Michael Freyberg

13.7k citations
193 papers · 9.3k · 8 hit papers · h-index 40

Impact in

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics top 1%
    • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
    • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
    • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
    • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
    • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
    • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 5%
    • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Papers in

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 158
    • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 119
    • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 50
    • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 40
    • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research 24
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics 76
    • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena 48
    • Particle Detector Development and Performance 25
Co-authors
Paul P. Plucinsky (3 shared papers)S. L. Snowden (5 shared papers)R. Egger (8 shared papers)Wolfgang H. Voges (4 shared papers)Wilton T. Sanders III (3 shared papers)Jochen Schmitt (2 shared papers)Dan McCammon (2 shared papers)Andrew M. Read (7 shared papers)
Journals
Astronomy and Astrophysics (65 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (7 papers)Lecture notes in physics (4 papers)The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (2 papers)Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment (2 papers)
Partner nations
GermanyItalyUnited States

In The Last Decade

Michael Freyberg

180 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Michael Freyberg's Hit Papers

The SRG/eROSITA all-sky survey 2024 · 87 citations
870+8+16Years since publication50010001.5k2.0k
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.

  1. 2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
  2. 2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
  3. 2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
  4. 2022 Astronomy and Astrophysics
  5. 2021 Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  6. 2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
  7. 2020 Astronomy and Astrophysics
  8. 2001 Astronomy and Astrophysics

Peers

Michael Freyberg
Comparison fields: 5 of 73
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 8.6k
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3.7k
  • Instrumentation 852
  • Radiation 479
  • Geophysics 492
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Peter Predehl Germany
Knox S. Long United States
Simonetta Puccetti Italy
Richard Willingale United Kingdom
Stefano Bianchi Italy
M. Gilfanov Germany
Thomas J. Maccarone United States
Konrad Dennerl Germany
U. G. Briel Germany
Francesco Tombesi United States
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Countries citing papers authored by Michael Freyberg

Since Specialization
Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Freyberg

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Michael Freyberg, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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The European Photon Imaging Camera on XMM-Newton: The pn-CCD camera
Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Lothar Strüder, U. G. Briel, Konrad Dennerl, Robert Hartmann, E. Kendziorra, Norbert Meidinger, E. Pfeffermann, Claus Reppin
Hit paper breakdown →		20012113
2
The eROSITA X-ray telescope on SRG
Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·Peter Predehl, Robert Andritschke, V. Arefiev, V. Babyshkin, O. Batanov, Werner J. Becker, Hans Böhringer, A. V. Bogomolov
Hit paper breakdown →		2021567
3
ROSATSurvey Diffuse X‐Ray Background Maps. II.
The Astrophysical Journal ·S. L. Snowden, R. Egger, Michael Freyberg, Dan McCammon, Paul P. Plucinsky, Wilton T. Sanders III, Jochen Schmitt, J. Trümper
1997419
4
The XMM-Newton serendipitous survey
Astronomy and Astrophysics ·M. G. Watson, Anja Schroeder, D. Fyfe, C. G. Page, Georg Lamer, Silvia Mateos, John P. Pye, M. Sakano
2008327
5
The XMM-Newton serendipitous survey
Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Natalie A. Webb, Mickael Coriat, I. Traulsen, Jean Jacques Ballet, Christian Motch, Francisco J. Carrera, F. Koliopanos, Juliette Authier
Hit paper breakdown →		2020300
6
The eROSITA Final Equatorial Depth Survey (eFEDS)
Astronomy and Astrophysics ·H. Brunner, Teng Liu, Georg Lamer, Antonis Georgakakis, Andrea Merloni, Marcella Brusa, Esra Bulbul, Konrad Dennerl
Hit paper breakdown →		2022286
7
SRG X-ray orbital observatory
Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Rashid Sunyaev, V. Arefiev, V. Babyshkin, A. V. Bogomolov, Kirill Borisov, M. Buntov, H. Brunner, Rodion Burenin
Hit paper breakdown →		2021285
8
The SRG/eROSITA all-sky survey
Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Andrea Merloni, Georg Lamer, Teng Liu, Miriam Elizabeth Ramos Ceja, H. Brunner, Esra Bulbul, Konrad Dennerl, Victor Doroshenko
Hit paper breakdown →		2024275
9
The XMM-Newton serendipitous survey
Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Simon R. Rosen, Natalie A. Webb, M. G. Watson, Jean Jacques Ballet, D. Barret, Valentina Braito, Francisco J. Carrera, M. T. Ceballos
2016240
10
The first XMM-Newton slew survey catalogue: XMMSL1
Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Richard Saxton, Andrew M. Read, Pilar Esquej, Michael Freyberg, Bruno Altieri, D. Bermejo
2008220
11
First Maps of the Soft X-Ray Diffuse Background from the ROSAT XRT/PSPC All-Sky Survey
The Astrophysical Journal ·S. L. Snowden, Michael Freyberg, Paul P. Plucinsky, Jochen Schmitt, Joachim E. Truemper, Wolfgang H. Voges, R. J. Edgar, Dan McCammon
1995207
12
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The Astrophysical Journal ·S. L. Snowden, R. Egger, Douglas P. Finkbeiner, Michael Freyberg, Paul P. Plucinsky
1998198
13
Detection of large-scale X-ray bubbles in the Milky Way halo
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics ·Peter Predehl, Rashid Sunyaev, Werner Becker, H. Brunner, Rodion Burenin, Andrei Bykov, Anatolii M. Cherepashchuk, Nikolai N. Chugai
2020161
14
The XMM-Newton serendipitous survey. VII. The third XMM-Newton serendipitous source catalogue
UCrea (University of Cantabria) ·Simon R. Rosen, Natalie A. Webb, M. G. Watson, Jean Jacques Ballet, D. Barret, Valentina Braito, Francisco J. Carrera, M. T. Ceballos
2015156
15
Readout modes and automated operation of the Swift X-ray Telescope
Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Joanne E. Hill, David N. Burrows, John A. Nousek, Anthony F. Abbey, Richard M Ambrosi, Heinrich W. Brauninger, Wolfgang Burkert, Sergio Campana
2004155
16
Evidence of Spin and Energy Extraction in a Galactic Black Hole Candidate: The [ITAL]XMM-Newton[/ITAL]/EPIC-[CLC]pn[/CLC] Spectrum of XTE J1650−500
The Astrophysical Journal ·Jon M. Miller, Andrew Fabian, Rudy Wijnands, Christopher S. Reynolds, Matthias Ehle, Michael Freyberg, Michiel van der Klis, W. H. G. Lewin
2002139
17
Second ROSAT all-sky survey (2RXS) source catalogue
Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·Thomas Böller, Michael Freyberg, J. E. Trümper, Frank Haber, Wolfgang H. Voges, Kirpal Nandra
2016131
18
Evolution of tidal disruption candidates discovered by XMM-Newton
Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Pilar Esquej, Richard Saxton, S. Komossa, Andrew M. Read, Michael Freyberg, Günther Hasinger, Domingo Aníbal García-Hernández, Hong Lu
2008109
19
The SRG/eROSITA All-Sky Survey
Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Esra Bulbul, Ang Liu, Matthias Kluge, Xiaoyuan Zhang, Jeremy Sanders, Yunus Emre Bahar, Vittorio Ghirardini, Emmanuel Artis
Hit paper breakdown →		2024106
20
The XMM-Newton Serendipitous Survey
Astronomy and Astrophysics ·M. G. Watson, J.-L. Auguères, Jean Jacques Ballet, Xavier Barcons, D. Barret, M. Boër, Thomas Böller, Gordon E. Bromage
2001101

About Michael Freyberg

Michael Freyberg is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics, having authored 193 papers that have together received 9.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (119 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (50 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (48 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (40 papers), Particle Detector Development and Performance (25 papers), Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (24 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (18 papers) and Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (8.6k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (3.7k citations), Instrumentation (852 citations), Radiation (479 citations) and Geophysics (492 citations). Michael Freyberg has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, Italy and United States. Frequent co-authors include Paul P. Plucinsky, S. L. Snowden, R. Egger, Wolfgang H. Voges, Wilton T. Sanders III, Jochen Schmitt, Dan McCammon, Andrew M. Read, Richard Saxton and Pilar Esquej. Their work appears in journals such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Astrophysical Journal, Lecture notes in physics, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series and Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment.

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