Keith Porter

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
113 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Keith Porter is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Geophysics and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Keith Porter has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 17 papers in Geophysics and 16 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Keith Porter's work include Seismic Performance and Analysis (48 papers), Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (20 papers) and Wind and Air Flow Studies (16 papers). Keith Porter is often cited by papers focused on Seismic Performance and Analysis (48 papers), Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (20 papers) and Wind and Air Flow Studies (16 papers). Keith Porter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Bulgaria and Taiwan. Keith Porter's co-authors include James L. Beck, R.P. Kennedy, Robert E. Bachman, Rustem V. Shaikhutdinov, Jianye Ching, Anne S. Kiremidjian, Judith Mitrani‐Reiser, David J. Wald, Gregory G. Deierlein and Christine Goulet and has published in prestigious journals such as Inorganic Chemistry, The American Journal of Gastroenterology and Organic Letters.

In The Last Decade

Keith Porter

111 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Creating Fragility Functions for Performance‐Based Earthq... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 100 200 300 400 500
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. Creating Fragility Functions for Performance‐Based Earthquake Engineering
    2007 517 citations Keith Porter, R.P. Kennedy et al. Earthquake Spectra profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Keith Porter United States 31 2.9k 495 457 416 391 113 4.1k
Leonardo Dueñas‐Osorio United States 37 3.9k 1.3× 52 0.1× 1.0k 2.2× 261 0.6× 858 2.2× 107 5.3k
Wenjuan Sun United States 30 1.7k 0.6× 35 0.1× 110 0.2× 299 0.7× 205 0.5× 62 3.0k
Sonia Giovinazzi New Zealand 19 1.2k 0.4× 208 0.4× 111 0.2× 109 0.3× 308 0.8× 92 1.6k
Jinjun Zhang China 36 383 0.1× 33 0.1× 233 0.5× 122 0.3× 31 0.1× 202 4.6k
Charles Scawthorn United States 19 901 0.3× 231 0.5× 71 0.2× 125 0.3× 284 0.7× 65 1.8k
Rachel A. Davidson United States 30 1.3k 0.4× 74 0.1× 253 0.6× 132 0.3× 739 1.9× 130 3.1k
Zheng Han China 30 977 0.3× 51 0.1× 21 0.0× 78 0.2× 96 0.2× 154 3.5k
S. Ranji Ranjithan United States 27 981 0.3× 39 0.1× 104 0.2× 396 1.0× 41 0.1× 88 3.3k
D.M. Hamby United States 14 250 0.1× 28 0.1× 249 0.5× 138 0.3× 60 0.2× 57 2.2k
Sean Wilkinson United Kingdom 21 913 0.3× 131 0.3× 104 0.2× 70 0.2× 164 0.4× 47 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Keith Porter

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Fields of papers citing papers by Keith Porter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Keith Porter

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bullock, Zach, Shideh Dashti, Abbie B. Liel, & Keith Porter. (2021). Can geotechnical liquefaction indices serve as predictors of foundation settlement?. Earthquake Spectra. 37(4). 2271–2287. 10 indexed citations
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Bullock, Zach, Abbie B. Liel, Shideh Dashti, & Keith Porter. (2020). A suite of ground motion prediction equations for cumulative absolute velocity in shallow crustal earthquakes including epistemic uncertainty. Earthquake Spectra. 37(2). 937–958. 11 indexed citations
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Bullock, Zach, Shideh Dashti, Abbie B. Liel, Keith Porter, & Zana Karimi. (2019). Assessment Supporting the Use of Outcropping Rock Evolutionary Intensity Measures for Prediction of Liquefaction Consequences. Earthquake Spectra. 35(4). 1899–1926. 24 indexed citations
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Field, Edward H., Keith Porter, & Kevin R. Milner. (2017). A Prototype Operational Earthquake Loss Model for California Based on UCERF3‐ETAS – A First Look at Valuation. Earthquake Spectra. 33(4). 1279–1299. 18 indexed citations
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Porter, Keith, Edward H. Field, & Kevin R. Milner. (2017). Trimming a Hazard Logic Tree with a New Model‐Order‐Reduction Technique. Earthquake Spectra. 33(3). 857–874. 15 indexed citations
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Davis, Michael & Keith Porter. (2016). The Public's Role in Seismic Design Provisions. Earthquake Spectra. 32(3). 1345–1361. 8 indexed citations
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Cho, In Ho & Keith Porter. (2013). Three‐Stage Multiscale Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis Platform for Building‐Level Loss Estimation. Earthquake Spectra. 31(2). 1021–1042. 1 indexed citations
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Jaiswal, Kishor, David J. Wald, & Keith Porter. (2010). A Global Building Inventory for Earthquake Loss Estimation and Risk Management. Earthquake Spectra. 26(3). 731–748. 100 indexed citations
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Porter, Keith, et al.. (2010). Fragility of Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Equipment. Earthquake Spectra. 26(2). 451–472. 17 indexed citations
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Porter, Keith. (2010). Cracking an Open Safe: Uncertainty in HAZUS‐Based Seismic Vulnerability Functions. Earthquake Spectra. 26(3). 893–900. 22 indexed citations
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Porter, Keith. (2009). Cracking an Open Safe: HAZUS Vulnerability Functions in Terms of Structure‐Independent Spectral Acceleration. Earthquake Spectra. 25(2). 361–378. 30 indexed citations
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Porter, Keith. (2009). Cracking an Open Safe: More HAZUS Vulnerability Functions in Terms of Structure‐Independent Intensity. Earthquake Spectra. 25(3). 607–618. 12 indexed citations
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Porter, Keith. (2007). Fragility of Hydraulic Elevators for Use in Performance‐Based Earthquake Engineering. Earthquake Spectra. 23(2). 459–469. 13 indexed citations
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Porter, Keith, R.P. Kennedy, & Robert E. Bachman. (2007). Creating Fragility Functions for Performance‐Based Earthquake Engineering. Earthquake Spectra. 23(2). 471–489. 517 indexed citations breakdown →
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Porter, Keith, et al.. (2006). Value of Injuries in the Northridge Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra. 22(2). 555–563. 33 indexed citations
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Porter, Keith, Charles Scawthorn, & James L. Beck. (2006). Cost‐Effectiveness of Stronger Woodframe Buildings. Earthquake Spectra. 22(1). 239–266. 42 indexed citations
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Porter, Keith, et al.. (2004). Effect of Seismic Risk on Lifetime Property Value. Earthquake Spectra. 20(4). 1211–1237. 39 indexed citations
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Porter, Keith, James L. Beck, & Rustem V. Shaikhutdinov. (2004). Simplified Estimation of Economic Seismic Risk for Buildings. Earthquake Spectra. 20(4). 1239–1263. 47 indexed citations
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Porter, Keith, James L. Beck, & Rustem V. Shaikhutdinov. (2002). Sensitivity of Building Loss Estimates to Major Uncertain Variables. Earthquake Spectra. 18(4). 719–743. 214 indexed citations
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Porter, Keith, et al.. (2001). Assembly‐Based Vulnerability of Buildings and Its Use in Performance Evaluation. Earthquake Spectra. 17(2). 291–312. 205 indexed citations

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