Richard A. Kerr

11.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
1.0k papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Richard A. Kerr is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard A. Kerr has authored 1.0k papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 210 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 109 papers in Atmospheric Science and 57 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Richard A. Kerr's work include Astro and Planetary Science (111 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (68 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (62 papers). Richard A. Kerr is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (111 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (68 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (62 papers). Richard A. Kerr collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Netherlands. Richard A. Kerr's co-authors include Robert F. Service, Brandon T. Ruotolo, James G. Quinn, Mi Hee Lim, Paul M. Thompson, John Sobanjo, Hyuck Jin Lee, Shin Bi Oh, Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy and Jeffrey S. Derrick and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Richard A. Kerr

872 papers receiving 6.8k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard A. Kerr United States	32	2.3k	2.0k	972	678	647	1.0k	7.9k
James P. Lodge United States	47	2.0k 0.8×	2.7k 1.3×	291 0.3×	212 0.3×	448 0.7×	400	11.2k
Makiko Sato United States	27	4.7k 2.0×	4.2k 2.1×	701 0.7×	141 0.2×	944 1.5×	53	8.8k
Liping Zhou China	44	2.0k 0.9×	5.6k 2.8×	477 0.5×	694 1.0×	1.5k 2.4×	245	10.0k
Rainer Feistel Germany	38	1.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	2.0k 2.0×	147 0.2×	384 0.6×	129	5.1k
Raymond T. Pierrehumbert United States	60	3.7k 1.6×	5.7k 2.8×	1.6k 1.6×	726 1.1×	1.9k 3.0×	174	13.0k
Robert E. Kopp United States	57	3.8k 1.6×	6.1k 3.1×	2.9k 3.0×	889 1.3×	1.8k 2.7×	224	12.6k
Giuseppe Etiope Italy	49	3.6k 1.5×	1.7k 0.9×	416 0.4×	1.4k 2.1×	695 1.1×	179	9.4k
Colin Summerhayes United Kingdom	32	1.2k 0.5×	2.1k 1.0×	891 0.9×	485 0.7×	1.2k 1.9×	101	6.1k
Jan‐Peter Müller United Kingdom	49	3.8k 1.6×	4.0k 2.0×	633 0.7×	465 0.7×	1.8k 2.8×	413	12.5k
Andrew Smith Australia	37	1.2k 0.5×	2.2k 1.1×	222 0.2×	152 0.2×	801 1.2×	159	5.7k

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Beck, Michael, Shin Bi Oh, Richard A. Kerr, et al.. (2015). A rationally designed small molecule for identifying an in vivo link between metal–amyloid-β complexes and the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. Chemical Science. 6(3). 1879–1886. 54 indexed citations

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Kerr, Richard A.. (2009). Both of the World's Ice Sheets May Be Shrinking Faster and Faster. Science. 326(5950). 217–217. 7 indexed citations

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Sobanjo, John, Paul M. Thompson, & Richard A. Kerr. (2008). Element-to-Component Translation of Bridge Condition Ratings. Transportation Research Board 87th Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board. 2 indexed citations

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Kerr, Richard A.. (2006). At Last, Methane Lakes on Saturn's Icy Moon Titan--But No Seas. Science. 313(5787). 598–598. 2 indexed citations

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Kerr, Richard A.. (2005). How Does Earth's Interior Work?. Science. 309(5731). 87–87. 4 indexed citations

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Kerr, Richard A.. (2003). Running Water Eroded a Frigid Early Mars. Science. 300(5625). 1496–1497. 3 indexed citations

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Kerr, Richard A.. (2002). Of Ocean Weather and Volcanoes. Science. 295(5553). 260–261. 1 indexed citations

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Thompson, Paul M., et al.. (1999). DEVELOPMENT OF PONTIS USER COST MODELS FOR FLORIDA. Transportation research circular. 3 indexed citations

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Kerr, Richard A.. (1999). Deep Space 1 Traces Braille Back to Vesta. Science. 285(5430). 993–994. 3 indexed citations

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Kerr, Richard A.. (1997). A New Driver for the Atlantic's Moods and Europe's Weather?. Science. 275(5301). 754–755. 24 indexed citations

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Kerr, Richard A., et al.. (1994). COMPLETE PACKAGE FOR COMPUTER-AUTOMATED BRIDGE INSPECTION PROCESS. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 1 indexed citations

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Davidson, Thomas, et al.. (1992). INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR COMPUTER-AUTOMATED BRIDGE INSPECTION PROCESS. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2 indexed citations

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Kerr, Richard A.. (1991). Extinction Potpourri: Killers and Victims. Science. 254(5034). 942–943. 1 indexed citations

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Kerr, Richard A.. (1988). Indoor Radon: The Deadliest Pollutant. Science. 240(4852). 606–608. 21 indexed citations

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Kerr, Richard A.. (1987). El Niño and Winter Weather. Science. 238(4833). 1508–1508. 1 indexed citations

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Kerr, Richard A.. (1987). Refining and Defending the Vail Sea Level Curve. Science. 235(4793). 1141–1142. 2 indexed citations

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Kerr, Richard A.. (1986). Halley's Confounding Fireworks. Science. 234(4781). 1196–1198. 11 indexed citations

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Kerr, Richard A.. (1982). El Chichón Forebodes Climate Change. Science. 217(4564). 1023–1023. 10 indexed citations

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Kerr, Richard A.. (1978). Climate Control: How Large a Role for Orbital Variations?. Science. 201(4351). 144–146. 13 indexed citations

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Kerr, Richard A.. (1978). Ultrahigh Pressure: New Highs Spur Pursuit of Exotic Goals. Science. 201(4354). 429–430. 2 indexed citations

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