2026 Rana X. Adhikari: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	143	360	346	204	196	537	134579

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Research.com Recognitions

2018 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For numerous and crucial contributions to the improvement of the sensitivity and performance of the Initial, Enhanced and Advanced LIGO detectors, and the design and development of gravitationalwave detectors beyond Advanced LIGO, and to the mentoring of a new generation of scientists

Overview

Rana X. Adhikari is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. The scientist's research primarily focuses on Physics and Astronomy, with notable contributions within the subfields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Oceanography, Geophysics, and Ocean Engineering.

Adhikari's publications cover a variety of topics related to astrophysical phenomena and geophysical measurements. The main themes of their work include:

Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Geophysics and Sensor Technology
Seismic Waves and Analysis

The scientist has published in several prominent venues frequently, including the following:

Physical Review D
The Astrophysical Journal
arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Physical Review Letters

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Adhikari include K. Arai, S. Banagiri, L. Barsotti, K. Ackley, and A. Allocca, each appearing in numerous joint publications.

Some of the recent papers by Rana X. Adhikari are:

"GW190425: Observation of a Compact Binary Coalescence with Total Mass ∼ 3.4 M_⊙" (2020) published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"GW190521: A Binary Black Hole Merger with a Total Mass of 150 M_⊙" (2020) published in Physical Review Letters
"Population Properties of Compact Objects from the Second LIGO-Virgo Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog" (2021) published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"Population of Merging Compact Binaries Inferred Using Gravitational Waves through GWTC-3" (2023) published in Physical Review X
"Observation of Gravitational Waves from Two Neutron Star-Black Hole Coalescences" (2021) published in the Institutional Repository University of Antwerp (University of Antwerp)

In 2018, Adhikari was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) for numerous contributions to enhancing the sensitivity and performance of the Initial, Enhanced, and Advanced LIGO detectors, as well as for the design and development of gravitational-wave detectors beyond Advanced LIGO, and for mentoring new generations of scientists.

Best Publications

Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger

B. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

16747
Citations
GW170817: observation of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

9850
Citations
GW151226: observation of gravitational waves from a 22-solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

4133
Citations
GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

3648
Citations
Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817A

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

3555
Citations
GW170104: Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence at Redshift 0.2

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

2923
Citations
GW170814: A three-detector observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole coalescence

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

2411
Citations
GW170817: Measurements of Neutron Star Radii and Equation of State.

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

2381
Citations
Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

1961
Citations
Tests of general relativity with GW150914

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

1908
Citations
Binary Black Hole Mergers in the First Advanced LIGO Observing Run

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

1831
Citations
Predictions for the rates of compact binary coalescences observable by ground-based gravitational-wave detectors

J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;M. Abernathy

1417
Citations
Predictions for the Rates of Compact Binary Coalescences Observable by Ground-based Gravitational-wave Detectors

J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott

1416
Citations
GW170608: Observation of a 19-solar-mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

1387
Citations
GW170608: Observation of a 19 solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

1379
Citations
Properties of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

1351
Citations
Binary Black Hole Mergers in the first Advanced LIGO Observing Run

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

1338
Citations
Exploring the Sensitivity of Next Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

1329
Citations
Enhanced sensitivity of the LIGO gravitational wave detector by using squeezed states of light

J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

1285
Citations
Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run

J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

1213
Citations