E. Pfeffermann

5.7k citations

97 papers · 4.7k · 2 hit papers · h-index 20

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 2%
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Instrumentation top 2%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Papers in

Instrumentation 33
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 33
Nuclear and High Energy Physics 60
- Particle Detector Development and Performance 48
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena 13

Co-authors: U. G. Briel (32 shared papers)Peter Predehl (24 shared papers)Günther Hasinger (18 shared papers)Bernd Aschenbach (12 shared papers)Joachim Truemper (13 shared papers)Jurgen H. M. M. Schmitt (8 shared papers)Rainer Wichmann (1 shared paper)J. Krautter (1 shared paper)
Journals: The Astrophysical Journal (5 papers)Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment (5 papers)Nature (3 papers)Space Science Reviews (3 papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2 papers)
Partner nations: Germany United States Netherlands

In The Last Decade

E. Pfeffermann

94 papers receiving 4.5k citations

E. Pfeffermann's Hit Papers

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The eROSITA X-ray telescope on SRG 2021 · 565 citations

What are hit papers?

Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2021 Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
2001 Astronomy and Astrophysics

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1	The European Photon Imaging Camera on XMM-Newton: The pn-CCD camera Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Lothar Strüder, U. G. Briel, K. Dennerl, Robert Hartmann, E. Kendziorra, Norbert Meidinger, E. Pfeffermann, Claus Reppin Hit paper breakdown →	2001	2567
2	The eROSITA X-ray telescope on SRG Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·Peter Predehl, Robert Andritschke, V. Arefiev, V. Babyshkin, O. V. Batanov, Hans Böhringer, Thomas Böller, Katharina Borm Hit paper breakdown →	2021	565
3	The Focal Plane Instrumentation Of The ROSAT Telescope Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·E. Pfeffermann, U. G. Briel, Horst Hippmann, Guenther Kettenring, Gerd Metzner, Peter Predehl, G. Reger, K. H. Stephan	1986	193
4	The Rosat All-Sky Survey Bright Source Catalog Springer eBooks ·Wolfgang H. Voges, Bernd Aschenbach, Thomas Böller, Heinrich W. Brauninger, U. G. Briel, Wolfgang Burkert, K. Dennerl, J. Englhauser	1997	122
5	X-ray survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud by ROSAT Nature ·Joachim Truemper, Günther Hasinger, Bernd Aschenbach, Heinrich W. Brauninger, U. G. Briel, Wolfgang Burkert, Henner H. Fink, E. Pfeffermann	1991	118
6	ROSAT X-Ray Observations of Nova V1974 Cygni: The Rise and Fall of the Brightest Supersoft X-Ray Source The Astrophysical Journal ·J. Krautter, Hakki Oegelman, Sumner G. Starrfield, Rainer Wichmann, E. Pfeffermann	1996	118
7	A soft X-ray image of the Moon Nature ·Jurgen H. M. M. Schmitt, S. L. Snowden, Bernd Aschenbach, Günther Hasinger, E. Pfeffermann, Peter Predehl, Joachim Truemper	1991	58
8	A 36 cm2 large monolythic pn-charge coupled device x-ray detector for the European XMM satellite mission Review of Scientific Instruments ·Lothar Strüder, Heinrich W. Brauninger, U. G. Briel, Robert Hartmann, Gisela Hartner, Dieter Hauff, Norbert Krause, Bernhard Maier	1997	49
9	The Solar Energetic Particle Ionic Charge Analyzer (SEPICA) and the Data Processing Unit (S3DPU) for SWICS, SWIMS and SEPICA Space Science Reviews ·Eberhard Möbius, L. M. Kistler, M. Popecki, Kyle Crocker, M. S. Granoff, Arthur L. Anderson, P. Demain, J. H. J. Distelbrink	1998	46
10	An Updated Calibration of the ROSAT PSPC Particle Background for the Analysis of Diffuse and Extended Sources The Astrophysical Journal ·Paul P. Plucinsky, S. L. Snowden, U. G. Briel, Günther Hasinger, E. Pfeffermann	1993	41
11	Performance of the pn-CCD X-ray detector system designed for the XMM satellite mission Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·Heike Soltau, P. Holl, J. Kemmer, S. Krisch, C. von Zanthier, Dieter Hauff, Heinrich W. Brauninger, Robert Hartmann	1996	39
12	The particle background of the ROSAT PSPC The Astrophysical Journal ·S. L. Snowden, Paul P. Plucinsky, U. G. Briel, Günther Hasinger, E. Pfeffermann	1992	38
13	The first broad-band X-ray images and spectra of the 30 Doradus region in the LMC Astronomy and Astrophysics ·K. Dennerl, F. Haberl, Bernd Aschenbach, U. G. Briel, M. Balasini, Heinrich W. Brauninger, Wolfgang Burkert, Robert Hartmann	2001	35
14	eROSITA on SRG Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Peter Predehl, Robert Andritschke, W. Becker, Walter Bornemann, Heinrich W. Brauninger, H. Brunner, Thomas Böller, Vadim Burwitz	2014	35
15	The Solar Energetic Particle Ionic Charge Analyzer (SEPICA) and the Data Processing Unit (S3DPU) for SWICS, SWIMS and SEPICA Springer eBooks ·Eberhard Möbius, L. M. Kistler, M. Popecki, Kyle Crocker, M. S. Granoff, Arthur L. Anderson, P. Demain, J. H. J. Distelbrink	1998	34
16	EPIC pn-CCD detector aboard XMM-Newton: status of the background calibration Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·M. J. Freyberg, U. G. Briel, K. Dennerl, F. Haberl, Gisela Hartner, E. Pfeffermann, E. Kendziorra, Marcus G. F. Kirsch	2004	34
17	eROSITA Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Peter Predehl, Robert Andritschke, W. Bornemann, H. Bräuninger, U. G. Briel, H. Brunner, Wolfgang Burkert, K. Dennerl	2007	29
18	eROSITA on SRG Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Peter Predehl, Robert Andritschke, V. Babyshkin, W. Becker, Walter Bornemann, Heinrich W. Brauninger, H. Brunner, Thomas Böller	2016	27
19	ROSAT observations of the Eridanus soft X-ray enhancement The Astrophysical Journal ·S. L. Snowden, David N. Burrows, Wilton T. Sanders III, Bernd Aschenbach, E. Pfeffermann	1995	26
20	eROSITA Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Peter Predehl, Günther Hasinger, Hans Böhringer, U. G. Briel, H. Brunner, E. Churazov, M. J. Freyberg, P. Friedrich	2006	21

About E. Pfeffermann

E. Pfeffermann is a scholar working on Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, having authored 97 papers that have together received 4.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Particle Detector Development and Performance (48 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (33 papers), CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors (33 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (26 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (13 papers), Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials (5 papers), Spacecraft Design and Technology (4 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (3.7k citations), Instrumentation (323 citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (971 citations), Radiation (97 citations) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (291 citations). E. Pfeffermann has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include U. G. Briel, Peter Predehl, Günther Hasinger, Bernd Aschenbach, Joachim Truemper, Jurgen H. M. M. Schmitt, Rainer Wichmann, J. Krautter, Sumner G. Starrfield and Hakki Oegelman. Their work appears in journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, Nature, Space Science Reviews and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

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