Gene Simmons

10.3k citations

86 papers · 7.7k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 36

Impact in

Geophysics top 0.5%
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Seismic Waves and Analysis
Mechanics of Materials top 0.2%
- Rock Mechanics and Modeling
- Metal and Thin Film Mechanics

Papers in

Geophysics 51
- High-pressure geophysics and materials 31
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis 18
- earthquake and tectonic studies 17
- Seismic Waves and Analysis 14
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques 11
Mechanics of Materials 28
- Rock Mechanics and Modeling 18

Co-authors: Herbert F. Wang Amos Nur W. F. Brace T. Todd Robert W. Siegfried D. H. Chung Michael Batzle Ki‐iti Horai
Journals: Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (33 papers)Earth and Planetary Science Letters (10 papers)Science (6 papers)Journal of Applied Physics (3 papers)International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Gene Simmons

82 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Single crystal elastic constants and calculated aggregate properties 1971 · 857 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1971 SMU Scholar (Southern Methodist University)
1971 Medical Entomology and Zoology
1969 Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
1969 Earth and Planetary Science Letters

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Co-authors

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All Works

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1	Cracks in building stone International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts ·Gene Simmons, Наталя Новікова	1993	6
2	The ratio V p /V s as a discriminant of composition for siliceous limestones Geophysics ·Roy H Wilkens, Gene Simmons, Arun Vasan	1984	88
3	Optimization of design and control strategies for geothermal space heating systems STIN ·Dennis L. Dresang, Gene Simmons	1984	1
4	Microcracks and Radioactive Waste Disposal MRS Proceedings ·Gene Simmons, S. Sartori	1982	4
5	Modeling and control of geothermal heating systems Gene Simmons, M C Tumang, Dennis L. Dresang	1981	1
6	Effects of stress on cracks in Westerly granite Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America ·SILVA V.D.O., Gene Simmons	1976	13
7	Chrysoberyl (Al₂BeO₄): Anomaly in velocity-density systematics Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Herbert F. Wang, Mool C. Gupta, Gene Simmons	1975	25
8	Radio-Frequency Interferometry—A new technique For studying glaciers Journal of Glaciology ·D. W. Strangway, Gene Simmons, Gerald A. LaTorraca, Raymond D. Watts, L. H. Bannister, R. Baker, J. D. Redman, J. R. Rossiter	1974	1
9	Heat-flow near a North Atlantic fracture zone Geothermics ·Jyri-Petteri Huttunen, Gene Simmons, Katarzyna Stecz	1974	5
10	Radio Interferometry Depth Sounding: Part II - Experimental Results Geophysics ·J. R. Rossiter, Gerald A. LaTorraca, A. P. Annan, D. W. Strangway, Gene Simmons	1973	23
11	Acoustic double refraction in low-porosity rocks Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America ·T. Todd, Gene Simmons, W. Scott Baldridge	1973	19
12	Temperature coefficient of the thermal conductivities of ocean sediments Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts ·Ken C. Macdonald, Gene Simmons	1972	3
13	Heat Flow and Continuous Seismic Profiles in the Cayman Trough and Yucatan Basin Geological Society of America Bulletin ·A. J. Erickson, Charles E. Helsley, Gene Simmons	1972	41
14	Single crystal elastic constants and calculated aggregate properties SMU Scholar (Southern Methodist University) ·Gene Simmons Hit paper breakdown →	1971	857
15	Thermal Diffusivity and Conductivity of Lunar Material Science ·Ki‐iti Horai, Gene Simmons, Hiroo Kanamori, David R. Wones	1970	22
16	Heat Flow Measurements on the Reykjanes Ridge Nature ·Ki‐iti Horai, G. Coppola, Gene Simmons	1970	5
17	Pressure derivatives of the elastic properties of polycrystalline quartz and rutile Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·D. H. Chung, Gene Simmons	1969	51
18	Interpretation of heat flow anomalies 1. Contrasts in heat production Reviews of Geophysics ·Gene Simmons	1967	24
19	Velocity of shear waves in rocks to 10 kilobars, 1 Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Gene Simmons	1964	232
20	Velocity of compressional waves in various minerals at pressures to 10 kilobars Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Gene Simmons	1964	143

About Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons is a scholar working on Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Geology, having authored 86 papers that have together received 7.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include High-pressure geophysics and materials (31 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (18 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (18 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (17 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (14 papers), Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (11 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (9 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (3.8k citations), Mechanics of Materials (2.4k citations), Ocean Engineering (941 citations), Ceramics and Composites (288 citations) and Mechanical Engineering (1.7k citations). Gene Simmons has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Herbert F. Wang, Amos Nur, W. F. Brace, T. Todd, Robert W. Siegfried, D. H. Chung, Michael Batzle, Ki‐iti Horai, Anthony W. England and Claude Jaupart. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Science, Journal of Applied Physics and International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts.

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