2026 Rafael Bachiller: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	77	3262	3101	64	63	381	17553

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Physics

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17553

Overview

Rafael Bachiller is affiliated with the Observatorio Astronómico Nacional de España in Spain. Their research spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Chemistry, with a strong emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's work focuses on several key topics including:

Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astro and Planetary Science
Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
Advanced Chemical Physics Studies

Rafael Bachiller has contributed to numerous publications, with a substantial number appearing in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics. Frequent publication venues include:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
arXiv (Cornell University)
Faraday Discussions
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Notable recent papers include:

"Gas phase Elemental abundances in Molecular cloudS (GEMS)", 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
"Gas phase Elemental abundances in Molecular cloudS (GEMS)", 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
"Gas phase Elemental abundances in Molecular cloudS (GEMS)", 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
"Seeds of Life in Space (SOLIS)", 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
"AB Aur, a Rosetta stone for studies of planet formation", 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Collaborations and coauthorship play a significant role in their research efforts. Frequent co-authors include:

P. Caselli (18 joint publications)
I. Jiménez-Serra (13 joint publications)
D. Navarro-Almaida (12 joint publications)
A. Fuente (12 joint publications)
C. Codella (12 joint publications)

Best Publications

The Herschel-Heterodyne Instrument for the Far-Infrared (HIFI)

Th. de Graauw;Th. de Graauw;F. P. Helmich;T. G. Phillips;J. Stutzki

892
Citations
BIPOLAR MOLECULAR OUTFLOWS FROM YOUNG STARS AND PROTOSTARS

Rafael Bachiller

778
Citations
New molecules found in comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) Investigating the link between cometary and interstellar material

D. Bockelée-Morvan;D. C. Lis;J. E. Wink;D. Despois

594
Citations
Shock Chemistry in the Young Bipolar Outflow L1157

R. Bachiller;M. Pérez Gutiérrez

422
Citations
A Search for Infall Motions toward Nearby Young Stellar Objects

D. Mardones;P. C. Myers;M. Tafalla;D. J. Wilner

421
Citations
L1544: A Starless dense core with extended inward motions

M. Tafalla;D. Mardones;P. C. Myers;P. Caselli

340
Citations
Water in star-forming regions with the Herschel Space Observatory (WISH). I. Overview of key program and first results

E. F. van Dishoeck;L. E. Kristensen;A. O. Benz;E. A. Bergin

295
Citations
SiO emission as a tracer of shocked gas in molecular outflows

J. Martin-Pintado;R. Bachiller;A. Fuente

293
Citations
Chemically active outflow L 1157

R. Bachiller;M. Pérez Gutiérrez;M. S. N. Kumar;M. Tafalla

274
Citations
Complex Molecules in the L1157 Molecular Outflow

Héctor G. Arce;Joaquín Santiago-García;Jes K. Jørgensen;Mario Tafalla

233
Citations
A PRECESSING JET IN THE L 1157 MOLECULAR OUTFLOW

F. Gueth;S. Guilloteau;R. Bachiller

224
Citations
A molecular survey of outflow gas: velocity-dependent shock chemistry and the peculiar composition of the EHV gas

M. Tafalla;J. Santiago-García;A. Hacar;R. Bachiller

204
Citations
The Origin of Complex Organic Molecules in Prestellar Cores

C. Vastel;C. Vastel;C. Ceccarelli;C. Ceccarelli;B. Lefloch;B. Lefloch;R. Bachiller

199
Citations
The relation between carbon monoxide emission and visual extinction in the local Perseus dark clouds

R. Bachiller;J. Cernicharo

185
Citations
A chemical study of the photodissociation region NGC 7023.

A. Fuente;J. Martin-Pintado;J. Cernicharo;R. Bachiller

180
Citations
Warm SiO gas in molecular bullets associated with protostellar outflows

B. Nisini;C. Codella;T. Giannini;J. Santiago Garcia

167
Citations
The chemical evolution of planetary nebulae

R. Bachiller;T. Forveille;P. J. Huggins;P. Cox

162
Citations
Ammonia emission from bow shocks in the L1157 outflow

M. Tafalla;R. Bachiller

161
Citations
Shedding light on the formation of the pre-biotic molecule formamide with ASAI

A. López-Sepulcre;A. López-Sepulcre;Ali A. Jaber;Ali A. Jaber;E. Mendoza;B. Lefloch

159
Citations
Shells, jets, and internal working surfaces in the molecular outflow from IRAS 04166+2706

J. Santiago-García;M. Tafalla;D. Johnstone;R. Bachiller

157
Citations