Albert Kottke

4.1k citations

57 papers · 2.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 16

Impact in

Civil and Structural Engineering top 0.2%
- Seismic Performance and Analysis
- Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
- Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
- Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis
Geophysics top 2%
- Seismic Waves and Analysis
- earthquake and tectonic studies

Papers in ⓘ

Civil and Structural Engineering 38
- Seismic Performance and Analysis 37
- Structural Health Monitoring Techniques 17
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures 9
Geophysics 30
- Seismic Waves and Analysis 21
- earthquake and tectonic studies 18
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques 4

Co-authors: Ellen M. Rathje (13 shared papers)Jonathan P. Stewart (5 shared papers)Walter J. Silva (6 shared papers)David M. Boore (3 shared papers)Tadahiro Kishida (2 shared papers)Robert B. Darragh (2 shared papers)Jennifer L. Donahue (1 shared paper)Brian Chiou (2 shared papers)
Journals: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (12 papers)Earthquake Spectra (12 papers)Seismological Research Letters (3 papers)Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (2 papers)Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Norway

In The Last Decade

Albert Kottke

51 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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NGA‐West2 Database 2014 · 1.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2014 Earthquake Spectra
2009 PACIFIC EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER

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1	NGA‐West2 Database Earthquake Spectra ·Timothy D Ancheta, Robert B. Darragh, Jonathan P. Stewart, Emel Seyhan, Walter J. Silva, Brian Chiou, Katie Wooddell, Robert Graves, Albert Kottke, David M. Boore, Tadahiro Kishida, Jennifer L. Donahue Hit paper breakdown →	2014	1159
2	PACIFIC EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER Albert Kottke, Ellen M. Rathje Hit paper breakdown →	2009	507
3	Influence of Input Motion and Site Property Variabilities on Seismic Site Response Analysis Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering ·Ellen M. Rathje, Albert Kottke, Whitney L. Trent	2010	189
4	A Semi‐Automated Procedure for Selecting and Scaling Recorded Earthquake Motions for Dynamic Analysis Earthquake Spectra ·Albert Kottke, Ellen M. Rathje	2008	110
5	Reference Rock Site Condition for Central and Eastern North America Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America ·Youssef M. A. Hashash, Albert Kottke, Jonathan P. Stewart, K. W. Campbell, B. Kim, Cerian Moss, Sissy Nikolaou, Ellen M. Rathje, W. J. Silva	2014	77
6	Kappa ( ) Scaling of Ground-Motion Prediction Equations Using an Inverse Random Vibration Theory Approach Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America ·Linda Al Atik, Albert Kottke, Norman Abrahamson, Justin Chow Hollenback	2013	64
7	Proxy‐BasedV_S30Estimation in Central and Eastern North America Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America ·Grace A. Parker, Joseph Harmon, Jonathan P. Stewart, Youssef M. A. Hashash, Albert Kottke, Ellen M. Rathje, Walter J. Silva, Kenneth W. Campbell	2017	58
8	Shear Wave Velocity‐ and Geology‐Based Seismic Microzonation of Port‐au‐Prince, Haiti Earthquake Spectra ·Brady R. Cox, Jeff Bachhuber, Ellen M. Rathje, Clinton M. Wood, Ranon Dulberg, Albert Kottke, Russell A. Green, Scott M. Olson	2011	49
9	Overview and introduction to development of non-ergodic earthquake ground-motion models Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering ·Grigorios Lavrentiadis, Norman Abrahamson, Kuehn M. Nicolas, Yousef Bozorgnia, Christine Goulet, Anže Babič, Jorge Macedo, Matjaž Dolšek, Nicholas Gregor, Albert Kottke, Maxime Lacour, Chenying Liu, Xiaofeng Meng, Van-Bang Phung, Chih‐Hsuan Sung, Melanie Walling	2022	48
10	Comparison of Time Series and Random-Vibration Theory Site-Response Methods Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America ·Albert Kottke, Ellen M. Rathje	2013	39
11	Damage Patterns in Port‐au‐Prince during the 2010 Haiti Earthquake Earthquake Spectra ·Ellen M. Rathje, Jeff Bachhuber, Ranon Dulberg, Brady R. Cox, Albert Kottke, Clinton M. Wood, Russell A. Green, Scott M. Olson, Donald Wells, Glenn J. Rix	2011	33
12	Subsurface Shear Wave Velocity Characterization Using P ‐Wave Seismograms in Central and Eastern North America Earthquake Spectra ·Byungmin Kim, Youssef M. A. Hashash, Ellen M. Rathje, Jonathan P. Stewart, Sidao Ni, Paul Somerville, Albert Kottke, Walter J. Silva, Kenneth W. Campbell	2015	22
13	Development of geologic site classes for seismic site amplification for central and eastern North America eScholarship (California Digital Library) ·Albert Kottke, Youssef M. A. Hashash, Jonathan P. Stewart, C.J. Moss, Sissy Nikolaou, Ellen M. Rathje, Walter J. Silva, Kenneth W. Campbell	2012	21
14	Earthquake Hazard Uncertainties Improved Using Precariously Balanced Rocks SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Anna H. Rood, Dylan H. Rood, Mark Stirling, Christopher Madugo, Norman Abrahamson, Klaus M. Wilcken, T. González, Albert Kottke, Alexander C. Whittaker, W. D. Page, Peter J. Stafford	2020	21
15	Selection of random vibration theory procedures for the NGA‐East project and ground‐motion modeling Earthquake Spectra ·Albert Kottke, Norman Abrahamson, David M. Boore, Yousef Bozorgnia, Christine Goulet, Justin Chow Hollenback, Tadahiro Kishida, Olga‐Joan Ktenidou, Ellen M. Rathje, Walter J. Silva, Eric M. Thompson, Xiaoyue Wang	2021	19
16	A Data-Driven Approach to Evaluate Site Amplification of Ground-Motion Models Using Vector Proxies Derived from Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratios Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America ·Mohsen Zaker Esteghamati, Albert Kottke, Adrián Rodríguez-Marek	2022	16
17	Database for the Fault Displacement Hazard Initiative Project Earthquake Spectra ·Alexandra Sarmiento, Danielle Madugo, Andi Shen, Timothy Dawson, Chris Madugo, Stephen C. Thompson, Yousef Bozorgnia, Stéphane Baize, Paolo Boncio, Albert Kottke, Grigorios Lavrentiadis, Silvia Mazzoni, Christopher Milliner, Fiia Nurminen, Francesco Visini	2024	14
18	Evaluating the performance of nonergodic ground motion models in the ridgecrest area Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering ·Chenying Liu, Jorge Macedo, Albert Kottke	2022	11
19	Significance of ground motion time step in one dimensional site response analysis Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering ·Camilo Phillips, Albert Kottke, Youssef M. A. Hashash, Ellen M. Rathje	2012	10
20	Evaluation of Seismic Hazard Models with Fragile Geologic Features Seismological Research Letters ·Mark Stirling, M. E. Oskin, J Ramón Arrowsmith, Anna H. Rood, Christine Goulet, Lisa Grant Ludwig, Tamarah King, Albert Kottke, J. Lozos, Chris M. Madugo, Devin McPhillips, Dylan H. Rood, Norman H. Sleep, Christine E. Wittich	2020	10

About Albert Kottke

Albert Kottke is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Ocean Engineering, having authored 57 papers that have together received 2.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Seismic Performance and Analysis (37 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (21 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (18 papers), Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (17 papers), Seismology and Earthquake Studies (9 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (9 papers), Landslides and related hazards (8 papers) and Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Civil and Structural Engineering (2.4k citations), Geophysics (1.1k citations), Building and Construction (258 citations), Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (144 citations) and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality (81 citations). Albert Kottke has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Norway. Frequent co-authors include Ellen M. Rathje, Jonathan P. Stewart, Walter J. Silva, David M. Boore, Tadahiro Kishida, Robert B. Darragh, Jennifer L. Donahue, Brian Chiou, Timothy D Ancheta and Emel Seyhan. Their work appears in journals such as Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Earthquake Spectra, Seismological Research Letters, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering.

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