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Ralf Launhardt

Ralf Launhardt

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
73
Citations
15188
World Ranking
3546
National Ranking
338

Ralf Launhardt 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 Ralf Launhardt sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 262 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ralf Launhardt 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 Ralf Launhardt sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • DUst around NEarby Stars. The survey observational results

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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • L1448 IRS2E: A candidate first hydrostatic core

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

  • A young massive planet in a star-disk system

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

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

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

  • L1448 IRS2E: A CANDIDATE FIRST HYDROSTATIC CORE

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

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

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

  • 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

  • EVOLUTION OF COLD CIRCUMSTELLAR DUST AROUND SOLAR-TYPE STARS

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Th. Henning
Th. Henning Max Planck Society
Sebastian Wolf
Sebastian Wolf Kiel University
D. Montes
D. Montes Complutense University of Madrid
David Barrado
David Barrado Spanish National Research Council
Ignasi Ribas
Ignasi Ribas Institute of Space Sciences
Tyler L. Bourke
Tyler L. Bourke Harvard University
Francesco Pepe
Francesco Pepe University of Geneva
Henrik Beuther
Henrik Beuther Max Planck Society
Didier Queloz
Didier Queloz University of Cambridge
José A. Caballero
José A. Caballero Spanish National Research Council

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