2026 Leo Blitz: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	94	1972	1870	1017	948	374	35947

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Physics

1972

1870

1017

948

374

35947

Research.com Recognitions

1984 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Leo Blitz is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their primary research domain lies within Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. The scientist's work covers subfields including Instrumentation, Spectroscopy, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The topics addressed by their research include:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications

Among recent publications, notable works include:

"The EDGE-CALIFA survey: exploring the role of molecular gas on galaxy star formation quenching," 2020, published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
"WISDOM Project - IX. Giant molecular clouds in the lenticular galaxy NGC 4429: effects of shear and tidal forces on clouds," 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"CARMA SURVEY TOWARD INFRARED-BRIGHT NEARBY GALAXIES (STING). III. THE DEPENDENCE OF ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR GAS SURFACE DENSITIES ON GALAXY PROPERTIES," 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
"DENSE GAS FRACTION AND STAR FORMATION EFFICIENCY VARIATIONS IN THE ANTENNAE GALAXIES," 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
"The EDGE-CALIFA Survey: The Resolved Star Formation Efficiency and Local Physical Conditions," 2021, The Astrophysical Journal

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Leo Blitz include:

Alberto D. Bolatto
Erik Rosolowsky
S. N. Vogel
Adam K. Leroy
Dario Colombo

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with recurring publications in:

arXiv (Cornell University)
OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
The Astrophysical Journal
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

In 1984, Leo Blitz was awarded the fellowship of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Best Publications

The Relationship between Gas Content and Star Formation in Molecule-rich Spiral Galaxies

Tony Wong;Tony Wong;Leo Blitz

1118
Citations
DETERMINING STRUCTURE IN MOLECULAR CLOUDS

Jonathan P. Williams;Eugene J. De Geus;Leo Blitz

1091
Citations
The ATLAS3D project – I. A volume-limited sample of 260 nearby early-type galaxies: science goals and selection criteria

Michele Cappellari;Eric Emsellem;Eric Emsellem;Eric Emsellem;Davor Krajnović;Richard M. Mcdermid

1075
Citations
The ATLAS3D project – XX. Mass–size and mass–σ distributions of early-type galaxies: bulge fraction drives kinematics, mass-to-light ratio, molecular gas fraction and stellar initial mass function

Michele Cappellari;Richard M. McDermid;Katherine Alatalo;Leo Blitz

968
Citations
The Role of Pressure in GMC Formation II: The H_2 - Pressure Relation

Leo Blitz;Erik Rosolowsky

858
Citations
The Resolved Properties of Extragalactic Giant Molecular Clouds

Alberto D. Bolatto;Adam K. Leroy;Erik Rosolowsky;Erik Rosolowsky;Fabian Walter

829
Citations
The ATLAS3D project – III. A census of the stellar angular momentum within the effective radius of early‐type galaxies: unveiling the distribution of fast and slow rotators

Eric Emsellem;Eric Emsellem;Michele Cappellari;Davor Krajnović;Katherine Alatalo

797
Citations
Systematic variation of the stellar initial mass function in early-type galaxies

Michele Cappellari;Richard M. McDermid;Katherine Alatalo;Leo Blitz

727
Citations
The ATLAS3D project XV: benchmark for early-type galaxies scaling relations from 260 dynamical models: mass-to-light ratio, dark matter, fundamental plane and mass plane

Michele Cappellari;Nicholas Scott;Nicholas Scott;Katherine Alatalo;Leo Blitz

713
Citations
The Role of Pressure in GMC Formation II: The H2-Pressure Relation

Leo Blitz;Erik Rosolowsky

688
Citations
The rotation curve of the Milky Way to 2 R(0)

Michel Fich;Leo Blitz;Antony A. Stark

681
Citations
Extremely Inefficient Star Formation in the Outer Disks of Nearby Galaxies

F. Bigiel;F. Bigiel;A. Leroy;A. Leroy;F. Walter;L. Blitz

645
Citations
Catalog of CO radial velocities toward galactic H II regions

L. Blitz;M. Fich;A.A. Stark

605
Citations
Molecular gas at high galactic latitudes

L. Magnani;L. Blitz;L. Mundy

574
Citations
THE ORIGIN AND LIFETIME OF GIANT MOLECULAR CLOUD COMPLEXES

L. Blitz;F.H. Shu

552
Citations
Direct evidence for a bar at the Galactic center

Leo Blitz;David N. Spergel

540
Citations
The Atlas3D project -- XIII. Mass and morphology of HI in early-type galaxies as a function of environment

Paolo Serra;Tom Oosterloo;Raffaella Morganti;Katherine Alatalo

518
Citations
The ATLAS3D project - II. Morphologies, kinemetric features and alignment between photometric and kinematic axes of early-type galaxies

Davor Krajnović;Eric Emsellem;Eric Emsellem;Michele Cappellari;Katherine Alatalo

515
Citations
High-Velocity Clouds: Building Blocks of the Local Group

Leo Blitz;David N. Spergel;Peter J. Teuben;Dap Hartmann

515
Citations
The ATLAS3D project - VII. A new look at the morphology of nearby galaxies: the kinematic morphology-density relation

Michele Cappellari;Eric Emsellem;Eric Emsellem;Davor Krajnović;Richard M. McDermid

485
Citations