Personal profile

Primary fields of research

Cosmology, astrophysical transients

Current research

Electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational waves

Gravitationally lensed transients

The origin of universality in dark-matter halos

Introductory remarks on publicationslist

> 300 refereed publications with > 20000 citations listed in the Astrophysics Data System
~20 scientific papers in Nature or Science
Most cited paper: J. Hjorth et al. Nature 423, 847–850 (2003): > 1000 citations
h-index (number of publications with more than h citations): 79

CV

Jens Hjorth

Director, professor

Phone: +45 353 25 928
Email: jens @ dark-cosmology.dk

Research field and projects

Cosmology: The origin of cosmic dust, supernovae, properties of dark-matter halos from first principles, gamma-ray bursts, gravitational lensing, dark matter and dark energy in the Universe, high-redshift galaxies, cosmological parameters
- The Optically Unbiased GRB Host Survey (TOUGH)
- Statistical mechanics approach to collisionless relaxation (DARKexp)
- The gamma-ray burst – supernova connection

Selected Publications

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Keywords

  • Faculty of Science
  • Astrophysics
  • Astronomy
  • Cosmology
  • Dark matter
  • Dark energy
  • Gamma-ray bursts
  • Galaxies
  • Space research

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