D. Kenneth McLain

1.6k total citations
18 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

D. Kenneth McLain is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Kenneth McLain has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 4 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in D. Kenneth McLain's work include Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (8 papers), Electrical Fault Detection and Protection (4 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (3 papers). D. Kenneth McLain is often cited by papers focused on Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (8 papers), Electrical Fault Detection and Protection (4 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (3 papers). D. Kenneth McLain collaborates with scholars based in United States and Belgium. D. Kenneth McLain's co-authors include M. A. Uman, E. Philip Krider, Richard J. Fisher, J.L. Willems, Roy W. Esplin, Tao Yuan, W. R. Pendleton, Michael J. Taylor, Yucheng Zhao and Pierre‐Dominique Pautet and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of The Electrochemical Society and American Journal of Physics.

In The Last Decade

D. Kenneth McLain

17 papers receiving 994 citations

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. Kenneth McLain United States 12 1.1k 739 338 275 242 18 1.2k
John Willett United States 20 1.1k 1.0× 498 0.7× 95 0.3× 444 1.6× 226 0.9× 42 1.2k
J. Jerauld United States 22 1.5k 1.3× 838 1.1× 186 0.6× 500 1.8× 350 1.4× 34 1.6k
A. Eybert-Bérard France 11 960 0.9× 549 0.7× 154 0.5× 403 1.5× 253 1.0× 16 977
N. Kitagawa Japan 14 882 0.8× 413 0.6× 90 0.3× 475 1.7× 130 0.5× 38 999
Vincent P. Idone United States 20 1.4k 1.2× 584 0.8× 133 0.4× 688 2.5× 338 1.4× 28 1.5k
Takatoshi Shindo Japan 18 857 0.8× 530 0.7× 230 0.7× 384 1.4× 291 1.2× 102 1.1k
G. H. Schnetzer United States 23 1.5k 1.3× 904 1.2× 196 0.6× 537 2.0× 470 1.9× 30 1.5k
R. Carl Noggle United States 9 556 0.5× 235 0.3× 72 0.2× 311 1.1× 87 0.4× 11 668
Marx Brook United States 15 1.1k 1.0× 290 0.4× 71 0.2× 670 2.4× 171 0.7× 21 1.2k
T. Kawamurа Japan 12 718 0.6× 424 0.6× 402 1.2× 112 0.4× 326 1.3× 29 856

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Duffin, R. J. & D. Kenneth McLain. (2018). Optimum shape of a cooling fin on a convex cylinder. Research Showcase @ Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Mellon University). 17(8). 769–784. 2 indexed citations
2.
Pautet, Pierre‐Dominique, Michael J. Taylor, W. R. Pendleton, et al.. (2014). Advanced mesospheric temperature mapper for high-latitude airglow studies. Applied Optics. 53(26). 5934–5934. 62 indexed citations
3.
Taylor, M. J., Pierre‐Dominique Pautet, W. R. Pendleton, Roy W. Esplin, & D. Kenneth McLain. (2010). Development of an Advanced Mesospheric Temperature Mapper (AMTM) for High-Latitude Research. 38. 6. 1 indexed citations
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Esplin, Roy W., et al.. (2010). The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) beamsplitter assembly. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7796. 77960B–77960B. 1 indexed citations
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Esplin, Roy W., et al.. (1994). Sounding of the atmosphere using broadband emission radiometer (SABER): instrument overview. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2268. 207–207. 7 indexed citations
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Thottappillil, Rajeev, D. Kenneth McLain, M. A. Uman, & Gerhard Diendorfer. (1991). Extension of the Diendorfer‐Uman lightning return stroke model to the case of a variable upward return stroke speed and a variable downward discharge current speed. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 96(D9). 17143–17150. 31 indexed citations
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McLain, D. Kenneth, et al.. (1988). Performance Models for Zirconia Electrolyte Cells at Low Current Density. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 135(1). 6–11. 6 indexed citations
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Uman, M. A., et al.. (1975). Correlated electric and magnetic fields from lightning return strokes. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 80(3). 373–376. 37 indexed citations
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Uman, M. A., D. Kenneth McLain, & E. Philip Krider. (1975). The electromagnetic radiation from a finite antenna. American Journal of Physics. 43(1). 33–38. 399 indexed citations
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Byerly, R. T., et al.. (1975). Normal modes and mode shapes applied to dynamic stability analysis. IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems. 94(2). 224–229. 23 indexed citations
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Uman, M. A., D. Kenneth McLain, Richard J. Fisher, & E. Philip Krider. (1973). Currents in Florida lightning return strokes. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 78(18). 3530–3537. 51 indexed citations
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Uman, M. A., D. Kenneth McLain, Richard J. Fisher, & E. Philip Krider. (1973). Electric field intensity of the lightning return stroke. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 78(18). 3523–3529. 43 indexed citations
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McLain, D. Kenneth & J.L. Willems. (1971). Optimum Lyapunov functions and stability regions for multimachine power systems. Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. 118(3-4). 603–603. 28 indexed citations
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McLain, D. Kenneth & M. A. Uman. (1971). Exact expression and moment approximation for the electric field intensity of the lightning return stroke. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 76(9). 2101–2105. 41 indexed citations
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Uman, M. A. & D. Kenneth McLain. (1970). Radiation field and current of the lightning stepped leader. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 75(6). 1058–1066. 33 indexed citations
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Uman, M. A. & D. Kenneth McLain. (1970). Lightning return stroke current from magnetic and radiation field measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 75(27). 5143–5147. 92 indexed citations
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McLain, D. Kenneth, et al.. (1970). Effect of Aging on Thermal Conductivity of Cellular Materials. Journal of Cellular Plastics. 6(1). 44–47. 8 indexed citations
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Uman, M. A. & D. Kenneth McLain. (1969). Magnetic field of lightning return stroke. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 74(28). 6899–6910. 361 indexed citations

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