Achim Kempf

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Achim Kempf is a scholar working on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Achim Kempf has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 52 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 31 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Achim Kempf's work include Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories (39 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (35 papers) and Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (31 papers). Achim Kempf is often cited by papers focused on Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories (39 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (35 papers) and Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (31 papers). Achim Kempf collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Achim Kempf's co-authors include G. Mangano, Robert B. Mann, Eduardo Martín-Martínez, Paulo J. S. G. Ferreira, J. C. Niemeyer, Mathieu Cliche, Martin Bojowald, Cédric Bény, David W. Kribs and William Donnelly and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Scientific Reports and FEBS Letters.

In The Last Decade

Achim Kempf

98 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Hilbert space representation of the minimal length uncert... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 400 800 1.2k
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. Hilbert space representation of the minimal length uncertainty relation
    1995 1.3k citations Achim Kempf et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Achim Kempf Canada 27 3.1k 2.4k 2.2k 1.8k 414 101 4.2k
Alfred D. Shapere United States 25 1.1k 0.4× 2.1k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 321 0.8× 38 4.2k
Michael E. Peskin United States 38 1.0k 0.3× 8.2k 3.5× 1.4k 0.6× 3.0k 1.6× 361 0.9× 94 9.5k
Aninda Sinha India 31 1.2k 0.4× 2.7k 1.1× 511 0.2× 1.9k 1.1× 169 0.4× 75 3.1k
Rodolfo Gambini United States 25 2.2k 0.7× 2.3k 1.0× 745 0.3× 1.6k 0.9× 144 0.3× 151 2.9k
Thomas Curtright United States 27 1.7k 0.6× 1.9k 0.8× 837 0.4× 764 0.4× 218 0.5× 93 3.1k
Vittorio Gorini Italy 27 1.7k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 3.7k 1.7× 1.5k 0.8× 2.3k 5.6× 67 5.4k
Brian Swingle United States 34 2.1k 0.7× 2.3k 1.0× 2.9k 1.3× 1.8k 1.0× 1.1k 2.5× 121 4.9k
Масуд Чайчиан Finland 34 3.2k 1.0× 2.9k 1.2× 1.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 233 0.6× 221 4.8k
Tadashi Takayanagi Japan 41 3.8k 1.3× 7.0k 2.9× 2.5k 1.2× 5.8k 3.2× 428 1.0× 118 8.0k
S. A. Fulling United States 28 1.7k 0.6× 2.6k 1.1× 3.4k 1.6× 3.6k 2.0× 110 0.3× 105 5.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Achim Kempf

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jordan, Andrew N., et al.. (2024). Optimal radar ranging pulse to resolve two reflectors. Physical Review Research. 6(3).
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Kempf, Achim, et al.. (2023). Quantum lattice models that preserve continuous translation symmetry. Physical review. D. 108(9). 2 indexed citations
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Casals, Marc, et al.. (2023). Lensing of vacuum entanglement near Schwarzschild black holes. Physical review. D. 108(2). 16 indexed citations
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Kempf, Achim, et al.. (2023). Covariant predictions for Planck-scale features in primordial power spectra. Physical review. D. 107(10). 2 indexed citations
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Kempf, Achim, et al.. (2023). Separable ball around any full-rank multipartite product state. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical. 56(33). 335302–335302. 1 indexed citations
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Kempf, Achim, et al.. (2022). Transmission of coherent information at the onset of interactions. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical. 55(25). 255301–255301. 1 indexed citations
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Henderson, Laura J., et al.. (2021). Entanglement harvesting with coherently delocalized matter. Physical review. D. 103(1). 18 indexed citations
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Casals, Marc, et al.. (2020). Communication through quantum fields near a black hole. Physical review. D. 101(12). 18 indexed citations
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Kempf, Achim, et al.. (2020). The dynamics of entropies at the onset of interactions. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical. 53(42). 425303–425303. 2 indexed citations
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Kempf, Achim, et al.. (2020). Lorentzian spectral geometry with causal sets. Classical and Quantum Gravity. 38(1). 15011–15011. 2 indexed citations
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Kempf, Achim, et al.. (2017). Function spaces obeying a time-varying bandlimit. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications. 458(2). 1597–1638. 3 indexed citations
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Layden, David, Eduardo Martín-Martínez, & Achim Kempf. (2016). Universal scheme for indirect quantum control. Physical review. A. 93(4). 18 indexed citations
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Martín-Martínez, Eduardo, et al.. (2015). Information Transmission Without Energy Exchange. Physical Review Letters. 114(11). 110505–110505. 57 indexed citations
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Martín-Martínez, Eduardo, et al.. (2014). Quantum Collect Calling. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Aasen, David, et al.. (2013). Shape from Sound: Toward New Tools for Quantum Gravity. Physical Review Letters. 110(12). 121301–121301. 17 indexed citations
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Jestin, Jean‐Luc & Achim Kempf. (2009). Optimization Models and the Structure of the Genetic Code. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 69(5). 452–457. 11 indexed citations
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Gutfraind, Alexander & Achim Kempf. (2007). Error-reducing Structure of the Genetic Code Indicates Code Origin in Non-thermophile Organisms. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 38(1). 75–85. 8 indexed citations
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Kempf, Achim. (1998). On the Structure of Space-Time at the Planck Scale. CERN Bulletin. 36. 613–622. 1 indexed citations
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Jestin, Jean‐Luc & Achim Kempf. (1997). Chain termination codons and polymerase‐induced frameshift mutations. FEBS Letters. 419(2-3). 153–156. 17 indexed citations
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Kempf, Achim. (1996). String/Quantum Gravity motivated Uncertainty Relations and Regularisation in Field Theory. CERN Bulletin. 1 indexed citations

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