2026 Giovanni Carraro: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	77	3223	3064	172	169	580	24340

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Overview

Giovanni Carraro is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and has an extensive publication record primarily within the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans various subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Molecular Biology, and Computational Mechanics.

The scientist's work frequently appears in several key academic venues. These include:

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

The research topics covered by Giovanni Carraro involve a broad array of astrophysical themes. Significant areas of study are:

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astro and Planetary Science
Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics

Recent publications illustrate the focus and scope of their work. Selected papers include:

Updated parameters of 1743 open clusters based on Gaia DR2, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey: Implementation, data products, open cluster survey, science, and legacy, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey: Motivation, implementation, GIRAFFE data processing, analysis, and final data products, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Gaia-ESO Survey: a new approach to chemically characterising young open clusters, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Fundamental parameters for 45 open clusters with Gaia DR2, an improved extinction correction and a metallicity gradient prior, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Giovanni Carraro has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

S. Randich
L. Magrini
R. Smiljanić
G. Gilmore
C. C. Worley

In addition to journal articles, the scientist has contributed to book publications. One notable book is Astrophysics of the Interstellar Medium, published by Springer International Publishing in 2021.

Best Publications

The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey

G. Gilmore;S. Randich;M. Asplund;J. Binney

1052
Citations
VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV): The public ESO near-IR variability survey of the Milky Way

D. Minniti;P. W. Lucas;J. P. Emerson;R. K. Saito

987
Citations
Omega Centauri: The Population Puzzle Goes Deeper

L. R. Bedin;G. Piotto;J. Anderson;S. Cassisi

884
Citations
Metallicities on the Double Main Sequence of omega Centauri Imply Large Helium Enhancement

Giampaolo Piotto;Sandro Villanova;Luigi R. Bedin;Raffaele Gratton

740
Citations
ω Centauri: The Population Puzzle Goes Deeper

Luigi R. Bedin;Giampaolo Piotto;Jay Anderson;Santi Cassisi

695
Citations
Vvv dr1: the first data release of the milky way bulge and southern plane from the near-infrared eso public survey vista variables in the via lactea

R. K. Saito;M. Hempel;D. Minniti;D. Minniti;P. W. Lucas

570
Citations
Metallicities on the double main sequence of ω centauri imply large helium enhancement

Giampaolo Piotto;Sandro Villanova;Luigi R. Bedin;Luigi R. Bedin;Raffaele Gratton

547
Citations
The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey I: Introduction and observational overview

C. J. Evans;W. D. Taylor;V. Henault-Brunet;H. Sana

407
Citations
Extragalactic chemical abundances: do HII regions and young stars tell the same story? The case of the spiral galaxy NGC 300

Fabio Bresolin;Wolfgang Gieren;Rolf-Peter Kudritzki;Grzegorz Pietrzynski

372
Citations
Outer structure of the Galactic warp and flare: explaining the Canis Major over-density

Y. Momany;Y. Momany;S. Zaggia;G. Gilmore;G. Piotto

350
Citations
Gaia-ESO Survey: The analysis of high-resolution UVES spectra of FGK-type stars

R. Smiljanic;A. J. Korn;M. Bergemann;A. Frasca

294
Citations
The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey: I. Introduction and observational overview⋆

Chris Evans;W. D. Taylor;V. Hénault-brunet;H. Sana

293
Citations
EXTRAGALACTIC CHEMICAL ABUNDANCES: DO H II REGIONS AND YOUNG STARS TELL THE SAME STORY? THE CASE OF THE SPIRAL GALAXY NGC 300*

Fabio Bresolin;Wolfgang Gieren;Rolf-Peter Kudritzki;Grzegorz Pietrzyński;Grzegorz Pietrzyński

284
Citations
The Galactic Disc Age-Metallicity Relation

Y.K. Ng;G. Bertelli;G. Carraro;L. Portinari

263
Citations
Formation and evolution of elliptical galaxies

Cesare Chiosi;Giovanni Carraro

241
Citations
The Gaia-ESO Survey: the analysis of high-resolution UVES spectra of FGK-type stars

R. Smiljanic;A. J. Korn;M. Bergemann;A. Frasca

240
Citations
On the Galactic disc age–metallicity relation

Giovanni Carraro;Giovanni Carraro;Yuen Keong Ng;Laura Portinari

239
Citations
Kinematics and chemistry of recently discovered Reticulum 2 and Horologium 1 dwarf galaxies

Sergey E. Koposov;Andrew R. Casey;Vasily Belokurov;James R. Lewis

208
Citations
Star formation and chemical evolution in smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulations: a statistical approach

Cesario Lia;Cesario Lia;Laura Portinari;Giovanni Carraro

184
Citations
Spectroscopy of QUEST RR Lyrae Variables: The New Virgo Stellar Stream

Sonia Duffau;Robert Zinn;A. Katherina Vivas;Giovanni Carraro;Giovanni Carraro;Giovanni Carraro

181
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