2026 Monica Colpi: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	97	1798	1711	95	92	330	39358

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Physics

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39358

Overview

Monica Colpi is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and contributes extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research work primarily focuses on Astronomy and Astrophysics, with involvement also in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, General Health Professions, Instrumentation, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their scientific contributions cover a range of main topics including:

Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Monica Colpi has authored or co-authored numerous papers published in a variety of venues, with the most frequent publication platforms being:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Notable recent papers include:

Astrophysics with the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, 2023, Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (Universita Degli Studi Di Milano)
Black hole mergers from dwarf to massive galaxies with the NewHorizon and Horizon-AGN simulations, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Observing the inspiral of coalescing massive black hole binaries with LISA in the era of multimessenger astrophysics, 2020, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Multi-messenger Observations of Binary Neutron Star Mergers in the O4 Run, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
Massive black hole evolution models confronting the n-Hz amplitude of the stochastic gravitational wave background, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Frequent collaborators include:

Alberto Sesana
Marta Volonteri
Bruno Giacomazzo
Alberto Mangiagli
David Izquierdo-Villalba

Best Publications

GWTC-2: Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the First Half of the Third Observing Run

R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;S. Abraham;F. Acernese

2245
Citations
GW190425: Observation of a Compact Binary Coalescence with Total Mass ∼ 3.4 M O

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;S. Abraham

1531
Citations
GW190521: A Binary Black Hole Merger with a Total Mass of 150 M

R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;S. Abraham;F. Acernese

1087
Citations
GW190814: Gravitational Waves from the Coalescence of a 23 M$_\odot$ Black Hole with a 2.6 M$_\odot$ Compact Object

R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott

939
Citations
Population Properties of Compact Objects from the Second LIGO-Virgo Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog

R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;S. Abraham;F. Acernese

866
Citations
Boson Stars: Gravitational Equilibria of Self-Interacting Scalar Fields

Monica Colpi;Stuart Louis Shapiro;Ira Wasserman

801
Citations
Black holes, gravitational waves and fundamental physics: a roadmap

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

794
Citations
Observation of Gravitational Waves from Two Neutron Star–Black Hole Coalescences

R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;S. Abraham;F. Acernese

677
Citations
GW190814: Gravitational Waves from the Coalescence of a 23 Solar Mass Black Hole with a 2.6 Solar Mass Compact Object

R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;S. Abraham;F. Acernese

653
Citations
GW190412: Observation of a binary-black-hole coalescence with asymmetric masses

R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;S. Abraham;F. Acernese

577
Citations
GWTC-2: Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the First Half of the Third Observing Run

R. Abbott;R. Abbott;T.D. Abbott;S. Abraham;F. Acernese

537
Citations
Low-frequency gravitational-wave science with eLISA/NGO

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

519
Citations
Re-examining the X-ray versus spin-down luminosity correlation of rotation powered pulsars

A. Possenti;R. Cerutti;M. Colpi;S. Mereghetti

437
Citations
The Metamorphosis of Tidally Stirred Dwarf Galaxies

Lucio Mayer;Fabio Governato;Monica Colpi;Ben Moore

428
Citations
The neutron stars of Soft X-ray Transients

S. Campana;M. Colpi;S. Mereghetti;L. Stella

388
Citations
Increasing the Astrophysical Reach of the Advanced Virgo Detector via the Application of Squeezed Vacuum States of Light.

F. Acernese;M. Agathos;L. Aiello;A. Allocca

380
Citations
Rapid formation of supermassive black hole binaries in galaxy mergers with gas.

Lucio Mayer;Stelios Kazantzidis;Piero Madau;Monica Colpi

346
Citations
Properties and astrophysical implications of the 150 Msun binary black hole merger GW190521.

R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott

326
Citations
Upper limits on the isotropic gravitational-wave background from Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo’s third observing run

R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;S. Abraham;F. Acernese

325
Citations
Tidal Stirring and the Origin of Dwarf Spheroidals in the Local Group

Lucio Mayer;Fabio Governato;Monica Colpi;Ben Moore

323
Citations