John A. O’Keefe

2.0k total citations
121 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

John A. O’Keefe is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, John A. O’Keefe has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 25 papers in Oceanography and 16 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in John A. O’Keefe's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (58 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (48 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (18 papers). John A. O’Keefe is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (58 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (48 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (18 papers). John A. O’Keefe collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. John A. O’Keefe's co-authors include W. M. Kaula, W. N. Hess, Paul D. Lowman, Han‐Shou Liu, S. I. Pai, S. Sofia, J. R. Lesh, A. S. Endal, Aaron Barkatt and B. P. Glass and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

John A. O’Keefe

115 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John A. O’Keefe United States 21 779 312 280 231 176 121 1.3k
E. M. Shoemaker United States 27 2.7k 3.5× 687 2.2× 911 3.3× 74 0.3× 420 2.4× 120 3.4k
Robin Brett United States 24 951 1.2× 798 2.6× 278 1.0× 36 0.2× 84 0.5× 60 1.5k
A. Wittmann Germany 26 1.5k 1.9× 692 2.2× 506 1.8× 102 0.4× 83 0.5× 141 1.9k
M. Maurette France 32 2.2k 2.9× 414 1.3× 748 2.7× 23 0.1× 144 0.8× 183 3.1k
Ursula B. Marvin United States 23 1.9k 2.4× 765 2.5× 568 2.0× 48 0.2× 176 1.0× 125 2.5k
Francis S. Johnson United States 31 2.2k 2.9× 304 1.0× 836 3.0× 195 0.8× 465 2.6× 82 3.1k
C. B. Pilcher United States 23 1.8k 2.3× 167 0.5× 529 1.9× 68 0.3× 170 1.0× 73 2.0k
J. W. Delano United States 27 1.7k 2.2× 1.3k 4.1× 618 2.2× 31 0.1× 161 0.9× 126 2.5k
D. W. Strangway Canada 32 1.2k 1.6× 1.7k 5.4× 673 2.4× 170 0.7× 87 0.5× 144 3.2k
T. E. Bunch United States 23 1.2k 1.5× 606 1.9× 390 1.4× 18 0.1× 107 0.6× 123 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John A. O’Keefe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John A. O’Keefe

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Scott, Jason, et al.. (2021). Frequent callers to UK ambulance services in the COVID-19 pandemic: managing mental health, social isolation and loneliness. British Paramedic Journal. 6(2). 66–75. 4 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, John A., et al.. (1990). On the Ablation of Flanged Australian Tektites. LPI. 21. 783. 1 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, John A.. (1985). The coming revolution in planetology. Eos. 66(9). 89–90. 4 indexed citations
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Pai, S. I., Y. Y. Hsu, & John A. O’Keefe. (1978). Similar explosive eruptions of lunar and terrestrial volcanoes. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2. 1485–1508. 15 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, John A., et al.. (1978). Fission origin of the Moon: Cause and timing. Icarus. 35(2). 272–283. 9 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, John A. & Harold C. Urey. (1977). The deficiency of siderophile elements in the Moon. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 285(1327). 569–575. 10 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, John A.. (1975). Tektites and their origin. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 75. 14534. 109 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, John A.. (1975). Secularly Unstable Maclaurin Ellipsoids and the Pre-Fission State of the Earth. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 7. 384. 1 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, John A.. (1972). The Inclination of the Moon's Orbit: The Early History. 10. 241–250. 4 indexed citations
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Pai, S. I., et al.. (1972). Lunar ash flow with heat transfer.. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings. 3. 2689. 3 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, John A.. (1971). Response : Tektites from the Earth. Science. 171(3968). 313–314. 4 indexed citations
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Phinney, Robert A., D. E. Gault, John A. O’Keefe, et al.. (1970). Lunar theory and processes: Discussion of chemical analysis. Icarus. 12(2). 213–223. 2 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, John A., et al.. (1969). Hypersonic Gas Flow. NASA Special Publication. 201. 30. 3 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, John A.. (1968). Collapse theory of dimple craters.. 8. 209. 1 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, John A.. (1967). Tektite sculpturing. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 31(10). 1931–1933. 7 indexed citations
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Adler, I. & John A. O’Keefe. (1966). Lunar Structure as Deduced From Muong Nong Tektites. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 92. 1 indexed citations
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Hess, W. N., Donald H. Menzel, & John A. O’Keefe. (1965). The nature of the lunar surface : proceedings of the 1965 IAU-NASA Symposium. 12 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, John A., et al.. (1961). TEKTITES AND NATURAL SATELLITES OF THE EARTH. 20. 26–29. 5 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, John A.. (1959). A Probable Natural Satellite: The Meteor Procession of February 9 1913. JRASC. 53. 59. 2 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, John A., et al.. (1954). The 800-inch Telescope. JRASC. 48. 3. 1 indexed citations

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