Rudolf Wolf

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
4 papers, 642 citations indexed

About

Rudolf Wolf is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rudolf Wolf has authored 4 papers receiving a total of 642 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1 paper in Instrumentation and 1 paper in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Rudolf Wolf's work include Relativity and Gravitational Theory (2 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (2 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (2 papers). Rudolf Wolf is often cited by papers focused on Relativity and Gravitational Theory (2 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (2 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (2 papers). Rudolf Wolf collaborates with scholars based in . Rudolf Wolf's co-authors include John N. Bahcall and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Rudolf Wolf

4 papers receiving 602 citations

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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.

Star distribution around a massive black hole in a globular cluster

1976 441 citations John N. Bahcall, Rudolf Wolf The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rudolf Wolf	4	626	106	70	41	22	4	642
M. Jaroszyński Poland	10	426 0.7×	146 1.4×	37 0.5×	31 0.8×	21 1.0×	26	438
Frank Eisenhauer Germany	5	440 0.7×	91 0.9×	56 0.8×	45 1.1×	11 0.5×	5	455
D. G. Currie Italy	4	335 0.5×	25 0.2×	84 1.2×	46 1.1×	8 0.4×	15	355
William D. Heacox United States	10	279 0.4×	33 0.3×	95 1.4×	57 1.4×	13 0.6×	28	314
Holland Ford United States	12	568 0.9×	129 1.2×	160 2.3×	47 1.1×	5 0.2×	24	602
I. Wanders United States	11	487 0.8×	137 1.3×	75 1.1×	42 1.0×	8 0.4×	16	507
Angelle Tanner United States	8	324 0.5×	85 0.8×	46 0.7×	24 0.6×	6 0.3×	19	327
Paramita Barai Italy	14	430 0.7×	118 1.1×	111 1.6×	20 0.5×	19 0.9×	24	445
I. M. McHardy United Kingdom	14	486 0.8×	232 2.2×	61 0.9×	28 0.7×	10 0.5×	36	502
S. Haarala Finland	5	394 0.6×	296 2.8×	12 0.2×	18 0.4×	5 0.2×	9	425

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rudolf Wolf

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rudolf Wolf

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

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4 of 4 papers shown

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Bahcall, John N. & Rudolf Wolf. (1977). The star distribution around a massive black hole in a globular cluster. II Unequal star masses. The Astrophysical Journal. 216. 883–883. 185 indexed citations

2.

Bahcall, John N. & Rudolf Wolf. (1976). Star distribution around a massive black hole in a globular cluster. The Astrophysical Journal. 209. 214–214. 441 indexed citations breakdown →

3.

Wolf, Rudolf, et al.. (1971). Ejection of Mass by Radiation Pressure in Planetary Nebulae. 11(3). 418–384.e10. 13 indexed citations

4.

Wolf, Rudolf, et al.. (1968). Early-Type Magnetic Stars. The Astrophysical Journal. 153. 865–865. 3 indexed citations

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