B. T. Gänsicke

31.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
422 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

B. T. Gänsicke is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, B. T. Gänsicke has authored 422 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 415 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 91 papers in Instrumentation and 26 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in B. T. Gänsicke's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (323 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (207 papers) and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (205 papers). B. T. Gänsicke is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (323 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (207 papers) and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (205 papers). B. T. Gänsicke collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. B. T. Gänsicke's co-authors include M. R. Schreiber, D. Koester, T. R. Marsh, Jay Farihi, Dimitri Veras, M. Zorotovic, A. Rebassa–Mansergas, Mark Hollands, J. Southworth and S. G. Parsons and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

B. T. Gänsicke

406 papers receiving 12.7k 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.

The frequency of planetary debris around young white dwarfs

2014 292 citations B. T. Gänsicke, Jay Farihi et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →
AGaiaData Release 2 catalogue of white dwarfs and a comparison with SDSS

2018 249 citations N. P. Gentile Fusillo, Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
Magnetic White Dwarfs

2015 241 citations D. de Martino, B. T. Gänsicke et al. profile →
A catalogue of white dwarfs in Gaia EDR3

2021 205 citations N. P. Gentile Fusillo, Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Re-evaluating Lyman α wing opacities and the low mass-problem in cool white dwarfs 2025 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·(unknown), Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay, D. Koester, (unknown), Simon Blouin, B. T. Gänsicke, (unknown)	0
2	Activity in white dwarf debris discs I: Spitzer legacy reveals variability incompatible with the canonical model 2025 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·(unknown), Jay Farihi, Scott J. Kenyon, Roman R. Rafikov, M. C. Wyatt, K. Y. L. Su, Carl Melis, Andrew Swan, T. G. Wilson, B. T. Gänsicke, Amy Bonsor, Laura K. Rogers, Seth Redfield, Mukremin Kilic	0
3	Ultraviolet spectroscopy of the supernova Ia hypervelocity runaway white dwarf J0927−6335 2024 ·Astronomy and Astrophysics ·K. Werner, Kareem El-Badry, B. T. Gänsicke, Ken J. Shen	2
4	Discovery of Two Polars from a Crossmatch of ZTF and the SRG/eFEDS X-Ray Catalog 2023 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·Antonio C. Rodriguez, S. R. Kulkarni, Thomas A. Prince, Paula Szkody, Kevin B. Burdge, Ilaria Caiazzo, Jan van Roestel, (unknown), Kareem El-Badry, Eric C. Bellm, B. T. Gänsicke, M. J. Graham, A. Mahabal, Frank J. Masci, P. Mróz, Reed Riddle, B. Rusholme	9
5	Main-sequence companions to white dwarfs – II. The age–activity–rotation relation from a sample of Gaia common proper motion pairs 2023 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·A. Rebassa–Mansergas, J. Maldonado, R. Raddi, Santiago Torres, Matthew J. Hoskin, Tim Cunningham, Mark Hollands, Juanjuan Ren, B. T. Gänsicke, Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay, María E. Camisassa	9
6	Interpretation and diversity of exoplanetary material orbiting white dwarfs 2019 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Andrew Swan, Jay Farihi, D. Koester, Mark Hollands, S. G. Parsons, P. Wilson Cauley, Seth Redfield, B. T. Gänsicke	59
7	Evidence for Eccentric, Precessing Gaseous Debris in the Circumstellar Absorption toward WD 1145 + 017 2018 ·White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) ·P. Wilson Cauley, Jay Farihi, Seth Redfield, (unknown), S. G. Parsons, B. T. Gänsicke	37
8	The population of hot subdwarf stars studied with Gaia : I. The catalog of known hot subdwarf stars 2017 ·UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona) ·S. Geier, R. H. Østensen, Péter Németh, N. P. Gentile Fusillo, B. T. Gänsicke, J. H. Telting, (unknown), (unknown)	18
9	Magnetism, X-rays and accretion rates in WD 1145+017 and other polluted white dwarf systems 2017 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Jay Farihi, L. Fossati, P. J. Wheatley, Brian D. Metzger, Jon C. Mauerhan, (unknown), B. T. Gänsicke, Seth Redfield, P. Wilson Cauley, (unknown), N. Achilleos, Nicholas C. Stone	32
10	High-speed photometry of the disintegrating planetesimals at WD1145+017: evidence for rapid dynamical evolution 2016 ·White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) ·B. T. Gänsicke, A. Aungwerojwit, T. R. Marsh, V. S. Dhillon, D. I. Sahman, Dimitri Veras, Jay Farihi, P. Chote, R. P. Ashley, (unknown), S. Rattanasoon, S. P. Littlefair, (unknown), M. R. Burleigh	61
11	Candidate hypervelocity stars of spectral type G and K revisited 2015 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·E. Ziegerer, (unknown), U. Heber, A. Irrgang, B. T. Gänsicke, S. Geier	12
12	Binaries discovered by the MUCHFUSS project. FBS0117+396 : an sdB+dM binary with a pulsating primary 2013 ·White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) ·R. H. Østensen, S. Geier, V. Schaffenroth, J. H. Telting, S. Bloemen, Péter Németh, P. G. Beck, R. Lombaert, P. I. Pápics, A. Tillich, E. Ziegerer, L. Fox Machado, S. P. Littlefair, V. S. Dhillon, C. Aerts, U. Heber, P. F. L. Maxted, B. T. Gänsicke, T. R. Marsh	12
13	The Hyper-MUCHFUSS project: probing the Galactic halo with sdB\n stars 2011 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·A. Tillich, U. Heber, S. Geier, H. Hirsch, P. F. L. Maxted, B. T. Gänsicke, T. R. Marsh, R. Napiwotzki, R. H. Østensen, R.‐D. Scholz	25
14	Multiple emission line components in detached post-common-envelope binaries 2011 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·C. Tappert, B. T. Gänsicke, A. Rebassa–Mansergas, L. Schmidtobreick, M. R. Schreiber	12
15	DA white dwarfs in Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7 and a search for infrared excess emission 2011 ·Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick) ·J. Girven, B. T. Gänsicke, D. Steeghs, D. Koester	100
16	Zeeman tomography of magnetic white dwarfs. IV, The complex field structure of the polars EF Eridani, BL Hydri and CP Tucanae 2007 ·Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick) ·K. Beuermann, F. Euchner, K. Reinsch, S. Jordan, B. T. Gänsicke	30
17	SDSS J212531.92–010745.9 – the first definite PG 1159 close binary system 2006 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·T. Nagel, Sonja Schuh, (unknown), T. Stahn, (unknown), S. Dreizler, B. T. Gänsicke, M. R. Schreiber	14
18	Time-resolved photometry and spectroscopy of the newdeeply-eclipsing SW Sextantis star HS 0728+6738 2004 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·P. Rodríguez-Gil, B. T. Gänsicke, H. Barwig, H. J. Hagen, D. Engels	13
19	Rapid variability of accretion in AM Herculis 2002 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·D. de Martino, G. Matt, B. T. Gänsicke, R. Silvotti, J. M. Bonnet-Bidaud, M. Mouchet	6
20	On the secondary star of the cataclysmic variable1RXS J094432.1+035738 2002 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·R. E. Mennickent, G. Tovmassian, S. V. Zharikov, C. Tappert, J. Greiner, B. T. Gänsicke, Robert Fried	6

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