B. Gutenberg

17.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
47 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

B. Gutenberg is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Gutenberg has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Geophysics, 23 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 12 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in B. Gutenberg's work include Seismology and Earthquake Studies (22 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (17 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (13 papers). B. Gutenberg is often cited by papers focused on Seismology and Earthquake Studies (22 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (17 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (13 papers). B. Gutenberg collaborates with scholars based in United States. B. Gutenberg's co-authors include C. F. Richter, J. B. Auden, E. Öpik, Jacques Van Mieghem, Hugo Benioff, Robert P. Sharp, Frank Press, J. M. Burgers and D. T. Griggs and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

B. Gutenberg

47 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Seismicity of the Earth and Associated Phenomena

1957 1.1k citations J. B. Auden, B. Gutenberg et al. Geographical Journal profile →
Earthquake magnitude, intensity, energy, and acceleration

1956 824 citations B. Gutenberg, C. F. Richter Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America profile →
MAGNITUDE AND ENERGY OF EARTHQUAKES

1956 677 citations B. Gutenberg, C. F. Richter profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
B. Gutenberg	3.8k	804	644	374	342	47	4.6k
C. F. Richter	3.9k 1.0×	992 1.2×	697 1.1×	283 0.8×	312 0.9×	33	4.6k
Bruce A. Bolt	3.0k 0.8×	571 0.7×	551 0.9×	419 1.1×	199 0.6×	152	3.7k
Francesco Mulargia	2.7k 0.7×	763 0.9×	709 1.1×	258 0.7×	235 0.7×	126	3.4k
Max Wyss	8.6k 2.3×	2.1k 2.6×	612 1.0×	219 0.6×	436 1.3×	203	9.3k
Paul A. Reasenberg	6.7k 1.8×	1.7k 2.1×	512 0.8×	107 0.3×	226 0.7×	44	7.0k
Markus Båth	2.2k 0.6×	510 0.6×	241 0.4×	295 0.8×	133 0.4×	114	2.6k
Lucile M. Jones	4.4k 1.2×	1.3k 1.6×	406 0.6×	84 0.2×	164 0.5×	71	4.8k
Frank Press	4.8k 1.3×	623 0.8×	613 1.0×	1.3k 3.4×	1.7k 4.9×	163	7.2k
J. C. Savage	9.3k 2.5×	1.1k 1.3×	386 0.6×	274 0.7×	542 1.6×	232	10.4k
Cinna Lomnitz	1.9k 0.5×	404 0.5×	372 0.6×	163 0.4×	145 0.4×	132	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Gutenberg

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gutenberg, B.. (1960). Waves reflected at the “surface” of the earth: P'P'P'P'. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 50(1). 71–79. 10 indexed citations

Gutenberg, B.. (1959). Earthquake waves reflected at the inside of the core boundary. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 64(10). 1503–1508. 6 indexed citations

Gutenberg, B.. (1959). The Earth as Viewed in 1959. Nature. 184(4692). 1007–1008. 1 indexed citations

Gutenberg, B.. (1958). Two types of microseisms. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 63(3). 595–597. 8 indexed citations

Gutenberg, B.. (1958). Caustics Produced by Waves Through the Earth's Core. Geophysical Journal International. 1(3). 238–248. 36 indexed citations

Gutenberg, B.. (1958). Velocity of seismic waves in the Earth's mantle. Transactions American Geophysical Union. 39(3). 486–489. 29 indexed citations

Gutenberg, B.. (1958). Wave velocities in the earth's core. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 48(4). 301–314. 22 indexed citations

Auden, J. B., B. Gutenberg, & C. F. Richter. (1957). Seismicity of the Earth and Associated Phenomena. Geographical Journal. 123(1). 105–105. 1128 indexed citations breakdown →

Gutenberg, B.. (1957). The ‘Boundary’ of the Earth's inner core. Transactions American Geophysical Union. 38(5). 750–753. 28 indexed citations

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Gutenberg, B.. (1956). Comparison of seismograms recorded on Mount Wilson and at the seismological laboratory, Pasadena. Annales de Geophysique. 12. 202. 5 indexed citations

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Gutenberg, B.. (1956). The energy of earthquakes. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. 112(1-4). 1–14. 164 indexed citations

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Gutenberg, B., et al.. (1956). SEISMIC EXPLORATIONS ON THE FLOOR OF YOSEMITE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 67(8). 1051–1051. 19 indexed citations

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Gutenberg, B.. (1955). Channel waves in the earth's crust. Geophysics. 20(2). 283–294. 56 indexed citations

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Gutenberg, B.. (1954). Postglacial uplift in the Great Lakes region. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics. 7(1). 243–251. 10 indexed citations

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Benioff, Hugo, B. Gutenberg, & C. F. Richter. (1954). Progress Report, Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 1953. Transactions American Geophysical Union. 35(6). 979–987. 16 indexed citations

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Gutenberg, B.. (1953). Travel Times of Longitudinal Waves From Surface Foci. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 39(8). 849–853. 18 indexed citations

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Gutenberg, B.. (1953). Wave velocities at depths between 50 and 600 kilometers†. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 43(3). 223–232. 65 indexed citations

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Benioff, Hugo & B. Gutenberg. (1952). Progress report, seismological laboratory, California Institute of Technology, for 1951. Transactions American Geophysical Union. 33(5). 759–762. 4 indexed citations

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Gutenberg, B.. (1951). CRUSTAL LAYERS OF THE CONTINENTS AND OCEANS. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 62(5). 427–427. 36 indexed citations

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Gutenberg, B.. (1951). Revised travel times in southern California*. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 41(2). 143–163. 31 indexed citations

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