Philipp Podsiadlowski

19.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
172 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Philipp Podsiadlowski is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Philipp Podsiadlowski has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 166 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 32 papers in Instrumentation and 8 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Philipp Podsiadlowski's work include Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (123 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (90 papers) and Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (67 papers). Philipp Podsiadlowski is often cited by papers focused on Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (123 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (90 papers) and Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (67 papers). Philipp Podsiadlowski collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Philipp Podsiadlowski's co-authors include Zhanwen Han, S. Rappaport, Eric Pfahl, T. R. Marsh, P. C. Joss, N. Langer, P. F. L. Maxted, Stephen Justham, J. J. L. Hsu and P. P. Eggleton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Philipp Podsiadlowski

165 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Common envelope evolution: where we stand and how we can move forward

2013 659 citations Stephen Justham, Zhanwen Han et al. profile →
The origin of subdwarf B stars – I. The formation channels

2002 504 citations Zhanwen Han, Philipp Podsiadlowski et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
Presupernova evolution in massive interacting binaries

1992 444 citations Philipp Podsiadlowski et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
The origin of subdwarf B stars - II

2003 428 citations Zhanwen Han, Philipp Podsiadlowski et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
Formation of Double Neutron Star Systems

2017 397 citations N. Langer, Philipp Podsiadlowski et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →
A new route towards merging massive black holes

2016 362 citations Pablo Marchant, N. Langer et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →
On the formation history of Galactic double neutron stars

2018 204 citations Stephen Justham, S. E. de Mink et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Philipp Podsiadlowski United Kingdom	53	9.6k	1.6k	1.1k	588	277	172	9.9k
G. Nelemans Netherlands	43	6.6k 0.7×	988 0.6×	715 0.6×	401 0.7×	271 1.0×	218	6.8k
S. Rappaport United States	45	6.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	710 0.6×	827 1.4×	337 1.2×	209	6.9k
Frederic A. Rasio United States	53	9.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	812 0.7×	519 0.9×	187 0.7×	171	10.1k
T. R. Marsh United Kingdom	50	10.6k 1.1×	2.5k 1.5×	739 0.7×	865 1.5×	567 2.0×	350	10.9k
Zhanwen Han China	43	7.9k 0.8×	2.1k 1.3×	590 0.5×	359 0.6×	269 1.0×	287	8.2k
Christopher A. Tout United Kingdom	46	9.3k 1.0×	2.5k 1.5×	684 0.6×	325 0.6×	192 0.7×	211	9.5k
R. H. D. Townsend United States	36	7.8k 0.8×	2.0k 1.2×	491 0.4×	313 0.5×	371 1.3×	104	8.1k
S. E. de Mink Netherlands	52	9.8k 1.0×	2.8k 1.8×	775 0.7×	204 0.3×	277 1.0×	157	10.1k
E. Ramírez-Ruiz United States	47	7.7k 0.8×	829 0.5×	2.1k 1.9×	255 0.4×	110 0.4×	195	7.9k
Bill Paxton United States	24	7.3k 0.8×	2.2k 1.4×	626 0.6×	307 0.5×	220 0.8×	30	7.6k

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Hirai, Ryosuke, et al.. (2025). Supernova-induced Binary-interaction-powered Supernovae: A Model for SN2022jli. The Astrophysical Journal. 995(1). 55–55. 1 indexed citations

Laplace, E., F. R. N. Schneider, & Philipp Podsiadlowski. (2025). It’s written in the massive stars: The role of stellar physics in the formation of black holes. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 695. A71–A71. 20 indexed citations

Marchant, Pablo, Philipp Podsiadlowski, & Ilya Mandel. (2024). An upper limit on the spins of merging binary black holes formed through isolated binary evolution. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 691. A339–A339. 8 indexed citations

Schneider, F. R. N., et al.. (2023). Convective-core overshooting and the final fate of massive stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 682. A123–A123. 25 indexed citations

Neunteufel, P., Harriet J. Preece, Matthias U. Kruckow, et al.. (2022). Properties and applications of a predicted population of runaway He-sdO/B stars ejected from single degenerate He-donor SNe. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 663. A91–A91. 7 indexed citations

Meng, Xiangcun, et al.. (2019). Structure of a massive common envelope in the common-envelope wind model for Type Ia supernovae. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 633. A41–A41. 2 indexed citations

Kerzendorf, Wolfgang, Tuan Do, S. E. de Mink, et al.. (2019). . Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 18 indexed citations

Liu, Dongdong, Bo Wang, Philipp Podsiadlowski, & Zhanwen Han. (2016). The violent white dwarf merger scenario for the progenitors of Type Ia supernovae. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 461(4). 3653–3662. 25 indexed citations

Detmers, R. G., N. Langer, Philipp Podsiadlowski, & R. G. Izzard. (2008). Gamma-ray bursts from tidally spun-up Wolf-Rayet stars?. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 32 indexed citations

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Wolf, Christian & Philipp Podsiadlowski. (2007). The metallicity dependence of the long-duration gamma-ray burst rate from host galaxy luminosities. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 375(3). 1049–1058. 51 indexed citations

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Podsiadlowski, Philipp, et al.. (2005). The Triple Ring Nebula around SN 1987A. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 342. 194. 2 indexed citations

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Maund, Justyn R., S. J. Smartt, Rolf P. Kudritzki, Philipp Podsiadlowski, & G. Gilmore. (2004). The massive binary companion star to the progenitor of supernova 1993J. Nature. 427(6970). 129–131. 188 indexed citations

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Lesaffre, P., Christopher A. Tout, Richard J. Stancliffe, & Philipp Podsiadlowski. (2004). A convective model consistent with chemistry. MmSAI. 75. 660. 1 indexed citations

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Rappaport, S., Philipp Podsiadlowski, & Eric Pfahl. (2004). Stellar-mass black hole binaries as ultraluminous X-ray sources. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 356(2). 401–414. 73 indexed citations

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Podsiadlowski, Philipp, et al.. (2001). Evolution of binary and multiple star systems : a meeting in celebration of Peter Eggleton's 60th birthday : proceedings held in Bormio, Italy, 25 June - 1 July 2000. Astronomical Society of the Pacific eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Han, Zhanwen, P. P. Eggleton, Philipp Podsiadlowski, Christopher A. Tout, & R. F. Webbink. (2001). A Self-Consistent Binary Population Synthesis Model. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 229. 205. 2 indexed citations

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Podsiadlowski, Philipp. (1999). Common-Envelope Evolution and Stellar Mergers. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 12. 239.

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Podsiadlowski, Philipp. (1995). The Formation of Planet Pulsars. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 72. 411. 1 indexed citations

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Han, Zhanwen, Philipp Podsiadlowski, & P. P. Eggleton. (1994). Binary evolution and the formation of bipolar planetary nebulae. Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana. 65. 407.

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Podsiadlowski, Philipp. (1993). Planet formation scenarios.. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 36. 149–165. 8 indexed citations

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