P.N. Kean

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

P.N. Kean is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, P.N. Kean has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 27 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 2 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in P.N. Kean's work include Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (26 papers), Optical Network Technologies (15 papers) and Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics (10 papers). P.N. Kean is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (26 papers), Optical Network Technologies (15 papers) and Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics (10 papers). P.N. Kean collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. P.N. Kean's co-authors include D. E. Spence, W. Sibbett, Zhu Xian, W. Sibbett, R. S. Grant, Nigel Langford, N.J. Doran, George Dixon, K. Smith and Qi Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Optics Letters.

In The Last Decade

P.N. Kean

32 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

60-fsec pulse generation from a self-mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser

1991 975 citations P.N. Kean et al. Optics Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
P.N. Kean United Kingdom	12	1.2k	1.1k	94	85	61	33	1.4k
D. E. Spence United Kingdom	11	1.2k 1.0×	979 0.9×	99 1.1×	87 1.0×	73 1.2×	18	1.3k
W. Sibbett United Kingdom	7	1.1k 0.9×	872 0.8×	90 1.0×	78 0.9×	65 1.1×	9	1.2k
G. Angelow United States	15	1.3k 1.1×	999 0.9×	87 0.9×	116 1.4×	88 1.4×	26	1.5k
V. Scheuer Germany	18	1.7k 1.4×	1.3k 1.2×	120 1.3×	140 1.6×	103 1.7×	45	1.9k
Franz X. Kärtner United States	17	1.6k 1.4×	1.3k 1.2×	94 1.0×	124 1.5×	91 1.5×	37	1.8k
François Salin France	20	930 0.8×	842 0.8×	161 1.7×	58 0.7×	59 1.0×	66	1.2k
E. E. Serebryannikov Russia	24	1.3k 1.1×	916 0.9×	110 1.2×	44 0.5×	123 2.0×	76	1.5k
D. Kuizenga United States	17	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	73 0.8×	40 0.5×	60 1.0×	27	1.3k
V. P. Kalosha Germany	23	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	46 0.5×	115 1.4×	63 1.0×	125	1.7k
Yoann Zaouter France	27	1.7k 1.4×	1.5k 1.4×	220 2.3×	56 0.7×	94 1.5×	91	1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by P.N. Kean

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of P.N. Kean's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by P.N. Kean with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites P.N. Kean more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by P.N. Kean

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by P.N. Kean. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by P.N. Kean. The network helps show where P.N. Kean may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of P.N. Kean

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Hall, Kenneth C., Paul M. Holland, Kevin Simpson, et al.. (2021). Miniaturized optical communications modules for space applications. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 56–56. 3 indexed citations

Pattison, David A., P.N. Kean, W. Forysiak, I. Bennion, & N.J. Doran. (2005). Soliton switching using cascaded nonlinear optical loop mirrors. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe. 1. 404–405. 1 indexed citations

Kean, P.N., David A. Pattison, W. Forysiak, I. Bennion, & N.J. Doran. (2005). Bandpass switching based on a nonlinear optical loop mirror and an in-fibre grating reflector. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe. 403–403.

Kean, P.N., et al.. (2002). Dependence of L-band amplifier efficiency on pump wavelength and amplifier design. 2. 120–122. 3 indexed citations

Harper, Paul, F.M. Knox, P.N. Kean, I. Bennion, & N.J. Doran. (2002). 10-Gbit/s soliton propagation over 5250 km in standard fiber with dispersion compensation. 304–305. 1 indexed citations

Phillips, Ian, P.N. Kean, N.J. Doran, et al.. (2002). Simultaneous clock recovery and data regeneration using a nonlinear optical loop mirror as an all-optical mixer. 273–274. 1 indexed citations

Knox, F.M., Paul Harper, P.N. Kean, I. Bennion, & N.J. Doran. (1996). Soliton transmission at 10 Gbit/s over 2022 km of standard fibre with dispersion compensation. Aston Publications Explorer (Aston University). 3. 101–104. 2 indexed citations

Pattison, David A., et al.. (1996). Synchronized mode-locked erbium fibre lasers with intracavity dispersion control using chirped in-fibre Bragg gratings. Journal of Modern Optics. 43(5). 1009–1015. 1 indexed citations

Pattison, David A., et al.. (1995). Actively modelocked dual-wavelength fiber laser with ultra-low inter-pulse-stream timing jitter. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 7(12). 1415–1417. 18 indexed citations

10.

Knox, F.M., Paul Harper, P.N. Kean, N.J. Doran, & I. Bennion. (1995). Low jitter long distance pulse transmission nearnet fibre dispersion zero wavelength. Electronics Letters. 31(17). 1467–1468. 6 indexed citations

11.

Kean, P.N., et al.. (1993). Generation of 20 mW of blue laser radiation from a diode-pumped sum-frequency laser. Applied Physics Letters. 63(3). 302–304. 19 indexed citations

12.

Zhang, Qi, et al.. (1992). Electronically tuned diode-laser-pumped Cr:LiSrAlF_6 laser. Optics Letters. 17(1). 43–43. 34 indexed citations

13.

Grant, R. S., P.N. Kean, D. Burns, & W. Sibbett. (1991). Passive coupled-cavity mode-locked color-center lasers. Optics Letters. 16(6). 384–384. 18 indexed citations

14.

Finch, Adrian A., Zhu Xian, P.N. Kean, & W. Sibbett. (1990). Noise characterization of mode-locked color-center laser sources. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 26(6). 1115–1123. 36 indexed citations

15.

Xian, Zhu, P.N. Kean, & W. Sibbett. (1989). Spectral and temporal characterizations of coupled-cavity mode locking in a KCl:Tl color center laser. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 25(12). 2445–2453. 22 indexed citations

16.

Kean, P.N., et al.. (1988). Experimental Evaluation of a Fibre Raman Oscillator Having Fibre Grating Reflectors. Journal of Modern Optics. 35(3). 397–406. 11 indexed citations

17.

Kean, P.N., K. Smith, & W. Sibbett. (1987). Spectral and temporal investigation of self-phase modulation and stimulated Raman scattering in a single-mode optical fibre. IEE Proceedings J Optoelectronics. 134(3). 163–163. 7 indexed citations

18.

Smith, K., et al.. (1987). An Experimental Study of a Synchronously Pumped Fibre Raman Oscillator. Journal of Modern Optics. 34(9). 1227–1233. 14 indexed citations

19.

Kean, P.N., K. Smith, & W. Sibbett. (1987). Modulator frequency detuning effects in a cw mode-locked Nd:YAG laser with active stabilisation. Optics Communications. 61(2). 129–133. 7 indexed citations

20.

Kean, P.N., K. Smith, & W. Sibbett. (1987). Spectral and temporal investigation of self-phase modulation and stimulated Raman scattering in a single-mode optical fibre. 134(3). 163–170. 5 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact