Thomas Schwager

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas Schwager is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Schwager has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Computational Mechanics, 9 papers in Materials Chemistry and 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Thomas Schwager's work include Granular flow and fluidized beds (22 papers), Material Dynamics and Properties (9 papers) and Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics (6 papers). Thomas Schwager is often cited by papers focused on Granular flow and fluidized beds (22 papers), Material Dynamics and Properties (9 papers) and Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics (6 papers). Thomas Schwager collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Spain and Russia. Thomas Schwager's co-authors include Thorsten Pöschel, Nikolai V. Brilliantov, Rosa Ramı́rez, Clara Salueña, Volker Becker, Michael Heckel, Christof A. Kruelle, Dietrich E. Wolf, Baruch Meerson and Karl Winkler and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter and PLoS Computational Biology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Schwager

25 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Computational Granular Dynamics: Models and Algorithms 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Computational Granular Dynamics: Models and Algorithms
    2005 513 citations Thorsten Pöschel, Thomas Schwager profile →

Peers

Thomas Schwager
R. C. Hidalgo Spain
Anthony D. Rosato United States
Philippe Gondret France
François Chevoir France
Álvaro Janda Spain
G. R. Liu Singapore
Antoinette Tordesillas Australia
Vincent Richefeu France
Roberto Arévalo Spain
Larry D. Libersky United States
R. C. Hidalgo Spain
Thomas Schwager
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All Works

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Heckel, Michael, et al.. (2011). Coefficient of restitution as a fluctuating quantity. Physical Review E. 84(4). 41306–41306. 59 indexed citations
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Wolf, D. E., Thorsten Pöschel, Thomas Schwager, et al.. (2009). Fractal Substructures due to Fragmentation and Reagglomeration. AIP conference proceedings. 859–862. 1 indexed citations
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Schwager, Thomas, Volker Becker, & Thorsten Pöschel. (2008). Coefficient of tangential restitution for viscoelastic spheres. The European Physical Journal E. 27(1). 107–114. 50 indexed citations
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Hübner, Katrin, et al.. (2008). Computational Lipidology: Predicting Lipoprotein Density Profiles in Human Blood Plasma. PLoS Computational Biology. 4(5). e1000079–e1000079. 25 indexed citations
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Becker, Volker, Thomas Schwager, & Thorsten Pöschel. (2008). Coefficient of tangential restitution for the linear dashpot model. Physical Review E. 77(1). 11304–11304. 30 indexed citations
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Schwager, Thomas, Dietrich E. Wolf, & Thorsten Pöschel. (2008). Fractal Substructure of a Nanopowder. Physical Review Letters. 100(21). 218002–218002. 20 indexed citations
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Schwager, Thomas & Thorsten Pöschel. (2008). Coefficient of restitution for viscoelastic spheres: The effect of delayed recovery. Physical Review E. 78(5). 51304–51304. 88 indexed citations
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Schwager, Thomas. (2007). Coefficient of restitution for viscoelastic disks. Physical Review E. 75(5). 51305–51305. 17 indexed citations
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Schwager, Thomas & Thorsten Pöschel. (2007). Coefficient of restitution and linear–dashpot model revisited. Granular Matter. 9(6). 465–469. 150 indexed citations
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Pöschel, Thorsten, Nikolai V. Brilliantov, & Thomas Schwager. (2005). Transient clusters in granular gases. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 17(24). S2705–S2713. 11 indexed citations
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Meerson, Baruch, Thorsten Pöschel, P. V. Sasorov, & Thomas Schwager. (2004). Giant fluctuations at a granular phase separation threshold. Physical Review E. 69(2). 21302–21302. 21 indexed citations
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Brilliantov, Nikolai V., Clara Salueña, Thomas Schwager, & Thorsten Pöschel. (2004). Transient Structures in a Granular Gas. Physical Review Letters. 93(13). 134301–134301. 62 indexed citations
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Pöschel, Thorsten, Nikolai V. Brilliantov, & Thomas Schwager. (2002). VIOLATION OF MOLECULAR CHAOS IN DISSIPATIVE GASES. International Journal of Modern Physics C. 13(9). 1263–1272. 27 indexed citations
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Pöschel, Thorsten, Clara Salueña, & Thomas Schwager. (2001). Scaling properties of granular materials. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 64(1). 11308–11308. 27 indexed citations
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Pöschel, Thorsten, Thomas Schwager, & Clara Salueña. (2000). Onset of fluidization in vertically shaken granular material. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 62(1). 1361–1367. 19 indexed citations
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Ramı́rez, Rosa, Thorsten Pöschel, Nikolai V. Brilliantov, & Thomas Schwager. (1999). Coefficient of restitution of colliding viscoelastic spheres. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 60(4). 4465–4472. 251 indexed citations
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Pöschel, Thorsten, Thomas Schwager, & Nikolai V. Brilliantov. (1999). Rolling friction of a hard cylinder on a viscous plane. The European Physical Journal B. 10(1). 169–174. 44 indexed citations
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Pöschel, Thorsten & Thomas Schwager. (1998). Comment on “Clustering of Granular Assemblies with Temperature Dependent Restitution under Keplerian Differential Rotation”. Physical Review Letters. 80(25). 5708–5708. 3 indexed citations
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Schwager, Thomas & Thorsten Pöschel. (1998). Coefficient of normal restitution of viscous particles and cooling rate of granular gases. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 57(1). 650–654. 152 indexed citations
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