Arthur D. Frankel

11.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
158 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Arthur D. Frankel is a scholar working on Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Arthur D. Frankel has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Geophysics, 72 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 55 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Arthur D. Frankel's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (115 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (104 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (68 papers). Arthur D. Frankel is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (115 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (104 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (68 papers). Arthur D. Frankel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Haiti. Arthur D. Frankel's co-authors include Robert W. Clayton, Stephen C. Harmsen, Leif Wennerberg, Mark D. Petersen, J. E. Vidale, Charles S. Mueller, David M. Perkins, Stephen Hartzell, Kenneth S. Rukstales and E. V. Leyendecker and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Arthur D. Frankel

150 papers receiving 7.5k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Mapping Seismic Hazard in the Central and Eastern United States

1995 501 citations Arthur D. Frankel profile →
Documentation for the 2008 update of the United States National Seismic Hazard Maps

2008 475 citations Mark D. Petersen, Arthur D. Frankel et al. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World profile →
Documentation for the 2014 update of the United States national seismic hazard maps

2014 362 citations Mark D. Petersen, Morgan P. Moschetti et al. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World profile →
The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Overview of model and implications

2019 194 citations Mark D. Petersen, Allison M. Shumway et al. Earthquake Spectra profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Arthur D. Frankel United States	45	7.2k	4.0k	1.1k	574	471	158	8.6k
Fabrice Cotton Germany	54	8.0k 1.1×	5.8k 1.5×	1.1k 1.0×	412 0.7×	840 1.8×	227	9.9k
Pierre‐Yves Bard France	51	6.5k 0.9×	5.0k 1.3×	621 0.6×	1.2k 2.1×	884 1.9×	158	8.1k
Frank Scherbaum Germany	45	5.9k 0.8×	3.9k 1.0×	865 0.8×	679 1.2×	432 0.9×	161	7.5k
Gail M. Atkinson Canada	53	8.5k 1.2×	8.8k 2.2×	879 0.8×	278 0.5×	587 1.2×	186	11.5k
Donat Fäh Switzerland	43	5.3k 0.7×	3.0k 0.8×	745 0.7×	636 1.1×	1.2k 2.6×	197	6.3k
David J. Wald United States	54	9.6k 1.3×	5.5k 1.4×	2.3k 2.1×	353 0.6×	1.3k 2.9×	192	12.8k
Thomas H. Heaton United States	49	8.4k 1.2×	3.2k 0.8×	3.0k 2.7×	440 0.8×	341 0.7×	122	10.3k
Thomas C. Hanks United States	52	9.3k 1.3×	2.8k 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	285 0.5×	651 1.4×	112	10.8k
Stefano Parolai Germany	42	4.7k 0.6×	2.3k 0.6×	976 0.9×	797 1.4×	374 0.8×	216	5.7k
Julian J. Bommer United Kingdom	66	8.1k 1.1×	12.1k 3.1×	1.0k 0.9×	381 0.7×	1.4k 3.0×	194	15.5k

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Rezaeian, Sanaz, Peter M. Powers, Sean K Ahdi, et al.. (2024). The 2023 US National Seismic Hazard Model: Subduction ground‐motion models. Earthquake Spectra. 40(3). 1739–1786. 2 indexed citations

Moschetti, Morgan P., B. Aagaard, Sean K Ahdi, et al.. (2024). The 2023 US National Seismic Hazard Model: Ground‐motion characterization for the conterminous United States. Earthquake Spectra. 40(2). 1158–1190. 15 indexed citations

Powers, Peter M., Sanaz Rezaeian, Allison M. Shumway, et al.. (2021). The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Ground motion models in the western US. Earthquake Spectra. 37(4). 2315–2341. 22 indexed citations

Petersen, Mark D., Allison M. Shumway, Peter M. Powers, et al.. (2021). The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Where, why, and how much probabilistic ground motion maps changed. Earthquake Spectra. 37(2). 959–987. 8 indexed citations

Rezaeian, Sanaz, Peter M. Powers, Allison M. Shumway, et al.. (2021). The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Ground motion models in the central and eastern US. Earthquake Spectra. 37(1S). 1354–1390. 12 indexed citations

Wirth, Erin A., J. E. Vidale, Arthur D. Frankel, et al.. (2019). Source‐Dependent Amplification of Earthquake Ground Motions in Deep Sedimentary Basins. Geophysical Research Letters. 46(12). 6443–6450. 60 indexed citations

Marafi, Nasser A., Marc O. Eberhard, Jeffrey W. Berman, Erin A. Wirth, & Arthur D. Frankel. (2019). Impacts of Simulated M9 Cascadia Subduction Zone Motions on Idealized Systems. Earthquake Spectra. 35(3). 1261–1287. 23 indexed citations

Petersen, Mark D., Allison M. Shumway, Peter M. Powers, et al.. (2019). The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Overview of model and implications. Earthquake Spectra. 36(1). 5–41. 194 indexed citations breakdown →

Marafi, Nasser A., Marc O. Eberhard, Jeffrey W. Berman, Erin A. Wirth, & Arthur D. Frankel. (2017). Effects of Deep Basins on Structural Collapse during Large Subduction Earthquakes. Earthquake Spectra. 33(3). 963–997. 33 indexed citations

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Rezaeian, Sanaz, Mark D. Petersen, Morgan P. Moschetti, et al.. (2014). Implementation of NGA‐West2 Ground Motion Models in the 2014 U.S. National Seismic Hazard Maps. Earthquake Spectra. 30(3). 1319–1333. 29 indexed citations

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Petersen, Mark D., Arthur D. Frankel, Stephen C. Harmsen, et al.. (2011). Seismic-Hazard Maps for the Conterminous United States, 2008. Scientific investigations map. 7 indexed citations

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Frankel, Arthur D., Stephen C. Harmsen, Charles S. Mueller, E. Calais, & Jennifer S. Haase. (2011). Seismic Hazard Maps for Haiti. Earthquake Spectra. 27(1S1). 23–41. 42 indexed citations

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Mueller, Charles S., Arthur D. Frankel, Mark D. Petersen, & E. V. Leyendecker. (2010). New Seismic Hazard Maps for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Earthquake Spectra. 26(1). 169–185. 16 indexed citations

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Frankel, Arthur D., Mark D. Petersen, Charles S. Mueller, et al.. (2005). Seismic-hazard maps for the conterminous United States. Scientific investigations map. 4 indexed citations

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Leyendecker, E. V., et al.. (2000). Development of Maximum Considered Earthquake Ground Motion Maps. Earthquake Spectra. 16(1). 21–40. 75 indexed citations

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Harmsen, Stephen C., David M. Perkins, & Arthur D. Frankel. (1999). Deaggregation of probabilistic ground motions in the central and eastern United States. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 89(1). 1–13. 71 indexed citations

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Williams, Robert A., William J. Stephenson, Arthur D. Frankel, & Jack K. Odum. (1999). Surface Seismic Measurements of Near‐Surface P‐ and S‐Wave Seismic Velocities at Earthquake Recording Stations, Seattle, Washington. Earthquake Spectra. 15(3). 565–584. 39 indexed citations

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Hartzell, Stephen, R. C. Jachens, Thomas M. Brocher, & Arthur D. Frankel. (1998). Imaging and ground motion in urban sedimentary basins: The Santa Clara and San Bernardino Valleys. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 1 indexed citations

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Wennerberg, Leif & Arthur D. Frankel. (1989). On the similarity of theories of anelastic and scattering attenuation. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 79(4). 1287–1293. 14 indexed citations

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Frankel, Arthur D.. (1982). The effects of attenuation and site response on the spectra of microearthquakes in the northeastern Caribbean. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 72(4). 1379–1402. 115 indexed citations

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