2026 Nial R. Tanvir: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	139	423	408	44	42	1216	77218

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Overview

Nial R. Tanvir is a researcher affiliated with the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom, specializing in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their academic work predominantly focuses on Astronomy and Astrophysics within which they have published extensively.

The primary topics covered in their research include:

Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena

Tanvir's frequent publication venues reflect a pattern of engagement with leading journals and repositories in astronomy and astrophysics. These venues include:

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

The researcher has collaborated often with the following coauthors:

A. J. Levan
P. Jakobsson
A. Rossi
L. Izzo
D. H. Hartmann

Among their recent scientific papers are the following publications:

A kilonova following a long-duration gamma-ray burst at 350 Mpc, 2022, Nature
Heavy-element production in a compact object merger observed by JWST, 2023, Nature
Short GRB Host Galaxies. I. Photometric and Spectroscopic Catalogs, Host Associations, and Galactocentric Offsets, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
A very luminous jet from the disruption of a star by a massive black hole, 2022, Nature
The case for a minute-long merger-driven gamma-ray burst from fast-cooling synchrotron emission, 2022, Nature Astronomy

The body of work by Nial R. Tanvir is characterized by a focus on observational and theoretical aspects of high-energy astrophysical phenomena, particularly gamma-ray bursts, kilonovae, and related cosmic events.

Best Publications

Discovery of the peculiar supernova 1998bw in the error box of GRB980425

T.J. Galama;P.M. Vreeswijk;J. van Paradijs;C. Kouveliotou

2605
Citations
An Unusual Supernova in the Error Box of the Gamma-Ray Burst of 25 April 1998

T. J. Galama;P. M. Vreeswijk;J. van Paradijs;J. van Paradijs;C. Kouveliotou;C. Kouveliotou

2519
Citations
A very energetic supernova associated with the |[gamma]|-ray burst of 29 March 2003

Jens Hjorth;Jesper Sollerman;Palle Møller;Johan P. U. Fynbo

1862
Citations
Methods and results of an automatic analysis of a complete sample of Swift-XRT observations of GRBs

P. A. Evans;A. P. Beardmore;K. L. Page;J. P. Osborne

1801
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
Demonstration of an all-optical quantum controlled-NOT gate.

Jeremy L O'Brien;GJ Pryde;AG White;TC Ralph

1223
Citations
A gravitational-wave standard siren measurement of the Hubble constant

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese;F. Acernese

1162
Citations
Long γ-ray bursts and core-collapse supernovae have different environments

A. S. Fruchter;A. J. Levan;A. J. Levan;A. J. Levan;L. Strolger;L. Strolger;P. M. Vreeswijk

1075
Citations
Spectroscopic identification of r-process nucleosynthesis in a double neutron star merger

E. Pian;P. D'Avanzo;S. Benetti;M. Branchesi

920
Citations
A ‘kilonova’ associated with the short-duration γ-ray burst GRB 130603B

N. R. Tanvir;Andrew J. Levan;A. S. Fruchter;J. Hjorth

857
Citations
A γ-ray burst at a redshift of z ≈ 8.2

N. R. Tanvir;D. B. Fox;A. J. Levan;E. Berger

854
Citations
Calibration of X-ray absorption in our Galaxy

Richard Willingale;R. L. C. Starling;Andrew P. Beardmore;Nial R. Tanvir

741
Citations
Broadband observations of the naked-eye gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B

J. L. Racusin;S. V. Karpov;M. Sokolowski;J. Granot

708
Citations
The remnants of galaxy formation from a panoramic survey of the region around M31

Alan W. McConnachie;Michael J. Irwin;Rodrigo A. Ibata;John Dubinski

707
Citations
Galaxy morphology to I = 25 mag in the Hubble Deep Field

R. G. Abraham;N. R. Tanvir;B. X. Santiago;R. S. Ellis

696
Citations
The Emergence of a Lanthanide-Rich Kilonova Following the Merger of Two Neutron Stars

N. R. Tanvir;A. J. Levan;C. González-Fernández;O. Korobkin

682
Citations
An optical supernova associated with the X-ray flash XRF 060218.

E. Pian;E. Pian;P. A. Mazzali;N. Masetti;P. Ferrero

680
Citations
The Emergence of a Lanthanide-Rich Kilonova Following the Merger of Two Neutron Stars

N. R. Tanvir;A. J. Levan;C. Gonzalez-Fernandez;O. Korobkin

666
Citations
A giant stream of metal-rich stars in the halo of the galaxy M31

Rodrigo Ibata;Michael Irwin;Geraint Lewis;Annette M. N. Ferguson

656
Citations
A possible relativistic jetted outburst from a massive black hole fed by a tidally disrupted star.

Joshua S. Bloom;Dimitrios Giannios;Brian D. Metzger;S. Bradley Cenko

610
Citations