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Roger A. Chevalier 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 Roger A. Chevalier sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 438 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roger A. Chevalier 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 Roger A. Chevalier sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 121 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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

  • 1996 - Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, American Astronomical Society
  • 1996 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Roger A. Chevalier is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The scientist's work emphasizes topics including Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, and Astro and Planetary Science.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Roger A. Chevalier include:

  • A JWST Survey of the Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A, 2024, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Chandra's Insights into SN 2023ixf, 2024, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Supernova Interaction with a Dense Detached Shell in SN 2001em, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • The luminous type IIn supernova SN 2017hcc: Infrared bright, X-ray, and radio faint, 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Detection of the Red Supergiant Wind from the Progenitor of Cassiopeia A, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Roger A. Chevalier include:

  • D. Milisavljević
  • P. Chandra
  • Claes Fransson
  • Nathan Smith
  • Ori D. Fox

The scientist has published regularly in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Awards received by Roger A. Chevalier include membership in the National Academy of Sciences, awarded in 1996, and the Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics presented by the American Astronomical Society in the same year.

Best Publications

  • The transition region and coronal explorer

    B.N. Handy;L.W. Acton;C.C. Kankelborg;C.J. Wolfson

  • Self-similar solutions for the interaction of stellar ejecta with an external medium.

    R. A. Chevalier

  • Wind from a starburst galaxy nucleus

    R.A. Chevalier;Andrew W. Clegg

  • The radio and X-ray emission from type II supernovae.

    R.A. Chevalier

  • THE EVOLUTION OF SUPERNOVA REMNANTS. I. SPHERICALLY SYMMETRIC MODELS.

    Roger A. Chevalier

  • Wind Interaction Models for Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows: The Case for Two Types of Progenitors

    Roger A. Chevalier;Zhi-Yun Li

  • The afterglow of GRB 050709 and the nature of the short-hard γ-ray bursts

    Derek B Fox;Derek B Fox;Dale A Frail;Paul Antony Price;Shrinivas R Kulkarni

  • Emission from circumstellar interaction in normal Type II supernovae

    Roger A. Chevalier;Claes Fransson

  • Relativistic ejecta from X-ray flash XRF 060218 and the rate of cosmic explosions

    A. M. Soderberg;S. R. Kulkarni;E. Nakar;E. Berger

  • Neutron Star Accretion in a Supernova

    Roger A. Chevalier

  • Synchrotron Self-Absorption in Radio Supernovae

    Roger A. Chevalier

  • SHOCK BREAKOUT IN DENSE MASS LOSS: LUMINOUS SUPERNOVAE

    Roger A. Chevalier;Christopher M. Irwin

  • Gamma-Ray Burst Environments and Progenitors

    Roger A. Chevalier;Zhi-Yun Li

  • Circumstellar Emission from Type Ib and Ic Supernovae

    Roger A. Chevalier;Claes Fransson

  • A novel explosive process is required for the γ-ray burst GRB 060614

    A Gal-Yam;D B Fox;P A Price;E O Ofek

  • Gravitational collapse of an isothermal sphere

    Prudence N. Foster;Roger A. Chevalier

  • Young core collapse supernova remnants and their supernovae

    Roger A. Chevalier

  • Supernova Remnants in Molecular Clouds

    Roger A. Chevalier

  • Detection of Circumstellar Material in a Normal Type Ia Supernova

    F. Patat;P. Chandra;R. Chevalier;S. Justham

  • A relativistic type Ibc supernova without a detected gamma-ray burst.

    A. M. Soderberg;S. Chakraborti;G. Pignata;R. A. Chevalier

Frequent Co-Authors

Claes Fransson
Claes Fransson Stockholm University
Alicia M. Soderberg
Alicia M. Soderberg Harvard University
Robert P. Kirshner
Robert P. Kirshner Harvard University
Brian P. Schmidt
Brian P. Schmidt Australian National University
George Sonneborn
George Sonneborn Goddard Space Flight Center
Dale A. Frail
Dale A. Frail National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Peter Challis
Peter Challis Harvard University
Fiona A. Harrison
Fiona A. Harrison California Institute of Technology
Bruno Leibundgut
Bruno Leibundgut European Southern Observatory
Peter M. Garnavich
Peter M. Garnavich University of Notre Dame

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