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Tilman Pfau

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 81 2909 2762 275 262 373 27999

Tilman Pfau publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tilman Pfau between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tilman Pfau published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 12.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2018. 28 of the 431 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2018. 1992: 3 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 18 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 22 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 7 publications
1992 2025

431 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tilman Pfau: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 3
1993 6
1994 4
1995 3
1996 18
1997 16
1998 9
1999 10
2000 8
2001 9
2002 7
2003 14
2004 13
2005 13
2006 10
2007 22
2008 12
2009 15
2010 17
2011 8
2012 17
2013 15
2014 18
2015 14
2016 19
2017 9
2018 26
2019 16
2020 10
2021 22
2022 13
2023 7
2024 21
2025 7
Total 431
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Tilman Pfau 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 Tilman Pfau sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 363–382 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 373 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156 373
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Tilman Pfau 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 Tilman Pfau sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 80–81 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167 81
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Herbert P. Broida Prize, American Physical Society
  • 2014 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For observations of dipolar BEC, Rydberg blockades in ultracold atomic gases and in thermal microcells, and ultralong range Rydberg molecules
  • 2009 - OSA Fellows For pioneering contributions to atom optics and cold quantum gases, especially for the realization of a chromium Bose-Einstein condensate, the first purely dipolar quantum gas.

Overview

Tilman Pfau is affiliated with the University of Stuttgart in Germany and works primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Their research spans several subfields, including Artificial Intelligence, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Spectroscopy, and Condensed Matter Physics.

Their work often centers around topics such as Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates, Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research, Quantum Information and Cryptography, and Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics. Additional areas of focus include Quantum optics and atomic interactions, Spectroscopy and Laser Applications, and Strong Light-Matter Interactions.

Tilman Pfau's recent publications highlight experimental and theoretical advances in dipolar quantum gases and quantum information:

  • Dipolar physics: a review of experiments with magnetic quantum gases, 2022, Reports on Progress in Physics
  • Error budgeting for a controlled-phase gate with strontium-88 Rydberg atoms, 2022, Padua Research Archive (University of Padua)
  • Roton Excitations in an Oblate Dipolar Quantum Gas, 2021, Physical Review Letters
  • Density Fluctuations across the Superfluid-Supersolid Phase Transition in a Dipolar Quantum Gas, 2021, Physical Review X
  • Supersolidity in Two-Dimensional Trapped Dipolar Droplet Arrays, 2021, Physical Review Letters

The frequent co-authors working with Tilman Pfau include:

  • Robert Löw
  • Harald Kübler
  • Florian Meinert
  • Yannick Schellander
  • Fabian Munkes

Tilman Pfau has contributed numerous publications to well-known scientific venues. The most frequently published venues are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Physical review. A/Physical review, A
  • Physical Review Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Over the course of their career, Tilman Pfau has received several professional distinctions including the Herbert P. Broida Prize awarded by the American Physical Society in 2017. They were named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2014, recognized for observations of dipolar Bose-Einstein condensates, Rydberg blockades in ultracold atomic gases and thermal microcells, and ultralong range Rydberg molecules. Earlier, in 2009, they were honored as an OSA Fellow for pioneering contributions to atom optics and cold quantum gases, notably for realizing a chromium Bose-Einstein condensate, the first purely dipolar quantum gas.

Best Publications

  • Plasmonic analogue of electromagnetically induced transparency at the Drude damping limit.

    Na Liu;Lutz Langguth;Thomas Weiss;Jürgen Kästel

  • Bose-Einstein Condensation of Chromium

    Axel Griesmaier;Jörg Werner;Sven Hensler;Jürgen Stuhler

  • The physics of dipolar bosonic quantum gases

    Thierry Lahaye;Thierry Lahaye;Thierry Lahaye;C. Menotti;L. Santos;M. Lewenstein

  • Microwave electrometry with Rydberg atoms in a vapour cell using bright atomic resonances

    Jonathon A. Sedlacek;Arne Schwettmann;Harald Kübler;Harald Kübler;Robert Löw

  • Observation of Quantum Droplets in a Strongly Dipolar Bose Gas.

    Igor Ferrier-Barbut;Holger Kadau;Matthias Schmitt;Matthias Wenzel

  • Observation of Dipole-Dipole Interaction in a Degenerate Quantum Gas

    J. Stuhler;A. Griesmaier;T. Koch;M. Fattori

  • Observing the Rosensweig instability of a quantum ferrofluid

    Holger Kadau;Matthias Schmitt;Matthias Wenzel;Clarissa Wink

  • Strong dipolar effects in a quantum ferrofluid

    Thierry Lahaye;Tobias Koch;Bernd Fröhlich;Marco Fattori

  • Self-bound droplets of a dilute magnetic quantum liquid

    Matthias Schmitt;Matthias Wenzel;Fabian Böttcher;Igor Ferrier-Barbut

  • Stabilization of a purely dipolar quantum gas against collapse

    T. Koch;T. Lahaye;J. Metz;B. Fröhlich

  • Observation of ultralong-range Rydberg molecules

    Vera Bendkowsky;Björn Butscher;Johannes Nipper;James P. Shaffer;James P. Shaffer

  • Evidence for coherent collective Rydberg excitation in the strong blockade regime.

    Rolf Heidemann;Ulrich Raitzsch;Vera Bendkowsky;Björn Butscher

  • Tuning the dipolar interaction in quantum gases.

    Stefano Giovanazzi;Axel Görlitz;Tilman Pfau

  • Bose-Einstein condensation with magnetic dipole-dipole forces

    Krzysztof Góral;Kazimierz Rza̧żewski;Tilman Pfau

  • D-Wave Collapse and Explosion of a Dipolar Bose-Einstein Condensate

    T. Lahaye;J. Metz;B. Fröhlich;T. Koch

  • A quantum ferrofluid

    Thierry Lahaye;Tobias Koch;Bernd Froehlich;Marco Fattori

  • Measurement of the Wigner function of an ensemble of helium atoms

    Ch. Kurtsiefer;T. Pfau;J. Mlynek

  • Phase-coherent amplification of atomic matter waves

    S. Inouye;T. Pfau;S. Gupta;A. P. Chikkatur

  • An experimental and theoretical guide to strongly interacting Rydberg gases

    Robert Löw;Hendrik Weimer;Johannes Nipper;Jonathan B Balewski

  • Transient Supersolid Properties in an Array of Dipolar Quantum Droplets

    Fabian Böttcher;Jan-Niklas Schmidt;Matthias Wenzel;Jens Hertkorn

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang P. Schleich
Wolfgang P. Schleich University of Ulm
Wolfram H. P. Pernice
Wolfram H. P. Pernice University of Münster
Harald Fuchs
Harald Fuchs University of Münster
Harald Giessen
Harald Giessen University of Stuttgart
Maciej Lewenstein
Maciej Lewenstein Institute of Photonic Sciences
Edward R. Grant
Edward R. Grant University of British Columbia
Stefan Müller
Stefan Müller Goethe University Frankfurt
Jürgen H. Werner
Jürgen H. Werner University of Stuttgart
Na Liu
Na Liu University of Stuttgart
Paul S. Julienne
Paul S. Julienne University of Maryland, College Park

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