K. G. Budden

7.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
71 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

K. G. Budden is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, K. G. Budden has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 23 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 18 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in K. G. Budden's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (26 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (17 papers) and Electromagnetic Scattering and Analysis (13 papers). K. G. Budden is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (26 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (17 papers) and Electromagnetic Scattering and Analysis (13 papers). K. G. Budden collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. K. G. Budden's co-authors include M. S. Smith, B. J. Uscinski, P. C. Clemmow, R. N. Bracewell, J.A. Ratcliffe, David H. Jones, K. Weekes, D. W. Barron, D. I. Jones and G.J. Daniell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physics Today and Journal of the Franklin Institute.

In The Last Decade

K. G. Budden

67 papers receiving 4.8k citations

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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.

The mathematical theory of non-uniform gases

1971 2.7k citations K. G. Budden profile →
Radio Waves in the Ionosphere

1962 850 citations K. G. Budden et al. profile →
The Propagation of Radio Waves

1985 626 citations K. G. Budden Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. G. Budden United Kingdom	22	2.2k	1.3k	1.1k	1.1k	1.0k	71	5.6k
Sydney Chapman United States	29	2.8k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	524 0.5×	646 0.6×	694 0.7×	93	6.4k
Robert D. Richtmyer United States	13	707 0.3×	3.3k 2.6×	610 0.6×	830 0.8×	625 0.6×	28	7.8k
Ya. B. Zel’dovich Russia	51	7.3k 3.4×	1.8k 1.4×	1.0k 1.0×	2.1k 2.0×	424 0.4×	308	13.5k
Ira B. Bernstein United States	32	2.7k 1.2×	541 0.4×	649 0.6×	2.5k 2.4×	625 0.6×	91	6.0k
T. G. Cowling United Kingdom	13	591 0.3×	1.6k 1.2×	365 0.3×	620 0.6×	144 0.1×	45	3.8k
K. J. Whiteman United Kingdom	6	409 0.2×	1.3k 1.0×	245 0.2×	841 0.8×	265 0.3×	11	5.5k
Yu. P. Raǐzer Russia	26	1.3k 0.6×	725 0.6×	694 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	338 0.3×	89	5.2k
N. Kemmer United Kingdom	11	1.4k 0.6×	387 0.3×	380 0.4×	3.4k 3.3×	270 0.3×	21	7.7k
Berni J. Alder United States	34	265 0.1×	1.4k 1.1×	413 0.4×	2.4k 2.3×	579 0.6×	75	6.5k
G. A. Bird Australia	29	757 0.4×	4.2k 3.3×	2.5k 2.4×	1.2k 1.1×	224 0.2×	94	8.5k

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Budden, K. G.. (1994). The triple coalescence of coupling points for waves in stratified media. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 445(1924). 257–272.

Budden, K. G. & David H. Jones. (1987). Conversion of electrostatic upper hybrid emissions to electromagnetic O and X mode waves in the earth's magnetosphere. Annales Geophysicae. 5. 21–28. 22 indexed citations

Budden, K. G. & D. I. Jones. (1987). Theory of wave polarization of radio waves in magnetospheric cavities. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 412(1842). 25–44. 2 indexed citations

Budden, K. G. & M. S. Smith. (1976). Phase memory and additional memory in W. K. B. solutions for wave propagation in stratified media. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 350(1660). 27–46. 21 indexed citations

Budden, K. G.. (1976). Radio caustics and cusps in the ionosphere. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 350(1661). 143–164. 15 indexed citations

Budden, K. G.. (1975). A Discussion on the early days of ionospheric research and the theory of electric and magnetic waves in the ionosphere and magnetosphere - Phase integral methods for studying the effect of the ionosphere on radio propagation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 280(1293). 111–130. 3 indexed citations

Budden, K. G. & Michael Eve. (1975). Degenerate modes in the Earth-ionosphere waveguide. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 342(1629). 175–190. 7 indexed citations

Budden, K. G. & M. S. Smith. (1974). The coalescence of coupling points in the theory of radio waves in the ionosphere. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 341(1624). 1–30. 14 indexed citations

Budden, K. G. & B. J. Uscinski. (1972). The scintillation of extended radio sources when the receiver has a finite bandwidth Ill. Further methods. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 330(1580). 65–77. 5 indexed citations

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Budden, K. G. & B. J. Uscinski. (1971). The scintillation of extended radio sources when the receiver has a finite bandwidth II. Multiple scatter. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 321(1544). 15–40. 11 indexed citations

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Budden, K. G., et al.. (1971). Radio ray tracing in complex space. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 321(1546). 275–301. 44 indexed citations

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Budden, K. G. & B. J. Uscinski. (1970). The scintillation of extended radio sources when the receiver has a finite bandwidth. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 316(1526). 315–339. 17 indexed citations

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Budden, K. G., et al.. (1964). The theory of the cosmic background radio signal received within the ionosphere. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 277(1370). 365–384. 5 indexed citations

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Budden, K. G., et al.. (1962). The ionosphere as a whispering gallery. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 265(1323). 554–569. 28 indexed citations

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Budden, K. G.. (1962). The influence of the earth’s magnetic field on radio propagation by wave-guide modes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 265(1323). 538–553. 34 indexed citations

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Budden, K. G.. (1961). The edge focusing of a radio signal received from outside the earth by an aerial within the ionosphere. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 263(1315). 552–566. 8 indexed citations

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Budden, K. G.. (1961). Radio waves in the ionosphere : the mathematical theory of the reflection of radio waves from stratified ionised layers. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 26 indexed citations

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Barron, D. W. & K. G. Budden. (1959). The numerical solution of differential equations governing the reflexion of long radio waves from the ionosphere. III. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 249(1258). 387–401. 20 indexed citations

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Budden, K. G.. (1955). The numerical solution of differential equations governing reflexion of long radio waves from the ionosphere. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 227(1171). 516–537. 51 indexed citations

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Budden, K. G.. (1952). The theory of the limiting polarization of radio waves reflected from the ionosphere. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 215(1121). 215–233. 36 indexed citations

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