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Heikki Salo

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
84
Citations
18889
World Ranking
2716
National Ranking
11

Heikki Salo 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 Heikki Salo sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 339 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Heikki Salo 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 Heikki Salo sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Heikki Salo is affiliated with the University of Oulu in Finland and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Physics and Astronomy. Their work primarily focuses on Astronomy and Astrophysics, with particular attention to galaxy formation, evolution phenomena, and star formation studies.

Their research spans a broad range of topics including:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Advanced Vision and Imaging

Salo has published numerous papers, including recent works such as:

  • Stellar structures, molecular gas, and star formation across the PHANGS sample of nearby galaxies, 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • A dense ring of the trans-Neptunian object Quaoar outside its Roche limit, 2023, Nature
  • The Fornax Deep Survey (FDS) with the VST, 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Distribution of star formation in galactic bars as seen with Hα and stacked GALEX UV imaging, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Fornax Deep Survey with the VST XII. Low surface brightness dwarf galaxies in the Fornax cluster, 2022, University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology)

The most frequent venues for their publications include:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Nature
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Salo are:

  • Joachim Janz
  • A. Venhola
  • E. Laurikainen
  • R. F. Peletier
  • A. E. Watkins

Salo's body of work includes contributions in subfields such as:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Instrumentation
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • General Health Professions
  • Atmospheric Science

Best Publications

  • The spitzer survey of stellar structure in galaxies (s^4g)

    Kartik Sheth;Kartik Sheth;Michael Regan;Joannah L. Hinz;Armando Gil de Paz

  • Multicomponent decompositions for a sample of S0 galaxies

    Eija Laurikainen;Heikki Salo;Ronald J. Buta

  • Reconstructing the stellar mass distributions of galaxies using S4G IRAC 3.6 and 4.5 micron images: II. The conversion from light to mass

    Sharon E. Meidt;Eva Schinnerer;Glenn van de Ven;Dennis Zaritsky

  • A Classical Morphological Analysis of Galaxies in the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies (S4G)

    R. Buta;K. Sheth;E. Athanassoula;A. Bosma

  • Properties of Bars and Bulges in the Hubble Sequence

    Eija Laurikainen;H. Salo;R. Buta;J.H. Knapen;J.H. Knapen

  • The repeated open application test (ROAT).

    Matti Hannuksela;Heikki Salo

  • Photometric scaling relations of lenticular and spiral galaxies

    E. Laurikainen;E. Laurikainen;H. Salo;H. Salo;R. Buta;J. H. Knapen

  • RECONSTRUCTING THE STELLAR MASS DISTRIBUTIONS OF GALAXIES USING S4G IRAC 3.6 AND 4.5 μm IMAGES. I. CORRECTING FOR CONTAMINATION BY POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS, HOT DUST, AND INTERMEDIATE-AGE STARS

    Sharon E. Meidt;Eva Schinnerer;Johan H. Knapen;Johan H. Knapen;Albert Bosma

  • Simulations of dense planetary rings. III. Self-gravitating identical particles.

    Heikki Salo

  • The spitzer survey of stellar structure in galaxies (S^4G): multi-component decomposition strategies and data release

    Heikki Salo;Eija Laurikainen;Eija Laurikainen;Jarkko Laine;Sébastien Comerón;Sébastien Comerón

  • The Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies (S$^4$G): Precise Stellar Mass Distributions from Automated Dust Correction at 3.6 microns

    M. Querejeta;S. E. Meidt;E. Schinnerer;M. Cisternas

  • AINUR: Atlas of Images of NUclear Rings

    S. Comerón;J. H. Knapen;J. H. Knapen;J. E. Beckman;J. E. Beckman;E. Laurikainen

  • Reconstructing the stellar mass distributions of galaxies using S4G IRAC 3.6 and 4.5 μm images. II. The conversion from light to mass.

    Sharon Meidt;Eva Schinnerer;Glenn van de Ven;Dennis Zaritsky

  • Near-infrared atlas of S0-Sa galaxies (NIRS0S)

    E. Laurikainen;E. Laurikainen;H. Salo;R. Buta;J. H. Knapen;J. H. Knapen

  • Near-IR Atlas of S0-Sa galaxies (NIRS0S)

    E. Laurikainen;H. Salo;R. Buta;J. H. Knapen

  • Comparison of Bar Strengths and Fractions of Bars in Active and Nonactive Galaxies

    Eija Laurikainen;Heikki Salo;Ronald Buta

  • Bar strengths in spiral galaxies estimated from 2MASS images

    Eija Laurikainen;Heikki Salo

  • A Classical Morphological Analysis of Galaxies in the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies (S4G)

    Ronald J. Buta;Kartik Sheth;E. Athanassoula;A. Bosma

  • Bar-induced perturbation strengths of the galaxies in the Ohio State University Bright Galaxy Survey - I

    Eija Laurikainen;Heikki Salo;Ronald Buta;Sergiy Vasylyev

  • Bar-induced perturbation strengths of the galaxies in the Ohio State University Bright Galaxy Survey (OSUBGS) I

    E. Laurikainen;H. Salo;R. Buta;S. Vasylyev

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis C. Ho
Luis C. Ho Peking University
Kartik Sheth
Kartik Sheth National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mark Seibert
Mark Seibert Carnegie Institution for Science
Dennis Zaritsky
Dennis Zaritsky University of Arizona
E. Athanassoula
E. Athanassoula Aix-Marseille University
Barry F. Madore
Barry F. Madore Carnegie Institution for Science
Bruce G. Elmegreen
Bruce G. Elmegreen IBM (United States)
Eva Schinnerer
Eva Schinnerer Max Planck Society
Jesús Falcón-Barroso
Jesús Falcón-Barroso University of La Laguna
Reynier Peletier
Reynier Peletier University of Groningen

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