Mustafa Softa

454 total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 305 citations indexed

About

Mustafa Softa is a scholar working on Geophysics, Oceanography and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mustafa Softa has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 305 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Geophysics, 6 papers in Oceanography and 4 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Mustafa Softa's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (25 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (16 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (11 papers). Mustafa Softa is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (25 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (16 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (11 papers). Mustafa Softa collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, United States and Ukraine. Mustafa Softa's co-authors include Hasan Sözbilir, Yusuf Bayrak, Çağlar Özkaymak, Orhan Tatar, Erdem Bayrak, Ercan Aksoy, Joel Q.G. Spencer, Fikret Koçbulut, Bahadır Aktuğ and Volkan Karabaçak and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Structural Geology, Journal of the Geological Society and Natural Hazards.

In The Last Decade

Mustafa Softa

26 papers receiving 301 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.

The 2023 Pazarcık (Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye) earthquake (M _w 7.7): implications for surface rupture dynamics along the East Anatolian Fault Zone

2023 75 citations Volkan Karabaçak, Çağlar Özkaymak et al. Journal of the Geological Society profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mustafa Softa Türkiye	9	261	46	43	35	25	29	305
Patrizio Petricca Italy	12	310 1.2×	23 0.5×	35 0.8×	17 0.5×	19 0.8×	21	357
Gianni Bressan Italy	14	412 1.6×	38 0.8×	57 1.3×	20 0.6×	27 1.1×	22	439
Michele M. C. Carafa Italy	17	609 2.3×	51 1.1×	39 0.9×	35 1.0×	31 1.2×	37	643
Shoubiao Zhu China	12	386 1.5×	35 0.8×	42 1.0×	41 1.2×	22 0.9×	44	453
Hasan Elmacı Türkiye	7	388 1.5×	87 1.9×	69 1.6×	45 1.3×	22 0.9×	16	463
Germana Gaudiosi Italy	9	233 0.9×	53 1.2×	41 1.0×	32 0.9×	13 0.5×	27	283
Ezgi Karasözen United States	11	401 1.5×	28 0.6×	64 1.5×	23 0.7×	32 1.3×	24	437
Neki Kuka Albania	9	259 1.0×	64 1.4×	21 0.5×	15 0.4×	29 1.2×	19	307
Orhan Polat Türkiye	11	359 1.4×	78 1.7×	60 1.4×	24 0.7×	11 0.4×	20	419
Päivi Mäntyniemi Finland	11	283 1.1×	73 1.6×	78 1.8×	24 0.7×	22 0.9×	42	328

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Koçbulut, Fikret, et al.. (2025). Paleoseismological analysis of the Palu Segment within the East Anatolian fault system: Implications for seismic hazard assessment. Journal of Mountain Science. 22(7). 2332–2355.

Softa, Mustafa, et al.. (2025). 6 Şubat 2023 Mw 7.7 Pazarcık depremi: Çakmak Fayı (Adıyaman-Gölbaşı-Akçabel) boyunca yüzey kırığının karakteristik özellikleri. Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi. 15(3). 653–666.

Softa, Mustafa, et al.. (2024). Evidence for an aseismic gap between the Mw6.8 Pütürge (Elazığ) and 7.8 Pazarcık (Kahramanmaraş) earthquakes in the east Anatolian fault system, southeast Türkiye. Journal of Structural Geology. 190. 105293–105293. 2 indexed citations

Sözbilir, Hasan, Çağlar Özkaymak, Mustafa Softa, et al.. (2024). Palaeoseismological assessment for a seismic gap located very close to the epicentre of the 30 October 2020 Samos Earthquake (M6.9), western Anatolia, Turkey. Natural Hazards. 120(5). 4699–4727. 5 indexed citations

Softa, Mustafa, et al.. (2024). 6 Şubat 2023 Kahramanmaraş Pazarcık (Mw: 7,7) depremi ışığında Doğu Anadolu Fay Zonu Erkenek Segmentinin Kinematik Analizi / The Kinematics of Active Crustal Deformation in the Erkenek Segment of the Eastern Anatolian Fault Zone Using Comprehensive Surface Rupture Analysis from the February 6, 2023 Earthquake (Mw 7.7). Türkiye Jeoloji Bülteni / Geological Bulletin of Turkey. 1 indexed citations

Koçbulut, Fikret, et al.. (2024). 6 Şubat 2023 (Mw:7.6) Ekinözü Depremi Yüzey Kırığının Çığlık Fayı (Malatya-Doğanşehir-Eskiköy) Boyunca Karakteristik Analizi. DergiPark (Istanbul University). 6(2). 387–404. 3 indexed citations

Softa, Mustafa, Ercan Aksoy, Hasan Sözbilir, et al.. (2024). Surface rupture during the 6th of February 2023 Mw 7.6 Elbistan-Ekinözü(Kahramanmaraş) earthquake: implications for fault rupture dynamics along thenorthern branch of East Anatolian Fault Zone. TURKISH JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES. 33(1). 1–21. 12 indexed citations

Softa, Mustafa. (2024). Unravelling the Pleistocene to Holocene earthquake chronology of the Seferihisar Fault, western Turkey: A comprehensive analysis using optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating and palaeoseismology. Journal of Earth System Science. 133(4). 1 indexed citations

Aksoy, Ercan, et al.. (2023). 6 Şubat 2023 Pazarcık (Kahramanmaraş) depreminin Doğu Anadolu Fay Zonu Erkenek ve Pazarcık Segmentleri Üzerindeki Etkisi: Çelikhan-Gölbaşı (Adıyaman) Arasından Gözlemler. DergiPark (Istanbul University). 5(1). 85–104. 18 indexed citations

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Karabaçak, Volkan, Çağlar Özkaymak, Hasan Sözbilir, et al.. (2023). The 2023 Pazarcık (Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye) earthquake (M _w 7.7): implications for surface rupture dynamics along the East Anatolian Fault Zone. Journal of the Geological Society. 180(3). 75 indexed citations breakdown →

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Softa, Mustafa, et al.. (2023). The first application of the luminescence surface exposure dating method on active fault scarps in the Western Anatolia extensional province: the Manisa Fault as an example. TURKISH JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES. 32(2). 163–180. 4 indexed citations

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Softa, Mustafa, et al.. (2023). Geomorphic signature of active tectonics in Simav Graben: An evaluation of indicator relative tectonic activity of Simav Fault and its seismotectonic implications for Western Anatolia. Journal of Earth System Science. 132(3). 9 indexed citations

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Softa, Mustafa. (2022). Morphometric and kinematic analysis of southern margin of the Küçük Menderes Graben and its tectonic implications in western Anatolia. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 15(2). 6 indexed citations

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Sözbilir, Hasan, Çağlar Özkaymak, Mustafa Softa, et al.. (2022). Evidence of surface rupture associated with historical earthquakes on the Gülbahçe Fault Zone (İzmir, Türkiye) and its application for determination of the surface fault-rupture hazard zone. Natural Hazards. 114(2). 2189–2218. 9 indexed citations

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Sözbilir, Hasan, et al.. (2021). Paleoseismic history of the Manisa fault zone, Western Anatolia. TURKISH JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES. 30(SI-1). 806–832. 8 indexed citations

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Softa, Mustafa, et al.. (2021). Gümüldür Fayının Morfometrik ve Kinematik Analizi ve Batı Anadolu’daki Sismotektonik Anlamı. Türkiye Jeoloji Bülteni / Geological Bulletin of Turkey.

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Gregory, L. C., H. Goodall, Bora Uzel, et al.. (2020). Active faulting in western Turkey: the challenge of earthquake hazard estimation in a complex extensional regime based on cosmogenic isotope analyses. 1 indexed citations

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Softa, Mustafa, et al.. (2017). LATE QUATERNARY RAPID UPLIFT DEDUCED FROM MARINE TERRACES IN EASTERN PONTIDES, TURKEY. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 4 indexed citations

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Softa, Mustafa, et al.. (2016). Timing of Quaternary Marine Terrace Formation and Uplift Rates in the Eastern Pontides, NE Turkey. AGUFM. 2016. 1 indexed citations

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Bayrak, Erdem, et al.. (2015). Earthquake hazard analysis for East Anatolian Fault Zone, Turkey. Natural Hazards. 76(2). 1063–1077. 57 indexed citations

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