P. Mechler

922 total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 796 citations indexed

About

P. Mechler is a scholar working on Geophysics, Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, P. Mechler has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 796 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Geophysics, 5 papers in Ocean Engineering and 3 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in P. Mechler's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (5 papers), Geophysical Methods and Applications (3 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (2 papers). P. Mechler is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (5 papers), Geophysical Methods and Applications (3 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (2 papers). P. Mechler collaborates with scholars based in France, Russia and Tunisia. P. Mechler's co-authors include Jacques Angelier, M. Nicolas, Michel Bouchon, Christian Camerlynck, F. Huguet, Michel Dabas, Henri Robain, Marc Descloîtres, Fayçal Réjiba and Yves Albouy and has published in prestigious journals such as Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors and Radio Science.

In The Last Decade

P. Mechler

13 papers receiving 737 citations

Hit Papers

Sur une methode graphique de recherche des contraintes pr... 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 200 400 600
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. Sur une methode graphique de recherche des contraintes principales egalement utilisables en tectonique et en seismologie : la methode des diedres droits
    1977 671 citations Jacques Angelier, P. Mechler Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France profile →

Peers

P. Mechler
Terence D. Barr Australia
Pascal Balé France
Cahit Çoruh United States
Alastair I. Welbon United Kingdom
Ralph W. Knapp United States
Donal M. Ragan United States
Gadi Shamir Israel
Katsushi Sato Japan
Robert W. Krantz United States
Ahmed Badawy Egypt
Terence D. Barr Australia
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Countries citing papers authored by P. Mechler

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Fields of papers citing papers by P. Mechler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. Mechler

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of P. Mechler. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of P. Mechler 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 P. Mechler. P. Mechler is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Réjiba, Fayçal, Christian Camerlynck, & P. Mechler. (2003). FDTD‐SUPML‐ADE simulation for Ground‐Penetrating Radar modeling. Radio Science. 38(1). 12 indexed citations
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Mechler, P., et al.. (2002). Effet de site sismique, méthodes d'évaluation: application au site de la ville de Tunis. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 61(3). 269–281. 3 indexed citations
3.
Huguet, F., et al.. (2002). Characterizing reservoir parameters by integrating seismic monitoring and geomechanics. The Leading Edge. 21(3). 295–301. 11 indexed citations
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Longuemare, P., et al.. (2002). Reservoir Parameters Quantification from Seismic Monitoring Integrating Geomechanics. Oil & Gas Science and Technology – Revue d’IFP Energies nouvelles. 57(5). 555–568. 9 indexed citations
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Mechler, P., et al.. (2002). Acoustic modelling in SOFAR: application to interpretation of GASTOM 90. 2. II/627–II/632.
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Robain, Henri, Yves Albouy, Michel Dabas, et al.. (1999). The location of infinite electrodes in pole–pole electrical surveys: consequences for 2D imaging. Journal of Applied Geophysics. 41(4). 313–333. 27 indexed citations
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Hesse, Albert, P. Andrieux, Christian Camerlynck, et al.. (1998). Geophysical investigations for the location of the Heptastadium in Alexandria (Egypt). 7 indexed citations
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Bertrand, Jacques, et al.. (1997). Mesure de la résistance mécanique de pierres de taille calcaires in situ.. Revue d Archéométrie. 21(1). 45–53. 3 indexed citations
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Mechler, P., et al.. (1993). On-line polynomial path planning in Cartesian space for robot manipulators. Robotica. 11(3). 245–251. 10 indexed citations
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Nicolas, M., et al.. (1982). Attenuation of regional phases in Western Europe. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 72(6A). 2089–2106. 30 indexed citations
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Angelier, Jacques & P. Mechler. (1977). Sur une methode graphique de recherche des contraintes principales egalement utilisables en tectonique et en seismologie : la methode des diedres droits. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. S7-XIX(6). 1309–1318. 671 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mechler, P., et al.. (1974). Investigation of the 600-km discontinuity under France through travel-time and amplitude anomalies. Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors. 8(3). 269–276. 3 indexed citations
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Mechler, P.. (1969). Direct determination of the thickness of the earth's crust by travel time studies. Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors. 2(2). 93–104. 7 indexed citations
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Allègre, Claude J., et al.. (1964). Contribution a l'etude seismologique du volcanisme de l'Herault et des Causses. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. S7-VI(1). 113–116. 3 indexed citations

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