Gordon Woo

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Gordon Woo is a scholar working on Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Gordon Woo has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Geophysics, 16 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 14 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Gordon Woo's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (24 papers), Seismology and Earthquake Studies (11 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (9 papers). Gordon Woo is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (24 papers), Seismology and Earthquake Studies (11 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (9 papers). Gordon Woo collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and United States. Gordon Woo's co-authors include Warner Marzocchi, Willy Aspinall, P J Baxter, Christopher G. Newhall, Thea Hincks, B. Voight, Raffaello Cioni, Giulio Zuccaro, Augusto Neri and Peter J. Baxter and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.

In The Last Decade

Gordon Woo

57 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Innovations in earthquake risk reduction for resilience: Recent advances and challenges

2021 147 citations Fabio Freddi, Carmine Galasso et al. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gordon Woo United Kingdom	21	632	407	398	380	333	62	1.7k
Arnaud Mignan Switzerland	26	1.6k 2.5×	246 0.6×	350 0.9×	216 0.6×	714 2.1×	73	2.2k
Robin Spence United Kingdom	25	663 1.0×	521 1.3×	999 2.5×	513 1.4×	158 0.5×	58	2.6k
Giulio Zuccaro Italy	24	481 0.8×	473 1.2×	992 2.5×	382 1.0×	131 0.4×	87	2.2k
Jacopo Selva Italy	29	1.6k 2.5×	331 0.8×	518 1.3×	231 0.6×	587 1.8×	99	2.4k
Kishor Jaiswal United States	23	963 1.5×	172 0.4×	1.0k 2.6×	266 0.7×	309 0.9×	67	1.8k
Charles Scawthorn United States	19	231 0.4×	510 1.3×	901 2.3×	284 0.7×	73 0.2×	65	1.8k
Hope A. Seligson United States	15	218 0.3×	420 1.0×	513 1.3×	264 0.7×	90 0.3×	27	1.1k
Mustafa Erdik Türkiye	30	1.4k 2.2×	153 0.4×	1.7k 4.4×	273 0.7×	432 1.3×	84	2.7k
James Daniell Germany	25	182 0.3×	828 2.0×	362 0.9×	469 1.2×	80 0.2×	95	1.9k
Elizabeth A. Eide Norway	26	1.9k 3.0×	240 0.6×	356 0.9×	382 1.0×	380 1.1×	40	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Gordon Woo

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gordon Woo

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gordon Woo

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Woo, Gordon, et al.. (2024). A role game to learn about risk perception via downward counterfactual thinking. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 114. 105000–105000.

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Woo, Gordon, et al.. (2024). Public Administration Capacity Building through Exploring Downward Counterfactuals. Public Organization Review. 25(1). 43–60.

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Woo, Gordon, et al.. (2024). A dual-focus analysis of wikipedia traffic and linguistic patterns in public risk awareness Post-Charlie Hebdo. Computers in Human Behavior Reports. 17. 100580–100580.

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Woo, Gordon, et al.. (2023). Downward counterfactual analysis of multi-risk cascades. Frontiers in Earth Science. 11. 2 indexed citations

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Yosipof, Abraham, Gordon Woo, & Nadejda Komendantova. (2023). Persistence of risk awareness: Manchester arena bombing on 22 May 2017. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 94. 103805–103805. 4 indexed citations

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Jenkins, Susanna F., et al.. (2021). Asia’s looming Black Elephant events. Communications Earth & Environment. 2(1). 5 indexed citations

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Freddi, Fabio, Carmine Galasso, Gemma Cremen, et al.. (2021). Innovations in earthquake risk reduction for resilience: Recent advances and challenges. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 60. 102267–102267. 147 indexed citations breakdown →

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Woo, Gordon. (2017). Risk-informed tsunami warnings. Geological Society London Special Publications. 456(1). 191–197. 4 indexed citations

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Verikios, George, et al.. (2015). Assessing Regional Risks From Pandemic Influenza: A Scenario Analysis. World Economy. 39(8). 1225–1255. 38 indexed citations

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Woo, Gordon. (2013). Counterfactual Volcano Hazard Analysis. EGUGA. 1 indexed citations

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Woo, Gordon. (2013). Historical development of the British and Scandinavian earthquake archives. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 12(1). 127–134. 1 indexed citations

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Scolobig, Anna, Charlotte Vinchon, Nadejda Komendantova, et al.. (2013). Social and institutional barriers to effective multi-hazard decision making: MATRIX. 1 indexed citations

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Baxter, P J, Willy Aspinall, Augusto Neri, et al.. (2008). Emergency planning and mitigation at Vesuvius: A new evidence-based approach. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 178(3). 454–473. 60 indexed citations

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Woodall, K.B., Gordon Woo, S.K. Sood, et al.. (2002). Tritium Purification System for TFTR. 1. 69–72. 5 indexed citations

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Woo, Gordon. (2002). Quantitative Terrorism Risk Assessment. The Journal of Risk Finance. 4(1). 7–14. 62 indexed citations

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Woo, Gordon. (1999). The Mathematics of Natural Catastrophes. IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS eBooks. 20 indexed citations

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Woo, Gordon. (1997). 15. The Treatment of Earthquake Portfolio Uncertainty: A Focus on Issues of Asset Distribution. Earthquake Spectra. 13(4). 833–849. 2 indexed citations

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Aspinall, Willy, et al.. (1994). 2. Seismic Ground Motion Hazard Assessment at a Site near a Segmented Subduction Zone: The Roseau Dam, Saint Lucia, West Indies. Earthquake Spectra. 10(2). 259–292. 3 indexed citations

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Woo, Gordon. (1994). Seismic area zones: myth or reality?. Terra Nova. 6(5). 535–536. 3 indexed citations

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Woo, Gordon. (1990). Should intensity be a measure of earthquake ground shaking?. Terra Nova. 2(3). 282–283. 1 indexed citations

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