Rainer Sommer

1.1k total citations
50 papers, 897 citations indexed

About

Rainer Sommer is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Rainer Sommer has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 897 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 19 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Rainer Sommer's work include Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques (23 papers), Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (16 papers) and Terahertz technology and applications (11 papers). Rainer Sommer is often cited by papers focused on Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques (23 papers), Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (16 papers) and Terahertz technology and applications (11 papers). Rainer Sommer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Poland and Switzerland. Rainer Sommer's co-authors include A. Tessmann, Alfred Wahlen, Helmut Essen, M. Schlechtweg, Michael Caris, Arnulf Leuther, Winfried Johannes, Nils Pohl, Stephan Stanko and Uwe Stilla and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing and IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits.

In The Last Decade

Rainer Sommer

49 papers receiving 864 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rainer Sommer Germany 18 482 425 244 105 90 50 897
Claudio Curcio Italy 18 477 1.0× 525 1.2× 205 0.8× 40 0.4× 143 1.6× 140 874
A. Cardama Spain 13 1.1k 2.2× 1.0k 2.4× 323 1.3× 28 0.3× 155 1.7× 32 1.5k
Hiroo Kunimori Japan 17 358 0.7× 542 1.3× 67 0.3× 164 1.6× 323 3.6× 112 977
Longyong Chen China 15 441 0.9× 135 0.3× 179 0.7× 38 0.4× 96 1.1× 64 622
Robert D. Nevels United States 13 100 0.2× 355 0.8× 121 0.5× 106 1.0× 237 2.6× 66 570
Alexander Bulyshev United States 18 142 0.3× 412 1.0× 851 3.5× 50 0.5× 65 0.7× 50 1.1k
Amerigo Capria Italy 16 717 1.5× 835 2.0× 217 0.9× 19 0.2× 665 7.4× 63 1.5k
David A. Garren United States 15 457 0.9× 92 0.2× 178 0.7× 295 2.8× 39 0.4× 67 863
Louis J. Cutrona United States 7 258 0.5× 177 0.4× 120 0.5× 25 0.2× 170 1.9× 14 669
John Nehrbass United States 11 211 0.4× 137 0.3× 42 0.2× 20 0.2× 90 1.0× 27 418

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rainer Sommer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rainer Sommer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rainer Sommer 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 Rainer Sommer. Rainer Sommer 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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Sommer, Rainer, et al.. (2016). MOBILE MAPPING BY FMCW SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR OPERATING AT 300 GHZ. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. XLI-B1. 81–87. 5 indexed citations
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Caris, Michael, et al.. (2015). Synthetic aperture radar at millimeter wavelength for UAV surveillance applications. Fraunhofer-Publica (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 24 indexed citations
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Johannes, Winfried, Stephan Stanko, Alfred Wahlen, et al.. (2014). Implementation of a 35 GHz SAR sensor and a high resolution camera to enable real-time observation. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1–4. 6 indexed citations
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Caris, Michael, Stephan Stanko, Rainer Sommer, et al.. (2013). SARape - Synthetic aperture radar for all weather penetrating UAV application. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1. 41–46. 19 indexed citations
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Stanko, Stephan, Winfried Johannes, Rainer Sommer, & Alfred Wahlen. (2013). SUMATRA - A miniatuized millimeterwave SAR. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1. 37–40. 3 indexed citations
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Stanko, Stephan, Michael Caris, Alfred Wahlen, et al.. (2013). Millimeter resolution with radar at lower terahertz. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1. 235–238. 12 indexed citations
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Stanko, Stephan, Winfried Johannes, Rainer Sommer, et al.. (2012). SUMATRA - A UAV based miniaturized SAR System. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 437–440. 8 indexed citations
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Essen, Helmut, et al.. (2012). High resolution W-band UAV SAR. Fraunhofer-Publica (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 30 indexed citations
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Stanko, S., Winfried Johannes, Alfred Wahlen, & Rainer Sommer. (2012). Integration of a miniaturized millimetre wave SAR system in an universal pod. Fraunhofer-Publica (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 93–93.
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Stanko, Stephan, Winfried Johannes, Rainer Sommer, et al.. (2011). SAR with MIRANDA - millimeterwave radar using analog and new digital approach. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 214–217. 25 indexed citations
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Stanko, Stephan, Winfried Johannes, Rainer Sommer, et al.. (2011). Millimeterwave radar for SAR on UAVs with real-time image display. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 507–511. 5 indexed citations
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Essen, Helmut, et al.. (2011). Millimetre wave SAR for UAV operation. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 963–966. 4 indexed citations
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Essen, Helmut, Alfred Wahlen, Rainer Sommer, & Winfried Johannes. (2010). Ground based Millimeterwave SAR for the evaluation of Target- /Background Signatures. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1–4. 3 indexed citations
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Essen, Helmut, Rainer Sommer, Alfred Wahlen, et al.. (2009). SUMATRA, a W-band SAR for UAV application. Fraunhofer-Publica (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1–4. 5 indexed citations
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Essen, Helmut, Alfred Wahlen, Rainer Sommer, M. Schlechtweg, & A. Tessmann. (2008). Development of a 220-GHz Experimental Radar. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1–4. 3 indexed citations
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Essen, Helmut, et al.. (2008). High Resolution Tower-Turntable ISAR with the Millimetre Wave Radar COBRA (35 / 94 / 220 GHz). Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1–4. 10 indexed citations
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Tessmann, A., Arnulf Leuther, H. Maßler, et al.. (2007). Metamorphic HEMT Amplifier Circuits for Use in a High Resolution 210 GHz Radar. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1–4. 11 indexed citations
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Kayser, Klaus, et al.. (2006). Digitized pathology: theory and experiences in automated tissue-based virtual diagnosis.. PubMed. 47(1). 21–8. 16 indexed citations
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Essen, Helmut, et al.. (2005). Very high bandwidth millimetre-wave radar. Electronics Letters. 41(22). 1247–1249. 31 indexed citations

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