Daniel Kennefick Source Confirmed

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University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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23 h-index 134 pubs 3,054 cited

Research Areas

Gravitational Wave Astronomy Black Hole Astrophysics Galactic Dynamics Astrophysical Phenomena Theoretical Astrophysics Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Daniel Kennefick's research focuses on theoretical astrophysics, with a particular emphasis on gravitational waves and astrophysical phenomena.

His work includes investigating gravitational wave signals from extreme mass ratio inspirals (EMRIs) and their implications for signal confusion noise in detectors like LISA. Kennefick also studies the low-mass end of the black hole mass function by examining faint local spiral galaxies. He has contributed to the understanding of density wave theory through age gradients in star formation history maps and has developed novel methods for measuring spiral arm pitch angles, such as the Spirality metric.

Kennefick has authored or co-authored 134 publications, accumulating over 3,054 citations, and holds an h-index of 23. He leads a research group at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and collaborates with several colleagues within the institution, including Julia Kennefick, D. W. Shields, Michael Fusco, and Rafael T. Eufrasio.

Metrics

  • h-index: 23
  • Publications: 134
  • Citations: 3,054

Selected Publications

  • Gravitational Wave Peep Contributions to Background Signal Confusion Noise for LISA (2025) DOI
  • A contextual analysis of the early work of Andrzej Trautman and Ivor Robinson on equations of motion and gravitational radiation (2025) DOI
  • Gravitational wave peeps from EMRIs and their implication for LISA signal confusion noise (2024) DOI
  • Probing the Low-Mass End of the Black Hole Mass Function via a Study of Faint Local Spiral Galaxies (2022) DOI
  • Evidence in favour of density wave theory through age gradients observed in star formation history maps and spatially resolved stellar clusters (2022) DOI
  • Spirality: A Novel Way to Measure Spiral Arm Pitch Angle (2022) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Julia Kennefick University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 5 shared publications D. W. Shields University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Michael Fusco University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Rafael T. Eufrasio University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication