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Christoph Bostedt 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 Christoph Bostedt sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 338 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christoph Bostedt 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 Christoph Bostedt sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering studies that elucidate the mechanisms and dynamics of highintensity xray interactions with nanoparticles

Overview

Christoph Bostedt is a researcher affiliated with the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland, focusing primarily on Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans various subfields including Radiation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Structural Biology, and Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

The main topics of Bostedt's research involve advanced X-ray imaging techniques, X-ray spectroscopy and fluorescence analysis, and laser-plasma interactions and diagnostics. They have also contributed to advanced electron microscopy techniques and applications, laser-matter interactions and applications, electron and X-ray spectroscopy techniques, and advanced chemical physics studies.

Bostedt has published multiple papers in notable scientific journals. Their recent publications include:

  • "Clocking Auger electrons," 2021, Nature Physics
  • "From synchrotrons for XFELs: the soft x-ray near-edge spectrum of the ESCA molecule," 2020, Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics
  • "Pulse Energy and Pulse Duration Effects in the Ionization and Fragmentation of Iodomethane by Ultraintense Hard X Rays," 2021, Physical Review Letters
  • "Subthreshold Erosion of an Organic Polymer Induced by Multiple Shots of an X-Ray Free-Electron Laser," 2020, Physical Review Applied
  • "Characterizing crystalline defects in single Xe nanoparticles from angular correlations of single-shot diffracted X-rays," 2020, Journal of Physics Conference Series

Frequent publication venues for Bostedt's work include:

  • Nature Physics
  • Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Physical Review Applied
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series

Collaboration is a significant part of Bostedt's scientific activity, with frequent co-authors including John D. Bozek, S. Carron, Ken Ferguson, Gilles Doumy, and S. H. Southworth.

In recognition of their contributions to the field, Christoph Bostedt was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2018 for pioneering studies elucidating the mechanisms and dynamics of high-intensity X-ray interactions with nanoparticles.

Best Publications

  • First lasing and operation of an ångstrom-wavelength free-electron laser

    P. Emma;R. Akre;J. Arthur;R. Bionta

  • Femtosecond X-ray protein nanocrystallography

    Henry N. Chapman;Petra Fromme;Anton Barty;Thomas A White

  • Femtosecond diffractive imaging with a soft-X-ray free-electron laser

    Henry N. Chapman;Henry N. Chapman;Anton Barty;Michael J. Bogan;Sébastien Boutet;Sébastien Boutet;Sébastien Boutet

  • Single mimivirus particles intercepted and imaged with an X-ray laser

    M. Marvin Seibert;Tomas Ekeberg;Filipe R.N.C. Maia;Martin Svenda

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

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

  • Femtosecond electronic response of atoms to ultra-intense X-rays

    L. Young;E. P. Kanter;B. Krässig;Y. Li

  • Linac Coherent Light Source: The first five years

    Christoph Bostedt;Sébastien Boutet;David M. Fritz;Zhirong Huang

  • Quantum Confinement and Fullerenelike Surface Reconstructions in Nanodiamonds

    Jean-Yves Raty;Jean-Yves Raty;Giulia Galli;C. Bostedt;Tony W. van Buuren

  • Atomic inner-shell X-ray laser at 1.46 nanometres pumped by an X-ray free-electron laser

    Nina Rohringer;Duncan Ryan;Richard A. London;Michael Purvis

  • Self-terminating diffraction gates femtosecond X-ray nanocrystallography measurements

    Anton Barty;Carl Caleman;Andrew Aquila;Nicusor Timneanu

  • Large-format, high-speed, X-ray pnCCDs combined with electron and ion imaging spectrometers in a multipurpose chamber for experiments at 4th generation light sources

    Lothar Strüder;Sascha Epp;Daniel Rolles;Robert Hartmann

  • Three-dimensional reconstruction of the giant mimivirus particle with an X-ray free-electron laser

    Tomas Ekeberg;Martin Svenda;Chantal Abergel;Filipe R. N. C. Maia;Filipe R. N. C. Maia

  • Roadmap of ultrafast x-ray atomic and molecular physics

    Linda Young;Linda Young;Kiyoshi Ueda;Markus Gühr;Markus Gühr;Philip H. Bucksbaum;Philip H. Bucksbaum

  • Femtosecond time-delay X-ray holography

    Henry N. Chapman;Henry N. Chapman;Stefan P. Hau-Riege;Michael J. Bogan;Saša Bajt

  • X-ray diffraction from isolated and strongly aligned gas-phase molecules with a free-electron laser

    Jochen Küpper;Stephan Stern;Lotte Holmegaard;Frank Filsinger

  • Nonlinear Atomic Response to Intense Ultrashort X Rays

    G. Doumy;G. Doumy;C. Roedig;S.-K. Son;C. I. Blaga

  • Ultra-efficient ionization of heavy atoms by intense X-ray free-electron laser pulses

    Benedikt Rudek;Sang−Kil Son;Lutz Foucar;Sascha W. Epp

  • Time-resolved protein nanocrystallography using an X-ray free-electron laser

    Andrew Aquila;Mark S. Hunter;R. Bruce Doak;Richard A. Kirian

  • Shapes and vorticities of superfluid helium nanodroplets

    Luis F. Gomez;Ken R. Ferguson;James P. Cryan;Camila Bacellar;Camila Bacellar

  • Rapid degradation of alkanethiol-based self-assembled monolayers on gold in ambient laboratory conditions

    Trevor M. Willey;Trevor M. Willey;Andrew L. Vance;T. van Buuren;C. Bostedt

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Messerschmidt
Marc Messerschmidt SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Joachim Ullrich
Joachim Ullrich Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
Philip H. Bucksbaum
Philip H. Bucksbaum SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Henry N. Chapman
Henry N. Chapman Universität Hamburg
Anton Barty
Anton Barty Universität Hamburg
Ilme Schlichting
Ilme Schlichting Max Planck Society
Todd J. Martínez
Todd J. Martínez Stanford University
Peter Walter
Peter Walter University of California, San Francisco

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