Ilya Tsvankin

8.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
251 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Ilya Tsvankin is a scholar working on Geophysics, Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ilya Tsvankin has authored 251 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 243 papers in Geophysics, 122 papers in Ocean Engineering and 92 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ilya Tsvankin's work include Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (239 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (198 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (92 papers). Ilya Tsvankin is often cited by papers focused on Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (239 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (198 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (92 papers). Ilya Tsvankin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Saudi Arabia and Netherlands. Ilya Tsvankin's co-authors include Vladimir Grechka, Tariq Alkhalifah, Andrey Bakulin, Leon Thomsen, Yaping Zhu, Andreas Rüger, Jyoti Behura, Xiaoxia Xu, Xiaoxiang Wang and Tong Bai and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysics and Geophysical Journal International.

In The Last Decade

Ilya Tsvankin

229 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

Velocity analysis for transversely isotropic media 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 1997 200 400 600
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.

  1. Velocity analysis for transversely isotropic media
    1995 632 citations Tariq Alkhalifah, Ilya Tsvankin Geophysics profile →
  2. Anisotropic parameters and P-wave velocity for orthorhombic media
    1997 460 citations Ilya Tsvankin Geophysics profile →

Peers

Ilya Tsvankin
Vladimir Grechka United States
Jerry M. Harris United States
Bjørn Ursin Norway
S. Operto France
Romain Brossier France
Andrey Bakulin United States
René-Édouard Plessix Netherlands
Kenneth W. Winkler United States
J. Virieux France
John Etgen United States
Vladimir Grechka United States
Ilya Tsvankin
Citations per year, relative to Ilya Tsvankin Ilya Tsvankin (= 1×) peers Vladimir Grechka

Countries citing papers authored by Ilya Tsvankin

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Ilya Tsvankin's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Ilya Tsvankin with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Ilya Tsvankin more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Ilya Tsvankin

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ilya Tsvankin. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ilya Tsvankin. The network helps show where Ilya Tsvankin may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ilya Tsvankin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ilya Tsvankin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ilya Tsvankin 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 Ilya Tsvankin. Ilya Tsvankin 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
1.
Tsvankin, Ilya, et al.. (2022). Facies prediction with Bayesian inference: Application of supervised and semisupervised deep learning. Interpretation. 10(2). T279–T290. 5 indexed citations
2.
Tsvankin, Ilya, et al.. (2021). Elastic FWI for orthorhombic media with lithologic constraints applied via machine learning. Geophysics. 86(4). R589–R602. 10 indexed citations
3.
Tsvankin, Ilya, et al.. (2021). Facies‐based full‐waveform inversion for anisotropic media: a North Sea case study. Geophysical Prospecting. 69(8-9). 1650–1663. 12 indexed citations
4.
Tsvankin, Ilya, et al.. (2020). Full-waveform inversion with borehole constraints for elastic VTI media. Geophysics. 85(6). R553–R563. 15 indexed citations
5.
Bai, Tong, Tieyuan Zhu, & Ilya Tsvankin. (2019). Attenuation compensation for time-reversal imaging in VTI media. Geophysics. 84(4). C205–C216. 12 indexed citations
6.
Tsvankin, Ilya, et al.. (2019). Image‐domain wavefield tomography for tilted transversely isotropic media. Geophysical Prospecting. 67(9). 2358–2367. 1 indexed citations
7.
Tsvankin, Ilya, et al.. (2018). Bayesian framework for elastic full-waveform inversion with facies information. The Leading Edge. 37(12). 924–931. 21 indexed citations
8.
Bai, Tong, Ilya Tsvankin, & Xinming Wu. (2017). Waveform inversion for attenuation estimation in anisotropic media. Geophysics. 82(4). WA83–WA93. 24 indexed citations
9.
Tsvankin, Ilya, et al.. (2017). Elastic full-waveform inversion for VTI media: A synthetic parameterization study. Geophysics. 82(5). C163–C174. 17 indexed citations
10.
Tsvankin, Ilya, et al.. (2017). Facies-constrained FWI: Toward application to reservoir characterization. The Leading Edge. 36(11). 924–930. 8 indexed citations
11.
Tsvankin, Ilya, et al.. (2017). Inversion gradients for acoustic VTI wavefield tomography. Geophysics. 82(4). WA55–WA65. 12 indexed citations
12.
Tsvankin, Ilya, et al.. (2016). Analysis of RTM extended images for VTI media. Geophysics. 81(3). S139–S150. 12 indexed citations
13.
Tsvankin, Ilya, et al.. (2014). Kirchhoff modeling for attenuative anisotropic media using Gaussian beams. Geophysics. 79(5). WB51–WB61. 5 indexed citations
14.
Tsvankin, Ilya, et al.. (2014). Point-source radiation in attenuative anisotropic media. Geophysics. 79(5). WB25–WB34. 4 indexed citations
15.
Tsvankin, Ilya, et al.. (2012). Modeling and analysis of compaction-induced traveltime shifts for multicomponent seismic data. Geophysics. 77(6). T221–T237. 7 indexed citations
16.
Wang, Xiaoxiang & Ilya Tsvankin. (2011). Moveout inversion of wide-azimuth P-wave data for tilted TI media. Geophysics. 76(3). WA23–WA29. 1 indexed citations
17.
Tsvankin, Ilya, et al.. (2011). Correction for the influence of velocity lenses on nonhyperbolic moveout inversion for VTI media. Geophysics. 76(3). WA13–WA21. 4 indexed citations
18.
Grechka, Vladimir, et al.. (2002). Multicomponent stacking-velocity tomography for transversely isotropic media. Geophysics. 67(5). 1564–1574. 34 indexed citations
19.
Stunff, Yves Le, Vladimir Grechka, & Ilya Tsvankin. (2001). Depth-domain velocity analysis in VTI media using surface P -wave data: Is it feasible?. Geophysics. 66(3). 897–903. 19 indexed citations
20.
Grechka, Vladimir, Pedro Contreras, & Ilya Tsvankin. (2000). Inversion of normal moveout for monoclinic media1. Geophysical Prospecting. 48(3). 577–602. 36 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Vladimir Grechka Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jerry M. Harris Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Bjørn Ursin Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by S. Operto Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Romain Brossier Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Andrey Bakulin Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by René-Édouard Plessix Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kenneth W. Winkler Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by J. Virieux Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by John Etgen
Rankless by CCL
2026