Oliver S. Boyd

2.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
66 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Oliver S. Boyd is a scholar working on Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Oliver S. Boyd has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Geophysics, 26 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 24 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Oliver S. Boyd's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (43 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (33 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (24 papers). Oliver S. Boyd is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (43 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (33 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (24 papers). Oliver S. Boyd collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Russia. Oliver S. Boyd's co-authors include Charles S. Mueller, Mark D. Petersen, Arthur D. Frankel, Yuehua Zeng, Kenneth S. Rukstales, Edward H. Field, Kathleen M. Haller, Stephen C. Harmsen, Russell L. Wheeler and Robert L. Wesson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Oliver S. Boyd

63 papers receiving 2.0k 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
Oliver S. Boyd United States	22	1.8k	898	364	122	121	66	2.2k
Kenneth S. Rukstales United States	15	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	410 1.1×	109 0.9×	125 1.0×	29	2.1k
Peter M. Powers United States	17	2.1k 1.2×	795 0.9×	536 1.5×	189 1.5×	138 1.1×	47	2.4k
R. M. W. Musson United Kingdom	23	1.3k 0.7×	868 1.0×	329 0.9×	121 1.0×	126 1.0×	103	1.7k
Russell L. Wheeler United States	18	1.5k 0.8×	829 0.9×	345 0.9×	127 1.0×	146 1.2×	62	1.9k
Andrzej Kijko South Africa	22	2.0k 1.1×	957 1.1×	330 0.9×	79 0.6×	131 1.1×	91	2.4k
Andrea Rovida Italy	22	1.8k 1.0×	854 1.0×	363 1.0×	178 1.5×	253 2.1×	61	2.4k
Laurentiu Danciu Switzerland	20	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 1.4×	280 0.8×	79 0.6×	138 1.1×	60	1.9k
Stephen C. Harmsen United States	26	2.1k 1.2×	1.7k 1.9×	360 1.0×	125 1.0×	175 1.4×	54	2.8k
Timothy E. Dawson United States	16	1.5k 0.9×	395 0.4×	422 1.2×	184 1.5×	78 0.6×	47	1.8k
Mehdi Zaré Iran	18	979 0.5×	748 0.8×	206 0.6×	63 0.5×	142 1.2×	99	1.4k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Boyd, Oliver S., et al.. (2025). A Comprehensive Geologic Framework of the National Crustal Model for Seismic Hazard Studies in the Conterminous United States. Lithosphere. 2025(4). 1 indexed citations

Shen, Weisen, et al.. (2025). A crustal thermal model of the conterminous United States constrained by multiple data sets: a Monte–Carlo approach. Geophysical Journal International. 241(3). 1712–1725.

Ahdi, Sean K, B. Aagaard, Morgan P. Moschetti, et al.. (2024). Empirical ground‐motion basin response in the California Great Valley, Reno, Nevada, and Portland, Oregon. Earthquake Spectra. 40(2). 1099–1131. 1 indexed citations

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

Cramer, Chris H., et al.. (2024). Regional seismic velocity model for the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains based on measured shear wave velocity, sediment thickness, and surface geology. Earthquake Spectra. 40(2). 1269–1300. 1 indexed citations

Boyd, Oliver S., Morgan P. Moschetti, Eric M. Thompson, et al.. (2023). Sediment thickness map of United States Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Strata, and their influence on earthquake ground motions. Earthquake Spectra. 40(1). 89–112. 15 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

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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Shah, Anjana K., Oliver S. Boyd, Todd Sowers, & Eric M. Thompson. (2017). Building a USGS National Crustal Model: Theoretical foundation, inputs, and calibration for the Western United States. AGUFM. 2017. 1 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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Boyd, Oliver S.. (2015). Investigating the Radiation Pattern of Earthquakes in the Central and Eastern United States and Comments on Seismic Hazard. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2015. 1 indexed citations

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Petersen, Mark D., Morgan P. Moschetti, Peter M. Powers, et al.. (2014). Documentation for the 2014 update of the United States national seismic hazard maps. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 362 indexed citations breakdown →

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Petersen, Mark D., Charles S. Mueller, Morgan P. Moschetti, et al.. (2012). 2014 Update of the United States National Seismic Hazard Maps. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2013. 1 indexed citations

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Petersen, Mark D., Arthur D. Frankel, Stephen C. Harmsen, et al.. (2011). Seismic-Hazard Maps for the Conterminous United States, 2008. Scientific investigations map. 7 indexed citations

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Boyd, Oliver S., et al.. (2010). Earthquake Ground Motion Simulations in the Central United States. AGUFM. 2010. 2 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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Boyd, Oliver S., Charles S. Mueller, & Kenneth S. Rukstales. (2007). Preliminary Earthquake Hazard Map of Afghanistan. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 20 indexed citations

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Panero, W. R., et al.. (2003). Viscosity of silica-rich water at high pressure and temperature. AGUFM. 2003. 1 indexed citations

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Yonge, C. M., et al.. (1956). PRB volume 66 issue 2 Cover and Front matter. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section B Biology. 66(2). f1–f2. 1 indexed citations

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