B. Pfeiffer

13.2k citations

185 papers · 7.9k · 3 hit papers · h-index 41

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 0.1%
- Nuclear physics research studies
- Astronomical and nuclear sciences
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
Radiation top 0.1%
- Nuclear Physics and Applications

Papers in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics 143
- Nuclear physics research studies 142
- Astronomical and nuclear sciences 60
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions 19
Radiation 65
- Nuclear Physics and Applications 58

Co-authors: Karl Kratz (108 shared papers)F. G. Kondev (6 shared papers)M. Wang (6 shared papers)M. MacCormick (4 shared papers)F.‐K. Thielemann (28 shared papers)A.H. Wapstra (3 shared papers)G. Audi (3 shared papers)P. Möller (10 shared papers)
Journals: The European Physical Journal A (47 papers)Nuclear Physics A (21 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (12 papers)Physical Review Letters (7 papers)Materials and Corrosion (5 papers)
Partner nations: Germany United States France

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177 papers receiving 7.6k citations

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The Nubase2012 evaluation of nuclear properties 2012 · 340 citations

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it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

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1	The Ame2012 atomic mass evaluation Chinese Physics C ·M. Wang, G. Audi, A.H. Wapstra, F. G. Kondev, M. MacCormick, Xizeng Xu, B. Pfeiffer Hit paper breakdown →	2012	1175
2	rp-process nucleosynthesis at extreme temperature and density conditions Physics Reports ·H. Schatz, A. Aprahamian, J. Görres, M. Wiescher, T. Rauscher, J.F. Rembges, F.‐K. Thielemann, B. Pfeiffer, P. Möller, Karl Kratz, H. Herndl, B. A. Brown, H. Rebel	1998	417
3	The Ame2012 atomic mass evaluation Chinese Physics C ·G. Audi, M. Wang, A.H. Wapstra, F. G. Kondev, M. MacCormick, X. Xu, B. Pfeiffer Hit paper breakdown →	2012	412
4	The Extremely Metal‐poor, Neutron Capture–rich Star CS 22892‐052: A Comprehensive Abundance Analysis The Astrophysical Journal ·C. Sneden, J. J. Cowan, J. E. Lawler, Inese I. Ivans, Scott Burles, Timothy C. Beers, F. Primas, V. Hill, James W. Truran, George M. Fuller, B. Pfeiffer, Karl Kratz	2003	363
5	The Nubase2012 evaluation of nuclear properties Chinese Physics C ·G. Audi, F. G. Kondev, M. Wang, B. Pfeiffer, Xiao-Dong Sun, J. Blachot, M. MacCormick Hit paper breakdown →	2012	340
6	New calculations of grossβ-decay properties for astrophysical applications: Speeding-up the classicalrprocess Physical Review C ·P. Möller, B. Pfeiffer, Karl Kratz	2003	276
7	Isotopic r-process abundances and nuclear structure far from stability - Implications for the r-process mechanism The Astrophysical Journal ·Karl Kratz, Jean-Philippe Bitouzet, F.‐K. Thielemann, Peter Möeller, B. Pfeiffer	1993	251
8	The Chemical Composition and Age of the Metal‐poor Halo Star BD +17o3248 The Astrophysical Journal ·J. J. Cowan, C. Sneden, Scott Burles, Inese I. Ivans, Timothy C. Beers, James W. Truran, J. E. Lawler, F. Primas, George M. Fuller, B. Pfeiffer, Karl Kratz	2002	224
9	r‐Process Abundances and Chronometers in Metal‐poor Stars The Astrophysical Journal ·J. J. Cowan, B. Pfeiffer, K.L. Kratz, F.‐K. Thielemann, C. Sneden, Scott Burles, David Tytler, Timothy C. Beers	1999	161
10	The Astrophysicalr‐Process: A Comparison of Calculations following Adiabatic Expansion with Classical Calculations Based on Neutron Densities and Temperatures The Astrophysical Journal ·C. Freiburghaus, J.F. Rembges, T. Rauscher, E. Kolbe, F.‐K. Thielemann, Karl Kratz, B. Pfeiffer, J. J. Cowan	1999	151
11	CHARGED-PARTICLE AND NEUTRON-CAPTURE PROCESSES IN THE HIGH-ENTROPY WIND OF CORE-COLLAPSE SUPERNOVAE The Astrophysical Journal ·K. Farouqi, Karl Kratz, B. Pfeiffer, T. Rauscher, F.‐K. Thielemann, J. W. Truran	2010	124
12	N22e(α,n)M25g: The Key Neutron Source in Massive Stars Physical Review Letters ·M. Jaeger, R. Kunz, A. Mayer, J. W. Hammer, G. Staudt, Karl Kratz, B. Pfeiffer	2001	121
13	N=82Shell Quenching of the Classicalr-Process “Waiting-Point” NucleusCd130 Physical Review Letters ·I. Dillmann, Karl Kratz, A. Wöhr, O. Arndt, B. A. Brown, P. Hoff, M. Hjorth‐Jensen, U. Köster, A. N. Ostrowski, B. Pfeiffer, D. Seweryniak, J. Shergur, W. B. Walters	2003	117
14	Thorium and Uranium Chronometers Applied to CS 31082‐001 The Astrophysical Journal ·H. Schatz, Ralf Toenjes, B. Pfeiffer, Timothy C. Beers, J. J. Cowan, V. Hill, Karl Kratz	2002	103
15	Explorations of ther‐Processes: Comparisons between Calculations and Observations of Low‐Metallicity Stars The Astrophysical Journal ·Karl Kratz, K. Farouqi, B. Pfeiffer, James W. Truran, C. Sneden, J. J. Cowan	2007	103
16	Influence of shell-quenching far from stability on the astrophysical r-process Physics Letters B ·Benito M. Chen‐Charpentier, J. Dobaczewski, Karl Kratz, K. Langanke, B. Pfeiffer, F.‐K. Thielemann, P. Vogel	1995	101
17	Decay of Neutron-Rich Mn Nuclides and Deformation of Heavy Fe Isotopes Physical Review Letters ·M. Hannawald, T. Kautzsch, A. Wöhr, W. B. Walters, Karl Kratz, V. N. Fedoseyev, V. I. Mishin, W. Böhmer, B. Pfeiffer, V. Sebastian, Y. Jading, U. Köster, J. Lettry, H.L. Ravn	1999	97
18	Nuclear structure studies for the astrophysical r-process Nuclear Physics A ·B. Pfeiffer, Karl Kratz, F.‐K. Thielemann, W. B. Walters	2001	93
19	The Hamburg/ESO R-process Enhanced Star survey (HERES) Astronomy and Astrophysics ·N. Christlieb, Timothy C. Beers, P. S. Barklem, M. S. Bessell, V. Hill, Johan Holmberg, A. J. Korn, B. Marsteller, L. Mashonkina, Y.‐Z. Qian, Silvia Rossi, G. J. Wasserburg, F. J. Zickgraf, Karl Kratz, B. Nordström, B. Pfeiffer, Jaehyon Rhee, Sean G. Ryan	2004	89
20	Status of delayed-neutron precursor data: half-lives and neutron emission probabilities Progress in Nuclear Energy ·B. Pfeiffer, Karl Kratz, P. Möller	2002	86

About B. Pfeiffer

B. Pfeiffer is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Aerospace Engineering, having authored 185 papers that have together received 7.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Nuclear physics research studies (142 papers), Astronomical and nuclear sciences (60 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (58 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (28 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (26 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (23 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (19 papers) and Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (6.2k citations), Radiation (1.9k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (2.5k citations), Instrumentation (408 citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (1.8k citations). B. Pfeiffer has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include Karl Kratz, F. G. Kondev, M. Wang, M. MacCormick, F.‐K. Thielemann, A.H. Wapstra, G. Audi, P. Möller, J. J. Cowan and Timothy C. Beers. Their work appears in journals such as The European Physical Journal A, Nuclear Physics A, The Astrophysical Journal, Physical Review Letters and Materials and Corrosion.

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