David M. Perkins

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

David M. Perkins is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David M. Perkins has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Geophysics, 24 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 22 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in David M. Perkins's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (29 papers), Seismology and Earthquake Studies (24 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (19 papers). David M. Perkins is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (29 papers), Seismology and Earthquake Studies (24 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (19 papers). David M. Perkins collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and India. David M. Perkins's co-authors include T. Leslie Youd, S.T. Algermissen, Arthur D. Frankel, Stephen C. Harmsen, E. V. Leyendecker, Stanley L. Hanson, Robert L. Wesson, Charles S. Mueller, A.M. Rogers and Russell L. Wheeler and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Applied Physics and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

David M. Perkins

52 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

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 →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David M. Perkins United States	20	1.8k	1.8k	367	254	124	59	2.8k
Stephen C. Harmsen United States	26	2.1k 1.1×	1.7k 1.0×	360 1.0×	175 0.7×	125 1.0×	54	2.8k
Charles S. Mueller United States	29	3.3k 1.8×	1.6k 0.9×	759 2.1×	178 0.7×	170 1.4×	76	3.9k
William B. Joyner United States	32	4.7k 2.6×	5.1k 2.9×	350 1.0×	464 1.8×	70 0.6×	56	6.3k
Mark D. Petersen United States	31	3.2k 1.8×	2.0k 1.1×	787 2.1×	236 0.9×	233 1.9×	103	4.1k
Robert Youngs United States	21	3.7k 2.0×	4.5k 2.5×	318 0.9×	295 1.2×	103 0.8×	40	5.1k
Andrzej Kijko South Africa	22	2.0k 1.1×	957 0.5×	330 0.9×	131 0.5×	79 0.6×	91	2.4k
Kenneth S. Rukstales United States	15	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	410 1.1×	125 0.5×	109 0.9×	29	2.1k
Warwick D. Smith New Zealand	18	1.1k 0.6×	499 0.3×	212 0.6×	149 0.6×	155 1.3×	49	1.7k
Yuehua Zeng United States	34	4.6k 2.5×	1.9k 1.1×	770 2.1×	309 1.2×	228 1.8×	71	5.3k
Laurentiu Danciu Switzerland	20	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	280 0.8×	138 0.5×	79 0.6×	60	1.9k

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Jaiswal, Kishor, et al.. (2012). Use of expert judgment elicitation to estimate seismic vulnerability of selected building types. Journal of Child Neurology. 31(14). 1523–1527. 20 indexed citations

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

Wesson, Robert L., David M. Perkins, Nicolas Luco, & Erdem Karaca. (2009). Direct Calculation of the Probability Distribution for Earthquake Losses to a Portfolio. Earthquake Spectra. 25(3). 687–706. 10 indexed citations

Akıncı, Aybige, David M. Perkins, Anna Maria Lombardi, & Roberto Basili. (2009). Uncertainties in time-dependent probability of characteristic earthquake occurrence for the major fault zones in the Central Apennines, Italy. EGUGA. 5149. 1 indexed citations

Petersen, Mark D., Arthur D. Frankel, Stephen C. Harmsen, et al.. (2008). Documentation for the 2008 update of the United States National Seismic Hazard Maps. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 475 indexed citations breakdown →

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

Luco, Nico, Robert L. Wesson, David M. Perkins, et al.. (2005). Extending Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis to Portfolio and Regional Loss Estimation: A San Francisco Bay Area Example. AGUFM. 2005. 1 indexed citations

Wesson, Robert L., David M. Perkins, E. V. Leyendecker, Richard J. Roth, & Mark D. Petersen. (2004). Losses to Single‐Family Housing from Ground Motions in the 1994 Northridge, California, Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra. 20(3). 1021–1045. 25 indexed citations

Perkins, David M. & Craig Taylor. (2003). Earthquake Occurrence Modeling for Evaluating Seismic Risks to Roadway Systems. 859–867. 2 indexed citations

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Frankel, Arthur D., Mark D. Petersen, Charles S. Mueller, et al.. (2002). Documentation for the 2002 update of the national seismic hazard maps. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 277 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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Frankel, Arthur D., Stephen C. Harmsen, Theodore P. Barnhard, et al.. (1997). USGS NATIONAL SEISMIC HAZARD MAPS: UNIFORM HAZARD SPECTRA, DE-AGGREGATION, AND UNCERTAINTY. 9 indexed citations

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Frankel, Arthur D., Charles S. Mueller, David M. Perkins, et al.. (1996). New USGS Seismic Hazard Maps for the United States. 173–174. 4 indexed citations

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Perkins, David M., et al.. (1993). 1. Treatment of Parameter Uncertainty and Variability for a Single Seismic Hazard Map. Earthquake Spectra. 9(2). 165–195. 24 indexed citations

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Thenhaus, P.C., David M. Perkins, S.T. Algermissen, & Stanley L. Hanson. (1987). 1. Earthquake Hazard in the Eastern United States: Consequences of Alternative Seismic Source Zones. Earthquake Spectra. 3(2). 227–261. 6 indexed citations

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Thenhaus, P.C., Joseph I. Ziony, W.H. Diment, et al.. (1985). 4. Probabilistic Estimates of Maximum Seismic Horizontal Ground Acceleration on Rock in Alaska and the Adjacent Continental Shelf. Earthquake Spectra. 1(2). 285–306. 8 indexed citations

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Algermissen, S.T. & David M. Perkins. (1977). Earthquake-hazard map of United States. 9(1). 20–21. 2 indexed citations

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Rogers, A.M., David M. Perkins, & F.A. McKeown. (1977). A preliminary assessment of the seismic hazard of the Nevada Test Site region. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 67(6). 1587–1606. 6 indexed citations

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Perkins, David M.. (1974). Seismic risk maps. 6(6). 10–15.

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Perkins, David M.. (1972). The search for maximum magnitude. 4(4). 18–22. 1 indexed citations

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