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Peter Mészáros

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

Peter Mészáros publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Mészáros between 1968 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Mészáros published across 58 years, from 1968 to 2025, averaging 12.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 51 publications in 2006. 4 of the 708 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1968 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 51. Peak 51 publications in 2006. 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 5 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 2 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 6 publications 1980: 8 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 20 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 27 publications 2004: 30 publications 2005: 38 publications 2006: 51 publications 2007: 30 publications 2008: 26 publications 2009: 30 publications 2010: 35 publications 2011: 39 publications 2012: 34 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication
1968 2025

708 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Mészáros: publications per year, 1968 to 2025
Year Publications
1968 1
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 2
1973 5
1974 2
1975 1
1976 1
1977 2
1978 1
1979 6
1980 8
1981 4
1982 2
1983 3
1984 6
1985 8
1986 6
1987 3
1988 8
1989 9
1990 2
1991 10
1992 8
1993 10
1994 6
1995 4
1996 4
1997 9
1998 20
1999 13
2000 20
2001 17
2002 15
2003 27
2004 30
2005 38
2006 51
2007 30
2008 26
2009 30
2010 35
2011 39
2012 34
2013 30
2014 14
2015 8
2016 21
2017 21
2018 12
2019 18
2020 9
2021 8
2022 3
2023 4
2024 3
2025 1
Total 708
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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.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 683–702 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 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.

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60 696
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 146–147 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 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.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20 146
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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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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