2026 Sergio Campana: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	91	2158	2052	113	110	487	34590

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D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

2158

2052

113

110

487

34590

Overview

Sergio Campana is affiliated with the National Institute for Astrophysics in Italy, focusing on research within Physics and Astronomy. Their scholarly output includes nearly 300 publications concentrated in this main field of study.

Their research spans several subfields, notably:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Instrumentation
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Biomedical Engineering
Computational Mechanics

Key topics addressed in their work include:

Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation

Their publication record features papers in a variety of journals, with frequent appearances in:

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

Some recent papers of note include:

"Heavy-element production in a compact object merger observed by JWST," 2023, published in Nature
"An outflow powers the optical rise of the nearby, fast-evolving tidal disruption event AT2019qiz," 2020, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"GRB 221009A: Discovery of an Exceptionally Rare Nearby and Energetic Gamma-Ray Burst," 2023, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"A very luminous jet from the disruption of a star by a massive black hole," 2022, published in Nature
"A Very Young Radio-loud Magnetar," 2020, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Campana has collaborated frequently with other researchers including P. D'Avanzo, M. Della Valle, V. D'Elia, E. Cappellaro, and A. Melandri, reflecting interdisciplinary and cooperative research efforts over their career.

Best Publications

The Swift X-ray Telescope

David N. Burrows;J. E. Hill;J. A. Nousek;J. A. Kennea

3144
Citations
Evidence for a canonical gamma-ray burst afterglow light curve in the Swift XRT data

J. A. Nousek;C. Kouveliotou;D. Grupe;K. L. Page

1096
Citations
The association of GRB 060218 with a supernova and the evolution of the shock wave

Sergio Campana;V. Mangano;A.J. Blustin;P. Brown

1011
Citations
Spectroscopic identification of r-process nucleosynthesis in a double neutron star merger

E. Pian;P. D'Avanzo;S. Benetti;M. Branchesi

920
Citations
A short γ-ray burst apparently associated with an elliptical galaxy at redshift z = 0.225

Neil Gehrels;C.L. Sarazin;Paul T. O'Brien;B. Zhang

743
Citations
Discovery of the Onset of Rapid Accretion by a Dormant Massive Black Hole

D.N. Burrows;F.E. Marshall;S.T. Holland;M. Eracleous

731
Citations
Broadband observations of the naked-eye gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B

J. L. Racusin;S. V. Karpov;M. Sokolowski;J. Granot

708
Citations
Swings between rotation and accretion power in a binary millisecond pulsar

A. Papitto;C. Ferrigno;E. Bozzo;N. Rea

707
Citations
GRB 090423 at a redshift of z ≈ 8.1

R. Salvaterra;M. Della Valle;S. Campana;G. Chincarini;G. Chincarini

689
Citations
Bright X-ray Flares in Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows

David N. Burrows;Patrizia Romano;Abraham Falcone;Shiho Kobayashi

670
Citations
An enigmatic long-lasting γ-ray burst not accompanied by a bright supernova

M Della Valle;G Chincarini;G Chincarini;N Panagia;G Tagliaferri

541
Citations
The Early X-Ray Emission from GRBs

P. T. O’Brien;R. Willingale;J. Osborne;M. R. Goad

484
Citations
An origin for short gamma-ray bursts unassociated with current star formation

S D Barthelmy;G Chincarini;G Chincarini;D N Burrows;N Gehrels

463
Citations
The neutron stars of Soft X-ray Transients

S. Campana;M. Colpi;S. Mereghetti;L. Stella

388
Citations
Swift and NuSTAR observations of GW170817: Detection of a blue kilonova.

P. A. Evans;S. B. Cenko;S. B. Cenko;J. A. Kennea;S. W. K. Emery

387
Citations
GRB Radiative Efficiencies Derived from the Swift Data: GRBs vs. XRFs, Long vs. Short

Bing Zhang;Enwei Liang;Kim L. Page;Dirk Grupe

371
Citations
REM observations of GRB 060418 and GRB 060607A: the onset of the afterglow and the initial fireball Lorentz factor determination

E. Molinari;S. D. Vergani;D. Malesani;D. Malesani;S. Covino

352
Citations
Readout Modes and Automated Operation of the Swift X-Ray Telescope

Joanne E. Hill;David N. Burrows;John A. Nousek;Anthony F. Abbey

334
Citations
GRB 060218: A Relativistic Supernova Shock Breakout

E. Waxman;P. Mészáros;S. Campana

307
Citations
The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

N. Gehrels;G Chincarini;P. Giommi;K. O. Mason

55
Citations