F. D. Kahn

2.8k total citations
79 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

F. D. Kahn is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, F. D. Kahn has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 14 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 8 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in F. D. Kahn's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (19 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (18 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (15 papers). F. D. Kahn is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (19 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (18 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (15 papers). F. D. Kahn collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Portugal. F. D. Kahn's co-authors include J. A. Sellwood, I. Lerche, R. A. James, P. D. Hudson, D. Breitschwerdt, M. F. Bode, J. E. Dyson, T. J. O’Brien, Huw Lloyd and M. F. Bode and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Reviews of Modern Physics.

In The Last Decade

F. D. Kahn

70 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
F. D. Kahn 1.4k 446 313 107 56 79 1.6k
E. J. Wampler 958 0.7× 250 0.6× 197 0.6× 75 0.7× 56 1.0× 77 1.1k
Beverley J. Wills 2.9k 2.1× 1.0k 2.3× 398 1.3× 95 0.9× 40 0.7× 78 2.9k
T. D. Kinman 1.5k 1.1× 323 0.7× 510 1.6× 52 0.5× 43 0.8× 97 1.6k
H. E. Smith 2.4k 1.7× 667 1.5× 705 2.3× 85 0.8× 49 0.9× 97 2.5k
Y. Avni 1.5k 1.1× 508 1.1× 293 0.9× 46 0.4× 36 0.6× 42 1.6k
D. T. Wilkinson 1.5k 1.1× 665 1.5× 97 0.3× 156 1.5× 136 2.4× 29 1.7k
Satoru Ikeuchi 1.3k 0.9× 373 0.8× 165 0.5× 53 0.5× 68 1.2× 97 1.4k
R. Elston 2.2k 1.6× 660 1.5× 623 2.0× 102 1.0× 21 0.4× 77 2.3k
P. C. Gregory 2.0k 1.4× 1.1k 2.4× 177 0.6× 45 0.4× 57 1.0× 69 2.1k
L. W. Ramsey 654 0.5× 130 0.3× 248 0.8× 94 0.9× 35 0.6× 15 772

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Fields of papers citing papers by F. D. Kahn

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. D. Kahn

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kahn, F. D. & Guangliang Song. (1994). Dynamics of molecular clouds on the galactic scale. Astrophysics and Space Science. 211(1). 127–154. 1 indexed citations
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Kahn, F. D.. (1992). Atoms, stars and nebulae. 3rd edn.. Endeavour. 16(1). 43–44. 1 indexed citations
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Sellwood, J. A. & F. D. Kahn. (1991). Spiral modes driven by narrow features in angular-momentum density. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 250(2). 278–299. 75 indexed citations
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Breitschwerdt, D. & F. D. Kahn. (1990). Dynamical evolution of planetary nebulae. II. Ionisation of shells in planetary nebulae and the formation of low-ionization knots.. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 244(3). 521–526. 20 indexed citations
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Tenorio‐Tagle, G., M. Moles, Jorge Melnick, et al.. (1989). IAC volume 120 Cover and Front matter. International Astronomical Union Colloquium. 120. f1–f13. 1 indexed citations
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Bode, M. F. & F. D. Kahn. (1985). A model for the outburst of nova RS Ophiuchi in 1985. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 217(1). 205–215. 52 indexed citations
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Kopal, Zdeněk & F. D. Kahn. (1981). Investigating the universe : papers presented to Zdeněk Kopal on the occasion of his retirement, September 1981. 1 indexed citations
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Kahn, F. D.. (1981). Investigating the Universe. Astrophysics and space science library. 53 indexed citations
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Kahn, F. D.. (1981). On the stability of stellar winds from early-type stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 196(3). 641–657. 3 indexed citations
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Kahn, F. D., et al.. (1975). Letters from Einstein to de Sitter on the nature of the Universe. Nature. 257(5526). 451–454. 8 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, N. C., et al.. (1972). Interstellar matter : Swiss Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics, second advanced course. 2 indexed citations
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Kahn, F. D. & I. Lerche. (1966). Radiation from cosmic ray air showers. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 289(1417). 206–213. 146 indexed citations
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Hudson, P. D. & F. D. Kahn. (1965). Reflection of Charged Particles by Plasma Shocks. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 131(1). 23–49. 103 indexed citations
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Kahn, F. D.. (1961). A dispersion relation for waves of finite amplitude in a two-stream plasma. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 10(3). 357–365. 1 indexed citations
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Kahn, F. D.. (1959). Long-Range Interactions in Ionized Gases in Thermal Equilibrium.. The Astrophysical Journal. 129. 205–205. 4 indexed citations
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Kahn, F. D.. (1958). Collision of Two Highly Ionized Clouds of Gas. Reviews of Modern Physics. 30(3). 1069–1072. 12 indexed citations
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Kahn, F. D.. (1955). Solid Grains and the Balance of Interstellar H2 Molecules. 6. 578–582. 1 indexed citations
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Kahn, F. D.. (1955). The Heating and Cooling of Interstellar Gas Clouds. 2. 60. 1 indexed citations
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Kahn, F. D.. (1954). The acceleration of interstellar clouds. Leiden Repository (Leiden University). 12. 187. 5 indexed citations
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Kahn, F. D.. (1952). On Some Possible Mechanisms of Radio Stars: I. The Crab Nebula. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 112(5). 514–517. 1 indexed citations

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