2026 Detlev Koester: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	82	2881	2737	268	256	460	19867

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Physics

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19867

Overview

Detlev Koester is affiliated with Kiel University in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy, focusing primarily on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their research encompasses a range of topics including stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, astronomy and astrophysical research, and astro and planetary science.

Their recent publications demonstrate a sustained engagement with white dwarf stars and related phenomena. Notable papers include:

Gaia white dwarfs within 40 pc - I. Spectroscopic observations of new candidates (2020), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
New white dwarf envelope models and diffusion (2020), Astronomy and Astrophysics
The 40 pc sample of white dwarfs from Gaia (2023), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Alkali metals in white dwarf atmospheres as tracers of ancient planetary crusts (2021), Nature Astronomy
Gaia white dwarfs within 40 pc - III. Spectroscopic observations of new candidates in the Southern hemisphere (2022), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Detlev Koester has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, reflecting a network of research partnerships. Frequent collaborators include:

B. T. Gänsicke
Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay
N. P. Gentile Fusillo
Odette Toloza
Jay Farihi

Their work has been disseminated through a range of scientific venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being:

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
arXiv (Cornell University)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Astrophysical Journal
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The subfields of research Koester contributes to include:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Instrumentation
Geophysics
Computational Mechanics
Atmospheric Science

Within the broader topics of their research, the main areas of focus are:

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astro and Planetary Science
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Planetary Science and Exploration

Best Publications

Physics of white dwarf stars

D Koester;G Chanmugam

513
Citations
Metal Lines in DA White Dwarfs

B. Zuckerman;D. Koester;I. N. Reid;M. Hünsch

476
Citations
SDSS DR7 WHITE DWARF CATALOG

S. J. Kleinman;S. O. Kepler;D. Koester;Ingrid Pelisoli

471
Citations
Atmospheric parameters of field subdwarf B stars

Rex A. Saffer;P. Bergeron;D. Koester;James Liebert

467
Citations
The Chemical Composition of an Extrasolar Minor Planet

B. Zuckerman;D. Koester;C. Melis;Brad M. Hansen

452
Citations
ANCIENT PLANETARY SYSTEMS ARE ORBITING A LARGE FRACTION OF WHITE DWARF STARS

B. Zuckerman;C. Melis;C. Melis;B. Klein;D. Koester

434
Citations
The frequency of planetary debris around young white dwarfs

Detlev Koester;B. T. Gänsicke;J. Farihi

398
Citations
White dwarf mass distribution in the SDSS

S. O. Kepler;S. J. Kleinman;A. Nitta;D. Koester

370
Citations
The Temperature Scale and Mass Distribution of Hot DA White Dwarfs

David S. Finley;Detlev Koester;Gibor Basri

360
Citations
Accretion and diffusion in white dwarfs - New diffusion timescales and applications to GD 362 and G 29-38

D. Koester

329
Citations
A Catalog of Spectroscopically Identified White Dwarf Stars in the First Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

S. J. Kleinman;Hugh C. Harris;Daniel J. Eisenstein;James Liebert

308
Citations
The chemical diversity of exo-terrestrial planetary debris around white dwarfs

B. T. Gänsicke;D. Koester;J. Farihi;J. Girven

289
Citations
CHEMICAL ABUNDANCES IN THE EXTERNALLY POLLUTED WHITE DWARF GD 40: EVIDENCE OF A ROCKY EXTRASOLAR MINOR PLANET

B. Klein;M. Jura;D. Koester;B. Zuckerman

288
Citations
New white dwarf stars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 10

S. O. Kepler;I. Pelisoli;D. Koester;G. Ourique

280
Citations
New white dwarf and subdwarf stars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 12

Souza Oliveira Kepler;Ingrid Domingos Pelisoli;Detlev Koester;Nicole Reindl

272
Citations
High-resolution UVES/VLT spectra of white dwarfs observed for the ESO SN Ia progenitor survey (SPY). I. ?;??

D Koester;R Napiwotzki;N Christlieb;H Drechsel

231
Citations
Evidence for water in the rocky debris of a disrupted extrasolar minor planet.

J. Farihi;B. T. Gänsicke;Detlev Koester

217
Citations
Metal traces in white dwarfs of the SPY (ESO Supernova Ia Progenitor Survey) sample

D. Koester;K. Rollenhagen;R. Napiwotzki;R. Napiwotzki;B. Voss

214
Citations
Magnetic white dwarf stars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

S. O. Kepler;I. Pelisoli;S. Jordan;S. J. Kleinman

194
Citations
The accretion-diffusion scenario for metals in cool white dwarfs

D. Koester;D. Wilken

189
Citations