Donat Fäh

9.1k total citations
197 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Donat Fäh is a scholar working on Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Donat Fäh has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 168 papers in Geophysics, 95 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 53 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Donat Fäh's work include Seismic Waves and Analysis (122 papers), Seismic Performance and Analysis (84 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (72 papers). Donat Fäh is often cited by papers focused on Seismic Waves and Analysis (122 papers), Seismic Performance and Analysis (84 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (72 papers). Donat Fäh collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Italy. Donat Fäh's co-authors include Domenico Giardini, Benjamin Edwards, Jan Burjánek, Valerio Poggi, Fortunat Kind, Fabrice Cotton, Jeffrey R. Moore, D. Roten, Clotaire Michel and Cécile Cornou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

Donat Fäh

195 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donat Fäh Switzerland 43 5.3k 3.0k 1.2k 745 636 197 6.3k
Fabrice Cotton Germany 54 8.0k 1.5× 5.8k 1.9× 840 0.7× 1.1k 1.5× 412 0.6× 227 9.9k
Pierre‐Yves Bard France 51 6.5k 1.2× 5.0k 1.7× 884 0.7× 621 0.8× 1.2k 1.9× 158 8.1k
Frank Scherbaum Germany 45 5.9k 1.1× 3.9k 1.3× 432 0.4× 865 1.2× 679 1.1× 161 7.5k
Arthur D. Frankel United States 45 7.2k 1.4× 4.0k 1.3× 471 0.4× 1.1k 1.5× 574 0.9× 158 8.6k
Denis Jongmans France 39 3.4k 0.6× 1.0k 0.4× 2.1k 1.8× 384 0.5× 1.2k 1.9× 122 4.8k
Stefano Parolai Germany 42 4.7k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 374 0.3× 976 1.3× 797 1.3× 216 5.7k
Kevin J. Coppersmith United States 14 7.4k 1.4× 2.1k 0.7× 485 0.4× 899 1.2× 132 0.2× 28 8.1k
S. E. Hough United States 39 5.0k 0.9× 2.1k 0.7× 367 0.3× 764 1.0× 220 0.3× 165 5.6k
G. F. Panza Italy 45 7.1k 1.3× 1.7k 0.6× 197 0.2× 968 1.3× 381 0.6× 374 7.7k
D. Hatzfeld France 53 7.3k 1.4× 989 0.3× 298 0.2× 613 0.8× 204 0.3× 92 7.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Donat Fäh

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donat Fäh

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Donat Fäh. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Donat Fäh based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Donat Fäh. Donat Fäh is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bergamo, Paolo, et al.. (2025). Systematic assessment of nonlinear soil behavior at KiK‐net sites in Japan: Thresholds and controlling site factors. Earthquake Spectra. 41(3). 2278–2310. 1 indexed citations
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Παπαδόπουλος, Αθανάσιος, Laurentiu Danciu, Paolo Bergamo, et al.. (2024). The Earthquake Risk Model of Switzerland, ERM-CH23. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 24(10). 3561–3578. 3 indexed citations
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Bergamo, Paolo, et al.. (2024). Multistep procedure for estimating non-linear soil response in low seismicity areas—a case study of Lucerne, Switzerland. Geophysical Journal International. 239(2). 1133–1154. 1 indexed citations
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Hobiger, Manuel, et al.. (2023). Identification of Subsurface Structures Using H/V Curves from Earthquake Recordings: Application to Seismic Stations in Switzerland. Pure and Applied Geophysics. 180(3). 755–787. 9 indexed citations
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Bergamo, Paolo, Donat Fäh, Francesco Panzera, et al.. (2023). A site amplification model for Switzerland based on site-condition indicators and incorporating local response as measured at seismic stations. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 21(13). 5831–5865. 7 indexed citations
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Cauzzi, Carlo, et al.. (2023). On the seismic response and earthquake-triggered failures of subaqueous slopes in Swiss lakes. Geophysical Journal International. 235(1). 566–588. 4 indexed citations
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Fäh, Donat, et al.. (2021). An update on techniques to assess normal-mode behavior of rock arches by ambient vibrations. Earth Surface Dynamics. 9(6). 1441–1457. 6 indexed citations
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Herwijnen, Alec van, et al.. (2019). Automatic detection of avalanches combining array classification and localization. Earth Surface Dynamics. 7(2). 491–503. 12 indexed citations
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Hammer, Conny, et al.. (2018). Automatic detection of snow avalanches in continuous seismic data using hidden Markov models. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 18(1). 383–396. 25 indexed citations
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Herwijnen, Alec van, et al.. (2018). Automatic detection of avalanches using a combined array classification and localization. Biogeosciences (European Geosciences Union). 4 indexed citations
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Michel, Clotaire, et al.. (2017). Analysis of surface waves from ambient vibrations on Alpine glaciers in Switzerland. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2017. 1 indexed citations
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Deichmann, N., P. Martín, Falko Bethmann, et al.. (2007). Seismicity Induced by Water Injection for Geothermal Reservoir Stimulation 5 km Below the City of Basel, Switzerland. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 4 indexed citations
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Havenith, Hans‐Balder, et al.. (2007). Seismic ground motion estimation in Alpine valleys (Valais, Switzerland): modelling and response spectra. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations
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Fäh, Donat, Domenico Giardini, Fabrizio Bernardi, et al.. (2003). Earthquake Catalogue of Switzerland (ECOS) and the Related Macroseismic Database. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae. 96(2). 219–236. 92 indexed citations
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Cornou, Cécile, Sylvette Bonnefoy-Claudet, Jozef Kristek, et al.. (2003). Simulation of seismic ambient vibrations: characteristics of noise sources and reliability of H/V and array processing techniques. EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly. 10125.
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Panza, G. F., Franco Vaccari, Giovanni Costa, Peter Suhadolc, & Donat Fäh. (1996). 8. Seismic Input Modelling for Zoning and Microzoning. Earthquake Spectra. 12(3). 529–566. 50 indexed citations
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Luzón, Francisco, Shin Aoi, Donat Fäh, & Francisco J. Sánchez‐Sesma. (1995). Simulation of the seismic response of a 2D sedimentary basin: a comparison between the indirect boundary element method and a hybrid technique. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 85(5). 1501–1506. 16 indexed citations
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Fäh, Donat, Peter Suhadolc, St. Mueller, & G. F. Panza. (1994). A hybrid method for the estimation of ground motion in sedimentary basins: Quantitative modeling for Mexico city. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 84(2). 383–399. 103 indexed citations
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Fäh, Donat, et al.. (1993). 1. A New Method for the Realistic Estimation of Seismic Ground Motion in Megacities: The Case of Rome. Earthquake Spectra. 9(4). 643–668. 63 indexed citations

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