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I am co-author of about 1000 publications. About 660 of those are peer-reviewed journal publications which have been cited in about 68,000 publications. My h-index is about 115.

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Textbook Contributions

• B. Ratcliff and J. Schwiening
  Cherenkov Radiation
  in: Fleck I., Titov M., Grupen C., Buvat I. (Eds), Handbook of Particle Detection and Imaging, Springer, Cham., 2020

• B. Ratcliff and J. Schwiening
  Cherenkov Counters
  in: Handbook of Particle Detection and Imaging, Claus Grupen, Irene Buvat (Eds.), Springer, 1st Edition, December 2011.

Editing

• Workshop on fast Cherenkov detectors – Photon detection, DIRC design and DAQ (DIRC2015),
  Michael Düren, Klaus Föhl, and Jochen Schwiening (Eds.), Journal of Instrumentation, 2015 JINST 11.

• Workshop on fast Cherenkov detectors – Photon detection, DIRC design and DAQ (DIRC2013),
  Michael Düren, Klaus Föhl, and Jochen Schwiening (Eds.), Journal of Instrumentation, 2014 JINST 9.

Selected Journal Publications

I wrote or directly contributed to the following papers:

• The PANDA Cherenkov Group, G. Schepers et al.
  The PANDA Barrel DIRC: From design to assembly
  Nucl. Instr. and Meth. Phys. Res. Sect. A. 1083 (2026) 171028, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2025.171028, arXiv:2512.14960
• ECCE Collaboration, J.K. Adkins et al.
  Design of the ECCE detector for the Electron Ion Collider
  Nucl. Instr. and Meth. Phys. Res. Sect. A. 1073 (2025) 170240 doi:10.1016/j.nima.2025.170240, arXiv:2209.02580
• Particle Data Group, S. Navas et al.
  Review of Particle Physics
  Phys. Rev. D 110, 030001 (2024), doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.110.030001
• G. Kalicy et al.
  The high-performance DIRC for the ePIC detector at the EIC
  Nucl. Instr. and Meth. Phys. Res. Sect. A 1062 (2024) 169168, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2024.169168
• ATHENA Collaboration, J. Adam et al.
  ATHENA detector proposal - a totally hermetic electron nucleus apparatus proposed for IP6 at the Electron-Ion Collider
  JINST 17 (2022) 10, P10019, doi:10.1088/1748-0221/17/10/P10019, arXiv:2210.09048
• Particle Data Group, R.L. Workman et al.
  Review of Particle Physics
  PTEP 2022 (2022) 083C01, doi:10.1093/ptep/ptac097
• R. Abdul Khalek et al.
  Science Requirements and Detector Concepts for the Electron-Ion Collider : EIC Yellow Report
  Nucl.Phys.A 1026 (2022) 122447, doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2022.122447, arXiv:2103.05419
• Particle Data Group, P.A. Zyla et al.
  Review of Particle Physics
  Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Volume 2020, Issue 8, August 2020, 083C01, doi:10.1093/ptep/ptaa104,
• The PANDA Cherenkov Group, J. Schwiening et al.
  The PANDA DIRC Detectors
  Nucl. Instr. and Meth. Phys. Res. Sect. A. 952 (2019) 161790, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2019.01.017, arXiv:1901.04283,
• The PANDA Cherenkov Group, J. Schwiening et al.
  The PANDA Barrel DIRC
  Journal of Instrumentation, 2018 JINST 13 C03004, doi:10.1088/1748-0221/13/03/C03004, arXiv:1803.10642
• The PANDA Collaboration, B. Singh et al.
  Technical Design Report for the PANDA Barrel DIRC Detector
  J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 46 045001, doi:10.1088/1361-6471/aade3d, arXiv:1710.00684
• G. Kalicy et al.
  High-performance DIRC detector for the future Electron Ion Collider experiment
  Journal of Instrumentation, 2016 JINST 11 C07015, doi:10.1088/1748-0221/11/07/C07015
• J. Stevens et al.
  
• The GlueX DIRC project
  Journal of Instrumentation, 2016 JINST 11 C07010, doi:10.1088/1748-0221/11/07/C07010
• The PANDA Cherenkov Group, C. Schwarz et al.
  The PANDA Barrel DIRC
  Journal of Instrumentation, 2016 JINST 11 C05013, doi:10.1088/1748-0221/11/05/C05013
• Y. Ilieva et al.
  MCP-PMT studies at the High-B test facility at Jefferson Lab
  Journal of Instrumentation, 2016 JINST 11 C03061, doi:10.1088/1748-0221/11/03/C03061
• The PANDA Cherenkov Group, G. Kalicy et al.
  Status of the PANDA Barrel DIRC
  Journal of Instrumentation, 2014 JINST 9 C05060, doi:10.1088/1748-0221/9/05/C05060
• The BaBar Collaboration, J. P. Lees et al.,
  Production of charged pions, kaons and protons in e+e- annihilations into hadrons at sqrt{s} = 10.54 GeV
  arXiv:1306.2895, Phys.Rev. D88 (2013) 032011, doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.88.032011
• The BaBar Collaboration, B. Aubert et al.,
  The BABAR Detector: Upgrades, Operation and Performance
  arXiv:1305.3560, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. Phys. Res. Sect. A 729 (2013) 615-701, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2013.05.107
• A. Lehmann, A. Britting, W. Eyrich, C. Schwarz, J. Schwiening, F. Uhlig
  Significantly improved lifetime of micro-channel plate PMTs
  Nucl. Instr. and Meth. Phys. Res. Sect. A 718 (2013) 535, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2012.11.109
• F. Uhlig, A. Britting, W. Eyrich, A. Lehmann, C. Schwarz, J. Schwiening
  Performance studies of microchannel plate PMTs
  Nucl. Instr. and Meth. Phys. Res. Sect. A 695 (2012) 68, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2011.12.062
• The PANDA Cherenkov Group, J. Schwiening et al.
  The Barrel DIRC Detector for the PANDA Experiment at FAIR
  Nucl. Instr. and Meth. Phys. Res. Sect. A 639 (2011) 315, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2010.10.061.
• The BaBar-DIRC Collaboration, J. Schwiening et al.
  Construction and Performance of the BABAR-DIRC
  Journal for Instrumentation 4 P10004 (2009), doi:10.1088/1748-0221/4/10/P10004.
• J. Benitez, D.W.G.S. Leith, G. Mazaheri, B. Ratcliff, J. Schwiening, and J. Va'vra
  Status of the Fast Focusing DIRC (fDIRC)
  Nucl. Instr. and Meth. Phys. Res. Sect. A 595 (2008) 104-107, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2008.07.042
• J. Va'vra, C. Ertley, D.W.G.S. Leith, B. Ratcliff, and J. Schwiening,
  A high-resolution TOF detector - a possible way to compete with a RICH detector
  Nucl. Instr. and Meth. Phys. Res. Sect. A 595 (2008) 270-273, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2008.07.021.
• J. Benitez, D.W.G.S. Leith, G. Mazaheri, B. Ratcliff, J. Schwiening, J. Va'vra
  A 30 ps Timing Resolution for Single Photons with Multi-pixel Burle MCP-PMT
  Nucl. Instr. Methods A 572 (2007) 459-462, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2006.10.291.
• C. Field, T. Hadig, D.W.G.S. Leith, G. Mazaheri, B. Ratcliff, J. Schwiening, J. Uher, J. Va'vra
  Development of Photon Detectors for a Fast Focusing DIRC
  Nucl. Instr. Methods A 553 (2005) 96-106, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2005.08.046.
• The BaBar-DIRC Collaboration, R. Aleksan et al.
  Performance of the BABAR-DIRC.
  Nucl. Instr. Methods A 553 (2005) 317-322, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2005.08.015.
• The BaBar-DIRC Collaboration, I. Adam et al.
  The DIRC Particle Identification System for the BABAR Experiment.
  Nucl. Instr. Methods A 538 (2005) 281-357, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2004.08.129
• C. Field, T. Hadig, M. Jain, D.W.G.S. Leith, G. Mazaheri, B.N. Ratcliff, J. Schwiening, J. Va'vra
  Novel Photon Detectors for Focusing DIRC Prototype
  SLAC-REPRINT-2004-007, Nucl. Instr. Methods A 518 (2004) 565-568, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2003.11.086.
• J. Cohen-Tanugi, M. Convery, B. Ratcliff, X. Sarazin, J. Schwiening, J. Va'vra
  Optical Properties of the DIRC Fused Silica Cherenkov Radiator
  Nucl. Instr. Methods A 515 (2003) 680-700, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2003.07.026.
• The BaBar-DIRC Collaboration, I. Adam et al.
  Operational Experience With the DIRC Detector.
  IEEE Trans.Nucl.Sci.49:1071-1076,2002, doi:10.1109/TNS.2002.1039616.
• The BaBar Collaboration, B. Aubert et al.,
  The BaBar Detector at the PEP-II B Factory.
  Nucl. Instr. Methods A 497 (2002) 1-116
• The BaBar-DIRC Collaboration, I. Adam et al.
  DIRC, the Particle Identification System for BABAR.
  SLAC-PUB-8590, published in Osaka 2000, High energy physics, vol. 2, 1250.
• The BaBar-DIRC Collaboration, I. Adam et al.
  First Year Operational Experience With the Cherenkov Detector (DIRC) of BABAR.
  SLAC-PUB-8418, LBNL-45509, LBL-45509 (Apr 2000), IEEE Trans.Nucl.Sci.47:793-797,2000, doi:10.1109/23.856518
• The SLD Collaboration, K. Abe et al.
  Production of pi⁺, K⁺, K⁰, K^*, phi, p and Lambda in Hadronic Z0 Decays,
  SLAC-PUB-7766, Phys.Rev.D59:052001,1999, doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.59.052001
• The BaBar-DIRC Collaboration, I. Adam et al.
  An Internally Reflecting Cherenkov Detector (DIRC): Properties of the Fused Silica Radiators,
  SLAC-PUB-7707, IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 45 (1998) 450-455, doi:10.1109/23.682425
• The BaBar-DIRC Collaboration, I. Adam et al.
  DIRC, the Internally Reflecting Ring Imaging Cherenkov Detector for BABAR,
  SLAC-PUB-7706, IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 45 (1998) 657-664, doi:10.1109/23.682602
• The BaBar-DIRC Collaboration, H. Staengle et al.
  Test of a Large Scale Prototype of the DIRC, a Cherenkov Imaging Detector based on Total Internal Reflection for BaBar at PEPII,
  SLAC-PUB-7428, Nucl. Instr. Methods A 397 (1997) 261-282, doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(97)00744-4.
• The SLD Collaboration, K. Abe et al.
  Measurement of Leading Particle Effects in Decays of Z0 Bosons into Light Flavors,
  SLAC-PUB-7395, Phys. Rev. Lett. 78(1997) 3442-3446, Erratum-ibid.79(1997) 959, doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.3442
• The OPAL Collaboration, P.D. Acton et al.
  The production of neutral kaons in Z0 decays and their Bose-Einstein correlations,
  Z. Phys. C 67 (1995) 389-401, doi:10.1007/BF01624582.
• The OPAL Collaboration, P.D. Acton et al.
  A Measurement of K* Production in Hadronic Z0 Decays,
  Phys. Lett. B 305 (1993) 407-414, doi:10.1016/0370-2693(93)91075-X

• The OPAL Collaboration, P.D. Acton et al.
  A Study of K0s K0s Bose-Einstein Correlations in Hadronic Z0 Decays,
  Phys. Lett. B 298 (1993) 456-468, doi:10.1016/0370-2693(93)91851-D2

• The OPAL Collaboration, G. Alexander et al.
  A Study of K0s Production in Z0 Decays,
  Phys. Lett. B 264 (1991) 467-475, doi:10.1016/0370-2693(91)90379-5

Research Reports

1. LHCb Collaboration,
   LHCb Upgrade II Scoping Document ,
   CERN-LHCC-2024-010; LHCB-TDR-026
   doi:10.17181/CERN.2RXP.HDK0
2. R. Abdul Khalek et al.,
   Science Requirements and Detector Concepts for the Electron-Ion Collider: EIC Yellow Report ,
   arXiv:2103.05419 [physics.ins-det]
3. SuperB Collaboration, M. Bona et al.,
   SuperB: A High-Luminosity Asymmetric e+ e- Super Flavor Factory. Conceptual Design Report ,
   arXiv:0709.0451 [hep-ex]
4. J. Schwiening
   Eine Studie zur Produktion und Bose-Einstein-Korrelation neutraler Kaonen in hadronischen Z0-Zerfällen mit dem OPAL-Detektor,
   Dissertation (Ph.D. thesis) (1995), BONN-IR-95-13, Universität Bonn
5. J. Schwiening
   Untersuchung zur K0s Produktion mit dem OPAL-Detektor: Vergleich von OPAL-Daten mit Monte-Carlo-Simulationen,
   Diplomarbeit (Diploma thesis) (1991), BONN-IR-91-42, Universität Bonn