Eric Herbst

33.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
448 papers, 21.8k citations indexed

About

Eric Herbst is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Herbst has authored 448 papers receiving a total of 21.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 283 papers in Spectroscopy, 274 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 258 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Eric Herbst's work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (264 papers), Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (231 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (227 papers). Eric Herbst is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (264 papers), Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (231 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (227 papers). Eric Herbst collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Eric Herbst's co-authors include E. F. van Dishoeck, Frank C. De Lucia, T. J. Millar, William Klemperèr, R. T. Garrod, T. Hasegawa, Valentine Wakelam, R. Terzieva, P. Caselli and Yuri Aikawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Eric Herbst

437 papers receiving 21.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Complex Organic Interstellar Molecules

2009 1.1k citations Eric Herbst et al. profile →
The Formation and Depletion of Molecules in Dense Interstellar Clouds

1973 771 citations Eric Herbst et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
Models of gas-grain chemistry in dense interstellar clouds with complex organic molecules

1992 525 citations Eric Herbst et al. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series profile →
Formation of methyl formate and other organic species in the warm-up phase of hot molecular cores

2006 504 citations R. T. Garrod, Eric Herbst profile →
Detection of the aromatic molecule benzonitrile ( c -C ₆ H ₅ CN) in the interstellar medium

2018 421 citations Brett A. McGuire, Christopher N. Shingledecker et al. profile →
Formation of Complex Organic Molecules in Hot Molecular Cores through Nondiffusive Grain-surface and Ice-mantle Chemistry

2022 105 citations R. T. Garrod, M. Jin et al. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eric Herbst United States	75	13.9k	13.8k	12.1k	7.7k	669	448	21.8k
A. G. G. M. Tielens Netherlands	88	10.9k 0.8×	26.3k 1.9×	9.1k 0.8×	6.5k 0.8×	1.3k 2.0×	503	31.3k
L. J. Allamandola United States	74	6.7k 0.5×	12.9k 0.9×	7.4k 0.6×	4.3k 0.6×	1.5k 2.2×	268	17.7k
J. Cernicharo Spain	58	7.4k 0.5×	9.2k 0.7×	5.1k 0.4×	4.8k 0.6×	502 0.8×	471	13.1k
P. Thaddeus United States	66	7.0k 0.5×	6.8k 0.5×	7.3k 0.6×	3.6k 0.5×	973 1.5×	324	13.6k
E. F. van Dishoeck Netherlands	95	19.9k 1.4×	32.0k 2.3×	8.0k 0.7×	10.5k 1.4×	222 0.3×	650	35.5k
Ralf I. Kaiser United States	61	6.3k 0.5×	6.8k 0.5×	9.5k 0.8×	4.8k 0.6×	2.0k 3.0×	606	15.7k
P. F. Bernath United States	67	8.1k 0.6×	3.6k 0.3×	8.5k 0.7×	10.9k 1.4×	913 1.4×	745	20.8k
H. S. P. Müller Germany	47	8.3k 0.6×	7.4k 0.5×	4.0k 0.3×	4.8k 0.6×	187 0.3×	240	11.0k
Takeshi Oka United States	60	7.7k 0.5×	2.5k 0.2×	7.8k 0.6×	3.6k 0.5×	339 0.5×	265	11.3k
G. Winnewisser Germany	40	6.3k 0.5×	3.2k 0.2×	4.4k 0.4×	3.3k 0.4×	398 0.6×	290	8.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric Herbst

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Taniguchi, Kotomi, Liton Majumdar, P. Caselli, et al.. (2023). Chemical Differentiation around Five Massive Protostars Revealed by ALMA: Carbon-chain Species and Oxygen/Nitrogen-bearing Complex Organic Molecules. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 267(1). 4–4. 6 indexed citations

Oya, Yoko, Logan Francis, Doug Johnstone, et al.. (2023). FAUST. VII. Detection of a Hot Corino in the Prototypical Warm Carbon-chain Chemistry Source IRAS 15398–3359. The Astrophysical Journal. 948(2). 127–127. 7 indexed citations

Remijan, Anthony J., et al.. (2023). Explaining the Chemical Inventory of Orion KL through Machine Learning. The Astrophysical Journal. 959(2). 108–108. 6 indexed citations

Bianchi, E., Anthony J. Remijan, C. Codella, et al.. (2023). Cyanopolyyne Chemistry in the L1544 Prestellar Core: New Insights from GBT Observations. The Astrophysical Journal. 944(2). 208–208. 8 indexed citations

Garrod, R. T., et al.. (2022). Formation of Complex Organic Molecules in Hot Molecular Cores through Nondiffusive Grain-surface and Ice-mantle Chemistry. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 259(1). 1–1. 105 indexed citations breakdown →

Taniguchi, Kotomi, Liton Majumdar, Shigehisa Takakuwa, et al.. (2021). Carbon-chain Chemistry versus Complex-organic-molecule Chemistry in Envelopes around Three Low-mass Young Stellar Objects in the Perseus Region. The Astrophysical Journal. 910(2). 141–141. 5 indexed citations

Loison, Jean‐Christophe, et al.. (2021). Radiative Association between Neutral Radicals in the Interstellar Medium: CH₃ + CH₃O. The Astrophysical Journal. 922(2). 133–133. 16 indexed citations

Bergantini, Alexandre, Matthew J. Abplanalp, Pavel Pokhilko, et al.. (2018). A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study on the Formation of Interstellar Propylene Oxide (CH₃CHCH₂O)—A Chiral Molecule. The Astrophysical Journal. 860(2). 108–108. 60 indexed citations

Walsh, Catherine, Ryan A. Loomis, Karin I. Öberg, et al.. (2016). FIRST DETECTION OF GAS-PHASE METHANOL IN A PROTOPLANETARY DISK. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 823(1). L10–L10. 123 indexed citations

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Chang, Qiang, et al.. (2015). A new and simple approach to determine the abundance of hydrogen molecules on interstellar ice mantles. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 24 indexed citations

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Herbst, Eric & Kobus Herbst. (2010). Sprayer-Testing - Electronic analysis of the test reports. Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (Julius Kühn-Institut). 110–110. 1 indexed citations

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Hassel, G. E., Eric Herbst, & Edwin A. Bergin. (2010). Beyond the pseudo-time-dependent approach: chemical models of dense core precursors. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 17 indexed citations

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Herbst, Eric & Kenneth C. Herbst. (2010). Ernst Herbst Prüftechnik e.K. - Plant protection equipment, test engineering, agricultural technology. OpenAgrar. 127–127. 1 indexed citations

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Chang, Qiang, H. M. Cuppen, & Eric Herbst. (2007). Gas-grain chemistry in cold interstellar cloud cores with a microscopic Monte Carlo approach to surface chemistry. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 45 indexed citations

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Wakelam, Valentine, Franck Selsis, Eric Herbst, & P. Caselli. (2005). Estimation and reduction of the uncertainties in chemical models: application to hot core chemistry. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 40 indexed citations

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Herbst, Eric, et al.. (2005). Modeling of the Ortho-Para Abundance Ratio of Cyclic C 3 H 2 in Dark Clouds. 231. 32. 1 indexed citations

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Garrod, R. T. & Eric Herbst. (2005). Gas-grain chemical modeling of dynamical dark cloud environments. 231. 272. 1 indexed citations

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Parise, B., A. Castets, Eric Herbst, et al.. (2004). First detection of triply-deuterated methanol. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 161 indexed citations

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Herbst, Eric, R. Terzieva, & D. Talbi. (2000). Calculations on the rates, mechanisms, and interstellar importance of the reactions between C and NH2 and between N and CH2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 311(4). 869–876. 69 indexed citations

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Roueff, E., et al.. (1998). Bistability in large chemical networks: a global view. 334(3). 1047–1055. 8 indexed citations

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