2026 Stan Woosley: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	132	525	504	292	278	659	77959

Stan Woosley 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 Stan Woosley sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 659 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stan Woosley 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 Stan Woosley sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 132 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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

2006 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2005 - Hans A. Bethe Prize, American Physical Society For his significant and wide ranging contributions in the areas of stellar evolution, element synthesis, the theory of core collapse and type Ia supernovae, and the interpretation of gamma-ray bursts,most notably, the collapsar model of gamma-ray bursts.
2001 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1987 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For exceptional contributions to our understanding of the evolution of massive stars, supernovae, and X and gammaray bursts, through the calculation of fundamental reaction rates and the application of nuclear physics to astrophysics

Overview

Stan Woosley is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant concentration in Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Their main research topics include:

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

Stan Woosley has published extensively in notable scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues are:

The Astrophysical Journal (8 publications)
arXiv (Cornell University) (6 publications)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (4 publications)
Astronomy and Astrophysics (3 publications)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2 publications)

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

Luc Dessart (9 collaborations)
Anders Jerkstrand (8 collaborations)
D. J. Hillier (7 collaborations)
Tuguldur Sukhbold (6 collaborations)
Hans-Thomas Janka (5 collaborations)

Recent papers by Stan Woosley and collaborators include:

"Pulsational pair-instability supernovae: gravitational collapse, black hole formation, and beyond," 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"Nebular phase properties of supernova Ibc from He-star explosions," 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
"Model Light Curves for Type Ib and Ic Supernovae," 2021, The Astrophysical Journal
"A Carbon/Oxygen-dominated Atmosphere Days after Explosion for the "Super-Chandrasekhar" Type Ia SN 2020esm," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
"StaNdaRT: a repository of standardised test models and outputs for supernova radiative transfer," 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Woosley's awards include:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2006
Hans A. Bethe Prize, American Physical Society, 2005, for contributions in stellar evolution, element synthesis, core collapse and type Ia supernovae theory, and gamma-ray bursts interpretation
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2001
Fellow of the American Physical Society, 1987, for contributions to understanding massive stars, supernovae, and gamma-ray bursts through nuclear physics and astrophysics

Best Publications

The Evolution and Explosion of Massive Stars. II. Explosive Hydrodynamics and Nucleosynthesis

S. E. Woosley;Thomas A. Weaver

5862
Citations
The evolution and explosion of massive stars

S. E. Woosley;A. Heger;T. A. Weaver

2544
Citations
How Massive Single Stars End Their Life

A. Heger;A. Heger;C. L. Fryer;S. E Woosley;N. Langer

2463
Citations
The Nucleosynthetic Signature of Population III

A. Heger;S. E. Woosley

1928
Citations
A very energetic supernova associated with the |[gamma]|-ray burst of 29 March 2003

Jens Hjorth;Jesper Sollerman;Palle Møller;Johan P. U. Fynbo

1862
Citations
The Supernova Gamma-Ray Burst Connection

S.E. Woosley;J.S. Bloom

1692
Citations
Galacti chemical evolution: Hygrogen through zinc

F. X. Timmes;F. X. Timmes;F. X. Timmes;S. E. Woosley;S. E. Woosley;Thomas A. Weaver

1488
Citations
Galactic Chemical Evolution: Hydrogen Through Zinc

by F. X. Timmes;S. E. Woosley;Thomas A. Weaver

1332
Citations
Presupernova Evolution of Rotating Massive Stars. I. Numerical Method and Evolution of the Internal Stellar Structure

A. Heger;A. Heger;N. Langer;S. E. Woosley;S. E. Woosley

1171
Citations
The Progenitor stars of gamma-ray bursts

Stan Woosley;Alexander Heger;Alexander Heger

1081
Citations
Long γ-ray bursts and core-collapse supernovae have different environments

A. S. Fruchter;A. J. Levan;A. J. Levan;A. J. Levan;L. Strolger;L. Strolger;P. M. Vreeswijk

1075
Citations
The nu-process

S. E. Woosley;D. H. Hartmann;R. D. Hoffman;W. C. Haxton

982
Citations
The Physics of Supernova Explosions

S. E. Woosley;Thomas A. Weaver

959
Citations
Hyper-Accreting Black Holes and Gamma-ray Bursts

R. Popham;S. E. Woosley;C. Fryer

944
Citations
HYPERACCRETING BLACK HOLES AND GAMMA-RAY BURSTS

Robert Popham;S. E. Woosley;S. E. Woosley;Chris Fryer

927
Citations
Sub-Chandrasekhar mass models for Type IA supernovae

S. E. Woosley;Thomas A. Weaver

821
Citations
Nucleosynthesis and remnants in massive stars of solar metallicity

Stanford E Woosley;Alexander Heger;Alexander Heger

808
Citations
Pulsational pair instability as an explanation for the most luminous supernovae

Stanford E Woosley;S Blinnikov;Alexander Heger;Alexander Heger

724
Citations
Nucleosynthesis and Evolution of Massive Metal-Free Stars

Alexander Heger;Alexander Heger;Stanford E Woosley

695
Citations
An optical supernova associated with the X-ray flash XRF 060218.

E. Pian;E. Pian;P. A. Mazzali;N. Masetti;P. Ferrero

680
Citations