Kenneth L. Cummins

7.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
108 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Kenneth L. Cummins is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Global and Planetary Change and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth L. Cummins has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 74 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 20 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kenneth L. Cummins's work include Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (85 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (71 papers) and Electrical Fault Detection and Protection (17 papers). Kenneth L. Cummins is often cited by papers focused on Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (85 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (71 papers) and Electrical Fault Detection and Protection (17 papers). Kenneth L. Cummins collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Canada. Kenneth L. Cummins's co-authors include Martin J. Murphy, E. Philip Krider, Leslie J. Dorfman, A. E. Pifer, Richard B. Pyle, Richard E. Orville, Wolfgang Schulz, C. J. Biagi, Kevin C. McGill and Amitabh Nag and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Neurology and Annals of Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth L. Cummins

106 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Combined TOA/MDF Technology Upgrade of the U.S. National Lightning Detection Network

1998 892 citations Kenneth L. Cummins, Martin J. Murphy et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
An Overview of Lightning Locating Systems: History, Techniques, and Data Uses, With an In-Depth Look at the U.S. NLDN

2009 550 citations Kenneth L. Cummins, Martin J. Murphy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenneth L. Cummins United States	33	4.0k	3.4k	1.0k	814	706	108	5.3k
R. P. Lowe Canada	23	1.4k 0.4×	319 0.1×	1.2k 1.2×	970 1.2×	25 0.0×	75	4.5k
R. G. Stockwell United States	17	464 0.1×	109 0.0×	337 0.3×	1.1k 1.3×	29 0.0×	25	3.8k
L. Mansinha Canada	21	313 0.1×	65 0.0×	246 0.2×	1.2k 1.5×	42 0.1×	64	5.1k
Takuji Kubota Japan	32	811 0.2×	2.2k 0.6×	3.5k 3.5×	35 0.0×	22 0.0×	208	4.9k
Paul R. White United Kingdom	30	75 0.0×	190 0.1×	134 0.1×	164 0.2×	91 0.1×	238	4.1k
Weimin Huang Canada	40	72 0.0×	618 0.2×	1.3k 1.3×	443 0.5×	46 0.1×	389	7.0k
Paulo Gonçalvès France	16	68 0.0×	239 0.1×	193 0.2×	494 0.6×	33 0.0×	44	4.1k
D. D. Rowlands United States	35	3.0k 0.8×	267 0.1×	878 0.9×	81 0.1×	5 0.0×	173	5.1k
Takashi Okamoto Japan	29	1.6k 0.4×	87 0.0×	193 0.2×	84 0.1×	25 0.0×	179	3.0k
Miroslav Kocifaj Slovakia	27	329 0.1×	1.8k 0.5×	448 0.4×	220 0.3×	40 0.1×	195	2.6k

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Nag, Amitabh, et al.. (2025). Space and ground-based measurements of negative cloud-to-ground strokes with and without significant continuing currents. Atmospheric Research. 317. 107971–107971. 1 indexed citations

Nag, Amitabh, et al.. (2023). Parameters of the Lightning Attachment Processes in a Negative Cloud‐To‐Ground Stroke Observed on a Microsecond Timescale. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(16). 4 indexed citations

Nag, Amitabh, Kenneth L. Cummins, Robert G. Brown, et al.. (2023). Characteristics of upward-connecting-leader current leading to attachment in downward negative cloud-to-ground lightning strokes. Atmospheric Research. 294. 106943–106943. 2 indexed citations

Cummins, Kenneth L., et al.. (2020). Time Evolution of Satellite‐Based Optical Properties in Lightning Flashes, and its Impact on GLM Flash Detection. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 125(6). 55 indexed citations

Cummins, Kenneth L., Amitabh Nag, Martin Austin, et al.. (2019). Characteristics of Upward Leader Currents Measured at the KSC Industrial Area Tower. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2019. 1 indexed citations

Cummins, Kenneth L., et al.. (2019). The Impact of Cloud-To-Ground Lightning Type on the Differences in Return Stroke Peak Current Over Land and Ocean. IEEE Access. 7. 174774–174781. 8 indexed citations

Cummins, Kenneth L., et al.. (2018). Ground- and Space-based Observations of Horizontally-extensive Lightning Flashes. 3 indexed citations

Nag, Amitabh & Kenneth L. Cummins. (2018). Magnetic Field Risetimes of Negative Lightning First Return Strokes Over Land and Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(23). 4 indexed citations

Nag, Amitabh & Kenneth L. Cummins. (2017). Negative first stroke leader characteristics in cloud‐to‐ground lightning over land and ocean. Geophysical Research Letters. 44(4). 1973–1980. 26 indexed citations

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Cummins, Kenneth L. & Elizabeth D. Williams. (2016). Inverted Polarity Thunderstorms Linked with Elevated Cloud Base Height. AGUFM. 2016. 2 indexed citations

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Cummins, Kenneth L., et al.. (2015). Multiple Lightning Discharges in Wind Turbines Associated With Nearby Cloud-to-Ground Lightning. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. 6(2). 526–533. 29 indexed citations

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Nag, Amitabh, Martin J. Murphy, A. E. Pifer, Kenneth L. Cummins, & John A. Cramer. (2013). Upgrade of the U.S. National Lightning Detection Network in 2013. AGUFM. 2013. 3 indexed citations

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Wilson, Nicholas, et al.. (2012). LIGHTNING ATTACHMENT TO WIND TURBINES IN CENTRAL KANSAS: VIDEO OBSERVATIONS, CORRELATION WITH THE NLDN AND IN-SITU PEAK CURRENT MEASUREMENTS. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2012. 18 indexed citations

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Cummins, Kenneth L., et al.. (2009). On the (mis-) Behavior of Thunderstorms at the Grand Canyon, Arizona. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2009. 1 indexed citations

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Beirle, Steffen, N. Spichtinger, A. Stohl, et al.. (2006). Estimating the NO _x produced by lightning from GOME and NLDN data: a case study in the Gulf of Mexico. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 6(4). 1075–1089. 54 indexed citations

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Chisholm, William A. & Kenneth L. Cummins. (2006). Lightning Parameters: A Review, Applications and Extensions. 1. 465–470. 5 indexed citations

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Schulz, Wolfgang, Kenneth L. Cummins, Gerhard Diendorfer, & Manfred Dorninger. (2005). Cloud‐to‐ground lightning in Austria: A 10‐year study using data from a lightning location system. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 110(D9). 161 indexed citations

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Demetriades, N., Martin J. Murphy, & Kenneth L. Cummins. (2002). Normal Polarity Severe Thunderstorms Dominated by Negative CG Lightning in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 1 indexed citations

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Demetriades, N., Martin J. Murphy, & Kenneth L. Cummins. (2001). Cloud and Cloud-to-ground Lightning Detection at LF and VHF: Early Results from Global Atmospherics' Dallas-Fort Worth LDAR-II and IMPACT/ESP Research Networks. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001. 1 indexed citations

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Cramer, John A., Martin J. Murphy, David Crawford, Vladimir A. Rakov, & Kenneth L. Cummins. (2001). An Evaluation of the Performance Characteristics of the NLDN Using Triggered Lightning. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001. 9 indexed citations

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