Helmut Schmidt

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
185 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Helmut Schmidt is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Molecular Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Helmut Schmidt has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 43 papers in Molecular Biology and 31 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Helmut Schmidt's work include Protist diversity and phylogeny (33 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (27 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (18 papers). Helmut Schmidt is often cited by papers focused on Protist diversity and phylogeny (33 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (27 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (18 papers). Helmut Schmidt collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Helmut Schmidt's co-authors include Zbigniew Brzeziński, G. Czjzek, J. Fink, Thorsten Stoeck, Klaus Heckmann, J. M. D. Coey, Amandine Liénard, J. P. Rebouillat, F. W. Paul Götz and Thomas R. Knösche and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Helmut Schmidt

178 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Helmut Schmidt Germany	33	1.1k	863	723	640	555	185	4.4k
D.S. Sivia United Kingdom	28	647 0.6×	303 0.4×	887 1.2×	310 0.5×	105 0.2×	68	4.7k
C. Jayaprakash United States	37	2.8k 2.5×	533 0.6×	1.8k 2.5×	372 0.6×	171 0.3×	139	5.4k
William M. Brown United States	28	416 0.4×	1.3k 1.5×	999 1.4×	361 0.6×	68 0.1×	94	10.7k
Irving R. Epstein United States	70	1.8k 1.6×	2.9k 3.3×	3.6k 4.9×	391 0.6×	158 0.3×	457	17.5k
David Walker United States	59	958 0.8×	604 0.7×	250 0.3×	1.4k 2.2×	337 0.6×	233	11.0k
Philip Ball United Kingdom	33	159 0.1×	1.4k 1.7×	1.8k 2.5×	190 0.3×	182 0.3×	474	6.8k
Philip Ball France	24	138 0.1×	522 0.6×	305 0.4×	138 0.2×	58 0.1×	293	3.8k
Kazuo Ueda Japan	42	5.4k 4.8×	149 0.2×	2.6k 3.6×	2.7k 4.2×	167 0.3×	214	8.0k
J. S. Griffith United States	40	424 0.4×	1.8k 2.1×	1.2k 1.6×	1.3k 2.1×	840 1.5×	114	7.4k
Lothar Schmidt Germany	18	239 0.2×	1.3k 1.5×	1.4k 2.0×	653 1.0×	189 0.3×	63	8.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Helmut Schmidt

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helmut Schmidt

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Hahn, Gerald J., Arvind Kumar, Helmut Schmidt, Thomas R. Knösche, & Gustavo Deco. (2022). Rate and oscillatory switching dynamics of a multilayer visual microcircuit model. eLife. 11. 8 indexed citations

Gast, Richard, Helmut Schmidt, & Thomas R. Knösche. (2020). A Mean-Field Description of Bursting Dynamics in Spiking Neural Networks with Short-Term Adaptation. Neural Computation. 32(9). 1615–1634. 34 indexed citations

Holzgreve, Fabian, et al.. (2020). The Office Work and Stretch Training (OST) Study: An Individualized and Standardized Approach to Improve the Quality of Life in Office Workers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(12). 4522–4522. 16 indexed citations

Schmidt, Helmut, Daniele Avitabile, Ernest Montbrió, & Alex Roxin. (2018). Network mechanisms underlying the role of oscillations in cognitive tasks. PLoS Computational Biology. 14(9). e1006430–e1006430. 50 indexed citations

Baranas̆ić, Damir, et al.. (2014). Genomic Characterization of Variable Surface Antigens Reveals a Telomere Position Effect as a Prerequisite for RNA Interference-Mediated Silencing in Paramecium tetraurelia. mBio. 5(6). e01328–e01328. 13 indexed citations

Przyboś, Ewa, et al.. (2008). First Stand of Paramecium octaurelia in Europe and Molecular Characteristics of other Known Strains of this Species. Folia Biologica. 57(1). 65–70. 8 indexed citations

Simón, Martín, et al.. (2006). Inefficient serotype knock down leads to stable coexistence of different surface antigens on the outer membrane in Paramecium tetraurelia. European Journal of Protistology. 42(1). 49–53. 12 indexed citations

Stoeck, Thorsten, et al.. (2000). Intra-species differentiation and level of inbreeding of different sibling species of the Paramecium aurelia complex. Acta Protozoologica. 39(1). 32 indexed citations

Schmidt, Helmut. (2000). A Proposed Measure for Psi-Induced Bunching of Randomly Spaced Events. Journal of Parapsychology. 64(3). 301. 4 indexed citations

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Stoeck, Thorsten, et al.. (2000). ARDRA and RAPD‐fingerprinting reject the sibling species concept for the ciliate Paramecium caudatum (Ciliophora, Protoctista). Zoologica Scripta. 29(1). 75–82. 27 indexed citations

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Küng, Hans & Helmut Schmidt. (1998). A Global Ethic and Global Responsibilities : Two Declarations. 11 indexed citations

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Caspary, R., C.D. Bredl, H. Spille, et al.. (1988). Low temperature specific heat of YBa2Cu3O7−δ. Physica C Superconductivity. 153-155. 876–877. 14 indexed citations

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Braun, E., et al.. (1987). Magnetic ordering of some mixed valent Yb-compounds. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 63-64. 629–631. 8 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Helmut. (1982). Collapse of the state vector and psychokinetic effect. Foundations of Physics. 12(6). 565–581. 18 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Helmut. (1970). PK experiments with animals as subjects.. Journal of Parapsychology. 5 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Helmut. (1970). A quantum mechanical random number generator for psi tests.. Journal of Parapsychology. 11 indexed citations

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Michaelis, W., et al.. (1968). Konfigurationsmischungen in 169Yb. Nuclear Physics A. 119(3). 609–640. 17 indexed citations

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Beckurts, K. H., et al.. (1963). Thermal Activation Cross Sections and Resonance Integrals of In¹¹⁵. Nuclear Science and Engineering. 17(3). 329–335. 24 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Helmut. (1961). Verteidigung oder Vergeltung : ein deutscher Beitrag zum strategischen Problem der NATO. 4 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Helmut. (1958). Eine kausale Theorie f�r Wellen, die sich mit �berlichtgeschwindigkeit ausbreiten. The European Physical Journal A. 151(4). 408–420. 10 indexed citations

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