Christian Ringhofer

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
133 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Christian Ringhofer is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Ringhofer has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 44 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 22 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Christian Ringhofer's work include Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design (28 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (27 papers) and Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (16 papers). Christian Ringhofer is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design (28 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (27 papers) and Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (16 papers). Christian Ringhofer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Cyprus and Austria. Christian Ringhofer's co-authors include Peter A. Markowich, Christian Schmeiser, D. K. Ferry, Carl L. Gardner, Dieter Armbruster, Pierre Degond, N.C. Kluksdahl, A.M. Kriman, S. Selberherr and Clemens Heitzinger and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical review. B, Condensed matter, Journal of Applied Physics and IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control.

In The Last Decade

Christian Ringhofer

129 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Semiconductor Equations 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Semiconductor Equations
    1990 888 citations Peter A. Markowich, Christian Ringhofer et al. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christian Ringhofer United States 27 1.5k 1.2k 796 489 469 133 3.6k
A. P. Prudnikov Russia 14 885 0.6× 826 0.7× 917 1.2× 169 0.3× 468 1.0× 27 3.9k
Anton Arnold Austria 24 656 0.4× 582 0.5× 513 0.6× 268 0.5× 400 0.9× 93 2.0k
Yu. A. Brychkov Russia 15 696 0.5× 683 0.6× 901 1.1× 123 0.3× 349 0.7× 59 3.3k
O. I. Marichev United States 11 716 0.5× 1.5k 1.3× 733 0.9× 112 0.2× 324 0.7× 17 3.9k
Arieh Iserles United Kingdom 36 761 0.5× 621 0.5× 1.4k 1.7× 1.1k 2.3× 324 0.7× 184 5.1k
V. I. Krylov Russia 8 520 0.4× 307 0.3× 639 0.8× 532 1.1× 217 0.5× 16 3.3k
Ansgar Jüngel Austria 33 378 0.3× 378 0.3× 1.9k 2.4× 973 2.0× 1.1k 2.4× 189 3.7k
Wei Cai United States 28 847 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 164 0.2× 496 1.0× 140 0.3× 148 2.5k
Joseph W. Jerome United States 24 276 0.2× 386 0.3× 854 1.1× 1.0k 2.1× 402 0.9× 131 2.7k
Nico Μ. Τemme Netherlands 23 596 0.4× 258 0.2× 1.2k 1.5× 164 0.3× 196 0.4× 175 2.8k

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All Works

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Baer, Steven M., et al.. (2021). A multiscale continuum model of the vertebrate outer retina: The temporal dynamics of background-induced flicker enhancement. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 525. 110763–110763. 1 indexed citations
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Akis, R., et al.. (2016). Numerical Simulation of Copper Migration in Single Crystal CdTe. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. 6(5). 1286–1291. 16 indexed citations
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Herty, Michaël & Christian Ringhofer. (2011). Averaged kinetic models for flows onunstructured networks. Kinetic and Related Models. 4(4). 1081–1096. 17 indexed citations
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Heitzinger, Clemens, et al.. (2008). Modeling and simulation of field-effect biosensors (BioFETs) and their deployment on the nanoHUB. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 107. 12004–12004. 26 indexed citations
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Heitzinger, Clemens, Christian Ringhofer, & S. Selberherr. (2007). Finite difference solutions of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation and their conservation of physical quantities. Communications in Mathematical Sciences. 5(4). 779–788. 4 indexed citations
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Ringhofer, Christian. (2006). Numerical Methods for Conservation Laws. 14 indexed citations
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Arnold, Anton, Pierre Degond, Irene M. Gamba, et al.. (2004). Dispersive Transport Equations and Multiscale Models. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 8 indexed citations
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Anile, A. M., W. Allegretto, & Christian Ringhofer. (2003). Mathematical Problems in Semiconductor Physics: Lectures Given at the C.I.M.E. Summer School Held in Cetraro, Italy, July 15-22, 1998. Springer eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Degond, Pierre & Christian Ringhofer. (2003). Binary quantum collision operators conserving mass momentum and energy. Comptes Rendus Mathématique. 336(9). 785–790. 8 indexed citations
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Armbruster, Dieter, Daniel Marthaler, & Christian Ringhofer. (2002). Manufacturing supply chain applications 3: efficient simulations of supply chains. Winter Simulation Conference. 1345–1348. 3 indexed citations
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Degond, Pierre & Christian Ringhofer. (2002). A Note on quantum moment hydrodynamics and the entropy principle. Comptes Rendus Mathématique. 335(11). 967–972. 7 indexed citations
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Baghai‐Wadji, Alireza & Christian Ringhofer. (2002). A survey of numerical techniques for modeling the massloading effects in SAW devices. 1. 111–116.
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Ringhofer, Christian & Juan Soler. (2000). Discrete Schrödinger-Poisson systems preserving energy and mass. Applied Mathematics Letters. 13(7). 27–32. 9 indexed citations
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Gobbert, Matthias K., Christian Ringhofer, & Timothy S. Cale. (1996). Mesoscopic Scale Modeling of Microloading during Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 143(8). 2624–2631. 28 indexed citations
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Poupaud, F. & Christian Ringhofer. (1995). Quantum hydrodynamic models in semiconductor crystals. Applied Mathematics Letters. 8(6). 55–59. 6 indexed citations
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Markowich, Peter A. & Christian Ringhofer. (1994). Quantum hydrodynamics for semiconductors in the high-field case. Applied Mathematics Letters. 7(5). 37–41. 5 indexed citations
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Markowich, Peter A., Christian Ringhofer, & Christian Schmeiser. (1990). Semiconductor Equations. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 888 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ringhofer, Christian. (1985). A second order difference scheme for transient semiconductor device simulation. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 3(4). 253–278. 2 indexed citations
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Ringhofer, Christian. (1984). An asymptotic analysis of a transient p-n junction model. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations
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Markowich, Peter A., et al.. (1982). A singularly perturbed boundary value problem modelling a semiconductor device. Unknow. 4 indexed citations

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