S. Operto

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
154 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

S. Operto is a scholar working on Geophysics, Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Operto has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 143 papers in Geophysics, 75 papers in Ocean Engineering and 24 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in S. Operto's work include Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (137 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (119 papers) and Geophysical Methods and Applications (42 papers). S. Operto is often cited by papers focused on Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (137 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (119 papers) and Geophysical Methods and Applications (42 papers). S. Operto collaborates with scholars based in France, Iran and Poland. S. Operto's co-authors include J. Virieux, Romain Brossier, A. Ribodetti, Philippe Charvis, Y. Gholami, Ludovic Métivier, Hossein S. Aghamiry, V. Prieux, Ali Gholami and Paolo Dell’Aversana and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and Geology.

In The Last Decade

S. Operto

144 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Seismic imaging of comple... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2013 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. Seismic imaging of complex onshore structures by 2D elastic frequency-domain full-waveform inversion
    2009 461 citations Romain Brossier, S. Operto et al. Geophysics profile →
  2. A guided tour of multiparameter full-waveform inversion with multicomponent data: From theory to practice
    2013 305 citations S. Operto, Y. Gholami et al. The Leading Edge profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
S. Operto 4.4k 2.6k 879 178 167 154 4.6k
Stewart Greenhalgh 4.0k 0.9× 2.5k 1.0× 428 0.5× 305 1.7× 238 1.4× 279 4.5k
Vlastislav Červený 3.7k 0.9× 1.5k 0.6× 593 0.7× 518 2.9× 125 0.7× 96 4.4k
M. Turhan Taner 3.0k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 664 0.8× 394 2.2× 349 2.1× 50 3.4k
Colin G. Farquharson 3.1k 0.7× 2.0k 0.8× 197 0.2× 141 0.8× 227 1.4× 150 3.6k
Jeannot Trampert 6.3k 1.4× 1.1k 0.4× 289 0.3× 188 1.1× 466 2.8× 153 6.6k
Peter Hubral 2.4k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 464 0.5× 167 0.9× 102 0.6× 131 2.8k
R. G. Pratt 5.3k 1.2× 3.2k 1.2× 1.1k 1.3× 263 1.5× 228 1.4× 108 5.7k
Heiner Igel 5.1k 1.2× 2.5k 1.0× 333 0.4× 199 1.1× 661 4.0× 168 5.8k
Öz Yilmaz 2.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 338 0.4× 226 1.3× 220 1.3× 23 2.4k
Michael S. Zhdanov 5.0k 1.1× 3.5k 1.3× 300 0.3× 233 1.3× 319 1.9× 349 5.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by S. Operto

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. Operto

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of S. Operto. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of S. Operto based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with S. Operto. S. Operto is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Górszczyk, Andrzej, Rafael Almeida, Romain Brossier, Ludovic Métivier, & S. Operto. (2025). Constraining the Effect of Bathymetric High Subduction in an Accretionary Wedge: Evidence From the Tokai Area of the Nankai Trough, Japan. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 26(3).
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Aghamiry, Hossein S., et al.. (2023). Quantitative Photoacoustic Tomography Using Iteratively Refined Wavefield Reconstruction Inversion: A Simulation Study. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. 43(2). 874–885. 19 indexed citations
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Operto, S., et al.. (2023). Is 3D frequency-domain FWI of full-azimuth/long-offset OBN data feasible? The Gorgon data FWI case study. The Leading Edge. 42(3). 173–183. 7 indexed citations
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Operto, S., et al.. (2023). Weighted Time-Domain Extended-Source Full Waveform Inversion with Layer Stripping. 1–5. 1 indexed citations
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Gholami, Ali, et al.. (2021). Anderson accelerated augmented Lagrangian for extended waveform\n inversion. arXiv (Cornell University). 12 indexed citations
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Górszczyk, Andrzej & S. Operto. (2021). GO_3D_OBS: the multi-parameter benchmark geomodel for seismic imaging method assessment and next-generation 3D survey design (version 1.0). Geoscientific model development. 14(3). 1773–1799. 9 indexed citations
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Dessa, Jean‐Xavier, Marie‐Odile Beslier, Nicolas Chamot‐Rooke, et al.. (2020). Seismic Exploration of the Deep Structure and Seismogenic Faults in the Ligurian Sea by Joint Multi Channel and Ocean Bottom Seismic Acquisitions: Preliminary Results of the SEFASILS Cruise. Geosciences. 10(3). 108–108. 5 indexed citations
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Monteiller, Vadim, et al.. (2015). Influence of global heterogeneities on regional imaging based upon full waveform inversion of teleseismic wavefield. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 11558. 1 indexed citations
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Monteiller, Vadim, et al.. (2015). Multi-parameter high-resolution lithospheric imaging by source-independent full-waveform inversion of teleseismic data. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 2015. 1 indexed citations
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Gholami, Y., Romain Brossier, S. Operto, A. Ribodetti, & J. Virieux. (2013). Which parameterization is suitable for acoustic vertical transverse isotropic full waveform inversion? Part 1: Sensitivity and trade-off analysis. Geophysics. 78(2). R81–R105. 141 indexed citations
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Buske, Stefan, Isabelle Lecomte, Tamás Németh, S. Operto, & Valentı́ Sallarès. (2009). Imaging and inversion — Introduction. Geophysics. 74(6). WCA1–WCA4. 7 indexed citations
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Ben‐Hadj‐Ali, Hafedh, S. Operto, & J. Virieux. (2008). Velocity model building by 3D frequency-domain, full-waveform inversion of wide-aperture seismic data. Geophysics. 73(5). VE101–VE117. 96 indexed citations
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Malinowski, M. & S. Operto. (2006). Advantages of the full-waveform inversion: real data example from the Polish Basin. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2006. 1 indexed citations
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Ribodetti, A., et al.. (2005). Small scale seismic velocities and change in fluid pressure along the decollement by 2D quantitative imaging. AGUFM. 2005. 1 indexed citations
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Cruz‐Atienza, V. M., J. Virieux, & S. Operto. (2002). Dynamic Rupture Simulation of Bending Faults With a Finite Difference Approach. AGUFM. 2002. 1 indexed citations

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