J. Killeen

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

J. Killeen is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Killeen has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 24 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 11 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in J. Killeen's work include Magnetic confinement fusion research (33 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (16 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (13 papers). J. Killeen is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic confinement fusion research (33 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (16 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (13 papers). J. Killeen collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. J. Killeen's co-authors include M. N. Rosenbluth, H. P. Furth, A.A. Mirin, D. D. Schnack, I.R. Lindemuth, A.H. Futch, W. N. Hess, M.G. McCoy, A.I. Shestakov and G. D. Kerbel and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

J. Killeen

53 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Finite-Resistivity Instabilities of a Sheet Pinch 1963 2026 1984 2005 1963 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Finite-Resistivity Instabilities of a Sheet Pinch
    1963 1.9k citations J. Killeen et al. The Physics of Fluids profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. Killeen United States 15 2.1k 2.0k 253 235 217 54 2.7k
A. B. Mikhaǐlovskiǐ Russia 22 1.7k 0.8× 2.0k 1.0× 181 0.7× 182 0.8× 203 0.9× 198 2.6k
A. B. Hassam United States 32 2.3k 1.1× 2.4k 1.2× 190 0.8× 299 1.3× 176 0.8× 118 3.1k
J. P. Goedbloed Netherlands 28 1.6k 0.8× 2.2k 1.1× 128 0.5× 293 1.2× 141 0.6× 136 2.8k
N. T. Gladd United States 18 1.6k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 589 2.3× 170 0.7× 151 0.7× 40 2.5k
Masahiro Wakatani Japan 27 2.9k 1.4× 2.3k 1.1× 228 0.9× 70 0.3× 371 1.7× 163 3.1k
William A. Newcomb United States 16 933 0.4× 937 0.5× 133 0.5× 143 0.6× 146 0.7× 36 1.4k
D.C. Robinson United Kingdom 23 1.6k 0.8× 1.0k 0.5× 247 1.0× 81 0.3× 267 1.2× 59 1.9k
D. W. Ross United States 25 1.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 192 0.8× 33 0.1× 183 0.8× 77 2.0k
K. G. McClements United Kingdom 29 2.1k 1.0× 1.8k 0.9× 132 0.5× 145 0.6× 352 1.6× 146 2.6k
H. R. Hicks United States 23 1.4k 0.7× 990 0.5× 118 0.5× 46 0.2× 154 0.7× 47 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. Killeen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Killeen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of J. Killeen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of J. Killeen 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 J. Killeen. J. Killeen 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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White, Michelle J., et al.. (2020). Changes in the Recreational Built Environment and Youth Body Mass Index. Academic Pediatrics. 21(1). 76–83. 11 indexed citations
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Mirin, A.A., et al.. (1986). Linear studies of resistive interchange modes in a cylindrical reversed field pinch. The Physics of Fluids. 29(2). 512–520. 4 indexed citations
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McCoy, M.G., A.A. Mirin, & J. Killeen. (1984). FPPAC: A two-dimensional multispecies nonlinear fokker-planck package. Computer Physics Communications. 35. C–742. 8 indexed citations
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Killeen, J.. (1982). Magnetic-fusion energy and computers. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 1 indexed citations
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Killeen, J. & A.I. Shestakov. (1978). Effect of equilibrium flow on the resistive tearing mode. The Physics of Fluids. 21(10). 1746–1752. 33 indexed citations
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Jassby, D.L., Russell M. Kulsrud, F. W. Perkins, et al.. (1977). Counterstreaming-ion tokamak fusion reactors. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 2. 435–449. 1 indexed citations
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Schnack, D. D. & J. Killeen. (1977). Linear and non-linear calculations of the tearing mode. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 337. 3 indexed citations
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Marx, K.D., A.A. Mirin, M.G. McCoy, M. E. Rensink, & J. Killeen. (1976). Calculation of \\left( {\overline {\sigma v} } \right)_{DT} for anisotropic mirror and toroidal distributions. Nuclear Fusion. 16(4). 702–706. 7 indexed citations
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Killeen, J., et al.. (1973). Numerical simulation of relativistic electrons confined in an axisymmetric mirror field. Journal of Computational Physics. 11(3). 360–399. 12 indexed citations
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Futch, A.H., John P. Holdren, J. Killeen, & A.A. Mirin. (1972). Multi-species Fokker-Planck calculations for D-T and D-3He mirror reactors. Plasma Physics. 14(3). 211–244. 56 indexed citations
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Anderson, David V. & J. Killeen. (1972). Computation of stable equilibria in minimum-B mirror devices. Journal of Computational Physics. 10(1). 133–150. 7 indexed citations
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Killeen, J.. (1971). Computational Problems in Magnetohydrodynamics.. IFIP Congress. 1191–1205. 2 indexed citations
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Futch, A.H., et al.. (1971). Collisional Processes at Low Densities in Magnetic Mirror Systems. The Physics of Fluids. 14(7). 1542–1554. 5 indexed citations
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Killeen, J., et al.. (1971). Finite Beta Equilibria in Axially Symmetric Toroidal Plasma Containment Devices. The Physics of Fluids. 14(6). 1240–1246. 6 indexed citations
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Byers, J. A. & J. Killeen. (1970). FINITE-DIFFERENCE METHODS FOR COLLISIONLESS PLASMA MODELS.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 3 indexed citations
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Killeen, J., et al.. (1966). A computation for studying the formation of the relativistic electron layer in astron. Journal of Computational Physics. 1(1). 29–50. 9 indexed citations
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Futch, A.H., C.C. Damm, Frank J. Gordon, et al.. (1965). STABILITY OF A MAGNETICALLY CONFINED 20-kev STEADY-STATE PLASMA. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations
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Hess, W. N., J. Killeen, C. Y. Fan, P. Meyer, & J. A. Simpson. (1961). The observed outer-belt electron distribution and the neutron decay hypothesis. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 66(8). 2313–2314. 8 indexed citations
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Killeen, J. & B. A. Lippmann. (1960). Circuit Dynamics of the Pinch. Journal of Applied Physics. 31(9). 1549–1554. 1 indexed citations

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