2026 Ralf Launhardt: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	73	3546	3372	338	324	262	15188

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Overview

Ralf Launhardt is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and specializes in research within the broad field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work encompasses a range of studies in astronomy and astrophysics, with a significant focus on stellar, planetary, and galactic phenomena.

Their research topics include:

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Astro and Planetary Science
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Space Exploration and Technology

Launhardt has contributed extensively to studies published mainly in highly regarded venues. The frequent publication outlets for their work include:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
The Astrophysical Journal

The scientist's collaboration network features regular co-authors such as:

Thomas Henning
Emily Rickman
Grant M. Kennedy
A. Quirrenbach
Gabriele Cugno

Selected recent publications demonstrating the scope of their work include:

ISPY-NACO Imaging Survey for Planets around Young stars, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Planet populations inferred from debris discs, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
The JWST Early Release Science Program for the Direct Imaging and Spectroscopy of Exoplanetary Systems, 2022, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Exocomets: A spectroscopic survey, 2020, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
Detection of complex organic molecules in young starless core L1521E, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Their subfields of study include:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Instrumentation
Spectroscopy
Atmospheric Science
Aerospace Engineering

Best Publications

From filamentary clouds to prestellar cores to the stellar IMF: Initial highlights from the Herschel Gould Belt survey

Ph. André;A. Men'shchikov;S. Bontemps;V. Könyves

1365
Citations
The Nuclear Bulge of the Galaxy. III. Large-Scale Physical Characteristics of Stars and Interstellar Matter

R. Launhardt;R. Launhardt;R. Zylka;R. Zylka;P. G. Mezger

646
Citations
Discovery of a planetary-mass companion within the gap of the transition disk around PDS 70

M. Keppler;M. Benisty;A. Müller;Th. Henning

532
Citations
Discovery of a planetary-mass companion within the gap of the transition disk around PDS 70

M. Keppler;M. Benisty;M. Benisty;A. Müller;Th. Henning

357
Citations
DUst around NEarby Stars. The survey observational results

C. Eiroa;J. P. Marshall;A. Mora;B. Montesinos

321
Citations
Chemistry in Disks. IV. Benchmarking gas-grain chemical models with surface reactions

D. Semenov;F. Hersant;V. Wakelam;A. Dutrey

313
Citations
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs: High-resolution optical and near-infrared spectroscopy of 324 survey stars

A. Reiners;M. Zechmeister;J.A. Caballero;I. Ribas

265
Citations
The earliest phases of star formation - A Herschel key project. The thermal structure of low-mass molecular cloud cores

R. Launhardt;A. M. Stutz;A. Schmiedeke;Th. Henning

250
Citations
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. First visual-channel radial-velocity measurements and orbital parameter updates of seven M-dwarf planetary systems

T. Trifonov;M. Kürster;M. Zechmeister;L. Tal-Or

225
Citations
Chemistry in disks - IV. Benchmarking gas-grain chemical models with surface reactions

D. Semenov;F. Hersant;F. Hersant;Valentine Wakelam;Valentine Wakelam;Anne Dutrey;Anne Dutrey

211
Citations
L1448 IRS2E: A candidate first hydrostatic core

Xuepeng Chen;Hector G. Arce;Qizhou Zhang;Tyler L. Bourke

208
Citations
A young massive planet in a star-disk system

J. Setiawan;Th. Henning;R. Launhardt;A. Müller

206
Citations
Spectrum radial velocity analyser (SERVAL) - High-precision radial velocities and two alternative spectral indicators

M. Zechmeister;A. Reiners;Pedro J. Amado;M. Azzaro

203
Citations
L1448 IRS2E: A CANDIDATE FIRST HYDROSTATIC CORE

Xuepeng Chen;Héctor G. Arce;Qizhou Zhang;Tyler L. Bourke

200
Citations
Dust SEDs in the era of Herschel and Planck: a Hierarchical Bayesian fitting technique

Brandon C. Kelly;Rahul Shetty;Amelia M. Stutz;Jens Kauffmann

193
Citations
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs - High-resolution optical and near-infrared spectroscopy of 324 survey stars

A. Reiners;M. Zechmeister;J. A. Caballero;I. Ribas

178
Citations
EVOLUTION OF COLD CIRCUMSTELLAR DUST AROUND SOLAR-TYPE STARS

John M. Carpenter;Sebastian Wolf;Sebastian Wolf;Katharina Schreyer;Ralf Launhardt

176
Citations
The Earliest Phases of Star Formation (EPoS): a Herschel key project. The thermal structure of low-mass molecular cloud cores

Ralf Launhardt;Amelia Stutz;Anika Schmiedeke;Anika Schmiedeke;Thomas Henning

173
Citations
Discovery of a Highly Collimated Molecular Outflow in the Southern Bok Globule BHR 71

Tyler L. Bourke;Tyler L. Bourke;Guido Garay;Kimmo K. Lehtinen;Ive Köhnenkamp

169
Citations
SMA Observations of Class?0 Protostars: A High Angular Resolution Survey of Protostellar Binary Systems

Xuepeng Chen;Xuepeng Chen;Héctor G. Arce;Qizhou Zhang;Tyler L. Bourke

160
Citations