Astrophysics

Astrophysics is the branch of physics that applies physical laws and principles to investigate the structure, composition, evolution, and phenomena of celestial objects and cosmic systems.

297.4K

Publications

21M

Citations

262.5K

Authors

10.5K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

63.5K

Authors

262.5K

  1. DP
    Donald P. Schneider

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    531 publications · 125.4K citations

    163

    h-index

  2. LH
    Lars Hernquist

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    527 publications · 103.8K citations

    156

    h-index

  3. DJ
    Daniel J. Eisenstein

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    401 publications · 121.5K citations

    153

    h-index

  4. CS
    Carlos S. Frenk

    Durham University, United Kingdom

    485 publications · 108.7K citations

    151

    h-index

  5. AV
    A. V. Filippenko

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    604 publications · 136.7K citations

    151

    h-index

1–5 of 262.5K

Venues

  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 72K publications · 5.8M citations

    649

    h-index

  2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    43.8K publications · 3M citations

    476

    h-index

  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    26.6K publications · 1.7M citations

    368

    h-index

  4. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

    4.2K publications · 595.9K citations

    342

    h-index

  5. Nature

    3.5K publications · 465.2K citations

    334

    h-index

1–5

See also

Astrophysics

Core Methods

Physical Processes

Subfields

Astrophysical Objects

Observational Tools