R. A. Sunyaev

6.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
73 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

R. A. Sunyaev is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, R. A. Sunyaev has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 31 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 12 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in R. A. Sunyaev's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (40 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (35 papers) and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (17 papers). R. A. Sunyaev is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (40 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (35 papers) and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (17 papers). R. A. Sunyaev collaborates with scholars based in Russia, Germany and United States. R. A. Sunyaev's co-authors include Ya. B. Zel’dovich, Jens Chluba, J. A. Rubiño-Martín, Rishi Khatri, C. Hernández–Monteagudo, S. Sazonov, Greg L. Bryan, Gert Hütsi, Michael L. Norman and M. Gilfanov and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

R. A. Sunyaev

67 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Small-scale fluctuations of relic radiation 1969 2026 1988 2007 1970 1969 1980 1980 200 400 600
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. Small-scale fluctuations of relic radiation
    1970 601 citations R. A. Sunyaev, Ya. B. Zel’dovich profile →
  2. The interaction of matter and radiation in a hot-model universe
    1969 475 citations Ya. B. Zel’dovich, R. A. Sunyaev profile →
  3. Microwave Background Radiation as a Probe of the Contemporary Structure and History of the Universe
    1980 443 citations R. A. Sunyaev, Ya. B. Zel’dovich profile →
  4. The velocity of clusters of galaxies relative to the microwave background. The possibility of its measurement
    1980 390 citations R. A. Sunyaev, Ya. B. Zel’dovich Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

Peers

R. A. Sunyaev
R. A. Shafer United States
R. Beck Germany
David Tytler United States
Olivier Doré United States
R. H. Sanders Netherlands
M. J. Valtonen Finland
N. Aghanim France
D. Scolnic United States
Zong‐Hong Zhu China
Will Saunders Australia
R. A. Shafer United States
R. A. Sunyaev
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Fields of papers citing papers by R. A. Sunyaev

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. A. Sunyaev

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. A. Sunyaev. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. A. Sunyaev 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 R. A. Sunyaev. R. A. Sunyaev 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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Suzuki, Hiromasa, Satoru Katsuda, E. Churazov, et al.. (2025). XRISM observations of solar flare X-ray emission reflected in the Earth’s atmosphere. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 77(6). 1301–1312.
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Churazov, E., Ildar Khabibullin, Klaus Dolag, N. Lyskova, & R. A. Sunyaev. (2023). Prospects of detecting soft X-ray emission from typical WHIM filaments around massive clusters and the coma cluster soft excess. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 523(1). 1209–1227. 7 indexed citations
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Burenin, R., П. С. Медведев, M. Gilfanov, et al.. (2022). Observations of Massive Galaxy Clusters from the All-Sky Survey with the eROSITA Telescope Onboard the SRG Space Observatory. Astronomy Letters. 48(12). 702–723.
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Mascolo, Luca Di, Tony Mroczkowski, E. Churazov, et al.. (2020). The Massive and Distant Clusters of WISE Survey: SZ effect of Verification with the Atacama Compact Array-Localization and Cluster Analysis. ArTS Archivio della ricerca di Trieste (University of Trieste https://www.units.it/). 12 indexed citations
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Gilfanov, M., et al.. (2013). AGN and QSOs in the eROSITA all-sky survey - II. The large-scale structure. Max Planck Digital Library. 13 indexed citations
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Hernández–Monteagudo, C. & R. A. Sunyaev. (2010). Galaxy clusters as mirrors of the distant universe: implications of the blurring term for the kSZ and ISW effects. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 5 indexed citations
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Chluba, Jens & R. A. Sunyaev. (2009). Pre-recombinational energy release and narrow features in the CMB spectrum. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 17 indexed citations
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Chluba, Jens & R. A. Sunyaev. (2008). Evolution of low-frequency features in the CMB spectrum due to stimulated\n Compton scattering and Doppler broadening. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 11 indexed citations
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Rubiño-Martín, J. A., C. Hernández–Monteagudo, & R. A. Sunyaev. (2005). The imprint of cosmological hydrogen recombination lines \non the power spectrum of the CMB. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 9 indexed citations
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Chluba, Jens & R. A. Sunyaev. (2004). Superposition of blackbodies and the dipole anisotropy: A\npossibility to calibrate CMB experiments. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 31 indexed citations
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Basu, Kaustuv, C. Hernández–Monteagudo, & R. A. Sunyaev. (2004). CMB observations and the production of chemical elements at the end of the dark ages. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 28 indexed citations
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Sunyaev, R. A., С. А. Гребенев, A. Lutovinov, et al.. (2003). New source IGR J17544-2619 discovered with INTEGRAL. ATel. 190. 1. 8 indexed citations
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Enßlin, T. A. & R. A. Sunyaev. (2002). Synchrotron self-Comptonized emission of low energy cosmic ray electrons in the Universe. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 5 indexed citations
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Гребенев, С. А., et al.. (1999). X-Ray Variability of 4U1700-37 According to Art-Pigranat. 38. 89. 1 indexed citations
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Molkov, S., С. А. Гребенев, M. Pavlinsky, & R. A. Sunyaev. (1999). Granatiart-P Observations of GX3+1: Type i X-Ray Burst and Persistent Emission. 38. 141. 2 indexed citations
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Sazonov, S. & R. A. Sunyaev. (1998). Spectral distortions of the cosmic microwave background radiation due to interaction with the hot gas in a moving cluster: Inclusion of relativistic effects. Astronomy Letters. 24(5). 553–567. 19 indexed citations
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Zeldovich, Ia. B., Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Г. И. Баренблатт, & R. A. Sunyaev. (1993). Particles, nuclei, and the universe. Princeton University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Sunyaev, R. A. & Lev Titarchuk. (1979). Compton shift of X-rays in plasma clouds: Typical radiation spectra. STIN. 80. 14000. 1 indexed citations
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Sobol, I. M., et al.. (1979). The profile evolution of X-ray spectral lines due to Comptonization. Monte Carlo computations.. A&A. 75. 214–222. 3 indexed citations
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Zel’dovich, Ya. B., R. A. Sunyaev, & V. G. Kurt. (1969). Recombination of hydrogen in the hot model of the universe. 55. 146. 23 indexed citations

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