A. Lamastra

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

A. Lamastra is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Lamastra has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 11 papers in Instrumentation and 10 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in A. Lamastra's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (24 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (14 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (11 papers). A. Lamastra is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (24 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (14 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (11 papers). A. Lamastra collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and United Kingdom. A. Lamastra's co-authors include N. Menci, F. Fiore, E. Piconcelli, R. Maiolino, C. Feruglio, A. Bongiorno, M. Brusa, Francesco Shankar, V. Mainieri and L. Zappacosta and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

In The Last Decade

A. Lamastra

28 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Quasar feedback revealed by giant molecular outflows

2010 359 citations C. Feruglio, R. Maiolino et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →
AGN wind scaling relations and the co-evolution of black holes and galaxies

2017 347 citations F. Fiore, C. Feruglio et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Lamastra Italy	15	1.3k	396	332	36	22	29	1.4k
Aleksandar M. Diamond‐Stanic United States	22	1.3k 1.0×	314 0.8×	305 0.9×	24 0.7×	25 1.1×	40	1.3k
Henrique R. Schmitt United States	23	1.4k 1.1×	462 1.2×	288 0.9×	32 0.9×	33 1.5×	57	1.5k
Yujin Yang United States	18	1.1k 0.8×	363 0.9×	306 0.9×	22 0.6×	24 1.1×	40	1.1k
Aeree Chung South Korea	15	1.1k 0.8×	398 1.0×	167 0.5×	31 0.9×	17 0.8×	52	1.1k
K. M. Dasyra France	21	1.4k 1.0×	414 1.0×	227 0.7×	28 0.8×	41 1.9×	38	1.4k
Neil H. M. Crighton United Kingdom	20	883 0.7×	256 0.6×	306 0.9×	19 0.5×	27 1.2×	30	907
D. Dultzin Mexico	19	1.0k 0.8×	234 0.6×	213 0.6×	26 0.7×	23 1.0×	63	1.0k
A. P. Thomson United Kingdom	15	885 0.7×	290 0.7×	211 0.6×	18 0.5×	17 0.8×	32	919
J. M. Gabor France	17	1.2k 0.9×	464 1.2×	121 0.4×	37 1.0×	29 1.3×	21	1.2k
R. J. Wilman United Kingdom	22	1.3k 1.0×	257 0.6×	520 1.6×	14 0.4×	40 1.8×	40	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by A. Lamastra

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

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All Works

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Peretti, Enrico, Giada Peron, Francesco Tombesi, et al.. (2025). Gamma-ray emission from the Seyfert galaxy NGC 4151: multi-messenger implications for ultra-fast outflows. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2025(7). 13–13. 3 indexed citations

Antonelli, L. A., Francesco Tombesi, A. Lamastra, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the periodic variability patterns of the X-ray emission from the blazar PG 1553+113. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 686. A300–A300.

Padovani, P., E. Resconi, M. Ajello, et al.. (2024). High-energy neutrinos from the vicinity of the supermassive black hole in NGC 1068. Nature Astronomy. 8(9). 1077–1087. 14 indexed citations

Peretti, Enrico, A. Lamastra, Francesco Gabriele Saturni, et al.. (2023). Diffusive shock acceleration at EeV and associated multimessenger flux from ultra-fast outflows driven by active galactic nuclei. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 526(1). 181–192. 16 indexed citations

Menci, N., A. Grazian, M. Castellano, et al.. (2020). Constraints on Dynamical Dark Energy Models from the Abundance of Massive Galaxies at High Redshifts. The Astrophysical Journal. 900(2). 108–108. 13 indexed citations

Lamastra, A., F. Tavecchio, P. Romano, Marco Landoni, & S. Vercellone. (2019). Unveiling the origin of the gamma-ray emission in NGC 1068 with the Cherenkov Telescope Array. Astroparticle Physics. 112. 16–23. 11 indexed citations

Lamastra, A., N. Menci, F. Fiore, et al.. (2017). Extragalactic gamma-ray background from AGN winds and star-forming galaxies in cosmological galaxy-formation models. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 16 indexed citations

Fiore, F., C. Feruglio, Francesco Shankar, et al.. (2017). AGN wind scaling relations and the co-evolution of black holes and galaxies. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 601. A143–A143. 347 indexed citations breakdown →

Menci, N., F. Fiore, A. Bongiorno, & A. Lamastra. (2016). Relative growth of black holes and the stellar components of galaxies. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 12 indexed citations

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Lamastra, A., F. Fiore, D. Guetta, et al.. (2016). Galactic outflow driven by the active nucleus and the origin of the gamma-ray emission in NGC 1068. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 33 indexed citations

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Gatti, M., A. Lamastra, N. Menci, A. Bongiorno, & F. Fiore. (2015). Physical properties of AGN host galaxies as a probe of supermassive black hole feeding mechanisms. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 8 indexed citations

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Menci, N., M. Gatti, F. Fiore, & A. Lamastra. (2014). Triggering active galactic nuclei in hierarchical galaxy formation: disk instability vs. interactions. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 62 indexed citations

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Sommariva, V., A. Fontana, A. Lamastra, et al.. (2014). A mass threshold in the number density of passive galaxies atz~ 2. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 571. A99–A99. 2 indexed citations

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Lamastra, A., N. Menci, F. Fiore, & P. Santini. (2013). The interaction-driven starburst contribution to the cosmic\n star formation rate density. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 26 indexed citations

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Lamastra, A., N. Menci, F. Fiore, et al.. (2013). Probing AGN triggering mechanisms through the starburstiness of the host galaxies. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 10 indexed citations

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Feruglio, C., R. Maiolino, E. Piconcelli, et al.. (2010). Quasar feedback revealed by giant molecular outflows. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 518. L155–L155. 359 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lamastra, A., S. Bianchi, G. Matt, et al.. (2009). The bolometric luminosity of type 2 AGN from extinction-corrected [OIII]. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 504(1). 73–79. 120 indexed citations

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Lamastra, A., G. C. Perola, & G. Matt. (2008). X-ray absorption in Compton-thin AGN: the predictions of a model revisited. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 487(1). 109–118. 1 indexed citations

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Franca, F. La, Simonetta Puccetti, N. Sacchi, et al.. (2007). AGN counts at 15$\mu{\rm m}$. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 472(3). 797–803. 2 indexed citations

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Lamastra, A., G. C. Perola, & G. Matt. (2006). A model for the X-ray absorption in Compton-thin AGN. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 449(2). 551–558. 11 indexed citations

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