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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mathematics 98 52 44 1 1 390 47905

Ralf Metzler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ralf Metzler between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ralf Metzler published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 19.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2023. 68 of the 610 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2023. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 6 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 36 publications 2015: 30 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 29 publications 2020: 39 publications 2021: 32 publications 2022: 40 publications 2023: 45 publications 2024: 35 publications 2025: 33 publications
1994 2025

610 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ralf Metzler: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 3
1996 1
1997 6
1998 8
1999 8
2000 12
2001 8
2002 13
2003 14
2004 17
2005 16
2006 5
2007 15
2008 6
2009 17
2010 16
2011 15
2012 23
2013 27
2014 36
2015 30
2016 18
2017 19
2018 23
2019 29
2020 39
2021 32
2022 40
2023 45
2024 35
2025 33
Total 610
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Ralf Metzler publications per year - data summary

  • Ralf Metzler, a Mathematics scholar from University of Potsdam, has 610 publications recorded across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1994 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 45 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1994 and 1996, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 19.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 19.1 per year counting only the 32 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 185 publications, 30% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1994-2004: 91 publications (8.3 per year); 2005-2015: 206 publications (18.7 per year); 2016-2025: 313 publications (31.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Ralf Metzler publication distribution in Mathematics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mathematics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ralf Metzler sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 42–46 to 537+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 112. Most scientists, 112, have 142–146 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 537 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 387–391 publications, is where this scientist sits. 42–46 publications: 3 scientists 47–51 publications: 5 scientists 52–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–61 publications: 20 scientists 62–66 publications: 14 scientists 67–71 publications: 25 scientists 72–76 publications: 19 scientists 77–81 publications: 35 scientists 82–86 publications: 50 scientists 87–91 publications: 60 scientists 92–96 publications: 86 scientists 97–101 publications: 84 scientists 102–106 publications: 83 scientists 107–111 publications: 90 scientists 112–116 publications: 99 scientists 117–121 publications: 90 scientists 122–126 publications: 91 scientists 127–131 publications: 109 scientists 132–136 publications: 110 scientists 137–141 publications: 98 scientists 142–146 publications: 112 scientists 147–151 publications: 102 scientists 152–156 publications: 88 scientists 157–161 publications: 106 scientists 162–166 publications: 83 scientists 167–171 publications: 102 scientists 172–176 publications: 77 scientists 177–181 publications: 81 scientists 182–186 publications: 78 scientists 187–191 publications: 71 scientists 192–196 publications: 92 scientists 197–201 publications: 64 scientists 202–206 publications: 69 scientists 207–211 publications: 64 scientists 212–216 publications: 62 scientists 217–221 publications: 58 scientists 222–226 publications: 53 scientists 227–231 publications: 50 scientists 232–236 publications: 46 scientists 237–241 publications: 46 scientists 242–246 publications: 46 scientists 247–251 publications: 43 scientists 252–256 publications: 29 scientists 257–261 publications: 45 scientists 262–266 publications: 30 scientists 267–271 publications: 33 scientists 272–276 publications: 34 scientists 277–281 publications: 30 scientists 282–286 publications: 31 scientists 287–291 publications: 21 scientists 292–296 publications: 34 scientists 297–301 publications: 26 scientists 302–306 publications: 10 scientists 307–311 publications: 17 scientists 312–316 publications: 23 scientists 317–321 publications: 13 scientists 322–326 publications: 16 scientists 327–331 publications: 26 scientists 332–336 publications: 13 scientists 337–341 publications: 13 scientists 342–346 publications: 16 scientists 347–351 publications: 17 scientists 352–356 publications: 12 scientists 357–361 publications: 18 scientists 362–366 publications: 18 scientists 367–371 publications: 9 scientists 372–376 publications: 11 scientists 377–381 publications: 8 scientists 382–386 publications: 8 scientists 387–391 publications: 9 scientists 392–396 publications: 9 scientists 397–401 publications: 8 scientists 402–406 publications: 11 scientists 407–411 publications: 6 scientists 412–416 publications: 6 scientists 417–421 publications: 9 scientists 422–426 publications: 8 scientists 427–431 publications: 5 scientists 432–436 publications: 8 scientists 437–441 publications: 8 scientists 442–446 publications: 4 scientists 447–451 publications: 4 scientists 452–456 publications: 4 scientists 457–461 publications: 2 scientists 462–466 publications: 2 scientists 467–471 publications: 4 scientists 472–476 publications: 3 scientists 477–481 publications: 3 scientists 482–486 publications: 6 scientists 487–491 publications: 3 scientists 492–496 publications: 5 scientists 497–501 publications: 5 scientists 502–506 publications: 1 scientist 507–511 publications: 6 scientists 512–516 publications: 4 scientists 517–521 publications: 1 scientist 522–526 publications: 3 scientists 527–531 publications: 1 scientist 532–536 publications: 4 scientists 537+ publications: 100 scientists
42–46 publications 537+

This scientist: 390 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 537 publications or more.

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Number of Mathematics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,584 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
42–46 3
47–51 5
52–56 7
57–61 20
62–66 14
67–71 25
72–76 19
77–81 35
82–86 50
87–91 60
92–96 86
97–101 84
102–106 83
107–111 90
112–116 99
117–121 90
122–126 91
127–131 109
132–136 110
137–141 98
142–146 112
147–151 102
152–156 88
157–161 106
162–166 83
167–171 102
172–176 77
177–181 81
182–186 78
187–191 71
192–196 92
197–201 64
202–206 69
207–211 64
212–216 62
217–221 58
222–226 53
227–231 50
232–236 46
237–241 46
242–246 46
247–251 43
252–256 29
257–261 45
262–266 30
267–271 33
272–276 34
277–281 30
282–286 31
287–291 21
292–296 34
297–301 26
302–306 10
307–311 17
312–316 23
317–321 13
322–326 16
327–331 26
332–336 13
337–341 13
342–346 16
347–351 17
352–356 12
357–361 18
362–366 18
367–371 9
372–376 11
377–381 8
382–386 8
387–391 9 390
392–396 9
397–401 8
402–406 11
407–411 6
412–416 6
417–421 9
422–426 8
427–431 5
432–436 8
437–441 8
442–446 4
447–451 4
452–456 4
457–461 2
462–466 2
467–471 4
472–476 3
477–481 3
482–486 6
487–491 3
492–496 5
497–501 5
502–506 1
507–511 6
512–516 4
517–521 1
522–526 3
527–531 1
532–536 4
537+ 100
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Ralf Metzler publication distribution in Mathematics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,584 Mathematics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 100 ranges running from 42–46 to 537+ publications.
  • Ralf Metzler, a Mathematics scholar from University of Potsdam, records 390 publications - the 93rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 93% of ranked Mathematics scientists score the same or lower than Ralf Metzler, and about 7% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 172–176 publications range, and Ralf Metzler ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 142–146 publications, holding 112 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 162–166 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 537 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Ralf Metzler D-index placement in Mathematics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mathematics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ralf Metzler sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 86+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 174. Most scientists, 174, have 30 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 86+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 174 scientists 31 D-Index: 151 scientists 32 D-Index: 174 scientists 33 D-Index: 117 scientists 34 D-Index: 136 scientists 35 D-Index: 127 scientists 36 D-Index: 145 scientists 37 D-Index: 153 scientists 38 D-Index: 150 scientists 39 D-Index: 150 scientists 40 D-Index: 138 scientists 41 D-Index: 136 scientists 42 D-Index: 93 scientists 43 D-Index: 108 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 112 scientists 46 D-Index: 103 scientists 47 D-Index: 75 scientists 48 D-Index: 59 scientists 49 D-Index: 67 scientists 50 D-Index: 60 scientists 51 D-Index: 57 scientists 52 D-Index: 59 scientists 53 D-Index: 62 scientists 54 D-Index: 60 scientists 55 D-Index: 50 scientists 56 D-Index: 42 scientists 57 D-Index: 54 scientists 58 D-Index: 50 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 41 scientists 61 D-Index: 35 scientists 62 D-Index: 40 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 31 scientists 65 D-Index: 27 scientists 66 D-Index: 29 scientists 67 D-Index: 19 scientists 68 D-Index: 25 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 18 scientists 71 D-Index: 12 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 13 scientists 74 D-Index: 18 scientists 75 D-Index: 9 scientists 76 D-Index: 11 scientists 77 D-Index: 10 scientists 78 D-Index: 9 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 10 scientists 82 D-Index: 5 scientists 83 D-Index: 5 scientists 84 D-Index: 13 scientists 85 D-Index: 6 scientists 86+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 86+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Mathematics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,584 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 174
31 151
32 174
33 117
34 136
35 127
36 145
37 153
38 150
39 150
40 138
41 136
42 93
43 108
44 115
45 112
46 103
47 75
48 59
49 67
50 60
51 57
52 59
53 62
54 60
55 50
56 42
57 54
58 50
59 42
60 41
61 35
62 40
63 21
64 31
65 27
66 29
67 19
68 25
69 17
70 18
71 12
72 14
73 13
74 18
75 9
76 11
77 10
78 9
79 16
80 12
81 10
82 5
83 5
84 13
85 6
86+ 99 98
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Ralf Metzler D-index placement in Mathematics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,584 Mathematics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 30 to 86+ D-Index.
  • Ralf Metzler, a Mathematics scholar from University of Potsdam, records 98 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Mathematics scientists score the same or lower than Ralf Metzler, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Ralf Metzler ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 30 D-Index, holding 174 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 44 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mathematics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mathematics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mathematics in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Ralf Metzler is affiliated with the University of Potsdam in Germany and conducts research at the intersection of physics and molecular biology. Their work prominently spans domains such as Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Molecular Biology, and Modeling and Simulation. Metzler's publications cover a diverse range of subfields, including Condensed Matter Physics and Economics and Econometrics.

Their research addresses main topics related to fractional differential equations solutions, stochastic dynamics and bifurcation, diffusion and search dynamics, advanced thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, as well as complex systems and time series analysis. Additional focal points of their work lie in statistical mechanics and entropy, together with material dynamics and properties.

Metzler has contributed to numerous scientific journals and repositories. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review E
  • New Journal of Physics
  • Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical
  • Physical Review Research

Coauthorship plays a significant role in Metzler's research output, frequently collaborating with several researchers. The most common coauthors are:

  • Aleksei V. Chechkin
  • Andrey G. Cherstvy
  • Trifce Sandev
  • Wei Wang
  • Igor M. Sokolov

Recent publications by Metzler and collaborators examine phenomena in non-Gaussian diffusion and fractional Brownian motion. Examples of papers include:

  • Superstatistics and non-Gaussian diffusion, 2020, The European Physical Journal Special Topics
  • Universal Relation between Instantaneous Diffusivity and Radius of Gyration of Proteins in Aqueous Solution, 2021, Physical Review Letters
  • Fractional Brownian motion with random diffusivity: emerging residual nonergodicity below the correlation time, 2020, Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical
  • Time averaging and emerging nonergodicity upon resetting of fractional Brownian motion and heterogeneous diffusion processes, 2021, Physical Review E
  • Anomalous diffusion and nonergodicity for heterogeneous diffusion processes with fractional Gaussian noise, 2020, Physical Review E

Best Publications

  • The random walk's guide to anomalous diffusion: a fractional dynamics approach

    Ralf Metzler;Joseph Klafter

  • The restaurant at the end of the random walk: recent developments in the description of anomalous transport by fractional dynamics

    Ralf Metzler;Joseph Klafter

  • Anomalous diffusion models and their properties: non-stationarity, non-ergodicity, and ageing at the centenary of single particle tracking.

    Ralf Metzler;Jae Hyung Jeon;Andrey G. Cherstvy;Eli Barkai

  • Anomalous Diffusion and Relaxation Close to Thermal Equilibrium: A Fractional Fokker-Planck Equation Approach

    Ralf Metzler;Eli Barkai;Joseph Klafter

  • From continuous time random walks to the fractional fokker-planck equation

    E. Barkai;R. Metzler;J. Klafter

  • Generalized viscoelastic models: their fractional equations with solutions

    H Schiessel;R Metzler;A Blumen;T F Nonnenmacher

  • In Vivo Anomalous Diffusion and Weak Ergodicity Breaking of Lipid Granules

    Jae-Hyung Jeon;Vincent Tejedor;Stas Burov;Eli Barkai

  • Relaxation in filled polymers: A fractional calculus approach

    Ralf Metzler;Winfried Schick;Hanns‐Georg Kilian;Theo F. Nonnenmacher

  • Random time-scale invariant diffusion and transport coefficients.

    Y. He;S. Burov;R. Metzler;E. Barkai

  • Boundary value problems for fractional diffusion equations

    Ralf Metzler;Joseph Klafter

  • Fractional model equation for anomalous diffusion

    Ralf Metzler;Walter G. Glöckle;Theo F. Nonnenmacher

  • Fractional dynamics : recent advances

    Joseph Klafter;S C Lim;Ralf Metzler

  • Lévy flights in external force fields: Langevin and fractional Fokker-Planck equations and their solutions

    Sune Jespersen;Ralf Metzler;Hans C. Fogedby

  • The generalized Cattaneo equation for the description of anomalous transport processes

    Albert Compte;Ralf Metzler

  • Brownian yet Non-Gaussian Diffusion: From Superstatistics to Subordination of Diffusing Diffusivities

    Aleksei V. Chechkin;Aleksei V. Chechkin;Flavio Seno;Ralf Metzler;Igor M. Sokolov

  • Single particle tracking in systems showing anomalous diffusion: the role of weak ergodicity breaking

    Stas Burov;Jae-Hyung Jeon;Ralf Metzler;Eli Barkai

  • First-passage phenomena and their applications

    Ralf Metzler;Gleb Oshanin;Sidney Redner

  • Deriving fractional Fokker-Planck equations from a generalised master equation

    R. Metzler;E. Barkai;J. Klafter

  • Anomalous diffusion of phospholipids and cholesterols in a lipid bilayer and its origins.

    Jae-Hyung Jeon;Hector Martinez-Seara Monne;Matti Javanainen;Ralf Metzler;Ralf Metzler

  • Anomalous diffusion and ergodicity breaking in heterogeneous diffusion processes

    Andrey G Cherstvy;Aleksei V Chechkin;Ralf Metzler;Ralf Metzler

  • Fractional Calculus: An Introduction for Physicists

    Ralf Metzler

  • Anomalous diffusion models and their properties

    Ralf Metzler;Jae-Hyung Jeon;Andrey G. Cherstvy;Eli Barkai

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Klafter
Joseph Klafter Tel Aviv University
Igor M. Sokolov
Igor M. Sokolov Tufts University
Gleb Oshanin
Gleb Oshanin Sorbonne University
Denis S. Grebenkov
Denis S. Grebenkov École Polytechnique
Brian Berkowitz
Brian Berkowitz Weizmann Institute of Science
Gijs J. L. Wuite
Gijs J. L. Wuite Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Holger Kantz
Holger Kantz Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems
Tapio Ala-Nissila
Tapio Ala-Nissila Aalto University
Jozef Adamcik
Jozef Adamcik ETH Zurich

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