Karsten Bothe

9.3k total citations · 7 hit papers
166 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Karsten Bothe is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Karsten Bothe has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 156 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 55 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 32 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Karsten Bothe's work include Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (146 papers), Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (79 papers) and Semiconductor materials and interfaces (54 papers). Karsten Bothe is often cited by papers focused on Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (146 papers), Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (79 papers) and Semiconductor materials and interfaces (54 papers). Karsten Bothe collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Karsten Bothe's co-authors include Jan Schmidt, Nikos Kopidakis, Ewan D. Dunlop, Martin A. Green, Xiaojing Hao, Masahiro Yoshita, David Hinken, Rolf Brendel, Gerald Siefer and R. Falster and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Karsten Bothe

165 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 60) 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 2024 2023 2022 2023 100 200 300 400
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. Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 60)
    2022 482 citations Martin A. Green, Ewan D. Dunlop et al. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications profile →
  2. Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 64)
    2024 454 citations Martin A. Green, Ewan D. Dunlop et al. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications profile →
  3. Solar cell efficiency tables (version 62)
    2023 406 citations Martin A. Green, Ewan D. Dunlop et al. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications profile →
  4. Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 61)
    2022 354 citations Martin A. Green, Ewan D. Dunlop et al. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications profile →
  5. Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 63)
    2023 279 citations Martin A. Green, Ewan D. Dunlop et al. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications profile →
  6. Solar Cell Efficiency Tables (Version 65)
    2024 148 citations Martin A. Green, Ewan D. Dunlop et al. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications profile →
  7. Solar Cell Efficiency Tables (Version 66)
    2025 98 citations Martin A. Green, Ewan D. Dunlop et al. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karsten Bothe Germany 39 6.4k 2.0k 1.9k 1.0k 531 166 6.9k
Martin C. Schubert Germany 41 5.7k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 831 0.8× 420 0.8× 259 6.0k
Dean H. Levi United States 34 6.1k 1.0× 1.5k 0.7× 4.1k 2.1× 636 0.6× 767 1.4× 138 6.9k
Steve Johnston United States 33 4.7k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 2.6k 1.4× 743 0.7× 237 0.4× 264 5.2k
Masahiro Yoshita Japan 30 7.1k 1.1× 1.8k 0.9× 3.7k 1.9× 890 0.9× 1.3k 2.4× 169 8.3k
Matthieu Despeisse Switzerland 43 7.1k 1.1× 1.4k 0.7× 3.1k 1.6× 640 0.6× 781 1.5× 184 7.6k
Nicholas J. Ekins‐Daukes United Kingdom 49 6.9k 1.1× 2.8k 1.4× 3.7k 1.9× 1.5k 1.5× 514 1.0× 253 9.0k
Bram Hoex Australia 39 6.5k 1.0× 2.0k 1.0× 2.6k 1.4× 635 0.6× 216 0.4× 232 7.1k
Helio Moutinho United States 36 4.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 3.6k 1.9× 365 0.4× 193 0.4× 240 4.9k
J.H. Werner Germany 51 7.6k 1.2× 4.1k 2.1× 3.8k 2.0× 993 1.0× 373 0.7× 252 9.4k
Andrés Cuevas Australia 52 11.1k 1.7× 4.9k 2.5× 3.3k 1.7× 1.1k 1.0× 331 0.6× 197 11.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karsten Bothe

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All Works

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Green, Martin A., Ewan D. Dunlop, Masahiro Yoshita, et al.. (2025). Solar Cell Efficiency Tables (Version 66). Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 33(7). 795–810. 98 indexed citations breakdown →
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Green, Martin A., Ewan D. Dunlop, Masahiro Yoshita, et al.. (2024). Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 64). Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 32(7). 425–441. 454 indexed citations breakdown →
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Green, Martin A., Ewan D. Dunlop, Masahiro Yoshita, et al.. (2024). Solar Cell Efficiency Tables (Version 65). Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 33(1). 3–15. 148 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bothe, Karsten, David Hinken, & Rolf Brendel. (2023). Extended FF and V OC Parameterizations for Silicon Solar Cells. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. 13(6). 787–792. 5 indexed citations
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Green, Martin A., Ewan D. Dunlop, Masahiro Yoshita, et al.. (2023). Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 63). Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 32(1). 3–13. 279 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hinken, David, Carsten Schinke, Karsten Bothe, & Rolf Brendel. (2023). Multi‐Spectrum Method for the Determination of the Spectral Responsivity and the Short‐Circuit Current of Photovoltaic Devices. Solar RRL. 7(13). 1 indexed citations
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Green, Martin A., Ewan D. Dunlop, Masahiro Yoshita, et al.. (2023). Solar cell efficiency tables (version 62). Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 31(7). 651–663. 406 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vogt, Malte Ruben, Stefan Riechelmann, Ana Gracia-Amillo, et al.. (2022). PV Module Energy Rating Standard IEC 61853-3 Intercomparison and Best Practice Guidelines for Implementation and Validation. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. 12(3). 844–852. 8 indexed citations
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Green, Martin A., Ewan D. Dunlop, Gerald Siefer, et al.. (2022). Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 61). Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 31(1). 3–16. 354 indexed citations breakdown →
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Green, Martin A., Ewan D. Dunlop, Jochen Hohl‐Ebinger, et al.. (2022). Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 60). Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 30(7). 687–701. 482 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fischer, Gerd, Sandra Herlufsen, Franziska Wolny, et al.. (2021). Kinetics of the Light and Elevated Temperature Induced Degradation and Regeneration of Quasi-Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. 11(4). 890–896. 5 indexed citations
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Bothe, Karsten, Sandra Herlufsen, & John D. Murphy. (2019). Impact of iron on the room temperature luminescence efficiency of oxygen-containing precipitates in silicon. Semiconductor Science and Technology. 34(3). 35030–35030. 3 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Jan, Karsten Bothe, V. V. Voronkov, & R. Falster. (2019). Fast and Slow Stages of Lifetime Degradation by Boron–Oxygen Centers in Crystalline Silicon. physica status solidi (b). 257(1). 7 indexed citations
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Hinken, David, Ingo Kröger, S. Winter, Rolf Brendel, & Karsten Bothe. (2019). Determining the spectral responsivity of solar cells under standard test conditions. Measurement Science and Technology. 30(12). 125008–125008. 2 indexed citations
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Schinke, Carsten, Christian Peest, J. Schmidt, et al.. (2015). Uncertainty analysis for the coefficient of band-to-band absorption of crystalline silicon. AIP Advances. 5(6). 353 indexed citations
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Müller, Jens, Karsten Bothe, Sebastian Gatz, & Rolf Brendel. (2012). Modeling the formation of local highly aluminum‐doped silicon regions by rapid thermal annealing of screen‐printed aluminum. physica status solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters. 6(3). 111–113. 18 indexed citations
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Bothe, Karsten, Jan Schmidt, & Rudolf Hezel. (2003). Comprehensive analysis of the impact of boron and oxygen on the metastable defect in Cz silicon. 3rd World Conference onPhotovoltaic Energy Conversion, 2003. Proceedings of. 2. 1077–1080. 8 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Jan, Karsten Bothe, & Rudolf Hezel. (2003). Structure and transformation of the metastable centre in Cz-silicon solar cells. 3rd World Conference onPhotovoltaic Energy Conversion, 2003. Proceedings of. 3. 2887–2892. 6 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Jan, Karsten Bothe, & Rudolf Hezel. (2002). Oxygen-related minority-carrier trapping centers in p-type Czochralski silicon. Applied Physics Letters. 80(23). 4395–4397. 44 indexed citations

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