A. Ratcliffe

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 863 citations indexed

About

A. Ratcliffe is a scholar working on Geophysics, Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Ratcliffe has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 863 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Geophysics, 31 papers in Ocean Engineering and 19 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in A. Ratcliffe's work include Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (55 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (34 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (19 papers). A. Ratcliffe is often cited by papers focused on Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (55 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (34 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (19 papers). A. Ratcliffe collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and United States. A. Ratcliffe's co-authors include Vetle Vinje, Graham Conroy, Alexandre Bertrand, M. Warner, I. Štekl, Tenice Nangoo, A. Umpleby, Joanna Morgan, Lluís Guasch and Nikhil Shah and has published in prestigious journals such as Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Geophysics and Acta Astronautica.

In The Last Decade

A. Ratcliffe

51 papers receiving 826 citations

Hit Papers

Anisotropic 3D full-waveform inversion 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300
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  1. Anisotropic 3D full-waveform inversion
    2013 335 citations M. Warner, A. Ratcliffe et al. Geophysics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. Ratcliffe France 11 644 406 224 131 126 62 863
Chaojian Chen China 15 349 0.5× 113 0.3× 43 0.2× 51 0.4× 32 0.3× 31 516
María García-Fernández Spain 18 91 0.1× 399 1.0× 25 0.1× 38 0.3× 457 3.6× 73 902
Rongwen Guo China 13 429 0.7× 230 0.6× 49 0.2× 18 0.1× 16 0.1× 59 550
Walter I. Futterman United States 4 843 1.3× 268 0.7× 105 0.5× 20 0.2× 21 0.2× 7 964
Roman Vasilyev Russia 9 53 0.1× 122 0.3× 62 0.3× 140 1.1× 25 0.2× 55 383
Jianzhong Zhang China 11 257 0.4× 123 0.3× 52 0.2× 21 0.2× 12 0.1× 26 447
David F. Aldridge United States 12 343 0.5× 151 0.4× 42 0.2× 9 0.1× 90 0.7× 46 521
Hongzhu Cai China 19 688 1.1× 426 1.0× 68 0.3× 7 0.1× 16 0.1× 66 829
Dean Keiswetter United States 12 524 0.8× 569 1.4× 194 0.9× 6 0.0× 24 0.2× 42 744
I. M. Mason Australia 14 552 0.9× 424 1.0× 42 0.2× 5 0.0× 26 0.2× 69 663

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Ratcliffe

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All Works

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Ratcliffe, A., et al.. (2021). A practical implementation of converted-wave reflection full-waveform inversion. 1–5. 2 indexed citations
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Silva, Nuno V. da, A. Ratcliffe, Vetle Vinje, & Graham Conroy. (2016). A new parameter set for anisotropic multiparameter full-waveform inversion and application to a North Sea data set. Geophysics. 81(4). U25–U38. 38 indexed citations
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Hicks, Erik, et al.. (2016). Time-lapse full-waveform inversion as a reservoir-monitoring tool — A North Sea case study. The Leading Edge. 35(10). 850–858. 52 indexed citations
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Ratcliffe, A., et al.. (2016). A Full-waveform Inversion Case Study from Offshore Gabon. 78th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2016. 1–5. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu, et al.. (2014). Amplitude-preserving reverse time migration: From reflectivity to velocity and impedance inversion. Geophysics. 79(6). S271–S283. 63 indexed citations
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Ratcliffe, A., et al.. (2014). Enhanced imaging with high-resolution full-waveform inversion and reverse time migration: A North Sea OBC case study. The Leading Edge. 33(9). 986–992. 11 indexed citations
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Warner, M., A. Ratcliffe, Tenice Nangoo, et al.. (2013). Anisotropic 3D full-waveform inversion. Geophysics. 78(2). R59–R80. 335 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ratcliffe, A., et al.. (2013). Full-waveform inversion of variable-depth streamer data: An application to shallow channel modeling in the North Sea. The Leading Edge. 32(9). 1110–1115. 11 indexed citations
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Ratcliffe, A., Vetle Vinje, Graham Conroy, et al.. (2011). Full waveform inversion: A North Sea OBC case study. 2384–2388. 35 indexed citations
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Ratcliffe, A., et al.. (2003). Robust, automatic, continuous velocity analysis. 2080–2083. 5 indexed citations
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Ratcliffe, A. & Gareth A. Roberts. (2003). Robust, Automatic, Continuous Velocity Analysis. 4 indexed citations
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Croom, S. M., et al.. (1999). FaintUBVRICCD sequences for wide-field surveys - II.UBVRsequences atδ=−30°. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 306(3). 592–598. 7 indexed citations
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Ratcliffe, A., T. Shanks, Q. A. Parker, et al.. (1996). The Durham/UKST Galaxy Redshift Survey -- I. Large-scale structure in the Universe. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 281(3). L47–L52. 25 indexed citations

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