Hans A. Weidenmüller

9.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
164 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Hans A. Weidenmüller is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Hans A. Weidenmüller has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 96 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 72 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Hans A. Weidenmüller's work include Nuclear physics research studies (86 papers), Quantum chaos and dynamical systems (63 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (29 papers). Hans A. Weidenmüller is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear physics research studies (86 papers), Quantum chaos and dynamical systems (63 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (29 papers). Hans A. Weidenmüller collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Hans A. Weidenmüller's co-authors include Axel Müller–Groeling, Thomas Guhr, C. Mahaux, Thomas H. Schucan, Abraham Klein, P. Grangé, A. Richter, Z. Pluhař, H. L. Harney and D. Agassi and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Reviews of Modern Physics and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

Hans A. Weidenmüller

159 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

Random-matrix theories in quantum physics: ... 1971 2026 1989 2007 1998 1971 500 1000 1.5k
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. Random-matrix theories in quantum physics: common concepts
    1998 1.5k citations Axel Müller–Groeling, Hans A. Weidenmüller et al. profile →
  2. Shell-Model Approach To Nuclear Reactions
    1971 515 citations C. Mahaux, Hans A. Weidenmüller et al. Physics Today profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hans A. Weidenmüller Germany 41 4.4k 3.4k 3.4k 811 808 164 7.4k
L. C. Biedenharn United States 45 4.5k 1.0× 3.2k 0.9× 2.2k 0.6× 493 0.6× 1.4k 1.7× 219 9.4k
Y. Alhassid United States 45 3.9k 0.9× 2.9k 0.8× 2.8k 0.8× 766 0.9× 846 1.0× 192 6.2k
Geoffrey F. Chew United States 45 2.6k 0.6× 6.3k 1.8× 834 0.2× 612 0.8× 763 0.9× 168 9.2k
J.B. French United States 30 2.9k 0.7× 2.9k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 586 0.7× 935 1.2× 64 5.3k
Uzy Smilansky Israel 44 3.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.3× 3.6k 1.1× 545 0.7× 516 0.6× 187 6.2k
Sidney D. Drell United States 44 3.5k 0.8× 8.1k 2.4× 1.3k 0.4× 815 1.0× 244 0.3× 153 11.6k
O. Bohigas France 32 2.9k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 3.4k 1.0× 681 0.8× 692 0.9× 83 5.6k
H. A. Weidenmüller Germany 30 2.0k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 1.9k 0.5× 391 0.5× 385 0.5× 104 3.2k
S.S.M. Wong Canada 25 1.9k 0.4× 1.7k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 426 0.5× 574 0.7× 112 3.8k
D.J. Rowe Canada 45 4.1k 0.9× 3.7k 1.1× 1.4k 0.4× 699 0.9× 2.0k 2.5× 230 6.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Budker, Dmitry, J. C. Berengut, V. V. Flambaum, et al.. (2022). Expanding Nuclear Physics Horizons with the Gamma Factory. Annalen der Physik. 534(3). 28 indexed citations
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Pálffy, Adriana, P.‐G. Reinhard, & Hans A. Weidenmüller. (2020). Rate for laser-induced nuclear dipole absorption. Physical review. C. 101(3). 1 indexed citations
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Mitchell, G. E., A. Richter, & Hans A. Weidenmüller. (2010). Random matrices and chaos in nuclear physics: Nuclear reactions. Reviews of Modern Physics. 82(4). 2845–2901. 169 indexed citations
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Weidenmüller, Hans A.. (2010). Distribution of Partial Neutron Widths for Nuclei Close to a Maximum of the Neutron Strength Function. Physical Review Letters. 105(23). 232501–232501. 18 indexed citations
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Kagalovsky, V., et al.. (1998). Non-linear supersymmetric σ-model for diffusive scattering of classical waves with resonance enhancement. Europhysics Letters (EPL). 42(1). 13–18. 2 indexed citations
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Müller–Groeling, Axel & Hans A. Weidenmüller. (1994). Persistent currents in one- and two-dimensional mesoscopic rings: Influence of the Coulomb interaction, impurity scattering, and periodic potential. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 49(7). 4752–4767. 67 indexed citations
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Weidenmüller, Hans A.. (1991). Tests of fundamental symmetries in compound-nucleus scattering. Nuclear Physics A. 522(1-2). 293–304. 8 indexed citations
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Weidenmüller, Hans A.. (1990). Ericson fluctuations versus conductance fluctuations:. Nuclear Physics A. 518(1-2). 1–12. 19 indexed citations
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Weidenmüller, Hans A.. (1989). Statistical nuclear theory: Novel results and open questions. Annals of Physics. 192(2). 231–241. 1 indexed citations
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Weidenmüller, Hans A.. (1986). Statistics and the Shell Model or Chaotic Motion in Atomic Nuclei. 16(4). 199–212. 5 indexed citations
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Tomoda, T. & Hans A. Weidenmüller. (1982). Positron production in heavy-ion collisions. I. Analytical description of the resonance in the positron continuum for supercritical atoms. Physical review. A, General physics. 26(1). 162–173. 17 indexed citations
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Nörenberg, W. & Hans A. Weidenmüller. (1976). Introduction to the Theory of Heavy-Ion Collisions. Lecture notes in physics. 5 indexed citations
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Smilansky, Uzy, Igal Talmi, & Hans A. Weidenmüller. (1973). Nuclear structure physics : proceedings of the Minerva Symposium on Physics held at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, April 2-5, 1973. Springer eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Engelbrecht, C. A. & Hans A. Weidenmüller. (1973). Hauser-Feshbach Theory and Ericson Fluctuations in the Presence of Direct Reactions. Physical Review C. 8(3). 859–862. 82 indexed citations
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Schucan, Thomas H. & Hans A. Weidenmüller. (1973). Perturbation theory for the effective interaction in nuclei. Annals of Physics. 76(2). 483–509. 241 indexed citations
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Weidenmüller, Hans A.. (1972). Hauser-Feshbach theory in the presence of direct reactions. Physics Letters B. 42(3). 304–306. 12 indexed citations
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Mahaux, C., Hans A. Weidenmüller, & Abraham Klein. (1971). Shell-Model Approach To Nuclear Reactions. Physics Today. 24(2). 46–47. 515 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schäfer, Lothar & Hans A. Weidenmüller. (1971). Self-consistency in the application of Brueckner's method to doubly-closed-shell nuclei. Nuclear Physics A. 174(1). 1–25. 30 indexed citations
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Glöckle, W., J. Hüfner, & Hans A. Weidenmüller. (1967). Treatment of the continuum-continuum interaction in the shell-model approach to nuclear reactions. Nuclear Physics A. 90(3). 481–507. 54 indexed citations
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Weidenmüller, Hans A.. (1967). Theory of (p, p′) and (p, n) reactions through the isobaric analogue resonances. Nuclear Physics A. 99(2). 289–304. 43 indexed citations

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