M. L. Lykins

683 total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 555 citations indexed

About

M. L. Lykins is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, M. L. Lykins has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 555 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 6 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 3 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in M. L. Lykins's work include Atomic and Molecular Physics (7 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (5 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (5 papers). M. L. Lykins is often cited by papers focused on Atomic and Molecular Physics (7 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (5 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (5 papers). M. L. Lykins collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. M. L. Lykins's co-authors include G. J. Ferland, P. A. M. van Hoof, R. J. R. Williams, R. L. Porter, W. J. Henney, P. C. Stancil, Marios Chatzikos, Kevin Volk, R. Kisielius and Varsha P. Kulkarni and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and arXiv (Cornell University).

In The Last Decade

M. L. Lykins

10 papers receiving 549 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.

  1. The 2013 Release of Cloudy
    2013 410 citations G. J. Ferland, R. L. Porter et al. arXiv (Cornell University) profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. L. Lykins United States 8 524 90 86 53 19 10 555
B. J. McNamara United States 14 578 1.1× 90 1.0× 153 1.8× 46 0.9× 9 0.5× 67 627
Orly Gnat Israel 11 477 0.9× 109 1.2× 68 0.8× 35 0.7× 12 0.6× 16 497
Doron Chelouche Israel 16 791 1.5× 176 2.0× 119 1.4× 74 1.4× 8 0.4× 47 819
Florian Kirchschlager Germany 14 450 0.9× 40 0.4× 32 0.4× 51 1.0× 35 1.8× 34 495
Takaya Nozawa Japan 17 999 1.9× 207 2.3× 123 1.4× 23 0.4× 11 0.6× 58 1.0k
T. Gull United States 16 955 1.8× 152 1.7× 181 2.1× 84 1.6× 32 1.7× 24 1.0k
Kwang‐Il Seon South Korea 12 381 0.7× 81 0.9× 55 0.6× 35 0.7× 18 0.9× 77 434
Javier Álvarez-Márquez Spain 13 605 1.2× 53 0.6× 205 2.4× 32 0.6× 31 1.6× 21 637
M. Meléndez United States 18 998 1.9× 215 2.4× 202 2.3× 46 0.9× 10 0.5× 41 1.1k
Pedro Gigoux Chile 3 723 1.4× 98 1.1× 226 2.6× 48 0.9× 32 1.7× 9 756

Countries citing papers authored by M. L. Lykins

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. L. Lykins

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. L. Lykins

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. L. Lykins. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. L. Lykins 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 M. L. Lykins. M. L. Lykins is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Hoof, P. A. M. van, G. J. Ferland, R. J. R. Williams, et al.. (2015). Accurate determination of the free–free Gaunt factor – II. Relativistic Gaunt factors. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 449(2). 2112–2118. 12 indexed citations
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Ferland, G. J., et al.. (2014). Radiative cooling II: effects of density and metallicity. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 440(4). 3100–3112. 12 indexed citations
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Chatzikos, Marios, R. J. R. Williams, G. J. Ferland, et al.. (2014). Implications of coronal line emission in NGC 4696*. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 446(2). 1234–1244. 10 indexed citations
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Hoof, P. A. M. van, R. J. R. Williams, Kevin Volk, et al.. (2014). Accurate determination of the free–free Gaunt factor – I. Non-relativistic Gaunt factors. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 444(1). 420–428. 56 indexed citations
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Ferland, G. J., R. L. Porter, P. A. M. van Hoof, et al.. (2013). The 2013 Release of Cloudy. arXiv (Cornell University). 410 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kisielius, R., Varsha P. Kulkarni, G. J. Ferland, P. Bogdanovich, & M. L. Lykins. (2013). ATOMIC DATA FOR S II—TOWARD BETTER DIAGNOSTICS OF CHEMICAL EVOLUTION IN HIGH-REDSHIFT GALAXIES. The Astrophysical Journal. 780(1). 76–76. 20 indexed citations
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Lykins, M. L., G. J. Ferland, R. L. Porter, et al.. (2013). Radiative cooling in collisionally ionized and photoionized plasmas. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 429(4). 3133–3143. 20 indexed citations
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Ferland, G. J., R. Kisielius, F. P. Keenan, et al.. (2013). EXPANDED IRON UTA SPECTRA—PROBING THE THERMAL STABILITY LIMITS IN AGN CLOUDS. The Astrophysical Journal. 767(2). 123–123. 6 indexed citations
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Johnstone, R. M., R. E. A. Canning, A. C. Fabian, et al.. (2012). Hydrogen two-photon continuum emission from the Horseshoe filament in NGC 1275. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 425(2). 1421–1429. 7 indexed citations
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Lykins, M. L., N. P. Abel, & T. H. Troland. (2010). PHYSICAL CONDITIONS IN ORION'S VEIL. III. UV IRON ABSORPTION LINES TOWARD Θ1B ORIONIS. The Astrophysical Journal. 713(2). 950–958. 2 indexed citations

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