2026 Stephen J. Smartt: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	120	821	778	81	76	408	47490

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Physics

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778

408

47490

Overview

Stephen J. Smartt is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and focuses their research primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their scholarly contributions cover a wide range of astrophysical phenomena and related topics, with a total of 299 publications in this main field of study.

The scientist's notable subfields of study include:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation
Radiation
Computational Mechanics

The topics Steve Smartt frequently investigates include:

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

Their recent papers illustrate active involvement in cutting-edge astrophysical research. These papers include:

"Heavy-element production in a compact object merger observed by JWST" (2023), published in Nature
"Gaia Early Data Release 3" (2021), published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
"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
"Optimization of the Observing Cadence for the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time: A Pioneering Process of Community-focused Experimental Design" (2021), published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
"SN 2023ixf in Messier 101: Photo-ionization of Dense, Close-in Circumstellar Material in a Nearby Type II Supernova" (2023), published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Frequent collaborators include:

M. Nicholl
K. Smith
D. R. Young
T. W. Chen
J. P. Anderson

Stephen J. Smartt publishes extensively in several venues, with high contributions to:

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

Best Publications

The Complete Light-curve Sample of Spectroscopically Confirmed SNe Ia from Pan-STARRS1 and Cosmological Constraints from the Combined Pantheon Sample

D. M. Scolnic;D. O. Jones;A. Rest;A. Rest;Y. C. Pan

2512
Citations
Euclid Definition Study Report

R. Laureijs;J. Amiaux;S. Arduini;J.-L. Auguères

1882
Citations
The Pan-STARRS1 Surveys

K. C. Chambers;E. A. Magnier;N. Metcalfe;H. A. Flewelling

1491
Citations
Progenitors of Core-Collapse Supernovae

Stephen J. Smartt

1332
Citations
The death of massive stars – I. Observational constraints on the progenitors of Type II-P supernovae

S. J. Smartt;J. J. Eldridge;R. M. Crockett;J. R. Maund;J. R. Maund

828
Citations
A kilonova as the electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational-wave source

S. J. Smartt;T.-W. Chen;A. Jerkstrand;M. Coughlin

821
Citations
An ultraviolet-optical flare from the tidal disruption of a helium-rich stellar core

S. Gezari;Ryan T. Chornock;A. Rest;M. E. Huber

503
Citations
Cosmological Constraints from Measurements of Type Ia Supernovae discovered during the first 1.5 years of the Pan-STARRS1 Survey

A. Rest;D. Scolnic;R. J. Foley;M. E. Huber

462
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
Ultra-bright optical transients are linked with type Ic supernovae

A. Pastorello;S. J. Smartt;M. T. Botticella;K. Maguire

423
Citations
The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey I: Introduction and observational overview

C. J. Evans;W. D. Taylor;V. Henault-Brunet;H. Sana

407
Citations
Observational Constraints on the Progenitors of Core-Collapse Supernovae: The Case for Missing High-Mass Stars

S. J. Smartt

400
Citations
THE TYPE IC HYPERNOVA SN 2002AP

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

382
Citations
ATLAS: A High-cadence All-sky Survey System

J. L. Tonry;L. Denneau;A. N. Heinze;B. Stalder

364
Citations
Localization and broadband follow-up of the gravitational-wave transient GW150914

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

352
Citations
The massive binary companion star to the progenitor of supernova 1993J

Justyn R. Maund;Stephen J. Smartt;Rolf P. Kudritzki;Philipp Podsiadlowski

349
Citations
Rapidly evolving and luminous transients from Pan-STARRS1

Maria Rebecca Drout;R Chornock;Alicia M. Soderberg;Nathan Edward Sanders

343
Citations
The empirical metallicity dependence of the mass-loss rate of O- and early B-type stars

M.R. Mokiem;A. De Koter;J.S. Vink;J. Puls

333
Citations
Gaia Early Data Release 3: Gaia Photometric Science Alerts

S. T. Hodgkin;D. L. Harrison;E. Breedt;T. Wevers;T. Wevers

77
Citations