Les Kirkup

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

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Les Kirkup is a scholar working on Education, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Media Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Les Kirkup has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Education, 13 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 10 papers in Media Technology. Recurrent topics in Les Kirkup's work include Innovative Teaching Methods (10 papers), Experimental Learning in Engineering (9 papers) and Evaluation of Teaching Practices (9 papers). Les Kirkup is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Teaching Methods (10 papers), Experimental Learning in Engineering (9 papers) and Evaluation of Teaching Practices (9 papers). Les Kirkup collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Japan and United Kingdom. Les Kirkup's co-authors include A. Searle, R. B. Frenkel, Ashley Craig, Peter Boord, Hung T. Nguyen, Lal S, Paul McIsaac, M. Mulholland, Yvonne Tran and Christine Austin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Physics Today and Journal of Chromatography A.

In The Last Decade

Les Kirkup

55 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Les Kirkup Australia	16	642	532	284	241	238	63	1.7k
Gang Wang China	28	515 0.8×	1.2k 2.2×	254 0.9×	214 0.9×	152 0.6×	191	2.7k
Ørjan G. Martinsen Norway	29	944 1.5×	437 0.8×	251 0.9×	186 0.8×	126 0.5×	147	2.6k
Linling Li China	29	411 0.6×	554 1.0×	73 0.3×	274 1.1×	256 1.1×	207	3.3k
Chi Zhang China	24	257 0.4×	611 1.1×	86 0.3×	101 0.4×	260 1.1×	105	2.1k
Jukka Lekkala Finland	27	1.8k 2.7×	279 0.5×	219 0.8×	302 1.3×	53 0.2×	147	2.7k
Do‐Won Kim South Korea	23	166 0.3×	768 1.4×	175 0.6×	98 0.4×	102 0.4×	101	1.7k
Sridhar P. Arjunan Australia	23	832 1.3×	606 1.1×	234 0.8×	91 0.4×	77 0.3×	150	1.8k
Zhongming Liu China	25	332 0.5×	1.0k 1.9×	175 0.6×	152 0.6×	55 0.2×	96	2.3k
Guizhi Xu China	24	500 0.8×	604 1.1×	204 0.7×	71 0.3×	45 0.2×	282	2.2k
Hiroki Sato Japan	32	1.1k 1.7×	1.2k 2.2×	173 0.6×	461 1.9×	94 0.4×	162	3.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Les Kirkup

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Braun, Michael, Les Kirkup, & Scott Chadwick. (2018). The Impact of Inquiry Orientation and Other Elements of Cultural Framework on Student Engagement in First Year Laboratory Programs. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education. 26(4). 6 indexed citations

Kirkup, Les, et al.. (2016). A Comparison of Student and Demonstrator Perceptions of Laboratory-Based, Inquiry-Oriented Learning Experiences. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education. 24(2). 6 indexed citations

Kirkup, Les, et al.. (2012). Teaching physics to non-physics majors: models extant in Australian universities. UTS ePRESS (University of Technology Sydney). 2 indexed citations

Kirkup, Les & S. Lakshmi. (2012). Evaluating enquiry-oriented experiments in a service subject. Proceedings of The Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (formerly UniServe Science Conference).

Kirkup, Les, et al.. (2012). Are you being serviced? Promoting quality service teaching. UTS ePRESS (University of Technology Sydney). 9.

Kirkup, Les, et al.. (2011). Developing a research integrated learning culture in undergraduate teaching and learning. Proceedings of The Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (formerly UniServe Science Conference). 17.

Kirkup, Les & Catriona Bonfiglioli. (2011). Research-Inspired Learning Revitalises the Curriculum for First-Year Science. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education. 19(1).

Kirkup, Les, et al.. (2008). Do student's experiences of a service subject correspond to their expectations?. Acquire (CQUniversity).

Kirkup, Les & R. B. Frenkel. (2006). Introduction to Uncertainty in Measurement: Using the GUM (Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement). CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 195 indexed citations

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Kirkup, Les & M. Mulholland. (2004). Comparison of linear and non-linear equations for univariate calibration. Journal of Chromatography A. 1029(1-2). 1–11. 38 indexed citations

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Mulholland, M., et al.. (2003). Classification of the Biopolymer Sodium Pentosan Polysulfate by Infrared Spectroscopy. Chromatographia. 58(5-6). 343–348. 3 indexed citations

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S, Lal, Ashley Craig, Peter Boord, Les Kirkup, & Hung T. Nguyen. (2003). Development of an algorithm for an EEG-based driver fatigue countermeasure. Journal of Safety Research. 34(3). 321–328. 292 indexed citations

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Craig, Ashley, et al.. (2002). The effectiveness of a hands-free environmental control system for the profoundly disabled. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 83(10). 1455–1458. 41 indexed citations

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Searle, A. & Les Kirkup. (2001). Detection of alpha electroencephalogram onset following eye closure using four location-based techniques. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing. 39(4). 434–440. 2 indexed citations

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Craig, Ashley, et al.. (2000). The effectiveness of activating electrical devices using alpha wave synchronisation contingent with eye closure. Applied Ergonomics. 31(4). 377–382. 14 indexed citations

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Searle, A. & Les Kirkup. (1999). Real time impedance plots with arbitrary frequency components. Physiological Measurement. 20(1). 103–114. 23 indexed citations

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Kirkup, Les, A. Searle, Ashley Craig, Paul McIsaac, & Gary L. Larsen. (1998). Three methods compared for detecting the onset of alpha wave synchronization following eye closure. Physiological Measurement. 19(2). 213–224. 12 indexed citations

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Kirkup, Les, et al.. (1997). EEG-based system for rapid on-off switching without prior learning. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing. 35(5). 504–509. 54 indexed citations

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Kirkup, Les, et al.. (1992). Simple computer-controlled potentiostat for the characterization of electrochromic films. Review of Scientific Instruments. 63(4). 2328–2329. 3 indexed citations

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Kirkup, Les. (1985). Computer simulation of electric field lines. Physics Education. 20(3). 142–145. 3 indexed citations

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