Daniel Kennefick
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Also affiliated: Northwestern University (1993); California Institute of Technology (1993–2002); Cornell University (1994); University of Arkansas System (2010); Cardiff University (2000–2002); University of Wales (1998)
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Biography and Research Information
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Daniel Kennefick's research focuses on astrophysics, with a particular emphasis on gravitational waves and the structure of spiral galaxies. His work investigates phenomena such as gravitational wave events from extreme mass ratio inspirals (EMRIs) and their implications for signal confusion noise in detectors like LISA. Kennefick also studies the characteristics of spiral arms, developing novel methods for measuring their pitch angles, and examines the low-mass end of the black hole mass function through observations of local spiral galaxies.
His research has explored theoretical aspects of astrophysics, including historical work on equations of motion and gravitational radiation. Kennefick has also engaged in studies related to the replication of scientific experiments, such as the light deflection experiment from 1930 onward. He leads a research group at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and collaborates with other researchers, including Julia Kennefick, Daniel J Oliver, D. W. Shields, and Michael Fusco, all from the same institution. Kennefick is recognized as a highly cited researcher, with an h-index of 23 and over 3,000 citations across more than 130 publications.
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- h-index: 23
- Publications: 135
- Citations: 3,194
Selected Publications
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Gravitational wave peep contributions to background signal confusion noise for LISA (2026)
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Gravitational wave peep contributions to background signal confusion noise for LISA (2026)
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A contextual analysis of the early work of Andrzej Trautman and Ivor Robinson on equations of motion and gravitational radiation (2025)
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Gravitational wave peeps from EMRIs and their implication for LISA signal confusion noise (2024)
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Probing the Low-Mass End of the Black Hole Mass Function via a Study of Faint Local Spiral Galaxies (2022)
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Evidence in favour of density wave theory through age gradients observed in star formation history maps and spatially resolved stellar clusters (2022)
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Spirality: A Novel Way to Measure Spiral Arm Pitch Angle (2022)
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Early solar eclipse images and tests of relativity (2020)
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Determining the co-rotation radii of spiral galaxies using spiral arm pitch angle measurements at multiple wavelengths (2020)
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Prospects of detecting the nonlinear gravitational wave memory (2019)
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Relativistic Lighthouses: The Role of the Binary Pulsar in Proving the Existence of Gravitational Waves (2018)
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Three and a Half Principles: The Origins of Modern Relativity Theory (2017)
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Darboux transformation in black hole perturbation theory (2017)
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Gravitational waves discovered: top scientists respond (2016)
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The binary pulsar and the quadrupole formula controversy (2016)
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Top Collaborators
- Evidence in favour of density wave theory through age gradients observed in star formation history maps and spatially resolved stellar clusters
- Spirality: A Novel Way to Measure Spiral Arm Pitch Angle
- Probing the Low-Mass End of the Black Hole Mass Function via a Study of Faint Local Spiral Galaxies
- Evidence in favour of density wave theory through age gradients observed in star formation history maps and spatially resolved stellar clusters
- Spirality: A Novel Way to Measure Spiral Arm Pitch Angle
- Probing the Low-Mass End of the Black Hole Mass Function via a Study of Faint Local Spiral Galaxies
- Gravitational wave peeps from EMRIs and their implication for LISA signal confusion noise
- Gravitational wave peep contributions to background signal confusion noise for LISA
- Gravitational wave peep contributions to background signal confusion noise for LISA
- Gravitational wave peeps from EMRIs and their implication for LISA signal confusion noise
- Gravitational wave peep contributions to background signal confusion noise for LISA
- Gravitational wave peep contributions to background signal confusion noise for LISA
- Gravitational wave peeps from EMRIs and their implication for LISA signal confusion noise
- Gravitational wave peep contributions to background signal confusion noise for LISA
- Gravitational wave peep contributions to background signal confusion noise for LISA
- Evidence in favour of density wave theory through age gradients observed in star formation history maps and spatially resolved stellar clusters
- Spirality: A Novel Way to Measure Spiral Arm Pitch Angle
- Evidence in favour of density wave theory through age gradients observed in star formation history maps and spatially resolved stellar clusters
- Spirality: A Novel Way to Measure Spiral Arm Pitch Angle
- Evidence in favour of density wave theory through age gradients observed in star formation history maps and spatially resolved stellar clusters
- Spirality: A Novel Way to Measure Spiral Arm Pitch Angle
- Gravitational wave peeps from EMRIs and their implication for LISA signal confusion noise
- Gravitational wave peep contributions to background signal confusion noise for LISA
- Spirality: A Novel Way to Measure Spiral Arm Pitch Angle
- Spirality: A Novel Way to Measure Spiral Arm Pitch Angle
- Spirality: A Novel Way to Measure Spiral Arm Pitch Angle
- Spirality: A Novel Way to Measure Spiral Arm Pitch Angle
- A contextual analysis of the early work of Andrzej Trautman and Ivor Robinson on equations of motion and gravitational radiation
- Evidence in favour of density wave theory through age gradients observed in star formation history maps and spatially resolved stellar clusters
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