2026 Luis C. Ho: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	162	193	185	2	2	1063	115154

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

162

193

185

1063

115154

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Physics in China Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Physics in China Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Physics in China Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Physics in China Leader Award

Overview

Luis C. Ho is affiliated with Peking University in China. Their primary field of study is Physics and Astronomy, with a notable focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Computational Mechanics.

Their research covers a broad spectrum of topics, including:

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

Luis C. Ho has contributed extensively to several frequent publication venues, which include:

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

Among their recent papers are the following notable works:

First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole in the Center of the Milky Way, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VIII. Magnetic Field Structure near The Event Horizon, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. VI. Testing the Black Hole Metric, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. V. Testing Astrophysical Models of the Galactic Center Black Hole, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VII. Polarization of the Ring, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Letters

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Jian-Min Wang, Minfeng Gu, Wu Jiang, Mislav Baloković, and Lindy Blackburn.

Best Publications

A Relationship between Nuclear Black Hole Mass and Galaxy Velocity Dispersion

Karl Gebhardt;Ralf Bender;Gary Bower;Alan Dressler

4490
Citations
THE SLOPE OF THE BLACK HOLE MASS VERSUS VELOCITY DISPERSION CORRELATION

Scott Tremaine;Karl Gebhardt;Ralf Bender;Gary Bower

3234
Citations
First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole

Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

3175
Citations
Detailed structural decomposition of galaxy images

Chien Y. Peng;Luis C. Ho;Chris D. Impey;Hans Walter Rix

3088
Citations
Coevolution (Or Not) of Supermassive Black Holes and Host Galaxies

John Kormendy;Luis C. Ho

2824
Citations
The M-σ and M-L Relations in Galactic Bulges, and Determinations of Their Intrinsic Scatter

Kayhan Gültekin;Douglas D.O. Richstone;Karl Gebhardt;Tod Lauer

2463
Citations
First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. IV. Imaging the Central Supermassive Black Hole

Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

2457
Citations
The M-sigma and M-L Relations in Galactic Bulges and Determinations of their Intrinsic Scatter

Kayhan Gultekin;Douglas O. Richstone;Karl Gebhardt;Tod R. Lauer

2214
Citations
DETAILED DECOMPOSITION OF GALAXY IMAGES. II. BEYOND AXISYMMETRIC MODELS

Chien Y. Peng;Luis C. Ho;Chris D. Impey;Hans Walter Rix

1793
Citations
A Search for “Dwarf'' Seyfert Nuclei. III. Spectroscopic Parameters and Properties of the Host Galaxies

Luis C. Ho;Luis C. Ho;Alexei V. Filippenko;Wallace L. W. Sargent

1493
Citations
First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VI. The Shadow and Mass of the Central Black Hole

Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

1246
Citations
First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. V. Physical Origin of the Asymmetric Ring

Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

1204
Citations
Nuclear Activity in Nearby Galaxies

Luis C. Ho

1061
Citations
Estimating Black Hole Masses in Active Galaxies Using the Halpha Emission Line

Jenny E. Greene;Luis C. Ho

952
Citations
First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. II. Array and Instrumentation

Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

864
Citations
First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. III. Data Processing and Calibration

Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

864
Citations
The spitzer survey of stellar structure in galaxies (s^4g)

Kartik Sheth;Kartik Sheth;Michael Regan;Joannah L. Hinz;Armando Gil de Paz

856
Citations
Estimating Black Hole Masses in Active Galaxies Using the Hα Emission Line

Jenny E. Greene;Luis C. Ho

804
Citations
The subluminous spectroscopically peculiar type Ia supernova 1991bg in the elliptical galaxy NGC 4374

Alexei V. Filippenko;Michael W. Richmond;David Branch;Martin Gaskell

673
Citations
A Search for ``Dwarf'' Seyfert Nuclei. V. Demographics of Nuclear Activity in Nearby Galaxies

Luis C. Ho;Luis C. Ho;Alexei V. Filippenko;Wallace L. W. Sargent

643
Citations