2026 Grzegorz Pietrzyński: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	111	1135	1073	4	4	737	40928

Grzegorz Pietrzyński 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 Grzegorz Pietrzyński sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 737 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Grzegorz Pietrzyński 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 Grzegorz Pietrzyński sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 111 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Physics in Poland Leader Award
2021 - Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science - Nagroda Fundacji na rzecz Nauki Polskiej for the precise distance determination to the Large Magellanic Cloud

Overview

Grzegorz Pietrzyński is affiliated with the Polish Academy of Sciences in Poland. Their research is primarily situated within the broad domain of Physics and Astronomy, with a substantial focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics as a subfield. Additional subfields include Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

Their scholarly work encompasses diverse topics, predominantly:

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astro and Planetary Science
Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Grzegorz Pietrzyński has contributed to numerous publications over their career. Notable recent papers include:

"Empirical Calibration of the Reddening Maps in the Magellanic Clouds" (2020), published in The Astrophysical Journal
"Time Delay of Mg ii Emission Response for the Luminous Quasar HE 0435-4312: toward Application of the High-accretor Radius-Luminosity Relation in Cosmology" (2021), published in The Astrophysical Journal
"Time-delay Measurement of Mg ii Broad-line Response for the Highly Accreting Quasar HE 0413-4031: Implications for the Mg ii-based Radius-Luminosity Relation" (2020), published in The Astrophysical Journal
"The Araucaria Project. Distances to Nine Galaxies Based on a Statistical Analysis of their Carbon Stars (JAGB Method)" (2021), available on arXiv (Cornell University)
"Metallicities and ages for 35 star clusters and their surrounding fields in the Small Magellanic Cloud" (2021), published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Their collaborative efforts often involve several frequent co-authors, including:

W. Gieren
Marek Górski
B. Pilecki
P. Kervella
G. Hajdu

Grzegorz Pietrzyński's research is disseminated across a range of publication venues with multiple contributions in:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)

Among professional recognitions, Grzegorz Pietrzyński received the Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science in 2021 for their work on the precise distance determination to the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Best Publications

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
Discovery of a cool planet of 5.5 Earth masses through gravitational microlensing

J.-P. Beaulieu;D. P. Bennett;P. Fouqué;A. Williams

857
Citations
An eclipsing-binary distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud accurate to two per cent

G. Pietrzyński;G. Pietrzyński;D. Graczyk;W. Gieren;I. B. Thompson

744
Citations
One or more bound planets per Milky Way star from microlensing observations

A. Cassan;A. Cassan;D. Kubas;D. Kubas;J.-P. Beaulieu;J.-P. Beaulieu;M. Dominik;M. Dominik

692
Citations
OGLE 2003-BLG-235/MOA 2003-BLG-53: A Planetary Microlensing Event

I. A. Bond;A. Udalski;M. Jaroszyński;M. Jaroszyński;N. J. Rattenbury

595
Citations
Unbound or distant planetary mass population detected by gravitational microlensing

T. Sumi;K. Kamiya;D. P. Bennett

583
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
Discovery of a Jupiter/Saturn Analog with Gravitational Microlensing

B. S. Gaudi;D. P. Bennett;A. Udalski;A. Gould

520
Citations
REDDENING AND EXTINCTION TOWARD THE GALACTIC BULGE FROM OGLE-III: THE INNER MILKY WAY'S RV ∼ 2.5 EXTINCTION CURVE*

David M. Nataf;David M. Nataf;Andrew Gould;Pascal Fouqué;Pascal Fouqué;Oscar A. Gonzalez

503
Citations
V1309 Scorpii: merger of a contact binary

R. Tylenda;M. Hajduk;T. Kamiński;A. Udalski

503
Citations
OGLE-2003-BLG-262: Finite-Source Effects from a Point-Mass Lens

Jaiyul Yoo;D. L. DePoy;A. Gal-Yam;B. S. Gaudi

502
Citations
Quantifying Quasar Variability As Part of a General Approach To Classifying Continuously Varying Sources

Szymon Kozlowski;Christopher S. Kochanek;A. Udalski;L. Wyrzykowski;L. Wyrzykowski

453
Citations
OGLE 2003-BLG-235/MOA 2003-BLG-53: A planetary microlensing event

I. A. Bond;A. Udalski;M. Jaroszynski;N. J. Rattenbury

432
Citations
Microlens OGLE-2005-BLG-169 Implies Cool Neptune-Like Planets are Common

A. Gould;A. Udalski;D. An;D. P. Bennett

430
Citations
QUANTIFYING QUASAR VARIABILITY AS PART OF A GENERAL APPROACH TO CLASSIFYING CONTINUOUSLY VARYING SOURCES

Szymon Kozłowski;Christopher S. Kochanek;A. Udalski;Ł. Wyrzykowski;Ł. Wyrzykowski

380
Citations
Microlens OGLE-2005-BLG-169 Implies That Cool Neptune-like Planets Are Common

A. Gould;A. Udalski;D. An;D. P. Bennett

378
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
FREQUENCY OF SOLAR-LIKE SYSTEMS AND OF ICE AND GAS GIANTS BEYOND THE SNOW LINE FROM HIGH-MAGNIFICATION MICROLENSING EVENTS IN 2005-2008

A. Gould;Subo Dong;B. S. Gaudi;A. Udalski

369
Citations
A Jovian-Mass Planet in Microlensing Event OGLE-2005-BLG-071

A. Udalski;M. Jaroszyński;B. Paczyński;M. Kubiak

345
Citations
OGLE-2003-BLG-262: FINITE-SOURCE EFFECTS FROM A POINT-MASS LENS

Jaiyul Yoo;D. L. DePoy;A. Gal-Yam;B. S. Gaudi

342
Citations