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Rashid Sunyaev

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Physics
Germany
2023

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Physics

D-Index
139
Citations
134222
World Ranking
416
National Ranking
32

Rashid Sunyaev 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 Rashid Sunyaev sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 1,757 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rashid Sunyaev 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 Rashid Sunyaev sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 139 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Physics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Physics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2015 - Eddington Medal, Royal Astronomical Society
  • 2015 - Oskar Klein Medal, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
  • 2012 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 2009 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2004 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2003 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Physics
  • 2003 - Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, American Astronomical Society
  • 2002 - Friedmann Prize, Russian Academy of Sciences For a series of works: The effect of reducing the brightness of the background radiation in the direction of galaxy clusters
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1991 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1990 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Rashid Sunyaev is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and conducts research primarily within the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, and Geophysics.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of astrophysical phenomena and observations, with significant focus areas including gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, cosmic phenomena, galaxy formation and evolution, pulsars and gravitational waves research, astronomical instrumentation, and astrophysical research broadly.

Rashid Sunyaev has a substantial publication record in various scientific venues. The frequent venues for their work include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Astronomy Letters
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Uspekhi Fizicheskih Nauk

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Rashid Sunyaev include:

  • The eROSITA X-ray telescope on SRG, 2021, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • SRG X-ray orbital observatory, 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • First tidal disruption events discovered by SRG/eROSITA: X-ray/optical properties and X-ray luminosity function at z < 0.6, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The ART-XC telescope on board the SRG observatory, 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Candidate Tidal Disruption Event AT2019fdr Coincident with a High-Energy Neutrino, 2022, Physical Review Letters

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • M. Gilfanov
  • S. Sazonov
  • П. С. Медведев
  • R. Burenin
  • E. Churazov

Rashid Sunyaev has been recognized with multiple awards over their career. These include the Eddington Medal from the Royal Astronomical Society in 2015, the Oskar Klein Medal from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 2015, and the Benjamin Franklin Medal from the Franklin Institute in 2012.

Other honors are Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2009), membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2004), the Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics from the American Astronomical Society (2003), the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina membership (2003) citing achievements in physics, and the Friedmann Prize from the Russian Academy of Sciences (2002) for work on the brightness of background radiation near galaxy clusters.

Rashid Sunyaev is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1992, a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1991, and a member of Academia Europaea since 1990.

Best Publications

  • Black holes in binary systems. Observational appearance

    N.I. Shakura;R.A. Sunyaev

  • Planck 2018 results. VI. Cosmological parameters

    N. Aghanim;Y. Akrami;Y. Akrami;Y. Akrami;M. Ashdown

  • Planck 2018 results. XII. Galactic astrophysics using polarized dust emission

    N. Aghanim;Y. Akrami;Y. Akrami;Y. Akrami;M. I. R. Alves;M. I. R. Alves;M. I. R. Alves

  • The velocity of clusters of galaxies relative to the microwave background. The possibility of its measurement

    R. A. Sunyaev;Ya. B. Zeldovich

  • Planck 2013 results. XXII. Constraints on inflation

    P.A.R. Ade;N. Aghanim;M. Arnaud;F. Arroja;F. Arroja

  • Planck 2015. XX. Constraints on inflation

    P.A.R. Ade;F.X. Desert;J. Knoche;M. Giard

  • The INTEGRAL mission

    C. Winkler;T. J.-L. Courvoisier;G. Di Cocco;N. Gehrels

  • Planck 2018 results. I. Overview and the cosmological legacy of Planck

    Y. Akrami;F. Arroja;M. Ashdown

  • SMALL-SCALE FLUCTUATIONS OF RELIC RADIATION*

    R. A. Sunyaev;Ya. B. Zeldovich

  • Bevformer: learning bird's-eye-view representation from lidar-camera via spatiotemporal transformers

    Unknown

  • Why the Number of Galactic X-ray Stars Is so Small?

    A. F. Illarionov;R. A. Sunyaev

  • Joint Analysis of BICEP2/Keck Array and Planck Data

    P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;Z. Ahmed;R. W. Aikin

  • The interaction of matter and radiation in a hot-model universe

    Ya. B. Zeldovich;R. A. Sunyaev

  • Planck 2015 results. I. Overview of products and scientific results

    R. Adam;P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim

  • High Mass X-ray Binaries as a Star Formation Rate Indicator in Distant Galaxies

    M.Gilfanov;R.Sunyaev

  • Planck 2015 results. XXVII. The Second Planck Catalogue of Sunyaev-Zeldovich Sources

    P. A. R. Ade;N. Aghanim;M. Arnaud

  • A Theory of the Instability of disk Accretion on to Black Holes and the Variability of Binary X-ray Sources, Galactic Nuclei and Quasars⋆

    N. I. Shakura;R. A. Sunyaev

  • Search for high-mass dilepton resonances in collisions at with the ATLAS detector

    Unknown

  • Planck 2013 results. XX. Cosmology from Sunyaev-Zeldovich cluster counts

    Peter Ade;N. Aghanim;M. Arnaud;M. Ashdown

  • Planck 2015 results. XXII. A map of the thermal Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect

    N. Aghanim;M. Arnaud;M. Ashdown;J. Aumont

Frequent Co-Authors

Jose Alberto Rubino-Martin
Jose Alberto Rubino-Martin University of La Laguna
Marat Gilfanov
Marat Gilfanov Max Planck Society
G. de Zotti
G. de Zotti National Institute for Astrophysics
Sabino Matarrese
Sabino Matarrese University of Padua
Benjamin D. Wandelt
Benjamin D. Wandelt Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
Krzysztof M. Gorski
Krzysztof M. Gorski Jet Propulsion Lab
Rafael Rebolo
Rafael Rebolo Spanish National Research Council
F. Piacentini
F. Piacentini Sapienza University of Rome
Fabio Finelli
Fabio Finelli National Institute for Astrophysics
P. de Bernardis
P. de Bernardis Sapienza University of Rome

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