Donald Wells

7.8k citations
5 papers · 6.1k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 4
Topics
earthquake and tectonic studies (3 papers)High-pressure geophysics and materials (2 papers)Geological and Geochemical Analysis (2 papers)

In The Last Decade

Donald Wells

5 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers

Donald Wells
Comparison fields: 5 of 78
  • Geophysics 5.6k
  • Civil and Structural Engineering 1.5k
  • Atmospheric Science 673
  • Artificial Intelligence 611
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 403
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Fields of papers citing papers by Donald Wells

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donald Wells

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All Works

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Preliminary observations from GEER reconnaissance of the effects of the ML 63 February 22, 2011 Lyttelton Christchurch New Zealand earthquake
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About Donald Wells

Donald Wells is a scholar working on Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering and Artificial Intelligence, having authored 5 papers that have together received 6.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include earthquake and tectonic studies (3 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (2 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (5.6k citations), Civil and Structural Engineering (1.5k citations) and Geology (264 citations). Donald Wells has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Norway and Ireland. Frequent co-authors include Kevin J. Coppersmith, William R. Lettis, J. N. Baldwin, Clinton M. Wood, Russell A. Green, Scott M. Olson, Brady R. Cox, Ellen M. Rathje, Albert Kottke and Glenn J. Rix. Their work appears in journals such as Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Earthquake Spectra and Seismological Research Letters.

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