2026 Christian David: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	84	2666	2537	62	61	438	28984

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

2666

2537

438

28984

Christian David publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian David sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 438 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Christian David D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian David sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christian David is a researcher affiliated with the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland. Their work primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a specialization in Radiation. Their research spans several subfields, including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Structural Biology; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; and Materials Chemistry.

Their main areas of study cover advanced techniques and applications related to imaging and spectroscopy. Key research topics include:

Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques
X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis
Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Magnetic properties of thin films
Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
Crystallography and Radiation Phenomena
Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers

Christian David has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, with several recent publications of note:

"Photoelectric effect with a twist," 2020, published in Nature Photonics
"Soft x-ray microscopy with 7 nm resolution," 2020, published in Optica
"An achromatic X-ray lens," 2022, published in Nature Communications
"Pushing the temporal resolution in absorption and Zernike phase contrast nanotomography: enabling fast in situ experiments," 2020, published in Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
"Observation of Magnetic Helicoidal Dichroism with Extreme Ultraviolet Light Vortices," 2022, published in Physical Review Letters

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

Benedikt Rösner
Florian Döring
Adam Kubec
Martin Beye
Joan Vila-Comamala

Christian David's works are commonly published in several scientific venues, reflecting their areas of expertise. These main publication venues include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
Optics Express
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Optica

Best Publications

Phase retrieval and differential phase-contrast imaging with low-brilliance X-ray sources

Franz Pfeiffer;Timm Weitkamp;Oliver Bunk;Christian David

2217
Citations
X-ray phase imaging with a grating interferometer.

Timm Weitkamp;Ana Diaz;Christian David;Franz Pfeiffer

1461
Citations
High-Resolution Scanning X-ray Diffraction Microscopy

Pierre Thibault;Martin Dierolf;Andreas Menzel;Oliver Bunk

1408
Citations
Hard-X-ray dark-field imaging using a grating interferometer

Franz Pfeiffer;Franz Pfeiffer;Martin Bech;Oliver Bunk;Philipp Kraft

1287
Citations
Hard-X-Ray Lensless Imaging of Extended Objects

J. M. Rodenburg;A. C. Hurst;A. G. Cullis;B. R. Dobson

1017
Citations
XFEL: The European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser - Technical Design Report

R. Abela;K. Witte;A. Schwarz;H. Redlin

958
Citations
Differential x-ray phase contrast imaging using a shearing interferometer

C. David;B. Nöhammer;H. H. Solak;E. Ziegler

853
Citations
Hard X-Ray Phase Tomography with Low-Brilliance Sources

F. Pfeiffer;C. Kottler;O. Bunk;C. David

468
Citations
Fabrication of diffraction gratings for hard X-ray phase contrast imaging

C. David;J. Bruder;T. Rohbeck;C. Grünzweig

295
Citations
Sub-50 nm period patterns with EUV interference lithography

H. H. Solak;C. David;J. Gobrecht;V. Golovkina

278
Citations
Neutron Phase Imaging and Tomography

F. Pfeiffer;C. Grünzweig;O. Bunk;G. Frei

262
Citations
Quantitative x-ray dark-field computed tomography

M Bech;O Bunk;T Donath;R Feidenhans'l

247
Citations
Nanoreplication in polymers using hot embossing and injection molding

H. Schift;C. David;M. Gabriel;J. Gobrecht

226
Citations
A Von Hamos X-Ray Spectrometer Based on a Segmented-Type Diffraction Crystal for Single-Shot X-Ray Emission Spectroscopy and Time-Resolved Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering Studies

J. Szlachetko;M. Nachtegaal;E. de Boni;M. Willimann

225
Citations
A two-directional approach for grating based differential phase contrast imaging using hard x-rays.

C. Kottler;C. David;F. Pfeiffer;O. Bunk

220
Citations
Two-dimensional x-ray waveguides and point sources.

F. Pfeiffer;C. David;M. Burghammer;C. Riekel

215
Citations
X-ray wavefront analysis and optics characterization with a grating interferometer

Timm Weitkamp;Bernd Nöhammer;Ana Diaz;Christian David

212
Citations
Toward clinical X-ray phase-contrast CT: demonstration of enhanced soft-tissue contrast in human specimen.

Tilman Donath;Franz Pfeiffer;Oliver Bunk;Christian Grünzweig

212
Citations
Sub-10 nm patterning using EUV interference lithography.

Birgit Päivänranta;Andreas Langner;Eugenie Kirk;Christian David

210
Citations
Advanced phase-contrast imaging using a grating interferometer

Samuel Alan McDonald;Samuel Alan McDonald;Federica Marone;Christoph Hintermüller;Gordan Mikuljan

206
Citations