P. Espigat

17.2k citations

158 papers · 11.5k · 3 hit papers · h-index 56

Impact in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 2%
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Neutrino Physics Research
Astronomy and Astrophysics top 1%
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research

Papers in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics 152
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena 135
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena 56
- Neutrino Physics Research 15
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies 14
Astronomy and Astrophysics 120
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 81
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 48
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research 22
- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology 19

Co-authors: C. Ghesquière (5 shared papers)B. Fabre (6 shared papers)Gerard Fontaine (5 shared papers)M. Rivoal (5 shared papers)Leonard Dobrzyński (4 shared papers)L. Montanet (2 shared papers)Ch. Defoix (3 shared papers)A. de Bellefon (5 shared papers)
Journals: Astronomy and Astrophysics (80 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (14 papers)Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment (7 papers)Astroparticle Physics (6 papers)Physical Review Letters (6 papers)
Partner nations: France Germany United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

P. Espigat

158 papers receiving 11.1k citations

P. Espigat's Hit Papers

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Energy Spectrum of Cosmic-Ray Electrons at TeV Energies 2008 · 417 citations

What are hit papers?

Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2008 Physical Review Letters
2007 The Astrophysical Journal
2006 Astronomy and Astrophysics

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside P. Espigat, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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1	Observations of the Crab nebula with HESS Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Felix Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, A. R. Bazer‐Bachi, M. Beilicke, Wynstan Benbow, David Berge, Konrad Bernlöhr, Catherine Boisson Hit paper breakdown →	2006	595
2	An Exceptional Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Flare of PKS 2155-304 The Astrophysical Journal ·Felix Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, A. R. Bazer‐Bachi, B. Behera, M. Beilicke, Wynstan Benbow, David Berge, Konrad Bernlöhr Hit paper breakdown →	2007	534
3	Energy Spectrum of Cosmic-Ray Electrons at TeV Energies Physical Review Letters ·Felix Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, Ulisses Barres de Almeida, A. R. Bazer‐Bachi, Yvonne Becherini, B. Behera, Wynstan Benbow, Konrad Bernlöhr Hit paper breakdown →	2008	417
4	The H.E.S.S. Survey of the Inner Galaxy in Very High Energy Gamma Rays The Astrophysical Journal ·Felix Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, A. R. Bazer‐Bachi, M. Beilicke, Wynstan Benbow, David Berge, Konrad Bernlöhr, Catherine Boisson	2006	361
5	Probing the ATIC peak in the cosmic-ray electron spectrum with H.E.S.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Felix Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, Gisela Anton, Ulisses Barres de Almeida, A. R. Bazer‐Bachi, Yvonne Becherini, B. Behera, Konrad Bernlöhr	2009	347
6	A low level of extragalactic background light as revealed by γ-rays from blazars Nature ·Felix Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, A. R. Bazer‐Bachi, M. Beilicke, Wynstan Benbow, David Berge, Konrad Bernlöhr, Catherine Boisson	2006	345
7	High-energy particle acceleration in the shell of a supernova remnant Nature ·Felix Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, Klaus-Michael Aye, A. R. Bazer‐Bachi, M. Beilicke, Wynstan Benbow, David Berge, P. Berghaus	2004	338
8	Discovery of very-high-energy γ-rays from the Galactic Centre ridge Nature ·Felix Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, A. R. Bazer‐Bachi, M. Beilicke, Wynstan Benbow, David Berge, Konrad Bernlöhr, Catherine Boisson	2006	331
9	Discovery of the binary pulsar PSR B1259-63 in very-high-energy gamma rays around periastron with HESS Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Felix Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, Klaus-Michael Aye, A. R. Bazer‐Bachi, M. Beilicke, Wynstan Benbow, David Berge, P. Berghaus	2005	231
10	Fast Variability of TeraElectron Volt γ Rays from the Radio Galaxy M87 Science ·Felix Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, A. R. Bazer‐Bachi, M. Beilicke, Wynstan Benbow, David Berge, Konrad Bernlöhr, Catherine Boisson	2006	222
11	Primary particle acceleration above 100 TeV in the shell-type supernova remnant RX J1713.7-3946 with deep HESS observations Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Felix Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, A. R. Bazer‐Bachi, M. Beilicke, Wynstan Benbow, David Berge, Konrad Bernlöhr, Catherine Boisson	2006	214
12	A detailed spectral and morphological study of the gamma-ray supernova remnant RX J1713.7–3946 with HESS Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Felix Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, A. R. Bazer‐Bachi, M. Beilicke, Wynstan Benbow, David Berge, Konrad Bernlöhr, Catherine Boisson	2006	197
13	A New Population of Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Sources in the Milky Way Science ·Felix Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, Klaus-Michael Aye, A. R. Bazer‐Bachi, M. Beilicke, Wynstan Benbow, David Berge, P. Berghaus	2005	196
14	Discovery of very high energy gamma-ray emission coincident with molecular clouds in the W 28 (G6.4-0.1) field Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Felix Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, A. R. Bazer‐Bachi, B. Behera, M. Beilicke, Wynstan Benbow, David Berge, Konrad Bernlöhr	2008	191
15	New constraints on the mid-IR EBL from the HESS discovery of VHE γ-rays from 1ES 0229+200 Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Felix Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, Ulisses Barres de Almeida, A. R. Bazer‐Bachi, B. Behera, M. Beilicke, Wynstan Benbow, Konrad Bernlöhr	2007	183
16	Search for a Dark Matter Annihilation Signal from the Galactic Center Halo with H.E.S.S. Physical Review Letters ·A. Abramowski, Fabio Acero, Felix Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, Gisela Anton, Anna Barnacka, Ulisses Barres de Almeida, A. R. Bazer‐Bachi	2011	168
17	3.9 day orbital modulation in the TeV γ-ray flux and spectrum from the X-ray binary LS 5039 Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Felix Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, A. R. Bazer‐Bachi, M. Beilicke, Wynstan Benbow, David Berge, Konrad Bernlöhr, Catherine Boisson	2006	166
18	Search for Photon-Linelike Signatures from Dark Matter Annihilations with H.E.S.S. Physical Review Letters ·A. Abramowski, Fabio Acero, Felix Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, Gisela Anton, S. Balenderan, A. Balzer, Anna Barnacka	2013	159
19	Radio Imaging of the Very-High-Energy γ-Ray Emission Region in the Central Engine of a Radio Galaxy Science ·V. A. Acciari, E. Aliu, T. Arlen, M. A. Bautista, M. Beilicke, Wynstan Benbow, Sarah Bradbury, James Buckley	2009	146
20	HESS very-high-energy gamma-ray sources without identified counterparts Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Felix Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian, Ulisses Barres de Almeida, A. R. Bazer‐Bachi, B. Behera, M. Beilicke, Wynstan Benbow, Konrad Bernlöhr	2007	143

About P. Espigat

P. Espigat is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Radiation, Aerospace Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics, having authored 158 papers that have together received 11.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (135 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (81 papers), Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena (56 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (48 papers), Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (22 papers), Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology (19 papers), Neutrino Physics Research (15 papers) and Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (10.9k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (8.7k citations), Instrumentation (63 citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (179 citations) and Radiation (120 citations). P. Espigat has collaborated with scholars based in France, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include C. Ghesquière, B. Fabre, Gerard Fontaine, M. Rivoal, Leonard Dobrzyński, L. Montanet, Ch. Defoix, A. de Bellefon, Egil Lillestøl and M. Laloum. Their work appears in journals such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Astrophysical Journal, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, Astroparticle Physics and Physical Review Letters.

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