K. G. McCracken

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

K. G. McCracken is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, K. G. McCracken has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in K. G. McCracken's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (51 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (24 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (22 papers). K. G. McCracken is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (51 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (24 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (22 papers). K. G. McCracken collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Australia. K. G. McCracken's co-authors include J. Beer, F. Steinhilber, J. A. Abreu, Jürg Beer, M. A. Shea, D. F. Smart, R. von Steiger, G. Dreschhoff, U. Heikkilä and Peter W. Kubik and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

K. G. McCracken

73 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

9,400 years of cosmic radiation and solar activity from i... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400 500
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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. 9,400 years of cosmic radiation and solar activity from ice cores and tree rings
    2012 557 citations F. Steinhilber, J. A. Abreu et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. G. McCracken United States 24 1.6k 871 643 256 225 80 2.5k
J. Masarik Slovakia 33 1.8k 1.1× 1.9k 2.1× 670 1.0× 450 1.8× 107 0.5× 106 3.7k
S. L. Baliunas United States 25 3.0k 2.0× 366 0.4× 285 0.4× 271 1.1× 139 0.6× 80 3.7k
A. Vecchio Italy 25 960 0.6× 394 0.5× 306 0.5× 222 0.9× 224 1.0× 87 1.8k
John A. Eddy United States 21 1.6k 1.0× 1.0k 1.2× 483 0.8× 680 2.7× 412 1.8× 86 2.8k
G. A. Kovaltsov Finland 43 4.4k 2.8× 1.7k 1.9× 1.1k 1.8× 724 2.8× 477 2.1× 181 5.7k
C. P. Sonett United States 38 3.8k 2.4× 609 0.7× 1.7k 2.6× 90 0.4× 267 1.2× 170 4.5k
N. Bhandari India 26 1.3k 0.9× 550 0.6× 203 0.3× 188 0.7× 27 0.1× 185 2.2k
O. Aharonson United States 47 6.6k 4.2× 2.3k 2.6× 417 0.6× 107 0.4× 189 0.8× 161 7.1k
B. G. Bills United States 37 2.8k 1.8× 1.5k 1.7× 573 0.9× 182 0.7× 835 3.7× 177 4.2k
L. E. A. Vieira Brazil 23 962 0.6× 1.0k 1.2× 463 0.7× 818 3.2× 204 0.9× 93 2.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. G. McCracken

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rozanov, Eugene, Ilya Usoskin, Chris Turney, et al.. (2024). Global impacts of an extreme solar particle event under different geomagnetic field strengths. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(28). e2321770121–e2321770121. 6 indexed citations
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Riley, Pete, R. Lionello, J. A. Linker, et al.. (2015). INFERRING THE STRUCTURE OF THE SOLAR CORONA AND INNER HELIOSPHERE DURING THE MAUNDER MINIMUM USING GLOBAL THERMODYNAMIC MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC SIMULATIONS. The Astrophysical Journal. 802(2). 105–105. 52 indexed citations
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Beer, J., K. G. McCracken, J. A. Abreu, U. Heikkilä, & F. Steinhilber. (2008). Long-term changes in cosmic rays derived from cosmogenic radionuclides. DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)). 1. 765–768. 5 indexed citations
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Moraal, H., K. G. McCracken, & P. H. Stoker. (2008). Analysis of the 20 January 2005 cosmic ray ground level enhancement. International Cosmic Ray Conference. 1. 265–268. 1 indexed citations
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Moraal, H., R. A. Caballero─López, K. G. McCracken, et al.. (2006). Cosmic ray energy changes at the termination shock and in the heliosheath. AIP conference proceedings. 858. 219–225. 13 indexed citations
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Moraal, H., R. A. Caballero─López, K. G. McCracken, & J. E. Humble. (2005). An explanation for the unusual cosmic ray diurnal variation in 1954. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 2. 105.
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Moraal, H., Raimund Muscheler, Peter W. Kubik, et al.. (2005). 10Be concentration in the ice shelf of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. South African Journal of Science. 101. 299–301. 6 indexed citations
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McCracken, K. G.. (2003). The Accuracy of Cosmogenic 10 Be as a Quantitative Measurement of the GCR. International Cosmic Ray Conference. 7. 4127. 1 indexed citations
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Shea, M. A., D. F. Smart, G. Dreschhoff, & K. G. McCracken. (2003). The Seasonal Dependency of the NO(Y) Impulsive Precipitation Events in Arctic Polar Ice. ICRC. 7. 4225. 1 indexed citations
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Beer, J., M. Vonmoos, Raimund Muscheler, K. G. McCracken, & W. Mende. (2003). Heliospheric Modulation over the past 10,000 Years as de- rived from Co smogenic Nuclides. ICRC. 7(2). 4147–4. 7 indexed citations
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McCracken, K. G. & B. C. Heikkila. (2003). The Cosmic Ray Intensity between 1933-1965. ICRC. 7. 4117. 4 indexed citations
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McCracken, K. G., D. F. Smart, M. A. Shea, & G. Dreschhoff. (2001). 400 years of large fluence solar proton events. International Cosmic Ray Conference. 8. 3209. 11 indexed citations
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Dreschhoff, G., M. A. Shea, D. F. Smart, & K. G. McCracken. (1997). Evidence for Historical Solar Proton Events from NO(X) Precipitation in Polar Ice Cores. International Cosmic Ray Conference. 1. 89. 2 indexed citations
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McCracken, K. G., Michael Oristaglio, & Gerald W. Hohmann. (1986). Minimization of noise in electromagnetic exploration systems. Geophysics. 51(3). 819–832. 52 indexed citations
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Buselli, G., et al.. (1986). Transient electromagnetic response of the Teutonic Bore orebody. Geophysics. 51(4). 957–963. 10 indexed citations
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McCracken, K. G., Michael Oristaglio, & Gerald W. Hohmann. (1986). A comparison of electromagnetic exploration systems. Geophysics. 51(3). 810–818. 29 indexed citations
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Barnden, Leighton & K. G. McCracken. (1973). Attenuation of a Galactic Anisotropy by 2 and 4 Sector Interplanetary Magnetic Fields. ICRC. 2. 963. 1 indexed citations
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McCracken, K. G.. (1966). A celestial source of X rays in the energy range 20 to 58 keV. International Cosmic Ray Conference. 1. 449. 1 indexed citations
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McCracken, K. G. & U. R. Rao. (1965). A survey of the diurnal anisotropy. International Cosmic Ray Conference. 1. 213. 17 indexed citations
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McCracken, K. G.. (1964). Solar cosmic ray propagation characteristics.. International Cosmic Ray Conference. 1. 83. 1 indexed citations

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