A. De Luca

12.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
125 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

A. De Luca is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. De Luca has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 44 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 12 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in A. De Luca's work include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (88 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (88 papers) and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (43 papers). A. De Luca is often cited by papers focused on Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (88 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (88 papers) and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (43 papers). A. De Luca collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and United Kingdom. A. De Luca's co-authors include P. A. Caraveo, S. Molendi, S. Mereghetti, R. Mignani, G. F. Bignami, A. Tiengo, M. J. Page, David H. Lumb, R. S. Warwick and M. Marelli and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

A. De Luca

120 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Discovery of a 0.42-s pulsar in the ultraluminous X-ray s... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 50 100 150 200
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Discovery of a 0.42-s pulsar in the ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 7793 P13
    2016 225 citations G. L. Israel, P. Esposito et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. De Luca Italy 25 2.4k 998 338 120 93 125 2.5k
A. Tiengo Italy 28 2.6k 1.1× 599 0.6× 730 2.2× 76 0.6× 109 1.2× 153 2.7k
Maxim Lyutikov United States 30 2.8k 1.2× 1.3k 1.3× 455 1.3× 141 1.2× 115 1.2× 111 2.9k
К. А. Постнов Russia 28 3.0k 1.3× 715 0.7× 657 1.9× 97 0.8× 84 0.9× 188 3.1k
C. Motch France 29 2.2k 0.9× 511 0.5× 279 0.8× 100 0.8× 101 1.1× 136 2.2k
Demosthenes Kazanas United States 29 3.0k 1.3× 2.0k 2.0× 231 0.7× 151 1.3× 82 0.9× 133 3.2k
P. A. Caraveo Italy 26 2.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 307 0.9× 99 0.8× 121 1.3× 151 2.3k
Kenta Hotokezaka Japan 27 3.4k 1.4× 910 0.9× 393 1.2× 139 1.2× 64 0.7× 55 3.5k
Kenta Kiuchi Japan 36 4.3k 1.8× 1.4k 1.4× 620 1.8× 156 1.3× 64 0.7× 82 4.4k
T. Bulik Poland 27 3.8k 1.6× 559 0.6× 357 1.1× 140 1.2× 77 0.8× 100 3.9k
P. F. Michelson United States 29 2.2k 0.9× 1.6k 1.6× 151 0.4× 136 1.1× 69 0.7× 120 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by A. De Luca

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of A. De Luca's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by A. De Luca with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites A. De Luca more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by A. De Luca

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by A. De Luca. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by A. De Luca. The network helps show where A. De Luca may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. De Luca

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of A. De Luca. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of A. De Luca based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with A. De Luca. A. De Luca is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Luca, A. De, et al.. (2025). Universality Classes for Purification in Nonunitary Quantum Processes. Physical Review X. 15(4). 2 indexed citations
2.
Chan, Amos & A. De Luca. (2024). Projected state ensemble of a generic model of many-body quantum chaos. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical. 57(40). 405001–405001. 4 indexed citations
3.
Israel, G. L., G. A. Rodríguez Castillo, D. A. H. Buckley, et al.. (2023). Discovery of a magnetar candidate X-ray pulsar in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 524(4). 5566–5574. 1 indexed citations
4.
Razzano, M., A. Fiori, P. M. Saz Parkinson, et al.. (2023). Multiwavelength observations of PSR J2021+4026 across a mode change reveal a phase shift in its X-ray emission. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 676. A91–A91. 4 indexed citations
5.
Tiengo, A., P. Esposito, Martina Toscani, et al.. (2022). Recurrent X-ray flares of the black hole candidate in the globular cluster RZ 2109 in NGC 4472. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 661. A68–A68. 6 indexed citations
6.
Luca, A. De, M. Marelli, S. Mereghetti, et al.. (2022). A puzzling 2-hour X-ray periodicity in the 1.5-hour orbital period black widow PSR J1311−3430. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 667. L7–L7. 1 indexed citations
7.
Marelli, M., S. Molendi, M. Rossetti, et al.. (2021). Analysis of the Unconcentrated Background of the EPIC pn Camera on Board XMM-Newton. The Astrophysical Journal. 908(1). 37–37. 6 indexed citations
8.
Sidoli, L., К. А. Постнов, L. M. Oskinova, et al.. (2021). Detecting the intrinsic X-ray emission from the O-type donor star and the residual accretion in a supergiant fast X-ray transient in its faintest state. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 654. A131–A131. 3 indexed citations
9.
Corongiu, A., R. Mignani, A. S. Seyffert, et al.. (2020). Radio pulsations from the γ-ray millisecond pulsar PSR J2039–5617. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 502(1). 935–952. 12 indexed citations
10.
Mignani, R., A. Shearer, A. De Luca, et al.. (2019). The First Ultraviolet Detection of the Large Magellanic Cloud Pulsar PSR B0540–69 and Its Multi-wavelength Properties. The Astrophysical Journal. 871(2). 246–246. 9 indexed citations
11.
Esposito, P., A. De Luca, R. Turolla, et al.. (2019). Long X-ray flares from the central source in RCW 103. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 626. A19–A19. 8 indexed citations
12.
Mignani, R., R. Paladino, B. Rudak, et al.. (2017). The First Detection of a Pulsar with ALMA. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 851(1). L10–L10. 10 indexed citations
13.
Haberl, F., G. L. Israel, G. A. Rodríguez Castillo, et al.. (2016). EXTraS discovery of two pulsators in the direction of the LMC: a Be/X-ray binary pulsar in the LMC and a candidate double-degenerate polar in the foreground. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 598. A69–A69. 16 indexed citations
14.
Salvetti, D., R. Mignani, A. De Luca, et al.. (2015). MULTI-WAVELENGTH OBSERVATIONS OF 3FGL J2039.6–5618: A CANDIDATE REDBACK MILLISECOND PULSAR. The Astrophysical Journal. 814(2). 88–88. 26 indexed citations
15.
Moran, Paul, et al.. (2013). Optical observations of PSR J0205+6449 – the next optical pulsar?. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 436(1). 401–412. 8 indexed citations
16.
Mignani, R., et al.. (2008). Optical and infrared observations of the X-ray source 1WGA J1713.4–3949 in the G347.3-0.5 SNR. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 10 indexed citations
17.
Mignani, R., A. De Luca, S. Zaggia, et al.. (2007). VLT observations of the central compact object in the Vela Jr. supernova remnant. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 10 indexed citations
18.
Mattana, F., D. Götz, M. Falanga, et al.. (2006). A new symbiotic low mass X-ray binary system: 4U 1954+319. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 16 indexed citations
19.
Luca, A. De, et al.. (2004). XMM-Newton and VLT observations of the isolated neutron star 1E 1207.4–5209. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 50 indexed citations
20.
Mignani, R., A. De Luca, P. A. Caraveo, & I. F. Mirabel. (2002). HST observations rule out the association between Cir X-1 and SNR G321.9-0.3. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 11 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by A. Tiengo Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Maxim Lyutikov Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by К. А. Постнов Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by C. Motch Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Demosthenes Kazanas Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by P. A. Caraveo Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kenta Hotokezaka Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kenta Kiuchi Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by T. Bulik Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by P. F. Michelson
Rankless by CCL
2026