A. Blumen

14.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
331 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

A. Blumen is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Blumen has authored 331 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 122 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 91 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in A. Blumen's work include Theoretical and Computational Physics (121 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (73 papers) and Material Dynamics and Properties (57 papers). A. Blumen is often cited by papers focused on Theoretical and Computational Physics (121 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (73 papers) and Material Dynamics and Properties (57 papers). A. Blumen collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. A. Blumen's co-authors include J. Klafter, G. Zumofen, Igor M. Sokolov, Helmut Schießel, Ranko Richert, Jens‐Uwe Sommer, Michael F. Shlesinger, Oliver Mülken, Ralf Metzler and Maxim Dolgushev and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

A. Blumen

323 papers receiving 10.9k citations

Hit Papers

Stochastic pathway to anomalous diffusion 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 1994 1995 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Stochastic pathway to anomalous diffusion
    1987 558 citations J. Klafter, A. Blumen et al. profile →
  2. Disorder Effects on Relaxational Processes
    1994 517 citations Ranko Richert, A. Blumen profile →
  3. Generalized viscoelastic models: their fractional equations with solutions
    1995 479 citations A. Blumen et al. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. Blumen Germany 54 3.2k 3.0k 2.4k 2.3k 1.7k 331 11.3k
H. Scher United States 42 2.7k 0.9× 1.8k 0.6× 1.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 681 0.4× 104 11.8k
Elliott W. Montroll United States 30 2.6k 0.8× 3.0k 1.0× 2.3k 0.9× 2.9k 1.2× 1.2k 0.7× 60 12.2k
J. K. Percus United States 39 3.6k 1.1× 3.2k 1.0× 1.7k 0.7× 2.4k 1.0× 993 0.6× 224 10.1k
S. Alexander Israel 42 4.1k 1.3× 3.5k 1.2× 3.7k 1.5× 887 0.4× 649 0.4× 113 10.8k
E Weinan United States 74 6.7k 2.1× 3.3k 1.1× 1.2k 0.5× 4.3k 1.9× 2.8k 1.7× 291 22.3k
Robert M. Ziff United States 52 2.0k 0.6× 1.2k 0.4× 4.3k 1.7× 2.3k 1.0× 508 0.3× 173 9.3k
Ryogo Kubo Japan 45 6.2k 2.0× 13.7k 4.5× 5.4k 2.2× 6.2k 2.7× 1.5k 0.9× 164 26.9k
G. Zumofen Switzerland 43 957 0.3× 2.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 937 0.6× 142 5.9k
Robert Zwanzig United States 60 5.7k 1.8× 9.1k 3.0× 2.2k 0.9× 6.3k 2.7× 4.4k 2.6× 135 20.6k
Eric R. Weeks United States 46 5.5k 1.8× 1.2k 0.4× 1.6k 0.7× 1.0k 0.4× 1.0k 0.6× 107 9.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Blumen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dolgushev, Maxim, Thomas Guérin, A. Blumen, Olivier Bénichou, & Raphaël Voituriez. (2015). Contact Kinetics in Fractal Macromolecules. Physical Review Letters. 115(20). 208301–208301. 13 indexed citations
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Dolgushev, Maxim, et al.. (2011). Branched Semiflexible Polymers: Theoretical and Simulation Aspects. Macromolecular Theory and Simulations. 20(8). 621–644. 28 indexed citations
3.
Mülken, Oliver, Volker Pernice, & A. Blumen. (2008). Slow excitation trapping in quantum transport with long-range interactions. Physical Review E. 78(2). 21115–21115. 5 indexed citations
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Blumen, A., et al.. (2006). Models for the Dynamics of Hyperbranched Macromolecules. Macromolecular Symposia. 237(1). 53–59. 1 indexed citations
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Blumen, A. & Oliver Mülken. (2006). Continuous-time quantum walks in phase space (6 pages). Physical Review A. 73(1). 12105. 2 indexed citations
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Mülken, Oliver, et al.. (2005). Asymmetries in symmetric quantum walks on two-dimensional networks (9 pages). Physical Review A. 72(4). 42334–8. 3 indexed citations
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Ferber, Christian von, et al.. (2004). Dynamical scaling behavior of percolation clusters in scale-free networks. Physical Review E. 70(1). 16112–16112. 14 indexed citations
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Blumen, A., Christian von Ferber, Aurel Jurjiu, & Th. Koslowski. (2003). Generalized Vicsek Fractals:  Regular Hyperbranched Polymers. Macromolecules. 37(2). 638–650. 85 indexed citations
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Handge, Ulrich A., Igor M. Sokolov, & A. Blumen. (2001). Disorder and plasticity in the fragmentation of coatings. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 64(1). 16109–16109. 5 indexed citations
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Sokolov, Igor M. & A. Blumen. (1997). Non-equilibrium directed diffusion and inherently irreversible heat engines. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General. 30(9). 3021–3027. 29 indexed citations
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Sokolov, Igor M., J. Mai, & A. Blumen. (1997). Paradoxal Diffusion in Chemical Space for Nearest-Neighbor Walks over Polymer Chains. Physical Review Letters. 79(5). 857–860. 106 indexed citations
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Sommer, Jens‐Uwe & A. Blumen. (1996). POLYMER CHAINS IN RANDOM LAYERED FLOWS : A SCALING APPROACH. Croatica Chemica Acta. 69(3). 793–803. 1 indexed citations
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Richert, Ranko & A. Blumen. (1994). Disorder effects on relaxational processes : glasses, polymers, proteins. Springer eBooks. 40 indexed citations
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Sokolov, Igor M. & A. Blumen. (1994). Kinetics in coagulation-annihilation processes. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 50(3). 2335–2338. 19 indexed citations
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Blumen, A., et al.. (1991). Large-Scale Molecular Systems: Quantum and Stochastic Aspects—Beyond the Simple Molecular Picture. Plenum Press eBooks. 12 indexed citations
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Klafter, J., G. Zumofen, & A. Blumen. (1991). On the propagator of Sierpinski gaskets. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General. 24(20). 4835–4842. 50 indexed citations
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Blumen, A., et al.. (1989). Reactions in and on fractal media. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 423(1864). 189–200. 11 indexed citations
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Haarer, D., et al.. (1988). Crossover from dispersive to nondispersive transport in a trap-controlled hopping model. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 38(12). 8097–8101. 43 indexed citations
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Blumen, A. & R. Silbey. (1978). Variational treatment of the proton–phonon system in KDP. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 69(3). 1072–1077. 6 indexed citations
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Blumen, A., et al.. (1974). Strong Coupling of the Proton–Phonon System in KDP. I. Isotope Effect on the Transition Temperature TC. physica status solidi (b). 66(2). 569–578. 10 indexed citations

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