Peter Bird

11.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
92 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Peter Bird is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geology and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Bird has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Geophysics, 9 papers in Geology and 7 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Peter Bird's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (74 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (59 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (52 papers). Peter Bird is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (74 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (59 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (52 papers). Peter Bird collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Peter Bird's co-authors include Zhen Liu, M. Nafi Toksöz, D. D. Jackson, Corné Kreemer, A. J. Gratz, Michele M. C. Carafa, John R. Baumgardner, Y. Y. Kagan, Norman H. Sleep and Wayne Thatcher and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Peter Bird

90 papers receiving 7.9k 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.

An updated digital model of plate boundaries

2003 2.0k citations Peter Bird Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems profile →
Continental delamination and the Colorado Plateau

1979 866 citations Peter Bird Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, Version 3 (UCERF3)--The Time-Independent Model

2014 458 citations Edward H. Field, R. Arrowsmith et al. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Empirical evidence for multi-decadal transients affecting geodetic velocity fields and derived seismicity forecasts in Italy 2024 ·Scientific Reports ·Michele M. C. Carafa, Peter Bird, Alessandro Verdecchia, Matteo Taroni, Carlo Doglioni	2
2	ShellSet v1.1.0 parallel dynamic neotectonic modelling: a case study using Earth5-049 2024 ·Geoscientific model development ·(unknown), Peter Bird, Michele M. C. Carafa	0
3	NeoKinema Deformation Model for the 2023 Update to the U.S. National Seismic Hazard Model 2022 ·Seismological Research Letters ·Zheng‐Kang Shen, Peter Bird	19
4	A Meta‐Analysis of Fault Slip Rates Across the Central Apennines 2021 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·Michele M. C. Carafa, Deborah Di Naccio, (unknown), Vanja Kastelic, Peter Bird	9
5	Partitioning the Ongoing Extension of the Central Apennines (Italy): Fault Slip Rates and Bulk Deformation Rates From Geodetic and Stress Data 2020 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·Michele M. C. Carafa, A. Galvani, Deborah Di Naccio, Vanja Kastelic, (unknown), (unknown), Vincenzo Sepe, G. Pietrantonio, (unknown), (unknown), Gianluca Valensise, Peter Bird	30
6	A “Geodetic Gap” in the Calabrian Arc: Evidence for a Locked Subduction Megathrust? 2018 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Michele M. C. Carafa, Vanja Kastelic, Peter Bird, Francesco Emanuele Maesano, Gianluca Valensise	21
7	Improving deformation models by discounting transient signals in geodetic data: 2. Geodetic data, stress directions, and long‐term strain rates in Italy 2016 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·Michele M. C. Carafa, Peter Bird	45
8	Improving deformation models by discounting transient signals in geodetic data: 1. Concept and synthetic examples 2016 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·Peter Bird, Michele M. C. Carafa	16
9	Erratum toRevised Tectonic Forecast of Global Shallow Seismicity Based on Version 2.1 of the Global Strain Rate Map: Table 1 2015 ·Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America ·Peter Bird, Corné Kreemer	21
10	Uniform California earthquake rupture forecast, version 3 (UCERF3): the time-independent model 2013 ·Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World ·Edward H. Field, G. P. Biasi, Peter Bird, Timothy E. Dawson, K. R. Felzer, D. D. Jackson, K. M. Johnson, T. H. Jordan, Christopher Madden, Andrew J. Michael, Kevin R. Milner, M. T. Page, Tom Parsons, Peter M. Powers, Bruce E. Shaw, Wayne Thatcher, Ray J. Weldon, Yuehua Zeng, (unknown)	130
11	Overview of the Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast Version 3 (UCERF3) Time-Independent Model 2013 ·AGUFM ·Edward H. Field, R. Arrowsmith, G. P. Biasi, Peter Bird, Timothy E. Dawson, K. R. Felzer, D. D. Jackson, K. M. Johnson, T. H. Jordan, (unknown), Andrew J. Michael, Kevin R. Milner, M. T. Page, Tom Parsons, Peter M. Powers, Bruce E. Shaw, Wayne Thatcher, Ray J. Weldon, Yuehua Zeng	1
12	Earthquake Patterns in Diverse Tectonic Zones of the Globe 2010 ·Pure and Applied Geophysics ·Y. Y. Kagan, Peter Bird, D. D. Jackson	67
13	A long-term forecast of shallow seismicity based on the Global Strain Rate Map 2009 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Peter Bird, Corné Kreemer, W. E. Holt	1
14	Plate-Tectonic Analysis of Shallow Seismicity: Apparent Boundary Width, beta-Value, Corner Magnitude, Coupled Lithosphere Thickness, and Coupling in 7 Tectonic Settings 2003 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Peter Bird, Y. Y. Kagan	4
15	An updated digital model of plate boundaries breakdown → 2003 ·Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·Peter Bird	1967
16	Testing hypotheses on plate‐driving mechanisms with global lithosphere models including topography, thermal structure, and faults 1998 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Peter Bird	124
17	Interpolation of principal stress directions by nonparametric statistics: Global maps with confidence limits 1996 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Peter Bird, (unknown)	48
18	Computer simulations of Alaskan neotectonics 1996 ·Tectonics ·Peter Bird	57
19	Quartz dissolution: Negative crystal experiments and a rate law 1993 ·Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·A. J. Gratz, Peter Bird	57
20	Initiation of intracontinental subduction in the Himalaya 1978 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Peter Bird	388

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