2026 Gian Luigi Granato: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	73	3513	3339	191	188	252	22849

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Overview

Gian Luigi Granato is affiliated with the National Institute for Astrophysics in Italy. Their primary research area is within Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on the subfields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, General Health Professions, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Their work extensively covers topics such as:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Scientific Research and Discoveries
Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing

Granato's recent scholarly publications include:

The DIANOGA simulations of galaxy clusters: characterising star formation in protoclusters, 2020, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
Dust evolution in zoom-in cosmological simulations of galaxy formation, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The probability of galaxy-galaxy strong lensing events in hydrodynamical simulations of galaxy clusters, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Evolution and role of mergers in the BCG-cluster alignment. A view from cosmological hydrosimulations, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Impact of very massive stars on the chemical evolution of extremely metal-poor galaxies, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics

They have frequently published in the following venues:

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (9 publications)
arXiv (Cornell University) (7 publications)
Astronomy and Astrophysics (6 publications)
Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) (1 publication)
Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (Universita Degli Studi Di Milano) (1 publication)

Granato often collaborates with other researchers, with frequent coauthors including:

Cinthia Ragone-Figueroa
S. Borgani
Giuseppe Murante
Milena Valentini
Massimiliano Parente

Best Publications

Evolution of asymptotic giant branch stars II. Optical to far-infrared isochrones with improved TP-AGB models

P. Marigo;L. Girardi;A. Bressan;M. A. T. Groenewegen

1718
Citations
A physical model for co-evolution of QSOs and of their spheroidal hosts

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

1453
Citations
Modeling the Effects of Dust on Galactic Spectral Energy Distributions from the Ultraviolet to the Millimeter Band

Laura Silva;Gian Luigi Granato;Alessandro Bressan;Luigi Danese

1290
Citations
A Physical Model for the Coevolution of QSOs and Their Spheroidal Hosts

Gian Luigi Granato;Gianfranco De Zotti;Laura Silva;Alessandro Bressan

1175
Citations
AMAZE - I. The evolution of the mass–metallicity relation at z $>$ 3

R. Maiolino;T. Nagao;A. Grazian;F. Cocchia

1074
Citations
Can the faint submillimetre galaxies be explained in the Λ cold dark matter model

C. M. Baugh;Cedric G. Lacey;C. S. Frenk;G. L. Granato

1023
Citations
The SCUBA HAlf Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES) -- II. Submillimetre maps, catalogue and number counts

K. Coppin;E.L. Chapin;A.M.J. Mortier;S.E. Scott

619
Citations
The SCUBA Half-Degree Extragalactic Survey – II. Submillimetre maps, catalogue and number counts

K. Coppin;E. L. Chapin;E. L. Chapin;A. M. J. Mortier;S. E. Scott

568
Citations
Thick tori around active galactic nuclei: a comparison of model predictions with observations of the infrared continuum and silicate features

G. L. Granato;L. Danese

560
Citations
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

496
Citations
The infrared side of galaxy formation. I. The local universe in the semi-analytical framework

G.L. Granato;C.G. Lacey;L. Silva;A. Bressan

391
Citations
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

378
Citations
The Infrared Side of Galaxy Formation. I. The Local Universe in the Semianalytical Framework

G. L. Granato;C. G. Lacey;L. Silva;A. Bressan

352
Citations
Thick Tori around Active Galactic Nuclei: The Case for Extended Tori and Consequences for Their X-Ray and Infrared Emission

Gian Luigi Granato;Luigi Danese;Alberto Franceschini

350
Citations
Thick tori around AGN: the case for extended tori and consequences for their X-ray and IR emission

Gian Luigi Granato;Luigi Danese;Alberto Franceschini

328
Citations
Joint formation of QSOs and spheroids: QSOs as clocks of star formation in spheroids

G. L. Granato;L. Silva;P. Monaco;P. Panuzzo

320
Citations
The evolution of the dust and gas content in galaxies

Paola Santini;R. Maiolino;B. Magnelli;D. Lutz

304
Citations
Astrophysical and Cosmological Information from Large-scale sub-mm Surveys of Extragalactic Sources

M. Negrello;F. Perrotta;J. Gonzalez-Nuevo Gonzalez;L. Silva

298
Citations
Astrophysical and cosmological information from large-scale submillimetre surveys of extragalactic sources

M. Negrello;M. Negrello;F. Perrotta;F. Perrotta;J. Gonzfilez-Nuevo Gonzalez;L. Silva

290
Citations
NICMOS measurements of the near-infrared background

R. Thompson;D. Eisenstein;X. Fan;M. Rieke

0
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