Sirio Belli

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Sirio Belli is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sirio Belli has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 20 papers in Instrumentation and 2 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Sirio Belli's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (25 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (20 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (15 papers). Sirio Belli is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (25 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (20 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (15 papers). Sirio Belli collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Sirio Belli's co-authors include Richard S. Ellis, Andrew B. Newman, Allison W. S. Man, M. Fukugita, Kevin Bundy, Tadayuki Kodama, T. A. Targett, M. Pannella, G. Cresci and D. Elbaz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

Sirio Belli

28 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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.

The main sequence of star-forming galaxies across cosmic times

2022 155 citations P. Popesso, Alice Concas et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sirio Belli United States	17	1.2k	727	96	42	33	30	1.2k
Tiantian Yuan United States	18	1.3k 1.1×	553 0.8×	121 1.3×	35 0.8×	27 0.8×	37	1.3k
Themiya Nanayakkara Australia	19	1.1k 1.0×	600 0.8×	131 1.4×	39 0.9×	18 0.5×	61	1.2k
B. Épinat France	21	1.3k 1.1×	602 0.8×	107 1.1×	54 1.3×	35 1.1×	54	1.3k
Samuel Richards Australia	22	1.1k 0.9×	633 0.9×	67 0.7×	56 1.3×	25 0.8×	53	1.2k
Л. Н. Макарова Russia	18	1.3k 1.1×	610 0.8×	88 0.9×	52 1.2×	22 0.7×	58	1.3k
Sabine Bellstedt Australia	19	983 0.8×	623 0.9×	103 1.1×	26 0.6×	30 0.9×	60	1.0k
M. Bolzonella Italy	21	1.2k 1.0×	792 1.1×	103 1.1×	55 1.3×	50 1.5×	35	1.2k
P. Papaderos Portugal	25	1.8k 1.5×	867 1.2×	70 0.7×	45 1.1×	37 1.1×	93	1.8k
Seppo Laine United States	19	1.2k 1.0×	574 0.8×	80 0.8×	67 1.6×	30 0.9×	62	1.2k
Y. Roehlly France	12	1.2k 1.0×	540 0.7×	156 1.6×	47 1.1×	30 0.9×	17	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Sirio Belli

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sirio Belli

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sirio Belli

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sirio Belli. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sirio Belli 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 Sirio Belli. Sirio Belli is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Poggianti, Bianca M., A. Moretti, Benedetta Vulcani, et al.. (2025). Stripped and enriched: the role of ram–pressure in shaping chemical enrichment of galaxies at intermediate redshift. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters. 540(1). L58–L64.

Belli, Sirio, R. L. Davies, Minjung Park, et al.. (2025). Probing neutral outflows in z ∼ 2 galaxies using JWST observations of Ca II H and K absorption lines. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 705. A125–A125.

Belli, Sirio, Minjung Park, R. L. Davies, et al.. (2025). Active Galactic Nucleus Feedback in Quiescent Galaxies at Cosmic Noon Traced by Ionized Gas Emission. The Astrophysical Journal. 981(1). 25–25. 5 indexed citations

Davies, R. L., Sirio Belli, Minjung Park, et al.. (2024). JWST reveals widespread AGN-driven neutral gas outflows in massive z ~ 2 galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 528(3). 4976–4992. 25 indexed citations

Park, Minjung, Sirio Belli, Charlie Conroy, et al.. (2024). Widespread Rapid Quenching at Cosmic Noon Revealed by JWST Deep Spectroscopy. The Astrophysical Journal. 976(1). 72–72. 17 indexed citations

Belli, Sirio, Minjung Park, R. L. Davies, et al.. (2024). Star formation shut down by multiphase gas outflow in a galaxy at a redshift of 2.45. Nature. 630(8015). 54–58. 34 indexed citations

Park, Minjung, Sirio Belli, Charlie Conroy, et al.. (2023). Rapid Quenching of Galaxies at Cosmic Noon. The Astrophysical Journal. 953(1). 119–119. 21 indexed citations

Yue, Minghao, Anna–Christina Eilers, Robert A. Simcoe, et al.. (2023). Detecting and Characterizing Young Quasars. III. The Impact of Gravitational Lensing Magnification. The Astrophysical Journal. 950(2). 105–105. 3 indexed citations

Zanella, Anita, et al.. (2023). The large molecular gas fraction of post-starburst galaxies at z > 1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 524(1). 923–939. 12 indexed citations

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Bialy, Shmuel, Sirio Belli, & M. Padovani. (2022). Constraining the cosmic-ray ionization rate and spectrum with NIR spectroscopy of dense clouds. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 658. L13–L13. 12 indexed citations

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Popesso, P., Alice Concas, G. Cresci, et al.. (2022). The main sequence of star-forming galaxies across cosmic times. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 519(1). 1526–1544. 155 indexed citations breakdown →

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Belli, Sirio, et al.. (2021). Quenching, Mergers, and Age Profiles for z = 2 Galaxies in IllustrisTNG. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 916(2). L23–L23. 7 indexed citations

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Jafariyazani, Marziye, Andrew B. Newman, Bahram Mobasher, et al.. (2020). Resolved Multi-element Stellar Chemical Abundances in the Brightest Quiescent Galaxy at z ∼ 2. UCL Discovery (University College London). 22 indexed citations

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Popesso, P., L. Morselli, Alice Concas, et al.. (2019). The main sequence of star-forming galaxies – II. A non-evolving slope at the high-mass end. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 490(4). 5285–5299. 33 indexed citations

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Newman, Andrew B., Sirio Belli, Richard S. Ellis, & Shannon G. Patel. (2018). Resolving Quiescent Galaxies at z≳2: I. Search for Gravitationally Lensed Sources and Characterization of their Structure, Stellar Populations, and Line Emission. UCL Discovery (University College London). 27 indexed citations

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Newman, Andrew B., Sirio Belli, Richard S. Ellis, & Shannon G. Patel. (2018). Resolving Quiescent Galaxies at z≳2: II. Direct Measures of Rotational Support. UCL Discovery (University College London). 39 indexed citations

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Belli, Sirio, A. Contursi, & R. Davies. (2018). Flame : A flexible data reduction pipeline for near-infrared and optical spectroscopy. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 478(2). 2097–2112. 4 indexed citations

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Zitrin, Adi, Richard S. Ellis, Sirio Belli, & Daniel P. Stark. (2015). A Pilot Survey for C III] Emission in the Reionization Era: Gravitationally Lensed Z ∼ 7–8 Galaxies in the Frontier Fields Cluster Abell 2744. UCL Discovery (University College London). 14 indexed citations

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Belli, Sirio, Andrew B. Newman, & Richard S. Ellis. (2015). STELLAR POPULATIONS FROM SPECTROSCOPY OF A LARGE SAMPLE OF QUIESCENT GALAXIES ATZ> 1: MEASURING THE CONTRIBUTION OF PROGENITOR BIAS TO EARLY SIZE GROWTH. The Astrophysical Journal. 799(2). 206–206. 73 indexed citations

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Belli, Sirio, Andrew B. Newman, Richard S. Ellis, & Nicholas P. Konidaris. (2014). MOSFIRE ABSORPTION LINE SPECTROSCOPY OF z > 2 QUIESCENT GALAXIES: PROBING A PERIOD OF RAPID SIZE GROWTH. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 788(2). L29–L29. 41 indexed citations

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