Mark D. Petersen

5.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
103 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Mark D. Petersen is a scholar working on Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark D. Petersen has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Geophysics, 48 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 40 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Mark D. Petersen's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (81 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (49 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (46 papers). Mark D. Petersen is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (81 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (49 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (46 papers). Mark D. Petersen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Japan. Mark D. Petersen's co-authors include Charles S. Mueller, Arthur D. Frankel, Kenneth S. Rukstales, Morgan P. Moschetti, Stephen C. Harmsen, Kathleen M. Haller, Edward H. Field, Yuehua Zeng, Oliver S. Boyd and Chris H. Cramer and has published in prestigious journals such as Geophysical Research Letters, Reviews of Geophysics and Tectonophysics.

In The Last Decade

Mark D. Petersen

99 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Documentation for the 2008 update of the United States National Seismic Hazard Maps

2008 475 citations Mark D. Petersen, Arthur D. Frankel et al. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World profile →
Documentation for the 2014 update of the United States national seismic hazard maps

2014 362 citations Mark D. Petersen, Morgan P. Moschetti et al. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World profile →
The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Overview of model and implications

2019 194 citations Mark D. Petersen, Allison M. Shumway et al. Earthquake Spectra profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mark D. Petersen United States	31	3.2k	2.0k	787	236	233	103	4.1k
Charles S. Mueller United States	29	3.3k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	759 1.0×	178 0.8×	170 0.7×	76	3.9k
Gottfried Grünthal Germany	28	2.9k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	521 0.7×	331 1.4×	289 1.2×	116	4.3k
Yuehua Zeng United States	34	4.6k 1.4×	1.9k 0.9×	770 1.0×	309 1.3×	228 1.0×	71	5.3k
G. F. Panza Italy	45	7.1k 2.2×	1.7k 0.9×	968 1.2×	197 0.8×	257 1.1×	374	7.7k
Friedemann Wenzel Germany	36	3.6k 1.1×	1.0k 0.5×	534 0.7×	199 0.8×	222 1.0×	178	4.8k
Mark Stirling New Zealand	26	2.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	367 0.5×	229 1.0×	484 2.1×	86	3.2k
David A. Rhoades New Zealand	37	3.5k 1.1×	1.0k 0.5×	1.6k 2.0×	222 0.9×	284 1.2×	138	4.1k
Arthur D. Frankel United States	45	7.2k 2.2×	4.0k 2.0×	1.1k 1.4×	471 2.0×	263 1.1×	158	8.6k
S. E. Hough United States	39	5.0k 1.6×	2.1k 1.0×	764 1.0×	367 1.6×	185 0.8×	165	5.6k
Stefano Parolai Germany	42	4.7k 1.4×	2.3k 1.2×	976 1.2×	374 1.6×	257 1.1×	216	5.7k

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Chiou, Brian, Rui Chen, Kate Thomas, et al.. (2025). Fault displacement model for surface principal rupture of strike-slip faults. Earthquake Spectra. 41(4). 2746–2782. 2 indexed citations

Withers, K., Morgan P. Moschetti, Peter M. Powers, et al.. (2024). Integration of rupture directivity models for the US National Seismic Hazard Model. Earthquake Spectra. 40(2). 1066–1098. 5 indexed citations

Jaiswal, Kishor, et al.. (2024). Earthquake scenario development in conjunction with the 2023 USGS National Seismic Hazard Model. Earthquake Spectra. 40(3). 1818–1844.

Moschetti, Morgan P., B. Aagaard, Sean K Ahdi, et al.. (2024). The 2023 US National Seismic Hazard Model: Ground‐motion characterization for the conterminous United States. Earthquake Spectra. 40(2). 1158–1190. 15 indexed citations

Rezaeian, Sanaz, Peter M. Powers, Sean K Ahdi, et al.. (2024). The 2023 US National Seismic Hazard Model: Subduction ground‐motion models. Earthquake Spectra. 40(3). 1739–1786. 2 indexed citations

Powers, Peter M., Sanaz Rezaeian, Allison M. Shumway, et al.. (2021). The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Ground motion models in the western US. Earthquake Spectra. 37(4). 2315–2341. 22 indexed citations

Petersen, Mark D., Allison M. Shumway, Peter M. Powers, et al.. (2021). The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Where, why, and how much probabilistic ground motion maps changed. Earthquake Spectra. 37(2). 959–987. 8 indexed citations

Rezaeian, Sanaz, Peter M. Powers, Allison M. Shumway, et al.. (2021). The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Ground motion models in the central and eastern US. Earthquake Spectra. 37(1S). 1354–1390. 12 indexed citations

Shumway, Allison M., et al.. (2020). The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Additional period and site class data. Earthquake Spectra. 37(2). 1145–1161. 8 indexed citations

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Petersen, Mark D., Allison M. Shumway, Peter M. Powers, et al.. (2019). The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Overview of model and implications. Earthquake Spectra. 36(1). 5–41. 194 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zeng, Yuehua, Mark D. Petersen, & Zheng‐Kang Shen. (2018). Earthquake Potential in California‐Nevada Implied by Correlation of Strain Rate and Seismicity. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(4). 1778–1785. 46 indexed citations

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Petersen, Mark D., Charles S. Mueller, Morgan P. Moschetti, et al.. (2016). 2016 one-year seismic hazard forecast for the Central and Eastern United States from induced and natural earthquakes. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 81 indexed citations

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Petersen, Mark D., Morgan P. Moschetti, Peter M. Powers, et al.. (2015). Seismic-hazard maps for the conterminous United States, 2014. Scientific investigations map. 2 indexed citations

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Rezaeian, Sanaz, Mark D. Petersen, Morgan P. Moschetti, et al.. (2014). Implementation of NGA‐West2 Ground Motion Models in the 2014 U.S. National Seismic Hazard Maps. Earthquake Spectra. 30(3). 1319–1333. 29 indexed citations

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Chen, Rui & Mark D. Petersen. (2011). Probabilistic Fault Displacement Hazards for the Southern San Andreas Fault Using Scenarios and Empirical Slips. Earthquake Spectra. 27(2). 293–313. 14 indexed citations

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Mueller, Charles S., Arthur D. Frankel, Mark D. Petersen, & E. V. Leyendecker. (2010). New Seismic Hazard Maps for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Earthquake Spectra. 26(1). 169–185. 16 indexed citations

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Petersen, Mark D., Arthur D. Frankel, Stephen C. Harmsen, et al.. (2008). Documentation for the 2008 update of the United States National Seismic Hazard Maps. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 475 indexed citations breakdown →

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Frankel, Arthur D., Mark D. Petersen, Charles S. Mueller, et al.. (2005). Seismic-hazard maps for the conterminous United States. Scientific investigations map. 4 indexed citations

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Wesson, Robert L., David M. Perkins, E. V. Leyendecker, Richard J. Roth, & Mark D. Petersen. (2004). Losses to Single‐Family Housing from Ground Motions in the 1994 Northridge, California, Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra. 20(3). 1021–1045. 25 indexed citations

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Petersen, Mark D., Tousson R. Toppozada, Tianqing Cao, et al.. (2000). Active Fault Near‐Source Zones within and Bordering the State of California for the 1997 Uniform Building Code. Earthquake Spectra. 16(1). 69–83. 7 indexed citations

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