Daniel Kennefick Data-verified

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University of Arkansas

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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23 h-index 134 pubs 3,163 cited

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Daniel Kennefick is a professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. His research focuses on astrophysics, with a particular emphasis on gravitational waves and the study of celestial objects such as black holes and spiral galaxies. He has published work investigating gravitational wave signals from extreme mass ratio inspirals (EMRIs) and their implications for signal confusion noise in space-based observatories like LISA.

Kennefick's work also explores methods for measuring galactic properties, including the pitch angle of spiral arms. His research group studies the low-mass end of the black hole mass function by examining faint local spiral galaxies. He has also engaged in historical scholarship concerning early work on equations of motion and gravitational radiation.

Kennefick's scholarly contributions are reflected in his h-index of 23 and over 3,000 citations across 134 publications. He collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas, including Julia Kennefick, Daniel J Oliver, D. W. Shields, and Michael Fusco, with whom he shares multiple publications.

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h-index: 23
Publications: 134
Citations: 3,163

Selected Publications

Gravitational wave peep contributions to background signal confusion noise for LISA (2026)

DOI OpenAlex
Gravitational wave peep contributions to background signal confusion noise for LISA (2026)

1 citation DOI OpenAlex
A contextual analysis of the early work of Andrzej Trautman and Ivor Robinson on equations of motion and gravitational radiation (2025)

1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Gravitational wave peeps from EMRIs and their implication for LISA signal confusion noise (2024)

8 citations DOI OpenAlex
Probing the Low-Mass End of the Black Hole Mass Function via a Study of Faint Local Spiral Galaxies (2022)

6 citations DOI OpenAlex
Evidence in favour of density wave theory through age gradients observed in star formation history maps and spatially resolved stellar clusters (2022)

15 citations DOI OpenAlex
Spirality: A Novel Way to Measure Spiral Arm Pitch Angle (2022)

13 citations DOI OpenAlex