G. E. Morfill

25.3k citations

408 papers · 19.3k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 70

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.05%
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Geophysics top 0.1%
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis
- High-pressure geophysics and materials

Papers in ⓘ

Astronomy and Astrophysics 300
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 222
- Astro and Planetary Science 77
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 76
- Planetary Science and Exploration 28
Geophysics 162
- High-pressure geophysics and materials 88
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis 88

Co-authors: Hubertus M. Thomas (97 shared papers)A. V. Ivlev (89 shared papers)S. A. Khrapak (58 shared papers)J. Goree (17 shared papers)Tetsuji Shimizu (20 shared papers)Uwe Konopka (22 shared papers)E. Grün (29 shared papers)D. Samsonov (25 shared papers)
Journals: Physics of Plasmas (54 papers)Physical Review Letters (50 papers)New Journal of Physics (25 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (25 papers)Planetary and Space Science (19 papers)
Partner nations: Germany Russia United States

In The Last Decade

G. E. Morfill

403 papers receiving 18.2k citations

Hit Papers

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A first prospective randomized controlled trial to decrease bacterial load using cold atmospheric argon plasma on chronic wounds in patients 2010 · 568 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2010 British Journal of Dermatology
2009 New Journal of Physics
1994 Physical Review Letters

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1	Plasma Crystal: Coulomb Crystallization in a Dusty Plasma Physical Review Letters ·Hubertus M. Thomas, G. E. Morfill, V. Demmel, J. Goree, B. Feuerbacher, D. Möhlmann Hit paper breakdown →	1994	1339
2	Plasma medicine: an introductory review New Journal of Physics ·Michael G. Kong, Gmw Gerrit Kroesen, G. E. Morfill, Tetyana Nosenko, Tetsuji Shimizu, Jan van Dijk, J. L. Zimmermann Hit paper breakdown →	2009	1335
3	A first prospective randomized controlled trial to decrease bacterial load using cold atmospheric argon plasma on chronic wounds in patients British Journal of Dermatology ·Georg Isbary, G. E. Morfill, Hans Schmidt, Matthias Georgi, Katrin Ramrath, J. Heinlin, Sigrid Karrer, M. Landthaler, Tetsuji Shimizu, B. Steffes, W. Bunk, Roberto Monetti, J.L. Zimmermann, R. Pompl, W. Stolz Hit paper breakdown →	2010	568
4	Condensed Plasmas under Microgravity Physical Review Letters ·G. E. Morfill, Hubertus M. Thomas, Uwe Konopka, H. Rothermel, M. Zuzic, A. V. Ivlev, J. Goree	1999	408
5	Measurement of the Interaction Potential of Microspheres in the Sheath of a rf Discharge Physical Review Letters ·Uwe Konopka, G. E. Morfill, Lorenz Ratke	2000	373
6	The Dust Subdisk in the Protoplanetary Nebula Icarus ·B. Dubrulle, G. E. Morfill, M. Sterzik	1995	368
7	Dusty plasma effects in Saturn's magnetosphere Reviews of Geophysics ·M. Horányi, T. W. Hartquist, O. Havnes, D. A. Mendis, G. E. Morfill	2004	346
8	Ion drag force in complex plasmas Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics ·S. A. Khrapak, A. V. Ivlev, G. E. Morfill, Hubertus M. Thomas	2002	283
9	Particle charge in the bulk of gas discharges Physical Review E ·S. A. Khrapak, S. Ratynskaia, A. V. Zobnin, A. D. Usachev, V. V. Yaroshenko, Markus H. Thoma, M. Kretschmer, H. Höfner, G. E. Morfill, О. Ф. Петров, В. Е. Фортов	2005	267
10	Theory of dust voids in plasmas Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics ·J. Goree, G. E. Morfill, В. Н. Цытович, S. V. Vladimirov	1999	260
11	Mechanism for the acceleration and ejection of dust grains from Jupiter's magnetosphere Nature ·M. Horányi, G. E. Morfill, E. Grün	1993	234
12	FOCUS ON PLASMA MEDICINE New Journal of Physics ·G. E. Morfill, Michael G. Kong, J.L. Zimmermann	2009	205
13	Mach Cones in a Coulomb Lattice and a Dusty Plasma Physical Review Letters ·D. Samsonov, J. Goree, Z. W., A. Bhattacharjee, Hubertus M. Thomas, G. E. Morfill	1999	197
14	Rigid and differential plasma crystal rotation induced by magnetic fields Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics ·Uwe Konopka, D. Samsonov, A. V. Ivlev, J. Goree, Victor Steinberg, G. E. Morfill	2000	195
15	Dust charges, cloud potential, and instabilities in a dust cloud embedded in a plasma Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·O. Havnes, C. K. Goertz, G. E. Morfill, E. Grün, W.-H. Ip	1987	190
16	Three-Dimensional Strongly Coupled Plasma Crystal under Gravity Conditions Physical Review Letters ·M. Zuzic, A. V. Ivlev, J. Goree, G. E. Morfill, Hubertus M. Thomas, H. Rothermel, Uwe Konopka, R. Sütterlin, Dirk David Goldbeck	2000	181
17	Nosocomial infections—a new approach towards preventive medicine using plasmas New Journal of Physics ·G. E. Morfill, Tetsuji Shimizu, B. Steffes, H-U Schmidt	2009	173
18	Physical Processes in Interstellar Clouds CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) ·G. E. Morfill, M. Scholer	1987	169
19	Modulational instability of dust-acoustic and dust-ion-acoustic waves Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics ·Md. Ruhul Amin, G. E. Morfill, P. K. Shukla	1998	165
20	Cold atmospheric argon plasma treatment may accelerate wound healing in chronic wounds: Results of an open retrospective randomized controlled study in vivo Georg Isbary, W. Stolz, Tetsuji Shimizu, Roberto Monetti, W. Bunk, Hans-Ulrich Schmidt, G. E. Morfill, Tobias G. Klämpfl, B. Steffes, Hubertus M. Thomas, J. Heinlin, Sigrid Karrer, M. Landthaler, J.L. Zimmermann	2013	165

About G. E. Morfill

G. E. Morfill is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Mechanics of Materials, having authored 408 papers that have together received 19.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena (264 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (222 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (88 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (88 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (77 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (76 papers), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (33 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (28 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (11.6k citations), Geophysics (6.8k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (12.1k citations), Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (3.0k citations) and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (813 citations). G. E. Morfill has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, Russia and United States. Frequent co-authors include Hubertus M. Thomas, A. V. Ivlev, S. A. Khrapak, J. Goree, Tetsuji Shimizu, Uwe Konopka, E. Grün, D. Samsonov, S. K. Zhdanov and В. Н. Цытович. Their work appears in journals such as Physics of Plasmas, Physical Review Letters, New Journal of Physics, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Planetary and Space Science.

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