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J. P. Finley

Physics and Astronomy · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1977

Publications

403

Citations

15,634

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

50

Publishing since 1977

Research summary
AI-generated

This record appears to mix at least two distinct research identities under the same name: one focused on high-energy astrophysics (gamma-ray observations of blazars, pulsars, dark matter searches using ground- and space-based telescopes like VERITAS, HAWC, Fermi-LAT, and the Cherenkov Telescope Array) and another focused on clinical cardiology topics (pulmonary hypertension, coronary flow, telecardiology). Because the bibliographic data does not clearly separate these, prospective students should independently verify which body of work belongs to this specific researcher before drawing conclusions about their expertise. The astrophysics-related work concerns observing and modeling gamma-ray emission from active galactic nuclei, binary pulsars, and dark matter candidates using multi-wavelength and multi-instrument data.

Gamma-ray astronomy and blazar variabilityDark matter searches via indirect detectionMulti-wavelength astrophysical observationsCardiology and clinical cardiovascular research (likely a different individual with the same name)Cherenkov telescope and gamma-ray instrumentation

Publication counts fluctuated over the last decade, peaking around 2017–2018 and 2023, but have dropped sharply to near zero in 2024–2026, suggesting a slowing or discontinued recent output under this name.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently
2017: 12 publications12172018: 12 publications12182019: 7 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 6 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 10 publications232024: 1 publication24252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Astrophysical Journal×19
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×8
  • Desy publication database (The Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron)×6
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics×4
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society×4
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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