2026 Stefano Benetti: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	104	1457	1380	74	73	335	29071

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29071

Overview

Stefano Benetti is affiliated with the National Institute for Astrophysics in Italy. Their research primarily spans the domain of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. They have contributed extensively to the study of gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, and other astrophysical phenomena.

Their recent publications include several papers across respected scientific journals:

A comparison between short GRB afterglows and kilonova AT2017gfo: shedding light on kilonovae properties (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
A detailed spectroscopic study of tidal disruption events (2022), featured in Research Portal (King's College London)
Production of Very Light Elements and Strontium in the Early Ejecta of Neutron Star Mergers (2022), The Astrophysical Journal
The long-lived Type IIn SN 2015da: Infrared echoes and strong interaction within an extended massive shell (2020), Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
Weak Mass Loss from the Red Supergiant Progenitor of the Type II SN 2021yja (2022), UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Stefano Benetti include:

A. Pastorello
N. Elias-Rosa
L. Tomasella
E. Cappellaro
M. Fraser

Publications have appeared predominantly in several notable venues, which include:

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

Stefano Benetti's research interests cover multiple astrophysical topics. These are:

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

Their work also spans several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Aerospace Engineering, and Atmospheric Science. This multidisciplinary approach reflects a broad expertise within the wider scope of physical sciences related to space and astrophysical observation.

Best Publications

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

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

920
Citations
A Common Explosion Mechanism for Type Ia Supernovae

Paolo A. Mazzali;Friedrich K. Röpke;Stefano Benetti;Wolfgang Hillebrandt

477
Citations
Super-luminous Type Ic Supernovae: Catching a Magnetar by the Tail

C. Inserra;S.J. Smartt;A. Jerkstrand;S. Valenti

454
Citations
A giant outburst two years before the core-collapse of a massive star

A. Pastorello;S. J. Smartt;S. Mattila;J. J. Eldridge

439
Citations
Detection of Circumstellar Material in a Normal Type Ia Supernova

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

435
Citations
The Diversity of Type Ia Supernovae: Evidence for Systematics?

Stefano Benetti;Enrico Cappellaro;Paolo A Mazzali;Massimo Turatto

427
Citations
THE TYPE IC HYPERNOVA SN 2002AP

P. A. Mazzali;P. A. Mazzali;J. Deng;K. Maeda;K. Nomoto

382
Citations
Photometry and Spectroscopy of the Type IIP SN 1999em from Outburst to Dust Formation

Abouazza Elmhamdi;Ivan John Danziger;N. Chugai;A Pastorello

369
Citations
PESSTO : survey description and products from the first data release by the Public ESO Spectroscopic Survey of Transient Objects

S. J. Smartt;S. Valenti;M. Fraser;C. Inserra

332
Citations
The broad‐lined Type Ic supernova 2003jd★

S. Valenti;S. Benetti;E. Cappellaro;F. Patat

325
Citations
Slowly fading super-luminous supernovae that are not pair-instability explosions

M. Nicholl;S. J. Smartt;A. Jerkstrand;C. Inserra

319
Citations
INTERACTING SUPERNOVAE AND SUPERNOVA IMPOSTORS: SN 2009ip, IS THIS THE END?

A. Pastorello;E. Cappellaro;C. Inserra;S. J. Smartt

295
Citations
The metamorphosis of supernova SN 2008D/XRF 080109: a link between supernovae and GRBs/hypernovae.

Paolo A. Mazzali;Stefano Valenti;Stefano Valenti;Massimo Della Valle;Guido Chincarini;Guido Chincarini

287
Citations
An asymmetric explosion as the origin of spectral evolution diversity in type Ia supernovae

K. Maeda;S. Benetti;M. Stritzinger;M. Stritzinger;F. K. Röpke

284
Citations
A low-energy core-collapse supernova without a hydrogen envelope

S. Valenti;A. Pastorello;E. Cappellaro;S. Benetti

279
Citations
Low‐luminosity Type II supernovae: spectroscopic and photometric evolution

A Pastorello;A Pastorello;A Pastorello;L Zampieri;Massimo Turatto;Enrico Cappellaro

275
Citations
THE TYPE IA SUPERNOVA 1994D IN NGC 4526 : THE EARLY PHASES

F. Patat;S. Benetti;E. Cappellaro;I.J. Danziger

268
Citations
The Peculiar Type II Supernova 1997D: A Case for a Very Low 56Ni Mass

M. Turatto;M. Turatto;P. A. Mazzali;T. R. Young;K. Nomoto;K. Nomoto

263
Citations
Abundance stratification in Type Ia supernovae – I. The case of SN 2002bo

Matthias Stehle;P.A. Mazzali;S. Benetti;W. Hillebrandt

261
Citations
An asymmetric energetic type Ic supernova viewed off-axis, and a link to gamma ray bursts.

Paolo A. Mazzali;Koji S. Kawabata;Keiichi Maeda;Ken'ichi Nomoto

258
Citations