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Markus Böttcher

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 90 2257 2148 6 5 594 25661

Markus Böttcher publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Markus Böttcher between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Markus Böttcher published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 14.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 53 publications in 2019. 22 of the 644 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 53. Peak 53 publications in 2019. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 6 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 18 publications 2001: 20 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 30 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 39 publications 2015: 33 publications 2016: 47 publications 2017: 44 publications 2018: 34 publications 2019: 53 publications 2020: 34 publications 2021: 48 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 14 publications
1981 2025

644 publications in total across all disciplines

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Markus Böttcher: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 2
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 1
1989 2
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 1
1998 6
1999 15
2000 18
2001 20
2002 15
2003 4
2004 5
2005 10
2006 10
2007 20
2008 22
2009 19
2010 17
2011 18
2012 30
2013 30
2014 39
2015 33
2016 47
2017 44
2018 34
2019 53
2020 34
2021 48
2022 2
2023 20
2024 8
2025 14
Total 644
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Markus Böttcher 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 Markus Böttcher sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 583–602 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 594 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94 594
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Markus Böttcher 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 Markus Böttcher sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 90–91 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134 90
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Overview

Markus Böttcher is affiliated with North-West University in South Africa. Their academic work primarily falls within the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Astronomy and Astrophysics. Additional subfields of study include Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Aerospace Engineering, and General Health Professions.

The research topics covered by Böttcher span a diverse range of areas:

  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Neutrino Physics Research
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research

Böttcher's frequent collaborators include M. Ardid, V. Carretero, Paolo Castaldi, M. Chabab, and A. Chen, each having coauthored nine publications with them. These collaborations indicate active engagement with a network of researchers within related domains.

Publication venues where Böttcher has commonly contributed include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Journal of High Energy Physics
  • Classical and Quantum Gravity

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Böttcher are:

  • "White paper and roadmap for quantum gravity phenomenology in the multi-messenger era" (2025), Classical and Quantum Gravity
  • "Galactic observatory science with the ASTRI Mini-Array at the Observatorio del Teide" (2022), Journal of High Energy Astrophysics
  • "X-ray Observations of 1ES 1959+650 in its high activity state in 2016-2017 with AstroSat and Swift" (2021), arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "The variety of extreme blazars in the AstroSat view" (2023), Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "Probing invisible neutrino decay with KM3NeT/ORCA" (2023), Journal of High Energy Physics

Best Publications

  • Introducing the CTA concept

    B. S. Acharya;M. Actis;T. Aghajani;G. Agnetta

  • Leptonic and Hadronic Modeling of Fermi-detected Blazars

    M. Böttcher;M. Böttcher;A. Reimer;K. Sweeney;A. Prakash

  • Acceleration of petaelectronvolt protons in the Galactic Centre

    A. Abramowski;F. Aharonian;Faical Ait Benkhali;A. G. Akhperjanian

  • The Afterglows of Swift-era Gamma-ray Bursts. I. Comparing pre-Swift and Swift-era Long/Soft (Type II) GRB Optical Afterglows

    D. A. Kann;S. Klose;B. Zhang;D. Malesani

  • Modeling the emission processes in blazars

    Markus Böttcher

  • Search for TeV Gamma-ray Emission from GRB 100621A, an extremely bright GRB in X-rays, with H.E.S.S

    A. Abramowski;F. Aharonian;F. Ait Benkhali

  • SYNCHROTRON SELF-COMPTON ANALYSIS OF TeV X-RAY-SELECTED BL LACERTAE OBJECTS

    Justin D. Finke;Charles D. Dermer;Markus Böttcher

  • Search for TeV Gamma-ray Emission from GRB 100621A, an extremely bright GRB in X-rays, with H.E.S.S

    A. Abramowski;Felix A. Aharonian;Faical Ait Benkhali

  • A multiwavelength view of the TeV blazar markarian 421: Correlated variability, flaring, and spectral evolution

    M. Błazejowski;G. Blaylock;I. H. Bond;S. M. Bradbury

  • A very-high-energy component deep in the γ-ray burst afterglow

    H. Abdalla;R. Adam;F. Aharonian;F. Aharonian;F. Ait Benkhali

  • An Evolutionary Scenario for Blazar Unification

    M. Böttcher;C. D. Dermer

  • Gamma-Ray Studies of Blazars: Synchro-Compton Analysis of Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars

    Charles D. Dermer;Justin D. Finke;Hannah Krug;Hannah Krug;Markus Böttcher

  • X-Ray Spectral Variability Signatures of Flares in BL Lacertae Objects

    Markus Bottcher;Markus Bottcher;James Chiang

  • Multiepoch Multiwavelength Spectra and Models for Blazar 3C 279

    R. C. Hartman;M. Bottcher;G. Aldering;H. Aller

  • High-energy Gamma Rays from Ultra-high-energy Cosmic-Ray Protons in Gamma-Ray Bursts

    Markus Böttcher;Markus Böttcher;Charles D. Dermer

  • The Structure and Emission Model of the Relativistic Jet in the Quasar 3C 279 Inferred from Radio to High-energy γ-Ray Observations in 2008-2010

    M. Hayashida;M. Hayashida;G. M. Madejski;K. Nalewajko;M. Sikora

  • The exceptionally powerful TeV γ-ray emitters in the Large Magellanic Cloud

    A. Abramowski;F. A. Aharonian;Faical Ait Benkhali

  • The population of TeV pulsar wind nebulae in the H.E.S.S. Galactic Plane Survey

    H. Abdalla;A. Abramowski;F. Aharonian

  • The unprecedented optical outburst of the quasar 3C 454.3 - The WEBT campaign of 2004–2005

    M. Villata;C. M. Raiteri;T. J. Balonek;M. F. Aller

  • XIPE: the x-ray imaging polarimetry explorer

    P. Soffitta;R. Bellazzini;E. Bozzo;V. Burwitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Felix Aharonian
Felix Aharonian Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies
K. Bernlöhr
K. Bernlöhr Max Planck Society
S. Colafrancesco
S. Colafrancesco University of the Witwatersrand
Jim Hinton
Jim Hinton Max Planck Society
Werner Hofmann
Werner Hofmann Max Planck Society
Michael Backes
Michael Backes University of Oxford
Dieter Horns
Dieter Horns Universität Hamburg
M.-H. Grondin
M.-H. Grondin University of Bordeaux
Olaf Reimer
Olaf Reimer University of Innsbruck
Gavin Rowell
Gavin Rowell University of Adelaide

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