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Luca Cortese 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 Luca Cortese sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 428 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luca Cortese 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 Luca Cortese sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Luca Cortese is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their primary field of study is Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, and Spectroscopy as significant subfields. They have also engaged in research related to Biomedical Engineering and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

Their research encompasses a variety of topics, including:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Cortese has published extensively, with numerous papers appearing in respected scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

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

Some of their recent papers are:

  • The Dawes Review 9: The role of cold gas stripping on the star formation quenching of satellite galaxies (2021), Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
  • Galaxy cold gas contents in modern cosmological hydrodynamic simulations (2020), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The SAMI Galaxy Survey: the third and final data release (2021), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • xGASS: cold gas content and quenching in galaxies below the star-forming main sequence (2020), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • VERTICO: The Virgo Environment Traced in CO Survey (2021), The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Their research collaborations feature frequent co-authors such as:

  • Barbara Catinella
  • Jesse van de Sande
  • S. M. Croom
  • Joss Bland-Hawthorn
  • Julia J. Bryant

Best Publications

  • The Herschel ATLAS

    S. Eales;L. Dunne;D. Clements;A. Cooray

  • COLD GASS, an IRAM legacy survey of molecular gas in massive galaxies: I. Relations between H2, HI, stellar content and structural properties

    Amelie Saintonge;Guinevere Kauffmann;Carsten Kramer;Linda J. Tacconi

  • The Herschel ATLAS

    Stephen Anthony Eales;L. Dunne;D. Clements;A. Cooray

  • COLD GASS, an IRAM legacy survey of molecular gas in massive galaxies – I. Relations between H2, H i, stellar content and structural properties

    Amélie Saintonge;Guinevere Kauffmann;Carsten Kramer;Linda J. Tacconi

  • COLD GASS, an IRAM Legacy Survey of Molecular Gas in Massive Galaxies: II. The non-universality of the Molecular Gas Depletion Timescale

    Amelie Saintonge;Guinevere Kauffmann;Jing Wang;Carsten Kramer

  • The SAMI Galaxy Survey: Instrument specification and target selection

    J. J. Bryant;J. J. Bryant;M. S. Owers;A. S. G. Robotham;S. M. Croom

  • xCOLD GASS: the complete IRAM-30m legacy survey of molecular gas for galaxy evolution studies

    Amélie Saintonge;Barbara Catinella;Linda J. Tacconi;Guinevere Kauffmann

  • The applicability of far-infrared fine-structure lines as star formation rate tracers over wide ranges of metallicities and galaxy types

    Ilse De Looze;Diane Cormier;Vianney Lebouteiller;Suzanne Madden

  • COLD GASS, an IRAM legacy survey of molecular gas in massive galaxies - II. The non-universality of the molecular gas depletion time-scale

    Amélie Saintonge;Guinevere Kauffmann;Jing Wang;Carsten Kramer

  • The applicability of FIR fine-structure lines as Star Formation Rate tracers over wide ranges of metallicities and galaxy types

    Ilse De Looze;Diane Cormier;Vianney Lebouteiller;Suzanne Madden

  • The Herschel Reference Survey

    A. Boselli;S. Eales;L. Cortese;G. Bendo

  • Variations in the Galactic star formation rate and density thresholds for star formation

    S. N. Longmore;J. Bally;L. Testi;L. Testi;C. R. Purcell;C. R. Purcell

  • xGASS: total cold gas scaling relations and molecular-to-atomic gas ratios of galaxies in the local Universe

    Barbara Catinella;Amélie Saintonge;Steven Janowiecki;Luca Cortese

  • The Herschel Reference Survey

    A. Boselli;Stephen Anthony Eales;Luca Cortese;G. Bendo

  • XCOLD GASS: The Complete IRAM 30 m Legacy Survey of Molecular Gas for Galaxy Evolution Studies

    Amélie Saintonge;Barbara Catinella;Linda J. Tacconi;Guinevere Kauffmann

  • The effect of the environment on the HI scaling relations

    L. Cortese;B. Catinella;S. Boissier;A. Boselli

  • An Overview of the Dwarf Galaxy Survey

    S. C. Madden;A. Remy Ruyer;M. Galametz;D. Cormier

  • An Overview of the Dwarf Galaxy Survey

    S.C. Madden;A. Rémy-Ruyer;M. Galametz;D. Cormier

  • Radial variation of attenuation and star formation in the largest late-type disks observed with GALEX

    Samuel Boissier;Armando Gil De Paz;Armando Gil De Paz;Alessandro Boselli;Barry F. Madore;Barry F. Madore

  • Molecular and atomic gas along and across the main sequence of star-forming galaxies

    Amelie Saintonge;Barbara Catinella;Luca Cortese;Reinhard Genzel

Frequent Co-Authors

Alessandro Boselli
Alessandro Boselli Aix-Marseille University
Maarten Baes
Maarten Baes Ghent University
George J. Bendo
George J. Bendo University of Manchester
Matthew Smith
Matthew Smith Cardiff University
Scott M. Croom
Scott M. Croom University of Sydney
Jacopo Fritz
Jacopo Fritz National Autonomous University of Mexico
Joss Bland-Hawthorn
Joss Bland-Hawthorn University of Sydney
Sarah Brough
Sarah Brough University of New South Wales
Giuseppe Gavazzi
Giuseppe Gavazzi University of Milan
Stephen Anthony Eales
Stephen Anthony Eales Cardiff University

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