2026 Vasily Belokurov: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	124	689	654	62	58	392	62388

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Overview

Vasily Belokurov is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The main topics of their work include:

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astro and Planetary Science
Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation

Belokurov has contributed extensively to research published in various venues, most notably:

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

Among the recent papers authored by Belokurov are:

Unresolved stellar companions with Gaia DR2 astrometry, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The biggest splash, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
From dawn till disc: Milky Way's turbulent youth revealed by the APOGEE+Gaia data, 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Belokurov's frequent co-authors include:

S. E. Koposov
Denis Erkal
N. W. Evans
Adam M. Dillamore
Stephanie Monty

Best Publications

The Gaia mission

T. Prusti;J. H. J. de Bruijne;A. G. A. Brown

6274
Citations
The Seventh Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Kevork N. Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-Mccarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam

6145
Citations
The Fifth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Kurt S.J. Anderson

2986
Citations
Gaia Data Release 1 Summary of the astrometric, photometric, and survey properties

A. G. A. Brown;A. Vallenari;T. Prusti

2278
Citations
SEGUE: A SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY OF 240,000 STARS WITH g = 14-20

Brian Yanny;Constance Rockosi;Heidi Jo Newberg;Gillian R. Knapp

1283
Citations
The Field of Streams: Sagittarius and its Siblings

V. Belokurov;D. B. Zucker;N. W. Evans;G. Gilmore

1256
Citations
The Field of Streams: Sagittarius and its Siblings

V. Belokurov;D. B. Zucker;N. W. Evans;G. Gilmore

1086
Citations
The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey

G. Gilmore;S. Randich;M. Asplund;J. Binney

1052
Citations
Cats and dogs, hair and a hero: A quintet of new milky way companions

V. Belokurov;D. B. Zucker;N. W. Evans;J. T. Kleyna

956
Citations
Co-formation of the disc and the stellar halo

Belokurov;Belokurov;Denis Erkal;Denis Erkal;NW Evans;SE Koposov;SE Koposov

844
Citations
The accretion origin of the Milky Way's stellar halo

Eric F. Bell;Daniel B. Zucker;Vasily Belokurov;Sanjib Sharma

643
Citations
Evidence for two early accretion events that built the Milky Way stellar halo

G. C. Myeong;E. Vasiliev;E. Vasiliev;G. Iorio;N. W. Evans

565
Citations
The Catalina Surveys Periodic Variable Star Catalog

A. J. Drake;M. J. Graham;S. G. Djorgovski;M. Catelan

524
Citations
A CURIOUS NEW MILKY WAY SATELLITE IN URSA MAJOR 0

D. B. Zucker;V. Belokurov;N. W. Evans;J. T. Kleyna

521
Citations
The Catalina Surveys Periodic Variable Star Catalog

A. J. Drake;M. J. Graham;S. G. Djorgovski;M. Catelan;M. Catelan

513
Citations
A Faint New Milky Way Satellite in Bootes

V. Belokurov;D. B. Zucker;N. W. Evans;M. I. Wilkinson

508
Citations
The Accretion Origin of the Milky Way’s Stellar Halo

Eric F. Bell;Daniel B. Zucker;Vasily Belokurov;Sanjib Sharma

498
Citations
Beasts of the Southern Wild : Discovery of nine Ultra Faint satellites in the vicinity of the Magellanic Clouds.

Sergey E. Koposov;Vasily Belokurov;Gabriel Torrealba;N. Wyn Evans

494
Citations
A New Milky Way Dwarf Satellite in Canes Venatici

D. B. Zucker;V. Belokurov;N. W. Evans;M. I. Wilkinson

462
Citations
Gaia Data Release 1. The photometric data

F. van Leeuwen;D. W. Evans;F. De Angeli;C. Jordi

74
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