Francesco Shankar is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Their research is situated primarily within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics alongside related subfields such as Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

Their work covers a range of topics in astrophysics and cosmology including:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

Francesco Shankar has contributed to numerous publications, with prominent recent papers including:

  • Universal bolometric corrections for active galactic nuclei over seven luminosity decades (2020), published in Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • The low-end of the black hole mass function at cosmic dawn (2022), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • High-redshift Galaxies from Early JWST Observations: Constraints on Dark Energy Models (2022), published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • A deep learning approach to test the small-scale galaxy morphology and its relationship with star formation activity in hydrodynamical simulations (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The rise of active galactic nuclei in the galaxy evolution and assembly semi-analytic model (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Their frequent co-authors include Andrea Lapi, D. M. Alexander, V. Allevato, C. Ramos Almeida, and A. Georgakakis. This indicates collaboration with researchers engaged in similar areas of astrophysical and extragalactic studies.

Francesco Shankar's research has appeared in several publication venues, most notably:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters

Their contributions include over 230 publications predominantly in physics and astronomy, reflecting extensive engagement with topics related to galactic evolution, black hole mass functions, cosmic dawn, and the use of computational methods such as deep learning in astrophysical contexts.

Best Publications

  • A physical model for co-evolution of QSOs and of their spheroidal hosts

    G. De Zotti;F. Shankar;A. Lapi;G. L. Granato

  • The Hot and Energetic Universe: A White Paper presenting the science theme motivating the Athena+ mission

    Kirpal Nandra;Didier Barret;Xavier Barcons;Andy Fabian

  • AGN wind scaling relations and the co-evolution of black holes and galaxies

    F. Fiore;C. Feruglio;F. Shankar;M. Bischetti

  • SELF-CONSISTENT MODELS OF THE AGN AND BLACK HOLE POPULATIONS: DUTY CYCLES, ACCRETION RATES, AND THE MEAN RADIATIVE EFFICIENCY

    Francesco Shankar;David H. Weinberg;Jordi Miralda-Escudé

  • A White Paper on keV sterile neutrino Dark Matter

    R. Adhikari;M. Agostini;N. Anh Ky;N. Anh Ky;T. Araki

  • Super-massive Black Hole Demography: the Match between the Local and Accreted Mass Functions

    F. Shankar;P. Salucci;G. L. Granato;G. L. Granato;G. De Zotti;G. De Zotti

  • Bolometric luminosities and Eddington ratios of X-ray selected active galactic nuclei in the XMM-COSMOS survey

    E. Lusso;A. Comastri;B. D. Simmons;M. Mignoli

  • Supermassive black hole demography: the match between the local and accreted mass functions

    F. Shankar;P. Salucci;G. L. Granato;G. L. Granato;G. De Zotti;G. De Zotti

  • Black Hole growth and AGN obscuration by instability-driven inflows in high-redshift disk galaxies fed by cold streams

    Frederic Bournaud;Avishai Dekel;Romain Teyssier;Marcello Cacciato

  • Accreting SMBHs in the COSMOS field and the connection to their host galaxies

    A. Bongiorno;A. Merloni;M. Brusa;B. Magnelli

  • Galaxy luminosities, stellar masses, sizes, velocity dispersions as a function of morphological type

    M. Bernardi;F. Shankar;J. B. Hyde;S. Mei;S. Mei

  • New Relationships between Galaxy Properties and Host Halo Mass, and the Role of Feedbacks in Galaxy Formation

    F. Shankar;A. Lapi;P. Salucci;G. De Zotti

  • The massive end of the luminosity and stellar mass functions: Dependence on the fit to the light profile

    M. Bernardi;A. Meert;R. K. Sheth;V. Vikram

  • Accreting supermassive black holes in the COSMOS field and the connection to their host galaxies

    A. Bongiorno;A. Merloni;M. Brusa;B. Magnelli

  • Black hole growth and active galactic nuclei obscuration by instability-driven inflows in high-redshift disk galaxies fed by cold streams

    Frédéric Bournaud;Avishai Dekel;Romain Teyssier;Marcello Cacciato

  • QUASAR CLUSTERING FROM SDSS DR5: DEPENDENCES ON PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

    Yue Shen;Michael A. Strauss;Nicholas P. Ross;Patrick B. Hall

  • Constraints on star formation driven galaxy winds from the mass–metallicity relation at z= 0

    Molly S. Peeples;Molly S. Peeples;Francesco Shankar

  • Selection bias in dynamically measured supermassive black hole samples: its consequences and the quest for the most fundamental relation

    Francesco Shankar;Mariangela Bernardi;Ravi K. Sheth;Laura Ferrarese

  • A catalog of visual-like morphologies in the 5 candels fields using deep-learning

    M. Huertas-Company;R. Gravet;G. Cabrera-Vives;Pablo G. Pérez-González

  • The XMM-Newton Wide field survey in the COSMOS field: redshift evolution of AGN bias and subdominant role of mergers in triggering moderate luminosity AGN at redshift up to 2.2

    V. Allevato;A. Finoguenov;N. Cappelluti;T. Miyaji

Frequent Co-Authors

Mariangela Bernardi
Mariangela Bernardi University of Pennsylvania
Ravi K. Sheth
Ravi K. Sheth University of Pennsylvania
Marcella Brusa
Marcella Brusa University of Bologna
Simona Mei
Simona Mei Université Paris Cité
G. de Zotti
G. de Zotti National Institute for Astrophysics
Francesca Civano
Francesca Civano Harvard University
Gian Luigi Granato
Gian Luigi Granato National Institute for Astrophysics
Mara Salvato
Mara Salvato Max Planck Society
Luigi Danese
Luigi Danese International School for Advanced Studies
Roberto Gilli
Roberto Gilli National Institute for Astrophysics

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