2026 Christof Wetterich: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	85	2577	2451	235	225	374	32198

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Research.com Recognitions

2005 - Max Planck Research Award Astrophysics

Overview

Christof Wetterich is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and is active in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans multiple subfields including Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist has authored numerous papers focusing on core topics such as Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Particle Physics theoretical and experimental studies, Relativity and Gravitational Theory, Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories, Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena, and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture.

Wetterich's recent publications include the following papers:

Non-perturbative unitarity and fictitious ghosts in quantum gravity, 2020, Physics Letters B
Coupled and uncoupled early dark energy, massive neutrinos, and the cosmological tensions, 2022, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Effective Scalar Potential in Asymptotically Safe Quantum Gravity, 2021, Universe
Predictive power of grand unification from quantum gravity, 2020, Journal of High Energy Physics
Fundamental scale invariance, 2021, Nuclear Physics B

Their frequent coauthors include Jan M. Pawlowski, Adrià Gómez-Valent, Ziyang Zheng, Luca Amendola, and V. Pettorino.

Wetterich's work has been published mainly in the following venues:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Nuclear Physics B
Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Journal of High Energy Physics
Physics Letters B

In 2005, Christof Wetterich was the recipient of the Max Planck Research Award in the field of Astrophysics.

Best Publications

COSMOLOGY AND THE FATE OF DILATATION SYMMETRY

C. Wetterich

3151
Citations
Exact evolution equation for the effective potential

Christof Wetterich

2240
Citations
Proton Lifetime and Fermion Masses in an SO(10) Model

George Lazarides;Q. Shafi;C. Wetterich

2050
Citations
Non-perturbative renormalization flow in quantum field theory and statistical physics

Juergen Berges;Nikolaos Tetradis;Christof Wetterich

1777
Citations
The Cosmon model for an asymptotically vanishing time dependent cosmological 'constant'

Christof Wetterich

890
Citations
Neutrino masses and the scale of B-L violation

C. Wetterich

613
Citations
Average action and the renormalization group equations

C. Wetterich

493
Citations
Effective average action for gauge theories and exact evolution equations

M. Reuter;C. Wetterich

491
Citations
Asymptotic safety of gravity and the Higgs boson mass

Mikhail Shaposhnikov;Christof Wetterich

438
Citations
Critical Exponents from the Effective Average Action

N. Tetradis;C. Wetterich

435
Citations
Cosmologies with variable Newton's “constant”

C. Wetterich

357
Citations
Adjusting the cosmological constant dynamically: Cosmons and a new force weaker than gravity

R.D. Peccei;J. Solà;C. Wetterich

346
Citations
Chemical freeze-out and the QCD phase transition temperature

P. Braun-Munzinger;J. Stachel;Christof Wetterich

345
Citations
Phenomenological parameterization of quintessence

Christof Wetterich

290
Citations
Renormalization flow of bound states

Holger Gies;Christof Wetterich

277
Citations
Effective action for the chiral quark-meson model.

D.-U. Jungnickel;C. Wetterich

261
Citations
The Average action for scalar fields near phase transitions

Christof Wetterich

233
Citations
Density-dependent couplings and astrophysical bounds on light scalar particles

John Ellis;S. Kalara;Keith A Olive;C. Wetterich

226
Citations
Quintessence cosmologies with a growing matter component

Luca Amendola;Marco Baldi;Christof Wetterich

224
Citations
Exact evolution equation for scalar electrodynamics

M. Reuter;C. Wetterich

223
Citations