Paul Somerville
Impact in
- Geophysics top 0.2%
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Seismic Waves and Analysis
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Civil and Structural Engineering top 0.1%
- Seismic Performance and Analysis
- Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
- Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
Papers in
- Geophysics 95
- earthquake and tectonic studies 76
- Seismic Waves and Analysis 73
- High-pressure geophysics and materials 22
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis 9
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques 8
-
- Seismic Performance and Analysis 80
- Structural Health Monitoring Techniques 16
- Co-authors
- Robert GravesNorman AbrahamsonDavid J. WaldKojiro IrikuraArben PitarkaHong Kie ThioTakao KagawaN.G. Smith
- Journals
- Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (35 papers)Earthquake Spectra (7 papers)Seismological Research Letters (7 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (5 papers)Pure and Applied Geophysics (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesJapanChina
In The Last Decade
Paul Somerville
123 papers receiving 5.5k citations
Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 72
- Geophysics 4.3k
- Civil and Structural Engineering 4.3k
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 349
- Building and Construction 203
- Artificial Intelligence 409
Countries citing papers authored by Paul Somerville
This map shows the geographic impact of Paul Somerville'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 Paul Somerville with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Paul Somerville more than expected).
Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Somerville
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Paul Somerville. 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 Paul Somerville. The network helps show where Paul Somerville may publish in the future.
Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Paul Somerville, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2022 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2021 | 10 | |
| 4 | 2016 | 14 | |
| 5 | 2015 | 22 | |
| 6 | Running On-Demand Strong Ground Motion Simulations with the Second-Generation Broadband Platform | 2010 | 1 |
| 7 | 2006 | 7 | |
| 8 | Differences in Earthquake Source and Ground Motion Characteristics between Surface and Buried Crustal Earthquakes | 2006 | 25 |
| 9 | Magnitude - Rupture Area Scaling of Large Strike-Slip Earthquakes | 2005 | 4 |
| 10 | 1997 | 15 | |
| 11 | Forward rupture directivity in the Kobe and Northridge earthquakes, and implications for structural engineering | 1996 | 10 |
| 12 | 1995 | 1 | |
| 13 | 1992 | 16 | |
| 14 | The location and source parameters of the Lompoc, California, earthquake of 4 November 1927 | 1992 | 22 |
| 15 | 1990 | 77 | |
| 16 | 1988 | 16 | |
| 17 | Source scaling relations of large eastern North American earthquakes and implications for strong ground motions | 1986 | 2 |
| 18 | 1982 | 5 | |
| 19 | 1979 | 43 | |
| 20 | The Accomodation of Plate Collision by Deformation in the Izu Block, Japan | 1978 | 18 |
About Paul Somerville
Paul Somerville is a scholar working on Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Artificial Intelligence and Ocean Engineering, having authored 128 papers that have together received 6.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Seismic Performance and Analysis (80 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (76 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (73 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (22 papers), Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (16 papers), Seismology and Earthquake Studies (12 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (9 papers) and Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (4.3k citations), Civil and Structural Engineering (4.3k citations), Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (349 citations), Building and Construction (203 citations) and Artificial Intelligence (409 citations). Paul Somerville has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and China. Frequent co-authors include Robert Graves, Norman Abrahamson, David J. Wald, Kojiro Irikura, Arben Pitarka, Hong Kie Thio, Takao Kagawa, N.G. Smith, Yoshinori Iwasaki and Akira Kowada. Their work appears in journals such as Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Earthquake Spectra, Seismological Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Pure and Applied Geophysics.
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.