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Physics
Germany
2023

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Best Scientists D-index 157 Citations 120,673 776 World Ranking 921 National Ranking 34
Physics D-index 135 Citations 101,255 745 World Ranking 330 National Ranking 20

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Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Physics in Germany Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Best Scientist Award

2022 - Research.com Physics in Germany Leader Award

2018 - Stern–Gerlach Medal, German Physical Society

2009 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his innovation and leadership in gravitational wave detection across its full spectrum and for promoting collaboration across national boundaries

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Optics
  • Laser

His primary scientific interests are in Gravitational wave, Astrophysics, LIGO, Astronomy and Neutron star. The study incorporates disciplines such as Observatory and Detector, Optics, Interferometry in addition to Gravitational wave. Astrophysics and General relativity are commonly linked in his work.

Karsten Danzmann has researched LIGO in several fields, including Mass distribution and Pulsar. His research integrates issues of Gamma-ray burst, Neutron and Kilonova in his study of Neutron star. His Binary black hole research incorporates elements of X-ray binary, Gravitational wave background and Stellar mass.

His most cited work include:

  • GW170817: observation of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral (4913 citations)
  • GW151226: observation of gravitational waves from a 22-solar-mass binary black hole coalescence (2671 citations)
  • GW170104: Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence at Redshift 0.2 (1948 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Karsten Danzmann mainly focuses on Gravitational wave, Optics, LIGO, Astrophysics and Interferometry. The subject of his Gravitational wave research is within the realm of Astronomy. His studies in Optics integrate themes in fields like Noise and Optoelectronics.

His work on LIGO Scientific Collaboration as part of general LIGO research is frequently linked to Population, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science. Binary black hole, Gamma-ray burst, Black hole, Galaxy and Gravitational-wave astronomy are the primary areas of interest in his Astrophysics study. His studies deal with areas such as Pathfinder, Spacecraft, Beam, Beam splitter and Signal as well as Interferometry.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Gravitational wave (77.04%)
  • Optics (40.27%)
  • LIGO (58.71%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Gravitational wave (77.04%)
  • LIGO (58.71%)
  • Astrophysics (55.77%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Karsten Danzmann mostly deals with Gravitational wave, LIGO, Astrophysics, Neutron star and Astronomy. His work is dedicated to discovering how Gravitational wave, Noise are connected with Interferometry and Optics and other disciplines. His LIGO study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Frequency band, Galaxy, Supernova and Pulsar.

His Astrophysics study often links to related topics such as General relativity. The concepts of his Neutron star study are interwoven with issues in Stars, LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Waveform and Kilonova. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Gravitational wave background and X-ray binary.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • GW170817: observation of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral (4913 citations)
  • GW170104: Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence at Redshift 0.2 (1948 citations)
  • GW170104: Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence at Redshift 0.2 (1948 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Optics
  • Laser

Karsten Danzmann mainly investigates Astrophysics, LIGO, Gravitational wave, Neutron star and Binary black hole. He usually deals with Astrophysics and limits it to topics linked to General relativity and Solar mass and Theory of relativity. His LIGO research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Frequency band, Sky, Stars, Mass ratio and Mass distribution.

Gravitational wave is a primary field of his research addressed under Astronomy. Karsten Danzmann interconnects Coalescence, Gamma-ray burst and Kilonova in the investigation of issues within Neutron star. His Binary black hole research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in X-ray binary and Gravitational wave background.

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Best Publications

GW170817: observation of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese.
Physical Review Letters (2017)

6436 Citations

GW151226: observation of gravitational waves from a 22-solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott.
Physical Review Letters (2016)

3544 Citations

GW170104: Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence at Redshift 0.2

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese.
Physical Review Letters (2017)

2511 Citations

Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817A

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese.
The Astrophysical Journal (2017)

2285 Citations

GW170814: A three-detector observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole coalescence

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese.
Physical Review Letters (2017)

1991 Citations

GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott.
Physical Review X (2019)

1821 Citations

Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy.
Living Reviews in Relativity (2018)

1586 Citations

Binary Black Hole Mergers in the First Advanced LIGO Observing Run

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott.
Physical Review X (2016)

1521 Citations

Predictions for the Rates of Compact Binary Coalescences Observable by Ground-based Gravitational-wave Detectors

J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott.
arXiv: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (2010)

1416 Citations

GW170817: Measurements of Neutron Star Radii and Equation of State.

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese.
Physical Review Letters (2018)

1304 Citations

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