Michael Schoenberg

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
54 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Michael Schoenberg is a scholar working on Geophysics, Ocean Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Schoenberg has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Geophysics, 21 papers in Ocean Engineering and 18 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Michael Schoenberg's work include Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (33 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (26 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (12 papers). Michael Schoenberg is often cited by papers focused on Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (33 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (26 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (12 papers). Michael Schoenberg collaborates with scholars based in United States, British Virgin Islands and United Kingdom. Michael Schoenberg's co-authors include Colin M. Sayers, Klaus Helbig, D. Censor, Francis Muir, Boris Gurevich, R. Coates, Chaur‐Jian Hsu, Parongama Sen, Miroslav Brajanovski and Marshall H. Orr and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Applied Physics Letters and The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.

In The Last Decade

Michael Schoenberg

53 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Elastic wave behavior across linear slip interfaces 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 1995 250 500 750
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. Elastic wave behavior across linear slip interfaces
    1980 887 citations Michael Schoenberg profile →
  2. Seismic anisotropy of fractured rock
    1995 652 citations Michael Schoenberg, Colin M. Sayers Geophysics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Schoenberg United States 23 3.1k 1.6k 1.5k 1.4k 290 54 4.0k
Steven R. Pride United States 23 2.6k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 807 0.5× 677 0.5× 199 0.7× 53 3.2k
J.G. Berryman United States 21 1.1k 0.4× 756 0.5× 566 0.4× 841 0.6× 244 0.8× 45 2.3k
Thomas J. Plona United States 22 1.2k 0.4× 749 0.5× 354 0.2× 832 0.6× 280 1.0× 65 2.2k
Kenneth W. Winkler United States 23 2.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 661 0.4× 847 0.6× 176 0.6× 50 2.9k
Péter Móra Australia 24 2.1k 0.7× 980 0.6× 460 0.3× 685 0.5× 372 1.3× 122 3.1k
Vladimir Grechka United States 33 3.5k 1.2× 1.7k 1.0× 1.7k 1.2× 704 0.5× 80 0.3× 159 3.8k
Ronny Hofmann United States 24 1.1k 0.4× 1.2k 0.7× 963 0.7× 904 0.6× 118 0.4× 72 2.1k
W. S. Jardetzky United States 8 1.0k 0.3× 504 0.3× 190 0.1× 1.3k 0.9× 483 1.7× 15 2.4k
J.T. Fokkema Netherlands 22 2.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 258 0.2× 281 0.2× 67 0.2× 125 2.7k
N. A. Haskell United States 13 2.9k 0.9× 741 0.5× 189 0.1× 733 0.5× 1.0k 3.5× 17 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Schoenberg

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Michael Schoenberg's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Michael Schoenberg with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Michael Schoenberg more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Schoenberg

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Michael Schoenberg. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Michael Schoenberg. The network helps show where Michael Schoenberg may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Schoenberg

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Schoenberg. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Schoenberg based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Michael Schoenberg. Michael Schoenberg is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Igel, Heiner, et al.. (2010). Rotational motions in homogeneous anisotropic elastic media. Geophysics. 75(5). D47–D56. 18 indexed citations
2.
Daley, Thomas M., Michael Schoenberg, Jonny Rutqvist, & Kurt T. Nihei. (2006). Fractured reservoirs: An analysis of coupled elastodynamic and permeability changes from pore-pressure variation. Geophysics. 71(5). O33–O41. 31 indexed citations
3.
4.
Haugen, Geir & Michael Schoenberg. (2000). The echo of a fault or fracture. Geophysics. 65(1). 176–189. 18 indexed citations
5.
Schoenberg, Michael & Maarten V. de Hoop. (2000). Approximate dispersion relations for qP – qSV -waves in transversely isotropic media. Geophysics. 65(3). 919–933. 32 indexed citations
6.
Carcione, José M. & Michael Schoenberg. (2000). 3-D ground-penetrating radar simulation and plane-wave theory in anisotropic media. Geophysics. 65(5). 1527–1541. 14 indexed citations
7.
Schoenberg, Michael, Simon Dean, & Colin M. Sayers. (1999). Azimuth-dependent turning of seismic waves reflected from fractured reservoirs. Geophysics. 64(4). 1160–1171. 35 indexed citations
8.
Schoenberg, Michael. (1998). Acoustic characterization of underground fractures. 1624–1627. 6 indexed citations
9.
Schoenberg, Michael & Klaus Helbig. (1997). Orthorhombic media: Modeling elastic wave behavior in a vertically fractured earth. Geophysics. 62(6). 1954–1974. 298 indexed citations
10.
Schoenberg, Michael & Colin M. Sayers. (1995). Seismic anisotropy of fractured rock. Geophysics. 60(1). 204–211. 652 indexed citations breakdown →
11.
Coates, R. & Michael Schoenberg. (1995). Finite-difference modeling of faults and fractures. Geophysics. 60(5). 1514–1526. 188 indexed citations
12.
Hsu, Chaur‐Jian & Michael Schoenberg. (1993). Elastic waves through a simulated fractured medium. Geophysics. 58(7). 964–977. 178 indexed citations
13.
Schoenberg, Michael, et al.. (1992). NDE of fracture-induced anisotropy. 11. 2101–2108. 6 indexed citations
14.
Costa, Jessé C., et al.. (1992). Cross-borehole tomography in anisotropic media. Geophysics. 57(9). 1194–1198. 35 indexed citations
15.
Schoenberg, Michael, et al.. (1992). Low‐frequency propagation through fine layering. 1279–1281. 15 indexed citations
16.
Hsu, Kai, Michael Schoenberg, & John Walsh. (1991). Anisotropy from polarization and moveout. 1526–1529. 15 indexed citations
17.
Schoenberg, Michael & Francis Muir. (1989). A calculus for finely layered anisotropic media. Geophysics. 54(5). 581–589. 255 indexed citations
18.
Nichols, David E., Francis Muir, & Michael Schoenberg. (1989). Elastic properties of rocks with multiple sets of fractures. 471–474. 32 indexed citations
19.
Schoenberg, Michael, Pabitra N. Sen, & J. E. White. (1987). Attenuation of acoustic modes due to viscous drag at the borehole wall. Geophysics. 52(11). 1566–1569. 3 indexed citations
20.
Schoenberg, Michael. (1986). Fluid and solid motion in the neighborhood of a fluid-filled borehole due to the passage of a low-frequency elastic plane wave. Geophysics. 51(6). 1191–1205. 47 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Steven R. Pride Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by J.G. Berryman Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Thomas J. Plona Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kenneth W. Winkler Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Péter Móra Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Vladimir Grechka Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ronny Hofmann Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by W. S. Jardetzky Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by J.T. Fokkema Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by N. A. Haskell
Rankless by CCL
2026