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Christoph H. Keitel

Christoph H. Keitel

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Physics

D-Index
83
Citations
28028
World Ranking
2761
National Ranking
251

Christoph H. Keitel 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 H. Keitel sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 668 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christoph H. Keitel 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 H. Keitel sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% 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

  • 2006 - OSA Fellows For pioneering the field of quantum relativistic laser-matter interaction and predicting numerous laser-induced interference and QED effects.

Overview

Christoph H. Keitel is a researcher affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany, specializing in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans several subfields, including Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Their research topics cover a broad spectrum with notable focus areas including Atomic and Molecular Physics, Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics, Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications, Nuclear physics research studies, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research, and Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques.

Keitel has contributed to scientific literature through numerous publications in various respected venues. Frequent publication platforms include arXiv (Cornell University) with 49 publications, Physical Review Letters with 27, Physical Review A with 23, Physical Review D with 8, and Nature with 7 articles.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Christoph H. Keitel include:

  • Polarized Ultrashort Brilliant Multi-GeV γ Rays via Single-Shot Laser-Electron Interaction, 2020, Physical Review Letters
  • Measurement of the bound-electron g-factor difference in coupled ions, 2022, Nature
  • Coherent X-ray−optical control of nuclear excitons, 2021, Nature
  • Direct measurement of the 3He+ magnetic moments, 2022, Nature
  • Stringent test of QED with hydrogen-like tin, 2023, Nature

Throughout their career, Keitel has collaborated extensively with several researchers, frequently co-authoring papers. Notable co-authors include Karen Z. Hatsagortsyan, Zoltán Harman, Z. Harman, K. Blaum, and Natalia S. Oreshkina.

The research carried out by Keitel has contributed to multiple facets of physics encompassing laser-matter interactions and nuclear physics, often advancing theoretical and experimental insights in these areas.

Christoph H. Keitel was awarded the OSA Fellow distinction in 2006 for pioneering work in quantum relativistic laser-matter interaction and the prediction of various laser-induced interference and quantum electrodynamics effects.

Best Publications

  • Extremely high-intensity laser interactions with fundamental quantum systems

    A. Di Piazza;C. Müller;K. Z. Hatsagortsyan;C. H. Keitel

  • Atomic physics with super-high intensity lasers

    M. Protopapas;Christoph H. Keitel;Peter L. Knight

  • New limits on the drift of fundamental constants from laboratory measurements.

    M. Fischer;Nikolai Kolachevsky;Marcus Zimmermann;Ronald Holzwarth

  • Lorentz Meets Fano in Spectral Line Shapes: A Universal Phase and Its Laser Control

    Christian Reinhold Ott;Andreas Kaldun;Philipp Raith;Kristina Meyer

  • Relativistic high-power laser–matter interactions

    Yousef I. Salamin;S. X. Hu;Karen Zaven Hatsagortsyan;Christoph Helmut Keitel

  • Arbitrated quantum-signature scheme

    Guihua Zeng;Christoph H. Keitel

  • Resonantly enhanced refractive index without absorption via atomic coherence

    Michael Fleischhauer;Michael Fleischhauer;Christoph H. Keitel;Marlan O. Scully;Marlan O. Scully;Chang Su

  • High-precision measurement of the atomic mass of the electron

    S. Sturm;F. Köhler;J. Zatorski;A. Wagner

  • Ground State Laser Cooling Using Electromagnetically Induced Transparency

    Giovanna Morigi;Juergen Eschner;Christoph H. Keitel

  • Generation of neutral and high-density electron-positron pair plasmas in the laboratory

    G. Sarri;K. Poder;J. M. Cole;W. Schumaker

  • Experimental Signatures of the Quantum Nature of Radiation Reaction in the Field of an Ultraintense Laser

    K. Poder;M. Tamburini;G. Sarri;A. Di Piazza

  • Electron Acceleration by a Tightly Focused Laser Beam

    Yousef I. Salamin;Christoph H. Keitel

  • Radiation reaction effects on radiation pressure acceleration

    M Tamburini;F Pegoraro;A Di Piazza;C H Keitel

  • Ultrahigh Brilliance Multi-MeV γ-Ray Beams from Nonlinear Relativistic Thomson Scattering

    G. Sarri;D. J. Corvan;W. Schumaker;J. M. Cole

  • Experimental signatures of the quantum nature of radiation reaction in the field of an ultra-intense laser

    K. Poder;M. Tamburini;G. Sarri;A. Di Piazza

  • Quantum radiation reaction effects in multiphoton Compton scattering.

    A. Di Piazza;K. Z. Hatsagortsyan;Christoph H. Keitel

  • Experimental Evidence for Quantum Tunneling Time.

    Nicolas Camus;Enderalp Yakaboylu;Lutz Fechner;Michael Klaiber

  • g Factor of Hydrogenlike 28Si13

    Sven Sturm;Anke Wagner;Anke Wagner;Birgit Schabinger;Birgit Schabinger;Jacek Zatorski

  • Table-Top Laser-Based Source of Femtosecond, Collimated, Ultrarelativistic Positron Beams

    Gianluca Sarri;W. Schumaker;A. Di Piazza;M. Vargas

  • Complete QED theory of multiphoton trident pair production in strong laser fields

    Huayu Hu;Huayu Hu;Carsten Müller;Christoph H. Keitel

Frequent Co-Authors

Joachim Ullrich
Joachim Ullrich Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
Peter L. Knight
Peter L. Knight Imperial College London
Marlan O. Scully
Marlan O. Scully Texas A&M University
Matthew Zepf
Matthew Zepf Helmholtz Institute Jena
Karl Krushelnick
Karl Krushelnick University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Klaus Blaum
Klaus Blaum Max Planck Society
Christian D. Ott
Christian D. Ott Max Planck Society
Michael Fleischhauer
Michael Fleischhauer Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Ursula Keller
Ursula Keller ETH Zurich
Theodor W. Hänsch
Theodor W. Hänsch Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics

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