Gerhard Wurm

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
149 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Gerhard Wurm is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Earth-Surface Processes and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerhard Wurm has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 25 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 21 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Gerhard Wurm's work include Astro and Planetary Science (97 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (81 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (63 papers). Gerhard Wurm is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (97 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (81 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (63 papers). Gerhard Wurm collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Spain. Gerhard Wurm's co-authors include Jürgen Blum, Jens Teiser, Oliver Krauß, Grzegorz Musiolik, T. Kelling, H. Haack, S. Kempf, Troy Shinbrot, Martin Schnaiter and Thomas Henning and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Gerhard Wurm

144 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Growth Mechanisms of Macroscopic Bodies in Protoplanetary Disks

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Peers

Gerhard Wurm

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Jürgen Blum Germany

Hidekazu Tanaka Japan

Chris W. Ormel Netherlands

Andrew N. Youdin United States

Hubert Klahr Germany

C. Dominik Netherlands

T. Birnstiel Germany

C. Güttler Germany

Xue‐Ning Bai United States

Satoshi Okuzumi Japan

Jürgen Blum Germany

Gerhard Wurm

5.8k ×2.2

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478 ×1.5

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550 ×1.7

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252 ×0.8

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516 ×2.1

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Countries citing papers authored by Gerhard Wurm

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gerhard Wurm

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerhard Wurm

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gerhard Wurm. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gerhard Wurm 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 Gerhard Wurm. Gerhard Wurm is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Martikainen, Julia, Olga Muñoz, Juan Carlos Gómez Martı́n, et al.. (2025). Database of Martian dust optical properties in the UV-vis-NIR. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 537(2). 1489–1503. 1 indexed citations

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Teiser, Jens, et al.. (2025). The growth of super-large pre-planetary pebbles to an impact erosion limit. Nature Astronomy. 9(4). 535–540. 6 indexed citations

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Teiser, Jens, et al.. (2025). Charged Clouds of Ionized Gas Emerge from Tribocharging Grains. The Planetary Science Journal. 6(4). 99–99.

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Martikainen, Julia, Olga Muñoz, Juan Carlos Gómez Martı́n, et al.. (2024). Experimental Scattering Matrices of Martian Dust Aerosols with Narrow Particle-size Distributions. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 273(2). 28–28. 3 indexed citations

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Teiser, Jens, Teresa Jardiel, M. Peiteado, et al.. (2024). Ejected Particles after Impact Splash on Mars: Electrification. The Planetary Science Journal. 5(12). 277–277.

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Landers, Joachim, et al.. (2023). Composition and Sticking of Hot Chondritic Dust in a Protoplanetary Hydrogen Atmosphere. The Planetary Science Journal. 4(10). 195–195. 4 indexed citations

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Martikainen, Julia, Olga Muñoz, Teresa Jardiel, et al.. (2023). Optical Constants of Martian Dust Analogs at UV–Visible–Near-infrared Wavelengths. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 268(2). 47–47. 8 indexed citations

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Becker, Tracy M., Jens Teiser, Teresa Jardiel, et al.. (2022). Releasing Atmospheric Martian Dust in Sand Grain Impacts. The Planetary Science Journal. 3(8). 195–195. 6 indexed citations

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Landers, Joachim, et al.. (2022). The Curie line in protoplanetary disks and the formation of Mercury-like planets. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 670. A6–A6. 7 indexed citations

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Teiser, Jens, et al.. (2020). Destruction of eccentric planetesimals by ram pressure and erosion. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 2 indexed citations

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Wurm, Gerhard, et al.. (2020). Accretion of eroding pebbles and planetesimals in planetary envelopes. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 6 indexed citations

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Landers, Joachim, et al.. (2020). Drifting inwards in protoplanetary discs I Sticking of chondritic dust at increasing temperatures. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 10 indexed citations

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Musiolik, Grzegorz, Björn Schrinski, Jens Teiser, et al.. (2018). Saltation under Martian gravity and its influence on the global dust distribution. Icarus. 306. 25–31. 27 indexed citations

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Wurm, Gerhard, et al.. (2012). Experiments on centimeter-sized dust aggregates and their implications for planetesimal formation. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 37 indexed citations

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Teiser, Jens & Gerhard Wurm. (2009). Decimetre dust aggregates in protoplanetary discs. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 21 indexed citations

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Wurm, Gerhard, et al.. (2009). Levitation of Dust at the Surface of Protoplanetary Disks. Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen). 414. 509. 1 indexed citations

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Reiss, D., et al.. (2009). High Altitude Dust Devils on Arsia Mons, Mars: Testing the Greenhouse and Thermophoresis Hypothesis of Dust Lifting. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1961. 5 indexed citations

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Reiss, D., et al.. (2009). Observations of Dust Devils in very Low-Pressure Environments on Arsia Mons, Mars. LPICo. 1505. 15–16. 1 indexed citations

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Wurm, Gerhard, H. Haack, Jens Teiser, A. Bischoff, & J. Roszjar. (2008). Chondrules, CAIs, and Dust in Protoplanetary Disks in the Framework of Photophoretic Forces. Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen). 43. 5081. 2 indexed citations

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Haack, H. & Gerhard Wurm. (2007). Life on the Edge - Formation of CAIs and Chondrules at the Inner Edge of the Dust Disk. M&PSA. 42. 5157. 3 indexed citations

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