2026 Krzysztof Belczynski: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	87	2474	2350	12	12	225	26072

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Overview

Krzysztof Belczynski is affiliated with the Polish Academy of Sciences in Poland, contributing extensively to research in Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Oceanography, and Geophysics.

The scientist's research covers a variety of topics central to astrophysical phenomena and observations. Among the main topics are:

Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astro and Planetary Science
Relativity and Gravitational Theory

Belczynski has published extensively, with notable papers including:

"Evolutionary roads leading to low effective spins, high black hole masses, and O1/O2 rates for LIGO/Virgo binary black holes", 2020, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
"The Uncertain Future of Massive Binaries Obscures the Origin of LIGO/Virgo Sources", 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
"The Implications of High Black Hole Spins for the Origin of Binary Black Hole Mergers", 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"Impact of common envelope development criteria on the formation of LIGO/Virgo sources", 2021, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
"Synthetic catalog of black holes in the Milky Way", 2020, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)

Frequent publication venues for Belczynski's work include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Belczynski often collaborates with other researchers, with frequent co-authors being:

Aleksandra Olejak
R. O'Shaughnessy
Chris L. Fryer
T. Bulik
J. P. Lasota

The research contributions by Krzysztof Belczynski have focused particularly on the dynamic processes surrounding black holes, binary mergers relevant to gravitational wave detection, and stellar evolutionary models. Their work intersects observational and theoretical astrophysics, contributing to the understanding of cosmic phenomena at both galactic and subatomic scales.

Best Publications

Predictions for the rates of compact binary coalescences observable by ground-based gravitational-wave detectors

J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;M. Abernathy

1417
Citations
Predictions for the Rates of Compact Binary Coalescences Observable by Ground-based Gravitational-wave Detectors

J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott

1416
Citations
A Comprehensive Study of Binary Compact Objects as Gravitational Wave Sources: Evolutionary Channels, Rates, and Physical Properties

Krzysztof Belczynski;Vassiliki Kalogera;Vassiliki Kalogera;Tomasz Bulik

995
Citations
The first gravitational-wave source from the isolated evolution of two stars in the 40–100 solar mass range

Krzysztof Belczynski;Daniel E. Holz;Tomasz Bulik;Richard O’Shaughnessy

856
Citations
Compact Object Modeling with the StarTrack Population Synthesis Code

Krzysztof Belczynski;Vassiliki Kalogera;Frederic A. Rasio;Ronald E. Taam

779
Citations
ON THE MAXIMUM MASS OF STELLAR BLACK HOLES

Krzysztof Belczynski;Krzysztof Belczynski;Tomasz Bulik;Chris L. Fryer;Chris L. Fryer;Ashley Ruiter;Ashley Ruiter

652
Citations
Compact Remnant Mass Function: Dependence on the Explosion Mechanism and Metallicity

Chris L. Fryer;Chris L. Fryer;Chris L. Fryer;Krzysztof Belczynski;Krzysztof Belczynski;Grzegorz Wiktorowicz;Michal Dominik

638
Citations
Detector description and performance for the first coincidence observations between LIGO and GEO

B. Abbott;R. Abbott;R. Adhikari;A. Ageev;A. Ageev

448
Citations
Double Compact Objects. II. Cosmological Merger Rates

Michal Dominik;Krzysztof Belczynski;Krzysztof Belczynski;Christopher Fryer;Daniel E. Holz

443
Citations
The Effect of Pair-Instability Mass Loss on Black Hole Mergers

K. Belczynski;A. Heger;W. Gladysz;A. J. Ruiter

372
Citations
A catalogue of symbiotic stars

K. Belczyński;J. Mikołajewska;U. Munari;R. J. Ivison

371
Citations
Double compact objects. III. Gravitational-wave detection rates

Michal Dominik;Emanuele Berti;Richard O'Shaughnessy;Ilya Mandel

356
Citations
Rates and Delay Times of Type Ia Supernovae

Ashley J. Ruiter;Ashley J. Ruiter;Krzysztof Belczynski;Chris L. Fryer

355
Citations
A study of compact object mergers as short gamma-ray burst progenitors

Krzysztof Belczynski;Rosalba Perna;Tomasz Bulik;Vassiliki Kalogera

344
Citations
Evolutionary roads leading to low effective spins, high black hole masses, and O1/O2 rates for LIGO/Virgo binary black holes

K. Belczynski;J. Klencki;C. E. Fields;A. Olejak;A. Olejak

333
Citations
Formation and evolution of compact binaries in globular clusters – II. Binaries with neutron stars

N. Ivanova;C. O. Heinke;C. O. Heinke;Frederic A Rasio;K. Belczynski;K. Belczynski

302
Citations
The Effect of Metallicity on the Detection Prospects for Gravitational Waves

Krzysztof Belczynski;Krzysztof Belczynski;Michal Dominik;Tomasz Bulik;Richard O’Shaughnessy

284
Citations
Double neutron stars: merger rates revisited

Martyna Chruslinska;Martyna Chruslinska;Krzysztof Belczynski;Jakub Klencki;Jakub Klencki;Matthew Benacquista

271
Citations
Analysis of LIGO data for gravitational waves from binary neutron stars

B. Abbott;R. Abbott;R. Adhikari;A. Ageev;A. Ageev

265
Citations
On the formation history of Galactic double neutron stars

Alejandro Vigna-Gómez;Alejandro Vigna-Gómez;Coenraad J Neijssel;Simon Stevenson;Simon Stevenson;Jim W Barrett

265
Citations