J. Wilms

29.0k citations

417 papers · 9.7k · 2 hit papers · h-index 49

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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 0.5%
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 383
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 318
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research 168
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 92
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 38
Nuclear and High Energy Physics 169
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena 133

Co-authors: Michael A. Nowak (66 shared papers)K. Pottschmidt (157 shared papers)Thomas Dauser (59 shared papers)Javier A. García (20 shared papers)R. Staubert (69 shared papers)C. S. Reynolds (19 shared papers)James B. Dove (13 shared papers)R. E. Rothschild (73 shared papers)
Journals: Astronomy and Astrophysics (95 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (51 papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (35 papers)Journal of Low Temperature Physics (6 papers)Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics (6 papers)
Partner nations: Germany United States Spain

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J. Wilms

387 papers receiving 9.2k citations

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IMPROVED REFLECTION MODELS OF BLACK HOLE ACCRETION DISKS: TREATING THE ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION OF X-RAYS 2014 · 456 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	456
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	354
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	330
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	328
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	252
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	227
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	210
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	147
9	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	140
10	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	138
11	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	137
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	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	118
14	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	118
15	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	106
16	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	105
17	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	99
18	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	99
19	Long term variability of Cygnus X-1 Astronomy and Astrophysics ·J. Wilms, Michael A. Nowak, K. Pottschmidt, G. G. Pooley, Sonja Fritz	2006	93
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	88

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 417 papers that have together received 9.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (318 papers), Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (168 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (133 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (92 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (75 papers), Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (39 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (38 papers) and Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies (37 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (9.1k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (3.7k citations), Geophysics (1.7k citations), Instrumentation (118 citations) and Radiation (282 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, Journal of Low Temperature Physics and Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics.

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