R. M. Allen

11.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
173 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

R. M. Allen is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. M. Allen has authored 173 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Geophysics, 97 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 10 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. M. Allen's work include Seismology and Earthquake Studies (94 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (81 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (68 papers). R. M. Allen is often cited by papers focused on Seismology and Earthquake Studies (94 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (81 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (68 papers). R. M. Allen collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. R. M. Allen's co-authors include Hiroo Kanamori, Diego Melgar, M. R. Brudzinski, Qingkai Kong, Mei Xue, S. Hung, Mathias Obrebski, H. S. Kuyuk, Robert Porritt and R. Martin‐Short and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

R. M. Allen

166 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

Earthquake Early Warning: Advances, Scientific Challenges... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150 200 250
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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.

  1. Earthquake Early Warning: Advances, Scientific Challenges, and Societal Needs
    2019 279 citations R. M. Allen et al. profile →

Peers

R. M. Allen
Yih‐Min Wu Taiwan
Egill Hauksson United States
Aldo Zollo Italy
William L. Ellsworth United States
Jean‐Paul Ampuero United States
Diego Melgar United States
E. S. Cochran United States
J. E. Vidale United States
Thomas H. Heaton United States
Paul Bodin United States
Yih‐Min Wu Taiwan
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Fields of papers citing papers by R. M. Allen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. M. Allen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Allen, R. M., et al.. (2025). Ambient vibration analysis of high-rise buildings using MyShake smartphone data. Journal of Building Engineering. 106. 112496–112496. 1 indexed citations
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Allen, R. M., Robert van den Bosch, Youngmin Cho, et al.. (2025). Global earthquake detection and warning using Android phones. Science. 389(6757). 254–259. 2 indexed citations
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Allen, R. M., et al.. (2025). Improving Magnitude Estimates in the EPIC Earthquake Early Warning Algorithm. Seismological Research Letters. 97(1). 233–245.
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Mousavi, S. Mostafa, R. M. Allen, Robert van den Bosch, et al.. (2024). Gemini and physical world: large language models can estimate the intensity of earthquake shaking from multimodal social media posts. Geophysical Journal International. 240(2). 1281–1294. 5 indexed citations
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Allen, R. M., et al.. (2024). Ground-Motion Modeling Using MyShake Smartphone Peak Acceleration Data. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 115(1). 86–105. 1 indexed citations
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Bürgmann, Roland, et al.. (2024). 3D architecture and complex behavior along the simple central San Andreas fault. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5390–5390. 4 indexed citations
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Romanowicz, Barbara, R. M. Allen, I. H. Henson, et al.. (2023). SeaFOAM: A Year-Long DAS Deployment in Monterey Bay, California. Seismological Research Letters. 94(5). 2348–2359. 17 indexed citations
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Allen, R. M., et al.. (2023). A New Focal Mechanism Calculation Algorithm (REFOC) Using Inter‐Event Relative Radiation Patterns: Application to the Earthquakes in the Parkfield Area. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 128(3). 7 indexed citations
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Günay, Selim, et al.. (2023). Toward Structural Health Monitoring with the MyShake Smartphone Network. Sensors. 23(21). 8668–8668. 4 indexed citations
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Kong, Qingkai, et al.. (2020). Applications of Smartphone Seismic Data for Rapid Structural Health Assessment. 1 indexed citations
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Nof, Ran N., Angela Chung, Horst Rademacher, L. Dengler, & R. M. Allen. (2018). MEMS Accelerometer Mini‐Array (MAMA): A Low‐Cost Implementation for Earthquake Early Warning Enhancement. Earthquake Spectra. 35(1). 21–38. 30 indexed citations
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Given, Douglas D., R. M. Allen, A. Baltay, et al.. (2018). Revised technical implementation plan for the ShakeAlert system—An earthquake early warning system for the West Coast of the United States. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 100 indexed citations
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Hamiel, Yariv, Gidon Baer, R. M. Allen, et al.. (2013). Earthquake early warning for Israel: Recommended implementation strategy. EGUGA. 10 indexed citations
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Grapenthin, Ronni, I. A. Johanson, & R. M. Allen. (2013). G-larmS: Integrating Real-Time GPS into Earthquake Early Warning. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2013. 1 indexed citations
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Neuhauser, D. S., et al.. (2011). CISN ShakeAlert: Decision Module Enhancements for Earthquake Alerts. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2011. 2 indexed citations
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Porritt, Robert, R. M. Allen, Morgan P. Moschetti, et al.. (2009). Segmentation of the Cascades Volcanic Arc Revealed Through Ambient Noise Based Surface Wave Tomography. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2009. 1 indexed citations
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Allen, R. M., et al.. (2008). Complex geological interactions in the mantle beneath western USA. AGUFM. 2008. 2 indexed citations
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Kanamori, H. & R. M. Allen. (2003). Earthquake Early Warning. AGUFM. 2003. 1 indexed citations
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Waite, G. P., Robert B. Smith, C. M. Puskas, D. Schutt, & R. M. Allen. (2003). Kinematics of the Yellowstone hotspot derived from seismic anisotropy, tomography, and GPS. EAEJA. 670. 2 indexed citations
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Allen, R. M., et al.. (1994). IMPACT OF B-DOUBLES ON GRAIN TRANSPORT COSTS. Kagoshima Kenritsu Tanki Daigaku Chiiki Kenkyūjo kenkyū nenpō. 1 indexed citations

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