2026 Peter F. Michelson: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	164	179	173	111	107	521	97225

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Research.com Recognitions

2013 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2009 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For seminal contributions to the inception, the success of the design and construction, and the breadth and depth of science contributions of the Fermi LAT telescope

Overview

Peter F. Michelson is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics

The scientist has published extensively, with a significant number of papers appearing in key venues such as:

The Astrophysical Journal
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Nature Astronomy

Notable recent papers include:

Incremental Fermi Large Area Telescope Fourth Source Catalog, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Fermi-GBM Discovery of GRB 221009A: An Extraordinarily Bright GRB from Onset to Afterglow, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
The Fermi-LAT Lightcurve Repository*, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Fermi Large Area Telescope Performance after 10 Years of Operation, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
High-energy emission from a magnetar giant flare in the Sculptor galaxy, 2021, Nature Astronomy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Peter F. Michelson include:

E. Bissaldi
R. Bonino
S. Cutini
F. D'Ammando
P. Fusco

In recognition of contributions to their field, Michelson has been awarded the following:

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2013
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2009, with a citation acknowledging contributions to the design, construction, and scientific achievements of the Fermi LAT telescope

Best Publications

The Large Area Telescope on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Mission

W. B. Atwood;A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;W. Althouse

5172
Citations
Planck early results. XV. Spectral energy distributions and radio continuum spectra of northern extragalactic radio sources

J. Aatrokoski;P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;H. D. Aller

3077
Citations
The Third Egret Catalog of High-Energy Gamma-Ray Sources

R. C. Hartman;D. L. Bertsch;S. D. Bloom;S. D. Bloom;A. W. Chen

2722
Citations
FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE FIRST SOURCE CATALOG

A.A. Abdo;A.A. Abdo;Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;A. Allafort

1906
Citations
Fermi Large Area Telescope Second Source Catalog

P. L. Nolan;A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello

1706
Citations
The Likelihood Analysis of EGRET Data

J. R. Mattox;D. L. Bertsch;J. Chiang;B. L. Dingus

1569
Citations
Measurement of the Cosmic Ray e+ + e- spectrum from 20 GeV to 1 TeV with the Fermi Large Area Telescope.

A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;M. Axelsson

1330
Citations
Searching for dark matter annihilation from Milky Way dwarf spheroidal galaxies with six years of Fermi Large Area Telescope data

M. Ackermann;A. Albert;B. Anderson;W. B. Atwood

1318
Citations
EGRET Observations of the Diffuse Gamma-Ray Emission from the Galactic Plane

S. D. Hunter;D. L. Bertsch;J. R. Catelli;J. R. Catelli;T. M. Dame

1251
Citations
THE SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTION OF FERMI BRIGHT BLAZARS

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

1129
Citations
EGRET Observations of the Extragalactic Gamma-Ray Emission

P. Sreekumar;P. Sreekumar;D. L. Bertsch;B. L. Dingus;J. A. Esposito;J. A. Esposito

1122
Citations
The Spectral Energy Distribution of Fermi bright blazars

A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;M. Axelsson

1112
Citations
The second catalog of active galactic nuclei detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope

Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;A. Allafort;E. Antolini;E. Antolini

1057
Citations
Detection of the characteristic pion-decay signature in supernova remnants

Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;A. Allafort;Luca Baldini

1028
Citations
The Second Catalog of Active Galactic Nuclei Detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope

M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;A. Allafort;E. Antolini

974
Citations
Detection of a γ-ray burst of very long duration and very high energy

K. Hurley;B. L. Dingus;B. L. Dingus;R. Mukherjee;R. Mukherjee;P. Sreekumar;P. Sreekumar

962
Citations
THE SECOND FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE CATALOG OF GAMMA-RAY PULSARS

A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ajello;A. Allafort;L. Baldini

930
Citations
Fermi-LAT observations of the diffuse γ-ray emission: implications for cosmic rays and the interstellar medium

M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;W. B. Atwood;L. Baldini

875
Citations
The spectrum of isotropic diffuse gamma-ray emission between 100 MeV and 820 GeV

M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;A. Albert

854
Citations
Measurement of Separate Cosmic-Ray Electron and Positron Spectra with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;A. Allafort;W. B. Atwood

854
Citations