Karim G. Sabra

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
162 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Karim G. Sabra is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ocean Engineering and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Karim G. Sabra has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Oceanography, 66 papers in Ocean Engineering and 53 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Karim G. Sabra's work include Underwater Acoustics Research (102 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (52 papers) and Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (34 papers). Karim G. Sabra is often cited by papers focused on Underwater Acoustics Research (102 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (52 papers) and Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (34 papers). Karim G. Sabra collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Italy. Karim G. Sabra's co-authors include W. A. Kuperman, Philippe Roux, Peter Gerstoft, Michael C. Fehler, André Roux, David R. Dowling, Alper Ertürk, Ahmed Allam, Minoru Shinohara and William S. Hodgkiss and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Karim G. Sabra

149 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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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.

Surface wave tomography from microseisms in Southern California

2005 488 citations Karim G. Sabra, Peter Gerstoft et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
Extracting time‐domain Green's function estimates from ambient seismic noise

2005 449 citations Karim G. Sabra, Peter Gerstoft et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karim G. Sabra United States	29	2.6k	1.2k	1.1k	656	646	162	4.0k
Philippe Roux France	47	5.6k 2.2×	2.8k 2.3×	1.7k 1.5×	1.7k 2.5×	2.6k 4.0×	244	9.0k
R. G. Stockwell United States	17	839 0.3×	343 0.3×	223 0.2×	264 0.4×	155 0.2×	25	3.8k
Lanbo Liu United States	28	1.3k 0.5×	1.6k 1.3×	278 0.2×	99 0.2×	765 1.2×	162	3.0k
Wenkai Lu China	27	1.8k 0.7×	986 0.8×	156 0.1×	322 0.5×	92 0.1×	160	2.5k
Kevin L. Williams United States	27	528 0.2×	1.0k 0.9×	1.6k 1.4×	32 0.0×	224 0.3×	148	2.1k
Margaret Cheney United States	26	1.2k 0.5×	490 0.4×	91 0.1×	92 0.1×	1.8k 2.7×	138	4.5k
Xiaoming Tang China	30	2.3k 0.9×	2.0k 1.7×	239 0.2×	62 0.1×	65 0.1×	284	3.4k
James M. Sabatier United States	20	619 0.2×	675 0.6×	223 0.2×	71 0.1×	350 0.5×	126	1.4k
Gerrit Blacquière Netherlands	19	885 0.3×	582 0.5×	202 0.2×	46 0.1×	77 0.1×	129	1.3k
Keith Attenborough United Kingdom	34	644 0.2×	287 0.2×	558 0.5×	23 0.0×	2.4k 3.7×	183	3.8k

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Romberg, Justin, et al.. (2025). Leveraging sound speed dynamics and generative deep learning for ray-based ocean acoustic tomography. JASA Express Letters. 5(4). 1 indexed citations

Abadi, Shima, et al.. (2024). Using Ocean Ambient Sound to Measure Local Integrated Deep Ocean Temperature. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(12). 2 indexed citations

Sabra, Karim G., et al.. (2024). Quantifying the influence of source motion on the ray-based blind deconvolution algorithm. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(11).

Sabra, Karim G., et al.. (2023). Improving passive acoustic target detection using machine learning classifiers. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 153(3_supplement). A346–A346. 1 indexed citations

Mukhopadhyay, Saibal, et al.. (2022). Machine learning approaches for ray-based ocean acoustic tomography. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 152(6). 3768–3788. 9 indexed citations

Allam, Ahmed, Karim G. Sabra, & Alper Ertürk. (2022). Piezoelectric transducer design for simultaneous ultrasonic power transfer and backscatter communication. Smart Materials and Structures. 31(9). 95003–95003. 11 indexed citations

Sabra, Karim G., et al.. (2020). Analysis of the ray-based blind deconvolution algorithm for shipping sources. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 147(3). 1927–1938. 7 indexed citations

Sabra, Karim G.. (2015). Monitoring deep ocean temperatures using low-frequency ambient noise. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 137(4_Supplement). 2335–2335. 4 indexed citations

Lani, Shane, et al.. (2013). Investigation of slow evanescent waves at the surface of immersed micromachined membrane arrays. 717–720. 1 indexed citations

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Apetre, Nicole, et al.. (2011). Measurement of Lamb wave polarization using a one-dimensional scanning laser vibrometer (L). The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 129(2). 585–588. 12 indexed citations

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Shinohara, Minoru, Karim G. Sabra, Jean‐Luc Gennisson, Mathias Fink, & Mickaël Tanter. (2010). Real‐time visualization of muscle stiffness distribution with ultrasound shear wave imaging during muscle contraction. Muscle & Nerve. 42(3). 438–441. 187 indexed citations

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Sabra, Karim G., et al.. (2010). Two dimensional spatial coherence of the natural vibrations of the biceps brachii muscle generated during voluntary contractions. PubMed. 21. 170–173. 3 indexed citations

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Kim, Jin-Yeon, et al.. (2010). Detection of damage in concrete using diffuse ultrasound. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 127(6). 3315–3318. 59 indexed citations

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Sabra, Karim G.. (2010). Influence of the noise sources motion on the estimated Green’s functions from ambient noise cross-correlations. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 127(6). 3577–3589. 6 indexed citations

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Song, Heechun, William S. Hodgkiss, W. A. Kuperman, et al.. (2007). Passive reverberation nulling for target enhancement. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 121(5_Supplement). 3048–3048. 1 indexed citations

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Sabra, Karim G., et al.. (2007). Structural health monitoring by extraction of coherent guided waves from diffuse fields. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 123(1). EL8–EL13. 53 indexed citations

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Gerstoft, Peter, Karim G. Sabra, Philippe Roux, W. A. Kuperman, & Michael C. Fehler. (2006). Green's functions extraction and surface-wave tomography from microseisms in southern California. Geophysics. 71(4). SI23–SI31. 115 indexed citations

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Roux, Philippe, Karim G. Sabra, Peter Gerstoft, W. A. Kuperman, & Michael C. Fehler. (2005). P‐waves from cross‐correlation of seismic noise. Geophysical Research Letters. 32(19). 269 indexed citations

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Sabra, Karim G., Philippe Roux, Aaron M. Thode, et al.. (2005). Using Ocean Ambient Noise for Array Self-Localization and Self-Synchronization. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering. 30(2). 338–347. 99 indexed citations

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Sabra, Karim G. & David R. Dowling. (2004). Effects of time-reversing array deformation in an ocean wave guide. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 115(6). 2844–2847. 6 indexed citations

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