2026 Jonathan Granot: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	91	2179	2073	21	20	322	29108

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Physics

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29108

Overview

Jonathan Granot is affiliated with the Open University of Israel in Israel. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Computational Mechanics.

The main topics Jonathan Granot has explored include:

Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Astro and Planetary Science
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies

Jonathan Granot's notable recent publications consist of:

"Fermi-GBM Discovery of GRB 221009A: An Extraordinarily Bright GRB from Onset to Afterglow" (2023), published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"Afterglow light curves from misaligned structured jets" (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"A structured jet explains the extreme GRB 221009A" (2023), published in Science Advances
"GRB Polarization: A Unique Probe of GRB Physics" (2021), published in MDPI (MDPI AG)
"GRB 221009A afterglow from a shallow angular structured jet" (2023), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters

Frequent coauthors in Jonathan Granot's work include:

Paz Beniamini
Ramandeep Gill
A. J. van der Horst
C. Kouveliotou
D. H. Hartmann

Jonathan Granot's publications appear repeatedly in several scientific venues, notably:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Astrophysical Journal
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters

Best Publications

Evidence for a canonical gamma-ray burst afterglow light curve in the Swift XRT data

J. A. Nousek;C. Kouveliotou;D. Grupe;K. L. Page

1096
Citations
Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: An advanced facility for ground-based high-energy gamma-ray astronomy

M. Actis;G. Agnetta;F. Aharonian;A. Akhperjanian

1008
Citations
Introducing the CTA concept

B. S. Acharya;M. Actis;T. Aghajani;G. Agnetta

855
Citations
The Shape of Spectral Breaks in GRB Afterglows

J. Granot;R. Sari

760
Citations
A limit on the variation of the speed of light arising from quantum gravity effects

A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;K. Asano

755
Citations
Broadband observations of the naked-eye gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B

J. L. Racusin;S. V. Karpov;M. Sokolowski;J. Granot

708
Citations
The Shape of Spectral Breaks in Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows

Jonathan Granot;Jonathan Granot;Re’em Sari

701
Citations
Fermi Observations of High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from GRB 080916C

M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;L. Baldini;J. Ballet

683
Citations
A new γ-ray burst classification scheme from GRB 060614

N. Gehrels;J. P. Norris;S. D. Barthelmy;J. Granot

644
Citations
A giant γ-ray flare from the magnetar SGR 1806–20

D.M. Palmer;S. Barthelmy;N. Gehrels;R.M. Kippen

622
Citations
Fermi Observations of GRB 090902B: A Distinct Spectral Component in the Prompt and Delayed Emission

A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;K. Asano

588
Citations
Science with the Cherenkov Telescope Array

B.S. Acharya;I. Agudo;I. Al Samarai

498
Citations
Fermi observations of GRB 090510 : A short-hard gamma-ray burst with an additional, hard power-law component from 10 keV to GeV energies

Markus Ackermann;K. Asano;W. B. Atwood;Magnus Axelsson;Magnus Axelsson

483
Citations
The missing link: Merging neutron stars naturally produce jet-like structures and can power short gamma-ray bursts

Luciano Rezzolla;Bruno Giacomazzo;Bruno Giacomazzo;Luca Baiotti;Jonathan Granot

445
Citations
Closing in on a Short-Hard Burst Progenitor: Constraints from Early-Time Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy of a Possible Host Galaxy of GRB 050509b

J. S. Bloom;J. X. Prochaska;D. Pooley;C. H. Blake

431
Citations
Off-Axis Afterglow Emission from Jetted Gamma-Ray Bursts

Jonathan Granot;Alin Panaitescu;Pawan Kumar;Stan E. Woosley

425
Citations
The First FERMI-LAT Gamma-Ray Burst Catalog

M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;K. Asano;M. Axelsson;M. Axelsson

382
Citations
Fermi-LAT Observations of the Gamma-Ray Burst GRB 130427A

M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;K. Asano;W. B. Atwood

354
Citations
Images and spectra from the interior of a relativistic fireball

Jonathan Granot;Tsvi Piran;Re'em Sari

325
Citations
THE EVOLUTION OF A STRUCTURED RELATIVISTIC JET AND GAMMA-RAY BURST AFTERGLOW LIGHT CURVES

Pawan Kumar;Jonathan Granot

290
Citations