Rhett Butler

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Rhett Butler is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Rhett Butler has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Geophysics, 12 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 7 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Rhett Butler's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (50 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (37 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (33 papers). Rhett Butler is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (50 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (37 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (33 papers). Rhett Butler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Czechia. Rhett Butler's co-authors include Hiroo Kanamori, R. C. Aster, Thorne Lay, Göran Ekström, M. Nettles, Stuart A. Sipkin, S. L. Beck, S. L. Bilek, Heather R. DeShon and M. R. Brudzinski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Rhett Butler

65 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Great Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake of 26 December 2004 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 250 500 750
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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. The Great Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake of 26 December 2004
    2005 858 citations Thorne Lay, Hiroo Kanamori et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rhett Butler United States 20 1.7k 233 216 192 150 70 2.0k
Stuart A. Sipkin United States 21 2.5k 1.5× 184 0.8× 145 0.7× 208 1.1× 100 0.7× 47 2.7k
Vala Hjörleifsdóttir Iceland 18 1.9k 1.2× 213 0.9× 162 0.8× 336 1.8× 157 1.0× 66 2.2k
Heather R. DeShon United States 27 2.9k 1.7× 371 1.6× 213 1.0× 365 1.9× 91 0.6× 83 3.2k
Alessandro Bonforte Italy 31 1.9k 1.1× 188 0.8× 364 1.7× 93 0.5× 224 1.5× 88 2.3k
S. L. Bilek United States 23 3.0k 1.8× 325 1.4× 288 1.3× 318 1.7× 114 0.8× 78 3.2k
L. W. Braile United States 32 2.3k 1.4× 293 1.3× 185 0.9× 239 1.2× 153 1.0× 82 2.5k
F. Pingue Italy 27 1.5k 0.9× 138 0.6× 178 0.8× 58 0.3× 153 1.0× 62 1.8k
A. Piatanesi Italy 30 2.4k 1.4× 389 1.7× 316 1.5× 102 0.5× 132 0.9× 81 2.7k
M. R. Brudzinski United States 32 3.5k 2.1× 596 2.6× 162 0.8× 210 1.1× 86 0.6× 105 3.9k
Sidao Ni China 31 3.6k 2.2× 453 1.9× 141 0.7× 196 1.0× 134 0.9× 181 3.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rhett Butler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rhett Butler

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All Works

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Tsuboi, Seiji & Rhett Butler. (2024). Antipodal Seismic Observation and Sensitivity Kernel for the Liquid Region on the Earth’s Inner Core. Geosciences. 14(12). 333–333.
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Butler, Rhett. (2020). Bulk, shear and scattering attenuation beneath Hawaiian Volcanos and in the oceanic crust extending to the Aloha Cabled Observatory. Geophysical Journal International. 223(1). 543–560. 3 indexed citations
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Butler, Rhett. (2019). Composite Earthquake Source Mechanism for 2018 Mw 5.2–5.4 Swarm at Kīlauea Caldera: Antipodal Source Constraint. Seismological Research Letters. 90(2A). 633–641. 5 indexed citations
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Butler, Rhett, David Walsh, & Kevin D. Richards. (2016). Extreme tsunami inundation in Hawai‘i from Aleutian–Alaska subduction zone earthquakes. Natural Hazards. 85(3). 1591–1619. 17 indexed citations
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Butler, Rhett & Seiji Tsuboi. (2010). Antipodal seismic observations of temporal and global variation at Earth's inner‐outer core boundary. Geophysical Research Letters. 37(11). 21 indexed citations
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Butler, Rhett, Kenneth M. Anderson, J. Berger, et al.. (2005). Performance Review of the Global Seismographic Network for the Sumatra-Andaman Megathrust Earthquake. Seismological Research Letters. 76(3). 331–343. 31 indexed citations
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Park, Jeffrey, Kent Anderson, R. C. Aster, et al.. (2005). Global seismographic network records the Great Sumatra‐Andaman earthquake. Eos. 86(6). 57–61. 52 indexed citations
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Chave, Alan D., John W. Bailey, Stace E. Beaulieu, et al.. (2003). 2003-2004 upgrades and additions to the Hawaii-2 Observatory. 14–18. 1 indexed citations
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Butler, Rhett & C. R. Hutt. (1992). Seismic noise on Rarotonga: Surface versus downhole. Eos. 73(51). 548–549. 6 indexed citations
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Solomon, Sean C., Don L. Anderson, W. B. Banerdt, et al.. (1991). Scientific Rationale and Requirements for a Global Seismic Network on Mars. CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology). 23 indexed citations
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Cessaro, R. K. & Rhett Butler. (1987). Observations of transverse energy for P waves recorded on a deep-ocean borehole seismometer located in the northwest Pacific. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 77(6). 2163–2180. 5 indexed citations
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Novelo‐Casanova, David A. & Rhett Butler. (1986). High-frequency seismic coda and scattering in the northwest Pacific. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 76(3). 617–626. 11 indexed citations
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Butler, Rhett & Frederick K. Duennebier. (1986). Seismic observations from an Ocean Subbottom Seismometer in the northwest Pacific Basin. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 76(2). 565–577. 2 indexed citations
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Butler, Rhett, Thomas M. Brocher, & J. A. Rial. (1986). Inner Core Experiments: Teleseismic exploration of the antipode. Eos. 67(8). 89–94. 8 indexed citations
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Butler, Rhett. (1986). Regional seismic observations of the Ontong Java plateau and East Mariana Basin. Marine Geophysical Research. 8(1). 27–38. 6 indexed citations
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Butler, Rhett & Hiroo Kanamori. (1980). Long-period ground motion from a great earthquake. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 70(4). 943–961. 9 indexed citations
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Butler, Rhett & Don L. Anderson. (1978). Equation of state fits to the lower mantle and outer core. Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors. 17(2). 147–162. 51 indexed citations
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Hart, Robert S., Rhett Butler, & Hiroo Kanamori. (1977). Surface-wave constraints on the August 1, 1975, Oroville earthquake. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 67(1). 1–7. 23 indexed citations
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Langston, Charles A. & Rhett Butler. (1976). Focal mechanism of the August 1, 1975 Oroville earthquake. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 66(4). 1111–1120. 53 indexed citations

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