Kenneth Davies

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Kenneth Davies is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth Davies has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 17 papers in Geophysics and 17 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kenneth Davies's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (26 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (16 papers) and GNSS positioning and interference (16 papers). Kenneth Davies is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (26 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (16 papers) and GNSS positioning and interference (16 papers). Kenneth Davies collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Austria. Kenneth Davies's co-authors include Donald M. Baker, J. E. Jones, S. S. Prasad, Richard F. Donnelly, John W. Cox, Steven Musman, C. M. Rush, G. K. Hartmann, Sining Mao and R. Leitinger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth Davies

35 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Ionospheric Radio 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Ionospheric Radio
    1990 742 citations Kenneth Davies Institution of Engineering and Technology eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kenneth Davies United States 14 1.3k 930 688 245 218 37 1.7k
K. Rawer Germany 20 1.3k 1.0× 680 0.7× 646 0.9× 222 0.9× 335 1.5× 125 1.4k
E. J. Fremouw United States 17 1.1k 0.8× 485 0.5× 767 1.1× 319 1.3× 168 0.8× 61 1.3k
R. D. Hunsucker United States 21 2.6k 2.0× 1.3k 1.4× 1.0k 1.5× 316 1.3× 692 3.2× 70 2.7k
T. Nygrén Finland 20 976 0.7× 468 0.5× 457 0.7× 163 0.7× 249 1.1× 85 1.1k
J. A. Secan United States 14 850 0.6× 451 0.5× 607 0.9× 287 1.2× 141 0.6× 38 1.0k
R. Leitinger Austria 22 1.6k 1.2× 854 0.9× 1.1k 1.6× 536 2.2× 280 1.3× 78 1.7k
F. Lefeuvre France 25 1.9k 1.4× 1.2k 1.3× 211 0.3× 61 0.2× 517 2.4× 72 2.1k
H. E. Whitney United States 19 1.2k 0.9× 428 0.5× 810 1.2× 306 1.2× 206 0.9× 44 1.3k
Zhengyu Zhao China 19 1.3k 1.0× 749 0.8× 615 0.9× 171 0.7× 150 0.7× 183 1.6k
В. Е. Куницын Russia 23 1.1k 0.8× 779 0.8× 390 0.6× 215 0.9× 265 1.2× 79 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Kenneth Davies

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kenneth Davies

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenneth Davies

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kenneth Davies. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kenneth Davies based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kenneth Davies. Kenneth Davies is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Feng, et al.. (2009). Electrical low frequency random telegraph noise in magnetic tunnel junctions. Journal of Applied Physics. 105(7). 4 indexed citations
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Thienpont, Linda M., Dietmar Stöckl, Kenneth Davies, et al.. (1999). Survey of Serum Potassium Reference Measurements. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry International Journal of Laboratory Medicine. 36(1). 80–85. 4 indexed citations
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Davies, Kenneth, et al.. (1997). Comparisons of ionospheric total electron contents made at Boulder, Colorado, using the Global Positioning System. Radio Science. 32(4). 1491–1497. 10 indexed citations
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Davies, Kenneth. (1991). Remote sensing of the ionosphere using satellite radio beacons. 20. 356–367. 1 indexed citations
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Davies, Kenneth. (1990). Ionospheric Radio. Institution of Engineering and Technology eBooks. 742 indexed citations breakdown →
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Davies, Kenneth. (1986). Scintillation patterns produced by several closely spaced diffracting lenses in the ionosphere. 143–159. 1 indexed citations
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Davies, Kenneth. (1981). Review of recent progress in ionospheric predictions. Radio Science. 16(6). 1407–1430. 13 indexed citations
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Davies, Kenneth. (1976). Sectarianism and the development of elementary education in New South Wales, 1788-1918. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 1 indexed citations
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Davies, Kenneth. (1974). Studies of ionospheric storms using a simple model. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 79(4). 605–613. 24 indexed citations
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Davies, Kenneth & J. E. Jones. (1971). Three-dimensional observations of traveling ionospheric disturbances. Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics. 33(1). 39–46. 51 indexed citations
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Davies, Kenneth. (1970). Phase and frequency instabilities in electromagnetic wave propagation. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 12 indexed citations
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Davies, Kenneth. (1969). Ionospheric radio waves. 127 indexed citations
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Baker, Donald M. & Kenneth Davies. (1968). Waves in the ionosphere produced by nuclear explosions. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 73(1). 448–451. 24 indexed citations
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Davies, Kenneth & Richard F. Donnelly. (1966). An ionospheric phenomenon associated with explosive solar flares. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 71(11). 2843–2845. 11 indexed citations
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Davies, Kenneth & Donald M. Baker. (1966). On Frequency Variations of lonospherically Propagated HF Radio Signals. Radio Science. 1(5). 545–556. 82 indexed citations
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Davies, Kenneth & Donald M. Baker. (1965). Ionospheric effects observed around the time of the Alaskan earthquake of March 28, 1964. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 70(9). 2251–2253. 250 indexed citations
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Davies, Kenneth, et al.. (1961). Worldwide patterns of ionospheric blackout occurrence. Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics. 23. 202–205. 2 indexed citations
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Davies, Kenneth. (1960). A study of 2-Mc/s ionospheric absorption measurements at high latitudes. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 65(8). 2285–2294. 12 indexed citations
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Cox, John W. & Kenneth Davies. (1954). STATISTICAL STUDIES OF POLAR RADIO BLACKOUTS. Canadian Journal of Physics. 32(12). 743–756. 10 indexed citations

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