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Peter Mészáros 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 Peter Mészáros sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 696 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Mészáros 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 Peter Mészáros sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 146 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • Unsteady outflow models for cosmological gamma-ray bursts

    M. J. Rees;P. Meszaros

  • Gamma-ray bursts

    Peter Meszaros

  • Optical and long wavelength afterglow from gamma-ray bursts

    P. Mészáros;M. J. Rees

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

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

  • Relativistic fireballs: energy conversion and time-scales

    M. J. Rees;P. Meszaros

  • 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

  • First observation of PeV-energy neutrinos with IceCube

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

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

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

  • Theories of Gamma-Ray Bursts

    Peter Meszaros

  • Gamma-Ray Bursts: Progress, Problems & Prospects

    Bing Zhang;Peter Mészáros

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

    P. Meszaros;M. J. Rees

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

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

  • 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

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

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

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

    P. Mészáros;P. Mészáros;M. J. Rees

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

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

  • First year performance of the IceCube neutrino telescope

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

  • Dissipative photosphere models of gamma-ray bursts and X-ray flashes

    M.J. Rees;Peter Meszaros;Peter Meszaros

  • The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Bing Zhang
Bing Zhang University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Kohta Murase
Kohta Murase Pennsylvania State University
Francis Halzen
Francis Halzen University of Wisconsin–Madison
Teresa Montaruli
Teresa Montaruli University of Geneva
Hermann Kolanoski
Hermann Kolanoski Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
A. Karle
A. Karle University of Wisconsin–Madison
J. A. Goodman
J. A. Goodman University of Maryland, College Park
R. G. Stokstad
R. G. Stokstad Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
G. B. Yodh
G. B. Yodh University of California, Irvine
G. W. Sullivan
G. W. Sullivan University of Maryland, College Park

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