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P. Vallely

Physics and Astronomy · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1976

Publications

143

Citations

1,414

Est. group size

~5

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

51

Publishing since 1976

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher studies transient and variable phenomena in astronomy, including supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, active galactic nuclei (AGN, the highly energetic centers of some galaxies), novae, and unusual binary star systems. Work often combines observations from multiple telescopes and surveys (such as ASAS-SN, TESS, Hubble, and JWST) to track how these objects change in brightness over time. The research also touches on gravitational-wave-related transient follow-up and stellar variability studies.

Supernovae and gamma-ray burstsActive galactic nuclei (AGN) variabilityTransient astronomical surveys (ASAS-SN, TESS)Binary star systems and stellar variabilityMultiwavelength follow-up (HST, JWST)

Publication output was highest around 2018-2019, then declined substantially through the early 2020s, with only a few publications per year in 2024-2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.0/year recently
2017: 15 publications172018: 32 publications32182019: 31 publications192020: 19 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 15 publications222023: 8 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The astronomer's telegram×47
  • ATel×25
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society×22
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×19
  • The Astrophysical Journal×11
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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