W. Schmidt

11.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
265 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

W. Schmidt is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Schmidt has authored 265 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 179 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 49 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 47 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in W. Schmidt's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (120 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (71 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (50 papers). W. Schmidt is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (120 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (71 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (50 papers). W. Schmidt collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Spain. W. Schmidt's co-authors include J. C. Niemeyer, Christoph Federrath, Ralf S. Klessen, D. R. G. Schleicher, Mordecai‐Mark Mac Low, Julia Román-Duval, Muhammad Latif, W. Hillebrandt, S. K. Solanki and C. Beck and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

W. Schmidt

255 papers receiving 6.4k 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.

An excess of cosmic ray electrons at energies of 300–800 GeV

2008 616 citations J. Chang, O. Ganel et al. profile →
Comparing the statistics of interstellar turbulence in simulations and observations

2010 549 citations Christoph Federrath, Julia Román-Duval et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Schmidt

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Inflationary and Phase-transitional Primordial Magnetic Fields in Galaxy Clusters 2023 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·(unknown), Paola Domínguez-Fernández, Xiaolong Du, W. Schmidt, Axel Brandenburg, J. C. Niemeyer, Tina Kahniashvili	3
2	Evolution of Primordial Magnetic Fields during Large-scale Structure Formation 2022 ·The Astrophysical Journal ·(unknown), Paola Domínguez-Fernández, Xiaolong Du, Axel Brandenburg, Tina Kahniashvili, S. P. O’Sullivan, W. Schmidt, M. Brüggen	25
3	Newly formed downflow lanes in exploding granules in the solar photosphere 2021 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·(unknown), Catherine Fischer, N. Vitas, (unknown), W. Schmidt	2
4	Power spectrum of turbulent convection in the solar photosphere 2020 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·(unknown), R. H. Cameron, S. K. Solanki, T. L. Riethmüller, (unknown), Veronika Witzke, A. I. Shapiro, P. Barthol, A. Gandorfer, L. Gizon, J. Hirzberger, M. van Noort, J. Blanco Rodríguez, J. C. del Toro Iniesta, D. Orozco Suárez, W. Schmidt, V. Martı́nez Pillet, M. Knölker	7
5	LARS: An Absolute Reference Spectrograph for solar observations Upgrade from a prototype to a turn-key system 2017 ·MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) ·(unknown), W. Schmidt, (unknown), T. Kentischer, Tilo Steinmetz, Rafael A. Probst, Ronald Holzwarth	5
6	Three-dimensional simulations of globule and pillar formation around HII regions: turbulence and shock curvature 2012 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·Pascal Tremblin, E. Audit, V. Minier, W. Schmidt, N. Schneider	58
7	The GREGOR Solar Telescope 2012 ·C. Denker, A. Lagg, K. G. Puschmann, Dirk Schmidt, W. Schmidt, M. Sobotka, D. Soltau, K. G. Strassméier, R. Volkmer, (unknown), S. K. Solanki, H. Balthasar, N. Bello González, Thomas Berkefeld, M. Collados, Axel Hofmann, F. Kneer	2
8	Numerical and semi-analytic core mass distributions in supersonic isothermal turbulence 2010 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·W. Schmidt, (unknown), Christoph Federrath, Ralf S. Klessen	18
9	Comparing the statistics of interstellar turbulence in simulations and observations breakdown → 2010 ·Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Christoph Federrath, Julia Román-Duval, Ralf S. Klessen, W. Schmidt, Mordecai‐Mark Mac Low	549
10	Opposite magnetic polarity of two photospheric lines in single spectrum of the quiet Sun 2007 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·R. Rezaei, R. Schlichenmaier, W. Schmidt, O. Steiner	8
11	On the applicability of the level set method beyond the flamelet regime in thermonuclear supernova simulations 2007 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·W. Schmidt	3
12	The signature of chromospheric heating in Ca II H spectra 2007 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·C. Beck, W. Schmidt, R. Rezaei, W. Rammacher	31
13	Hinode observations reveal boundary layers of magnetic elements \n in the solar photosphere 2007 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·R. Rezaei, O. Steiner, Sven Wedemeyer, R. Schlichenmaier, W. Schmidt, B. W. Lites	18
14	Thermonuclear supernova simulations with stochastic ignition 2006 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·W. Schmidt, J. C. Niemeyer	17
15	On the identification of high energy cosmic ray electrons in the Advanced Thin Ionization Calorimeter (ATIC) 1999 ·MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) ·W. Schmidt, J. Chang, O. Ganel, E. S. Seo, R. Sina, Jianzhong Wang	0
16	Optical system of an Advanced Solar Correlation Tracker. 1995 ·Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series ·W. Schmidt, T. Kentischer	2
17	Power Spectra of Flows and Magnetic Fields in the Solar Photosphere 1991 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·T. D. Tarbell, G. L. Slater, Z. Frank, K. Topka, G. B. Scharmer, W. Schmidt	1
18	Intermittency of Fine Scale Solar Magnetic Fields in the Photosphere 1990 ·Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society ·T. D. Tarbell, Scott T. Acton, K. Topka, A. M. Title, W. Schmidt, G. B. Scharmer	7
19	Two comments of the sun's differential rotation 1983 ·A&A ·W. Schmidt, M. Stix	1
20	Heavy Ions in the Solar Wind - First ISEE-1 Results on Temperatures 1981 ·W. Schmidt, H. Rosenbauer, J. Geiss, E. G. Shelley	1

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