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Markus J. Aschwanden 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 J. Aschwanden sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 374 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Markus J. Aschwanden 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 J. Aschwanden sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Markus J. Aschwanden is affiliated with the Advanced Technology Center in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of physics and astronomy, with some work also intersecting medicine. Their research primarily focuses on solar and space plasma dynamics, stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, as well as statistical mechanics and entropy. Additional topics of study include complex systems and time series analysis, astro and planetary science, vasculitis and related conditions, and geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies.

Aschwanden has published in several venues, with notable frequency in:

  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
  • Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Clinical Rheumatology

Recent papers by Markus J. Aschwanden include:

  • Self-organized Criticality in Stellar Flares, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Reconciling Power Law Slopes in Solar Flare and Nanoflare Size Distributions, 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Correlation of the Sunspot Number and the Waiting-time Distribution of Solar Flares, Coronal Mass Ejections, and Solar Wind Switchback Events Observed with the Parker Solar Probe, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Self-organized Criticality across 13 Orders of Magnitude in the Solar-Stellar Connection, 2025, The Astrophysical Journal

Coauthors frequently collaborating with Aschwanden include:

  • Thomas Daikeler
  • Nived Vilangot Nhalil
  • Stephan Imfeld
  • Daniel Staub
  • Andrea Katharina Hemmig

Their publication record also involves a book published by Cambridge University Press titled Power Laws in Astrophysics, released in 2024.

The scientist's interdisciplinary expertise is reflected in their contributions spanning astrophysical phenomena and medical topics such as vasculitis. They have authored 30 publications in physics and astronomy and 16 in medicine, with especially notable work in astronomy and astrophysics and statistical and nonlinear physics.

Best Publications

  • The Reuven Ramaty High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (Rhessi)

    R. P. Lin;B. R. Dennis;G. J. Hurford;D. M. Smith

  • Coronal Loop Oscillations Observed with the Transition Region and Coronal Explorer

    Markus J. Aschwanden;Lyndsay Fletcher;Carolus J. Schrijver;David Alexander

  • Physics of the Solar Corona. An Introduction

    Markus J. Aschwanden

  • Particle acceleration and kinematics in solar flares – A Synthesis of Recent Observations and Theoretical Concepts (Invited Review)

    Markus J. Aschwanden

  • Physics of the Solar Corona

    Markus Aschwanden

  • The RHESSI Imaging Concept

    G. J. Hurford;E. J. Schmahl;E. J. Schmahl;R. A. Schwartz;A. J. Conway

  • Transverse Oscillations in Coronal Loops Observed with TRACE – II. Measurements of Geometric and Physical Parameters

    Markus J. Aschwanden;Bart De Pontieu;Carolus J. Schrijver;Alan M. Title

  • Time Variability of the “Quiet” Sun Observed with TRACE. II. Physical Parameters, Temperature Evolution, and Energetics of Extreme-Ultraviolet Nanoflares

    Markus J. Aschwanden;Ted D. Tarbell;Richard W. Nightingale;Carolus J. Schrijver

  • A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF NONLINEAR FORCE-FREE FIELD MODELING OF THE SOLAR CORONA FOR ACTIVE REGION 10953

    Marc L. DeRosa;Carolus J. Schrijver;Graham Barnes;K. D. Leka

  • Coronal loop oscillations - An interpretation in terms of resonant absorption of quasi-mode kink oscillations

    Marcel Goossens;Jesse Andries;MJ Aschwanden

  • Evidence for Nonuniform Heating of Coronal Loops Inferred from Multithread Modeling of TRACE Data

    Markus J. Aschwanden;Richard W. Nightingale;David Alexander

  • Modeling of Coronal EUV Loops Observed with TRACE. I. Hydrostatic Solutions with Nonuniform Heating

    Markus J. Aschwanden;Carolus J. Schrijver;David Alexander

  • Transverse oscillations in coronal loops observed with TRACE – I. An Overview of Events, Movies, and a Discussion of Common Properties and Required Conditions

    Carolus J. Schrijver;Markus J. Aschwanden;Alan M. Title

  • Flare Plasma Cooling from 30 MK down to 1 MK modeled from Yohkoh, GOES, and TRACE observations during the Bastille Day Event (14 July 2000)

    Markus J. Aschwanden;David Alexander

  • Self-Organized Criticality in Astrophysics

    Markus J. Aschwanden

  • Damping Time Scaling of Coronal Loop Oscillations Deduced from Transition Region and Coronal Explorer Observations

    L. Ofman;L. Ofman;L. Ofman;M. J. Aschwanden

  • Automated Temperature and Emission Measure Analysis of Coronal Loops and Active Regions Observed with the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO/AIA)

    Markus J. Aschwanden;Paul Boerner;Carolus J. Schrijver;Anna Malanushenko

  • CORONAL LOOP OSCILLATIONS OBSERVED WITH ATMOSPHERIC IMAGING ASSEMBLY—KINK MODE WITH CROSS-SECTIONAL AND DENSITY OSCILLATIONS

    Markus J. Aschwanden;Carolus J. Schrijver

  • ELEMENTARY LOOP STRUCTURES IN THE SOLAR CORONA ANALYZED FROM TRACE TRIPLE-FILTER IMAGES

    Markus J. Aschwanden;Richard W. Nightingale

  • Three-dimensional Stereoscopic Analysis of Solar Active Region Loops. II. SOHO/EIT Observations at Temperatures of 1.5-2.5 MK

    Markus J. Aschwanden;David Alexander;Neal Hurlburt;Jeffrey S. Newmark

Frequent Co-Authors

Arnold O. Benz
Arnold O. Benz ETH Zurich
Nat Gopalswamy
Nat Gopalswamy Goddard Space Flight Center
Valery M. Nakariakov
Valery M. Nakariakov University of Warwick
Alan M. Title
Alan M. Title Advanced Technology Center
David M. Alexander
David M. Alexander Durham University
Hugh S. Hudson
Hugh S. Hudson University of Glasgow
Säm Krucker
Säm Krucker University of California, Berkeley
Angelos Vourlidas
Angelos Vourlidas Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
R. A. Mewaldt
R. A. Mewaldt California Institute of Technology
Manuel Güdel
Manuel Güdel University of Vienna

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