Thomas C. Hanks

14.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
112 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Thomas C. Hanks is a scholar working on Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas C. Hanks has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Geophysics, 29 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 19 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Thomas C. Hanks's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (73 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (47 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (34 papers). Thomas C. Hanks is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (73 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (47 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (34 papers). Thomas C. Hanks collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mongolia and Japan. Thomas C. Hanks's co-authors include Hiroo Kanamori, Robin K. McGuire, Wayne Thatcher, Max Wyss, A. Baltay, David M. Boore, Don L. Anderson, D. J. Andrews, Robert E. Wallace and W. H. Bakun and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Thomas C. Hanks

109 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

A moment magnitude scale 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 1981 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. A moment magnitude scale
    1979 3.0k citations Thomas C. Hanks et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
  2. The character of high-frequency strong ground motion
    1981 656 citations Thomas C. Hanks et al. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas C. Hanks United States 52 9.3k 2.8k 1.4k 808 651 112 10.8k
Arthur D. Frankel United States 45 7.2k 0.8× 4.0k 1.4× 1.1k 0.8× 263 0.3× 471 0.7× 158 8.6k
K. W. Hudnut United States 42 4.9k 0.5× 677 0.2× 675 0.5× 646 0.8× 617 0.9× 129 6.5k
J. C. Savage United States 51 9.3k 1.0× 386 0.1× 1.1k 0.8× 924 1.1× 526 0.8× 232 10.4k
James N. Brune United States 52 11.7k 1.3× 3.0k 1.1× 1.5k 1.1× 258 0.3× 638 1.0× 189 12.8k
Wayne Thatcher United States 54 7.5k 0.8× 480 0.2× 1.0k 0.7× 899 1.1× 429 0.7× 133 8.2k
Richard D. Miller United States 51 10.7k 1.2× 1.7k 0.6× 1.6k 1.2× 216 0.3× 417 0.6× 340 11.6k
Agnès Helmstetter France 40 3.3k 0.3× 411 0.1× 1.1k 0.8× 532 0.7× 1.2k 1.9× 93 4.8k
Jochen Zschau Germany 35 2.0k 0.2× 630 0.2× 630 0.5× 270 0.3× 312 0.5× 101 3.8k
Max Wyss United States 51 8.6k 0.9× 612 0.2× 2.1k 1.5× 223 0.3× 229 0.4× 203 9.3k
Chen Ji United States 33 5.0k 0.5× 494 0.2× 702 0.5× 314 0.4× 163 0.3× 90 5.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Parker, Grace A., et al.. (2023). Rupture Directivity of the 25 October 2022 Mw 5.1 Alum Rock Earthquake. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 144–155. 5 indexed citations
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Sahakian, Valerie J., A. Baltay, Thomas C. Hanks, et al.. (2019). Ground Motion Residuals, Path Effects, and Crustal Properties: A Pilot Study in Southern California. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 124(6). 5738–5753. 31 indexed citations
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Baltay, A., Thomas C. Hanks, & Norman Abrahamson. (2019). Earthquake Stress Drop and Arias Intensity. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 124(4). 3838–3852. 43 indexed citations
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Minson, S. E., Men‐Andrin Meier, A. Baltay, Thomas C. Hanks, & E. S. Cochran. (2018). The limits of earthquake early warning: Timeliness of ground motion estimates. Science Advances. 4(3). eaaq0504–eaaq0504. 122 indexed citations
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Baltay, A., Thomas C. Hanks, & F. L. Vernon. (2016). Moment Magnitudes and Local Magnitudes for Small Earthquakes: Implications for Ground-Motion Prediction and b-values. AGUFM. 2016. 2 indexed citations
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Sahakian, Valerie J., A. Baltay, Thomas C. Hanks, et al.. (2016). Reducing Uncertainty in GMPE's Through Physical Explanations of the Path Term. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2016. 2 indexed citations
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Baltay, A., et al.. (2015). Stress Drop and Depth Controls on Ground Motion From Induced Earthquakes. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2015. 2 indexed citations
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Baltay, A. & Thomas C. Hanks. (2013). Understanding the Magnitude Dependence of PGA and PGV: A look at differences between mainshocks and aftershocks in the NGA-West2 data and ground motion from small magnitude Anza data. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2013. 4 indexed citations
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Hanks, Thomas C. & Wayne Thatcher. (2006). The Slip-Rate Discrepancy for the Altyn Tagh Fault: An Example of Epistemic Uncertainty. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2006. 6 indexed citations
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Cook, Kristen, K. X. Whipple, Thomas C. Hanks, & Arjun M. Heimsath. (2006). Characterizing Fluvial Incision in the Colorado River System in Southern Utah: Integrating Regional Patterns and Local Rates. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2006. 1 indexed citations
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Hanks, Thomas C. & Arch C. Johnston. (1992). Common features of the excitation and propagation of strong ground motion for North American earthquakes. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 82(1). 1–23. 118 indexed citations
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Hanks, Thomas C. & David P. Schwartz. (1987). Morphologic dating of the pre-1983 fault scarp on the Lost River fault at Doublespring Pass Road, Custer County, Idaho. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 77(3). 837–846. 33 indexed citations
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Hanks, Thomas C. & Robert E. Wallace. (1985). Morphological analysis of the Lake Lahontan shoreline and Beachfront fault scarps, Pershing County, Nevada. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 75(3). 835–846. 47 indexed citations
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Hanks, Thomas C. & David M. Boore. (1984). Moment‐magnitude relations in theory and practice. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 89(B7). 6229–6235. 224 indexed citations
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Hanks, Thomas C.. (1982). fmax. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 72(6A). 1867–1879. 262 indexed citations
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Seekins, Linda C., David P. Hill, & Thomas C. Hanks. (1978). Shear-wave velocity structure near Oroville, California. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 68(3). 691–697. 6 indexed citations
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Hanks, Thomas C. & Dennis A. Johnson. (1976). Geophysical assessment of peak accelerations. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 66(3). 959–968. 69 indexed citations
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Hanks, Thomas C., et al.. (1975). An array of strong-motion accelerographs in Bear Valley, California. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 65(1). 1–12. 13 indexed citations
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Hanks, Thomas C., et al.. (1972). THE SOURCE PARAMETERS OF THE SAN FERNANDO EARTHQUAKE INFERRED FROM TELESEISMIC BODY WAVES. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 62(2). 591–602. 78 indexed citations

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