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Mario Livio 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 Mario Livio sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 480 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mario Livio 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 Mario Livio sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 109 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Mario Livio is affiliated with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the United States and specializes in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their main subfield of study is Astronomy and Astrophysics, with works extending into Computational Mechanics, Archeology, Visual Arts and Performing Arts, and Conservation.

The scientist's research primarily spans topics such as Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Planetary Science and Exploration, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, as well as Historical and Architectural Studies.

Recent scientific papers include:

  • On the role of resonances in polluting white dwarfs by asteroids, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Life on Exoplanets in the Habitable Zone of M Dwarfs?, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • How much water was delivered from the asteroid belt to the Earth after its formation?, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters
  • Asteroid belt survival through stellar evolution: dependence on the stellar mass, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters
  • Asteroids and Life: How Special Is the Solar System?, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Frequent co-authors working with Mario Livio are:

  • Rebecca G. Martin
  • Anna C. Childs
  • Jeremy L. Smallwood
  • S. Lepp
  • D. Guetta

Publications frequently appear in the following venues:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Revista Vitruvian Cogitationes

Mario Livio has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2009.

Best Publications

  • Type Ia Supernova Discoveries at z>1 From the Hubble Space Telescope: Evidence for Past Deceleration and Constraints on Dark Energy Evolution

    Adam G. Riess;Louis-Gregory Strolger;John Tonry;Stefano Casertano

  • Type Ia supernova discoveries at z > 1 from the Hubble Space Telescope: Evidence for past deceleration and constraints on dark energy evolution

    Adam G. Riess;Louis-Gregory Strolger;John Tonry;Stefano Casertano

  • Nucleosynthesis, neutrino bursts and gamma-rays from coalescing neutron stars

    David Eichler;David Eichler;Mario Livio;Tsvi Piran;Tsvi Piran;David N. Schramm;David N. Schramm

  • The Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey: Initial Results From Optical and Near-Infrared Imaging

    M. Giavalisco

  • New Hubble Space Telescope Discoveries of Type Ia Supernovae at z ≥ 1: Narrowing Constraints on the Early Behavior of Dark Energy*

    Adam G. Riess;Adam G. Riess;Louis Gregory Strolger;Stefano Casertano;Henry C. Ferguson

  • The Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey: Initial results from optical and near-infrared imaging

    M. Giavalisco;H. C. Ferguson;H. C. Ferguson;A. M. Koekemoer;M. Dickinson;M. Dickinson

  • The Farthest Known Supernova: Support for an Accelerating Universe and a Glimpse of the Epoch of Deceleration*

    Adam G. Riess;Peter E. Nugent;Ronald L. Gilliland;Brian P. Schmidt

  • Long γ-ray bursts and core-collapse supernovae have different environments

    A. S. Fruchter;A. J. Levan;A. J. Levan;A. J. Levan;L. Strolger;L. Strolger;P. M. Vreeswijk

  • The farthest known supernova: Support for an accelerating universe and a glimpse of the epoch of deceleration

    Adam G. Riess;Peter E. Nugent;Brian P. Schmidt;John Tonry

  • Common envelopes in binary star evolution

    Icko Iben;Mario Livio

  • The Properties of X-Ray and Optical Light Curves of X-Ray Novae

    Wan Chen;Wan Chen;C. R. Shrader;C. R. Shrader;Mario Livio

  • The Rest-Frame UV Luminosity Density of Star-Forming Galaxies at Redshifts z>3.5

    M. Giavalisco;M. Dickinson;H. C. Ferguson;S. Ravindranath

  • Formation of the radio jet in M87 at 100 Schwarzschild radii from the central black hole

    William Junor;John A. Biretta;Mario Livio

  • The Rest-Frame Ultraviolet Luminosity Density of Star-forming Galaxies at Redshifts z > 3.5

    M. Giavalisco;M. Dickinson;M. Dickinson;H. C. Ferguson;H. C. Ferguson;S. Ravindranath

  • Accretion disc viscosity: how big is alpha?

    A. R. King;J. E. Pringle;J. E. Pringle;J. E. Pringle;M. Livio

  • The size evolution of high-redshift galaxies

    Henry C. Ferguson;Henry C. Ferguson;Mark Dickinson;Mark Dickinson;Mauro Giavalisco;Claudia Kretchmer

  • The common envelope phase in the evolution of binary stars

    Mario Livio;Noam Soker

  • The accretion of brown dwarfs and planets by giant stars — II. Solar-mass stars on the red giant branch

    Lionel Siess;Lionel Siess;Mario Livio

  • Extracting Energy from Black Holes: The Relative Importance of the Blandford-Znajek Mechanism

    M. Livio;G. I. Ogilvie;J. E. Pringle

  • The Hubble Higher z Supernova Search: Supernovae to z 1.6 and Constraints on Type Ia Progenitor Models

    Louis-Gregory Strolger;Adam G. Riess;Tomas Dahlen;Mario Livio

Frequent Co-Authors

Henry C. Ferguson
Henry C. Ferguson Space Telescope Science Institute
Adam G. Riess
Adam G. Riess Johns Hopkins University
J. E. Pringle
J. E. Pringle University of Cambridge
Nino Panagia
Nino Panagia Space Telescope Science Institute
Howard E. Bond
Howard E. Bond Pennsylvania State University
Mark Dickinson
Mark Dickinson National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Jeff A. Valenti
Jeff A. Valenti Space Telescope Science Institute
Alvio Renzini
Alvio Renzini National Institute for Astrophysics
Chryssa Kouveliotou
Chryssa Kouveliotou George Washington University
Manuela Zoccali
Manuela Zoccali Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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