A. Gal‐Yam

Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya — Spain

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

106h-index39.6kcitations886works12.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae(678), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies(230), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena(204), Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research(185), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations(158)

Publications880 total

Optical/Infrared Observations of the Extraordinary GRB 250702B: A Highly Obscured Afterglow in a Massive Galaxy Consistent with Multiple Possible Progenitors
The Astrophysical Journal Letters·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
SN 2019vxm: A Shocking Coincidence between Fermi and TESS
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
An axisymmetric shock breakout indicated by prompt polarized emission from the type II supernova 2024ggi
Science Advances·2025Open Access
A Search for Minute-timescale Flares from the Transient AT 2024wpp
The Astrophysical Journal·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
ULTRASAT, the Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite: US role and mission status update
2025
Extremely stripped supernova reveals a silicon and sulfur formation site
Nature·2025· 8 cited
EP250108a/SN 2025kg: A Jet-driven Stellar Explosion Interacting with Circumstellar Material
The Astrophysical Journal Letters·2025· 13 citedOpen Access
Accurate photometric calibration by fitting the system transmission
Astronomy and Astrophysics·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
EP250108a/SN 2025kg: A Jet-Driven Stellar Explosion Interacting With Circumstellar Material
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Decision tree ensembles for automatic spectroscopic classification of tidal disruption events
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Sample of hydrogen-rich superluminous supernovae from the Zwicky Transient Facility
Astronomy and Astrophysics·2025· 9 citedOpen Access
Eruptive mass loss less than a year before the explosion of superluminous supernovae
Astronomy and Astrophysics·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Shock Breakouts from Compact Circumstellar Medium Surrounding Core-collapse Supernova Progenitors May Contribute Significantly to the Observed  ≳10 TeV Neutrino Background
The Astrophysical Journal·2025· 7 citedOpen Access
SN 2023tsz: a helium-interaction-driven supernova in a very low-mass galaxy
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Optical and Radio Analysis of Systematically Classified Broad-lined Type Ic Supernovae from the Zwicky Transient Facility
The Astrophysical Journal·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
The BlackGEM Telescope Array. I. Overview
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific·2024· 24 citedOpen Access
Shock breakouts from compact CSM surrounding core-collapse SN progenitors may contribute significantly to the observed $\gtrsim10$ TeV neutrino background
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
The progenitor star of SN 2023ixf: a massive red supergiant with enhanced, episodic pre-supernova mass loss
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2024· 33 citedOpen Access
End-to-End simulation framework for astronomical spectrographs: SOXS, CUBES and ANDES
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
The Early Ultraviolet Light Curves of Type II Supernovae and the Radii of Their Progenitor Stars
The Astrophysical Journal·2024· 17 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

S. B. Cenko(31), S. R. Kulkarni(27), E. O. Ofek(26), M. M. Kasliwal(24), P. Nugent(22), A. V. Filippenko(18), M. Sullivan(18), I. Arcavi(18), J. S. Bloom(16), D. A. Howell(16), D. B. Fox(15), R. Quimby(13), D. Poznanski(11), J. M. Silverman(11), A. Horesh(11), P. A. Mazzali(10), Douglas C. Leonard(10), O. Yaron(10), Nicholas M. Law(9), Lars Bildsten(9)