Publications

You can find an updated list of my pubblications in the Astrophysics Data System

Publication summary

Number of publications per year (2019–2025), split into first-author papers (blue), short-author-list papers (green), and large-collaboration papers (orange). Dashed vertical lines mark the start of joint involvement in the Einstein Telescope collaboration (July 2022) and the LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA collaboration (September 2023)..
Total publications87
Total publications as first author10
Refereed publications52
Refereed publications as first author7
Total number of citations5045
Total number of citations as first author413
h-index34
h-index as first author6

Last update: June 8, 2026

2026

GWTC-5.0: An Introduction to Version 5.0 of the Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 05/2026, 2026arXiv260527223T.

GW240925 and GW250207: Astrophysical Calibration of Gravitational-wave Detectors, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 05/2026, 2026arXiv260511703T.

Searches for Binary Mergers with Sub-solar Mass Components in Data from the First Part of LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA’s Fourth Observing Run, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 05/2026, 2026arXiv260505444T.

Deep Search for Joint Sources of Gravitational Waves and High-energy Neutrinos with IceCube during the Third Observing Run of LIGO and Virgo, Abbasi et al., ApJ 1003(1), 05/2026, 2026ApJ..1003…41A.

Comparing astrophysical models to gravitational-wave data in the observable space, Toubiana et al., PhRvD 113(8), 04/2026, 2026PhRvD.113h3006T.

All-sky search for long-duration gravitational-wave transients in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run, Abac et al., PhRvD 113(8), 04/2026, 2026PhRvD.113h2004A.

Comparing next-generation detector configurations for high-redshift gravitational wave sources with neural posterior estimation, Santoliquido et al., A&A 708 04/2026, 2026A&A…708A.175S.

Narrowband searches for continuous gravitational waves from known pulsars in the first two parts of the fourth LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA observing run, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 03/2026, 2026arXiv260325938T.

Searches for Continuous Gravitational Waves from Supernova Remnants in the first part of the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Fourth Observing run, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 03/2026, 2026arXiv260325808T.

Isolated or Dynamical? Tracing Black Hole Binary Formation through the Population of Gravitational-Wave Sources, Arca Sedda et al., arXiv 03/2026, 2026arXiv260320430A.

Advanced Virgo Plus for O5 – Design Report Overview, Acernese et al., arXiv 03/2026, 2026arXiv260320342A.

GWTC-4.0: Tests of General Relativity. III. Tests of the Remnants, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 03/2026, 2026arXiv260319021T.

GWTC-4.0: Tests of General Relativity. II. Parameterized Tests, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 03/2026, 2026arXiv260319020T.

GWTC-4.0: Tests of General Relativity. I. Overview and General Tests, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 03/2026, 2026arXiv260319019T.

Calibrating spectral siren cosmology with synthetic catalogs of binary black hole mergers, Scarpa et al., arXiv 03/2026, 2026arXiv260315332S.

All-sky Searches for Continuous Gravitational Waves from Isolated Neutron Stars in the Data from the First Part of the Fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Observing Run, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 03/2026, 2026arXiv260314168T.

The Science of the Einstein Telescope, Abac et al., JCAP 2026(3), 03/2026, 2026JCAP…03..081A.

Constraining Binary Neutron Star Populations using Short Gamma-Ray Burst Observations, De Santis et al., arXiv 02/2026, 2026arXiv260213391D.

Black Hole Spectroscopy and Tests of General Relativity with GW250114, Abac et al., PhRvL 136(4), 01/2026, 2026PhRvL.136d1403A.

Crystal Eye: All sky MeV monitor with high precision real-time localization, Aloisio et al., APh 174 01/2026, 2026APh…17403171A.

2025

WINK: Advancing X and Gamma Ray Detection Technology for Space Observations, Tambone et al., icrc.conf 12/2025, 2025icrc.confE.857T.

X-ray Binaries: A Key Corollary Science with Crystal Eye, Tarana et al., icrc.conf 12/2025, 2025icrc.confE.594T.

Constraints on gravitational waves from the 2024 Vela pulsar glitch, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 12/2025, 2025arXiv251217990T.

Uncovering the population of compact binary mergers and their formation pathways with gravitational waves through the Einstein Telescope, Arca-Sedda et al., arXiv 12/2025, 2025arXiv251217339A.

GWTC-4.0: Searches for Gravitational-Wave Lensing Signatures, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 12/2025, 2025arXiv251216347T.

GWTC-4.0: An Introduction to Version 4.0 of the Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog, Abac et al., ApJL 995(1), 12/2025, 2025ApJ…995L..18A.

Black hole─neutron star and binary neutron star mergers from Population III and II stars, Mestichelli et al., A&A 704 12/2025, 2025A&A…704A..54M.

Search for planetary-mass ultra-compact binaries using data from the first part of the LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA fourth observing run, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 11/2025, 2025arXiv251119911T.

All-sky search for continuous gravitational-wave signals from unknown neutron stars in binary systems in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 11/2025, 2025arXiv251116863T.

Fast and accurate parameter estimation of high-redshift sources with the Einstein Telescope, Santoliquido et al., PhRvD 112(10), 11/2025, 2025PhRvD.112j3015S.

All-sky search for short gravitational-wave bursts in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run, Abac et al., PhRvD 112(10), 11/2025, 2025PhRvD.112j2005A.

GW231123: A Binary Black Hole Merger with Total Mass 190─265 M, Abac et al., ApJL 993(1), 11/2025, 2025ApJ…993L..25A.

GW241011 and GW241110: Exploring Binary Formation and Fundamental Physics with Asymmetric, High-spin Black Hole Coalescences, Abac et al., ApJL 993(1), 11/2025, 2025ApJ…993L..21A.

Direct multi-model dark-matter search with gravitational-wave interferometers using data from the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 10/2025, 2025arXiv251027022T.

Cosmological and High Energy Physics implications from gravitational-wave background searches in LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA’s O1-O4a runs, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 10/2025, 2025arXiv251026848T.

Directional Search for Persistent Gravitational Waves: Results from the First Part of LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA’s Fourth Observing Run, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 10/2025, 2025arXiv251017487T.

Directed searches for gravitational waves from ultralight vector boson clouds around merger remnant and galactic black holes during the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 09/2025, 2025arXiv250907352T.

GWTC-4.0: Constraints on the Cosmic Expansion Rate and Modified Gravitational-wave Propagation, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 09/2025, 2025arXiv250904348T.

GW250114: Testing Hawking’s Area Law and the Kerr Nature of Black Holes, Abac et al., PhRvL 135(11), 09/2025, 2025PhRvL.135k1403A.

Upper Limits on the Isotropic Gravitational-Wave Background from the first part of LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA’s fourth Observing Run, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 08/2025, 2025arXiv250820721T.

GWTC-4.0: Population Properties of Merging Compact Binaries, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 08/2025, 2025arXiv250818083T.

GWTC-4.0: Updating the Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog with Observations from the First Part of the Fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Observing Run, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 08/2025, 2025arXiv250818082T.

GWTC-4.0: Methods for Identifying and Characterizing Gravitational-wave Transients, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 08/2025, 2025arXiv250818081T.

Open Data from LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA through the First Part of the Fourth Observing Run, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al., arXiv 08/2025, 2025arXiv250818079T.

Search for Gravitational Waves Emitted from SN 2023ixf, Abac et al., ApJ 985(2), 06/2025, 2025ApJ…985..183A.

The more accurately the metal-dependent star formation rate is modeled, the larger the predicted excess of binary black hole mergers, Sgalletta et al., A&A 698 06/2025, 2025A&A…698A.144S.

Prospects for optical detections from binary neutron star mergers with the next-generation multi-messenger observatories, Loffredo et al., A&A 697 05/2025, 2025A&A…697A..36L.

Search for Continuous Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars in the First Part of the Fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Observing Run, Abac et al., ApJ 983(2), 04/2025, 2025ApJ…983…99A.

A new prescription for the spectral properties of population III stellar populations, Lecroq et al., A&A 695 03/2025, 2025A&A…695A..17L.

Validating prior-informed Fisher-matrix analyses against GWTC data, Dupletsa et al., PhRvD 111(2), 01/2025, 2025PhRvD.111b4036D.

2024

A Search Using GEO600 for Gravitational Waves Coincident with Fast Radio Bursts from SGR 1935+2154, Abac et al., ApJ 977(2), 12/2024, 2024ApJ…977..255A.

Gravitational waves from mergers of Population III binary black holes: roles played by two evolution channels, Liu et al., MNRAS 534(3), 11/2024, 2024MNRAS.534.1634L.

Classifying binary black holes from Population III stars with the Einstein Telescope: A machine-learning approach, Santoliquido et al., A&A 690 10/2024, 2024A&A…690A.362S.

Binary black hole mergers from Population III star clusters, Mestichelli et al., A&A 690 10/2024, 2024A&A…690A.106M.

Observation of Gravitational Waves from the Coalescence of a 2.5─4.5 M Compact Object and a Neutron Star, Abac et al., ApJL 970(2), 08/2024, 2024ApJ…970L..34A.

Correction to: Binary black hole mergers from population III stars: uncertainties from star formation and binary star properties, Santoliquido et al., MNRAS 528(1), 02/2024, 2024MNRAS.528..954S.

2023

Binary Black Hole Spins: Model Selection with GWTC-3, Périgois et al., Univ 9(12), 12/2023, 2023Univ….9..507P.

Massive binary black holes from Population II and III stars, Costa et al., MNRAS 525(2), 10/2023, 2023MNRAS.525.2891C.

Pre-merger alert to detect prompt emission in very-high-energy gamma-rays from binary neutron star mergers: Einstein Telescope and Cherenkov Telescope Array synergy, Banerjee et al., A&A 678 10/2023, 2023A&A…678A.126B.

Compact object mergers: exploring uncertainties from stellar and binary evolution with SEVN, Iorio et al., MNRAS 524(1), 09/2023, 2023MNRAS.524..426I.

Binary black hole mergers from population III stars: uncertainties from star formation and binary star properties, Santoliquido et al., MNRAS 524(1), 09/2023, 2023MNRAS.524..307S.

Science with the Einstein Telescope: a comparison of different designs, Branchesi et al., JCAP 2023(7), 07/2023, 2023JCAP…07..068B.

2022

Modelling the host galaxies of binary compact object mergers with observational scaling relations, Santoliquido et al., MNRAS 516(3), 11/2022, 2022MNRAS.516.3297S.

Perspectives for multimessenger astronomy with the next generation of gravitational-wave detectors and high-energy satellites, Ronchini et al., A&A 665 09/2022, 2022A&A…665A..97R.

Erratum: Prospects for multimessenger detection of binary neutron star mergers in the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run, Patricelli et al., MNRAS 514(3), 08/2022, 2022MNRAS.514.3395P.

The evolution of compact object mergers and their host galaxies across cosmic time, Santoliquido et al., eas..conf 07/2022, 2022eas..conf..294S.

Prospects for multi-messenger detection of binary neutron star mergers in the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run, Patricelli et al., eas..conf 07/2022, 2022eas..conf..146P.

Prospects for multimessenger detection of binary neutron star mergers in the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run, Patricelli et al., MNRAS 513(3), 07/2022, 2022MNRAS.513.4159P.

Gravitational background from dynamical binaries and detectability with 2G detectors, Périgois et al., PhRvD 105(10), 05/2022, 2022PhRvD.105j3032P.

Host galaxies and electromagnetic counterparts to binary neutron star mergers across the cosmic time: detectability of GW170817-like events, Perna et al., MNRAS 512(2), 05/2022, 2022MNRAS.512.2654P.

The cosmic evolution of binary black holes in young, globular, and nuclear star clusters: rates, masses, spins, and mixing fractions, Mapelli et al., MNRAS 511(4), 04/2022, 2022MNRAS.511.5797M.

The evolution of compact object mergers and their host galaxies across cosmic time, Santoliquido et al., APS..APRD 2022 04/2022, 2022APS..APRD15008S.

Compact object mergers in hierarchical triples from low-mass young star clusters, Trani et al., MNRAS 511(1), 02/2022, 2022MNRAS.511.1362T.

2021

GW190521 formation via three-body encounters in young massive star clusters, Dall’Amico et al., MNRAS 508(2), 12/2021, 2021MNRAS.508.3045D.

New insights on binary black hole formation channels after GWTC-2: young star clusters versus isolated binaries, Bouffanais et al., MNRAS 507(4), 11/2021, 2021MNRAS.507.5224B.

Dynamics of binary black holes in low-mass young star clusters, Rastello et al., MNRAS 507(3), 11/2021, 2021MNRAS.507.3612R.

Mass and Rate of Hierarchical Black Hole Mergers in Young, Globular and Nuclear Star Clusters, Mapelli et al., Symm 13(9), 09/2021, 2021Symm…13.1678M.

Constraining accretion efficiency in massive binary stars with LIGO -Virgo black holes, Bouffanais et al., MNRAS 505(3), 08/2021, 2021MNRAS.505.3873B.

Hierarchical black hole mergers in young, globular and nuclear star clusters: the effect of metallicity, spin and cluster properties, Mapelli et al., MNRAS 505(1), 07/2021, 2021MNRAS.505..339M.

The cosmic merger rate density of compact objects: impact of star formation, metallicity, initial mass function, and binary evolution, Santoliquido et al., MNRAS 502(4), 04/2021, 2021MNRAS.502.4877S.

2020

Binary black holes in young star clusters: the impact of metallicity, Di Carlo et al., MNRAS 498(1), 10/2020, 2020MNRAS.498..495D.

Dynamics of black hole-neutron star binaries in young star clusters, Rastello et al., MNRAS 497(2), 09/2020, 2020MNRAS.497.1563R.

Binary black holes in the pair instability mass gap, Di Carlo et al., MNRAS 497(1), 09/2020, 2020MNRAS.497.1043D.

The Cosmic Merger Rate Density Evolution of Compact Binaries Formed in Young Star Clusters and in Isolated Binaries, Santoliquido et al., ApJ 898(2), 08/2020, 2020ApJ…898..152S.

An astrophysically motivated ranking criterion for low-latency electromagnetic follow-up of gravitational wave events, Artale et al., MNRAS 495(2), 06/2020, 2020MNRAS.495.1841A.

2019

Host galaxies of merging compact objects: mass, star formation rate, metallicity, and colours, Artale et al., MNRAS 487(2), 08/2019, 2019MNRAS.487.1675A.

The properties of merging black holes and neutron stars across cosmic time, Mapelli et al., MNRAS 487(1), 07/2019, 2019MNRAS.487….2M.