Johann Rafelski

13.2k citations

302 papers · 8.0k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 45

Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 0.1%
- High-Energy Particle Collisions Research 154
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions 132
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies 100
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics 19
Geochemistry and Petrology top 1%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 1%
- Atomic and Molecular Physics 37
- Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates 33
- Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics 19
Astronomy and Astrophysics top 2%
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories 38
Radiation top 1%

Co-authors: Berndt Müller Walter Greiner Jean Letessier Patrick M. Koch Rolf Hagedorn M. Schroedter Robert L. Thews Michael Danos
Cited by: Nuclear and High Energy Physics Geochemistry and Petrology Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Journals: Nature (1 paper)Physical Review Letters (10 papers)Nature Communications (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States Germany France

In The Last Decade

Johann Rafelski

291 papers receiving 7.6k citations

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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.

1989 Nature
1986 Physics Reports
1985 Quantum Electrodynamics of Strong Fields
1982 Physical Review Letters

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1	Everlasting interaction: Polarization summation without a Landau pole Physical review. D ·Stefan Evans,Johann Rafelski	2024	1
2	Born-Infeld Nonlinear Electromagnetism in Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions Acta Physica Polonica A ·W. G. Price,Martin Formánek,Johann Rafelski	2023	2
3	Electron–positron plasma in BBN: Damped-dynamic screening Annals of Physics ·Christopher Grayson,Cheng Tao Yang,Martin Formánek,Johann Rafelski	2023	5
4	Improving Euler-Heisenberg-Schwinger Effective Action with Dressed Photons Acta Physica Polonica A ·Stefan Evans,Johann Rafelski	2023	3
5	Laser-initiated primary and secondary nuclear reactions in Boron-Nitride Scientific Reports ·C. Labaune,C. Baccou,Vincent Yahia,C. Neuville,Johann Rafelski	2016	21
6	Melting Hadrons, Boiling Quarks - From Hagedorn Temperature to Ultra-Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions at CERN OAPEN (The OAPEN Foundation) ·Johann 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7	Solar System Signatures of Impacts by Compact Ultra Dense Objects arXiv (Cornell University) ·Lance Labun,Johann Rafelski,Jeremey Birrell	2011	1
8	QED Conformal Anomaly in External Fields arXiv (Cornell University) ·Lance Labun,Johann Rafelski	2008	2
9	Pion spectra: Delta resonance decay and medium mass modification arXiv (Cornell University) ·Bi Pin-zhen,Johann Rafelski	2005	1
10	Deconfinement energy threshold: analysis of hadron yields at 11.6 A GeV CERN Bulletin ·Jean Letessier,Johann Rafelski,Giorgio Torrieri	2004	1
11	Strangeness and Statistical Hadronization: How to Study Quark-Gluon Plasma ArXiv.org ·Johann Rafelski,Jean Letessier	2003	1
12	Hadronization of the quark Universe CERN Bulletin ·Michael J. Fromerth,Johann Rafelski	2002	0
13	Hadrons and quark - gluon plasma Johann Rafelski,Jean Letessier	2002	75
14	Strangeness and Statistical QCD Johann Rafelski,Jean Letessier	2001	9
15	Quark-gluon plasma in PB-PB 158 a GEV collisions: Evidence from strange particle abundances and the coulomb effect Acta Physica Polonica B ·Jean Letessier,Johann Rafelski	1999	2
16	Hadrons from Pb Pb collisions at 158-GeV/A arXiv (Cornell University) ·Johann Rafelski,Jean Letessier	1999	2
17	Hadronic Signatures of Deconfinement in relativistic nuclear collisions Acta Physica Polonica B ·Johann Rafelski,Jean Letessier,A. Tounsi	1997	5
18	Hot hadronic matter : theory and experiment Plenum Press eBooks ·Jean Letessier,H.H. Gutbrod,Johann Rafelski	1995	46
19	Muon-catalyzed fusion : Sanibel Island, FL. 1988 American Institute of Physics eBooks ·Steven Jones,Johann Rafelski,Hendrik J. Monkhorst	1989	3
20	Pocketbook of mathematical functions Michael Danos,Johann Rafelski	1984	13

About Johann Rafelski

Johann Rafelski is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 302 papers that have together received 8.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include High-Energy Particle Collisions Research (154 papers), Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (132 papers), Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (100 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (38 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (37 papers), Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (33 papers), Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (19 papers) and Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (6.0k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (546 citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (2.5k citations). Johann Rafelski has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Frequent co-authors include Berndt Müller, Walter Greiner, Jean Letessier, Patrick M. Koch, Rolf Hagedorn, M. Schroedter, Robert L. Thews, Michael Danos, A. Tounsi and Steven Jones. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

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