--- title: "Sam Kirkham — author profile and papers — Elamur Research" description: "Sam Kirkham: 2 papers on Elamur Research (2024–2026), h-index 15 — affiliations, topics, co-authors and who cites them in our library." canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/sam-kirkham/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/sam-kirkham/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / Sam Kirkham # Sam Kirkham Sam Kirkham has 2 papers in our library, in 2024–2026, most of them on [Speech & spoken language](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/speech/), [English](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/english/); often with [Patrycja Strycharczuk](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/patrycja-strycharczuk/). 2 papers in our library · 2024–2026 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5040366382) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4469-1512) · [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q92054839) · [**h-index 15**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5040366382) · [86 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5040366382) · [582 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5040366382&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 2 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/sam-kirkham/#papers) · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #9565](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/96/#star-9565) The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart. Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=Sam+Kirkham) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=Sam+Kirkham) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=Sam+Kirkham) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=Sam+Kirkham) ## Affiliations [🎓**Lancaster University** Lancaster · United Kingdom 2012–2026 · 40 papersEmployment since 2012](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/lancaster-university/) · [🎓**University of Manchester** Manchester · United Kingdom 2026 · 2 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-manchester/) · [🎓**University of Sheffield** Sheffield · United Kingdom 2009–2013 · 2 papersEducation 2009–2013](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-sheffield/) From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. ## Fields, topics and concepts Of its works in our library, with the number of works on each. 📚 Shelves 8 The field of science this work belongs to (OpenAlex fields).[Arts and Humanities · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [Experimental and Cognitive Psychology · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/experimental-and-cognitive-psychology/) · [Language and Linguistics · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/language-and-linguistics/) · [Psychology · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/) · [Computer Science · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) · [Medicine · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/medicine/) · [Physiology · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/medicine/physiology/) · [Signal Processing · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/signal-processing/) 🧭 Topics 2 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[English · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/english/) · [Speech & spoken language · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/speech/) ## Works by year ### 2020s [**2026** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/sam-kirkham/year/2026/) · [**2024** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/sam-kirkham/year/2024/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[Towards a dynamical model of English vowels. Evidence from diphthongisation](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/strycharczuk-2024-towards-dynamical-model-english-vowels/)** *(2024 · 14 citations)* English phonology usually separates diphthongs, built from two parts, from monophthongs, built from one. Acoustic and articulatory measurements, however, show that the amount of vowel-internal movement varies continuously, so the boundary is hard to state. The authors ask whether diphthongs form a coherent… 2. **[AURORA Model of Formant-to-tongue Inversion for Didactic and Clinical Applications](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/strycharczuk-2026-aurora-model-formant-tongue-inversion/)** *(2026)* Phoneticians, clinicians and learners often explain vowel formants with a simple rule: F1 tracks tongue lowering and F2 tracks tongue fronting. ## Co-authors here 1 co-author with a page, the most papers together first. - [Patrycja Strycharczuk](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/patrycja-strycharczuk/) ×2 ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - [Language Resources and Evaluation Conference (LREC)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/lrec/): [LREC 2026](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/lrec/2026/) Updated 30 October 2026