S. Colafrancesco

14.5k citations

104 papers · 2.1k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 22

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 1%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 2%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 10%
Instrumentation top 5%
Mechanics of Materials top 10%

Co-authors: P. Mazzotta N. Vittorio G. Mazzitelli Stefano Profumo ¶. Marchegiani Piero Ullio Pasquale Blasi P. Giommi
Topics: Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (70 papers)Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (62 papers)Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena (41 papers)
Cited by: Astronomy and Astrophysics Nuclear and High Energy Physics Instrumentation
Journals: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaThe Astrophysical Journal Scientific Reports
Partner nations: Italy South Africa United States

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S. Colafrancesco

97 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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Ionization balance for optically thin plasmas: Rate coefficients for all atoms and ions of the elements H to Ni

1998 638 citations P. Mazzotta, G. Mazzitelli et al. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Extragalactic gamma-ray background from AGN winds and star-forming galaxies in cosmological galaxy-formation models 2017 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·A. Lamastra,N. Menci,F. Fiore,L. A. Antonelli,S. Colafrancesco,D. Guetta,A. Stamerra	16
2	Search of MeV–GeV counterparts of TeV sources with AGILE in pointing mode 2016 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·A. Rappoldi,F. Lucarelli,C. Pittori,F. Longo,P. W. Cattaneo,F. Verrecchia,M. Tavani,A. Bulgarelli,A. Chen,S. Colafrancesco,I. Donnarumma,A. Giuliani,A. Morselli,S. Sabatini,S. Vercellone	1
3	Galactic outflow driven by the active nucleus and the origin of the gamma-ray emission in NGC 1068 2016 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·A. Lamastra,F. Fiore,D. Guetta,L. A. Antonelli,S. Colafrancesco,N. Menci,Simonetta Puccetti,A. Stamerra,L. Zappacosta	33
4	Probing the physics and history of cosmic reionization with the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect 2016 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·S. Colafrancesco,¶. Marchegiani,(unknown)	2
5	Local Group dSph radio survey with ATCA – II. Non-thermal diffuse emission 2015 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Marco Regis,L. Richter,S. Colafrancesco,Stefano Profumo,W. J. G. de Blok,M. Massardi	24
6	Dark matter interpretation of the origin of non-thermal phenomena in galaxy clusters 2011 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·S. Colafrancesco,Richard Lieu,¶. Marchegiani,Miguel Pato,L. Pieri,R. Buonanno	4
7	The energetics of giant radio galaxy lobes from inverse Compton\n scattering observations 2011 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·S. Colafrancesco,¶. Marchegiani	14
8	Disentangling the gamma-ray emission of NGC 1275 and that of the Perseus cluster 2010 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·S. Colafrancesco,¶. Marchegiani,P. Giommi	12
9	On the ability of the spectroscopic Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect measurements to determine\nthe temperature structure of galaxy clusters 2010 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·S. Colafrancesco,¶. Marchegiani	11
10	An analysis of electron distributions in galaxy clustersby means of the flux ratio of iron lines FeXXV and XXVI 2009 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·Д. А. Прохоров,F. Durret,V. A. Dogiel,S. Colafrancesco	9
11	On the inverse Compton scattering interpretation of the hard X-ray excesses in galaxy clusters: the case of Ophiuchus 2009 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·S. Colafrancesco,¶. Marchegiani	12
12	SZ effect from radio-galaxy lobes: astrophysical and cosmological relevance 2008 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·S. Colafrancesco	16
13	Non-Linear Wave Dynamics in the Jet-Ambient-Medium Interaction 2008 ·Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics ·(unknown),J. Guillory,D. V. Rose,S. Schindler,S. Colafrancesco,W. Kapferer	1
14	In-situ acceleration of subrelativistic electrons in the Coma halo and the halo's influence on the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect 2006 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·V. A. Dogiel,S. Colafrancesco,Chung‐Ming Ko,(unknown),Chorng‐Yuan Hwang,W.-H. Ip,M. Birkinshaw,Д. А. Прохоров	18
15	SZ effect from Dark Matter annihilation 2004 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·S. Colafrancesco	17
16	The non-thermal Sunyaev–Zel'dovich effect in clusters of galaxies 2002 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·S. Colafrancesco,¶. Marchegiani,(unknown)	44
17	An X-ray and optical study of the cluster A33 2000 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·S. Colafrancesco,C. R. Mullis,A. Wolter,I. M. Gioia,T. Maccacaro,L. A. Antonelli,F. Fiore,J. S. Kaastra,R. Mewe,Yoel Rephaeli,R. Fusco‐Femiano,V. Antonuccio-Delogu,F. Matteuccí,P. Mazzotta	1
18	Ionization balance for optically thin plasmas: Rate coefficients for all atoms and ions of the elements H to Nibreakdown → 1998 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·P. Mazzotta,G. Mazzitelli,S. Colafrancesco,N. Vittorio	638
19	1 High Energy Phenomena in Clusters of Galaxies 1998 ·Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya) ·Pasquale Blasi,S. Colafrancesco	3
20	CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES AND THE DIFFUSE GAMMA RAY BACKGROUND 1998 ·S. Colafrancesco,Pasquale Blasi	64

About S. Colafrancesco

S. Colafrancesco is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Instrumentation, having authored 104 papers that have together received 2.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (70 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (62 papers) and Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena (41 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (1.9k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.2k citations) and Instrumentation (103 citations). S. Colafrancesco has collaborated with scholars based in Italy, South Africa and United States. Frequent co-authors include P. Mazzotta, N. Vittorio, G. Mazzitelli, Stefano Profumo, ¶. Marchegiani, Piero Ullio, Pasquale Blasi, P. Giommi, N. Menci and A. Cavaliere. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Astrophysical Journal and Scientific Reports.

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