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39095
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J. A. Kennea publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where J. A. Kennea sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 1,711 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

J. A. Kennea D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where J. A. Kennea sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Overview

J. A. Kennea is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, encompassing 227 publications.

The scientist's subfields of study include:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Instrumentation
  • Biomedical Engineering

Kennea's work covers a variety of main topics such as:

  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

Frequent co-authors of Kennea include:

  • P. A. Evans
  • A. Tohuvavohu
  • D. A. H. Buckley
  • S. B. Cenko
  • D. H. Hartmann

Kennea's publications often appear in several key venues, with the most common being:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Kennea include:

  • 2SXPS: An Improved and Expanded Swift X-Ray Telescope Point-source Catalog, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Heavy-element production in a compact object merger observed by JWST, 2023, Nature
  • GRB 221009A: Discovery of an Exceptionally Rare Nearby and Energetic Gamma-Ray Burst, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • The Radio to GeV Afterglow of GRB 221009A, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Rapid spectral variability of a giant flare from a magnetar in NGC 253, 2021, Nature

Best Publications

  • The Swift X-ray telescope

    David N. Burrows;J. E. Hill;J. A. Nousek;J. A. Kennea

  • The Swift X-ray Telescope

    David N. Burrows;J. E. Hill;J. A. Nousek;J. A. Kennea

  • Methods and results of an automatic analysis of a complete sample of Swift-XRT observations of GRBs

    P. A. Evans;A. P. Beardmore;K. L. Page;J. P. Osborne

  • THE SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTION OF FERMI BRIGHT BLAZARS

    A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;I. Agudo;M. Ajello

  • Evidence for a canonical gamma-ray burst afterglow light curve in the Swift XRT data

    J. A. Nousek;C. Kouveliotou;D. Grupe;K. L. Page

  • The association of GRB 060218 with a supernova and the evolution of the shock wave

    Sergio Campana;V. Mangano;A.J. Blustin;P. Brown

  • A γ-ray burst at a redshift of z ≈ 8.2

    N. R. Tanvir;D. B. Fox;A. J. Levan;E. Berger

  • The XMM-Newton optical/UV monitor telescope

    K. O. Mason;A. Breeveld;R. Much;M. Carter

  • A short γ-ray burst apparently associated with an elliptical galaxy at redshift z = 0.225

    Neil Gehrels;C.L. Sarazin;Paul T. O'Brien;B. Zhang

  • Discovery of the Onset of Rapid Accretion by a Dormant Massive Black Hole

    D.N. Burrows;F.E. Marshall;S.T. Holland;M. Eracleous

  • Fermi Observations of High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from GRB 080916C

    M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;L. Baldini;J. Ballet

  • Bright X-ray Flares in Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows

    David N. Burrows;Patrizia Romano;Abraham Falcone;Shiho Kobayashi

  • Relativistic jet activity from the tidal disruption of a star by a massive black hole

    D. N. Burrows;J. A. Kennea;G. Ghisellini;V. Mangano

  • The Early X-Ray Emission from GRBs

    P. T. O’Brien;R. Willingale;J. Osborne;M. R. Goad

  • Swift J2058.4+0516: Discovery of a Possible Second Relativistic Tidal Disruption Flare

    S. Bradley Cenko;Hans A. Krimm;Assaf Horesh;Arne Rau

  • The Swift-BAT Hard X-ray Transient Monitor

    H. A. Krimm;H. A. Krimm;S. T. Holland;S. T. Holland;R. H. D. Corbet;R. H. D. Corbet;A. B. Pearlman;A. B. Pearlman;A. B. Pearlman

  • An origin for short gamma-ray bursts unassociated with current star formation

    S D Barthelmy;G Chincarini;G Chincarini;D N Burrows;N Gehrels

  • SWIFT J2058.4+0516: DISCOVERY OF A POSSIBLE SECOND RELATIVISTIC TIDAL DISRUPTION FLARE?

    S. Bradley Cenko;Hans A. Krimm;Hans A. Krimm;Assaf Horesh;Arne Rau

  • Swift and NuSTAR observations of GW170817: Detection of a blue kilonova.

    P. A. Evans;S. B. Cenko;S. B. Cenko;J. A. Kennea;S. W. K. Emery

  • Localization and broadband follow-up of the gravitational-wave transient GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

Frequent Co-Authors

K. L. Page
K. L. Page University of Leicester
N. Gehrels
N. Gehrels Goddard Space Flight Center
J. P. Osborne
J. P. Osborne University of Leicester
P. Romano
P. Romano National Institute for Astrophysics
M. Perri
M. Perri Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma
P. T. O'Brien
P. T. O'Brien University of Leicester
V. Mangano
V. Mangano National Institute for Astrophysics
David N. Burrows
David N. Burrows Pennsylvania State University
T. Sakamoto
T. Sakamoto Aoyama Gakuin University
E. Troja
E. Troja University of Rome Tor Vergata

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