Matteo Cantiello

15.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
78 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Matteo Cantiello is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Matteo Cantiello has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 19 papers in Instrumentation and 4 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Matteo Cantiello's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (55 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (34 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (31 papers). Matteo Cantiello is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (55 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (34 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (31 papers). Matteo Cantiello collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Netherlands. Matteo Cantiello's co-authors include Bill Paxton, Aaron Dotter, Lars Bildsten, N. Langer, R. H. D. Townsend, F. X. Timmes, Charlie Conroy, Jieun Choi, Benjamin D. Johnson and Christopher Mankovich and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Matteo Cantiello

73 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

MODULES FOR EXPERIMENTS IN STELLAR ASTROPHYSICS (MESA): P... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2013 2016 2019 2011 2011 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. MODULES FOR EXPERIMENTS IN STELLAR ASTROPHYSICS (MESA): PLANETS, OSCILLATIONS, ROTATION, AND MASSIVE STARS
    2013 2.2k citations Bill Paxton, Matteo Cantiello et al. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series profile →
  2. MESA ISOCHRONES AND STELLAR TRACKS (MIST). I. SOLAR-SCALED MODELS
    2016 1.5k citations Aaron Dotter, Matteo Cantiello et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
  3. Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA): Pulsating Variable Stars, Rotation, Convective Boundaries, and Energy Conservation
    2019 1.1k citations Bill Paxton, R. Smolec et al. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series profile →
  4. Rotating massive main-sequence stars
    2011 598 citations I. Brott, Matteo Cantiello et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →
  5. Rotating Massive Main-Sequence Stars I: Grids of Evolutionary Models and Isochrones
    2011 329 citations I. Brott, Matteo Cantiello 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
Matteo Cantiello United States 32 8.5k 2.6k 560 253 252 78 8.7k
Bill Paxton United States 24 7.3k 0.9× 2.2k 0.8× 626 1.1× 307 1.2× 220 0.9× 30 7.6k
R. H. D. Townsend United States 36 7.8k 0.9× 2.0k 0.8× 491 0.9× 313 1.2× 371 1.5× 104 8.1k
Aaron Dotter United States 35 9.4k 1.1× 4.0k 1.5× 518 0.9× 219 0.9× 263 1.0× 101 9.7k
Christopher A. Tout United Kingdom 46 9.3k 1.1× 2.5k 0.9× 684 1.2× 325 1.3× 192 0.8× 211 9.5k
S. E. de Mink Netherlands 52 9.8k 1.2× 2.8k 1.1× 775 1.4× 204 0.8× 277 1.1× 157 10.1k
G. Meynet Switzerland 64 14.1k 1.7× 4.6k 1.7× 1.6k 2.8× 180 0.7× 292 1.2× 340 14.4k
Pablo Marchant Belgium 27 4.5k 0.5× 1.0k 0.4× 346 0.6× 255 1.0× 168 0.7× 61 4.7k
Paola Marigo Italy 42 10.5k 1.2× 5.2k 2.0× 453 0.8× 87 0.3× 285 1.1× 113 10.7k
Frederic A. Rasio United States 53 9.8k 1.2× 1.2k 0.4× 812 1.4× 519 2.1× 187 0.7× 171 10.1k
Zhanwen Han China 43 7.9k 0.9× 2.1k 0.8× 590 1.1× 359 1.4× 269 1.1× 287 8.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matteo Cantiello

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Graham, M. J., Barry McKernan, K. E. Saavik Ford, et al.. (2025). An extremely luminous flare recorded from a supermassive black hole. Nature Astronomy. 10(1). 154–164.
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Antoci, V., Matteo Cantiello, V. Khalack, et al.. (2025). Magnetic fields or overstable convective modes in HR 7495. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 696. A111–A111. 1 indexed citations
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Metzger, Brian D., et al.. (2024). Fragmentation in Gravitationally Unstable Collapsar Disks and Subsolar Neutron Star Mergers. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 971(2). L34–L34. 8 indexed citations
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Ness, Melissa, Benjamin T. Montet, Matteo Cantiello, et al.. (2024). Many Roads Lead to Lithium: Formation Pathways For Lithium-rich Red Giants. The Astrophysical Journal. 964(1). 42–42. 11 indexed citations
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Antoci, V., Hideyuki Saio, Matteo Cantiello, et al.. (2023). Rotational modulation in A and F stars: magnetic stellar spots or convective core rotation?. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 520(1). 216–232. 10 indexed citations
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Renzo, Mathieu, Emmanouil Zapartas, Stephen Justham, et al.. (2023). Rejuvenated Accretors Have Less Bound Envelopes: Impact of Roche Lobe Overflow on Subsequent Common Envelope Events. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 942(2). L32–L32. 34 indexed citations
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Ryu, Taeho, Barry McKernan, K. E. Saavik Ford, et al.. (2023). In-plane tidal disruption of stars in discs of active galactic nuclei. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 527(3). 8103–8117. 15 indexed citations
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Anders, Evan H., Daniel Lecoanet, Matteo Cantiello, et al.. (2023). The photometric variability of massive stars due to gravity waves excited by core convection. Nature Astronomy. 7(10). 1228–1234. 20 indexed citations
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Slone, Oren, et al.. (2022). A measurement of stellar surface gravity hidden in radial velocity differences of comoving stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 514(1). 1071–1076. 2 indexed citations
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Joyce, Meridith, et al.. (2022). Characterizing Observed Extra Mixing Trends in Red Giants using the Reduced Density Ratio from Thermohaline Models. The Astrophysical Journal. 941(2). 164–164. 8 indexed citations
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Renzo, Mathieu, T. A. Callister, Katerina Chatziioannou, et al.. (2021). Prospects of Gravitational Wave Detections from Common Envelope Evolution with LISA. The Astrophysical Journal. 919(2). 128–128. 18 indexed citations
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Paxton, Bill, R. Smolec, Josiah Schwab, et al.. (2019). Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA): Pulsating Variable Stars, Rotation, Convective Boundaries, and Energy Conservation. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 243(1). 10–10. 1137 indexed citations breakdown →
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Perna, Rosalba, Yihan Wang, Nathan W. C. Leigh, & Matteo Cantiello. (2019). On the Apparent Dichotomy Between the Masses of Black Holes Inferred via X-rays and via Gravitational Waves. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations
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Rossi, A., Matteo Cantiello, V. Testa, et al.. (2018). GW170817/GRB170817A: LBT optical detection. GRB Coordinates Network. 22763. 1. 2 indexed citations
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Lazzati, Davide, Diego López-Cámara, Matteo Cantiello, et al.. (2017). Off-axis Prompt X-Ray Transients from the Cocoon of Short Gamma-Ray Bursts. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 848(1). L6–L6. 71 indexed citations
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Lecoanet, Daniel, Geoffrey M. Vasil, Jim Fuller, Matteo Cantiello, & Keaton J. Burns. (2016). Conversion of internal gravity waves into magnetic waves. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 466(2). 2181–2193. 36 indexed citations
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Neilson, Hilding R., Matteo Cantiello, & N. Langer. (2011). The Cepheid mass discrepancy and pulsation-driven mass loss. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 23 indexed citations
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Cantiello, Matteo & N. Langer. (2010). Thermohaline mixing in evolved low-mass stars. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 64 indexed citations
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Cantiello, Matteo, N. Langer, I. Brott, et al.. (2009). Sub-surface convection zones in hot massive stars and their observable consequences. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 158 indexed citations
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Yoon, Sung-Chul, Matteo Cantiello, & N. Langer. (2008). Evolution of Massive Stars at Very Low Metallicity, Including Rotation and Binary Interactions. AIP conference proceedings. 225–229. 2 indexed citations

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