K. Luther

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

K. Luther is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Luther has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 37 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 29 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in K. Luther's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (37 papers), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (36 papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (24 papers). K. Luther is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (37 papers), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (36 papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (24 papers). K. Luther collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Argentina. K. Luther's co-authors include J. Troe, Robert G. Gilbert, Thomas Lenzer, Jürgen Troe, Karsten Reihs, H. Hippler, Andrew C. Symonds, Carlos J. Cobos, Hans‐Gerd Löhmannsröben and Jian Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Applied Physics Letters and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

K. Luther

93 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Theory of Thermal Unimolecular Reactions in the Fall‐off Range. II. Weak Collision Rate Constants

1983 473 citations Robert G. Gilbert, K. Luther et al. Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. Luther Germany	35	1.9k	976	967	876	688	94	3.6k
H. Hippler Germany	44	2.7k 1.4×	1.7k 1.8×	2.1k 2.2×	1.1k 1.2×	876 1.3×	138	5.2k
T. Gerber Switzerland	26	1.5k 0.8×	980 1.0×	541 0.6×	317 0.4×	385 0.6×	90	2.5k
Jürgen Troe Germany	27	1.3k 0.7×	671 0.7×	804 0.8×	355 0.4×	452 0.7×	86	2.4k
J. R. McDonald United States	33	1.9k 1.0×	1.6k 1.6×	1.0k 1.0×	537 0.6×	561 0.8×	66	3.4k
Oleg Kostko United States	31	1.4k 0.8×	551 0.6×	713 0.7×	246 0.3×	1.0k 1.5×	99	2.8k
P. Millié France	36	2.3k 1.2×	1.0k 1.1×	304 0.3×	1.2k 1.3×	922 1.3×	112	4.0k
Erhard W. Rothe United States	31	2.0k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	511 0.5×	170 0.2×	353 0.5×	108	3.0k
A. P. Baronavski United States	32	1.8k 0.9×	1.2k 1.3×	557 0.6×	437 0.5×	528 0.8×	79	2.6k
D.M.P. Holland United Kingdom	34	3.2k 1.7×	1.4k 1.5×	714 0.7×	830 0.9×	585 0.9×	189	4.0k
F. Huisken Germany	45	3.7k 2.0×	2.0k 2.0×	812 0.8×	459 0.5×	2.5k 3.7×	157	6.7k

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Fernandes, Ravi X., K. Luther, J. Troe, & V. G. Ushakov. (2008). Experimental and modelling study of the recombination reaction H + O2 (+M) → HO2 (+M) between 300 and 900 K, 1.5 and 950 bar, and in the bath gases M = He, Ar, and N2. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 10(29). 4313–4313. 91 indexed citations

Lenzer, Thomas, et al.. (2006). Kinetically Controlled Selective Ionization Study on the Efficient Collisional Energy Transfer in the Deactivation of Highly Vibrationally Excited trans-Stilbene. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 110(9). 3179–3185. 16 indexed citations

Luther, K., Kawon Oum, & Jürgen Troe. (2005). The role of the radical-complex mechanism in the ozone recombination/dissociation reaction. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 7(14). 2764–2764. 54 indexed citations

Lenzer, Thomas, K. Luther, Daniel Nilsson, & Sture Nordholm. (2005). PECT Model Analysis and Predictions of Experimental Collisional Energy Transfer Probabilities P(E‘,E) and Moments 〈ΔE〉 for Azulene and Biphenylene. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 109(17). 8325–8331. 18 indexed citations

Lenzer, Thomas, et al.. (2005). Multiplex detection of collisional energy transfer using KCSFI. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 7(4). 620–620. 9 indexed citations

Ihlemann, J., et al.. (2004). Plasma effects in picosecond-femtosecond UV laser ablation of polymers. Applied Physics A. 79(4-6). 869–873. 20 indexed citations

Oum, Kawon, K. Luther, & Jürgen Troe. (2004). High-Pressure Studies of Radical−Solvent Molecule Interactions in the CCl₃and Bromine Combination Reactions of CCl₃. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 108(14). 2690–2699. 13 indexed citations

Lenzer, Thomas, et al.. (2000). Collisional energy transfer probabilities of highly excited molecules from kinetically controlled selective ionization (KCSI). I. The KCSI technique: Experimental approach for the determination of P(E′,E) in the quasicontinuous energy range. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 112(9). 4076–4089. 71 indexed citations

Schmidt, Hans, J. Ihlemann, K. Luther, & J. Troe. (1999). Modeling of velocity and surface temperature of the moving interface during laser ablation of polyimide and poly(methyl methacrylate). Applied Surface Science. 138-139. 102–106. 6 indexed citations

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Luther, K.. (1999). Lester's Getting a Bottle. Annals of Internal Medicine. 130(1). 73–74. 1 indexed citations

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Lenzer, Thomas & K. Luther. (1996). A quasiclassical trajectory study of energy transfer in benzene–benzene collisions. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 104(9). 3391–3394. 36 indexed citations

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Lenzer, Thomas, K. Luther, Jürgen Troe, Robert G. Gilbert, & Kieran F. Lim. (1995). Trajectory simulations of collisional energy transfer in highly excited benzene and hexafluorobenzene. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 103(2). 626–641. 176 indexed citations

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Luther, K., et al.. (1993). Subpicosecond transient absorption study of the UV two-photon excitation of liquid alkanes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 97(32). 8378–8383. 41 indexed citations

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Löhmannsröben, Hans‐Gerd & K. Luther. (1986). Applications of Kinetic CARS-Spectroscopy to Elementary Reactions of Large Molecules in the Gas Phase: Direct k(E) Measurements of Cycloheptatriene-Isomerizations. Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie. 149(2). 129–151. 5 indexed citations

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Luther, K., et al.. (1981). CARS Spectroscopic Studies on Transients During the Photoisomerization of Cycloheptatrienes. Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 85(6). 516–517. 1 indexed citations

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Luther, K., et al.. (1980). CARS spectra of transient molecular states in the photoisomerization of cycloheptatrienes. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 73(8). 4131–4132. 7 indexed citations

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Hippler, H., K. Luther, J. Troe, & Robin Walsh. (1978). Ultraviolet-laser study of specific rate constants for unimolecular isomerization of substituted cycloheptatrienes. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 68(1). 323–325. 38 indexed citations

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Hippler, H., K. Luther, Heshel Teitelbaum, & J. Troe. (1977). The NO‐ and NO₂‐catalyzed decomposition of I₂ in shock waves. International Journal of Chemical Kinetics. 9(6). 917–927. 6 indexed citations

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Hippler, H., K. Luther, & J. Troe. (1974). On the Role of Complexes in the Recombination of Halogen Atoms. Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 78(2). 178–179. 1 indexed citations

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Hippler, H., K. Luther, & J. Troe. (1973). Untersuchung der Rekombination von Jodatomen in stark komprimierten Gasen und in Flüssigkeiten. Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 77(12). 1104–1114. 46 indexed citations

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