Ralf S. Klessen

33.8k citations
444 papers · 17.6k · 5 hit papers · h-index 70

Impact in

    • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
    • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
    • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
    • Astro and Planetary Science
    • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
    • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
    • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
    • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Papers in

    • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 330
    • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 255
    • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 172
    • Astro and Planetary Science 74
    • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 44
    • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 38
    • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 60

Ralf S. Klessen

416 papers receiving 16.5k citations

Ralf S. Klessen's Hit Papers

The First Stars: Formation, Properties, and Impact 2023 · 118 citations
1180+7+14Years since publication2505007501000

Peers

Ralf S. Klessen
Comparison fields: 5 of 89
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 16.9k
  • Instrumentation 1.6k
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 812
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1.6k
  • Spectroscopy 1.8k
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All Works

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1
Control of star formation by supersonic turbulence
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20041063
2
Comparing the statistics of interstellar turbulence in simulations and observations
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2010566
3
SIMULATIONS ON A MOVING MESH: THE CLUSTERED FORMATION OF POPULATION III PROTOSTARS
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2011303
4 1998299
5
The SILCC (SImulating the LifeCycle of molecular Clouds) project – I. Chemical evolution of the supernova-driven ISM
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2015275
6 2011254
7 2013241
8 2007238
9 2012218
10 2010209
11 2010193
12 2011187
13 2011186
14 2000184
15 2005179
16 2016174
17 2012161
18 2008156
19 2016147
20 2009146

About Ralf S. Klessen

Ralf S. Klessen is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atmospheric Science, Spectroscopy and Nuclear and High Energy Physics, having authored 444 papers that have together received 17.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (330 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (255 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (172 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (74 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (60 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (44 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (40 papers) and Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (38 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (16.9k citations), Instrumentation (1.6k citations), Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes (812 citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.6k citations) and Spectroscopy (1.8k citations). Ralf S. Klessen has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Simon C. O. Glover, Mordecai‐Mark Mac Low, Christoph Federrath, Paul C. Clark, Robi Banerjee, Rowan J. Smith, Volker Bromm, D. R. G. Schleicher, Thomas H. Greif and P. Hennebelle. Their work appears in journals such as Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Astrophysical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal Letters and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters.

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