W. Benz

30.3k citations
270 papers · 12.9k · 5 hit papers · h-index 63

Impact in

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.05%
    • Astro and Planetary Science
    • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
    • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
    • Planetary Science and Exploration
    • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Instrumentation top 0.5%
    • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Papers in

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 223
    • Astro and Planetary Science 174
    • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 120
    • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 98
    • Planetary Science and Exploration 63
    • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 24
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering 36
    • Photonic and Optical Devices 28
    • Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices 26
Co-authors
Y. Alibert (43 shared papers)Erik Asphaug (16 shared papers)A. G. W. Cameron (19 shared papers)C. Mordasini (46 shared papers)Marc Herant (8 shared papers)M. Mayor (47 shared papers)S. Udry (45 shared papers)F. Pepe (41 shared papers)
Journals
Astronomy and Astrophysics (58 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (34 papers)Icarus (20 papers)Electronics Letters (15 papers)Nature (7 papers)
Partner nations
SwitzerlandUnited StatesFrance

In The Last Decade

W. Benz

260 papers receiving 12.4k citations

W. Benz's Hit Papers

An Earth-mass planet orbiting α Centauri B 2012 · 223 citations
2230+12+24Years since publication100200300400500
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

  • it has ≥500 total citations;
  • it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
  • it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.
  1. 2012 Nature
  2. 2008 ArXiv.org
  3. 2006 Nature
  4. 1999 Icarus
  5. 1989 Icarus

Peers

W. Benz
Comparison fields: 5 of 102
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 11.4k
  • Instrumentation 1.4k
  • Geophysics 1.3k
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics 981
  • Atmospheric Science 1.1k
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Geoffrey W. Marcy United States
D. Queloz Switzerland
W. B. Hubbard United States
N. C. Santos Portugal
M. Mayor Switzerland
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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside W. Benz, 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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#Work
1
Catastrophic Disruptions Revisited
Icarus ·W. Benz
Hit paper breakdown →		1999533
2
The origin of the Moon and the single-impact hypothesis III
Icarus ·W. Benz, A. G. W. Cameron, H. J. Melosh
Hit paper breakdown →		1989480
3
Models of giant planet formation with migration and disc evolution
Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Y. Alibert, C. Mordasini, W. Benz, C. Winisdoerffer
2005395
4
Inside the supernova: A powerful convective engine
The Astrophysical Journal ·Marc Herant, W. Benz, W. R. Hix, Chris L. Fryer, Stirling A. Colgate
1994387
5
Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics: A Review
W. Benz
1990346
6
Simulations of brittle solids using smooth particle hydrodynamics
Computer Physics Communications ·W. Benz, Erik Asphaug
1995318
7
Dynamic mass exchange in doubly degenerate binaries. I - 0.9 and 1.2 solar mass stars
The Astrophysical Journal ·W. Benz, A. G. W. Cameron, William H. Press, R. L. Bowers
1990259
8
The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets. XVII. Super-Earth and Neptune-mass planets in multiple planet systems HD47186 and HD181433
ArXiv.org ·F. Bouchy, M. Mayor, C. Lovis, S. Udry, W. Benz, (unknown), X. Delfosse, C. Mordasini, F. Pepe, D. Queloz, D. Ségransan
Hit paper breakdown →		2008246
9
An extrasolar planetary system with three Neptune-mass planets
Nature ·C. Lovis, M. Mayor, F. Pepe, Y. Alibert, W. Benz, F. Bouchy, A. C. M. Correia, J. Laskar, C. Mordasini, D. Queloz, N. C. Santos, S. Udry, Jean‐Loup Bertaux, J. P. Sivan
Hit paper breakdown →		2006235
10
An Earth-mass planet orbiting α Centauri B
Nature ·X. Dumusque, F. Pepe, C. Lovis, D. Ségransan, J. Sahlmann, W. Benz, F. Bouchy, M. Mayor, D. Queloz, N. C. Santos, S. Udry
Hit paper breakdown →		2012223
11
Size, Density, and Structure of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 Inferred from the Physics of Tidal Breakup
Icarus ·Erik Asphaug, W. Benz
1996212
12
Collisions and Gravitational Reaccumulation: Forming Asteroid Families and Satellites
Science ·Patrick Michel, W. Benz, P. Tanga, D. C. Richardson
2001212
13
Impact Simulations with Fracture. I. Method and Tests
Icarus ·W. Benz, Erik Asphaug
1994206
14
Collisional stripping of Mercury's mantle
Icarus ·W. Benz, W. L. Slattery, A. G. W. Cameron
1988204
15
The origin of the moon and the single-impact hypothesis I
Icarus ·W. Benz, W. L. Slattery, A. G. W. Cameron
1986199
16
Extrasolar planet population synthesis
Astronomy and Astrophysics ·C. Mordasini, Y. Alibert, W. Benz, Hubert Klahr, Thomas Henning
2012194
17
Extrasolar planet population synthesis
Astronomy and Astrophysics ·C. Mordasini, Y. Alibert, W. Benz, D. Naef
2009193
18
Orbital Evolution and Migration of Giant Planets: Modeling Extrasolar Planets
The Astrophysical Journal ·David E. Trilling, W. Benz, T. Guillot, J. I. Lunine, W. B. Hubbard, Adam Burrows
1998174
19
Can we constrain the interior structure of rocky exoplanets from mass and radius measurements?
Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Caroline Dorn, A. Khan, Kevin Heng, J. A. D. Connolly, Y. Alibert, W. Benz, Paul Tackley
2015171
20
The origin of the moon and the single impact hypothesis IV
Icarus ·A. G. W. Cameron, W. Benz
1991158

About W. Benz

W. Benz is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Computational Mechanics, having authored 270 papers that have together received 12.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (174 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (120 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (98 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (63 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (35 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (28 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (26 papers) and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (24 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (11.4k citations), Instrumentation (1.4k citations), Geophysics (1.3k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (981 citations) and Atmospheric Science (1.1k citations). W. Benz has collaborated with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include Y. Alibert, Erik Asphaug, A. G. W. Cameron, C. Mordasini, Marc Herant, M. Mayor, S. Udry, F. Pepe, D. Queloz and C. Lovis. Their work appears in journals such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Astrophysical Journal, Icarus, Electronics Letters and Nature.

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