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Ralf S. Klessen

Ralf S. Klessen

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Physics

D-Index
128
Citations
54265
World Ranking
604
National Ranking
50

Overview

Ralf S. Klessen is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research encompasses over a thousand publications, primarily focusing on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Their work covers several subfields, including:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Instrumentation
  • Spectroscopy
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Atmospheric Science

Key research topics attributed to Ralf S. Klessen include:

  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Astro and Planetary Science

Their recent notable publications are:

  • PHANGS-ALMA: Arcsecond CO(2-1) Imaging of Nearby Star-forming Galaxies, 2021, IrInSubria (University of Insubria)
  • The PHANGS-MUSE survey, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Distances to PHANGS galaxies: New tip of the red giant branch measurements and adopted distances, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The First Stars: Formation, Properties, and Impact, 2023, Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Molecular Gas Properties on Cloud Scales across the Local Star-forming Galaxy Population, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Ralf S. Klessen include:

  • Simon C. O. Glover
  • Thomas G. Williams
  • E. Schinnerer
  • Adam K. Leroy
  • Daniel A. Dale

Common publication venues where Ralf S. Klessen has frequently appeared are:

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

Best Publications

  • Control of star formation by supersonic turbulence

    Mordecai-Mark Mac Low;Ralf S. Klessen

  • Comparing the statistics of interstellar turbulence in simulations and observations - Solenoidal versus compressive turbulence forcing

    Christoph Federrath;Christoph Federrath;Christoph Federrath;J Roman-Duval;J Roman-Duval;Ralf Klessen;Wolfgang Schmidt;Wolfgang Schmidt

  • Kinetic Energy Decay Rates of Supersonic and Super-Alfvénic Turbulence in Star-Forming Clouds

    Mordecai-Mark Mac Low;Ralf S. Klessen;Andreas Burkert;Michael D. Smith

  • The Formation of Supermassive Black Holes in the First Galaxies

    Dominik R. G. Schleicher;Robi Banerjee;Sharanya Sur;Simon C. O. Glover

  • The Star Formation Rate of Turbulent Magnetized Clouds: Comparing Theory, Simulations, and Observations

    Christoph Federrath;Ralf S. Klessen

  • SIMULATIONS ON A MOVING MESH: THE CLUSTERED FORMATION OF POPULATION III PROTOSTARS

    Thomas H. Greif;Volker Springel;Volker Springel;Simon D. M. White;Simon C. O. Glover

  • Gravitational collapse in turbulent molecular clouds. I. gasdynamical turbulence

    Ralf S. Klessen;Fabian Heitsch;Mordecai Mark Mac Low;Mordecai Mark Mac Low

  • Molecular Cloud Evolution II. From cloud formation to the early stages of star formation in decaying conditions

    E. Vazquez-Semadeni;G.C. Gomez;A. K. Jappsen;J. Ballesteros-Paredes

  • The Density Probability Distribution in Compressible Isothermal Turbulence: Solenoidal versus Compressive Forcing

    Christoph Federrath;Christoph Federrath;Ralf S. Klessen;Wolfram Schmidt

  • The Formation and Fragmentation of Disks Around Primordial Protostars

    Paul C. Clark;Simon C. O. Glover;Rowan J. Smith;Thomas H. Greif

  • MODELING COLLAPSE AND ACCRETION IN TURBULENT GAS CLOUDS: IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPARISON OF SINK PARTICLES IN AMR AND SPH

    Christoph Federrath;Christoph Federrath;Robi Banerjee;Paul C. Clark;Ralf S. Klessen

  • Molecular Cloud Evolution. II. From Cloud Formation to the Early Stages of Star Formation in Decaying Conditions

    Enrique Vázquez-Semadeni;Gilberto C. Gómez;A. Katharina Jappsen;Javier Ballesteros-Paredes

  • Cluster-formation in the Rosette molecular cloud at the junctions of filaments

    N. Schneider;T. Csengeri;M. Hennemann;F. Motte

  • Formation and evolution of primordial protostellar systems

    Thomas H. Greif;Volker Bromm;Paul C. Clark;Simon C. O. Glover

  • Modelling CO emission – I. CO as a column density tracer and the X factor in molecular clouds

    Rahul Shetty;Simon C. Glover;Cornelis P. Dullemond;Ralf S. Klessen;Ralf S. Klessen

  • Accretion-driven turbulence as universal process: galaxies, molecular clouds, and protostellar disks

    Ralf S. Klessen;Ralf S. Klessen;Patrick Hennebelle

  • The Formation of Stellar Clusters: Gaussian Cloud Conditions. I.

    Ralf S. Klessen;Andreas Burkert

  • The First Galaxies: Chemical Enrichment, Mixing, and Star Formation

    Thomas H. Greif;Simon C. O. Glover;Volker Bromm;Ralf S. Klessen;Ralf S. Klessen

  • A NEW JEANS RESOLUTION CRITERION FOR (M)HD SIMULATIONS OF SELF-GRAVITATING GAS: APPLICATION TO MAGNETIC FIELD AMPLIFICATION BY GRAVITY-DRIVEN TURBULENCE

    Christoph Federrath;Christoph Federrath;Sharanya Sur;Dominik R. G Schleicher;Robi Banerjee

  • Comparing the statistics of interstellar turbulence in simulations and observations

    C. Federrath;J. Duval;R. Klessen;W. Schmidt

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon C. O. Glover
Simon C. O. Glover Heidelberg University
Christoph Federrath
Christoph Federrath Australian National University
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low
Mordecai-Mark Mac Low American Museum of Natural History
Volker Bromm
Volker Bromm The University of Texas at Austin
James Urquhart
James Urquhart University of Kent
Henrik Beuther
Henrik Beuther Max Planck Society
Volker Springel
Volker Springel Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics
Nicola Schneider
Nicola Schneider University of Cologne
Patrick Hennebelle
Patrick Hennebelle University of Paris-Saclay
Norbert Christlieb
Norbert Christlieb Heidelberg University

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