Norman Abrahamson

20.3k citations

214 papers · 14.9k indexed · 9 hit papers · h-index 55

Civil and Structural Engineering top 0.01%
Geophysics top 0.05%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law top 0.2%
Artificial Intelligence top 2%
Building and Construction top 1%

Co-authors: Paul Somerville Julian J. Bommer Robert Graves Robert Youngs Ronnie Kamai Walter J. Silva Jonathan D. Bray Walter Silva
Topics: Seismic Performance and Analysis (184 papers)Seismic Waves and Analysis (109 papers)Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (86 papers)
Cited by: Geophysics Civil and Structural Engineering Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Journals: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaGeophysical Research Letters Science Advances
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Türkiye

In The Last Decade

Norman Abrahamson

197 papers receiving 13.6k citations

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5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Modification of Empirical Strong Ground Motion Attenuation Relations to Include the Amplitude and Duration Effects of Rupture Directivity

1997 1.1k citations Norman Abrahamson et al. profile →
Summary of the ASK14 Ground Motion Relation for Active Crustal Regions

2014 944 citations Norman Abrahamson, Ronnie Kamai et al. Earthquake Spectra profile →
Empirical Response Spectral Attenuation Relations for Shallow Crustal Earthquakes

1997 850 citations Norman Abrahamson et al. profile →
Characterizing Crustal Earthquake Slip Models for the Prediction of Strong Ground Motion

1999 774 citations Norman Abrahamson et al. profile →
Summary of the Abrahamson & Silva NGA Ground‐Motion Relations

2008 655 citations Norman Abrahamson et al. Earthquake Spectra profile →
A stable algorithm for regression analyses using the random effects model

1992 581 citations Norman Abrahamson, Robert Youngs Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America profile →
Model of Strong Ground Motions from Earthquakes in Central and Eastern North America: Best Estimates and Uncertainties

1997 500 citations Norman Abrahamson, John F. Schneider et al. profile →
AN IMPROVED METHOD OF MATCHING RESPONSE SPECTRA OF RECORDED EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION USING WAVELETS

2006 456 citations Norman Abrahamson, Julian J. Bommer et al. profile →
BC Hydro Ground Motion Prediction Equations for Subduction Earthquakes

2015 306 citations Norman Abrahamson, Nicholas Gregor et al. Earthquake Spectra profile →

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1	Observed nonlinear site amplification of vertical ground motion in Taiwan 2023 ·Earthquake Spectra ·Shu‐Hsien Chao,Chun‐Hsiang Kuo,Che‐Min Lin,Jyun‐Yan Huang,Ellen M. Rathje,Norman Abrahamson	2
2	Summary of the Abrahamson and Gulerce NGA‐SUB ground‐motion model for subduction earthquakes 2022 ·Earthquake Spectra ·Norman Abrahamson,Zeynep Gülerce	40
3	GMPE‐consistent hard‐rock site adjustment factors for Western North America 2022 ·Earthquake Spectra ·Linda Al Atik,Nicholas Gregor,Norman Abrahamson,Albert Kottke	5
4	Comparisons of the NGA‐Subduction ground motion models 2022 ·Earthquake Spectra ·Nick Gregor,Kofi Addo,Norman Abrahamson,Linda Al Atik,Gail M. Atkinson,David M. Boore,Yousef Bozorgnia,Kenneth W. Campbell,Brian Chiou,Zeynep Gülerce,Behzad Hassani,Tadahiro Kishida,Nicolas Kuehn,Silvia Mazzoni,Saburoh MIDORIKAWA,Grace A. Parker,Hongjun Si,Jonathan P. Stewart,Robert Youngs	14
5	A procedure for matching the near‐fault ground motions based on spectral accelerations and instantaneous power 2021 ·Earthquake Spectra ·(unknown),Norman Abrahamson	15
6	Spectral damping scaling factors for horizontal components of ground motions from subduction earthquakes using NGA‐Subduction data 2021 ·Earthquake Spectra ·Sanaz Rezaeian,Linda Al Atik,Nicolas Kuehn,Norman Abrahamson,Yousef Bozorgnia,Silvia Mazzoni,K. Withers,Kenneth W. Campbell	12
7	Isolating the effect of ground‐motion duration on structural damage and collapse of steel frame buildings 2020 ·Earthquake Spectra ·(unknown),Norman Abrahamson,Sashi K. Kunnath	17
8	Conditional Scenario Spectra (CSS) for Hazard‐Consistent Analysis of Engineering Systems 2018 ·Earthquake Spectra ·Carlos A. Arteta,Norman Abrahamson	20
9	Performance‐Based Probabilistic Seismic Slope Displacement Procedure 2018 ·Earthquake Spectra ·Jorge Macedo,Jonathan D. Bray,Norman Abrahamson,Thaleia Travasarou	41
10	Repeatable Site and Path Effects on the Ground‐Motion Sigma Based on Empirical Data from Southern California and Simulated Waveforms from the CyberShake Platform 2015 ·Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America ·Manuela Villani,Norman Abrahamson	68
11	Simulation‐Based Hanging Wall Effects 2014 ·Earthquake Spectra ·Jennifer L. Donahue,Norman Abrahamson	49
12	Comparison of NGA‐West2 GMPEs 2014 ·Earthquake Spectra ·Nick Gregor,Norman Abrahamson,Gail M. Atkinson,David M. Boore,Yousef Bozorgnia,Kenneth W. Campbell,Brian Chiou,I. M. Idriss,Ronnie Kamai,Emel Seyhan,Walter Silva,Jonathan P. Stewart,Robert Youngs	143
13	Damping Scaling Factors for Elastic Response Spectra for Shallow Crustal Earthquakes in Active Tectonic Regions: “Average” Horizontal Component 2013 ·Earthquake Spectra ·Sanaz Rezaeian,Yousef Bozorgnia,I. M. Idriss,Norman Abrahamson,Kenneth W. Campbell,Walter Silva	51
14	Selection of Ground Motion Prediction Equations for the Global Earthquake Model 2013 ·Earthquake Spectra ·Jonathan P. Stewart,John Douglas,Mohammad Javanbarg,Yousef Bozorgnia,Norman Abrahamson,David M. Boore,Kenneth W. Campbell,Élise Delavaud,Mustafa Erdik,Peter J. Stafford	118
15	Site‐Specific Design Spectra for Vertical Ground Motion 2011 ·Earthquake Spectra ·Zeynep Gülerce,Norman Abrahamson	97
16	Ground‐Motion Attenuation Model for Small‐To‐Moderate Shallow Crustal Earthquakes in California and Its Implications on Regionalization of Ground‐Motion Prediction Models 2010 ·Earthquake Spectra ·Brian Chiou,Robert Youngs,Norman Abrahamson,Kofi Addo	114
17	Vector‐Valued Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment for the Effects of Vertical Ground Motions on the Seismic Response of Highway Bridges 2010 ·Earthquake Spectra ·Zeynep Gülerce,Norman Abrahamson	43
18	Seismic Response of Levees in the Sacramento‐San Joaquin Delta 2009 ·Earthquake Spectra ·Tadahiro Kishida,Ross W. Boulanger,Norman Abrahamson,(unknown),(unknown)	18
19	Probability and Uncertainty in Seismic Hazard Analysis 2005 ·Earthquake Spectra ·Norman Abrahamson,Julian J. Bommer	160
20	1. Empirical Spatial Coherency Functions for Application to Soil‐Structure Interaction Analyses 1991 ·Earthquake Spectra ·Norman Abrahamson,John F. Schneider,J. C. Stepp	178

About Norman Abrahamson

Norman Abrahamson is a scholar working on Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, having authored 214 papers that have together received 14.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Seismic Performance and Analysis (184 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (109 papers) and Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (86 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (8.9k citations), Civil and Structural Engineering (13.2k citations) and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (1.0k citations). Norman Abrahamson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Türkiye. Frequent co-authors include Paul Somerville, Julian J. Bommer, Robert Graves, Robert Youngs, Ronnie Kamai, Walter J. Silva, Jonathan D. Bray, Walter Silva, John F. Schneider and Linda Al Atik. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Geophysical Research Letters and Science Advances.

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