P. Schwintzer

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

P. Schwintzer is a scholar working on Oceanography, Aerospace Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, P. Schwintzer has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Oceanography, 23 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 22 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in P. Schwintzer's work include Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (37 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (22 papers) and GNSS positioning and interference (15 papers). P. Schwintzer is often cited by papers focused on Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (37 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (22 papers) and GNSS positioning and interference (15 papers). P. Schwintzer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. P. Schwintzer's co-authors include Ch. Reigber, H. Lühr, Mikhail K. Kaban, Christoph Reigber, Rolf König, Roland Schmidt, Frank Flechtner, Jens Wickert, Walter D. Mooney and R. Biancale and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

P. Schwintzer

49 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

CHAMP mission status 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 200 400 600
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. CHAMP mission status
    2002 602 citations Ch. Reigber, H. Lühr et al. Advances in Space Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
P. Schwintzer Germany 19 1.4k 1.0k 816 791 646 51 2.3k
G. Balmino France 27 1.6k 1.2× 1.7k 1.6× 864 1.1× 731 0.9× 838 1.3× 84 3.1k
Franz Barthelmes Germany 20 1.3k 1.0× 432 0.4× 648 0.8× 557 0.7× 660 1.0× 48 1.8k
Christoph Förste Germany 18 1.7k 1.3× 491 0.5× 849 1.0× 617 0.8× 926 1.4× 52 2.1k
Thomas Gruber Germany 22 1.4k 1.0× 390 0.4× 705 0.9× 494 0.6× 739 1.1× 101 1.7k
Reiner Rummel Germany 27 1.7k 1.2× 515 0.5× 809 1.0× 504 0.6× 828 1.3× 96 2.0k
J. Hinderer France 28 1.7k 1.3× 517 0.5× 680 0.8× 1.0k 1.3× 563 0.9× 83 2.2k
Roger Haagmans Netherlands 23 807 0.6× 755 0.7× 657 0.8× 560 0.7× 461 0.7× 64 1.5k
Pieter Visser Netherlands 29 2.0k 1.4× 1.6k 1.5× 785 1.0× 396 0.5× 1.6k 2.4× 146 3.0k
R. J. Eanes United States 25 1.7k 1.3× 886 0.9× 496 0.6× 458 0.6× 768 1.2× 61 2.3k
Torsten Mayer‐Gürr Germany 26 2.0k 1.5× 860 0.8× 915 1.1× 365 0.5× 1.1k 1.8× 96 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by P. Schwintzer

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Fields of papers citing papers by P. Schwintzer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by P. Schwintzer. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by P. Schwintzer. The network helps show where P. Schwintzer may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. Schwintzer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of P. Schwintzer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of P. Schwintzer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with P. Schwintzer. P. Schwintzer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Reigber, Christoph, H. Lühr, P. Schwintzer, & Jens Wickert. (2005). Earth Observation with CHAMP Results from Three Years in Orbit. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 165 indexed citations
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Kanzow, Torsten, Frank Flechtner, Alan D. Chave, et al.. (2005). Seasonal variation of ocean bottom pressure derived from Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE): Local validation and global patterns. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 110(C9). 44 indexed citations
3.
Kumar, Prakash, R. Kind, W. Hanka, et al.. (2005). The lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary in the North-West Atlantic region. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 236(1-2). 249–257. 122 indexed citations
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Biancale, R., G. Balmino, Sean Bruinsma, et al.. (2004). Development and Assessment of GRACE Derived Gravity Field Monthly Solutions. AGUFM. 2004. 2 indexed citations
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Abrikosov, O. A. & P. Schwintzer. (2004). RECOVERY OF THE EARTH'S GRAVITY FIELD FROM GOCE SATELLITE GRAVITY GRADIOMETRY: A CASE STUDY. 3 indexed citations
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Klokočník, Jaroslav, et al.. (2004). Evaluation of the accuracy of the EIGEN-1S and -2 CHAMP-derived gravity field models by satellite crossover altimetry. Journal of Geodesy. 78(7-8). 405–417. 4 indexed citations
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Ilk, Karl Heinz, Jakob Flury, Reiner Rummel, et al.. (2004). Mass transport and mass distribution in the Earth system. 5 indexed citations
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Reigber, Ch., P. Schwintzer, Karl Hans Neumayer, et al.. (2003). The CHAMP-only earth gravity field model EIGEN-2. Advances in Space Research. 31(8). 1883–1888. 102 indexed citations
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Kaban, Mikhail K., P. Schwintzer, & Ch. Reigber. (2003). New isostatic model of the lithosphere and gravity field. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences). 6550. 1 indexed citations
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Reigber, Christoph & P. Schwintzer. (2003). Das Schwerefeld der Erde: SPEZIAL: GEOPHYSIK. Physik in unserer Zeit. 34(5). 206–212. 1 indexed citations
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Schwintzer, P., et al.. (2003). Estimation of the Earth's tensor of inertia from recent global gravity field solutions. Journal of Geodesy. 76(9-10). 495–509. 23 indexed citations
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Reigber, C., Frank Flechtner, Rolf Koenig, et al.. (2002). GRACE Orbit and Gravity Field Recovery at GFZ Potsdam - First Experiences and Perspectives. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences). 2002. 12 indexed citations
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Reigber, Ch., H. Lühr, & P. Schwintzer. (2002). CHAMP mission status. Advances in Space Research. 30(2). 129–134. 602 indexed citations breakdown →
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Reigber, Ch., P. Schwintzer, Rolf Koenig, et al.. (2001). Earth Gravity Field Solutions from Several Months of CHAMP Satellite Data. AGUFM. 2001. 7 indexed citations
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Schwintzer, P., et al.. (1999). The CHAMP geopotential mission. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences). 41 indexed citations
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Kaban, Mikhail K., et al.. (1999). A global isostatic gravity model of the Earth. Geophysical Journal International. 136(3). 519–536. 90 indexed citations
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König, R., et al.. (1999). Improvement in global gravity field recovery using GFZ-1 satellite laser tracking data. Journal of Geodesy. 73(8). 398–406. 6 indexed citations
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Jentzsch, G., et al.. (1997). Tidal gravity measurements within the MOTIVE project. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences). 1 indexed citations
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Schwintzer, P., C. Reigber, Albert Bode, et al.. (1994). Improvement of global gravity field modelling for ERS-1. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences). 2. 771–775. 3 indexed citations
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Reigber, C., et al.. (1988). The terrestrial reference frame underlying the Pre—ERS-1 Earth Model determination. Manuscripta geodetica.. 13(6). 349–358. 1 indexed citations

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