K. V. Mackenzie

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 718 citations indexed

About

K. V. Mackenzie is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ocean Engineering and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, K. V. Mackenzie has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 718 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Oceanography, 12 papers in Ocean Engineering and 3 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in K. V. Mackenzie's work include Underwater Acoustics Research (16 papers), Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (11 papers) and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (4 papers). K. V. Mackenzie is often cited by papers focused on Underwater Acoustics Research (16 papers), Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (11 papers) and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (4 papers). K. V. Mackenzie collaborates with scholars based in United States. K. V. Mackenzie's co-authors include and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and NAVIGATION Journal of the Institute of Navigation.

In The Last Decade

K. V. Mackenzie

15 papers receiving 624 citations

Hit Papers

Nine-term equation for sound speed in the oceans 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 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. Nine-term equation for sound speed in the oceans
    1981 517 citations K. V. Mackenzie The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 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. V. Mackenzie United States 7 471 335 202 108 95 17 718
G. R. Garrison United States 9 600 1.3× 258 0.8× 345 1.7× 98 0.9× 192 2.0× 22 888
R. E. François United States 5 537 1.1× 258 0.8× 335 1.7× 98 0.9× 175 1.8× 10 774
Gordon M. Wenz United States 3 820 1.7× 250 0.7× 640 3.2× 71 0.7× 91 1.0× 6 1.0k
R. J. Urick United States 11 468 1.0× 198 0.6× 185 0.9× 27 0.3× 86 0.9× 45 665
Robert I. Odom United States 10 328 0.7× 222 0.7× 132 0.7× 52 0.5× 37 0.4× 34 605
John L. Spiesberger United States 19 911 1.9× 359 1.1× 320 1.6× 42 0.4× 61 0.6× 85 1.1k
Garbis H. Keulegan United States 9 275 0.6× 234 0.7× 211 1.0× 16 0.1× 47 0.5× 16 1.1k
Jee Woong Choi South Korea 12 312 0.7× 211 0.6× 137 0.7× 59 0.5× 67 0.7× 84 511
M. J. Tucker India 15 986 2.1× 228 0.7× 111 0.5× 26 0.2× 53 0.6× 48 1.3k
Kevin B. Smith United States 15 527 1.1× 331 1.0× 209 1.0× 70 0.6× 207 2.2× 85 964

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17 of 17 papers shown
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Mackenzie, K. V.. (1981). Discussion of sea water sound-speed determinations. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 70(3). 801–806. 47 indexed citations
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Mackenzie, K. V.. (1981). Nine-term equation for sound speed in the oceans. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 70(3). 807–812. 517 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mackenzie, K. V.. (1973). Long-range propagation in the shallow Bering Sea. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 54(4). 1066–1080. 2 indexed citations
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Mackenzie, K. V.. (1973). Calibrations of oceanographic research velocimeters. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 53(3). 869–875. 2 indexed citations
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Mackenzie, K. V.. (1971). A Decade of Experience with Velocimeters. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 50(5B). 1321–1333. 6 indexed citations
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Mackenzie, K. V.. (1970). Early History of Deep Submergence Navigation aboard Trieste. NAVIGATION Journal of the Institute of Navigation. 17(1). 3–12. 1 indexed citations
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Mackenzie, K. V.. (1966). Precision in-situ Measurements of Relationship between Temperature, Salinity, Pressure, and Sound Speed. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 40(5_Supplement). 1244–1245. 1 indexed citations
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Mackenzie, K. V.. (1962). Long-Range Shallow-Water Signal-Level Fluctuations and Frequency Spreading. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 34(1). 67–75. 4 indexed citations
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Mackenzie, K. V.. (1962). Long-Range Shallow-Water Bottom Reverberation. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 34(1). 62–66. 20 indexed citations
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Mackenzie, K. V.. (1961). Long-Range Shallow-Water Transmission. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 33(11). 1505–1514. 1 indexed citations
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Mackenzie, K. V.. (1961). Sound-Speed Measurements Utilizing the Bathyscaph TRIESTE. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 33(8). 1113–1119. 6 indexed citations
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Mackenzie, K. V.. (1961). Bottom Reverberation for 530- and 1030-cps Sound in Deep Water. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 33(11). 1498–1504. 58 indexed citations
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Mackenzie, K. V.. (1960). Errata: Reflection of Sound from Coastal Bottoms [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 32, 221 (1960)]. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 32(6). 775–775. 2 indexed citations
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Mackenzie, K. V.. (1960). Formulas for the Computation of Sound Speed in Sea Water. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 32(1). 100–104. 9 indexed citations
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Mackenzie, K. V.. (1960). Reflection of Sound from Coastal Bottoms. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 32(2). 221–231. 22 indexed citations
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Mackenzie, K. V.. (1959). Formulas for the Computation of Sound Velocity in Sea Water. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 31(1_Supplement). 131–131. 1 indexed citations
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Mackenzie, K. V.. (1959). Reflection of Sound from Coastal Bottoms. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 31(1_Supplement). 131–131. 19 indexed citations

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