Wolfgang Rindler

7.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
65 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Wolfgang Rindler is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolfgang Rindler has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 19 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 10 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Wolfgang Rindler's work include Relativity and Gravitational Theory (42 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (24 papers) and Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications (13 papers). Wolfgang Rindler is often cited by papers focused on Relativity and Gravitational Theory (42 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (24 papers) and Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications (13 papers). Wolfgang Rindler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Wolfgang Rindler's co-authors include Roger Penrose, Donald Salisbury, Mustapha Ishak, Joshua N. Goldberg, Hans C. Ohanian, Volker Perlick, Banesh Hoffmann, R. H. Dicke, Justis P. Ehlers and Jason Dossett and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Wolfgang Rindler

61 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Spinors and Space-Time 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 1986 250 500 750 1000
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. Spinors and Space-Time
    1984 1.2k citations Roger Penrose, Wolfgang Rindler Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
  2. Spinors and Space-Time
    1986 510 citations Roger Penrose, Wolfgang Rindler Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wolfgang Rindler United States 24 2.9k 2.0k 1.4k 926 530 65 4.1k
Jerzy Plebański Mexico 27 2.2k 0.8× 2.0k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 537 0.6× 397 0.7× 98 3.2k
Robert Geroch United States 32 3.7k 1.3× 3.1k 1.5× 1.5k 1.1× 564 0.6× 671 1.3× 63 4.7k
Hans Stephani Germany 13 3.3k 1.1× 2.7k 1.4× 1.3k 0.9× 308 0.3× 354 0.7× 35 4.1k
R. Arnowitt United States 36 4.1k 1.4× 5.9k 2.9× 1.5k 1.1× 937 1.0× 249 0.5× 148 7.3k
Vincent Moncrief United States 36 3.3k 1.1× 3.0k 1.5× 971 0.7× 307 0.3× 565 1.1× 93 4.0k
Ezra T. Newman United States 36 7.2k 2.5× 5.9k 2.9× 2.4k 1.7× 1.0k 1.1× 773 1.5× 181 8.7k
Dietrich Krämer Germany 14 3.2k 1.1× 2.8k 1.4× 1.0k 0.7× 284 0.3× 345 0.7× 57 3.8k
Andrzej Trautman Poland 22 1.4k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 635 0.5× 247 0.3× 395 0.7× 65 2.1k
M. A. H. MacCallum United Kingdom 25 4.9k 1.7× 3.8k 1.9× 1.3k 0.9× 317 0.3× 1.3k 2.5× 84 5.9k
Charles W. Misner United States 36 7.7k 2.7× 6.2k 3.1× 2.7k 1.9× 1.2k 1.3× 407 0.8× 65 8.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Wolfgang Rindler

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wolfgang Rindler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wolfgang Rindler

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ishak, Mustapha, et al.. (2008). A new independent limit on the cosmological constantdark energy from the relativistic bending of light by Galaxies and clusters of Galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. ???–???. 42 indexed citations
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Rindler, Wolfgang & Mustapha Ishak. (2007). Contribution of the cosmological constant to the relativistic bending of light revisited. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology. 76(4). 138 indexed citations
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Rindler, Wolfgang. (2006). Relativity. 148 indexed citations
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Rindler, Wolfgang. (2002). Visual Horizons in World-Models. General Relativity and Gravitation. 34(1). 133–153. 18 indexed citations
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Rindler, Wolfgang. (2001). Relativity: special, general, and cosmological. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 24 indexed citations
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Rindler, Wolfgang. (2000). Finite foliations of open FRW universes and the point-like big bang. Physics Letters A. 276(1-4). 52–58. 5 indexed citations
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Rindler, Wolfgang. (1991). Introduction to special relativity. 2. ed.. 1 indexed citations
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Bondi, Hermann & Wolfgang Rindler. (1991). The multipole expansion far from an isolated source. General Relativity and Gravitation. 23(4). 487–493. 4 indexed citations
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Rindler, Wolfgang & Volker Perlick. (1990). Rotating coordinates as tools for calculating circular geodesics and gyroscopic precession. General Relativity and Gravitation. 22(9). 1067–1081. 53 indexed citations
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Rindler, Wolfgang, et al.. (1989). How to Determine a Tolman-Bondi Universe from Ideal Observable and Theoretical Relations. General Relativity and Gravitation. 218. 15–18. 2 indexed citations
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Rindler, Wolfgang, Andrzej Trautman, & Ivor Robinson. (1989). Gravitation and Geometry: A Volume in Honour of Ivor Robinson. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 9 indexed citations
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Rindler, Wolfgang, et al.. (1988). A simple relativistic paradox about electrostatic energy. American Journal of Physics. 56(9). 795–795. 9 indexed citations
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Penrose, Roger & Wolfgang Rindler. (1986). Spinor and twistor methods in space-time geometry. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 107 indexed citations
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Penrose, Roger & Wolfgang Rindler. (1984). Two-spinor calculus and relativistic fields. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 84 indexed citations
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Rindler, Wolfgang & Hans C. Ohanian. (1977). Essential Relativity: Special, General, and Cosmological. American Journal of Physics. 45(12). 1235–1235. 65 indexed citations
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Sachs, Mendel & Wolfgang Rindler. (1975). Ideas of the Theory of Relativity. Physics Today. 28(3). 48–49. 1 indexed citations
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Rindler, Wolfgang. (1968). Counterexample to the Lenz-Schiff Argument. American Journal of Physics. 36(6). 540–544. 21 indexed citations
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Rindler, Wolfgang. (1966). Kruskal Space and the Uniformly Accelerated Frame. American Journal of Physics. 34(12). 1174–1178. 215 indexed citations
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Rindler, Wolfgang. (1961). Length Contraction Paradox. American Journal of Physics. 29(6). 365–366. 24 indexed citations
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Rindler, Wolfgang. (1956). Visual Horizons in World Models. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 116(6). 662–677. 131 indexed citations

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