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Paul C. Duffell

Physics and Astronomy · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2012Rising activity
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovaeAstrophysical Phenomena and ObservationsAstrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaPulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies

Publications

88

Citations

4,460

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

15

Publishing since 2012

Research summary
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Paul C. Duffell studies high-energy and computational astrophysics, focusing on how gas, jets, and explosions behave around dense objects like neutron stars, black holes, and supernovae. Much of the work involves building and testing computer simulation methods (numerical hydrodynamics) to model phenomena such as gamma-ray bursts, tidal disruption events, and binary black hole systems embedded in gas disks. The research combines theoretical modeling with comparisons to observational data from telescopes across radio, optical, and gamma-ray wavelengths.

Gamma-ray bursts and jetsSupernovae and stellar explosionsTidal disruption eventsBinary black hole and accretion disk dynamicsComputational fluid dynamics methods for astrophysics

Publication output has grown substantially over the last decade, rising from a handful of papers per year before 2022 to a sustained higher rate of roughly 9-14 papers annually since 2023.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.6/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 6 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 12 publications232024: 14 publications14242025: 9 publications252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×22
  • The Astrophysical Journal×18
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society×9
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters×7
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series×4
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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