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Marta Volonteri 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 Marta Volonteri sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 340 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marta Volonteri 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 Marta Volonteri 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.

Overview

Marta Volonteri is a researcher affiliated with the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris in France. Their work spans several areas within physics and astronomy, with a particular focus on topics related to galaxies, astrophysical phenomena, and cosmology.

The main fields of study for Volonteri encompass:

  • Physics and Astronomy

Within these broader fields, their research delves into multiple subfields including:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Instrumentation
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Computational Mechanics

Volonteri's scientific output addresses a range of topics such as:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Their frequent collaborators include researchers such as Yohan Dubois, Maxime Trebitsch, Jinyi Yang, Alessandro Lupi, and Ricarda S. Beckmann.

Volonteri has contributed extensively to various scientific venues, notably:

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

Recent publications of Marta Volonteri include:

  • UNCOVER Spectroscopy Confirms the Surprising Ubiquity of Active Galactic Nuclei in Red Sources at z > 5 (2024), The Astrophysical Journal
  • Unveiling the gravitational universe at μ-Hz frequencies (2021), Experimental Astronomy
  • Evidence for heavy-seed origin of early supermassive black holes from a z ≈ 10 X-ray quasar (2023), Nature Astronomy
  • Introducing the NEWHORIZON simulation: Galaxy properties with resolved internal dynamics across cosmic time (2021), Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Supermassive black holes in cosmological simulations I: MBH − M⋆ relation and black hole mass function (2021), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Best Publications

  • The Assembly and Merging History of Supermassive Black Holes in Hierarchical Models of Galaxy Formation

    Marta Volonteri;Francesco Haardt;Piero Madau

  • Formation of Supermassive Black Holes by Direct Collapse in Pregalactic Halos

    Mitchell C. Begelman;Marta Volonteri;Martin J. Rees

  • Formation of supermassive black holes by direct collapse in pre-galactic haloes

    Mitchell C. Begelman;Mitchell C. Begelman;Marta Volonteri;Martin J. Rees

  • Formation of supermassive black holes

    Marta Volonteri

  • Dancing in the dark: galactic properties trace spin swings along the cosmic web

    Y. Dubois;C. Pichon;C. Welker;C. Welker;D. Le Borgne

  • Black holes, gravitational waves and fundamental physics: a roadmap

    Leor Barack;Vitor Cardoso;Vitor Cardoso;Samaya Nissanke;Samaya Nissanke;Samaya Nissanke;Thomas P. Sotiriou

  • The Hot and Energetic Universe: A White Paper presenting the science theme motivating the Athena+ mission

    Kirpal Nandra;Didier Barret;Xavier Barcons;Andy Fabian

  • Relations between Central Black Hole Mass and Total Galaxy Stellar Mass in the Local Universe

    Amy E. Reines;Marta Volonteri

  • The Chandra COSMOS Survey. I. Overview and Point Source Catalog

    Martin Elvis;Francesca Civano;Cristian Vignali;Simonetta Puccetti

  • Low-frequency gravitational-wave science with eLISA/NGO

    Pau Amaro-Seoane;Sofiane Aoudia;Stanislav Babak;Pierre Binetruy

  • Rapid Growth of High-Redshift Black Holes

    Marta Volonteri;Martin J. Rees

  • Early growth of high redshift black holes

    Muhammad A. Latif;Marta Volonteri;John H. Wise

  • The Formation and Evolution of Massive Black Holes

    Marta Volonteri;Marta Volonteri

  • The Horizon-AGN Simulation: Morphological Diversity of Galaxies ,Promoted by AGN Feedback

    Yohan Dubois;Sébastien Peirani;Sébastien Peirani;Christophe Pichon;Julien Devriendt

  • Cosmological Black Hole Spin Evolution by Mergers and Accretion

    Emanuele Berti;Marta Volonteri

  • FORMATION OF THE FIRST NUCLEAR CLUSTERS AND MASSIVE BLACK HOLES AT HIGH REDSHIFT

    B. Devecchi;M. Volonteri

  • Early reionization by miniquasars

    Piero Madau;Martin J. Rees;Marta Volonteri;Francesco Haardt

  • The Distribution and cosmic evolution of massive black hole spins

    Marta Volonteri;Piero Madau;Eliot Quataert;Martin J. Rees

  • Early reionization by miniquasars

    P. Madau;P. Madau;M. J. Rees;M. Volonteri;F. Haardt

  • Low-Frequency Gravitational Radiation from Coalescing Massive Black Hole Binaries in Hierarchical Cosmologies

    Alberto Sesana;Francesco Haardt;Piero Madau;Marta Volonteri

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesco Haardt
Francesco Haardt University of Insubria
Priyamvada Natarajan
Priyamvada Natarajan Yale University
Joseph Silk
Joseph Silk Johns Hopkins University
Emanuele Berti
Emanuele Berti Johns Hopkins University
Fabio Governato
Fabio Governato University of Washington
Zoltan Haiman
Zoltan Haiman Columbia University
Jonathan R. Gair
Jonathan R. Gair Max Planck Society
Monica Colpi
Monica Colpi University of Milan
Piero Madau
Piero Madau University of California, Santa Cruz
Martin J. Rees
Martin J. Rees University of Cambridge

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