Ralf Kunz

1.2k total citations
18 papers, 902 citations indexed

About

Ralf Kunz is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralf Kunz has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 902 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Ralf Kunz's work include Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (10 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (9 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (5 papers). Ralf Kunz is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (10 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (9 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (5 papers). Ralf Kunz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Estonia. Ralf Kunz's co-authors include W. Lukosz, Jürgen Köhler, Richard J. Cogdell, Kõu Timpmann, Arvi Freiberg, June Southall, Alastair T. Gardiner, Vladimíra Moulisová, Tatas Hardo Panintingjati Brotosudarmo and Patrick Happel and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

Ralf Kunz

18 papers receiving 859 citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ralf Kunz Germany 13 491 343 314 209 155 18 902
A. Piskarskas Lithuania 22 1.1k 2.2× 324 0.9× 659 2.1× 141 0.7× 176 1.1× 108 1.5k
Alexander M. Streltsov United States 12 464 0.9× 356 1.0× 266 0.8× 287 1.4× 153 1.0× 24 1.1k
Jon S. Donner Spain 4 214 0.4× 420 1.2× 160 0.5× 77 0.4× 255 1.6× 7 757
Rob Zondervan Netherlands 9 214 0.4× 160 0.5× 277 0.9× 115 0.6× 461 3.0× 12 862
Perry P. Yaney United States 14 177 0.4× 175 0.5× 363 1.2× 306 1.5× 232 1.5× 77 873
Matthew Comstock United States 18 694 1.4× 475 1.4× 521 1.7× 400 1.9× 358 2.3× 37 1.4k
S. Saikan Japan 18 636 1.3× 117 0.3× 225 0.7× 48 0.2× 269 1.7× 77 920
Yves Caudano Belgium 17 577 1.2× 111 0.3× 498 1.6× 123 0.6× 298 1.9× 51 1.0k
Dominique Chauvat France 16 409 0.8× 277 0.8× 158 0.5× 56 0.3× 215 1.4× 42 755
A. Canillas Spain 23 402 0.8× 455 1.3× 445 1.4× 213 1.0× 614 4.0× 77 1.5k

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Pajusalu, Mihkel, Ralf Kunz, Margus Rätsep, et al.. (2015). Unified analysis of ensemble and single-complex optical spectral data from light-harvesting complex-2 chromoproteins for gaining deeper insight into bacterial photosynthesis. Physical Review E. 92(5). 52709–52709. 14 indexed citations
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Kunz, Ralf, Kõu Timpmann, June Southall, et al.. (2014). Single-Molecule Spectroscopy Unmasks the Lowest Exciton State of the B850 Assembly in LH2 from Rps. acidophila. Biophysical Journal. 106(9). 2008–2016. 17 indexed citations
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Kunz, Ralf, Kõu Timpmann, June Southall, et al.. (2013). Fluctuations in the Electron–Phonon Coupling of a Single Chromoprotein. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(33). 8726–8730. 16 indexed citations
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Kunz, Ralf, Kõu Timpmann, June Southall, et al.. (2013). Fluctuations in the Electron–Phonon Coupling of a Single Chromoprotein. Angewandte Chemie. 125(33). 8888–8892. 1 indexed citations
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Kunz, Ralf, Kõu Timpmann, June Southall, et al.. (2013). Fluorescence-Excitation and Emission Spectra from LH2 Antenna Complexes of Rhodopseudomonas acidophila as a Function of the Sample Preparation Conditions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 117(40). 12020–12029. 17 indexed citations
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Kunz, Ralf, Kõu Timpmann, June Southall, et al.. (2012). Exciton Self Trapping in Photosynthetic Pigment–Protein Complexes Studied by Single-Molecule Spectroscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 116(36). 11017–11023. 39 indexed citations
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Jang, Seogjoo, R. Silbey, Ralf Kunz, Clemens Hofmann, & Jürgen Köhler. (2011). Is There Elliptic Distortion in the Light Harvesting Complex 2 of Purple Bacteria?. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 115(44). 12947–12953. 18 indexed citations
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Brotosudarmo, Tatas Hardo Panintingjati, Ralf Kunz, Alastair T. Gardiner, et al.. (2009). Single-Molecule Spectroscopy Reveals that Individual Low-Light LH2 Complexes from Rhodopseudomonas palustris 2.1.6. Have a Heterogeneous Polypeptide Composition. Biophysical Journal. 97(5). 1491–1500. 59 indexed citations
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Biswas, Abhijit, Ralf Kunz, Oral Cenk Aktas, et al.. (2004). Arrays of wirelike microstructures of Ag with visible wavelength transparent plasmonic response at near-ultraviolet and midinfrared regions. Applied Physics Letters. 85(11). 1952–1954. 1 indexed citations
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Kunz, Ralf, Joseph G. Gordon, & Michael R. Philpott. (1982). Nonresonant excitation of plasmon surface polaritons on silver gratings in air and in electrolyte. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 77(2). 646–653. 3 indexed citations
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Kunz, Ralf & W. Lukosz. (1980). Changes in fluorescence lifetimes induced by variable optical environments. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 21(10). 4814–4828. 64 indexed citations
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Lukosz, W. & Ralf Kunz. (1979). New method for determining refractive index and thickness of fluorescent thin films. Optics Communications. 31(3). 251–256. 6 indexed citations
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Lukosz, W. & Ralf Kunz. (1979). Changes in fluorescence lifetimes induced by variation of of the radiating molecules' optical environment. Optics Communications. 31(1). 42–46. 21 indexed citations
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Lukosz, W. & Ralf Kunz. (1977). Light emission by magnetic and electric dipoles close to a plane dielectric interface II Radiation patterns of perpendicular oriented dipoles. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 67(12). 1615–1615. 186 indexed citations
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Lukosz, W. & Ralf Kunz. (1977). Fluorescence lifetime of magnetic and electric dipoles near a dielectric interface. Optics Communications. 20(2). 195–199. 84 indexed citations
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Lukosz, W. & Ralf Kunz. (1977). Light emission by magnetic and electric dipoles close to a plane interface I Total radiated power. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 67(12). 1607–1607. 335 indexed citations

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