G. C. Kennedy

7.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
76 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

G. C. Kennedy is a scholar working on Geophysics, Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, G. C. Kennedy has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Geophysics, 20 papers in Materials Chemistry and 13 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in G. C. Kennedy's work include High-pressure geophysics and materials (36 papers), Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure (13 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (12 papers). G. C. Kennedy is often cited by papers focused on High-pressure geophysics and materials (36 papers), Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure (13 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (12 papers). G. C. Kennedy collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Canada. G. C. Kennedy's co-authors include A. Jayaraman, William Klement, S. N. Vaidya, Sukune Takenouchi, S. Sourirajan, Robert C. Newton, I. C. Getting, Keisuke Ito, G.H. Higgins and Lewis H. Cohen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

G. C. Kennedy

75 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

The binary system H 2 O-C... 1962 2026 1983 2004 1964 1962 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The binary system H 2 O-CO 2 at high temperatures and pressures
    1964 496 citations G. C. Kennedy et al. American Journal of Science profile →
  2. The system H 2 O-NaCl at elevated temperatures and pressures
    1962 480 citations G. C. Kennedy et al. American Journal of Science profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
G. C. Kennedy 3.3k 1.7k 723 722 698 76 5.6k
William A. Bassett 5.6k 1.7× 4.2k 2.5× 686 0.9× 614 0.9× 1.1k 1.6× 172 9.2k
Francis Birch 7.5k 2.3× 2.8k 1.6× 772 1.1× 179 0.2× 534 0.8× 54 10.1k
George C. Kennedy 2.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.6× 239 0.3× 198 0.3× 264 0.4× 56 3.1k
P. M. Bell 5.8k 1.8× 4.1k 2.4× 309 0.4× 352 0.5× 1.5k 2.1× 56 9.0k
G. D. Price 6.2k 1.9× 3.9k 2.3× 728 1.0× 383 0.5× 964 1.4× 227 10.4k
Edgar F. Westrum 1.0k 0.3× 4.0k 2.3× 931 1.3× 854 1.2× 822 1.2× 349 7.4k
H. K. Mao 6.2k 1.9× 3.1k 1.8× 357 0.5× 357 0.5× 2.3k 3.3× 107 8.3k
Pascal Richet 4.9k 1.5× 4.6k 2.7× 985 1.4× 492 0.7× 223 0.3× 174 9.7k
John P. Brodholt 5.2k 1.6× 1.7k 1.0× 416 0.6× 561 0.8× 862 1.2× 190 7.4k
A. P. Jephcoat 3.7k 1.1× 2.7k 1.6× 286 0.4× 344 0.5× 935 1.3× 101 6.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by G. C. Kennedy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. C. Kennedy

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of G. C. Kennedy. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of G. C. Kennedy based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with G. C. Kennedy. G. C. Kennedy is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kennedy, G. C. & G.H. Higgins. (1975). A lunar core and the moon's magnetic field. Earth Moon and Planets. 12(4). 401–406. 2 indexed citations
2.
Ganguly, Jibamitra & G. C. Kennedy. (1974). Phase diagram of propargyl alcohol. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 35(4). 605–605. 2 indexed citations
3.
Ganguly, Jibamitra & G. C. Kennedy. (1973). The melting temperature of uranium at high pressures. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 34(12). 2272–2274. 9 indexed citations
4.
Grover, R., I. C. Getting, & G. C. Kennedy. (1973). Simple Compressibility Relation for Solids. Physical review. B, Solid state. 7(2). 567–571. 132 indexed citations
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Vaidya, S. N., I. C. Getting, & G. C. Kennedy. (1971). The compression of the alkali metals to 45 kbar. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 32(11). 2545–2556. 83 indexed citations
6.
Getting, I. C. & G. C. Kennedy. (1970). Effect of Pressure on the emf of Chromel-Alumel and Platinum-Platinum 10% Rhodium Thermocouples. Journal of Applied Physics. 41(11). 4552–4562. 203 indexed citations
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Kennedy, G. C., et al.. (1970). The melting of jadeite to 60 kilobars. American Journal of Science. 269(5). 481–488. 11 indexed citations
8.
Yamamoto, Hiroki & G. C. Kennedy. (1969). Stability Relations in the System CaSO4-H2O at High Temperatures and Pressures. American Journal of Science. 267-A. 1 indexed citations
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Hariya, Yu & G. C. Kennedy. (1968). Equilibrium study of anorthite under high pressure and high temperature. American Journal of Science. 266(3). 193–203. 92 indexed citations
10.
Cohen, Lewis H., Keisuke Ito, & G. C. Kennedy. (1967). Melting and phase relations in an anhydrous basalt to 40 kilobars. American Journal of Science. 265(6). 475–518. 124 indexed citations
11.
Sharp, W. E. & G. C. Kennedy. (1965). The System CaO-CO2-H2O in the Two-Phase Region Calcite + Aqueous Solution. The Journal of Geology. 73(2). 391–403. 36 indexed citations
12.
Klement, William, A. Jayaraman, & G. C. Kennedy. (1963). Phase Transformations in Uranium at High Pressures. Physical Review. 129(5). 1971–1975. 25 indexed citations
13.
Jayaraman, A., William Klement, Robert C. Newton, & G. C. Kennedy. (1963). Fusion curves and polymorphic transitions of the group III elements—Aluminum, gallium, indium and thallium—At high pressures. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 24(1). 7–18. 148 indexed citations
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Jayaraman, A., William Klement, & G. C. Kennedy. (1963). Solid-Solid Transitions in Titanium and Zirconium at High Pressures. Physical Review. 131(2). 644–649. 113 indexed citations
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Jayaraman, A., William Klement, & G. C. Kennedy. (1963). Melting and Polymorphism of Barium at High Pressures. Physical Review Letters. 10(9). 387–389. 44 indexed citations
16.
Kennedy, G. C., A. Jayaraman, & Robert C. Newton. (1962). Fusion Curve and Polymorphic Transitions of Cesium at High Pressures. Physical Review. 126(4). 1363–1366. 103 indexed citations
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Pistorius, Carl W. F. T., et al.. (1962). Some relations between the phases anorthite, zoisite and lawsonite at high temperatures and pressures. American Journal of Science. 260(1). 44–56. 14 indexed citations
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Pistorius, Carl W. F. T. & G. C. Kennedy. (1960). Stability relations of grossularite and hydrogrossularite at high temperatures and pressures. American Journal of Science. 258(4). 247–257. 30 indexed citations
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Kennedy, G. C., et al.. (1958). Properties of water; Part III, Specific volume of liquid water to 100 degrees C and 1400 bars. American Journal of Science. 256(8). 590–595. 25 indexed citations
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Kennedy, G. C.. (1957). Properties of water; Part 1, Pressure-volume-temperature relations in steam to 1000 degrees C and 100 bars pressure. American Journal of Science. 255(10). 724–730. 13 indexed citations

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