2026 Paolo Padovani: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	81	2900	2753	272	259	309	31664

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

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Physics

2900

2753

272

259

309

31664

Paolo Padovani 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 Paolo Padovani sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 309 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paolo Padovani 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 Paolo Padovani sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paolo Padovani is a researcher affiliated with the European Southern Observatory in Germany. Their academic contributions span the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with specific focus on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their research topics include:

Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Neutrino Physics Research
Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

Padovani has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

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

Frequent collaborators of Paolo Padovani include:

P. Giommi
E. Resconi
Μαρία Πετροπούλου
S. Paiano
R. Falomo

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Padovani cover topics relevant to high-energy astrophysics and neutrino research. Some notable titles include:

The Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment (2020), published in Nature Astronomy
Dissecting the regions around IceCube high-energy neutrinos: growing evidence for the blazar connection (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Progress in unveiling extreme particle acceleration in persistent astrophysical jets (2020), published in Nature Astronomy
A multimessenger study of the blazar PKS 0735+178: a new major neutrino source candidate (2022), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
3HSP J095507.9+355101: A flaring extreme blazar coincident in space and time with IceCube-200107A (2020), published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Best Publications

Unified Schemes for Radio-Loud Active Galactic Nuclei

C. Megan Urry;Paolo Padovani

5754
Citations
The Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey: Initial Results From Optical and Near-Infrared Imaging

M. Giavalisco

2421
Citations
The Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey: Initial results from optical and near-infrared imaging

M. Giavalisco;H. C. Ferguson;H. C. Ferguson;A. M. Koekemoer;M. Dickinson;M. Dickinson

2130
Citations
Neutrino emission from the direction of the blazar TXS 0506+056 prior to the IceCube-170922A alert

Mark Aartsen;Markus Ackermann;Jenni Adams

1253
Citations
THE SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTION OF FERMI BRIGHT BLAZARS

A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;I. Agudo;M. Ajello

1129
Citations
The Connection between X-Ray-- and Radio-selected BL Lacertae Objects

Paolo Padovani;Paolo Giommi

996
Citations
Relativistic bulk motion in active galactic nuclei

G. Ghisellini;P. Padovani;A. Celotti;L. Maraschi

788
Citations
The complete sample of 1 Jansky BL Lacertae objects. I - Summary properties

M. Stickel;J.W. Fried;H. Kuehr;P. Padovani

679
Citations
Active galactic nuclei: what’s in a name?

P. Padovani;D. M. Alexander;R. J. Assef;B. De Marco

597
Citations
EMU: Evolutionary Map of the Universe

Ray P. Norris;Andrew M. Hopkins;Andrew M. Hopkins;Jose Afonso;S. Brown

361
Citations
A simplified view of blazars: clearing the fog around long‐standing selection effects

P. Giommi;P. Padovani;G. Polenta;S. Turriziani

326
Citations
The Deep X-ray Radio Blazar Survey (DXRBS). I. Methods and First Results

Eric Perlman;Paolo Padovani;Paolo Giommi;Rita Sambruna

312
Citations
Jets and accretion processes in active galactic nuclei: further clues

Annalisa Celotti;Paolo Padovani;Gabriele Ghisellini

310
Citations
The Deep X-Ray Radio Blazar Survey. I. Methods and First Results*

Eric S. Perlman;Eric S. Perlman;Paolo Padovani;Paolo Padovani;Paolo Padovani;Paolo Giommi;Paolo Giommi;Rita Sambruna;Rita Sambruna;Rita Sambruna

295
Citations
Stellar Mass Loss in Elliptical Galaxies and the Fueling of Active Galactic Nuclei

Paolo Padovani;Francesca Matteucci

278
Citations
Luminosity Functions, Relativistic Beaming, and Unified Theories of High-Luminosity Radio Sources

P. Padovani;C. M. Urry

260
Citations
Photohadronic origin of $oldsymbol {\gamma }$-ray BL Lac emission: implications for IceCube neutrinos

M. Petropoulou;S. Dimitrakoudis;P. Padovani;A. Mastichiadis

258
Citations
A Sample-oriented catalogue of BL Lacertae objects

Paolo Padovani;Paolo Giommi

255
Citations
The origin of radio emission from radio-quiet active galactic nuclei

Francesca Panessa;Ranieri Diego Baldi;Ranieri Diego Baldi;Ari Laor;Paolo Padovani

247
Citations
The sub-mJy radio sky in the Extended Chandra Deep Field-South: source population

M. Bonzini;P. Padovani;V. Mainieri;K. I. Kellermann

236
Citations