Alan Yong

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Alan Yong is a scholar working on Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Yong has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Geophysics, 14 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 10 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Alan Yong's work include Seismic Waves and Analysis (29 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (15 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (14 papers). Alan Yong is often cited by papers focused on Seismic Waves and Analysis (29 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (15 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (14 papers). Alan Yong collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. Alan Yong's co-authors include S. E. Hough, Junko Iwahashi, Douglas D. Given, Shinichi Matsushima, Cécile Cornou, F. J. Sánchez-Sesma, Sheri Molnar, Silvia Castellaro, M. Meremonte and Claude Prépetit and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Nature Geoscience and Geophysical Journal International.

In The Last Decade

Alan Yong

36 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. A review of the microtremor horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (MHVSR) method
    2022 117 citations Brady R. Cox, Behzad Hassani et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan Yong United States 15 846 534 161 124 121 39 1.1k
Andrej Gosar Slovenia 19 1.0k 1.2× 353 0.7× 157 1.0× 170 1.4× 63 0.5× 68 1.3k
R. M. Azzara Italy 19 1.1k 1.3× 549 1.0× 65 0.4× 56 0.5× 113 0.9× 41 1.4k
G.‐A. Tselentis Greece 21 1.0k 1.2× 423 0.8× 56 0.3× 80 0.6× 148 1.2× 67 1.2k
Marco Pilz Germany 21 1.0k 1.2× 667 1.2× 209 1.3× 137 1.1× 186 1.5× 78 1.3k
Shiann‐Jong Lee Taiwan 23 1.5k 1.8× 410 0.8× 150 0.9× 60 0.5× 226 1.9× 61 1.6k
Katsuaki Konno United States 5 1.3k 1.5× 869 1.6× 152 0.9× 179 1.4× 118 1.0× 12 1.4k
Silvia Castellaro Italy 20 1.5k 1.7× 703 1.3× 195 1.2× 241 1.9× 201 1.7× 68 1.8k
Maria Rosaria Gallipoli Italy 25 1.0k 1.2× 1.1k 2.0× 205 1.3× 215 1.7× 116 1.0× 71 1.6k
Tatsuo Ohmachi Japan 14 1.5k 1.7× 1.1k 2.1× 166 1.0× 213 1.7× 152 1.3× 63 1.8k
Tony Alfredo Stabile Italy 18 826 1.0× 208 0.4× 82 0.5× 163 1.3× 280 2.3× 56 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Yong

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Yong

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All Works

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Vantassel, Joseph P., Makbule Ilgaç, Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, et al.. (2024). Are the Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratios of Earthquakes and Microtremors the Same?. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 114(6). 3078–3092. 3 indexed citations
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Zimmaro, Paolo, et al.. (2023). Identification Protocols for Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio Peaks. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 113(2). 782–803. 9 indexed citations
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Seylabi, Elnaz, et al.. (2022). P- andS-wave velocity estimation by ensemble Kalman inversion of dispersion data for strong motion stations in California. Geophysical Journal International. 231(1). 536–551. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Pengfei, Paolo Zimmaro, Scott J. Brandenberg, et al.. (2021). Relational Database for Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratios. Seismological Research Letters. 93(2A). 1075–1088. 9 indexed citations
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Ahdi, Sean K, et al.. (2021). A Probabilistic Framework to Model Distributions of VS30. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 8 indexed citations
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Yong, Alan, Hiroshi Kawase, J. B. Fletcher, et al.. (2020). Comparison of V S 30 and f 0 values from single station earthquake-to-microtremor ratio (EMR) and multi-station array-based site characterization methods. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2020. 1 indexed citations
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Asten, Michael, Alan Yong, Sebastiano Foti, et al.. (2019). A preliminary assessment of uncertainties attributed by analysts, array types and processing algorithms for microtremor observations, via the COSMOS Blind Trials. ASEG Extended Abstracts. 2019(1). 1–4. 2 indexed citations
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Sadiq, Shamsher, Sean K Ahdi, Yousef Bozorgnia, et al.. (2018). A proposed seismic velocity profile database model. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Yong, Alan, et al.. (2018). Stochastic dynamics and survival analysis of a cell population model with random perturbations. Mathematical Biosciences & Engineering. 15(5). 1077–1098. 1 indexed citations
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Ahdi, Sean K, Shamsher Sadiq, Yousef Bozorgnia, et al.. (2018). Development of a United States Community Shear Wave Velocity Profile Database. AYBU AVESIS. 330–339. 8 indexed citations
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Yong, Alan. (2016). A progress report on the development of the COSMOS International Guidelines for Applying Noninvasive Geophysical Techniques to Characterize Seismic Site Conditions. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2016. 1 indexed citations
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Yong, Alan. (2015). Comparison of Measured and Proxy‐Based V S 30 Values in California. Earthquake Spectra. 32(1). 171–192. 48 indexed citations
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Rodríguez-Marek, Adrián, et al.. (2015). An Empirical Model to Predict Topographic Effects in Strong Ground Motion Using California Small‐ to Medium‐Magnitude Earthquake Database. Earthquake Spectra. 32(2). 1033–1054. 25 indexed citations
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Wang, Li, Xingzhong Xu, & Alan Yong. (2014). New multiple testing method under no dependency assumption, with application to multiple comparisons problem. Statistical Papers. 57(1). 161–183.
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Yong, Alan, et al.. (2012). A Terrain-Based Site-Conditions Map of California with Implications for the Contiguous United States. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 102(1). 114–128. 108 indexed citations
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Hough, S. E., et al.. (2011). Site Characterization and Site Response in Port‐au‐Prince, Haiti. Earthquake Spectra. 27(1S1). 137–155. 18 indexed citations
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Yong, Alan, et al.. (2011). Seismic-zonation of Port-au-Prince Using Pixel- and Object-based Imaging Analysis Methods on ASTER GDEM. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. 77(9). 909–921. 4 indexed citations
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Yong, Alan, et al.. (2008). Site Characterization Using Integrated Imaging Analysis Methods on Satellite Data of the Islamabad, Pakistan, Region. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 98(6). 2679–2693. 34 indexed citations
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Hutton, Kate, Egill Hauksson, John Clinton, et al.. (2006). Southern California Seismic Network Update. Seismological Research Letters. 77(3). 389–395. 13 indexed citations
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Bevis, M. G., K. W. Hudnut, Charles Toth, et al.. (2005). The B4 Project: Scanning the San Andreas and San Jacinto Fault Zones. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 50 indexed citations

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