B. Rethfeld

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
135 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

B. Rethfeld is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Rethfeld has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Computational Mechanics, 69 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 44 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in B. Rethfeld's work include Laser Material Processing Techniques (83 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (67 papers) and Ion-surface interactions and analysis (37 papers). B. Rethfeld is often cited by papers focused on Laser Material Processing Techniques (83 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (67 papers) and Ion-surface interactions and analysis (37 papers). B. Rethfeld collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Russia and United States. B. Rethfeld's co-authors include S. I. Anisimov, B. Y. Mueller, M. Vicanek, Andreas Kaiser, Gaël Simon, Martı́n E. Garcia, Nikita Medvedev, K. Sokolowski-Tinten, D. von der Linde and Dmitriy S. Ivanov and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

B. Rethfeld

131 papers receiving 5.0k citations

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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.

Modelling ultrafast laser ablation

2017 363 citations B. Rethfeld, Martı́n E. Garcia et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
B. Rethfeld	3.4k	2.1k	1.6k	1.5k	1.1k	135	5.2k
K. Sokolowski-Tinten	3.0k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	98	5.3k
Brent C. Stuart	3.0k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	563 0.5×	74	5.0k
R. Bruzzese	2.1k 0.6×	2.3k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	177	4.5k
S. Amoruso	2.5k 0.7×	3.0k 1.4×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	1.6k 1.5×	193	5.2k
Eugene G. Gamaly	2.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	99	4.4k
Razvan Stoian	4.0k 1.2×	2.0k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	2.0k 1.4×	677 0.6×	159	5.0k
Yasuhiko Shimotsuma	2.9k 0.8×	600 0.3×	1.0k 0.6×	1.9k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	175	4.3k
Jeff F. Young	2.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	3.7k 2.3×	1.7k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	192	6.8k
Nadezhda M. Bulgakova	3.2k 0.9×	2.4k 1.1×	910 0.6×	1.6k 1.1×	930 0.9×	124	4.5k
Tianqing Jia	1.4k 0.4×	725 0.3×	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	711 0.7×	200	3.1k

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Aeschlimann, Martin, et al.. (2025). Signatures of ballistic and diffusive transport in the time-dependent Kerr-response of magnetic materials. New Journal of Physics. 27(6). 63001–63001. 1 indexed citations

Weber, Sebastian T., et al.. (2025). Capturing non-equilibrium electron dynamics in metals accurately and efficiently. Journal of Applied Physics. 138(6). 2 indexed citations

Weber, Sebastian T., et al.. (2025). Influence of phonon stiffness on electron–phonon energy transfer. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 37(25). 255401–255401.

Weber, Sebastian T., et al.. (2024). Influence of band occupation on electron-phonon coupling in gold. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 37(9). 95001–95001. 3 indexed citations

Meer, Hendrik, R. Ramos, Miguel Ángel Niño, et al.. (2023). Laser‐Induced Creation of Antiferromagnetic 180‐Degree Domains in NiO/Pt Bilayers. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(21). 4 indexed citations

Rethfeld, B., et al.. (2022). Fundamentals of Scanning Surface Structuring by Ultrashort Laser Pulses: From Electron Diffusion to Final Morphology. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(9). 10 indexed citations

Weber, Sebastian T., et al.. (2022). Role of primary and secondary processes in the ultrafast spin dynamics of nickel. Applied Physics Letters. 120(6). 16 indexed citations

Mahro, Anna-Katharina, et al.. (2021). Energy and Momentum Distribution of Surface Plasmon-Induced Hot Carriers Isolated via Spatiotemporal Separation. ACS Nano. 15(12). 19559–19569. 22 indexed citations

Blumenstein, Andreas, Martı́n E. Garcia, B. Rethfeld, et al.. (2020). Formation of Periodic Nanoridge Patterns by Ultrashort Single Pulse UV Laser Irradiation of Gold. Nanomaterials. 10(10). 1998–1998. 13 indexed citations

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Dewhurst, J. K., Phoebe Tengdin, Hans T. Nembach, et al.. (2020). Ultrafast optically induced spin transfer in ferromagnetic alloys. Science Advances. 6(3). eaay8717–eaay8717. 99 indexed citations

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Blumenstein, Andreas, Eeuwe S. Zijlstra, Dmitry S. Ivanov, et al.. (2020). Transient optics of gold during laser irradiation: From first principles to experiment. Physical review. B.. 101(16). 19 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Mazhar, Sharjeel Ahmed Khan, Dmitry S. Ivanov, et al.. (2020). The mechanism of laser-assisted generation of aluminum nanoparticles, their wettability and nonlinearity properties. Applied Surface Science. 527. 146702–146702. 15 indexed citations

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Kim, Vyacheslav V., Dmitry S. Ivanov, R. A. Ganeev, et al.. (2019). Aluminum nanoparticle plasma formation for high-order harmonic generation. Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. 52(24). 245601–245601. 3 indexed citations

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Bley, Karina, et al.. (2019). Evidence of Spatially Inhomogeneous Electron Temperature in a Resonantly Excited Array of Bow-Tie Nanoantennas. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 1 indexed citations

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Ivanov, Dmitry S., Andreas Blumenstein, B. Rethfeld, et al.. (2017). Nanoscale structures generation within the surface layer of metals with short UV laser pulses. Scientific and technical journal of information technologies mechanics and optics. 1–15.

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Zier, Tobias, et al.. (2015). Isostructural elemental crystals in the presence of hot carriers. Physical Review B. 91(14). 11 indexed citations

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Mueller, B. Y., et al.. (2013). Feedback Effect during Ultrafast Demagnetization Dynamics in Ferromagnets. Physical Review Letters. 111(16). 167204–167204. 113 indexed citations

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Medvedev, Nikita, U. Zastrau, E. Förster, D. O. Gericke, & B. Rethfeld. (2011). Short-Time Electron Dynamics in Aluminum Excited by Femtosecond Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation. Physical Review Letters. 107(16). 165003–165003. 77 indexed citations

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Englert, Lars, B. Rethfeld, Lars Haag, et al.. (2007). Control of ionization processes in high band gap materials via tailored femtosecond pulses. Optics Express. 15(26). 17855–17855. 133 indexed citations

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Anisimov, S. I. & B. Rethfeld. (1997). <title>Theory of ultrashort laser pulse interaction with a metal</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3093. 192–203. 175 indexed citations

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