Hans-Peter Nollert

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Hans-Peter Nollert is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hans-Peter Nollert has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 4 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 4 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hans-Peter Nollert's work include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (10 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (7 papers) and Geophysics and Sensor Technology (4 papers). Hans-Peter Nollert is often cited by papers focused on Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (10 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (7 papers) and Geophysics and Sensor Technology (4 papers). Hans-Peter Nollert collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Canada. Hans-Peter Nollert's co-authors include Bernd Schmidt, M. Söffel, U. Kraus, H. Riffert, H. Ruder, Thomas Müller, Daniel Weiskopf, John Baker, Richard H. Price and Jorge Pullin and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Astrophysical Journal and New Journal of Physics.

In The Last Decade

Hans-Peter Nollert

19 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Quasinormal modes: the characteristic `sound' of black ho... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Quasinormal modes: the characteristic `sound' of black holes and neutron stars
    1999 723 citations Hans-Peter Nollert Classical and Quantum Gravity profile →

Peers

Hans-Peter Nollert
C. V. Vishveshwara India
Lior M. Burko United States
Jean‐Pierre Luminet France
Alexandru Lupsasca United States
Edward D. Fackerell Australia
Simonetta Frittelli United States
Eric Hirschmann United States
Jörg Frauendiener New Zealand
M. A. Bizouard France
K. K. Nandi India
C. V. Vishveshwara India
Hans-Peter Nollert
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ruder, H., Daniel Weiskopf, Hans-Peter Nollert, & Thomas Müller. (2008). How computers can help us in creating an intuitive access to relativity. New Journal of Physics. 10(12). 125014–125014. 9 indexed citations
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Nollert, Hans-Peter, et al.. (2007). Eigenmode frequency distribution of rapidly rotating neutron stars. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology. 75(4). 14 indexed citations
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Weiskopf, Daniel, T. Ertl, Martin Falk, et al.. (2006). Explanatory and illustrative visualization of special and general relativity. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 12(4). 522–534. 34 indexed citations
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Weiskopf, Daniel, T. Ertl, Martin Falk, et al.. (2006). Visualization in the Einstein Year 2005: A Case Study on Explanatory and Illustrative Visualization of Relativity and Astrophysics. 74–74. 7 indexed citations
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Nollert, Hans-Peter. (2000). Gravitational Wave Astronomy. Annalen der Physik. 9(3-5). 355–367. 1 indexed citations
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Khanna, Gaurav, John Baker, Reinaldo J. Gleiser, et al.. (1999). Inspiraling Black Holes: The Close Limit. Physical Review Letters. 83(18). 3581–3584. 35 indexed citations
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Nollert, Hans-Peter. (1999). Quasinormal modes: the characteristic `sound' of black holes and neutron stars. Classical and Quantum Gravity. 16(12). R159–R216. 723 indexed citations breakdown →
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Riffert, H., H. Ruder, Hans-Peter Nollert, & Friedrich W. Hehl. (1998). Relativistic Astrophysics. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 10 indexed citations
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Nollert, Hans-Peter. (1996). Quasinormal Frequencies of Step Potentials. 574. 1 indexed citations
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Nollert, Hans-Peter. (1996). About the significance of quasinormal modes of black holes. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 53(8). 4397–4402. 98 indexed citations
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Kraus, U., et al.. (1995). Analyzing X-Ray Pulsar Profiles: Asymmetry as a Key to Geometry and Beam Pattern. The Astrophysical Journal. 450. 763–763. 33 indexed citations
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Nollert, Hans-Peter, et al.. (1993). Nonradial oscillations of neutron stars: A new branch of strongly damped normal modes. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 48(8). 3467–3472. 61 indexed citations
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Riffert, H., et al.. (1993). Fitting pulse profiles of X-ray pulsars - The effects of relativistic light deflection. The Astrophysical Journal. 406. 185–185. 15 indexed citations
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Nollert, Hans-Peter & Bernd Schmidt. (1992). Quasinormal modes of Schwarzschild black holes: Defined and calculated via Laplace transformation. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 45(8). 2617–2627. 98 indexed citations
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Herold, H., et al.. (1989). Towards a self-consistent description of accretion columns. III - Radiation pattern and computer-generated pictures of the emission region. 223. 246–250. 1 indexed citations
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Nollert, Hans-Peter, H. Ruder, H. Herold, & U. Kraus. (1989). The relativistic 'looks' of a neutron star. 208. 153–156. 8 indexed citations
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Ertl, Thomas, Florian Geyer, H. Herold, et al.. (1989). Visualisation in Astrophysics. Eurographics. 1 indexed citations
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Ertl, Thomas, Florian Geyer, H. Herold, et al.. (1989). Visualization in astrophysics. OPUS Publication Server of the University of Stuttgart (University of Stuttgart). 8 indexed citations
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Herold, H., et al.. (1989). Towards a self-consistent description of accretion columns. II - Frequency-dependent radiation hydrodynamics. 225(1). 137–142. 1 indexed citations
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Ristig, M. L., P. M. Lam, & Hans-Peter Nollert. (1980). GROUND STATE FLUCTUATIONS IN POLARIZED3He. Le Journal de Physique Colloques. 41(C7). C7–213. 1 indexed citations

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