2026 Peter Mészáros: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	146	326	313	192	184	696	80950

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

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Physics

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192

184

696

80950

Overview

Peter Mészáros is affiliated with the Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions in subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Surgery, and Oncology.

The scientist's main research themes include Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Neutrino Physics Research, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, and Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena.

Recent notable publications by Peter Mészáros include the following papers:

"Hidden Cores of Active Galactic Nuclei as the Origin of Medium-Energy Neutrinos: Critical Tests with the MeV Gamma-Ray Connection," 2020, Physical Review Letters
"External Inverse-compton and Proton Synchrotron Emission from the Reverse Shock as the Origin of VHE Gamma Rays from the Hyper-bright GRB 221009A," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"Soft gamma rays from low accreting supermassive black holes and connection to energetic neutrinos," 2021, Nature Communications
"Post-merger Jets from Supermassive Black Hole Coalescences as Electromagnetic Counterparts of Gravitational Wave Emission," 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"GeV Signatures of Short Gamma-Ray Bursts in Active Galactic Nuclei," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal

Frequent coauthors in the scientist's work include:

Kohta Murase
Shigeo S. Kimura
Chengchao Yuan
B. Theodore Zhang
Kunihito Ioka

The venues where Peter Mészáros frequently publishes their research are:

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
The Astrophysical Journal
Physical Review Letters

Best Publications

The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

N. Gehrels;G. Chincarini;G. Chincarini;P. Giommi;K. O. Mason

4923
Citations
Unsteady outflow models for cosmological gamma-ray bursts

M. J. Rees;P. Meszaros

1814
Citations
Gamma-ray bursts

Peter Meszaros

1619
Citations
Optical and long wavelength afterglow from gamma-ray bursts

P. Mészáros;M. J. Rees

1523
Citations
Physical processes shaping GRB X-ray afterglow lightcurves: theoretical implications from the Swift XRT observations

Bing Zhang;Y. Z. Fan;Jaroslaw Dyks;Shiho Kobayashi

1394
Citations
Relativistic fireballs: energy conversion and time-scales

M. J. Rees;P. Meszaros

1313
Citations
Physical Processes Shaping Gamma-Ray Burst X-Ray Afterglow Light Curves: Theoretical Implications from the Swift X-Ray Telescope Observations

Bing Zhang;Y. Z. Fan;Y. Z. Fan;Jaroslaw Dyks;Shiho Kobayashi;Shiho Kobayashi

1272
Citations
First observation of PeV-energy neutrinos with IceCube

M. G. Aartsen;R. Abbasi;Y. Abdou;M. Ackermann

1035
Citations
The association of GRB 060218 with a supernova and the evolution of the shock wave

Sergio Campana;V. Mangano;A.J. Blustin;P. Brown

1011
Citations
Theories of Gamma-Ray Bursts

Peter Meszaros

968
Citations
Gamma-Ray Bursts: Progress, Problems & Prospects

Bing Zhang;Peter Mészáros

921
Citations
Relativistic fireballs and their impact on external matter: Models for cosmological gamma-ray bursts

P. Meszaros;M. J. Rees

892
Citations
A limit on the variation of the speed of light arising from quantum gravity effects

A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;K. Asano

755
Citations
A short γ-ray burst apparently associated with an elliptical galaxy at redshift z = 0.225

Neil Gehrels;C.L. Sarazin;Paul T. O'Brien;B. Zhang

743
Citations
Discovery of the Onset of Rapid Accretion by a Dormant Massive Black Hole

D.N. Burrows;F.E. Marshall;S.T. Holland;M. Eracleous

731
Citations
Steep Slopes and Preferred Breaks in Gamma-Ray Burst Spectra: The Role of Photospheres and Comptonization

P. Mészáros;P. Mészáros;M. J. Rees

716
Citations
Broadband observations of the naked-eye gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B

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

708
Citations
First year performance of the IceCube neutrino telescope

A. Achterberg;M. Ackermann;J. Adams;J. Ahrens

700
Citations
Dissipative photosphere models of gamma-ray bursts and X-ray flashes

M.J. Rees;Peter Meszaros;Peter Meszaros

693
Citations
The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

N. Gehrels;G Chincarini;P. Giommi;K. O. Mason

55
Citations