Y. Sergienko
Papers
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Total Citations
541
H-Index
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About
Y. Sergienko is a pioneering astrophysicist specializing in time-domain astronomy, gravitational-wave follow-up, and robotic optical telescope networks. As a key member of the MASTER Global Robotic Net team, Sergienko has made transformative contributions to multi-messenger astronomy, most notably by capturing the first optical image of the neutron star merger GW170817—a landmark discovery with 227 citations that confirmed the electromagnetic counterpart to gravitational waves. Their work on the MASTER-II network (63 citations) established the Russian segment of a global system designed for rapid gamma-ray burst (GRB) and transient detection, enabling unprecedented prompt optical polarization measurements of GRBs like GRB 150301B (41 citations). Sergienko also led the first optical follow-up of the gravitational-wave event GW150914 (46 citations), demonstrating the network’s critical role in real-time astrophysics. Notable achievements include discovering a luminous red nova in M31 (43 citations) and an extreme eclipsing binary with a 69.1-year orbital period (22 citations). With over 500 total citations across 10 highly cited papers, Sergienko’s work bridges robotic telescopy, high-energy astrophysics, and gravitational-wave science, advancing our understanding of cosmic transients from neutron star mergers to supernovae.
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- 2The MASTER-II network of robotic optical telescopes. First results63 citations · 2013
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- 8Optical polarization observations with the MASTER robotic net22 citations · 2013
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