J. Wilms

29.0k citations

420 papers · 9.9k · 2 hit papers · h-index 50

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Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.1%
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 0.2%
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 385
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 319
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research 169
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 92
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 38
Nuclear and High Energy Physics 170
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena 133

Co-authors: Michael A. Nowak (66 shared papers)K. Pottschmidt (158 shared papers)Thomas Dauser (59 shared papers)Javier A. García (20 shared papers)R. Staubert (69 shared papers)C. S. Reynolds (20 shared papers)James B. Dove (13 shared papers)R. E. Rothschild (74 shared papers)
Journals: Astronomy and Astrophysics (95 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (51 papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (35 papers)Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics (6 papers)Journal of Low Temperature Physics (6 papers)
Partner nations: Germany United States Spain

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J. Wilms

389 papers receiving 9.4k citations

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IMPROVED REFLECTION MODELS OF BLACK HOLE ACCRETION DISKS: TREATING THE ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION OF X-RAYS 2014 · 458 citations

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

2014 The Astrophysical Journal
2013 The Astrophysical Journal

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1	IMPROVED REFLECTION MODELS OF BLACK HOLE ACCRETION DISKS: TREATING THE ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION OF X-RAYS The Astrophysical Journal ·Javier A. García, Thomas Dauser, A. Lohfink, T. R. Kallman, James F. Steiner, J. E. McClintock, Laura Brenneman, J. Wilms, W. Eikmann, C. S. Reynolds, Francesco Tombesi Hit paper breakdown →	2014	458
2	Going with the Flow: Can the Base of Jets Subsume the Role of Compact Accretion Disk Coronae? The Astrophysical Journal ·Sera Markoff, Michael A. Nowak, J. Wilms	2005	366
3	X-RAY REFLECTED SPECTRA FROM ACCRETION DISK MODELS. III. A COMPLETE GRID OF IONIZED REFLECTION CALCULATIONS The Astrophysical Journal ·Javier A. García, Thomas Dauser, C. S. Reynolds, T. R. Kallman, J. E. McClintock, J. Wilms, W. Eikmann Hit paper breakdown →	2013	334
4	Rossi X‐Ray Timing ExplorerObservation of Cygnus X‐1. II. Timing Analysis The Astrophysical Journal ·Michael A. Nowak, Brian Vaughan, J. Wilms, James B. Dove, Mitchell C. Begelman	1999	334
5	Irradiation of an accretion disc by a jet: general properties and implications for spin measurements of black holes Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Thomas Dauser, Javier A. García, J. Wilms, M. Böck, Laura Brenneman, M. Falanga, Keigo Fukumura, C. S. Reynolds	2013	256
6	The role of the reflection fraction in constraining black hole spin Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters ·Thomas Dauser, Javier A. García, M. L. Parker, A. C. Fabian, J. Wilms	2014	228
7	XMM-EPIC observation of MCG-6-30-15: direct evidence for the extraction of energy from a spinning black hole? Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·J. Wilms, C. S. Reynolds, Mitchell C. Begelman, J. N. Reeves, S. Molendi, R. Staubert, E. Kendziorra	2001	213
8	The causal connection between disc and power-law variability in hard state black hole X-ray binaries Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters ·P. Uttley, T. J. Wilkinson, Pablo Cassatella, J. Wilms, K. Pottschmidt, Manfred Hanke, M. Böck	2011	152
9	Polarized Gamma-Ray Emission from the Galactic Black Hole Cygnus X-1 Science ·Philippe Laurent, J. Rodríguez, J. Wilms, M. Cadolle Bel, K. Pottschmidt, V. Grinberg	2011	144
10	Long term variability of Cygnus X–1 Astronomy and Astrophysics ·K. Pottschmidt, J. Wilms, Michael A. Nowak, G. G. Pooley, T. Gleissner, W. A. Heindl, D. M. Smith, Ronald A. Remillard, R. Staubert	2003	142
11	Cyclotron lines in highly magnetized neutron stars Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·R. Staubert, J. Trümper, E. Kendziorra, D. Klochkov, К. А. Постнов, P. Kretschmar, K. Pottschmidt, F. Haberl, R. E. Rothschild, A. Santangelo, J. Wilms, I. Kreykenbohm, Felix Fürst	2019	142
12	Normalizing a relativistic model of X-ray reflection Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Thomas Dauser, Javier A. García, D. J. Walton, W. Eikmann, T. R. Kallman, J. E. McClintock, J. Wilms	2016	134
13	Long term variability of Cygnus X–1. I. X-ray spectral-temporal correlations in the hard state Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium) ·K. Pottschmidt, J. Wilms, Michael A. Nowak, G. G. Pooley, T. Gleissner, W. A. Heindl, D. M. Smith, Ronald A. Remillard, R. Staubert	2003	121
14	The effects of high density on the X-ray spectrum reflected from accretion discs around black holes Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Javier A. García, A. C. Fabian, T. R. Kallman, Thomas Dauser, M. L. Parker, Jeffrey E. McClintock, James F. Steiner, J. Wilms	2016	119
15	Discovery of a flux-related change of the cyclotron line energy in Hercules X-1 Astronomy and Astrophysics ·R. Staubert, N. I. Shakura, К. А. Постнов, J. Wilms, R. E. Rothschild, W. Coburn, Ludmila I. Rodina, D. Klochkov	2007	108
16	Spectral formation in accreting X-ray pulsars: bimodal variation of the cyclotron energy with luminosity Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·Peter A. Becker, D. Klochkov, G. Schönherr, Osamu Nishimura, C. Ferrigno, I. Caballero, P. Kretschmar, M. T. Wolff, J. Wilms, R. Staubert	2012	107
17	Self‐consistent Thermal Accretion Disk Corona Models for Compact Objects. II. Application to Cygnus X‐1 The Astrophysical Journal ·James B. Dove, J. Wilms, M. Maisack, Mitchell C. Begelman	1997	101
18	A model for cyclotron resonance scattering features Astronomy and Astrophysics ·G. Schönherr, J. Wilms, P. Kretschmar, I. Kreykenbohm, A. Santangelo, R. E. Rothschild, W. Coburn, R. Staubert	2007	100
19	Long term variability of Cygnus X-1 Astronomy and Astrophysics ·J. Wilms, Michael A. Nowak, K. Pottschmidt, G. G. Pooley, Sonja Fritz	2006	96
20	Coronal-temporal correlations in GX 339-4: hysteresis, possible reflection changes and implications for advection-dominated accretion flows Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·M. A. Nowak, J. Wilms, James B. Dove	2002	89

About J. Wilms

J. Wilms is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Geophysics, Biomedical Engineering and Computational Mechanics, having authored 420 papers that have together received 9.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (319 papers), Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (169 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (133 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (92 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (76 papers), Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (39 papers), Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies (38 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (38 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (9.3k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (3.8k citations), Geophysics (1.8k citations), Radiation (287 citations) and Instrumentation (119 citations). J. Wilms has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Michael A. Nowak, K. Pottschmidt, Thomas Dauser, Javier A. García, R. Staubert, C. S. Reynolds, James B. Dove, R. E. Rothschild, Mitchell C. Begelman and Sera Markoff. Their work appears in journals such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics and Journal of Low Temperature Physics.

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