K. S. Thorne

52.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

K. S. Thorne is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, K. S. Thorne has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 8 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 3 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in K. S. Thorne's work include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (14 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (9 papers) and Relativity and Gravitational Theory (6 papers). K. S. Thorne is often cited by papers focused on Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (14 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (9 papers) and Relativity and Gravitational Theory (6 papers). K. S. Thorne collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Poland. K. S. Thorne's co-authors include D. A. MacDonald, John Wheeler, B. Kent Harrison, M. Wakano, Richard H. Price, Anna N. Żytkow, Bonny L. Schumaker, Clifford M. Will, Wei-Tou Ni and H. T. Diehl and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

K. S. Thorne

40 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Gravitation Theory and Gravitational Collapse 1965 2026 1985 2005 1965 100 200 300 400

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. S. Thorne United States 17 1.9k 1.0k 199 189 155 42 2.0k
S. L. Shapiro United States 16 1.6k 0.9× 491 0.5× 261 1.3× 261 1.4× 85 0.5× 29 1.8k
James R. Ipser United States 26 1.9k 1.0× 900 0.9× 239 1.2× 265 1.4× 290 1.9× 72 2.1k
Г. С. Бисноватый-Коган Russia 24 2.0k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 98 0.5× 112 0.6× 48 0.3× 166 2.1k
Demosthenes Kazanas United States 29 3.0k 1.6× 2.0k 1.9× 231 1.2× 151 0.8× 215 1.4× 133 3.2k
P. F. Michelson United States 29 2.2k 1.2× 1.6k 1.6× 151 0.8× 136 0.7× 58 0.4× 120 2.5k
G. Chanmugam United States 19 1.2k 0.6× 351 0.3× 322 1.6× 432 2.3× 72 0.5× 71 1.4k
Steven L. Liebling United States 31 2.4k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 175 0.9× 243 1.3× 109 0.7× 58 2.5k
Éric Gourgoulhon France 34 3.1k 1.7× 1.4k 1.3× 441 2.2× 217 1.1× 338 2.2× 103 3.3k
G. L. Comer United States 21 1.3k 0.7× 482 0.5× 349 1.8× 466 2.5× 189 1.2× 48 1.4k
Peter Anninos United States 26 2.0k 1.1× 1.0k 1.0× 68 0.3× 148 0.8× 42 0.3× 65 2.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. S. Thorne

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All Works

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Cronin, J.W., W. C. Haxton, Edward W. Kolb, et al.. (1995). Particle and Nuclear Astrophysics and Cosmology in the Next Millennium - Snowmass 1994. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 3. 2 indexed citations
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Thorne, K. S.. (1994). Black holes and time warps. Einstein's outrageous legacy. Chapter 8: The search.. 10. 96–109. 4 indexed citations
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Thomson, G. B., Yating Zhou, A. Beretvas, et al.. (1994). Measurement of the amplitude of the CP conserving decay KS0 → π+π−π0. Physics Letters B. 337(3-4). 411–415. 4 indexed citations
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Zou, Yanbiao, A. Beretvas, A. Caracappa, et al.. (1994). Search for CP violation in the decay KS0 → π+π−π0. Physics Letters B. 329(4). 519–524. 6 indexed citations
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Thorne, K. S.. (1993). The LIGO/VIRGO gravitational wave detection system. 375. 1 indexed citations
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Thorne, K. S.. (1992). Closed timelike curves. 295–315. 27 indexed citations
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Thorne, K. S.. (1992). Sources of gravitational waves and prospects for their detection.. 196–229. 8 indexed citations
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Braginsky, V. B. & K. S. Thorne. (1983). Present Status of Gravitational-Wave Experiments. General Relativity and Gravitation. 239. 3 indexed citations
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Thorne, K. S.. (1983). The theory of gravitational radiation - an introductory review. 124. 1–57. 15 indexed citations
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Schumaker, Bonny L. & K. S. Thorne. (1983). Torsional oscillations of neutron stars*. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 203(2). 457–489. 88 indexed citations
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Thorne, K. S.. (1981). Relativistic radiative transfer: moment formalisms. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 194(2). 439–473. 174 indexed citations
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Thorne, K. S.. (1979). Sources of gravitational waves. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 368(1732). 9–9. 11 indexed citations
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Thorne, K. S., et al.. (1977). The generation of gravitational waves. II - The postlinear formalism revisited. The Astrophysical Journal. 215. 624–624. 22 indexed citations
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Thorne, K. S., et al.. (1977). The generation of gravitational waves. III - Derivation of bremsstrahlung formulae. The Astrophysical Journal. 217. 252–252. 65 indexed citations
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Thorne, K. S.. (1977). The relativistic equations of stellar structure and evolution. The Astrophysical Journal. 212. 825–825. 92 indexed citations
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Thorne, K. S. & V. B. Braginsky. (1976). Gravitational-wave bursts from the nuclei of distant galaxies and quasars - Proposal for detection using Doppler tracking of interplanetary spacecraft. The Astrophysical Journal. 204. L1–L1. 2 indexed citations
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Thorne, K. S. & Anna N. Żytkow. (1975). Red giants and supergiants with degenerate neutron cores. The Astrophysical Journal. 199. L19–L19. 91 indexed citations
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Thorne, K. S. & W. David Arnett. (1971). RELATIVISTIC ASTROPHYSICS. VOLUME 1. STARS AND RELATIVITY.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 7 indexed citations
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Thorne, K. S.. (1968). RELATIVISTIC STELLAR STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 272(5). 873–885. 4 indexed citations
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Harrison, B. Kent, K. S. Thorne, M. Wakano, & John Wheeler. (1965). Gravitation Theory and Gravitational Collapse. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 469 indexed citations breakdown →

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