D. K. Duncan

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

D. K. Duncan is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, D. K. Duncan has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 24 papers in Instrumentation and 12 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in D. K. Duncan's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (39 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (24 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (20 papers). D. K. Duncan is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (39 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (24 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (20 papers). D. K. Duncan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. D. K. Duncan's co-authors include R. W. Noyes, Lee Hartmann, A. H. Vaughan, S. L. Baliunas, David R. Soderblom, B. F. Jones, D. R. H. Johnson, S. Balachandran, J. R. Stauffer and J. D. Hudon and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

In The Last Decade

D. K. Duncan

63 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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Rotation, convection, and magnetic activity in lower main-sequence stars

1984 910 citations R. W. Noyes, S. L. Baliunas et al. The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. K. Duncan United States	23	2.4k	720	379	201	131	65	3.0k
Timothy A. McKay United States	25	2.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.5×	133 0.4×	402 2.0×	15 0.1×	68	2.7k
K. S. Bjorkman United States	36	4.0k 1.7×	551 0.8×	71 0.2×	211 1.0×	13 0.1×	167	4.3k
M. Zeilik United States	18	509 0.2×	74 0.1×	458 1.2×	41 0.2×	49 0.4×	83	1.1k
Sarah Maddison Australia	22	1.4k 0.6×	59 0.1×	412 1.1×	50 0.2×	8 0.1×	72	1.9k
Jean L. Turner United States	30	1.9k 0.8×	157 0.2×	43 0.1×	244 1.2×	5 0.0×	88	2.2k
Alan P. Lightman United States	21	2.3k 1.0×	41 0.1×	127 0.3×	918 4.6×	14 0.1×	53	2.8k
Brian W. O’Shea United States	35	3.5k 1.4×	777 1.1×	43 0.1×	945 4.7×	10 0.1×	107	3.8k
Chris B. Brook Spain	39	5.8k 2.4×	2.7k 3.7×	96 0.3×	1.0k 5.2×	5 0.0×	100	6.1k
Μ. H. Montgomery United States	26	3.6k 1.5×	1.2k 1.6×	53 0.1×	264 1.3×	2 0.0×	109	4.0k
K. Smith United States	15	1.0k 0.4×	205 0.3×	41 0.1×	229 1.1×	4 0.0×	73	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. K. Duncan

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Duncan, D. K.. (2023). Prepare for the 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipses! School and Community Events and Fundraising. The Physics Teacher. 61(5). 334–338. 2 indexed citations

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Duncan, D. K., et al.. (2012). Digital Devices, Distraction and Student Performance - Does Cell Phone Use Reduce Learning?. 219. 3 indexed citations

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Wallace, Colin S., Edward E. Prather, & D. K. Duncan. (2011). A Study of General Education Astronomy Students’ Understandings of Cosmology. Part I. Development and Validation of Four Conceptual Cosmology Surveys. Astronomy Education Review. 10(1). 10106–10106. 13 indexed citations

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Duncan, D. K.. (2006). Success and Failure Using Student Response Systems: "Clickers". American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 209. 1 indexed citations

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Pagano, I., Jeffrey L. Linsky, Jeff A. Valenti, & D. K. Duncan. (2004). HST/STIS high resolution echelle spectra ofαCentauri A (G2 V). Astronomy and Astrophysics. 415(1). 331–348. 33 indexed citations

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Duncan, D. K., Brian Chaboyer, Bruce W. Carney, et al.. (2001). Anchoring the Population II Distance Scale: Accurate Ages for Globular Clusters and Field Halo Stars. AAS. 198. 3 indexed citations

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Duncan, D. K.. (1999). What to Do in a Big Lecture Class, Besides Lecture?. 28(1). 14. 3 indexed citations

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Duncan, D. K., R. C. Peterson, J. A. Thorburn, & Marc H. Pinsonneault. (1998). Boron Abundances and Internal Mixing in Stars. I. The Hyades Giants. The Astrophysical Journal. 499(2). 871–882. 19 indexed citations

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Deliyannis, Constantine P., Ann Merchant Boesgaard, J. King, & D. K. Duncan. (1996). New observations of Beryllium in the galactic halo. ASPC. 109. 679. 1 indexed citations

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Duncan, D. K.. (1995). Major NLTE Corrections to HST Boron Observations. 5859. 1 indexed citations

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Duncan, D. K., David L. Lambert, & Michael Lemke. (1992). The abundance of boron in three halo stars. The Astrophysical Journal. 401. 584–584. 69 indexed citations

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Duncan, D. K.. (1991). Rotation of Young Solar-Type Stars in the Orion Nebula Region. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 23. 942. 1 indexed citations

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Duncan, D. K.. (1991). The lithium abundance of the T Tauri star BP Tauri. The Astrophysical Journal. 373. 250–250. 8 indexed citations

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Rutten, R. G. M., C. J. Schrijver, C. Zwaan, D. K. Duncan, & R. Mewe. (1989). Magnetic structure in cool stars. XVI. Emissions from the outer atmospheres of M-type dwarfs. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 219. 239–252. 2 indexed citations

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Baliunas, S. L., Johnny Horne, A. C. Porter, et al.. (1985). Time-series measurements of chromospheric CA II H and K emission in cool stars and the search for differential rotation. The Astrophysical Journal. 294. 310–310. 51 indexed citations

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Marcy, Geoffrey W., D. K. Duncan, & R. D. Cohen. (1985). Short time-scale periodicity in H-alpha emission from the main-sequence star H II 1883. The Astrophysical Journal. 288. 259–259. 4 indexed citations

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Duncan, D. K., James George Frazer, H. H. Lanning, et al.. (1984). Chromospheric emission and rotation of the Hyades lower main sequence. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 96. 707–707. 22 indexed citations

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Duncan, D. K., et al.. (1983). Ca II H and K emission and rotation of the Hyades lower main sequence.. 95(571). 589. 1 indexed citations

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Duncan, D. K. & B. F. Jones. (1983). Lithium abundance and age spread in the Pleiades. The Astrophysical Journal. 271. 663–663. 38 indexed citations

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Duncan, D. K. & George W. Preston. (1979). The Binary δ Delta Scuti System δ Delphini. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 11. 728. 2 indexed citations

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