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South Africa
2022

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Physics

D-Index
102
Citations
33008
World Ranking
1553
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Physics in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Roy Maartens is affiliated with the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions in several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's work encompasses a range of topics related to cosmology, gravitation, and observational astronomy. Key research subjects include:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Relativity and Gravitational Theory
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Scientific Research and Discoveries

Roy Maartens has contributed extensively to scholarly literature, with notable frequent publication venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • The European Physical Journal C
  • Physics of the Dark Universe
  • Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia

Selected recent papers illustrate their research focus and publication activity:

  • Fundamental physics with the Square Kilometre Array, 2020, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
  • The Hydrogen Intensity and Real-time Analysis eXperiment: 256-Element Array Status and Overview, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Magnification and evolution biases in large-scale structure surveys, 2021, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Model-agnostic assessment of dark energy after DESI DR1 BAO, 2025, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Detecting the relativistic galaxy bispectrum, 2020, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their career, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Chris Clarkson
  • S. Camera
  • Sheean Jolicoeur
  • José Fonseca
  • D. Karagiannis

Beyond articles, Roy Maartens has also contributed to book publications. One titled Probing beyond-Horndeski gravity on ultra-large scales was published by the Institute of Physics in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Brane-World Gravity

    Roy Maartens;Kazuya Koyama

  • Adiabatic and entropy perturbations from inflation

    Christopher Gordon;David Wands;Bruce A. Bassett;Roy Maartens

  • Chaotic inflation on the brane

    Roy Maartens;David Wands;Bruce A. Bassett;Imogen P. C. Heard

  • Black holes on the brane

    Naresh Dadhich;Roy Maartens;Philippos Papadopoulos;Vahid Rezania

  • Beyond ΛCDM: Problems, solutions, and the road ahead

    Philip Bull;Yashar Akrami;Julian Adamek;Tessa Baker

  • Cosmological dynamics on the brane

    Roy Maartens

  • Relativistic Cosmology: The standard model and extensions

    George F. R. Ellis;Roy Maartens;Malcolm A. H. MacCallum

  • The emergent universe: inflationary cosmology with no singularity

    George F R Ellis;Roy Maartens

  • Dynamics of dark energy with a coupling to dark matter

    Christian G. Böhmer;Gabriela Caldera-Cabral;Ruth Lazkoz;Roy Maartens

  • Advancing Astrophysics with the Square Kilometre Array (AASKA14)

    Tyler. L. Bourke;Robert Braun;Rob Fender;Federica Govoni

  • Beyond $\Lambda$CDM: Problems, solutions, and the road ahead

    Philip Bull;Yashar Akrami;Julian Adamek;Tessa Baker

  • Cosmology with Phase 1 of the Square Kilometre Array; Red Book 2018: Technical specifications and performance forecasts

    David J. Bacon;Richard A. Battye;Philip Bull

  • Large-scale instability in interacting dark energy and dark matter fluids

    Jussi Väliviita;Elisabetta Majerotto;Roy Maartens

  • Dark Energy and Dark Gravity

    Ruth Durrer;Roy Maartens

  • Gravitational waves from inflation on the brane

    David Langlois;Roy Maartens;David Wands

  • Stars in the braneworld

    Cristiano Germani;Roy Maartens

  • Dark energy and dark gravity: theory overview

    Ruth Durrer;Roy Maartens

  • Structure formation in the DGP cosmological model

    Kazuya Koyama;Roy Maartens

  • Structure formation in the Dvali?Gabadadze?Porrati cosmological model

    Kazuya Koyama;Roy Maartens

  • Gravito-electromagnetism

    Roy Maartens;Bruce A. Bassett

Frequent Co-Authors

George F. R. Ellis
George F. R. Ellis University of Cape Town
Mark Sullivan
Mark Sullivan University of Southampton
Joshua A. Frieman
Joshua A. Frieman University of Chicago
Peter Nugent
Peter Nugent Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Robert C. Nichol
Robert C. Nichol University of Surrey
Saul Perlmutter
Saul Perlmutter Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
H. M. Spinka
H. M. Spinka Argonne National Laboratory
Ryan J. Foley
Ryan J. Foley University of California, Santa Cruz
David Bacon
David Bacon University of Portsmouth

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