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Luciano Nicastro

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 79 3054 2901 158 155 528 52609

Luciano Nicastro publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Luciano Nicastro between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Luciano Nicastro published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 16.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 1998. 9 of the 543 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 1998. 1993: 5 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 30 publications 1998: 46 publications 1999: 28 publications 2000: 24 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 23 publications 2004: 29 publications 2005: 26 publications 2006: 35 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 41 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 31 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 3 publications
1993 2025

543 publications in total across all disciplines

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Luciano Nicastro: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 5
1994 3
1995 7
1996 6
1997 30
1998 46
1999 28
2000 24
2001 17
2002 13
2003 23
2004 29
2005 26
2006 35
2007 19
2008 41
2009 8
2010 14
2011 6
2012 5
2013 12
2014 12
2015 15
2016 15
2017 31
2018 20
2019 14
2020 17
2021 3
2022 3
2023 7
2024 6
2025 3
Total 543
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Luciano Nicastro 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 Luciano Nicastro sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 523–542 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 528 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103 528
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Luciano Nicastro 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 Luciano Nicastro sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 78–79 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144 79
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Overview

Luciano Nicastro is affiliated with the National Institute for Astrophysics in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of physics and astronomy, with a particular focus on astronomy and astrophysics. Their research spans a variety of subfields including nuclear and high energy physics, computational mechanics, artificial intelligence, and oceanography.

The scientist's primary research topics center around gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, pulsars and gravitational waves research, radio astronomy observations and technology, astrophysics and cosmic phenomena, and astrophysical phenomena and observations. Additional topics of study include galaxies, formation, evolution and phenomena, as well as solar and space plasma dynamics.

Nicastro has published work in several academic venues with a notable frequency in arXiv (Cornell University), with nine publications. Other frequent publication venues include Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, and Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology).

Their recent scientific papers include:

  • The Lowest-frequency Fast Radio Bursts: Sardinia Radio Telescope Detection of the Periodic FRB 180916 at 328 MHz (2020) in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • A comparison between short GRB afterglows and kilonova AT2017gfo: shedding light on kilonovae properties (2020) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • A nebular origin for the persistent radio emission of fast radio bursts (2024) in Nature
  • EMU Detection of a Large and Low Surface Brightness Galactic SNR G288.8-6.3 (2023) in The Astronomical Journal
  • Unnamed paper (2020) in Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • E. Palazzi
  • A. Gardini
  • N. Hurley-Walker
  • W. Becker
  • M. Pilia

Best Publications

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

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

  • The Gaia mission

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

  • Discovery of the peculiar supernova 1998bw in the error box of GRB980425

    T.J. Galama;P.M. Vreeswijk;J. van Paradijs;C. Kouveliotou

  • An Unusual Supernova in the Error Box of the Gamma-Ray Burst of 25 April 1998

    T. J. Galama;P. M. Vreeswijk;J. van Paradijs;J. van Paradijs;C. Kouveliotou;C. Kouveliotou

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

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

  • Discovery of an X-ray afterglow associated with the γ-ray burst of 28 February 1997

    E. Costa;F. Frontera;J. Heise;M. Feroci

  • Intrinsic spectra and energetics of BeppoSAX Gamma-Ray Bursts with known redshifts

    L. Amati;F. Frontera;M. Tavani;J. J. M. in 't Zand

  • Transient optical emission from the error box of the gamma-ray burst of 28 February 1997

    J vanParadijs;J vanParadijs;PJ Groot;T Galama;C Kouveliotou;C Kouveliotou

  • Discovery of the X-Ray Afterglow of the Gamma-Ray Burst of February 28 1997

    E. Costa;F. Frontera;J. Heise;M. Feroci

  • Gaia Data Release 2: Observational Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams

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

  • The radio afterglow from the γ-ray burst of 8 May 1997

    D. A. Frail;S. R. Kulkarni;L. Nicastro;M. Feroci

  • Spectroscopic identification of r-process nucleosynthesis in a double neutron star merger

    E. Pian;P. D'Avanzo;S. Benetti;M. Branchesi

  • Introducing the CTA concept

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

  • Gaia Data Release 2. Photometric content and validation

    D. W. Evans;M. Riello;F. De Angeli;J. M. Carrasco

  • An optical supernova associated with the X-ray flash XRF 060218.

    E. Pian;E. Pian;P. A. Mazzali;N. Masetti;P. Ferrero

  • Identification of a host galaxy at redshift z = 3.42 for the γ-ray burst of 14 December 1997

    S. R. Kulkarni;S. G. Djorgovski;A. N. Ramaprakash;A. N. Ramaprakash;R. Goodrich

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

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

  • The high energy instrument PDS on-board the BeppoSAX X{ray astronomy satellite

    F. Frontera;E. Costa;D. Dal Fiume;M. Feroci

  • Gaia Data Release 2: Properties and validation of the radial velocities

    D. Katz;P. Sartoretti;M. Cropper;P. Panuzzo

  • Gaia Data Release 2. Properties and validation of the radial velocities

    D. Katz;P. Sartoretti;M. Cropper;P. Panuzzo

Frequent Co-Authors

Eliana Palazzi
Eliana Palazzi National Institute for Astrophysics
Elena Pian
Elena Pian National Institute for Astrophysics
Stefano Covino
Stefano Covino National Institute for Astrophysics
Lorenzo Amati
Lorenzo Amati National Institute for Astrophysics
G. Tosti
G. Tosti University of Perugia
Enrico Costa
Enrico Costa National Institute for Astrophysics
C. Guidorzi
C. Guidorzi University of Ferrara
N. Masetti
N. Masetti National Institute for Astrophysics
Luigi Stella
Luigi Stella National Institute for Astrophysics
Alberto J. Castro-Tirado
Alberto J. Castro-Tirado Spanish National Research Council

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