Ralf Methling

1.1k total citations
82 papers, 780 citations indexed

About

Ralf Methling is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralf Methling has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 780 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 42 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 33 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Ralf Methling's work include Vacuum and Plasma Arcs (58 papers), Advanced Sensor Technologies Research (28 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (19 papers). Ralf Methling is often cited by papers focused on Vacuum and Plasma Arcs (58 papers), Advanced Sensor Technologies Research (28 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (19 papers). Ralf Methling collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Russia and Switzerland. Ralf Methling's co-authors include Steffen Franke, Dirk Uhrlandt, Sergey Gortschakow, Alireza Khakpour, S. A. Popov, A. V. Batrakov, Klaus‐Dieter Weltmann, Sergey Gorchakov, K.‐D. Weltmann and K.‐H. Meiwes‐Broer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Surface Science and Journal of Physics D Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Ralf Methling

75 papers receiving 766 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ralf Methling Germany 17 597 395 290 220 205 82 780
Ronald A. Coutu United States 15 385 0.6× 668 1.7× 304 1.0× 244 1.1× 153 0.7× 91 985
Tao Zhu China 13 173 0.3× 127 0.3× 104 0.4× 111 0.5× 299 1.5× 45 539
Mathieu Francoeur United States 22 1000 1.7× 160 0.4× 176 0.6× 31 0.1× 86 0.4× 69 1.7k
Graham Thursby United Kingdom 16 151 0.3× 745 1.9× 198 0.7× 380 1.7× 99 0.5× 73 989
Zhenyu Hong China 15 180 0.3× 130 0.3× 493 1.7× 68 0.3× 229 1.1× 50 815
Pierre Ferdinand France 22 404 0.7× 1.3k 3.2× 138 0.5× 85 0.4× 60 0.3× 75 1.5k
Xianglin Liu China 15 161 0.3× 226 0.6× 203 0.7× 171 0.8× 372 1.8× 59 1000
Guillaume Laffont France 18 350 0.6× 1.0k 2.6× 140 0.5× 62 0.3× 38 0.2× 88 1.2k
Tomohide NIIMI Japan 18 82 0.1× 250 0.6× 254 0.9× 38 0.2× 64 0.3× 76 780
Osamu Nakabeppu Japan 12 166 0.3× 75 0.2× 339 1.2× 63 0.3× 342 1.7× 60 698

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralf Methling

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ralf Methling. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ralf Methling 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 Ralf Methling. Ralf Methling is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Gortschakow, Sergey, et al.. (2025). Study of transient arc properties near current zero in an experimental CO2 high-voltage circuit breaker. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 58(15). 155207–155207.
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Uhrlandt, Dirk, et al.. (2024). Electrical models of arcs in different applications. 11(1). 28–35.
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Methling, Ralf, et al.. (2024). Advanced temporal analysis of anode activity during mode transitions in high current vacuum arcs. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 58(7). 75204–75204. 3 indexed citations
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Methling, Ralf, et al.. (2023). Laser-induced plasma formation in water with up to 400 mJ double-pulse LIBS. Plasma Science and Technology. 26(1). 15506–15506. 1 indexed citations
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Methling, Ralf, et al.. (2023). Optical Diagnostics of Anode Surface Temperature in Vacuum Interrupters with Different CuCr Compositions. 10(1). 28–31. 1 indexed citations
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Methling, Ralf, et al.. (2023). Characterization of arc plasma during hybrid-switching using a DC-Hybrid model switch. 1–6. 1 indexed citations
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Methling, Ralf, et al.. (2023). Electrical and Optical Investigation of an Electric Arc in Hydrogen for short gaps. 10(2). 73–76. 1 indexed citations
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Baeva, Margarita, Ralf Methling, & Dirk Uhrlandt. (2021). Unified modelling of TIG microarcs with evaporation from copper anode. 8(1). 1–4. 3 indexed citations
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Franke, Steffen, et al.. (2021). Observed Oscillating Anodic Plasma Plume Phenomena in High Current Vacuum Arcs. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 49(9). 2498–2504. 3 indexed citations
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Gortschakow, Sergey, Steffen Franke, Ralf Methling, et al.. (2021). Advanced Optical Diagnostics for Characterization of Arc Plasmas. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 49(9). 2505–2515. 6 indexed citations
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Baeva, Margarita, et al.. (2020). Unified modelling of low-current short-length arcs between copper electrodes. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 54(2). 25203–25203. 12 indexed citations
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Methling, Ralf, et al.. (2020). Ablation-Dominated Arcs in CO2 Atmosphere—Part I: Temperature Determination near Current Zero. Energies. 13(18). 4714–4714. 4 indexed citations
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Franke, Steffen, et al.. (2020). Arc temperatures in a circuit breaker experiment from iterative analysis of emission spectra. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 53(38). 385204–385204. 9 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Jan, Ralf Methling, V. Reichel, et al.. (2020). Plasma‐based VAD process for multiply doped glass powders and high‐performance fiber preforms with outstanding homogeneity. Plasma Processes and Polymers. 17(12). 3 indexed citations
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Khakpour, Alireza, S. A. Popov, Steffen Franke, et al.. (2017). Determination of Cr Density After Current Zero in a High-Current Vacuum Arc Considering Anode Plume. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 45(8). 2108–2114. 22 indexed citations
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Popov, S. A., et al.. (2016). The spectroscopy of cathode spot of pulsed vacuum arc discharge in a wide range of current. 18. 1–4. 2 indexed citations
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Methling, Ralf, et al.. (2016). Comparison of methods of electrode temperature determination in high-current vacuum arcs. 17. 1–4. 3 indexed citations
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Khakpour, Alireza, Sergey Gortschakow, S. A. Popov, et al.. (2016). Time and space resolved video spectroscopy of the vacuum arc during the formation of high-current anode modes. 1–4. 6 indexed citations
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Khakpour, Alireza, Dirk Uhrlandt, Ralf Methling, et al.. (2016). Impact of temperature changing on voltage and power of an electric arc. Electric Power Systems Research. 143. 73–83. 11 indexed citations
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Khakpour, Alireza, Steffen Franke, Sergey Gortschakow, et al.. (2015). An Improved Arc Model Based on the Arc Diameter. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. 31(3). 1335–1341. 49 indexed citations

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