Julia Becker

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
106 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Julia Becker is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Artificial Intelligence and Emergency Medical Services. According to data from OpenAlex, Julia Becker has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 30 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 26 papers in Emergency Medical Services. Recurrent topics in Julia Becker's work include Disaster Management and Resilience (79 papers), Seismology and Earthquake Studies (30 papers) and Disaster Response and Management (26 papers). Julia Becker is often cited by papers focused on Disaster Management and Resilience (79 papers), Seismology and Earthquake Studies (30 papers) and Disaster Response and Management (26 papers). Julia Becker collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Australia. Julia Becker's co-authors include David Johnston, Douglas Paton, Kevin R. Ronan, Sally Potter, Wendy Saunders, Emma E.H. Doyle, John McClure, Sara K. McBride, Judy Lawrence and Graham Wood and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Geophysics and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Julia Becker

103 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

The role of prior experience in informing and motivating earthquake preparedness

2017 236 citations Julia Becker, Douglas Paton et al. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Julia Becker New Zealand	32	2.1k	741	588	564	425	106	3.1k
Dennis S. Mileti United States	33	3.4k 1.6×	1.3k 1.7×	702 1.2×	270 0.5×	857 2.0×	93	4.9k
Lori Peek United States	30	2.9k 1.4×	832 1.1×	845 1.4×	136 0.2×	257 0.6×	92	3.9k
Emma E.H. Doyle New Zealand	25	855 0.4×	361 0.5×	152 0.3×	229 0.4×	228 0.5×	72	1.6k
Katharine Haynes Australia	31	2.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.7×	357 0.6×	79 0.1×	248 0.6×	74	3.3k
Carla S. Prater United States	31	3.2k 1.5×	1.6k 2.1×	548 0.9×	127 0.2×	435 1.0×	50	4.4k
Ronald W. Perry United States	35	4.5k 2.2×	1.5k 2.1×	1.0k 1.8×	164 0.3×	833 2.0×	105	6.0k
James D. Goltz United States	17	615 0.3×	166 0.2×	215 0.4×	227 0.4×	141 0.3×	41	1.2k
Deanne K. Bird Australia	23	1.1k 0.5×	610 0.8×	165 0.3×	77 0.1×	172 0.4×	46	1.9k
Sally Potter New Zealand	18	509 0.2×	251 0.3×	71 0.1×	316 0.6×	179 0.4×	37	1.0k
J. E. Whittaker United Kingdom	30	1.1k 0.5×	778 1.0×	187 0.3×	43 0.1×	150 0.4×	74	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Julia Becker

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Julia Becker

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20 of 20 papers shown

Schneider, Max, Anne Wein, Sara K. McBride, et al.. (2025). Meet the people where they are: Assessing user needs for aftershock forecast products in El Salvador, Mexico and the United States. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 125. 105450–105450. 1 indexed citations

Wein, Anne, Sara K. McBride, Julia Becker, et al.. (2024). Long-term communication of aftershock forecasts: The Canterbury earthquake sequence in New Zealand. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 114. 104878–104878. 1 indexed citations

Stephens, Max T., et al.. (2023). Predictions of Damage to Timber-Framed Houses. II: Aligning Social and Engineering Predictions of Earthquake Damage before and after Strengthening. Natural Hazards Review. 24(4).

Becker, Julia, Denise Blake, Jessica Thompson, Lauren J. Vinnell, & Emma E.H. Doyle. (2022). Communicating evacuation information to multi‐storey apartment dwellers: a case study of the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake in Te Whanganui‐a‐Tara (Wellington), Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 66(2). 177–191. 1 indexed citations

Orchiston, Caroline, et al.. (2022). Understanding the wider social and economic context of post‐earthquake cordons: A comparative case study between Christchurch, Aotearoa (New Zealand) and L’Aquila, Italy. Earthquake Spectra. 38(4). 2731–2753. 7 indexed citations

Gray, Lesley, et al.. (2022). The lived experience of hotel isolation and quarantine at the Aotearoa New Zealand border for COVID-19: A qualitative descriptive study. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 70. 102779–102779. 6 indexed citations

McBride, Sara K., Hollie Smith, D. F. Sumy, et al.. (2021). Evidence-based guidelines for protective actions and earthquake early warning systems. Geophysics. 87(1). WA77–WA102. 60 indexed citations

Gray, Lesley, Sally B. Rose, James Stanley, et al.. (2021). Factors influencing individual ability to follow physical distancing recommendations in Aotearoa New Zealand during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a population survey. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 51(S1). 9 indexed citations

Becker, Julia, Sally Potter, Lauren J. Vinnell, et al.. (2020). Earthquake early warning in Aotearoa New Zealand: a survey of public perspectives to guide warning system development. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 7(1). 54 indexed citations

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Nakayachi, Kazuya, et al.. (2019). Residents’ Reactions to Earthquake Early Warnings in Japan. Risk Analysis. 39(8). 1723–1740. 65 indexed citations

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Orchiston, Caroline, Thomas Wilson, R. M. Langridge, et al.. (2018). Project AF8: developing a coordinated, multi‐agency response plan for a future great Alpine Fault earthquake. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 61(3). 389–402. 22 indexed citations

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Egbelakin, Temitope, Mani Poshdar, Kevin Q. Walsh, et al.. (2018). Preparation of small to medium-sized enterprises to earthquake disaster. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering. 51(4). 171–182. 2 indexed citations

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Becker, Julia, Douglas Paton, David Johnston, Kevin R. Ronan, & John McClure. (2017). The role of prior experience in informing and motivating earthquake preparedness. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 22. 179–193. 236 indexed citations breakdown →

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McBride, Sara K., Liam Wotherspoon, Sally Potter, et al.. (2017). Science to emergency management response. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering. 50(2). 329–337. 18 indexed citations

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Johnston, David, et al.. (2016). Towards tsunami-safer schools in the Wellington region of New Zealand: Evaluating drills and awareness programs. Australian Journal of Emergency Management. 31(3). 59. 11 indexed citations

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Becker, Julia, et al.. (2013). Improving community resilience in the Hawke's Bay: A review of resilience research, and current public education, communication and resilience strategies. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 12 indexed citations

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Johnston, David, Julia Becker, & Douglas Paton. (2008). Building disaster-resilient communities: the need for community-based programmes. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 3 indexed citations

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Ronan, Kevin R., et al.. (2008). Promoting Child and Family Resilience to Disasters: Effects, Interventions, and Prevention Effectiveness. Children Youth and Environments. 18(1). 332–353. 55 indexed citations

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Becker, Julia & David Johnston. (2002). Planning for Earthquake Hazards in New Zealand: A Study of Four Regions. Australian Journal of Emergency Management. 17(1). 2. 3 indexed citations

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Pearse, Lisa, David Johnston, & Julia Becker. (2001). Managing Natural Hazards in the Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Australian Journal of Emergency Management. 16(3). 37. 1 indexed citations

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