2026 Carsten Dominik: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	110	1176	1113	25	25	539	38507

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Physics

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1113

539

38507

Overview

Carsten Dominik is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research primarily focuses on Astronomy and Astrophysics, with significant work spanning instrumentation, spectroscopy, aerospace engineering, and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

The scientist's research topics include:

Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astro and Planetary Science
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing

Their publication record shows a strong presence in several key venues such as:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
arXiv (Cornell University)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Wiardi Beckman Foundation
The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Among the recent papers associated with Carsten Dominik are:

The SPHERE infrared survey for exoplanets (SHINE), 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Water in star-forming regions: physics and chemistry from clouds to disks as probed by Herschel spectroscopy, 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Disk Evolution Study Through Imaging of Nearby Young Stars (DESTINYS): Late Infall Causing Disk Misalignment and Dynamic Structures in SU Aur*, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Thermal imaging of dust hiding the black hole in NGC 1068, 2022, Nature
The SPHERE infrared survey for exoplanets (SHINE), 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Carsten Dominik has collaborated frequently with several co-authors including:

C. Ginski
R. G. van Holstein
A. Zurlo
J.-C. Augereau
F. Ménard

Their scholarly work reflects a blend of observational astrophysics and instrumental development, particularly in adaptive optics and spectroscopic techniques used to study star formation, planetary systems, and galactic phenomena. The contributions span various topics such as the dynamic structure of protoplanetary disks, molecular spectroscopy of star-forming regions, and imaging surveys for exoplanets.

Best Publications

Passive Irradiated Circumstellar Disks with an Inner Hole

C. P. Dullemond;C. Dominik;A. Natta

871
Citations
Dust coagulation in protoplanetary disks: A rapid depletion of small grains

C. P. Dullemond;C. Dominik

795
Citations
The Physics of Dust Coagulation and the Structure of Dust Aggregates in Space

C. Dominik;A. G. G. M. Tielens

793
Citations
Flaring vs. self-shadowed disks: The SEDs of Herbig Ae/Be stars

C. P. Dullemond;C. Dominik

569
Citations
Discovery of a planetary-mass companion within the gap of the transition disk around PDS 70

M. Keppler;M. Benisty;A. Müller;Th. Henning

532
Citations
The effect of dust settling on the appearance of protoplanetary disks

C. P. Dullemond;C. Dominik

470
Citations
Asymmetric features in the protoplanetary disk MWC758

M. Benisty;A. Juhasz;A. Boccaletti;H. Avenhaus

458
Citations
A 10 micron spectroscopic survey of Herbig Ae star disks: grain growth and crystallization

R. van Boekel;M. Min;L.B.F.M. Waters;A. de Koter

455
Citations
A 10 μm spectroscopic survey of Herbig Ae star disks: Grain growth and crystallization

R. van Boekel;R. van Boekel;M. Min;L.B.F.M. Waters;L.B.F.M. Waters;A. de Koter

442
Citations
The building blocks of planets within the ‘terrestrial’ region of protoplanetary disks

R.J.H.M. van Boekel;R.J.H.M. van Boekel;M. Min;C. Leinert;L.B.F.M. Waters;L.B.F.M. Waters

436
Citations
A chemical survey of exoplanets with ARIEL

Giovanna Tinetti;Pierre Drossart;Paul Eccleston;Paul Hartogh

434
Citations
SPHERE: the exoplanet imager for the Very Large Telescope

J.-L. Beuzit;A. Vigan;D. Mouillet;K. Dohlen

432
Citations
Processing of silicate dust grains in Herbig Ae/Be systems

J Bouwman;Gwendolyn Meeus;A de Koter;S Hony

407
Citations
Dust coagulation and fragmentation in molecular clouds. I. How collisions between dust aggregates alter the dust size distribution

C. W. Ormel;C. W. Ormel;D. Paszun;C. Dominik;A. G. G. M. Tielens;A. G. G. M. Tielens

364
Citations
Discovery of a planetary-mass companion within the gap of the transition disk around PDS 70

M. Keppler;M. Benisty;M. Benisty;A. Müller;Th. Henning

357
Citations
Small vs large dust grains in transitional disks: do different cavity sizes indicate a planet?

Antonio Garufi;Sascha P Quanz;Henning Avenhaus;Esther Buenzli

355
Citations
Asymmetric features in the protoplanetary disk MWC 758

Myriam Benisty;A. Juhasz;A. Boccaletti;H. Avenhaus

343
Citations
Detection of the water reservoir in a forming planetary system

Michiel R. Hogerheijde;Edwin A. Bergin;Christian Brinch;L. Ilsedore Cleeves

322
Citations
Disks around T tauri stars with SPHERE (DARTTS-S). I. SPHERE/IRDIS polarimetric imaging of eight prominent T tauri disks

Henning Avenhaus;Henning Avenhaus;Henning Avenhaus;Sascha P. Quanz;Antonio Garufi;Sebastian Perez

320
Citations
Size-sorting dust grains in the surface layers of protoplanetary disks

C.P. Dullemond;C. Dominik

60
Citations