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Monica Colpi

Monica Colpi

University of Milan
Italy

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
97
Citations
39358
World Ranking
1798
National Ranking
95

Monica Colpi 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 Monica Colpi sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 330 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Monica Colpi 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 Monica Colpi sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

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

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

  • Boson Stars: Gravitational Equilibria of Self-Interacting Scalar Fields

    Monica Colpi;Stuart Louis Shapiro;Ira Wasserman

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

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

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

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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

  • The Metamorphosis of Tidally Stirred Dwarf Galaxies

    Lucio Mayer;Fabio Governato;Monica Colpi;Ben Moore

  • The neutron stars of Soft X-ray Transients

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

  • 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

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

    Lucio Mayer;Stelios Kazantzidis;Piero Madau;Monica Colpi

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

    R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott

  • 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

  • Tidal Stirring and the Origin of Dwarf Spheroidals in the Local Group

    Lucio Mayer;Fabio Governato;Monica Colpi;Ben Moore

Frequent Co-Authors

Lucio Mayer
Lucio Mayer University of Zurich
Michela Mapelli
Michela Mapelli Heidelberg University
Karsten Danzmann
Karsten Danzmann Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Marta Volonteri
Marta Volonteri Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
N. A. Robertson
N. A. Robertson California Institute of Technology
Bernard F. Schutz
Bernard F. Schutz Cardiff University
Alessandra Buonanno
Alessandra Buonanno Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
R. Flaminio
R. Flaminio National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Gijs Nelemans
Gijs Nelemans Radboud University
Francesco Haardt
Francesco Haardt University of Insubria

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