E. Piconcelli

9.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
131 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

E. Piconcelli is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, E. Piconcelli has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 54 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 18 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in E. Piconcelli's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (118 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (113 papers) and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (54 papers). E. Piconcelli is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (118 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (113 papers) and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (54 papers). E. Piconcelli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Spain. E. Piconcelli's co-authors include F. Fiore, M. Guainazzi, C. Feruglio, R. Maiolino, E. Jiménez‐Bailón, M. Santos‐Lleó, N. Schartel, P. M. Rodriguez‐Pascual, N. Menci and C. Cicone and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.

In The Last Decade

E. Piconcelli

128 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Quasar feedback revealed by giant molecular outflows 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2014 2017 2012 2020 100 200 300
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. Quasar feedback revealed by giant molecular outflows
    2010 359 citations C. Feruglio, R. Maiolino et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →
  2. Massive molecular outflows and evidence for AGN feedback from CO observations
    2014 353 citations C. Cicone, R. Maiolino et al. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) profile →
  3. 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 →
  4. Evidence of strong quasar feedback in the early Universe
    2012 253 citations R. Maiolino, S. Gallerani et al. profile →
  5. Universal bolometric corrections for active galactic nuclei over seven luminosity decades
    2020 170 citations F. Duras, A. Bongiorno et al. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
E. Piconcelli Italy 34 4.6k 1.5k 759 105 82 131 4.7k
V. Braito Italy 36 4.6k 1.0× 1.9k 1.3× 387 0.5× 146 1.4× 125 1.5× 139 4.7k
D. M. Crenshaw United States 41 4.6k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 651 0.9× 201 1.9× 50 0.6× 142 4.7k
S. Komossa Germany 34 4.0k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 554 0.7× 113 1.1× 63 0.8× 113 4.1k
S. Kaspi Israel 28 4.2k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 485 0.6× 289 2.8× 59 0.7× 77 4.3k
Michael Eracleous United States 38 3.8k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 357 0.5× 97 0.9× 57 0.7× 135 3.8k
B. J. Wilkes United States 36 5.1k 1.1× 1.9k 1.3× 802 1.1× 165 1.6× 39 0.5× 132 5.2k
Smita Mathur United States 33 3.6k 0.8× 1.7k 1.1× 357 0.5× 103 1.0× 34 0.4× 142 3.7k
P. Coppi United States 29 3.7k 0.8× 1.7k 1.2× 537 0.7× 134 1.3× 137 1.7× 100 3.9k
G. Trinchieri Italy 30 2.8k 0.6× 880 0.6× 657 0.9× 62 0.6× 44 0.5× 127 2.8k
M. Cappi Italy 33 4.8k 1.1× 2.1k 1.5× 343 0.5× 171 1.6× 172 2.1× 179 4.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by E. Piconcelli

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. Piconcelli

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of E. Piconcelli. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of E. Piconcelli 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 E. Piconcelli. E. Piconcelli 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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Ursini, F., G. Matt, D. R. Ballantyne, et al.. (2024). The origin of the soft excess in the luminous quasar HE 1029-1401. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 688. A189–A189. 2 indexed citations
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Piconcelli, E., L. Zappacosta, Francesco Tombesi, et al.. (2022). X-ray spectroscopic survey of highly accreting AGN. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 26 indexed citations
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Luminari, A., et al.. (2021). Location and energetics of the ultra-fast outflow in PG 1448+273. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 14 indexed citations
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Feruglio, C., M. Bischetti, A. Malizia, et al.. (2021). The IBISCO survey. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 655. A25–A25. 8 indexed citations
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Luminari, A., F. Nicastro, M. Elvis, et al.. (2021). Speed limits for radiation-driven SMBH winds. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 12 indexed citations
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Travascio, A., L. Zappacosta, Sebastiano Cantalupo, et al.. (2020). The WISSH quasars project - VIII. Outflows and metals in the circum-galactic medium around the hyper-luminous z  ∼  3.6 quasar J1538+08. ArTS Archivio della ricerca di Trieste (University of Trieste https://www.units.it/). 6 indexed citations
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Zappacosta, L., E. Piconcelli, M. Giustini, et al.. (2020). The WISSH quasars project. VII. The impact of extreme radiative field in the accretion disc and X-ray corona interplay. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 23 indexed citations
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Luminari, A., Francesco Tombesi, E. Piconcelli, et al.. (2020). The importance of special relativistic effects in modelling ultra-fast outflows. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 16 indexed citations
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Saturni, Francesco Gabriele, M. Bischetti, E. Piconcelli, et al.. (2018). Restframe UV-to-optical spectroscopy of APM 08279+5255. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 617. A118–A118. 10 indexed citations
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Luminari, A., E. Piconcelli, Francesco Tombesi, et al.. (2018). Constraining the geometry of the nuclear wind in PDS 456 using a novel emission model. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 16 indexed citations
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Carniani, Stefano, A. Marconi, R. Maiolino, et al.. (2016). Fast outflows and star formation quenching in quasar host galaxies. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 90 indexed citations
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Svoboda, Jiří, Tobias Beuchert, M. Guainazzi, et al.. (2015). An X-ray variable absorber within the broad line region in Fairall 51. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 8 indexed citations
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Feruglio, C., F. Fiore, Stefano Carniani, et al.. (2015). The multi-phase winds of Markarian 231: from the hot, nuclear, ultra-fast wind to the galaxy-scale, molecular outflow. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 108 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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Piconcelli, E., S. Bianchi, C. Vignali, E. Jiménez‐Bailón, & F. Fiore. (2011). X-ray spectroscopy of the Compton-thick Seyfert 2 ESO 138 − G1. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 14 indexed citations
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Schartel, N., P. M. Rodriguez‐Pascual, M. Santos‐Lleó, et al.. (2010). A long hard look at the minimum state of PG 2112+059 with XMM-Newton. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 11 indexed citations
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Bianchi, S., G. Matt, V. La Parola, et al.. (2010). The broad-band X-ray spectrum of the Seyfert 1 galaxy, MCG+8-11-11. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 4 indexed citations
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Piconcelli, E., F. Fiore, F. Nicastro, et al.. (2007). The XMM-Newton view of IRAS 09104+4109: evidence for a changing-look Type 2 quasar?. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 11 indexed citations
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Jiménez‐Bailón, E., N. Loiseau, M. Guainazzi, et al.. (2007). XMM-Newton view of galaxy pairs: activation of quiescent black holes?. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 5 indexed citations
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Foschini, L., G. Di Cocco, Luis C. Ho, et al.. (2002). XMM–Newton observations of ultraluminous X–ray sources in nearby galaxies. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 39 indexed citations

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