Thomas H. Heaton

13.8k citations

122 papers · 10.3k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 49

Impact in

Geophysics top 0.1%
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Seismic Waves and Analysis
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Civil and Structural Engineering top 0.2%
- Seismic Performance and Analysis
- Structural Health Monitoring Techniques

Papers in

Geophysics 105
- Seismic Waves and Analysis 72
- earthquake and tectonic studies 71
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis 25
- High-pressure geophysics and materials 18
Civil and Structural Engineering 41
- Seismic Performance and Analysis 37
- Structural Health Monitoring Techniques 20

Co-authors: David J. Wald Stephen Hartzell Hiroo Kanamori Egill Hauksson Vincent Quitoriano John F. Hall Marvin W. Halling Donald V. Helmberger
Journals: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (41 papers)Earthquake Spectra (11 papers)Seismological Research Letters (9 papers)Science (6 papers)Geophysical Journal International (6 papers)
Partner nations: United States Japan Switzerland

In The Last Decade

Thomas H. Heaton

117 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Hit Papers

6 papers align trajectories log scale

Generalized Seismic Phase Detection with Deep Learning 2018 · 347 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2018 Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
1999 Earthquake Spectra
1995 Earthquake Spectra
1994 Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
1990 Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors
1983 Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

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20 of 20 papers shown

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1	Ground motions in urban Los Angeles from the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence Earthquake Spectra ·Lauren J. Hoffman, Monica D. Kohler, Thomas H. Heaton, Robert Graves, Robert W. Clayton, Richard G. Guy, Julian Bunn, K. Mani Chandy	2021	11
2	Sparse Bayesian learning for damage identification using nonlinear models: Application to weld fractures of steel‐frame buildings Structural Control and Health Monitoring ·Lauren J. Hoffman, Monica D. Kohler, Thomas H. Heaton, James L. Beck	2021	9
3	Effects of long‐period processing on structural collapse predictions Earthquake Spectra ·朱建雯, Angel Quintana González, Thomas H. Heaton	2020	2
4	70%‐Damped Spectral Acceleration as a Ground Motion Intensity Measure for Predicting Highly Nonlinear Response of Structures Earthquake Spectra ·朱建雯, Thomas H. Heaton	2019	7
5	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 ·Douglas D. Given, R. M. Allen, A. Baltay, Paul Bodin, E. S. Cochran, K. C. Creager, David S Minor, L. S. Gee, Egill Hauksson, Thomas H. Heaton, M. Hellweg, J. R. Murray, 沈祖芸, D. R. Toomey, 陈祥东	2018	100
6	Downtown Los Angeles 52‐Story High‐Rise and Free‐Field Response to an Oil Refinery Explosion Earthquake Spectra ·Monica D. Kohler, Douglas J. Mullett, Thomas H. Heaton, Hiroo Kanamori, Egill Hauksson, Richard Guy, Robert W. Clayton, Julian Bunn, K. Mani Chandy	2016	12
7	Characterizing Ground Motions that Collapse Steel Special Moment‐Resisting Frames or Make Them Unrepairable Earthquake Spectra ·Anna H. Olsen, Thomas H. Heaton, John F. Hall	2014	2
8	Simulating Building Motions Using Ratios of the Building's Natural Frequencies and a Timoshenko Beam Model Earthquake Spectra ·Monica Louis, Thomas H. Heaton	2013	29
9	The community seismic network and quake-catcher network: enabling structural health monitoring through instrumentation by community participants Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Monica D. Kohler, Thomas H. Heaton, RC Guimarães	2013	36
10	Evaluation of Real-Time and Off-Line Performance of the Virtual Seismologist Earthquake Early Warning Algorithm in Switzerland EGUGA ·Yannik Behr, John Clinton, G. Cua, Carlo Cauzzi, Gaynor Ellis, Philipp Kästli, R. Schiwon, Thomas H. Heaton	2013	1
11	Using embedded wired and wireless seismic networks in the moment-resisting steel frame Factor building for damage identification CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology) ·Monica D. Kohler, Thomas H. Heaton, Ramesh Govindan, Paul M. Davis, Deborah Estrin	2006	4
12	Is There a Linear Building Transfer Function for Small Excitation AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·John Clinton, Thomas H. Heaton	2003	2
13	Characterization of Near‐Source Ground Motions with Earthquake Simulations Earthquake Spectra ·B. Aagaard, John F. Hall, Thomas H. Heaton	2001	72
14	Relationships between Peak Ground Acceleration, Peak Ground Velocity, and Modified Mercalli Intensity in California Earthquake Spectra ·David J. Wald, Vincent Quitoriano, Thomas H. Heaton, Hiroo Kanamori Hit paper breakdown →	1999	657
15	TriNet “ShakeMaps”: Rapid Generation of Peak Ground Motion and Intensity Maps for Earthquakes in Southern California Earthquake Spectra ·David J. Wald, Vincent Quitoriano, Thomas H. Heaton, Hiroo Kanamori, Craig W. Scrivner, C. Bruce Worden	1999	485
16	14. Real‐Time Loss Estimation as an Emergency Response Decision Support System: The Early Post‐Earthquake Damage Assessment Tool (EPEDAT) Earthquake Spectra ·Ronald T. Eguchi, James D. Goltz, Hope A. Seligson, Z. Li, Neil C. Blais, Thomas H. Heaton, R. Rena	1997	69
17	4. Near‐Source Ground Motion and its Effects on Flexible Buildings Earthquake Spectra ·John F. Hall, Thomas H. Heaton, Marvin W. Halling, David J. Wald Hit paper breakdown →	1995	625
18	Determination of earthquake energy release and ML using TERRAscope Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America ·Hiroo Kanamori, Jim Mori, Egill Hauksson, Thomas H. Heaton, L. K. Hutton, Lucile M. Jones	1993	280
19	Source characteristics of hypothetical subduction earthquakes in the northwestern United States Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America ·Thomas H. Heaton, Stephen Hartzell	1986	64
20	Generalized ray models of the San Fernando Earthquake Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America ·Thomas H. Heaton, Donald V. Helmberger	1979	57

About Thomas H. Heaton

Thomas H. Heaton is a scholar working on Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Ocean Engineering and Information Systems and Management, having authored 122 papers that have together received 10.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Seismic Waves and Analysis (72 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (71 papers), Seismology and Earthquake Studies (58 papers), Seismic Performance and Analysis (37 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (25 papers), Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (20 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (18 papers) and Geophysics and Sensor Technology (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (8.4k citations), Civil and Structural Engineering (3.2k citations), Artificial Intelligence (3.0k citations), Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (341 citations) and Ocean Engineering (440 citations). Thomas H. Heaton has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include David J. Wald, Stephen Hartzell, Hiroo Kanamori, Egill Hauksson, Vincent Quitoriano, John F. Hall, Marvin W. Halling, Donald V. Helmberger, Men‐Andrin Meier and K. W. Hudnut. Their work appears in journals such as Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Earthquake Spectra, Seismological Research Letters, Science and Geophysical Journal International.

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