Eric M. Thompson

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
107 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Eric M. Thompson is a scholar working on Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric M. Thompson has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Geophysics, 73 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 21 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Eric M. Thompson's work include Seismic Waves and Analysis (63 papers), Seismic Performance and Analysis (62 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (51 papers). Eric M. Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Seismic Waves and Analysis (63 papers), Seismic Performance and Analysis (62 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (51 papers). Eric M. Thompson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Türkiye. Eric M. Thompson's co-authors include Laurie G. Baise, David J. Wald, Robert E. Kayen, David M. Boore, C. Bruce Worden, James Kaklamanos, Morgan P. Moschetti, Michael Hearne, Héloïse Cadet and Brendon Bradley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Eric M. Thompson

101 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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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.

Shear-Wave Velocity–Based Probabilistic and Deterministic Assessment of Seismic Soil Liquefaction Potential

2013 314 citations Robert E. Kayen, Robb Eric S. Moss et al. profile →
The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Overview of model and implications

2019 194 citations Mark D. Petersen, Allison M. Shumway et al. Earthquake Spectra profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eric M. Thompson United States	31	2.5k	2.1k	718	352	233	107	3.5k
Lucia Luzi Italy	36	2.9k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	926 1.3×	338 1.0×	349 1.5×	121	4.2k
Gottfried Grünthal Germany	28	1.9k 0.7×	2.9k 1.4×	331 0.5×	521 1.5×	266 1.1×	116	4.3k
Mark D. Petersen United States	31	2.0k 0.8×	3.2k 1.5×	236 0.3×	787 2.2×	104 0.4×	103	4.1k
Trevor I. Allen Australia	22	1.4k 0.6×	1.9k 0.9×	329 0.5×	370 1.1×	126 0.5×	57	2.5k
Laurie G. Baise United States	25	1.6k 0.6×	856 0.4×	298 0.4×	119 0.3×	116 0.5×	76	2.4k
Chyi‐Tyi Lee Taiwan	29	1.0k 0.4×	990 0.5×	1.2k 1.6×	117 0.3×	404 1.7×	58	2.5k
Liam Wotherspoon New Zealand	29	2.2k 0.9×	714 0.3×	223 0.3×	115 0.3×	121 0.5×	166	2.7k
Kenneth W. Campbell United States	36	5.8k 2.3×	4.0k 1.9×	410 0.6×	342 1.0×	37 0.2×	108	6.5k
Hans‐Balder Havenith Belgium	28	798 0.3×	975 0.5×	1.6k 2.2×	121 0.3×	449 1.9×	98	2.6k
Mustafa Erdik Türkiye	30	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	158 0.2×	432 1.2×	153 0.7×	84	2.7k

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Allstadt, Kate E., P. S. Earle, Dara E. Goldberg, et al.. (2026). Rapid Characterization of the 2025 Mw 8.8 Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake. 6(1). 1–12. 1 indexed citations

Thompson, Eric M., Michael Hearne, G. P. Hayes, et al.. (2025). Subduction Zone Earthquake Catalog Separation Tool: Implementation in the USGS 2025 Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands National Seismic Hazard Model. Seismological Research Letters. 97(2A). 1191–1200. 2 indexed citations

Moschetti, Morgan P., Eric M. Thompson, & K. Withers. (2024). Basin effects from 3D simulated ground motions in the Greater Los Angeles region for use in seismic hazard analyses. Earthquake Spectra. 40(2). 1042–1065. 4 indexed citations

Allstadt, Kate E., et al.. (2024). Earthquake‐triggered ground‐failure inventory associated with the M7.1 2018 Southcentral Alaska earthquake. Earthquake Spectra. 40(3). 2161–2178. 1 indexed citations

Moschetti, Morgan P., et al.. (2024). Comparing subduction ground‐motion models to observations for Cascadia. Earthquake Spectra. 40(3). 1787–1817. 1 indexed citations

Withers, K., Morgan P. Moschetti, Peter M. Powers, et al.. (2024). Integration of rupture directivity models for the US National Seismic Hazard Model. Earthquake Spectra. 40(2). 1066–1098. 5 indexed citations

Boyd, Oliver S., Morgan P. Moschetti, Eric M. Thompson, et al.. (2023). Sediment thickness map of United States Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Strata, and their influence on earthquake ground motions. Earthquake Spectra. 40(1). 89–112. 15 indexed citations

Marano, Kristin D., Michael Hearne, Kishor Jaiswal, et al.. (2023). ShakeMap Atlas 4.0 and AtlasCat: An Archive of the Recent and the Historical Earthquake ShakeMaps, and Impacts for Global Hazard Analyses and Loss Model Calibration. Seismological Research Letters. 95(2A). 879–899. 8 indexed citations

Allstadt, Kate E., et al.. (2021). The US Geological Survey ground failure product: Near‐real‐time estimates of earthquake‐triggered landslides and liquefaction. Earthquake Spectra. 38(1). 5–36. 29 indexed citations

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Allstadt, Kate E., et al.. (2021). A near‐real‐time model for estimating probability of road obstruction due to earthquake‐triggered landslides. Earthquake Spectra. 37(4). 2400–2418. 7 indexed citations

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Powers, Peter M., Sanaz Rezaeian, Allison M. Shumway, et al.. (2021). The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Ground motion models in the western US. Earthquake Spectra. 37(4). 2315–2341. 22 indexed citations

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Wald, David J., C. Bruce Worden, Eric M. Thompson, & Michael Hearne. (2021). ShakeMap operations, policies, and procedures. Earthquake Spectra. 38(1). 756–777. 63 indexed citations

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Petersen, Mark D., Allison M. Shumway, Peter M. Powers, et al.. (2021). The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Where, why, and how much probabilistic ground motion maps changed. Earthquake Spectra. 37(2). 959–987. 8 indexed citations

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Rezaeian, Sanaz, Peter M. Powers, Allison M. Shumway, et al.. (2021). The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Ground motion models in the central and eastern US. Earthquake Spectra. 37(1S). 1354–1390. 12 indexed citations

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Murray, J. R., Eric M. Thompson, A. Baltay, & S. E. Minson. (2021). The Impact of 3D Finite-Fault Information on Ground-Motion Forecasting for Earthquake Early Warning. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 112(2). 779–802. 5 indexed citations

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Petersen, Mark D., Allison M. Shumway, Peter M. Powers, et al.. (2019). The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Overview of model and implications. Earthquake Spectra. 36(1). 5–41. 194 indexed citations breakdown →

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Moschetti, Morgan P., et al.. (2017). A Flatfile of Ground Motion Intensity Measurements from Induced Earthquakes in Oklahoma and Kansas. Earthquake Spectra. 34(1). 1–20. 31 indexed citations

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Dawood, Haitham M., et al.. (2015). A Flatfile for the KiK‐net Database Processed Using an Automated Protocol. Earthquake Spectra. 32(2). 1281–1302. 88 indexed citations

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Zhu, Jing, et al.. (2014). A Geospatial Liquefaction Model for Rapid Response and Loss Estimation. Earthquake Spectra. 31(3). 1813–1837. 63 indexed citations

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Kayen, Robert E., Eric M. Thompson, Robb Eric S. Moss, et al.. (2004). Geotechnical Reconnaissance of the 2002 Denali Fault, Alaska, Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra. 20(3). 639–667. 24 indexed citations

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