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Sebastian Wolf

Sebastian Wolf

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
72
Citations
16079
World Ranking
3597
National Ranking
345

Sebastian Wolf 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 Sebastian Wolf sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 389 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sebastian Wolf 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 Sebastian Wolf 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: 72 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sebastian Wolf is affiliated with Kiel University in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a research focus encompassing multiple subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy, Instrumentation, Atmospheric Science, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Wolf has published numerous papers in a number of notable venues. The most frequent publication sources are:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Astronomische Nachrichten

Among the recent research papers authored or coauthored by Wolf are:

  • "Thermal imaging of dust hiding the black hole in NGC 1068", 2022, Nature
  • "MATISSE, the VLTI mid-infrared imaging spectro-interferometer", 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "Underestimation of the dust mass in protoplanetary disks: Effects of disk structure and dust properties", 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "Millimeter gap contrast as a probe for turbulence level in protoplanetary disks", 2022, Science China Physics Mechanics and Astronomy
  • "Self-scattering in protoplanetary disks with dust settling", 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Wolf frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • J.-C. Augereau
  • A. Matter
  • Th. Henning
  • R. van Boekel
  • C. Dominik

Best Publications

  • Gaps, rings, and non-axisymmetric structures in protoplanetary disks - From simulations to ALMA observations

    M. Flock;J. P. Ruge;N. Dzyurkevich;T.-H. Henning

  • The Taurus Spitzer Survey: New Candidate Taurus Members Selected Using Sensitive Mid-Infrared Photometry

    L. M. Rebull;D. L. Padgett;C.-E. McCabe;L. A. Hillenbrand

  • A diversity of dusty AGN tori - Data release for the VLTI/MIDI AGN Large Program and first results for 23 galaxies

    L. Burtscher;K. Meisenheimer;K. R. W. Tristram;W. Jaffe

  • Small vs large dust grains in transitional disks: do different cavity sizes indicate a planet?

    Antonio Garufi;Sascha P Quanz;Henning Avenhaus;Esther Buenzli

  • DUst around NEarby Stars. The survey observational results

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

  • THE TAURUS SPITZER SURVEY: NEW CANDIDATE TAURUS MEMBERS SELECTED USING SENSITIVE MID-INFRARED PHOTOMETRY

    L. M. Rebull;D. L. Padgett;C. E. McCabe;L. A. Hillenbrand

  • Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems (FEPS): Properties of Debris Dust around Solar-type Stars

    John M. Carpenter;Jeroen Bouwman;Eric E. Mamajek;Michael R. Meyer

  • Small vs. large dust grains in transitional disks: do different cavity sizes indicate a planet? - SAO 206462 (HD 135344B) in polarized light with VLT/NACO

    A. Garufi;S.P. Quanz;H. Avenhaus;E. Buenzli;E. Buenzli

  • Three-dimensional radiative transfer models of clumpy tori in Seyfert galaxies

    M. Schartmann;K. Meisenheimer;M. Camenzind;S. Wolf

  • Structures in the Protoplanetary Disk of HD142527 Seen in Polarized Scattered Light

    Henning Avenhaus;Sascha P. Quanz;Hans Martin Schmid;Michael R. Meyer

  • Gaps in the HD169142 protoplanetary disk revealed by polarimetric imaging: Signs of ongoing planet formation?

    Sascha P. Quanz;Henning Avenhaus;Esther Buenzli;Antonio Garufi

  • Multidimensional self-consistent radiative transfer simulations based on the Monte-Carlo method

    S. Wolf;Th. Henning;B. Stecklum

  • Towards a physical model of dust tori in Active Galactic Nuclei Radiative transfer calculations for a hydrostatic torus model

    Marc Schartmann;Klaus Meisenheimer;Max Camenzind;Sebastian Wolf

  • The Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems: Grain Growth and Chemical Processing of Dust in T Tauri Systems

    J. Bouwman;Th. Henning;L. A. Hillenbrand;M. R. Meyer

  • FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF PLANETARY SYSTEMS: PROPERTIES OF DEBRIS DUST AROUND SOLAR-TYPE STARS

    John M. Carpenter;Jeroen Bouwman;Eric E. Mamajek;Michael R. Meyer

  • Probing dust grain evolution in IM Lupi's circumstellar disc - Multi-wavelength observations and modelling of the dust disc

    C. Pinte;C. Pinte;D. L. Padgett;F. Ménard;K. R. Stapelfeldt

  • Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems: Upper Limits to the Gas Mass in Disks around Sun-like Stars

    I. Pascucci;U. Gorti;D. Hollenbach;J. Najita

  • GAPS IN THE HD 169142 PROTOPLANETARY DISK REVEALED BY POLARIMETRIC IMAGING: SIGNS OF ONGOING PLANET FORMATION?

    Sascha P. Quanz;Henning Avenhaus;Esther Buenzli;Antonio Garufi

  • VLT/NACO Polarimetric Differential Imaging of HD100546 - Disk Structure and Dust Grain Properties between 10-140 AU

    Sascha P. Quanz;Hans Martin Schmid;Kerstin Geissler;Michael R. Meyer

  • The circumstellar disk of the Butterfly Star in Taurus

    Sebastian Wolf;Deborah L. Padgett;Karl R. Stapelfeldt

Frequent Co-Authors

Lynne A. Hillenbrand
Lynne A. Hillenbrand California Institute of Technology
Th. Henning
Th. Henning Max Planck Society
Jean-Charles Augereau
Jean-Charles Augereau Grenoble Alpes University
John M. Carpenter
John M. Carpenter California Institute of Technology
Glenn J. White
Glenn J. White The Open University
Eric E. Mamajek
Eric E. Mamajek California Institute of Technology
Ralf Launhardt
Ralf Launhardt Max Planck Society
René Liseau
René Liseau Chalmers University of Technology
Ilaria Pascucci
Ilaria Pascucci University of Arizona

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