S. Komossa

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
113 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

S. Komossa is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Komossa has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 51 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 13 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in S. Komossa's work include Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (94 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (81 papers) and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (51 papers). S. Komossa is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (94 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (81 papers) and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (51 papers). S. Komossa collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and China. S. Komossa's co-authors include D. Grupe, Dawei Xu, Hongyan Zhou, Y. Ikebe, R. D. Saxton, G. Hasinger, J. S. Kaastra, P. Predehl, V. Burwitz and Karen M. Leighly and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

S. Komossa

110 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Discovery of a Binary Active Galactic Nucleus in the Ultr... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2002 2000 100 200 300

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
S. Komossa Germany 34 4.0k 1.5k 554 113 63 113 4.1k
A. Wolter Italy 25 2.8k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 538 1.0× 67 0.6× 51 0.8× 120 3.0k
E. Piconcelli Italy 34 4.6k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 759 1.4× 105 0.9× 82 1.3× 131 4.7k
P. Coppi United States 29 3.7k 0.9× 1.7k 1.2× 537 1.0× 134 1.2× 137 2.2× 100 3.9k
Smita Mathur United States 33 3.6k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 357 0.6× 103 0.9× 34 0.5× 142 3.7k
R. Della Ceca Italy 36 4.0k 1.0× 1.8k 1.2× 675 1.2× 90 0.8× 19 0.3× 137 4.1k
P. Lira Chile 35 3.2k 0.8× 760 0.5× 808 1.5× 130 1.2× 28 0.4× 99 3.2k
Michael Eracleous United States 38 3.8k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 357 0.6× 97 0.9× 57 0.9× 135 3.8k
G. Trinchieri Italy 30 2.8k 0.7× 880 0.6× 657 1.2× 62 0.5× 44 0.7× 127 2.8k
A. E. Hornschemeier United States 32 3.5k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 850 1.5× 108 1.0× 19 0.3× 92 3.6k
F. Gastaldello Italy 31 2.9k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 641 1.2× 94 0.8× 28 0.4× 121 3.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. Komossa

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of S. Komossa. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of S. Komossa 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 S. Komossa. S. Komossa 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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Komossa, S., P. Marziani, Luka Č. Popović, et al.. (2025). The extremes of AGN variability: Outbursts, deep fades, changing looks, exceptional spectral states, and semi-periodicities. Advances in Space Research. 77(3). 4041–4058. 2 indexed citations
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Zoła, S., S. Komossa, M. Kidger, et al.. (2022). Spitzer Observations of the Predicted Eddington Flare from Blazar OJ 287. UTUPub (University of Turku). 21 indexed citations
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Guainazzi, M., Alessandra De Rosa, S. Bianchi, et al.. (2021). An XMM–Newton study of active–inactive galaxy pairs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 504(1). 393–405. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Jun, Ilse van Bemmel, Z. Paragi, et al.. (2021). A parsec-scale faint jet in the nearby changing-look Seyfert galaxy Mrk 590. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters. 502(1). L61–L65. 11 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Timothy S., M. Berton, Sonia Antón, et al.. (2021). Observations of the γ-ray-emitting narrow-line Seyfert 1, SBS 0846+513, and its host galaxy. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 504(4). 5188–5198. 6 indexed citations
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Valtonen, M. J., Lankeswar Dey, A. Gopakumar, et al.. (2021). Promise of Persistent Multi-Messenger Astronomy with the Blazar OJ 287. Galaxies. 10(1). 1–1. 14 indexed citations
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Husemann, B., J. Heidt, Alessandra De Rosa, et al.. (2020). Revisiting dual AGN candidates with spatially resolved LBT spectroscopy: The impact of spillover light contamination. arXiv (Cornell University). 8 indexed citations
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Dey, Lankeswar, A. Gopakumar, M. J. Valtonen, et al.. (2019). The Unique Blazar OJ 287 and Its Massive Binary Black Hole Central Engine. Universe. 5(5). 108–108. 30 indexed citations
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Berton, M., Enrico Congiu, S. Ciroi, et al.. (2019). The Interacting Late-type Host Galaxy of the Radio-loud Narrow-line Seyfert 1 IRAS 20181-2244. The Astronomical Journal. 157(2). 48–48. 21 indexed citations
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Myserlis, I., S. Komossa, E. Angelakis, et al.. (2018). High cadence, linear, and circular polarization monitoring of OJ 287. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 619. A88–A88. 18 indexed citations
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Bennert, Vardha N., S. Komossa, Matthew A. Malkan, et al.. (2016). BROAD Hβ EMISSION-LINE VARIABILITY IN A SAMPLE OF 102 LOCAL ACTIVE GALAXIES. DigitalCommons - CalPoly (California State Polytechnic University). 42 indexed citations
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Gabányi, K. É., Tao An, S. Frey, et al.. (2016). FOUR DUAL AGN CANDIDATES OBSERVED WITH THE VLBA. The Astrophysical Journal. 826(2). 106–106. 19 indexed citations
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Brem, P., Jorge Cuadra, Pau Amaro‐Seoane, & S. Komossa. (2016). Tidal disruptions in circumbinary disks. II: Observational signatures in the reverberation spectra. 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Zhou, Huijuan Wang, Xiaojun Jiang, et al.. (2016). The Xinglong 2.16-m Telescope: Current Instruments and Scientific Projects. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 128(969). 115005–115005. 82 indexed citations
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Longinotti, A. L., Y. Krongold, G. A. Kriss, et al.. (2015). The rise of an ionized wind in the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 335 observed by XMM-Newton and HST. Saint Mary's University Institutional Repository (Saint Mary's University). 44 indexed citations
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Gallo, Luigi, D. Grupe, S. Komossa, et al.. (2015). XMM-Newton observations of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 335 in a historical low X-ray flux state. Saint Mary's University Institutional Repository (Saint Mary's University). 18 indexed citations
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Komossa, S.. (2015). Tidal disruption of stars by supermassive black holes: Status of observations. Journal of High Energy Astrophysics. 7. 148–157. 202 indexed citations
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Grupe, D., S. Komossa, & R. D. Saxton. (2015). IC 3599 DID IT AGAIN: A SECOND OUTBURST OF THE X-RAY TRANSIENT SEYFERT 1.9 GALAXY. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 803(2). L28–L28. 39 indexed citations
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Komossa, S., Hongyan Zhou, & Huimin Lü. (2008). A Recoiling Supermassive Black Hole in the Quasar SDSS J092712.65+294344.0?. The Astrophysical Journal. 678(2). L81–L84. 148 indexed citations
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Komossa, S.. (2001). The X-ray view of the quasar MR 2251-178 and its host cluster: \n Variability, absorption, and intracluster gas emission. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations

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