John X. Zhao

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

John X. Zhao is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Geophysics and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, John X. Zhao has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 47 papers in Geophysics and 11 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in John X. Zhao's work include Seismic Performance and Analysis (63 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (43 papers) and Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (27 papers). John X. Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Seismic Performance and Analysis (63 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (43 papers) and Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (27 papers). John X. Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, New Zealand and Japan. John X. Zhao's co-authors include Yingbin Zhang, Hua Xu, Guangqi Chen, Paul Somerville, G. H. McVerry, Pengcheng Yu, Qiang Xu, Lu Zheng, David A. Rhoades and Norman Abrahamson and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America and International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences.

In The Last Decade

John X. Zhao

85 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Attenuation Relations of Strong Ground Motion in Japan Using Site Classification Based on Predominant Period

2006 641 citations John X. Zhao Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America profile →

Peers

John X. Zhao

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Roberto Paolucci Italy

Adrián Rodríguez-Marek United States

Lili Xie China

Yousef Bozorgnia United States

Carlo G. Lai Italy

Albert Kottke United States

Duruo Huang China

Brian Chiou United States

Mehmet Çelebi United States

Erol Kalkan United States

Roberto Paolucci Italy

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3.4k ×1.6

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1.9k ×1.2

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389 ×1.0

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170 ×0.8

308 ×1.4

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John X. Zhao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John X. Zhao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John X. Zhao 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 John X. Zhao. John X. Zhao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Tian, Jiaojiao, et al.. (2024). MMREC: LLM Based Multi-Modal Recommender System. 105–110. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Yingbin, et al.. (2021). Investigation of permanent displacements of near-fault seismic slopes by a general sliding block model. Landslides. 19(1). 187–197. 23 indexed citations

Zhao, John X., et al.. (2021). A Nonlinear Site Amplification Model for the Horizontal Component Developed for Ground-Motion Prediction Equations in Japan Using Site Period as the Site-Response Parameter. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 112(1). 381–399. 6 indexed citations

Zhou, Jun & John X. Zhao. (2020). A Damping Modification Factor Prediction Model for Horizontal Displacement Spectrum from Subduction Interface Earthquakes in Japan Accounting for Site Conditions. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 110(3). 1231–1246. 8 indexed citations

Hu, Jinjun, et al.. (2020). New GMPEs for the Sagami Bay Region in Japan for Moderate Magnitude Events with Emphasis on Differences on Site Amplifications at the Seafloor and Land Seismic Stations of K-NET. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 110(5). 2577–2597. 36 indexed citations

Zhang, Yingbin, et al.. (2019). Multi-spring Edge-to-Edge Contact Model for Discontinuous Deformation Analysis and Its Application to the Tensile Failure Behavior of Rock Joints. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 53(3). 1243–1257. 23 indexed citations

Qu, Honglue, Jianjing Zhang, & John X. Zhao. (2011). Strength reduction factors for seismic analyses of buildings exposed to near-fault ground motions. Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration. 10(2). 195–209. 12 indexed citations

Uma, S.R., et al.. (2010). Seismic actions on acceleration sensitive non-structural components in ductile frames. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering. 43(2). 110–125. 13 indexed citations

Asghari, K., et al.. (2010). Modeling CHOPS Using a Coupled Flow-Geomechanics Simulator With Nonequilibrium Foamy-Oil Reactions: A Multiwell History Matching Study. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 22 indexed citations

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Xerogeanes, John W., et al.. (2009). Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the Skeletally Immature. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 29(2). 124–129. 79 indexed citations

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Zhao, John X., David A. Rhoades, G. H. McVerry, & Paul Somerville. (2009). Inhibition of Very Strong Ground Motion in Response Spectral Attenuation Models and Effects of Site Class and Tectonic Category. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 99(3). 1487–1501. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jian, et al.. (2008). Empirical models for predicting lateral spreading and evaluation using New Zealand data. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering. 41(1). 10–23. 2 indexed citations

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Zhao, John X. & Jian Zhang. (2007). Inelastic Demand Spectra of Bi-Linear Models for Capacity Spectrum Method and Response of Simple Structures under Near-Source Records. Journal of Earthquake Engineering. 11(4). 631–652. 2 indexed citations

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Zhao, John X. & Jian Zhang. (2007). Inelastic demand spectra for bi-linear seismic isolation systems based on nonlinear time history analyses and the response of lead-rubber bearing isolation systems subjected to near-source ground motions. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering. 40(1). 7–17. 3 indexed citations

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McVerry, G. H., John X. Zhao, Norman Abrahamson, & Paul Somerville. (2006). New Zealand acceleration response spectrum attenuation relations for crustal and subduction zone earthquakes. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering. 39(1). 1–58. 116 indexed citations

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Somerville, Paul, et al.. (2006). Bounds on the distribution of amplitudes in ground motion prediction models. 85–89. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, John X.. (2004). Response of seismically isolated buildings with buffers subjected to near-source ground motions and possible alternative isolation systems. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering. 37(3). 111–133. 3 indexed citations

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Shang, Junlong, et al.. (2001). Attenuation law of stress wave in the Bukit Timah granite. Chinese journal of rock mechanics and engineering. 20(2). 212–215. 2 indexed citations

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Zhao, John X., et al.. (1999). A model for the attenuation of peak ground acceleration in New Zealand earthquakes based on seismograph and accelerograph data. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering. 32(4). 193–220. 30 indexed citations

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Zhao, John X., et al.. (1998). Mental results and dynamic parameters for the Penguin Vibration Damper (PVD) for wind and earthquake loading. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering. 31(3). 177–193. 2 indexed citations

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