John K. Webb

11.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
212 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

John K. Webb is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Surgery and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, John K. Webb has authored 212 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 40 papers in Surgery and 35 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in John K. Webb's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (61 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (44 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (38 papers). John K. Webb is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (61 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (44 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (38 papers). John K. Webb collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. John K. Webb's co-authors include V. V. Flambaum, M. T. Murphy, V. A. Dzuba, Christopher W. Churchill, R. F. Carswell, John D. Barrow, Kenneth M. Lanzetta, V. V. Flambaum, J. X. Prochaska and S. J. Curran and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

John K. Webb

202 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

Further Evidence for Cosm... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2001 1999 2011 100 200 300 400 500
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. Further Evidence for Cosmological Evolution of the Fine Structure Constant
    2001 534 citations John K. Webb, M. T. Murphy et al. profile →
  2. Search for Time Variation of the Fine Structure Constant
    1999 473 citations John K. Webb, V. V. Flambaum et al. profile →
  3. Indications of a Spatial Variation of the Fine Structure Constant
    2011 318 citations John K. Webb, Julian A. King et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
John K. Webb 3.8k 1.8k 1.3k 1.1k 657 212 6.7k
Sean M. Carroll 10.3k 2.7× 8.8k 4.8× 1.2k 0.9× 438 0.4× 113 0.2× 162 13.6k
J. C. Houck 2.1k 0.5× 744 0.4× 96 0.1× 347 0.3× 78 0.1× 215 4.9k
Gang Zhao 5.1k 1.3× 621 0.3× 618 0.5× 41 0.0× 44 0.1× 440 7.4k
D. A. H. Buckley 3.3k 0.9× 667 0.4× 200 0.2× 67 0.1× 65 0.1× 373 4.3k
T. Rauch 2.1k 0.5× 182 0.1× 359 0.3× 571 0.5× 61 0.1× 216 4.2k
Tetsuo Hamada 330 0.1× 987 0.5× 664 0.5× 501 0.5× 156 0.2× 124 3.3k
G. Charpak 88 0.0× 3.0k 1.7× 1.3k 1.0× 398 0.4× 132 0.2× 231 5.8k
Wei Cui 2.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 186 0.1× 56 0.1× 24 0.0× 291 4.2k
R. C. Smith 5.8k 1.5× 1.9k 1.1× 222 0.2× 113 0.1× 14 0.0× 157 7.0k
M. G. Smith 1.2k 0.3× 383 0.2× 101 0.1× 287 0.3× 52 0.1× 153 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John K. Webb

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John K. Webb

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John K. Webb. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John K. Webb 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 John K. Webb. John K. Webb is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Shara, Michael M., Kenneth M. Lanzetta, D. Valls‐Gabaud, et al.. (2024). Introducing the Condor Array Telescope – III. The expansion and age of the shell of the dwarf nova Z Camelopardalis, and detection of a second, larger shell. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 529(1). 212–223. 6 indexed citations
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Webb, John K., Matthew Bainbridge, John D. Barrow, et al.. (2020). Four direct measurements of the fine-structure constant 13 billion years ago. UCL Discovery (University College London). 53 indexed citations
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Curran, S. J., Franz Koch, J. C. Berengut, et al.. (2011). Measuring space-time variation of the fundamental constants with redshifted submillimetre transitions of neutral carbon. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 17 indexed citations
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Curran, S. J., M. T. Whiting, F. Combes, et al.. (2011). On the absence of molecular absorption in high-redshift millimetre-band searches. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 416(3). 2143–2153. 15 indexed citations
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Webb, John K., Julian A. King, M. T. Murphy, et al.. (2010). Evidence for spatial variation of the fine structure constant. arXiv (Cornell University). 15 indexed citations
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Curran, S. J., M. T. Whiting, & John K. Webb. (2008). Where is the cold neutral gas in the hosts of high redshift AGN. MmSAI. 79. 1113. 1 indexed citations
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Scholefield, D., et al.. (2003). An investigation of nitrogen flows on dairy farms with an extended grazing management system. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 1 indexed citations
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Webb, John K., et al.. (2003). ECHOMOP -- Echelle Data Reduction Package. ascl. 152. 1 indexed citations
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McConnell, Jeffrey R., et al.. (2003). A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Coralline Hydroxyapatite With Autograft in Cervical Interbody Fusion. Spine. 28(4). 317–323. 60 indexed citations
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Lanzetta, Kenneth M., et al.. (2002). On the Relationship Between Galaxies and Absorbers. ASPC. 254. 78.
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Curran, S. J., et al.. (2002). A search for molecules in damped Lyman-alpha absorbers occulting millimetre-loud quasars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 394(3). 763–768. 6 indexed citations
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Sengupta, Dilip K., Rabi Khazim, Michael P. Grevitt, & John K. Webb. (2001). Flexion Osteotomy of the Cervical Spine. Spine. 26(9). 1068–1072. 23 indexed citations
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Davis, T. M., Charles H. Lineweaver, & John K. Webb. (2001). Solutions to the chained galaxy problem and the observation of receding blue-shifted objects. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations
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Webb, John K., V. V. Flambaum, Christopher W. Churchill, M. J. Drinkwater, & John D. Barrow. (1998). Evidence for Time Variation of the Fine Structure Constant. arXiv (Cornell University). 17 indexed citations
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Miller, R. W., F. W. Knapp, Robert D. Hall, et al.. (1990). Field evaluation of diflubenzuron boluses for fly control on pastured cattle.. 7(3). 305–319. 3 indexed citations
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Webb, John K.. (1989). The Spirit of Portsmouth : a history. 3 indexed citations
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Webb, John K., R. F. Carswell, R. G. McMahon, et al.. (1988). High resolution CASPEC observations of the z = 4.11 QSO 0000-26.. ˜The œMessenger. 51. 15–18. 3 indexed citations
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Webb, John K.. (1987). Quasar Absorption Lines. PhDT. 6 indexed citations
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Webb, John K.. (1962). Great Tooley of Ipswich : portrait of an early Tudor merchant. 4 indexed citations

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