2026 Martin J. Hardcastle: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	103	1505	1427	130	122	618	35961

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Physics

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35961

Overview

Martin J. Hardcastle is affiliated with the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. Their primary area of research lies within Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their scholarly output includes 448 publications in this field.

Their work covers several subfields, including:

Astronomy and Astrophysics (317 publications)
Nuclear and High Energy Physics (102 publications)
Instrumentation (26 publications)
Computational Mechanics (10 publications)
Oceanography (6 publications)

The main topics addressed in their research are:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation

Hardcastle has published multiple papers, among the recent ones are:

The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
The LOFAR Two-meter Sky Survey: Deep Fields Data Release 1, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey: I. Survey description and preliminary data release, 2024, University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology)
Coherent radio emission from a quiescent red dwarf indicative of star-planet interaction, 2020, Nature Astronomy
The LOFAR Two-meter Sky Survey: Deep Fields Data Release 1, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics

The venues where Hardcastle frequently publishes include:

Astronomy and Astrophysics (52 publications)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (49 publications)
arXiv (Cornell University) (36 publications)
Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) (7 publications)
University of Hertfordshire Research Archive (University of Hertfordshire) (7 publications)

Among frequent co-authors collaborating with Hardcastle are:

H. J. A. Röttgering (96 collaborations)
T. W. Shimwell (63 collaborations)
D. J. B. Smith (49 collaborations)
C. Tasse (48 collaborations)
R. J. van Weeren (48 collaborations)

Best Publications

Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: An advanced facility for ground-based high-energy gamma-ray astronomy

M. Actis;G. Agnetta;F. Aharonian;A. Akhperjanian

1008
Citations
Introducing the CTA concept

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

855
Citations
The Herschel ATLAS

S. Eales;L. Dunne;D. Clements;A. Cooray

821
Citations
The Herschel ATLAS

Stephen Anthony Eales;L. Dunne;D. Clements;A. Cooray

669
Citations
The Hot and Energetic Universe: A White Paper presenting the science theme motivating the Athena+ mission

Kirpal Nandra;Didier Barret;Xavier Barcons;Andy Fabian

582
Citations
The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey - II. First data release

T. W. Shimwell;T. W. Shimwell;C. Tasse;C. Tasse;M. J. Hardcastle;A. P. Mechev

502
Citations
Science with the Cherenkov Telescope Array

B.S. Acharya;I. Agudo;I. Al Samarai

498
Citations
Hot and cold gas accretion and feedback in radio-loud active galaxies

M. J. Hardcastle;D. A. Evans;J. H. Croston

436
Citations
An X-ray study of magnetic field strengths and particle content in FRII radio sources

J. H. Croston;M. J. Hardcastle;D. E. Harris;E. Belsole

404
Citations
An X-Ray Study of Magnetic Field Strengths and Particle Content in the Lobes of FR II Radio Sources

JH Croston;MJ Hardcastle;MJ Hardcastle;DE Harris;E Belsole

358
Citations
The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey. I. Survey description and preliminary data release

T. W. Shimwell;H. J. A. Röttgering;Philip N. Best;W. L. Williams

355
Citations
Fermi Gamma-Ray Imaging of a Radio Galaxy

A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello

328
Citations
Chandra and XMM-Newton Observations of a Sample of Low-Redshift FRI and FRII Radio-Galaxy Nuclei

D. A. Evans;D. A. Evans;D. M. Worrall;M. J. Hardcastle;R. P. Kraft

314
Citations
The origins of X-ray emission from the hotspots of FRII radio sources

M. J. Hardcastle;D. E. Harris;D. M. Worrall;M. Birkinshaw

252
Citations
Radio and X-Ray Observations of the Jet in Centaurus A

MJ Hardcastle;Diana M Worrall;RP Kraft;WR Forman

251
Citations
A Chandra observation of the X-ray environment and jet of 3C 296

MJ Hardcastle;MJ Hardcastle;Diana M Worrall;Mark Birkinshaw;RA Laing;RA Laing

243
Citations
Faceting for direction-dependent spectral deconvolution

C. Tasse;C. Tasse;B. Hugo;M. Mirmont;O. Smirnov

241
Citations
The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey

T. W. Shimwell;H. J. A. Röttgering;P. N. Best;W. L. Williams

237
Citations
The X-ray nuclei of intermediate-redshift radio sources

M. J. Hardcastle;D. A. Evans;J. H. Croston

234
Citations
LOFAR 150-MHz observations of the Boötes field: catalogue and source counts

W. L. Williams;W. L. Williams;W. L. Williams;R. J. van Weeren;H. J. A. Röttgering;Philip N. Best

233
Citations