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

Hit Papers

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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 →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
W. Schmidt	5.1k	1.6k	752	393	393	265	6.7k
J. C. Raymond	12.7k 2.5×	4.0k 2.5×	845 1.1×	678 1.7×	265 0.7×	459	13.4k
George B. Field	5.2k 1.0×	2.6k 1.6×	773 1.0×	713 1.8×	179 0.5×	100	6.2k
F. P. Keenan	4.1k 0.8×	441 0.3×	2.2k 2.9×	458 1.2×	109 0.3×	420	5.9k
Ellen G. Zweibel	5.0k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	290 0.4×	547 1.4×	182 0.5×	193	5.3k
Eric D. Feigelson	10.6k 2.1×	2.2k 1.4×	486 0.6×	97 0.2×	230 0.6×	226	11.4k
D. Lynden–Bell	12.1k 2.4×	2.4k 1.5×	747 1.0×	270 0.7×	399 1.0×	189	13.8k
S. R. Kulkarni	15.2k 3.0×	3.8k 2.4×	936 1.2×	109 0.3×	395 1.0×	449	16.4k
Lyman Spitzer	4.9k 1.0×	1.9k 1.2×	1.6k 2.1×	187 0.5×	358 0.9×	61	7.2k
A. H. Gabriel	3.5k 0.7×	794 0.5×	2.5k 3.3×	367 0.9×	88 0.2×	136	5.9k
Philip R. Goode	4.1k 0.8×	362 0.2×	543 0.7×	747 1.9×	86 0.2×	190	4.8k

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Domínguez-Fernández, Paola, Xiaolong Du, W. Schmidt, et al.. (2023). Inflationary and Phase-transitional Primordial Magnetic Fields in Galaxy Clusters. The Astrophysical Journal. 944(1). 100–100. 3 indexed citations

Domínguez-Fernández, Paola, Xiaolong Du, Axel Brandenburg, et al.. (2022). Evolution of Primordial Magnetic Fields during Large-scale Structure Formation. The Astrophysical Journal. 929(2). 127–127. 25 indexed citations

Fischer, Catherine, et al.. (2021). Newly formed downflow lanes in exploding granules in the solar photosphere. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 2 indexed citations

Cameron, R. H., S. K. Solanki, T. L. Riethmüller, et al.. (2020). Power spectrum of turbulent convection in the solar photosphere. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 7 indexed citations

Schmidt, W., et al.. (2017). LARS: An Absolute Reference Spectrograph for solar observations Upgrade from a prototype to a turn-key system. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 5 indexed citations

Rimmelé, Thomas, Tom Berger, J. P. McMullin, et al.. (2014). The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope: A Project Update.. amos.

Tremblin, Pascal, E. Audit, V. Minier, W. Schmidt, & N. Schneider. (2012). Three-dimensional simulations of globule and pillar formation around HII regions: turbulence and shock curvature. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 58 indexed citations

Schmidt, W., et al.. (2010). Numerical and semi-analytic core mass distributions in supersonic isothermal turbulence. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 18 indexed citations

Federrath, Christoph, Julia Román-Duval, Ralf S. Klessen, W. Schmidt, & Mordecai‐Mark Mac Low. (2010). Comparing the statistics of interstellar turbulence in simulations and observations. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 512. A81–A81. 549 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schmidt, W.. (2007). On the applicability of the level set method beyond the flamelet regime in thermonuclear supernova simulations. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 3 indexed citations

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Rezaei, R., R. Schlichenmaier, W. Schmidt, & O. Steiner. (2007). Opposite magnetic polarity of two photospheric lines in single spectrum of the quiet Sun. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 8 indexed citations

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Rezaei, R., O. Steiner, Sven Wedemeyer, et al.. (2007). Hinode observations reveal boundary layers of magnetic elements \n in the solar photosphere. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 18 indexed citations

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Beck, C., W. Schmidt, R. Rezaei, & W. Rammacher. (2007). The signature of chromospheric heating in Ca II H spectra. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 31 indexed citations

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Schmidt, W. & J. C. Niemeyer. (2006). Thermonuclear supernova simulations with stochastic ignition. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 17 indexed citations

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Schlichenmaier, R. & W. Schmidt. (2001). Small-Scale Flow Field in a Sunspot Penumbra. ASPC. 12. 289. 1 indexed citations

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Schmidt, W., J. Chang, O. Ganel, et al.. (1999). On the identification of high energy cosmic ray electrons in the Advanced Thin Ionization Calorimeter (ATIC). MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 5. 41–44.

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Schmidt, W. & T. Kentischer. (1995). Optical system of an Advanced Solar Correlation Tracker.. Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 113. 363. 2 indexed citations

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Balthasar, H. & W. Schmidt. (1994). Polarimetry and spectroscopy of a simple sunspot. IV. Umbral structures observed in FeI 1027nm. A&A. 290. 649–654. 1 indexed citations

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Schmidt, W. & M. Stix. (1983). Two comments of the sun's differential rotation. A&A. 118(1). 1–3. 1 indexed citations

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Schmidt, W., H. Rosenbauer, J. Geiss, & E. G. Shelley. (1981). Heavy Ions in the Solar Wind - First ISEE-1 Results on Temperatures. 450. 1 indexed citations

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