2026 João Alves: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	100	1626	1546	7	7	320	49884

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Physics

100

1626

1546

320

49884

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Physics in Austria Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Physics in Austria Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Physics in Austria Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Physics in Austria Leader Award

Overview

João Alves is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria and has a significant publication record in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans various subfields with a strong focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atmospheric Science, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Spectroscopy.

The main topics covered by their research include:

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Astro and Planetary Science
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing

Their publication venues include multiple contributions to:

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

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by João Alves are:

Star formation near the Sun is driven by expansion of the Local Bubble, 2022, Nature
A compendium of distances to molecular clouds in the Star Formation Handbook, 2020, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
Planck 2018 results, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey: Implementation, data products, open cluster survey, science, and legacy, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
A Galactic-scale gas wave in the solar neighbourhood, 2020, Nature

Frequent co-authors in João Alves's research collaborations include:

Catherine Zucker
Alyssa Goodman
Stefan Meingast
Cameren Swiggum
Sebastian Ratzenböck

João Alves's work presents a consistent contribution to research on cosmic structures and phenomena, particularly related to star formation and galactic dynamics. The diversity in publication venues and co-author networks indicates active engagement in collaborative and interdisciplinary research within the broader astronomy and astrophysics community.

Best Publications

Gaia Data Release 2. Summary of the contents and survey properties

A. G. A. Brown;A. Vallenari;T. Prusti

8727
Citations
The Gaia mission

T. Prusti;J. H. J. de Bruijne;A. G. A. Brown

6274
Citations
Gaia Data Release 1 Summary of the astrometric, photometric, and survey properties

A. G. A. Brown;A. Vallenari;T. Prusti

2278
Citations
CALIFA, the Calar Alto Legacy Integral Field Area survey : I. Survey presentation

S. F. Sánchez;R. C. Kennicutt;A. Gil de Paz;G. van de Ven

1295
Citations
Gaia Data Release 2: Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams

C. Babusiaux;F. van Leeuwen;M.A. Barstow

1192
Citations
The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey

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

1052
Citations
Gaia Early Data Release 3. Structure and properties of the Magellanic Clouds

X. Luri;L. Chemin;G. Clementini

867
Citations
On the Star Formation Rates in Molecular Clouds

Charles J. Lada;Marco Lombardi;João F. Alves

833
Citations
Gaia Data Release 2. Kinematics of globular clusters and dwarf galaxies around the Milky Way

A Helmi;F van Leeuwen;PJ McMillan;D Massari

640
Citations
Internal structure of a cold dark molecular cloud inferred from the extinction of background starlight.

João F. Alves;Charles J. Lada;Elizabeth A. Lada

625
Citations
The Luminosity & Mass Function of the Trapezium Cluster: From B stars to the Deuterium Burning Limit

A. Muench;E. Lada;C. Lada;J. Alves

586
Citations
Gaia Data Release 2 - Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams

C. Babusiaux;F. van Leeuwen;M. A. Barstow

580
Citations
The mass function of dense molecular cores and the origin of the IMF

J. Alves;M. Lombardi;C. J. Lada

565
Citations
The Luminosity and Mass Function of the Trapezium Cluster: From B Stars to the Deuterium-burning Limit

August A. Muench;August A. Muench;Elizabeth A. Lada;Charles J. Lada;Charles J. Lada;João Alves

494
Citations
UBVRI Light Curves of 44 Type Ia Supernovae

Saurabh Jha;Saurabh Jha;Robert P. Kirshner;Peter Challis;Peter M. Garnavich

437
Citations
N2H+ and C18O Depletion in a Cold Dark Cloud

Edwin A. Bergin;João Alves;Tracy Huard;Charles J. Lada

413
Citations
Star Formation Rates in Molecular Clouds and the Nature of the Extragalactic Scaling Relations

Charles J. Lada;Jan Forbrich;Marco Lombardi;João F. Alves

372
Citations
The nature of LINER galaxies: Ubiquitous hot old stars and rare accreting black holes

R. Singh;G. van de Ven;K. Jahnke;M. Lyubenova

370
Citations
CALIFA, the Calar Alto Legacy Integral Field Area survey

S. F. Sanchez;R. C. Kennicutt;A. Gil de Paz;G. van de Ven

345
Citations
Planck 2018 results

Joao Alves;Thierry Forveille;Laura Pentericci;Steve Shore

159
Citations