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Michael Wiescher

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 81 2915 2768 1419 1321 934 27027

Michael Wiescher publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael Wiescher between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael Wiescher published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 21 papers a year. Output peaked at 53 publications in 2006. 39 of the 1,006 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 53. Peak 53 publications in 2006. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 3 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 14 publications 1995: 22 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 36 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 36 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 33 publications 2006: 53 publications 2007: 42 publications 2008: 53 publications 2009: 33 publications 2010: 49 publications 2011: 49 publications 2012: 49 publications 2013: 46 publications 2014: 35 publications 2015: 28 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 30 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 34 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 14 publications
1978 2025

1,006 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael Wiescher: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 3
1980 1
1981 0
1982 2
1983 4
1984 4
1985 5
1986 9
1987 5
1988 6
1989 9
1990 6
1991 6
1992 11
1993 15
1994 14
1995 22
1996 5
1997 15
1998 36
1999 12
2000 16
2001 36
2002 19
2003 20
2004 21
2005 33
2006 53
2007 42
2008 53
2009 33
2010 49
2011 49
2012 49
2013 46
2014 35
2015 28
2016 30
2017 30
2018 15
2019 23
2020 25
2021 34
2022 17
2023 20
2024 25
2025 14
Total 1,006
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Michael Wiescher 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 Michael Wiescher 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, 923–942 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: 934 publications — 90th percentile

90% 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
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 15 934
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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Michael Wiescher 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 Michael Wiescher 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, 80–81 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: 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.

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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 81
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2003 - Hans A. Bethe Prize, American Physical Society For his contributions to the experimental foundation of nuclear astrophysics, especially the delineation of the processes involved in explosive hydrogen burning in novae and x-ray bursters; and for providing an intellectual bridge between experimental nuclear astrophysicists and their theoretical col-leagues.
  • 1998 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his productive work both in laboratory nuclear astrophysics measurements and in connecting those results to specific astrophysical sites

Overview

Michael Wiescher is affiliated with the University of Notre Dame in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of physics and astronomy, with significant contributions in nuclear and high energy physics, astronomy and astrophysics, radiation, atomic and molecular physics and optics, as well as aerospace engineering.

Their work covers a variety of topics including nuclear physics research studies, nuclear physics and applications, atomic and molecular physics, astronomical and nuclear sciences, gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, nuclear reactor physics and engineering, and astro and planetary science.

Michael Wiescher has published extensively, with recent papers including:

  • "Origin of the heaviest elements: The rapid neutron-capture process" (2021), Reviews of Modern Physics
  • "Observing Intermediate-mass Black Holes and the Upper Stellar-mass gap with LIGO and Virgo" (2022), The Astrophysical Journal
  • "New Measurement of 12C+12C Fusion Reaction at Astrophysical Energies" (2020), Physical Review Letters
  • "Measurement of 19F(p, γ)20Ne reaction suggests CNO breakout in first stars" (2022), Nature
  • "The sProcess and Beyond" (2023), Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science

Among frequent collaborators are:

  • R. J. deBoer
  • J. Görres
  • Khachatur V. Manukyan
  • M. Couder
  • E. Stech

Michael Wiescher's publications often appear in the following venues:

  • Physical Review C
  • Physical Review Letters
  • The European Physical Journal A
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series

They have contributed to book publications with Springer International Publishing and Morgan & Claypool Publishers, including titles such as Arthur E. Haas - The Hidden Pioneer of Quantum Mechanics (2021) and Scientific Analysis of Cultural Heritage Objects (2020).

Throughout their career, Michael Wiescher has received several awards and honors. These include membership in the Academia Europaea awarded in 2017, fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009, the Hans A. Bethe Prize from the American Physical Society in 2003 for contributions to experimental nuclear astrophysics and bridging experimental and theoretical nuclear astrophysics, and fellowship of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1998 recognizing their productive work in laboratory nuclear astrophysics measurements and astrophysical site connections.

Best Publications

  • THE JINA REACLIB DATABASE: ITS RECENT UPDATES AND IMPACT ON TYPE-I X-RAY BURSTS

    Richard H. Cyburt;Richard H. Cyburt;A. Matthew Amthor;Ryan Ferguson;Zach Meisel

  • Solar fusion cross sections II: the pp chain and CNO cycles

    E. G. Adelberger;A. García;R. G. Hamish Robertson;K. A. Snover

  • rp-process nucleosynthesis at extreme temperature and density conditions

    H. Schatz;A. Aprahamian;J. Görres;M. Wiescher

  • End point of the rp process on accreting neutron stars

    H. Schatz;A. Aprahamian;V. Barnard;L. Bildsten

  • Origin of the heaviest elements: The rapid neutron-capture process

    John J. Cowan;Christopher Sneden;James E. Lawler;Ani Aprahamian

  • Models for type I X-ray bursts with improved nuclear physics

    S. E. Woosley;A. Heger;A. Cumming;R. D. Hoffman

  • Models for Type I X-Ray Bursts with Improved Nuclear Physics

    S. E. Woosley;A. Heger;A. Cumming;R. D. Hoffman

  • The Weak s-Process in Massive Stars and its Dependence on the Neutron Capture Cross Sections

    M. Pignatari;M. Pignatari;M. Pignatari;R. Gallino;M. Heil;M. Wiescher

  • Nuclei in the cosmos

    Heinz Oberhummer;J. H. Applegate;J. J. Cowan;F. Käppeler

  • Proton-induced Thermonuclear Reaction Rates for A = 20–40 Nuclei

    Christian G Iliadis;John M. D'Auria;Sumner Starrfield;William J. Thompson

  • AZURE: An R-matrix code for nuclear astrophysics

    R.E. Azuma;R.E. Azuma;E. Uberseder;Edward Simpson;Edward Simpson;C.R. Brune

  • THE RAPID PROTON PROCESS ASHES FROM STABLE NUCLEAR BURNING ON AN ACCRETING NEUTRON STAR

    Hendrik Schatz;Lars Bildsten;Andrew Cumming;Michael Wiescher

  • The rp Process Ashes from Stable Nuclear Burning on an Accreting Neutron Star

    Hendrik Schatz;Lars Bildsten;Andrew Cumming;Michael Wiescher

  • Reaction Rate Uncertainties and the Production of 19F in Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars

    Maria Anna Lugaro;Claudio Ugalde;Amanda Irene Karakas;Joachim Gorres

  • Explosive hydrogen burning

    Arthur E Champagne;M. Wiescher

  • Break-out reactions from the CNO cycles

    M Wiescher;J Görres;H Schatz

  • Reaction rates and reaction sequences in the rp-process

    L. Van Wormer;J. Görres;Christian G Iliadis;M. Wiescher

  • Reaction Rates Uncertainties and the Production of F19 in AGB Stars

    Maria Lugaro;Claudio Ugalde;Amanda I. Karakas;Joachim Gorres

  • Sensitivity of p-process nucleosynthesis to nuclear reaction rates in a 25 M. supernova model

    W. Rapp;J. Görres;M. Wiescher;H. Schatz

  • The s process in massive stars at low metallicity. Effect of primary N14 from fast rotating stars

    M. Pignatari;M. Pignatari;R. Gallino;R. Gallino;G. Meynet;R. Hirschi;R. Hirschi

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Rauscher
Thomas Rauscher University of Basel
Corrie S. Moreau
Corrie S. Moreau Cornell University
Isabel S. Gonçalves
Isabel S. Gonçalves University of Aveiro

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