Dr. Giuseppe Osteria’s research focuses on advancing astroparticle physics with a strong emphasis on high-precision measurements of cosmic radiation using space-based and balloon-borne detectors. With a citation record of 19,296 citations, an h-index of 63, and an i10-index of 193 (with 5,131 citations, h-index 34, and i10-index 99 since 2020), his work has significantly shaped the field. Over the past 25 years, he has contributed extensively to major international experiments aimed at understanding the composition, origin, and propagation of cosmic rays, antimatter components, and high-energy astrophysical phenomena. His scientific contributions span the MACRO experiment, which provided foundational insights into atmospheric neutrinos and underground muon fluxes, as well as the MINISINGAO/ARGO and NOE/ICANOE projects investigating cosmic-ray interactions and neutrino behavior. A major portion of his career is linked to the WIZARD-PAMELA mission, where his leadership in time-of-flight systems, trigger development, and light-nuclei data analysis enabled groundbreaking results, including the discovery of anomalous positron abundance and precise measurements of proton, helium, electron, positron, and antiproton spectra. Dr. Osteria has also played central roles in the JEM-EUSO program, contributing to the advancement of space-based detection of extreme-energy cosmic rays and serving as an international data processor and operations manager for missions such as EUSO-Balloon, TA-EUSO, and MINI-EUSO. His work extends to next-generation missions—SPB2, PBR, CSES-Limadou, GAPS, and HERD-DMP—where he has overseen instrumentation, trigger electronics, calorimetry systems, and high-level data processing. Collectively, his research drives progress in cosmic-ray physics, antimatter studies, and multi-messenger astrophysics, positioning him as a leading contributor to space-borne astroparticle research.
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Featured Publications
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Adriani, O., Barbarino, G. C., Bazilevskaya, G. A., Bellotti, R., Boezio, M., et al. (2009). An anomalous positron abundance in cosmic rays with energies 1.5–100 GeV. Nature, 458(7238), 607–609.
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Adriani, O., Barbarino, G. C., Bazilevskaya, G. A., Bellotti, R., Boezio, M., et al. (2011). PAMELA measurements of cosmic-ray proton and helium spectra. Science, 332(6025), 69–72.
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Adriani, O., Barbarino, G. C., Bazilevskaya, G. A., Bellotti, R., Boezio, M., et al. (2010). PAMELA results on the cosmic-ray antiproton flux from 60 MeV to 180 GeV in kinetic energy. Physical Review Letters, 105(12), 121101.
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Picozza, P., Galper, A. M., Castellini, G., Adriani, O., Altamura, F., Ambriola, M., … Barbarino, G. C. (2007). PAMELA–A payload for antimatter matter exploration and light-nuclei astrophysics. Astroparticle Physics, 27(4), 296–315.
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Ambrosio, M., Antolini, R., Aramo, C., Auriemma, G., Baldini, A., Barbarino, G. C., … MACRO Collaboration. (1998). Measurement of the atmospheric neutrino-induced upgoing muon flux using MACRO. Physics Letters B, 434(3–4), 451–457.