Hsi‐Ping Liu

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Hsi‐Ping Liu is a scholar working on Geophysics, Ocean Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hsi‐Ping Liu has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Geophysics, 15 papers in Ocean Engineering and 9 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hsi‐Ping Liu's work include Seismic Waves and Analysis (26 papers), Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (14 papers) and Geophysics and Sensor Technology (10 papers). Hsi‐Ping Liu is often cited by papers focused on Seismic Waves and Analysis (26 papers), Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (14 papers) and Geophysics and Sensor Technology (10 papers). Hsi‐Ping Liu collaborates with scholars based in United States and China. Hsi‐Ping Liu's co-authors include Hiroo Kanamori, D. L. Anderson, Linda C. Seekins, Leif Wennerberg, Dan Kosloff, J. B. Fletcher, Lucia Margheriti, Richard E. Warrick, Thomas J. Ahrens and Don L. Anderson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Hsi‐Ping Liu

37 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Velocity dispersion due to anelasticity; implications for... 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Velocity dispersion due to anelasticity; implications for seismology and mantle composition
    1976 616 citations Hsi‐Ping Liu, D. L. Anderson et al. Geophysical Journal International profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hsi‐Ping Liu United States 15 1.2k 306 298 134 100 38 1.3k
M. T. Gladwin Australia 18 1.2k 1.0× 284 0.9× 62 0.2× 215 1.6× 193 1.9× 27 1.3k
Robert L. Nowack United States 21 1.2k 1.0× 320 1.0× 79 0.3× 70 0.5× 66 0.7× 77 1.4k
Emmanuel Chaljub France 17 984 0.8× 194 0.6× 320 1.1× 98 0.7× 45 0.5× 36 1.2k
Walter I. Futterman United States 4 843 0.7× 268 0.9× 71 0.2× 112 0.8× 72 0.7× 7 964
Qingyun Di China 19 935 0.8× 743 2.4× 53 0.2× 181 1.4× 125 1.3× 152 1.3k
C. B. Archambeau United States 15 1.2k 1.0× 260 0.8× 62 0.2× 116 0.9× 105 1.1× 35 1.3k
Klaus Helbig Germany 19 1.1k 1.0× 517 1.7× 56 0.2× 237 1.8× 42 0.4× 77 1.4k
M. J. Randall New Zealand 15 1.0k 0.9× 151 0.5× 93 0.3× 185 1.4× 131 1.3× 28 1.1k
Elena I. Novikova United States 14 286 0.2× 220 0.7× 236 0.8× 23 0.2× 27 0.3× 40 701
Kenneth R. Kelly United States 5 1.0k 0.9× 441 1.4× 109 0.4× 163 1.2× 41 0.4× 7 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hsi‐Ping Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hsi‐Ping Liu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Hsi‐Ping, David M. Boore, William B. Joyner, et al.. (2000). Comparison of phase velocities from array measurements of Rayleigh waves associated with microtremor and results calculated from borehole shear-wave velocity profiles. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Hsi‐Ping. (2000). Comparison of Phase Velocities from Array Measurements of Rayleigh Waves Associated with Microtremor and Results Calculated from Borehole Shear-Wave Velocity Profiles. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 90(3). 666–678. 76 indexed citations
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Liu, Hsi‐Ping & Richard E. Warrick. (1998). Effect of cable capacitance on in-situ borehole geophone calibration. Geophysics. 63(1). 18–24. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Hsi‐Ping, Robert Maier, & Richard E. Warrick. (1996). An improved air-powered impulsive shear-wave source. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 86(2). 530–537. 9 indexed citations
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Gibbs, James F., et al.. (1994). Seismic velocities and geologic logs from boreholes at three downhole arrays in San Francisco, California. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 6 indexed citations
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Boatwright, John, Linda C. Seekins, Thomas E. Fumal, Hsi‐Ping Liu, & Charles S. Mueller. (1991). Ground motion amplification in the Marina District. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 81(5). 1980–1997. 61 indexed citations
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Liu, Hsi‐Ping. (1989). A method for determining shear-wave anelastic attenuation using the inhole configuration. Geophysics. 54(12). 1638–1642. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Hsi‐Ping. (1988). Effect of source spectrum on seismic attenuation measurements using the pulse-broadening method. Geophysics. 53(12). 1520–1526. 12 indexed citations
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Liu, Hsi‐Ping, et al.. (1988). An air-powered impulsive shear-wave source with repeatable signals. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 78(1). 355–369. 28 indexed citations
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Liu, Hsi‐Ping, et al.. (1986). MODE IDENTIFICATION OF AN ARCH DAM BY A DYNAMIC AIR-GUN TEST.. 753–764. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Hsi‐Ping, et al.. (1985). Precise measurement of seismic travel times from an air gun source. Geophysical Journal International. 82(3). 549–557. 1 indexed citations
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Kosloff, Dan & Hsi‐Ping Liu. (1980). Reformulation and discussion of mechanical behavior of the velocity‐dependent friction law proposed by Dieterich. Geophysical Research Letters. 7(11). 913–916. 19 indexed citations
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Liu, Hsi‐Ping & Louis Peselnick. (1979). Mechanical hysteresis loops of an anelastic solid and the determination of rock attenuation properties. Geophysical Research Letters. 6(7). 545–548. 10 indexed citations
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Peselnick, Louis, et al.. (1979). Observations of details of hysteresis loops in westerly granite. Geophysical Research Letters. 6(9). 693–696. 11 indexed citations
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Liu, Hsi‐Ping & Dan Kosloff. (1978). Elastic-plastic bending of the lithosphere incorporating rock deformation data, with application to the structure of the Hawaiian archipelago. Tectonophysics. 50(2-3). 249–274. 18 indexed citations
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Anderson, Don L., Hiroo Kanamori, Robert S. Hart, & Hsi‐Ping Liu. (1977). The Earth as a Seismic Absorption Band. Science. 196(4294). 1104–1106. 56 indexed citations
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Liu, Hsi‐Ping & C. B. Archambeau. (1976). Correction to 'The effect of anelasticity on periods of the Earth's free oscillations (toroidal modes)'. Geophysical Journal International. 47(1). 1–7. 12 indexed citations
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Liu, Hsi‐Ping, D. L. Anderson, & Hiroo Kanamori. (1976). Velocity dispersion due to anelasticity; implications for seismology and mantle composition. Geophysical Journal International. 47(1). 41–58. 616 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Hsi‐Ping, et al.. (1976). Dilatancy and precursory bulging along incipient fracture zones in uniaxially compressed westerly granite. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 81(20). 3495–3510. 25 indexed citations
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Ahrens, Thomas J. & Hsi‐Ping Liu. (1973). A shock-induced phase change in orthoclase. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 78(8). 1274–1278. 36 indexed citations

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