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Heinrich J. Völk

Heinrich J. Völk

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
112
Citations
44202
World Ranking
1106
National Ranking
94

Heinrich J. Völk 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 Heinrich J. Völk sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 421 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Heinrich J. Völk 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 Heinrich J. Völk sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 112 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Heinrich J. Völk is a researcher affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their work primarily falls within the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with specific attention to subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The scientist's research focuses on topics including Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, and Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology. These thematic areas reflect the scope of their investigations and contributions to the scientific community.

Heinrich J. Völk has coauthored publications with several frequent collaborators, among them:

  • Д. А. Прохоров
  • Jacco Vink
  • R. Simoni
  • Nu. Komin
  • S. Funk

Their recent published work includes a paper titled "Deep observations of Kepler's SNR with H.E.S.S." published in 2021 in the Proceedings of 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference - PoS(ICRC2021). This paper has been cited in subsequent research, indicating engagement from the scientific community.

Heinrich J. Völk's contributions are recorded in notable scientific venues, specifically:

  • Proceedings of 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference - PoS(ICRC2021)

Best Publications

  • Observations of the Crab nebula with HESS

    F. Aharonian;A.G. Akhperjanian;A.R. Bazer-Bachi;M. Beilicke

  • An Exceptional VHE Gamma-Ray Flare of PKS 2155-304

    F. Aharonian

  • An Exceptional Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Flare of PKS 2155-304

    F. Aharonian;A.G. Akhperjanian;A.R. Bazer-Bachi;M. Beilicke

  • Energy Spectrum of Cosmic-Ray Electrons at TeV Energies

    F. Aharonian;A. G. Akhperjanian;U. Barres de Almeida;A. R. Bazer-Bachi

  • The H.E.S.S. Survey of the Inner Galaxy in Very High Energy Gamma Rays

    F. Aharonian;A. G. Akhperjanian;A. R. Bazer-Bachi;M. Beilicke

  • A low level of extragalactic background light as revealed by gamma-rays from blazars.

    F. Aharonian;A. G. Akhperjanian;A. R. Bazer-Bachi;M. Beilicke

  • Observations of the Crab Nebula with H.E.S.S

    F.Aharonian

  • Discovery of very-high-energy |[gamma]|-rays from the Galactic Centre ridge

    F. Aharonian;A. G. Akhperjanian;A. R. Bazer-Bachi;M. Beilicke

  • High-energy particle acceleration in the shell of a supernova remnant.

    F. A. Aharonian;A. G. Akhperjanian;K.-M. Aye;A. R. Bazer-Bachi

  • ISOPHOT - capabilities and performance

    D. Lemke;U. Klaas;J. Abolins;P. Abraham

  • Probing the ATIC peak in the cosmic-ray electron spectrum with H.E.S.S.

    F. Aharonian;A.G. Akhperjanian;G. Anton;U. Barres de Almeida

  • Very high-energy gamma rays from the direction of Sagittarius A*

    F. Aharonian;A.G. Akhperjanian;K.-M. Aye;A.R. Bazer-Bachi

  • Discovery of the Binary Pulsar PSR B1259-63 in Very-High-Energy Gamma Rays around Periastron with H.E.S.S

    F. Aharonian;A. G. Akhperjanian;K.-M. Aye;A. R. Bazer-Bachi

  • Discovery of very high energy gamma rays associated with an x-ray binary.

    F. Aharonian;A. G. Akhperjanian;K.-M. Aye;A. R. Bazer-Bachi

  • A new population of very high energy gamma-ray sources in the Milky Way.

    F. Aharonian;A. G. Akhperjanian;K.-M. Aye;A. R. Bazer-Bachi

  • Fast variability of tera-electron volt gamma rays from the radio galaxy M87.

    F. Aharonian;A. G. Akhperjanian;A. R. Bazer-Bachi;M. Beilicke

  • Primary particle acceleration above 100 TeV in the shell-type supernova remnant RX J1713.7-3946 with deep HESS observations

    F. Aharonian;A.G. Akhperjanian;A.R. Bazer-Bachi;M. Beilicke

  • Magnetic field amplification in Tycho and other shell-type supernova remnants

    Heinrich J. Völk;Evgeny G. Berezhko;Leonid T. Ksenofontov

  • A detailed spectral and morphological study of the gamma-ray supernova remnant RX J1713.7-3946 with HESS

    F. Aharonian;A. G. Akhperjanian;A. R. Bazer-Bachi;M. Beilicke

  • The Crab Nebula and Pulsar between 500 GeV and 80 TeV: Observations with the HEGRA Stereoscopic Air Cerenkov Telescopes

    F. Aharonian;A. Akhperjanian;M. Beilicke;K. Bernlöhr;K. Bernlöhr

Frequent Co-Authors

Felix Aharonian
Felix Aharonian Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies
K. Bernlöhr
K. Bernlöhr Max Planck Society
Werner Hofmann
Werner Hofmann Max Planck Society
Dieter Horns
Dieter Horns Universität Hamburg
Gavin Rowell
Gavin Rowell University of Adelaide
Jim Hinton
Jim Hinton Max Planck Society
R. Steenkamp
R. Steenkamp University of Namibia
Reinhard Schlickeiser
Reinhard Schlickeiser Ruhr University Bochum
Olaf Reimer
Olaf Reimer University of Innsbruck
Andrea Santangelo
Andrea Santangelo University of Tübingen

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