D. Gerlich

9.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
177 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

D. Gerlich is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Gerlich has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 83 papers in Spectroscopy and 38 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in D. Gerlich's work include Atomic and Molecular Physics (62 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (57 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (56 papers). D. Gerlich is often cited by papers focused on Atomic and Molecular Physics (62 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (57 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (56 papers). D. Gerlich collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Czechia. D. Gerlich's co-authors include Stephan Śchlemmer, E. Teloy, Mathias Holz, E. K. Campbell, Jana Roithová, Juraj Jašík, J. P. Maier, Edward Fisher, J. Glosı́k and R. Plaŝil and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

D. Gerlich

174 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

Laboratory confirmation o... 1974 2026 1991 2008 2015 1974 100 200 300 400
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. Laboratory confirmation of C60+ as the carrier of two diffuse interstellar bands
    2015 442 citations E. K. Campbell, Mathias Holz et al. Nature profile →
  2. Integral cross sections for ion—molecule reactions. I. The guided beam technique
    1974 371 citations D. Gerlich et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
D. Gerlich 3.8k 2.9k 1.2k 1.1k 846 177 6.2k
F. Huisken 3.7k 1.0× 2.0k 0.7× 2.5k 2.2× 585 0.6× 812 1.0× 157 6.7k
Kentarou Kawaguchi 4.0k 1.1× 3.5k 1.2× 538 0.5× 1.3k 1.3× 2.0k 2.4× 187 5.8k
F. A. Gianturco 6.7k 1.8× 1.8k 0.6× 559 0.5× 542 0.5× 539 0.6× 362 7.4k
Paul J. Dagdigian 5.7k 1.5× 3.9k 1.3× 737 0.6× 429 0.4× 1.9k 2.2× 308 7.1k
U. Even 4.7k 1.2× 1.9k 0.6× 940 0.8× 156 0.1× 789 0.9× 171 6.2k
O. Echt 4.3k 1.1× 1.3k 0.5× 1.4k 1.2× 229 0.2× 772 0.9× 197 5.5k
P. Scheier 8.5k 2.2× 3.9k 1.3× 2.1k 1.8× 513 0.5× 454 0.5× 486 10.8k
Piergiorgio Casavecchia 5.4k 1.4× 3.1k 1.1× 719 0.6× 649 0.6× 2.0k 2.4× 155 6.4k
John P. Maier 4.7k 1.2× 3.1k 1.0× 629 0.5× 861 0.8× 853 1.0× 256 5.8k
J. Schirmer 8.2k 2.2× 2.1k 0.7× 1.7k 1.4× 646 0.6× 720 0.9× 146 10.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by D. Gerlich

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Gerlich

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of D. Gerlich. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of D. Gerlich based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with D. Gerlich. D. Gerlich is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zappa, Fábio, et al.. (2025). Dynamical study of the reaction of N+ ions with O2 neutrals. Physica Scripta. 100(2). 25408–25408.
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Harding, Michael E., Filippo Lipparini, Jürgen Gauß, et al.. (2022). The He–H3+ complex. I. Vibration-rotation-tunneling states and transition probabilities. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 156(14). 144307–144307. 2 indexed citations
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Asvany, Oskar, D. Gerlich, Michael E. Harding, et al.. (2022). The He–H3+ complex. II. Infrared predissociation spectrum and energy term diagram. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 156(14). 144308–144308. 5 indexed citations
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Gerlich, D., et al.. (2018). IR Spectroscopy of Fullerene Ions in a Cryogenic Quadrupole Trap. The Astrophysical Journal. 864(1). 62–62. 21 indexed citations
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Roučka, Štěpán, et al.. (2018). Effect of rotational excitation of H2 on isotopic exchange reaction with OD− at low temperatures. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 615. L6–L6. 9 indexed citations
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Roučka, Štěpán, et al.. (2018). Formation of H2O+ and H3O+ Cations in Reactions of OH+ and H2O+ with H2: Experimental Studies of the Reaction Rate Coefficients from T = 15 to 300 K. The Astrophysical Journal. 854(1). 25–25. 25 indexed citations
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Roučka, Štěpán, et al.. (2018). OH+ Formation in the Low-temperature O+(4S) + H2 Reaction. The Astrophysical Journal. 856(2). 100–100. 11 indexed citations
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Gerlich, D., Juraj Jašík, Erik Andris, Rafael Navrátil, & Jana Roithová. (2016). Collisions of FeO+ with H2 and He in a Cryogenic Ion Trap. ChemPhysChem. 17(22). 3723–3739. 18 indexed citations
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Jusko, Pavol, Štěpán Roučka, R. Plaŝil, et al.. (2015). Interaction of O− and H2 at low temperatures. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 142(1). 14304–14304. 12 indexed citations
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Campbell, E. K., Mathias Holz, D. Gerlich, & J. P. Maier. (2015). Laboratory confirmation of C60+ as the carrier of two diffuse interstellar bands. Nature. 523(7560). 322–323. 442 indexed citations breakdown →
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Plaŝil, R., et al.. (2012). Stabilization of H + –H 2 collision complexes between 11 and 28K. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 370(1978). 5066–5073. 23 indexed citations
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Varju, J., Petr Dohnal, Mojmír Jílek, et al.. (2011). Nuclear Spin Effect on Recombination ofH3+Ions with Electrons at 77 K. Physical Review Letters. 106(20). 203201–203201. 27 indexed citations
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Gerlich, D., et al.. (2009). Buffer gas cooling of polyatomic ions in rf multi-electrode traps. Faraday Discussions. 142. 57–57. 35 indexed citations
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Gerlich, D., et al.. (2006). INTERACTIONS OF IONS WITH HYDROGEN ATOMS. 494–501. 7 indexed citations
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Grimm, Matthias, Stephan Śchlemmer, T. Lischke, et al.. (2006). Charging Mechanisms of Trapped Element-Selectively Excited Nanoparticles Exposed to Soft X Rays. Physical Review Letters. 96(6). 66801–66801. 40 indexed citations
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Gerlich, D., et al.. (2005). Temperature variable ion trap studies of C3Hn+ with H2 and HD. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 7(5). 1026–1026. 30 indexed citations
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Gerlich, D.. (2005). Probing the structure of CH5+ ions and deuterated variants via collisions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 7(7). 1583–1583. 19 indexed citations
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Dai, Dongxu, Chia C. Wang, Guorong Wu, et al.. (2005). State-to-State Dynamics of High-n Rydberg H-Atom Scattering with D2. Physical Review Letters. 95(1). 13201–13201. 27 indexed citations
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Gerlich, D.. (1964). Elastic Constants of Strontium Fluoride Between 4.2 and 300°K. Physical Review. 136(5A). A1366–A1368. 87 indexed citations

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