2026 Hans-Walter Rix: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	194	361	338	11	11	795	161715
Physics	198	67	66	5	5	789	168960

Hans-Walter Rix 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 Hans-Walter Rix sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 789 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hans-Walter Rix 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 Hans-Walter Rix sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 198 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

2026 - Research.com Physics in Germany Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Physics in Germany Leader Award
2007 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Physics
1996 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Hans-Walter Rix is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Additional subfields include Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The scientist has contributed extensively to various topics within their domain. These include:

Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation

Hans-Walter Rix has coauthored many papers with frequent collaborators such as:

Chris J. Willott
S. Charlot
R. Maiolino
Stefano Carniani
Santiago Arribas

Their publications appear predominantly in several key scientific venues, including:

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

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Hans-Walter Rix include:

"The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on the James Webb Space Telescope," 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
"A million binaries from Gaia eDR3: sample selection and validation of Gaia parallax uncertainties," 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"Euclid Spectroscopic Image Simulations and Reconstruction," 2024, arXiv (Cornell University)
"Spectroscopic confirmation of four metal-poor galaxies at z = 10.3-13.2," 2023, Nature Astronomy
"JADES NIRSpec Spectroscopy of GN-z11: Lyman-α emission and possible enhanced nitrogen abundance in a z = 10.60 luminous galaxy," 2023, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Hans-Walter Rix's research contributions have been recognized through several awards and honors, including membership in the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2007 for Physics, fellowship of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation awarded in 1996, and membership in the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Best Publications

The Seventh Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Kevork N. Abazajian;Jennifer K. Adelman-Mccarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam

6145
Citations
The Eleventh and Twelfth Data Releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Final Data from SDSS-III

Shadab Alam;Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;F. Anders

3189
Citations
Sloan digital sky survey: Early data release

Chris Stoughton;Robert H. Lupton;Mariangela Bernardi;Michael R. Blanton;Michael R. Blanton

3126
Citations
The Sixth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Carlos Allende Prieto

3091
Citations
Detailed structural decomposition of galaxy images

Chien Y. Peng;Luis C. Ho;Chris D. Impey;Hans Walter Rix

3088
Citations
SDSS-III: Massive Spectroscopic Surveys of the Distant Universe, the Milky Way Galaxy, and Extra-Solar Planetary Systems

Daniel J. Eisenstein;David H. Weinberg;Eric Agol;Hiroaki Aihara

3013
Citations
The Fifth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Jennifer K. Adelman-McCarthy;Marcel A. Agüeros;Sahar S. Allam;Sahar S. Allam;Kurt S.J. Anderson

2986
Citations
Binary Companions of Evolved Stars in APOGEE DR14: Search Method and Catalog of ∼5000 Companions

Adrian M. Price-Whelan;David W. Hogg;Hans-Walter Rix;Nathan De Lee;Nathan De Lee

2967
Citations
CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey - The Hubble Space Telescope Observations, Imaging Data Products and Mosaics

Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

2725
Citations
Binary companions of evolved stars in APOGEE DR14: Search method and catalog of ~5,000 companions

Adrian M. Price-Whelan;David W. Hogg;Hans-Walter Rix;Nathan De Lee

2532
Citations
SDSS-III: MASSIVE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEYS OF THE DISTANT UNIVERSE, THE MILKY WAY, AND EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETARY SYSTEMS

Daniel J. Eisenstein;Daniel J. Eisenstein;David H. Weinberg;Eric Agol;Hiroaki Aihara

2519
Citations
On the Black Hole Mass - Bulge Mass Relation

Nadine Haering;Hans-Walter Rix

2279
Citations
CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey

Norman A. Grogin;Dale D. Kocevski;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson

2272
Citations
The James Webb Space Telescope

Jonathan P. Gardner;John C. Mather;Mark Clampin;Rene Doyon

2223
Citations
The Eighth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Data from SDSS-III

Hiroaki Aihara;Carlos Allende Prieto;Deokkeun An

2189
Citations
The eleventh and twelfth data releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: final data from SDSS-III

Shadab Alam;Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;F. Anders

2123
Citations
Euclid Definition Study Report

R. Laureijs;J. Amiaux;S. Arduini;J.-L. Auguères

1882
Citations
DETAILED DECOMPOSITION OF GALAXY IMAGES. II. BEYOND AXISYMMETRIC MODELS

Chien Y. Peng;Luis C. Ho;Chris D. Impey;Hans Walter Rix

1793
Citations
ON THE BLACK HOLE MASS-BULGE MASS RELATION

Nadine Häring;Hans-Walter Rix

1786
Citations
The Eighth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Data from SDSS-III

Hiroaki Aihara;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;Deokkeun An;Scott F. Anderson

1700
Citations