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Luis C. Ho 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 Luis C. Ho sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 1,063 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luis C. Ho 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 Luis C. Ho sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 162 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • THE SLOPE OF THE BLACK HOLE MASS VERSUS VELOCITY DISPERSION CORRELATION

    Scott Tremaine;Karl Gebhardt;Ralf Bender;Gary Bower

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

    Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

  • Detailed structural decomposition of galaxy images

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

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

    John Kormendy;Luis C. Ho

  • 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

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

    Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

  • 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

  • DETAILED DECOMPOSITION OF GALAXY IMAGES. II. BEYOND AXISYMMETRIC MODELS

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

  • 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

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

    Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

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

    Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

  • Nuclear Activity in Nearby Galaxies

    Luis C. Ho

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

    Jenny E. Greene;Luis C. Ho

  • First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. II. Array and Instrumentation

    Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

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

    Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

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

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

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

    Jenny E. Greene;Luis C. Ho

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

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Aaron J. Barth
Aaron J. Barth University of California, Irvine
Alexei V. Filippenko
Alexei V. Filippenko University of California, Berkeley
Wallace L. W. Sargent
Wallace L. W. Sargent California Institute of Technology
Yue Shen
Yue Shen University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jonathan R. Trump
Jonathan R. Trump University of Connecticut
Keith Horne
Keith Horne University of St Andrews
Heikki Salo
Heikki Salo University of Oulu
Tod R. Lauer
Tod R. Lauer National Science Foundation
Kartik Sheth
Kartik Sheth National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Donald P. Schneider
Donald P. Schneider Pennsylvania State University

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