Jonathan D. Bray

15.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
236 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Jonathan D. Bray is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Geophysics and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Jonathan D. Bray has authored 236 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 212 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 36 papers in Geophysics and 30 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Jonathan D. Bray's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (157 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (117 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (116 papers). Jonathan D. Bray is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (157 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (117 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (116 papers). Jonathan D. Bray collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Türkiye. Jonathan D. Bray's co-authors include E. Hoek, Ellen M. Rathje, Adrián Rodríguez-Marek, Norman Abrahamson, Thaleia Travasarou, Michael Riemer, Raymond B. Seed, Rodolfo B. Sancio, Shideh Dashti and Catherine O’Sullivan and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Waste Management and Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.

In The Last Decade

Jonathan D. Bray

225 papers receiving 10.9k 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.

Rock Slope Engineering

1981 1.1k citations Jonathan D. Bray et al. profile →
Characterization of forward-directivity ground motions in the near-fault region

2004 635 citations Jonathan D. Bray, Adrián Rodríguez-Marek profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jonathan D. Bray United States	55	9.8k	2.7k	2.2k	1.6k	962	236	11.6k
Nicholas Sitar United States	39	3.3k 0.3×	1.8k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	587 0.4×	760 0.8×	138	5.8k
Ellen M. Rathje United States	44	5.3k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	1.9k 1.2×	198 0.2×	168	6.5k
C. Hsein Juang United States	60	8.5k 0.9×	2.7k 1.0×	5.1k 2.3×	466 0.3×	1.3k 1.3×	285	10.6k
Yixian Wang China	42	2.6k 0.3×	1.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	924 0.6×	2.6k 2.7×	191	6.0k
Kyriazis Pitilakis Greece	52	6.2k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	263 0.3×	195	7.8k
Herbert H. Einstein United States	47	4.9k 0.5×	3.3k 1.2×	2.6k 1.2×	681 0.4×	6.8k 7.1×	203	10.1k
Chuangbing Zhou China	59	6.5k 0.7×	4.0k 1.5×	4.1k 1.8×	248 0.2×	3.5k 3.7×	205	9.8k
Hongwei Huang China	61	8.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	4.7k 2.1×	230 0.1×	1.9k 1.9×	406	11.0k
Wei Wu Austria	48	4.3k 0.4×	2.2k 0.8×	896 0.4×	125 0.1×	1.6k 1.7×	281	7.3k

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Bray, Jonathan D., et al.. (2024). Liquefaction‐induced ground and building interactions in İskenderun from the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake sequence. Earthquake Spectra. 40(2). 913–938. 10 indexed citations

Bray, Jonathan D., et al.. (2024). Liquefaction ground deformations and cascading coastal flood hazard in the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake sequence. Earthquake Spectra. 40(3). 1845–1869. 8 indexed citations

Bray, Jonathan D., et al.. (2024). Liquefaction-induced building settlement and ground deformation in the Cay District of Iskenderun due to the 2023 Kahramanmaras, Turkiye earthquake. Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication. 10(11). 294–299. 1 indexed citations

Bray, Jonathan D., et al.. (2024). Lateral spreading and flooding along the Iskenderun coast in the 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquake sequence. Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication. 10(44). 1653–1658. 1 indexed citations

Macedo, Jorge, Jonathan D. Bray, Norman Abrahamson, & Thaleia Travasarou. (2018). Performance‐Based Probabilistic Seismic Slope Displacement Procedure. Earthquake Spectra. 34(2). 673–695. 41 indexed citations

Kutter, Bruce L., et al.. (2015). New Database for Foundation and Ground Performance in Liquefaction Experiments. Earthquake Spectra. 31(4). 2485–2509. 12 indexed citations

Ballegooy, Sjoerd van, et al.. (2014). Assessment of Liquefaction‐Induced Land Damage for Residential Christchurch. Earthquake Spectra. 30(1). 31–55. 178 indexed citations

Elgamal, Ahmed, et al.. (2014). Response Spectra at Liquefaction Sites during Shallow Crustal Earthquakes. Earthquake Spectra. 31(4). 2325–2349. 15 indexed citations

Bray, Jonathan D., et al.. (2014). Liquefaction Effects on Buildings in the Central Business District of Christchurch. Earthquake Spectra. 30(1). 85–109. 88 indexed citations

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Dashti, Shideh, Jonathan D. Bray, Jack Reilly, et al.. (2013). Evaluating the Reliability of Phones as Seismic Monitoring Instruments. Earthquake Spectra. 30(2). 721–742. 34 indexed citations

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Bray, Jonathan D., Kyle M. Rollins, Tara C. Hutchinson, et al.. (2012). Effects of Ground Failure on Buildings, Ports, and Industrial Facilities. Earthquake Spectra. 28(1S1). 97–118. 18 indexed citations

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Ledezma, Christian, Tara C. Hutchinson, Scott A. Ashford, et al.. (2012). Effects of Ground Failure on Bridges, Roads, and Railroads. Earthquake Spectra. 28(1S1). 119–143. 30 indexed citations

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Morillo‐Verdugo, Ramón, Nicholas Sitar, J. David Frost, et al.. (2012). Seismic Performance of Earth Structures during the February 2010 Maule, Chile, Earthquake: Dams, Levees, Tailings Dams, and Retaining Walls. Earthquake Spectra. 28(1S1). 75–96. 37 indexed citations

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Bray, Jonathan D. & Keith I. Kelson. (2006). Observations of Surface Fault Rupture from the 1906 Earthquake in the Context of Current Practice. Earthquake Spectra. 22(2S). 69–89. 29 indexed citations

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Rathje, Ellen M., et al.. (2004). Empirical Relationships for Frequency Content Parameters of Earthquake Ground Motions. Earthquake Spectra. 20(1). 119–144. 202 indexed citations

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Pestana, Juan M., Rodolfo B. Sancio, Jonathan D. Bray, et al.. (2002). Geotechnical Engineering Aspects of the June 1999 Central Mexico Earthquakes. Earthquake Spectra. 18(3). 481–499. 11 indexed citations

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Kelson, Keith I., Jonathan D. Bray, Lloyd S. Cluff, et al.. (2001). 3 Fault‐Related Surface Deformation. Earthquake Spectra. 17(1S). 19–36. 9 indexed citations

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Rodríguez-Marek, Adrián, Jonathan D. Bray, & Norman Abrahamson. (2001). An Empirical Geotechnical Seismic Site Response Procedure. Earthquake Spectra. 17(1). 65–87. 149 indexed citations

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Bray, Jonathan D. & Jonathan P. Stewart. (2000). 8 Damage Patterns and Foundation Performance in Adapazari. Earthquake Spectra. 16(1S). 163–189. 62 indexed citations

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Rockwell, T., et al.. (1999). 7. The Relationship of Foundation Deformation to Surface and Near‐Surface Faulting Resulting from the 1992 Landers Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra. 15(1). 121–144. 10 indexed citations

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