Franz Gähler

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Franz Gähler is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mathematical Physics and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Franz Gähler has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Materials Chemistry, 5 papers in Mathematical Physics and 5 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in Franz Gähler's work include Quasicrystal Structures and Properties (39 papers), nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (5 papers) and Microstructure and mechanical properties (5 papers). Franz Gähler is often cited by papers focused on Quasicrystal Structures and Properties (39 papers), nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (5 papers) and Microstructure and mechanical properties (5 papers). Franz Gähler collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Franz Gähler's co-authors include Peter Gumbsch, Pekka Koskinen, Michael Moseler, Erik Bitzek, P.E. Brommer, Jakob Rhyner, Johannes Roth, Hans‐Rainer Trebin, Michael Baake and Michael Reichert and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Physical Review B.

In The Last Decade

Franz Gähler

49 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Structural Relaxation Made Simple 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 400 800 1.2k
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. Structural Relaxation Made Simple
    2006 1.3k citations Erik Bitzek, Pekka Koskinen et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Franz Gähler Germany 14 1.5k 400 329 227 211 50 2.0k
Hans‐Rainer Trebin Germany 26 1.6k 1.1× 722 1.8× 394 1.2× 399 1.8× 181 0.9× 143 2.6k
Jean‐François Sadoc France 27 1.5k 1.0× 319 0.8× 548 1.7× 507 2.2× 193 0.9× 112 2.5k
T. Shinohara Japan 24 628 0.4× 533 1.3× 352 1.1× 211 0.9× 195 0.9× 247 2.5k
J. Jäckle Germany 25 2.2k 1.5× 804 2.0× 428 1.3× 967 4.3× 412 2.0× 75 3.2k
Tsuneyoshi Nakayama Japan 27 1.7k 1.1× 1.1k 2.8× 158 0.5× 792 3.5× 321 1.5× 173 3.3k
David C. Wright United States 15 366 0.2× 334 0.8× 258 0.8× 215 0.9× 127 0.6× 28 1.3k
Walter Schirmacher Germany 28 2.2k 1.5× 923 2.3× 407 1.2× 872 3.8× 335 1.6× 116 3.2k
M. C. Valsakumar India 23 1.1k 0.7× 257 0.6× 215 0.7× 254 1.1× 137 0.6× 109 1.7k
Haim Diamant Israel 28 739 0.5× 497 1.2× 342 1.0× 349 1.5× 728 3.5× 85 2.4k
Takeshi Kawasaki Japan 24 2.0k 1.3× 267 0.7× 402 1.2× 816 3.6× 473 2.2× 145 2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Franz Gähler

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Baake, Michael, Franz Gähler, & Lorenzo Sadun. (2025). Dynamics and topology of the Hat family of tilings. Israel Journal of Mathematics. 270(1). 449–485. 1 indexed citations
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Baake, Michael, et al.. (2025). On the Long-Range Order of the Spectre Tilings. Discrete & Computational Geometry.
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Baake, Michael, et al.. (2025). Orbit separation dimension as complexity measure for primitive inflation tilings. Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems. 45(10). 2992–3020. 1 indexed citations
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Baake, Michael, et al.. (2024). On the Fibonacci Tiling and its Modern Ramifications. Israel Journal of Chemistry. 64(10-11). 5 indexed citations
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Baake, Michael, et al.. (2022). Fibonacci direct product variation tilings. Journal of Mathematical Physics. 63(8). 2 indexed citations
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Gähler, Franz, et al.. (2016). Combinatorics and topology of the Robinson tiling. 2 indexed citations
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Arnold, Axel, Florian Fahrenberger, Christian Holm, et al.. (2013). Comparison of scalable fast methods for long-range interactions. Physical Review E. 88(6). 63308–63308. 57 indexed citations
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Brommer, P.E., M. de Boissieu, Holger Euchner, et al.. (2009). Vibrational properties of MgZn2. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials. 224(1-2). 97–100. 7 indexed citations
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Mihalkovič, M., Sonia Francoual, Kiyou Shibata, et al.. (2008). Atomic dynamics of i-ScZnMg and its 1/1 approximant phase: Experiment and simulation. The Philosophical Magazine A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Applied Physics. 88(13-15). 2311–2318. 7 indexed citations
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Bitzek, Erik, Pekka Koskinen, Franz Gähler, Michael Moseler, & Peter Gumbsch. (2006). Structural Relaxation Made Simple. Physical Review Letters. 97(17). 170201–170201. 1271 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hocker, Stephen, Franz Gähler, & P.E. Brommer. (2006). Molecular dynamics simulation of aluminium diffusion in decagonal quasicrystals. The Philosophical Magazine A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Applied Physics. 86(6-8). 1051–1057. 5 indexed citations
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Hocker, Stephen & Franz Gähler. (2004). Aluminium Diffusion in Decagonal Quasicrystals. Physical Review Letters. 93(7). 75901–75901. 6 indexed citations
13.
Gähler, Franz & Stephen Hocker. (2004). Atomic Dynamics and Diffusion in Decagonal Quasicrystals. Ferroelectrics. 305(1). 167–172. 1 indexed citations
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Gähler, Franz, Peter Krämer, Hans‐Rainer Trebin, & K. Urban. (2000). Preface. Materials Science and Engineering A. 294-296. 1–3. 2 indexed citations
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Roth, Johannes, Franz Gähler, & Hans‐Rainer Trebin. (2000). A MOLECULAR DYNAMICS RUN WITH 5 180 116 000 PARTICLES. International Journal of Modern Physics C. 11(2). 317–322. 48 indexed citations
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Eick, Bettina, et al.. (1997). Computing Maximal Subgroups and Wyckoff Positions of Space Groups. Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography. 53(4). 467–474. 8 indexed citations
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Los, J., T. J. B. M. Janssen, & Franz Gähler. (1993). Phonons in models for icosahedral quasicrystals : low frequency behaviour and inelastic scattering properties. Journal de Physique I. 3(6). 1431–1461. 7 indexed citations
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Gähler, Franz & P. Stampfli. (1993). THE DUALISATION METHOD REVISITED: DUALISATION OF PRODUCT LAGUERRE COMPLEXES AS A UNIFYING FRAMEWORK. International Journal of Modern Physics B. 7(06n07). 1333–1349. 3 indexed citations
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Los, J., T. J. B. M. Janssen, & Franz Gähler. (1993). THE PHONON SPECTRUM OF THE OCTAGONAL TILING. International Journal of Modern Physics B. 7(06n07). 1505–1525. 9 indexed citations
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Gähler, Franz & Jakob Rhyner. (1985). Comment on "Structure of Rapidly Quenched Al-Mn". Physical Review Letters. 55(21). 2369–2369. 3 indexed citations

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