I. S. Heng

98.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

I. S. Heng is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, I. S. Heng has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 13 papers in Oceanography and 9 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in I. S. Heng's work include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (60 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (31 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (13 papers). I. S. Heng is often cited by papers focused on Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (60 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (31 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (13 papers). I. S. Heng collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. I. S. Heng's co-authors include C. Messenger, M. Chan, Michael E. Tobar, J. Powell, E.N. Ivanov, Hunter Gabbard, D. G. Blair, Francesco Tonolini, Roderick Murray‐Smith and M. Hendry and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

I. S. Heng

59 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Bayesian parameter estimation using conditional variation... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 40 80 120
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. Bayesian parameter estimation using conditional variational autoencoders for gravitational-wave astronomy
    2021 127 citations Hunter Gabbard, C. Messenger et al. profile →

Peers

I. S. Heng
C. Messenger United Kingdom
Shubhanshu Tiwari Switzerland
S. Klimenko United States
S. Babak France
R. C. Essick United States
B. Farr United States
F. Salemi Italy
P. Cerdá–Durán Spain
Sarah Burke-Spolaor United States
C. P. L. Berry United Kingdom
C. Messenger United Kingdom
I. S. Heng
Citations per year, relative to I. S. Heng I. S. Heng (= 1×) peers C. Messenger

Countries citing papers authored by I. S. Heng

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of I. S. Heng'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 I. S. Heng with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites I. S. Heng more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by I. S. Heng

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by I. S. Heng. 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 I. S. Heng. The network helps show where I. S. Heng may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of I. S. Heng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of I. S. Heng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of I. S. Heng 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 I. S. Heng. I. S. Heng 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.
Hu, Qian, et al.. (2025). Decoding Long-duration Gravitational Waves from Binary Neutron Stars with Machine Learning: Parameter Estimation and Equations of State. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 987(1). L17–L17. 3 indexed citations
2.
Cuoco, E., M. Cavaglià, I. S. Heng, D. Keitel, & C. Messenger. (2025). Applications of machine learning in gravitational-wave research with current interferometric detectors. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 28(1). 7 indexed citations
3.
Razzano, M., et al.. (2025). Can Transformers help us perform parameter estimation of overlapping signals in gravitational wave detectors?. Classical and Quantum Gravity. 42(18). 185012–185012. 1 indexed citations
4.
5.
Saha, Surojit, M. J. Williams, L. E. H. Datrier, et al.. (2024). Rapid Generation of Kilonova Light Curves Using Conditional Variational Autoencoder. The Astrophysical Journal. 961(2). 165–165. 2 indexed citations
6.
7.
Hayes, F. J., I. S. Heng, Gavin P. Lamb, et al.. (2023). Unpacking Merger Jets: A Bayesian Analysis of GW170817, GW190425 and Electromagnetic Observations of Short Gamma-Ray Bursts. The Astrophysical Journal. 954(1). 92–92. 6 indexed citations
8.
Ebersold, M., Shubhanshu Tiwari, L. Smith, et al.. (2022). Observational limits on the rate of radiation-driven binary black hole capture events. Physical review. D. 106(10). 11 indexed citations
9.
Li, Yufeng, I. S. Heng, M. Chan, C. Messenger, & Xi-Long Fan. (2022). Exploring the sky localization and early warning capabilities of third generation gravitational wave detectors in three-detector network configurations. Physical review. D. 105(4). 28 indexed citations
10.
Williams, D. R., et al.. (2022). Mimicking mergers: mistaking black hole captures as mergers. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 516(3). 3847–3860. 9 indexed citations
11.
Lamb, Gavin P., F. J. Hayes, A. K. H. Kong, et al.. (2021). Inclination Estimates from Off-Axis GRB Afterglow Modelling. Universe. 7(9). 329–329. 13 indexed citations
12.
Goryachev, Maxim, William M. Campbell, I. S. Heng, et al.. (2021). Rare Events Detected with a Bulk Acoustic Wave High Frequency Gravitational Wave Antenna. Physical Review Letters. 127(7). 71102–71102. 33 indexed citations
13.
Hayes, F. J., I. S. Heng, J. Veitch, & D. R. Williams. (2020). Comparing Short Gamma-Ray Burst Jet Structure Models. The Astrophysical Journal. 891(2). 124–124. 14 indexed citations
14.
Williams, D. R., I. S. Heng, J. Gair, J. A. Clark, & B. Khamesra. (2020). Precessing numerical relativity waveform surrogate model for binary black holes: A Gaussian process regression approach. Physical review. D. 101(6). 35 indexed citations
15.
Williams, D. R., J. A. Clark, A. R. Williamson, & I. S. Heng. (2018). Constraints on Short, Hard Gamma-Ray Burst Beaming Angles from Gravitational Wave Observations. The Astrophysical Journal. 858(2). 79–79. 10 indexed citations
16.
Cuoco, E., I. S. Heng, José A. Font, et al.. (2017). Strategy for signal classification to improve data quality for Advanced Detectors gravitational-wave searches. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 40(3). 124. 1 indexed citations
17.
Fan, Xi-Long, C. Messenger, & I. S. Heng. (2017). Probing Intrinsic Properties of Short Gamma-Ray Bursts with Gravitational Waves. Physical Review Letters. 119(18). 181102–181102. 14 indexed citations
18.
Chan, M., Yi-Ming Hu, C. Messenger, M. Hendry, & I. S. Heng. (2017). MAXIMIZING THE DETECTION PROBABILITY OF KILONOVAE ASSOCIATED WITH GRAVITATIONAL WAVE OBSERVATIONS. The Astrophysical Journal. 834(1). 84–84. 14 indexed citations
19.
Hu, Yi-Ming, et al.. (2015). Global optimization for future gravitational wave detector sites. Repository of the Academy's Library (Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences). 5 indexed citations
20.
Baggio, Lucio, M. Cerdonio, I. S. Heng, et al.. (2002). IGEC toolbox for coincidence search. Classical and Quantum Gravity. 19(7). 1541–1546. 4 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 C. Messenger Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Shubhanshu Tiwari Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by S. Klimenko Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by S. Babak Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by R. C. Essick Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by B. Farr Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by F. Salemi Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by P. Cerdá–Durán Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Sarah Burke-Spolaor Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by C. P. L. Berry
Rankless by CCL
2026