A. Hektor

30.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

A. Hektor is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Hektor has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 19 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 1 paper in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in A. Hektor's work include Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena (19 papers), Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (18 papers) and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (14 papers). A. Hektor is often cited by papers focused on Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena (19 papers), Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (18 papers) and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (14 papers). A. Hektor collaborates with scholars based in Estonia, Switzerland and Italy. A. Hektor's co-authors include M. Raidal, Gert Hütsi, Luca Marzola, Marco Cirelli, Ville Vaskonen, Gennaro Corcella, Kristjan Kannike, Hardi Veermäe, Jens Chluba and Elmo Tempel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nuclear Physics B, Journal of Materials Chemistry and Physics Letters B.

In The Last Decade

A. Hektor

31 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. PPPC 4 DM ID: A Poor Particle Physicist Cookbook for Dark Matter Indirect Detection
    2016 251 citations Marco Cirelli, A. Hektor 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. Hektor Estonia 17 953 761 69 27 21 31 1.1k
L. Pagano Italy 19 599 0.6× 781 1.0× 40 0.6× 12 0.4× 31 1.5× 49 849
Weimin Yuan China 19 431 0.5× 1.1k 1.5× 24 0.3× 38 1.4× 165 7.9× 57 1.2k
M. Lueker United States 8 234 0.2× 476 0.6× 30 0.4× 43 1.6× 26 1.2× 16 494
Guo-Ping Li China 13 478 0.5× 640 0.8× 42 0.6× 8 0.3× 19 0.9× 43 695
C. J. Riseley Italy 17 356 0.4× 517 0.7× 16 0.2× 16 0.6× 77 3.7× 40 551
F. K. Liu China 15 227 0.2× 524 0.7× 38 0.6× 19 0.7× 27 1.3× 31 592
M. Simard‐Normandin Canada 9 243 0.3× 322 0.4× 43 0.6× 78 2.9× 10 0.5× 36 443
Myriam Gitti Italy 21 550 0.6× 1.1k 1.5× 24 0.3× 23 0.9× 166 7.9× 67 1.2k
Matthew O’Dowd United States 11 249 0.3× 532 0.7× 38 0.6× 13 0.5× 58 2.8× 28 559

Countries citing papers authored by A. Hektor

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Fields of papers citing papers by A. Hektor

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Hektor

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of A. Hektor. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of A. Hektor 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. Hektor. A. Hektor 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
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Hektor, A., Gert Hütsi, & M. Raidal. (2018). Constraints on primordial black hole dark matter from Galactic center X-ray observations. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 15 indexed citations
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Ellis, John, A. Hektor, Gert Hütsi, et al.. (2018). Search for dark matter effects on gravitational signals from neutron star mergers. Physics Letters B. 781. 607–610. 69 indexed citations
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Fraser, Sean, A. Hektor, Gert Hütsi, et al.. (2018). The EDGES 21 cm anomaly and properties of dark matter. Physics Letters B. 785. 159–164. 101 indexed citations
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Hektor, A., Gert Hütsi, Luca Marzola, et al.. (2018). Constraining primordial black holes with the EDGES 21-cm absorption signal. Physical review. D. 98(2). 73 indexed citations
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Spethmann, Christian, et al.. (2017). Simulations of galaxy cluster collisions with a dark plasma component. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 15 indexed citations
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Chiara, Stefano Di, A. Hektor, Kristjan Kannike, Luca Marzola, & M. Raidal. (2017). Large loop-coupling enhancement of a heavy pseudoscalar from a light dark sector. Nuclear Physics B. 917. 31–43. 4 indexed citations
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Hektor, A. & Luca Marzola. (2016). Di-photon excess at LHC and the gamma ray excess at the Galactic Centre. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2016(7). 42–42. 12 indexed citations
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Tempel, Elmo, et al.. (2014). Galaxy filaments as pearl necklaces. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 572. A8–A8. 30 indexed citations
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Gasperin, F. de, Carmelo Evoli, M. Brüggen, et al.. (2014). Discovery of the supernova remnant G351.0-5.4. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 568. A107–A107. 4 indexed citations
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Cirelli, Marco, et al.. (2014). PPPC 4 DMν: a Poor Particle Physicist Cookbook for Neutrinos from Dark Matter annihilations in the Sun. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2014(3). 53–53. 45 indexed citations
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Hektor, A. & Luca Marzola. (2014). Coy dark matter and the anomalous magnetic moment. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology. 90(5). 25 indexed citations
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Hektor, A., M. Raidal, Алессандро Струмиа, & Elmo Tempel. (2013). The cosmic-ray positron excess from a local Dark Matter over-density. Physics Letters B. 728. 58–62. 7 indexed citations
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Tempel, Elmo, A. Hektor, & M. Raidal. (2012). Addendum: Fermi 130 GeV gamma-ray excess and dark matter annihilation in sub-haloes and in the Galactic centre. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2012(11). A01–A01. 20 indexed citations
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Hütsi, Gert, Jens Chluba, A. Hektor, & M. Raidal. (2011). WMAP7 and future CMB constraints on annihilating dark matter: implications for GeV-scale WIMPs. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 535. A26–A26. 84 indexed citations
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Hütsi, Gert, A. Hektor, & M. Raidal. (2009). Constraints on leptonically annihilating dark matter from reionization and extragalactic gamma background. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 71 indexed citations
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Hektor, A., Yuji Kajiyama, & Kristjan Kannike. (2008). Muon anomalous magnetic moment and lepton flavor violating tau decay in unparticle physics. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology. 78(5). 9 indexed citations
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Hektor, A., M. Kadastik, M. Müntel, M. Raidal, & L. Rebane. (2007). Testing neutrino masses in little Higgs models via discovery of doubly charged Higgs at LHC. Nuclear Physics B. 787(1-2). 198–210. 57 indexed citations
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Hektor, A., M. Kadastik, Kristjan Kannike, M. Müntel, & M. Raidal. (2006). Studying doubly charged Higgs pair production at the LHC. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Physics Mathematics. 55(2). 128–136. 1 indexed citations
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Ellis, John, A. Hektor, M. Kadastik, Kristjan Kannike, & M. Raidal. (2005). Running of low-energy neutrino masses, mixing angles and CP violation. Physics Letters B. 631(1-2). 32–41. 18 indexed citations
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Hektor, A., E. Kolbe, K. Langanke, & J. Toivanen. (2000). Neutrino-induced reaction rates forr-process nuclei. Physical Review C. 61(5). 27 indexed citations

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