K. E. Machin

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

K. E. Machin is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, K. E. Machin has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 4 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 4 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in K. E. Machin's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (4 papers), Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques (3 papers) and Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (3 papers). K. E. Machin is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (4 papers), Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques (3 papers) and Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (3 papers). K. E. Machin collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. K. E. Machin's co-authors include H. W. Lissmann, John Pringle, Timothy M. Casey, C. P. Ellington, F. G. Smith, M. Ryle, J. A. Ramsay and P. T. O’Brien and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Experimental Biology and International Journal of Mechanical Sciences.

In The Last Decade

K. E. Machin

23 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Mechanism of Object Location in Gymnarchus Niloticus ... 1958 2026 1980 2003 1958 100 200 300
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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. The Mechanism of Object Location in Gymnarchus Niloticus and Similar Fish
    1958 349 citations H. W. Lissmann, K. E. Machin Journal of Experimental Biology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. E. Machin United Kingdom 12 433 236 224 193 170 23 1.3k
E. R. Trueman United Kingdom 28 173 0.4× 132 0.6× 200 0.9× 895 4.6× 126 0.7× 75 2.1k
William Dickson United States 20 365 0.8× 106 0.4× 106 0.5× 246 1.3× 200 1.2× 28 1.8k
A. Y. Cheer United States 19 276 0.6× 36 0.2× 119 0.5× 229 1.2× 66 0.4× 39 1.2k
James A. Strother United States 17 333 0.8× 55 0.2× 139 0.6× 300 1.6× 295 1.7× 30 1.2k
H. W. Lissmann United Kingdom 9 992 2.3× 43 0.2× 47 0.2× 241 1.2× 76 0.4× 11 1.3k
Matthew J. McHenry United States 27 834 1.9× 202 0.9× 346 1.5× 621 3.2× 151 0.9× 66 2.3k
C. S. Wardle United Kingdom 33 1.8k 4.1× 100 0.4× 145 0.6× 1.6k 8.3× 85 0.5× 51 3.0k
Douglas A. Syme Canada 20 330 0.8× 19 0.1× 333 1.5× 465 2.4× 145 0.9× 49 1.3k
Valentina Di Santo United States 19 472 1.1× 201 0.9× 198 0.9× 463 2.4× 45 0.3× 40 1.4k
Coen van den Berg Netherlands 12 485 1.1× 169 0.7× 209 0.9× 296 1.5× 162 1.0× 21 2.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. E. Machin

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ellington, C. P., K. E. Machin, & Timothy M. Casey. (1990). Oxygen consumption of bumblebees in forward flight. Nature. 347(6292). 472–473. 120 indexed citations
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Machin, K. E.. (1983). Dialogue in motion. Nature. 305(5935). 649–649. 1 indexed citations
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Machin, K. E., et al.. (1977). Dynamic response of bars subjected to longitudinal impact—An experimental approach. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 19(1). 23–28. 1 indexed citations
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Machin, K. E., et al.. (1976). Transverse-sensitivity errors in strain-gage measurement. Experimental Mechanics. 16(1). 38–40. 7 indexed citations
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Machin, K. E., et al.. (1973). Strains and stress-concentration factors in plates under out-of-phase biaxial cyclic loads. Journal of Strain Analysis. 8(2). 90–98. 2 indexed citations
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Machin, K. E., et al.. (1972). Transverse-sensitivity errors in biaxial-stress fields. Journal of Strain Analysis. 7(1). 41–43. 3 indexed citations
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Machin, K. E., et al.. (1969). Accuracy of compensation methods in photoelastic fringe-order measurements. Experimental Mechanics. 9(9). 429–432. 7 indexed citations
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Machin, K. E.. (1963). The control and synchronization of flagellar movement. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 158(970). 88–104. 81 indexed citations
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Lissmann, H. W. & K. E. Machin. (1963). Electric Receptors in a Non-electric Fish (Clarias). Nature. 199(4888). 88–89. 55 indexed citations
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Machin, K. E., et al.. (1962). The physiology of insect fibrillar muscle - IV. The effect of temperature on a beetle flight muscle. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 155(961). 493–499. 39 indexed citations
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Machin, K. E. & John Pringle. (1960). The physiology of insect fibrillar muscle III. The effect of sinusoidal changes of length on a beetle flight muscle. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 152(948). 311–330. 109 indexed citations
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Machin, K. E. & H. W. Lissmann. (1960). The Mode of Operation of the Electric Receptors in Gymnarchus Niloticus. Journal of Experimental Biology. 37(4). 801–811. 51 indexed citations
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Machin, K. E. & John Pringle. (1959). The physiology of insect fibrillar muscle - II Mechanical properties of a beetle flight muscle. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 151(943). 204–225. 133 indexed citations
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Lissmann, H. W. & K. E. Machin. (1958). The Mechanism of Object Location in Gymnarchus Niloticus and Similar Fish. Journal of Experimental Biology. 35(2). 451–486. 349 indexed citations breakdown →
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Machin, K. E.. (1958). Wave Propagation Along Flagella. Journal of Experimental Biology. 35(4). 796–806. 238 indexed citations
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Machin, K. E. & P. T. O’Brien. (1954). CVI. The emission polar diagram of the radio-frequency radiation from sunspots. The London Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science. 45(368). 973–979. 3 indexed citations
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Machin, K. E. & F. G. Smith. (1952). Occultation of a Radio Star by the Solar Corona. Nature. 170(4321). 319–320. 16 indexed citations
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Machin, K. E., et al.. (1952). The design of an equipment for measuring small radio-frequency noise powers. 99(59). 127–134. 27 indexed citations
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Machin, K. E. & F. G. Smith. (1951). A New Radio Method for Measuring the Electron Density in the Solar Corona. Nature. 168(4275). 599–600. 6 indexed citations
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Ramsay, J. A., et al.. (1951). An integrating flame photometer for small quantities. Journal of Scientific Instruments. 28(3). 75–80. 16 indexed citations

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