2026 Max Pettini: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	121	782	739	73	68	373	56159

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Physics

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56159

Research.com Recognitions

2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Max Pettini is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Scientific Research and Discoveries
Astro and Planetary Science

Max Pettini's frequent publication venues include:

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Some of the recent papers featuring Max Pettini's research are:

"Precision measures of the primordial abundance of deuterium," 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
"The Keck Baryonic Structure Survey: using foreground/background galaxy pairs to trace the structure and kinematics of circumgalactic neutral hydrogen at z ∼ 2," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"FLASH early science - discovery of an intervening H i 21-cm absorber from an ASKAP survey of the GAMA 23 field," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"The First Large Absorption Survey in Hi(FLASH): I. Science goals and survey design," 2022, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
"A bound on the 12C/13C ratio in near-pristine gas with ESPRESSO," 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

The scientist frequently collaborates with several other researchers including:

Naveen A. Reddy
Alice E. Shapley
Ryan Cooke
Charles C. Steidel
Ryan L. Sanders

Among accolades, Max Pettini was named a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom in 2010.

Best Publications

[O III] / [N II] as an abundance indicator at high redshift

Max Pettini;Bernard E. J. Pagel

2928
Citations
Rest-Frame Ultraviolet Spectra of z ∼ 3 Lyman Break Galaxies*

Alice E. Shapley;Charles C. Steidel;Max Pettini;Kurt L. Adelberger

1740
Citations
The Structure and Kinematics of the Circum-Galactic Medium from Far-UV Spectra of z~2-3 Galaxies

C. C. Steidel;D. K. Erb;A. E. Shapley;M. Pettini

1612
Citations
Transient optical emission from the error box of the gamma-ray burst of 28 February 1997

J vanParadijs;J vanParadijs;PJ Groot;T Galama;C Kouveliotou;C Kouveliotou

1315
Citations
The Mass-Metallicity Relation at z≳2*

Dawn K. Erb;Dawn K. Erb;Alice E. Shapley;Alice E. Shapley;Max Pettini;Charles C. Steidel

1285
Citations
THE STRUCTURE AND KINEMATICS OF THE CIRCUMGALACTIC MEDIUM FROM FAR-ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA OF z ≃ 2-3 GALAXIES*

Charles C. Steidel;Dawn K. Erb;Alice E. Shapley;Alice E. Shapley;Max Pettini;Max Pettini

1181
Citations
The Rest-Frame Optical Spectra of Lyman Break Galaxies: Star Formation, Extinction, Abundances, and Kinematics*

Max Pettini;Alice E. Shapley;Charles C. Steidel;Jean-Gabriel Cuby

1036
Citations
Lyman Alpha Imaging of a Proto-Cluster Region at =3.09

C.C. Steidel;K.L. Adelberger;A.E. Shapley;M. Pettini

959
Citations
A Survey of Star-Forming Galaxies in the z=1.4-2.5 `Redshift Desert': Overview

C. C. Steidel;A. E. Shapley;M. Pettini;K. L. Adelberger

938
Citations
Lyman Break Galaxies at Redshift z ~ 3: Survey Description and Full Data Set*

Charles C. Steidel;Kurt L. Adelberger;Alice E. Shapley;Max Pettini

926
Citations
Lyα Imaging of a Proto-Cluster Region at ⟨z⟩ = 3.09*

Charles C. Steidel;Kurt L. Adelberger;Alice E. Shapley;Max Pettini

766
Citations
A SURVEY OF STAR-FORMING GALAXIES IN THE 1.4 z 2.5 REDSHIFT DESERT: OVERVIEW

Charles C. Steidel;Alice E. Shapley;Alice E. Shapley;M. A. X. Pettini;Kurt L. Adelberger

750
Citations
STRONG NEBULAR LINE RATIOS IN THE SPECTRA of z ∼ 2-3 STAR FORMING GALAXIES: FIRST RESULTS FROM KBSS-MOSFIRE*

Charles C. Steidel;Gwen C. Rudie;Gwen C. Rudie;Gwen C. Rudie;Allison L. Strom;Max Pettini

748
Citations
A Large Structure of Galaxies at Redshift z ~ 3 and Its Cosmological Implications*

Charles C. Steidel;Charles C. Steidel;Kurt L. Adelberger;Mark Dickinson;Mark Dickinson;Mauro Giavalisco

746
Citations
Multi-Wavelength Constraints on the Cosmic Star Formation History from Spectroscopy: the Rest-Frame UV, H-alpha, and Infrared Luminosity Functions at Redshifts 1.9<z<3.4

Naveen A. Reddy;Charles C. Steidel;Max Pettini;Kurt L. Adelberger

705
Citations
The Rest-Frame Optical Properties of z 3 Galaxies

Alice E. Shapley;Charles C. Steidel;Kurt L. Adelberger;Mark Dickinson

704
Citations
The Ultraviolet Spectrum of MS 1512–cB58: An Insight into Lyman-Break Galaxies*

Max Pettini;Charles C. Steidel;Kurt L. Adelberger;Mark Dickinson

690
Citations
Galaxies and Intergalactic Matter at Redshift z ~ 3: Overview*

Kurt L. Adelberger;Charles C. Steidel;Alice E. Shapley;Max Pettini

684
Citations
Lyman-Continuum Emission from Galaxies at z ≃ 3.4 *

Charles C. Steidel;Max Pettini;Kurt L. Adelberger

655
Citations
The Stellar, Gas, and Dynamical Masses of Star-forming Galaxies at z ~ 2

Dawn K. Erb;Charles C. Steidel;Alice E. Shapley;Max Pettini

642
Citations