Research Collaboration Index

Subject Award · Physical Sciences & Engineering

Physics & Astronomy: the candidates

25 partnerships identified in physics & astronomy for a significant contribution to connected research, each anchored to a cited joint paper. 15 have a named lead author identified from the paper's own authorship record.

These are candidates, not winners. Each entry below was identified from the open scholarly record for a significant contribution to a research partnership. The full slate is undergoing complete review by our editorial team ahead of the awards. The Subject Awards are exclusive to partner universities.
🇬🇧 University College London×🇺🇸 Harvard University
Lead author under editorial review

The Astropy Project: Sustaining and Growing a Community-oriented Open-source Project and the Latest Major Release (v5.0) of the Core Package

2022 · 4,723 citations · 681 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, has been cited 4,723 times and anchors a 681-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇬🇧 University of Edinburgh×🇬🇧 University of Cambridge
Lead author under editorial review

Review of Particle Physics

2022 · 6,286 citations · 411 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on dark matter and cosmic phenomena, has been cited 6,286 times and anchors a 411-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇬🇧 University of Cambridge×🇫🇷 Sorbonne Université
★ D. W. Evans · University of Cambridge

<i>Gaia</i> Data Release 3

2022 · 3,918 citations · 679 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, has been cited 3,918 times and anchors a 679-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇬🇧 University of Oxford×🇫🇷 Sorbonne Université
★ Joseph Silk · University of Oxford

In the realm of the Hubble tension—a review of solutions <sup>*</sup>

2021 · 1,901 citations · 691 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on cosmology and gravitation theories, has been cited 1,901 times and anchors a 691-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇬🇧 University of Warwick×🇪🇸 Universidad de La Laguna
★ C. García-Quintero · University of Warwick

Overview of the Instrumentation for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument

2022 · 433 citations · 388 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on astronomy and astrophysical research, has been cited 433 times and anchors a 388-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇨🇭 University of Geneva×🇫🇷 Sorbonne Université
★ M. Kunz · University of Geneva

<i>Planck</i> 2018 results

2021 · 1,748 citations · 546 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on radioactive decay and measurement techniques, has been cited 1,748 times and anchors a 546-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇸🇪 Stockholm University×🇸🇪 KTH Royal Institute of Technology
★ G. Jóhannesson · Stockholm University

Incremental Fermi Large Area Telescope Fourth Source Catalog

2022 · 563 citations · 663 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on astrophysics and cosmic phenomena, has been cited 563 times and anchors a 663-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇬🇧 University of Manchester×🇬🇧 University of Oxford
Lead author under editorial review

Measurement of the Positive Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment to 0.46 ppm

2021 · 1,333 citations · 509 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, has been cited 1,333 times and anchors a 509-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇳🇱 Leiden University×🇳🇱 University of Amsterdam
Lead author under editorial review

GWTC-2: Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First Half of the Third Observing Run

2021 · 2,021 citations · 520 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on pulsars and gravitational waves research, has been cited 2,021 times and anchors a 520-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇩🇪 Heidelberg University×🇫🇷 Sorbonne Université
Lead author under editorial review

<i>Planck</i> 2018 results

2021 · 1,748 citations · 372 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on radioactive decay and measurement techniques, has been cited 1,748 times and anchors a 372-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇩🇰 University of Copenhagen×🇺🇸 California Institute of Technology
★ Hugo Pfister · University of Copenhagen

Astrophysics with the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna

2023 · 590 citations · 318 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on radio astronomy observations and technology, has been cited 590 times and anchors a 318-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇳🇱 University of Groningen×🇳🇱 Leiden University
Lead author under editorial review

GWTC-2: Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First Half of the Third Observing Run

2021 · 2,021 citations · 336 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on pulsars and gravitational waves research, has been cited 2,021 times and anchors a 336-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇺🇸 Stanford University×🇺🇸 University of California, Los Angeles
★ Simon Birrer · Stanford University

Snowmass2021 - Letter of interest cosmology intertwined II: The hubble constant tension

2021 · 525 citations · 836 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on cosmology and gravitation theories, has been cited 525 times and anchors a 836-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇫🇷 Université Paris Cité×🇫🇷 Université Paris-Saclay
Lead author under editorial review

Review of Particle Physics

2022 · 6,286 citations · 4,718 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on dark matter and cosmic phenomena, has been cited 6,286 times and anchors a 4,718-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇪🇸 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid×🇺🇸 University of Chicago
★ Arthur Hebecker · Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Review of Particle Physics

2022 · 6,286 citations · 297 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on dark matter and cosmic phenomena, has been cited 6,286 times and anchors a 297-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇺🇸 Princeton University×🇺🇸 Harvard University
★ Lauren Glattly · Princeton University

The Astropy Project: Sustaining and Growing a Community-oriented Open-source Project and the Latest Major Release (v5.0) of the Core Package

2022 · 4,723 citations · 869 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, has been cited 4,723 times and anchors a 869-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇺🇸 Massachusetts Institute of Technology×🇺🇸 Harvard University
★ Wolfgang Kerzendorf · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Astropy Project: Sustaining and Growing a Community-oriented Open-source Project and the Latest Major Release (v5.0) of the Core Package

2022 · 4,723 citations · 1,750 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, has been cited 4,723 times and anchors a 1,750-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇯🇵 The University of Tokyo×🇯🇵 Tohoku University
★ S. Hashimoto · The University of Tokyo

Review of Particle Physics

2022 · 6,286 citations · 1,576 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on dark matter and cosmic phenomena, has been cited 6,286 times and anchors a 1,576-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇳🇱 University of Amsterdam×🇳🇱 Leiden University
Lead author under editorial review

GWTC-2: Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First Half of the Third Observing Run

2021 · 2,021 citations · 520 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on pulsars and gravitational waves research, has been cited 2,021 times and anchors a 520-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇺🇸 University of Maryland, College Park×🇺🇸 California Institute of Technology
★ L. Tiator · University of Maryland, College Park

Review of Particle Physics

2022 · 6,286 citations · 725 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on dark matter and cosmic phenomena, has been cited 6,286 times and anchors a 725-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇺🇸 University of California, Berkeley×🇺🇸 California Institute of Technology
★ V.A. Khoze · University of California, Berkeley

Review of Particle Physics

2022 · 6,286 citations · 1,057 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on dark matter and cosmic phenomena, has been cited 6,286 times and anchors a 1,057-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇫🇷 Sorbonne Université×🇫🇷 Université Paris Sciences et Lettres
Lead author under editorial review

<i>Gaia</i> Data Release 3

2022 · 3,918 citations · 5,418 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, has been cited 3,918 times and anchors a 5,418-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇮🇹 University of Bologna×🇫🇷 Université Paris Cité
Lead author under editorial review

Review of Particle Physics

2022 · 6,286 citations · 302 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on dark matter and cosmic phenomena, has been cited 6,286 times and anchors a 302-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇩🇪 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz×🇩🇪 Technical University of Munich
★ U. Thoma · Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Review of Particle Physics

2022 · 6,286 citations · 197 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on dark matter and cosmic phenomena, has been cited 6,286 times and anchors a 197-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

🇫🇷 Aix-Marseille Université×🇫🇷 Université Paris Cité
★ G. Lagache · Aix-Marseille Université

<i>Planck</i> 2018 results

2021 · 1,748 citations · 1,197 joint works in field

Their most-cited joint work, on radioactive decay and measurement techniques, has been cited 1,748 times and anchors a 1,197-paper partnership in physics & astronomy.

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