James Ni

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

James Ni is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, James Ni has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Geophysics, 2 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 1 paper in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in James Ni's work include High-pressure geophysics and materials (67 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (65 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (56 papers). James Ni is often cited by papers focused on High-pressure geophysics and materials (67 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (65 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (56 papers). James Ni collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. James Ni's co-authors include Muawia Barazangi, Thomas M. Hearn, Eric Sandvol, Frederik Tilmann, R. Kind, Xiaohui Yuan, Terry C. Wallace, S. P. Grand, Yongshun John Chen and W. E. Holt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

James Ni

71 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

Seismotectonics of the Himalayan Collision Zone: Geometry... 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 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. Seismotectonics of the Himalayan Collision Zone: Geometry of the underthrusting Indian Plate beneath the Himalaya
    1984 649 citations James Ni, Muawia Barazangi Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Ni United States 39 6.1k 315 230 228 136 72 6.4k
J. Nábělek United States 35 4.3k 0.7× 372 1.2× 283 1.2× 281 1.2× 100 0.7× 81 4.6k
Eric Sandvol United States 47 5.7k 0.9× 390 1.2× 154 0.7× 194 0.9× 84 0.6× 151 5.9k
Timothy A. Little New Zealand 33 2.9k 0.5× 290 0.9× 369 1.6× 506 2.2× 109 0.8× 127 3.2k
Xiaohui Yuan Germany 49 8.6k 1.4× 573 1.8× 289 1.3× 265 1.2× 48 0.4× 171 9.0k
Martin Reyners New Zealand 37 3.9k 0.6× 286 0.9× 185 0.8× 384 1.7× 358 2.6× 95 4.2k
R. C. Jachens United States 27 1.8k 0.3× 299 0.9× 134 0.6× 311 1.4× 182 1.3× 141 2.2k
Susan Ellis New Zealand 37 3.5k 0.6× 250 0.8× 280 1.2× 406 1.8× 65 0.5× 128 4.0k
L. Dorbath France 32 2.3k 0.4× 219 0.7× 119 0.5× 251 1.1× 88 0.6× 71 2.6k
A. F. Sheehan United States 35 4.5k 0.7× 416 1.3× 102 0.4× 250 1.1× 81 0.6× 125 4.8k
Bryndís Brandsdóttir Iceland 28 2.5k 0.4× 192 0.6× 242 1.1× 498 2.2× 51 0.4× 87 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by James Ni

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Ni

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Ni

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James Ni. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James Ni 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 James Ni. James Ni 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
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Hearn, Thomas M., et al.. (2024). Crust and Mantle Flow From Central Tibetan Plateau to the Indo‐Burma Subduction Zone. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 129(10). 3 indexed citations
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Sandvol, Eric, et al.. (2019). Investigation of the Regional Site Response in the Central and Eastern United States. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 109(3). 6 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Satoru, Hitoshi Kawakatsu, Masayuki Obayashi, et al.. (2014). Rapid lateral variation of P-wave velocity at the base of the mantle near the edge of the Large-Low Shear Velocity Province beneath the western Pacific. Geophysical Journal International. 200(2). 1052–1065. 6 indexed citations
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Bao, Xueyang, Eric Sandvol, Yongshun John Chen, et al.. (2012). Azimuthal anisotropy of Lg attenuation in eastern Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 117(B10). 15 indexed citations
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Ceylan, Savas, et al.. (2012). Fragmented Indian plate and vertically coherent deformation beneath eastern Tibet. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 117(B11). 51 indexed citations
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Yue, Han, Yongshun John Chen, Eric Sandvol, et al.. (2012). Lithospheric and upper mantle structure of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 117(B5). 102 indexed citations
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Wilson, David C., R. C. Aster, M. E. West, et al.. (2005). Lithospheric structure of the Rio Grande rift. Nature. 433(7028). 851–855. 81 indexed citations
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Hearn, Thomas M., Suyun Wang, James Ni, et al.. (2004). Uppermost mantle velocities beneath China and surrounding regions. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 109(B11). 116 indexed citations
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Ni, James. (2004). Early Earthquakes of the Americas. Eos. 85(45). 468–469. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, Suyun, Thomas M. Hearn, Zhonghuai Xu, et al.. (2002). Velocity structure of uppermost mantle beneath China continent from Pn tomography. Science in China Series D Earth Sciences. 45(2). 143–150. 22 indexed citations
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Ni, James, Frederik Tilmann, Doug Nelson, et al.. (2000). Seismic polarization anisotropy beneath the central Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 105(B12). 27979–27989. 187 indexed citations
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Kind, R., James Ni, Wenjin Zhao, et al.. (1996). Evidence from Earthquake Data for a Partially Molten Crustal Layer in Southern Tibet. Science. 274(5293). 1692–1694. 231 indexed citations
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Hearn, Thomas M. & James Ni. (1994). PnVelocities Beneath Continental Collision Zones: the Turkish-Iranian Plateau. Geophysical Journal International. 117(2). 273–283. 189 indexed citations
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Sandvol, Eric, James Ni, Serdar Özalaybey, & J. W. Schlue. (1992). Shear‐wave splitting in the Rio Grande Rift. Geophysical Research Letters. 19(23). 2337–2340. 55 indexed citations
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Ni, James, Aomar Ibenbrahim, & S. W. Roecker. (1991). Three‐dimensional velocity structure and hypocenters of earthquakes beneath the Hazara Arc, Pakistan: Geometry of the underthrusting Indian Plate. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 96(B12). 19865–19877. 24 indexed citations
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Fan, Guangwei & James Ni. (1989). Source parameters of the 13 February 1980, Karakorum earthquake. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 79(4). 945–954. 10 indexed citations
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Ni, James & Muawia Barazangi. (1985). Active tectonics of the western tethyan himalaya above the underthrusting indian plate: The upper sutlej river basin as a pull-apart structure. Tectonophysics. 112(1-4). 277–295. 35 indexed citations
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Ni, James, Robert Reilinger, & L. D. Brown. (1981). Vertical crustal movements in the vicinity of the 1931 Valentine, Texas, earthquake. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 71(3). 857–863. 9 indexed citations
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Ni, James. (1978). Contemporary tectonics in the Tien Shan region. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 41(3). 347–354. 77 indexed citations
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Cardwell, Richard K., et al.. (1976). Seismicity and quaternary faulting in China. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 66(6). 1983–2001. 25 indexed citations

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