David A. Ferrill
Impact in
- Geophysics top 0.5%
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Earth-Surface Processes top 1%
Papers in
- Geophysics 92
- earthquake and tectonic studies 72
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis 40
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques 34
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- Geological formations and processes 15
- Co-authors
- Alan P. MorrisKevin J. SmartRonald N. McGinnisD. B. HendersonDarrell W. SimsJohn StamatakosRichard H. GroshongD. Y. Wyrick
- Journals
- Journal of Structural Geology (34 papers)AAPG Bulletin (16 papers)Lithosphere (8 papers)Marine and Petroleum Geology (6 papers)Tectonophysics (5 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesSwitzerlandJapan
In The Last Decade
David A. Ferrill
119 papers receiving 4.3k citations
Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 72
- Geophysics 3.6k
- Earth-Surface Processes 563
- Geology 314
- Mechanics of Materials 1.4k
- Atmospheric Science 659
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All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2025 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 4 | 2022 | 8 | |
| 5 | 2021 | 12 | |
| 6 | 2020 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2020 | 23 | |
| 8 | Geomechanical Modeling of a Reservoir-Scale Fault-Related Fold: The Bargy Anticline, France | 2010 | 5 |
| 9 | Coseismic Pit Crater, Normal Fault, and Extensional Fissure Formation in Unconsolidated Sediment and Basalt in Northern Iceland | 2008 | 3 |
| 10 | Wrinkle Ridge Detachment Depth and Undetected Shortening at Solis Planum, Mars | 2006 | 1 |
| 11 | EN ECHELON SEGMENTATION OF WRINKLE RIDGES IN SOLIS PLANUM, MARS, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNTER-CLOCKWISE ROTATION OF SHORTENING DIRECTION. K.J. Smart | 2006 | 0 |
| 12 | 2005 | 2 | |
| 13 | Integrated Structural Analysis And Geomechanical Modeling: An Aid To Reservoir Exploration And Development | 2004 | 3 |
| 14 | Physical Models of Pit Chain Formation over Dilational Faults on Mars | 2003 | 7 |
| 15 | Distribution, Morphology and Structural Associations of Martian Pit Crater Chains | 2003 | 3 |
| 16 | Influence of Gravity on the Geometry of Martian Normal Faults | 2003 | 9 |
| 17 | Potential for Lateral Flow Associated with Fractured, Nonwelded, Layered Tuffs in the Unsaturated Zone | 2002 | 1 |
| 18 | Fault Zone Characteristics and Deformation Mechanisms of Porous, Non-welded Bishop Tuff | 2002 | 1 |
| 19 | 1997 | 54 | |
| 20 | 1997 | 10 |
About David A. Ferrill
David A. Ferrill is a scholar working on Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, Mechanics of Materials, Geochemistry and Petrology and Geology, having authored 125 papers that have together received 4.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include earthquake and tectonic studies (72 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (40 papers), Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (34 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (23 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (18 papers), Geological formations and processes (15 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (15 papers) and Rock Mechanics and Modeling (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (3.6k citations), Earth-Surface Processes (563 citations), Geology (314 citations), Mechanics of Materials (1.4k citations) and Atmospheric Science (659 citations). David A. Ferrill has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Alan P. Morris, Kevin J. Smart, Ronald N. McGinnis, D. B. Henderson, Darrell W. Sims, John Stamatakos, Richard H. Groshong, D. Y. Wyrick, Mark A. Evans and William M. Dunne. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Structural Geology, AAPG Bulletin, Lithosphere, Marine and Petroleum Geology and Tectonophysics.
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