John S. Kain

13.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
60 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

John S. Kain is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, John S. Kain has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Atmospheric Science, 52 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 8 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in John S. Kain's work include Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (57 papers), Climate variability and models (46 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (21 papers). John S. Kain is often cited by papers focused on Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations (57 papers), Climate variability and models (46 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (21 papers). John S. Kain collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and Türkiye. John S. Kain's co-authors include J. Michael Fritsch, Steven J. Weiss, Michael E. Baldwin, Jason J. Levit, David R. Bright, Michael C. Coniglio, Kevin W. Thomas, Ming Xue, Craig S. Schwartz and Fanyou Kong and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Climate and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

John S. Kain

59 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Kain–Fritsch Convective Parameterization: An Update 1990 2026 2002 2014 2004 1990 1000 2.0k 3.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John S. Kain United States 35 8.5k 7.8k 1.4k 656 283 60 9.0k
Song‐You Hong South Korea 46 7.2k 0.8× 6.9k 0.9× 970 0.7× 869 1.3× 256 0.9× 178 8.0k
Zavisă Janjić United States 23 5.6k 0.7× 5.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 554 0.8× 370 1.3× 55 6.4k
Song-You Hong South Korea 8 9.0k 1.1× 8.0k 1.0× 1.6k 1.2× 950 1.4× 718 2.5× 8 9.7k
Clifford F. Mass United States 44 5.5k 0.6× 5.0k 0.6× 710 0.5× 649 1.0× 179 0.6× 144 6.3k
Philippe Drobinski France 39 3.1k 0.4× 3.4k 0.4× 883 0.6× 578 0.9× 224 0.8× 175 4.5k
David J. Stensrud United States 48 6.7k 0.8× 6.4k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 349 0.5× 51 0.2× 164 7.5k
Hua‐Lu Pan United States 22 4.4k 0.5× 4.3k 0.6× 695 0.5× 687 1.0× 117 0.4× 32 5.1k
Da‐Lin Zhang United States 50 6.7k 0.8× 5.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 1.7k 2.6× 426 1.5× 215 7.9k
J. Michael Fritsch United States 41 7.5k 0.9× 6.9k 0.9× 879 0.6× 642 1.0× 59 0.2× 84 8.1k
Joan Cuxart Spain 33 4.1k 0.5× 3.8k 0.5× 2.2k 1.6× 266 0.4× 182 0.6× 88 5.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Carley, Jacob R., Benjamin T. Blake, Thomas L. Black, et al.. (2020). Advances Toward an Operational Convection-Allowing Ensemble Prediction System in the Unified Forecast System at NOAA.
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Roberts, Brett, Israel L. Jirak, Adam J. Clark, Steven J. Weiss, & John S. Kain. (2018). PostProcessing and Visualization Techniques for Convection-Allowing Ensembles. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 100(7). 1245–1258. 43 indexed citations
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Sobash, Ryan A. & John S. Kain. (2017). Seasonal Variations in Severe Weather Forecast Skill in an Experimental Convection-Allowing Model. Weather and Forecasting. 32(5). 1885–1902. 21 indexed citations
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Yussouf, Nusrat, John S. Kain, & Adam J. Clark. (2016). Short-Term Probabilistic Forecasts of the 31 May 2013 Oklahoma Tornado and Flash Flood Event Using a Continuous-Update-Cycle Storm-Scale Ensemble System. Weather and Forecasting. 31(3). 957–983. 41 indexed citations
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Jirak, Israel L., Michael C. Coniglio, Adam J. Clark, et al.. (2014). 46 AN OVERVIEW OF THE 2014 NOAA HAZARDOUS WEATHER TESTBED SPRING FORECASTING EXPERIMENT. 6 indexed citations
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Clark, Adam J., Jidong Gao, Patrick T. Marsh, et al.. (2013). Tornado Pathlength Forecasts from 2010 to 2011 Using Ensemble Updraft Helicity. Weather and Forecasting. 28(2). 387–407. 71 indexed citations
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Lindsey, Daniel T., Jason A. Otkin, Justin Sieglaff, et al.. (2012). Synthetic Satellite Imagery for Real-Time High-Resolution Model Evaluation. Weather and Forecasting. 27(3). 784–795. 36 indexed citations
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Coniglio, Michael C., Stephen F. Corfidi, & John S. Kain. (2011). Views on Applying RKW Theory: An Illustration Using the 8 May 2009 Derecho-Producing Convective System. Monthly Weather Review. 140(3). 1023–1043. 47 indexed citations
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Kain, John S., Steven J. Weiss, David R. Bright, et al.. (2008). Some practical considerations regarding horizontal resolution in the first generation of operational convection-allowing NWP. Weather and Forecasting. 1210162945–1210162945. 14 indexed citations
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Levit, Jason J., Gregory W. Carbin, David R. Bright, et al.. (2008). P10.5 THE NOAA HAZARDOUS WEATHER TESTBED 2008 SPRING EXPERIMENT: TECHINCAL AND SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES OF CREATING A DATA VISUALIZATION ENVIRONMENT FOR STORM- SCALE DETERMINISTIC AND ENSEMBLE FORECASTS. 2 indexed citations
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Bukovsky, Melissa, John S. Kain, & Michael E. Baldwin. (2006). Bowing Convective Systems in a Popular Operational Model: Are They for Real?. Weather and Forecasting. 21(3). 307–324. 21 indexed citations
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Kain, John S.. (2005). Evaluating high-resolution configurations of the WRF model that are used to forecast severe convective weather: The 2005 SPC/NSSL Spring Experiment. 8 indexed citations
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Kain, John S.. (2005). How much resolution is enough? Comparing daily WRF–ARW forecasts at 2 and 4 km grid spacing in severe convective weather environments during the 2005 SPC/NSSL Spring Program. 1 indexed citations
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Koch, Steven E., et al.. (2005). THE USE OF SIMULATED RADAR REFLECTIVITY FIELDS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF MESOSCALE PHENOMENA FROM HIGH-RESOLUTION WRF MODEL FORECASTS. 46 indexed citations
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Kain, John S., et al.. (2003). Collaboration between Forecasters and Research Scientists at the NSSL and SPC: The Spring Program. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 84(12). 1797–1806. 47 indexed citations
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Kain, John S., et al.. (2003). COLLABORATION BETWEEN FORECASTERS AND RESEARCH SCIENTISTS AT THE NSSL AND SPC. 1 indexed citations
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Kain, John S., et al.. (2000). The Melting Effect as a Factor in Precipitation-Type Forecasting. Weather and Forecasting. 15(6). 700–714. 61 indexed citations
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Bresch, James F., Monica Cheng, John S. Kain, et al.. (1997). Summary of a mini-workshop on cumulus parameterization for mesoscale models. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 78(3). 475–491. 34 indexed citations
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Kain, John S.. (1994). Interactions Between Parameterized Convection and Grid-Scale Circulations in a Mesoscale Model.. PhDT. 2 indexed citations
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Kain, John S. & J. Michael Fritsch. (1992). The role of the convective ?trigger function? in numerical forecasts of mesoscale convective systems. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics. 49(1-4). 93–106. 164 indexed citations

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