World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
84
Citations
18575
World Ranking
2717
National Ranking
1333

Rosalba Perna 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 Rosalba Perna sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 381 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rosalba Perna 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 Rosalba Perna 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: 84 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% 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

  • 2014 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For her pioneering contributions to our understanding of the long and short gammaray bursts, including the development of advanced models to describe their properties and environments, calculations of their particle and radiative emission, and innovative treatment of the timedependent photoinization in the dusty environment around the bursts

Overview

Rosalba Perna is a researcher affiliated with Stony Brook University in the United States. Their work is primarily situated within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with extensive contributions especially in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their research encompasses a wide range of topics related to astrophysical phenomena and observations.

The main topics addressed in Perna's research include:

  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Their publication record features papers appearing frequently in several prominent venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Perna include:

  • "Accretion-Induced Collapse of Neutron Stars in the Disks of Active Galactic Nuclei," 2021, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "A Very Young Radio-loud Magnetar," 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "Observable Signature of Merging Stellar-mass Black Holes in Active Galactic Nuclei," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Can Stellar-mass Black Hole Growth Disrupt Disks of Active Galactic Nuclei? The Role of Mechanical Feedback," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Large-scale Evolution of Seconds-long Relativistic Jets from Black Hole-Neutron Star Mergers," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Frequent collaborators in their research include Yihan Wang, Davide Lazzati, Zoltán Haiman, Taeho Ryu, and Hiromichi Tagawa.

In recognition of their contributions to astrophysics, Rosalba Perna was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2014. This honor cited their pioneering work on the understanding of long and short gamma-ray bursts, including the development of advanced models describing properties and environments of these bursts, calculations related to particle and radiative emission, and innovative approaches to the time-dependent photoionization effects in dusty environments surrounding bursts.

Best Publications

  • Unifying the observational diversity of isolated neutron stars via magneto-thermal evolution models.

    Daniele Viganò;Nanda Rea;José A. Pons;Rosalba Perna

  • Neutrino Trapping and Accretion Models for Gamma-Ray Bursts

    Tiziana Di Matteo;Tiziana Di Matteo;Rosalba Perna;Ramesh Narayan;Ramesh Narayan

  • Late Time Afterglow Observations Reveal a Collimated Relativistic Jet in the Ejecta of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817

    Davide Lazzati;Rosalba Perna;Brian J. Morsony;Diego Lopez-Camara

  • A study of compact object mergers as short gamma-ray burst progenitors

    Krzysztof Belczynski;Rosalba Perna;Tomasz Bulik;Vassiliki Kalogera

  • Radio Foregrounds for the 21cm Tomography of the Neutral Intergalactic Medium at High Redshifts

    Tiziana Di Matteo;Rosalba Perna;Tom Abel;Martin J. Rees

  • Radio Foregrounds for the 21 Centimeter Tomography of the Neutral Intergalactic Medium at High Redshifts

    Tiziana Di Matteo;Rosalba Perna;Tom Abel;Tom Abel;Martin J. Rees

  • Flares in Long and Short Gamma-Ray Bursts: A Common Origin in a Hyperaccreting Accretion Disk

    Rosalba Perna;Philip J. Armitage;Bing Zhang

  • SHORT GAMMA-RAY BURSTS FROM THE MERGER OF TWO BLACK HOLES

    Rosalba Perna;Davide Lazzati;Bruno Giacomazzo

  • FORMATION OF STABLE MAGNETARS FROM BINARY NEUTRON STAR MERGERS

    Bruno Giacomazzo;Rosalba Perna

  • The outburst decay of the low magnetic field magnetar SGR 0418+5729

    N. Rea;G. L. Israel;J. A. Pons;R. Turolla

  • General relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulations of binary neutron star mergers forming a long-lived neutron star

    Riccardo Ciolfi;Riccardo Ciolfi;Wolfgang Kastaun;Bruno Giacomazzo;Andrea Endrizzi

  • A Unified Model of the Magnetar and Radio Pulsar Bursting Phenomenology

    Rosalba Perna;Jose A. Pons

  • GRB 050904 at redshift 6.3: observations of the oldest cosmic explosion after the Big Bang

    G. Tagliaferri;L. A. Antonelli;G. Chincarini;G. Chincarini;A. Fernández-Soto

  • XIPE: the x-ray imaging polarimetry explorer

    P. Soffitta;R. Bellazzini;E. Bozzo;V. Burwitz

  • Magnetic Drag on Hot Jupiter Atmospheric Winds

    Rosalba Perna;Kristen Menou;Kristen Menou;Emily Rauscher;Emily Rauscher

  • Emission spectra of fallback disks around young neutron stars

    Rosalba Perna;Lars Hernquist;Ramesh Narayan

  • The first outburst of the new magnetar candidate SGR 0501+4516

    Nanda Rea;GianLuca Israel;Roberto Turolla;Paolo Esposito

  • A strongly magnetized pulsar within grasp of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole

    N. Rea;P. Esposito;J. A. Pons;R. Turolla

  • Instabilities in the Time-Dependent Neutrino Disk in Gamma-Ray Bursts

    A. Janiuk;Y.-F. Yuan;R. Perna;T. Di Matteo

  • Identifying the Environment and Redshift of Gamma‐Ray Burst Afterglows from the Time Dependence of Their Absorption Spectra

    Rosalba Perna;Abraham Loeb

Frequent Co-Authors

Davide Lazzati
Davide Lazzati Oregon State University
Nanda Rea
Nanda Rea Spanish National Research Council
Luigi Stella
Luigi Stella National Institute for Astrophysics
G. L. Israel
G. L. Israel National Institute for Astrophysics
Roberto Turolla
Roberto Turolla University of Padua
Sergio Campana
Sergio Campana National Institute for Astrophysics
Stefano Covino
Stefano Covino National Institute for Astrophysics
Silvia Zane
Silvia Zane University College London
S. Mereghetti
S. Mereghetti National Institute for Astrophysics
Abraham Loeb
Abraham Loeb Harvard University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Rosalba Perna

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles