Peter M. Powers

3.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
47 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Peter M. Powers is a scholar working on Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter M. Powers has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Geophysics, 23 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 23 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Peter M. Powers's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (35 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (26 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (23 papers). Peter M. Powers is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (35 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (26 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (23 papers). Peter M. Powers collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Egypt. Peter M. Powers's co-authors include Edward H. Field, Robert J. Lillie, Robert S. Yeats, T. H. Jordan, Yuehua Zeng, Mark D. Petersen, Morgan P. Moschetti, Kevin R. Milner, M. T. Page and Sanaz Rezaeian and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geological Society of America Bulletin and Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.

In The Last Decade

Peter M. Powers

46 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, Version 3 (UCERF3)--The Time-Independent Model

2014 458 citations Edward H. Field, G. P. Biasi et al. 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
Peter M. Powers United States	17	2.1k	795	536	189	138	47	2.4k
Andrea Rovida Italy	22	1.8k 0.9×	854 1.1×	363 0.7×	178 0.9×	253 1.8×	61	2.4k
Oliver S. Boyd United States	22	1.8k 0.9×	898 1.1×	364 0.7×	122 0.6×	121 0.9×	66	2.2k
Kathleen M. Haller United States	18	1.7k 0.8×	859 1.1×	328 0.6×	235 1.2×	167 1.2×	39	2.2k
Roberto Basili Italy	27	2.4k 1.2×	955 1.2×	356 0.7×	295 1.6×	148 1.1×	83	2.9k
Matthew C. Gerstenberger New Zealand	25	2.3k 1.1×	514 0.6×	1.0k 1.9×	217 1.1×	102 0.7×	85	2.7k
R. M. W. Musson United Kingdom	23	1.3k 0.6×	868 1.1×	329 0.6×	121 0.6×	126 0.9×	103	1.7k
Russell L. Wheeler United States	18	1.5k 0.7×	829 1.0×	345 0.6×	127 0.7×	146 1.1×	62	1.9k
Kenneth S. Rukstales United States	15	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 1.4×	410 0.8×	109 0.6×	125 0.9×	29	2.1k
Mark Stirling New Zealand	26	2.3k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	367 0.7×	484 2.6×	229 1.7×	86	3.2k
Timothy E. Dawson United States	16	1.5k 0.7×	395 0.5×	422 0.8×	184 1.0×	78 0.6×	47	1.8k

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Thompson, Eric M., Michael Hearne, G. P. Hayes, et al.. (2025). Subduction Zone Earthquake Catalog Separation Tool: Implementation in the USGS 2025 Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands National Seismic Hazard Model. Seismological Research Letters. 97(2A). 1191–1200. 2 indexed citations

Withers, K., Morgan P. Moschetti, Peter M. Powers, et al.. (2024). Integration of rupture directivity models for the US National Seismic Hazard Model. Earthquake Spectra. 40(2). 1066–1098. 5 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

Rezaeian, Sanaz, Peter M. Powers, Sean K Ahdi, et al.. (2024). The 2023 US National Seismic Hazard Model: Subduction ground‐motion models. Earthquake Spectra. 40(3). 1739–1786. 2 indexed citations

Shumway, Allison M., Mark D. Petersen, Peter M. Powers, et al.. (2024). Earthquake Rupture Forecast Model Construction for the 2023 U.S. 50-State National Seismic Hazard Model Update: Central and Eastern U.S. Fault-Based Source Model. Seismological Research Letters. 95(2A). 997–1029. 2 indexed citations

Powers, Peter M., A. L. Llenos, Peter J. Haeussler, et al.. (2024). The 2023 Alaska National Seismic Hazard Model. Earthquake Spectra. 40(4). 2545–2597. 8 indexed citations

Pollitz, Fred F., E. L. Evans, Edward H. Field, et al.. (2022). Western U.S. Deformation Models for the 2023 Update to the U.S. National Seismic Hazard Model. Seismological Research Letters. 93(6). 3068–3086. 16 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

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Rezaeian, Sanaz, Peter M. Powers, Allison M. Shumway, et al.. (2021). The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Ground motion models in the central and eastern US. Earthquake Spectra. 37(1S). 1354–1390. 12 indexed citations

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Shumway, Allison M., et al.. (2020). The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Additional period and site class data. Earthquake Spectra. 37(2). 1145–1161. 8 indexed citations

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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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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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Rezaeian, Sanaz, Mark D. Petersen, Morgan P. Moschetti, et al.. (2014). Implementation of NGA‐West2 Ground Motion Models in the 2014 U.S. National Seismic Hazard Maps. Earthquake Spectra. 30(3). 1319–1333. 29 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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Field, Edward H., G. P. Biasi, Peter Bird, et al.. (2013). Uniform California earthquake rupture forecast, version 3 (UCERF3): the time-independent model. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 130 indexed citations

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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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Powers, Peter M., et al.. (2008). Depth Localization of Seismicity on Strike-Slip Faults in California. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2008. 1 indexed citations

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Powers, Peter M. & T. H. Jordan. (2007). Use of dependence probabilities to detect near-fault bias in earthquake triggering. AGUFM. 2007. 2 indexed citations

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Powers, Peter M. & T. Jordan. (2005). Seismicity rate vs. distance from strike-slip faults in southern California. AGUFM. 2005. 2 indexed citations

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