Tim Wright

14.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
191 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Tim Wright is a scholar working on Geophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Tim Wright has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 138 papers in Geophysics, 66 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 25 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Tim Wright's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (130 papers), Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (63 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (59 papers). Tim Wright is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (130 papers), Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques (63 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (59 papers). Tim Wright collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Ethiopia. Tim Wright's co-authors include B. Parsons, Zhong Lu, Juliet Biggs, Andrew Hooper, E. J. Fielding, R. J. Walters, John R. Elliott, Atalay Ayele, Derek Keir and David Bekaert and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Tim Wright

183 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Hit Papers

Toward mapping surface de... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2017 2015 2020 2016 200 400 600
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. Toward mapping surface deformation in three dimensions using InSAR
    2004 632 citations Tim Wright et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
  2. Crustal Deformation in the India‐Eurasia Collision Zone From 25 Years of GPS Measurements
    2017 368 citations Gang Zheng, Tim Wright et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth profile →
  3. Statistical comparison of InSAR tropospheric correction techniques
    2015 318 citations R. J. Walters, Tim Wright et al. profile →
  4. LiCSBAS: An Open-Source InSAR Time Series Analysis Package Integrated with the LiCSAR Automated Sentinel-1 InSAR Processor
    2020 246 citations Yu Morishita, Milan Lazecký et al. Remote Sensing profile →
  5. The role of space-based observation in understanding and responding to active tectonics and earthquakes
    2016 214 citations John R. Elliott, R. J. Walters et al. Nature Communications profile →
  6. LiCSAR: An Automatic InSAR Tool for Measuring and Monitoring Tectonic and Volcanic Activity
    2020 176 citations Milan Lazecký, Karsten Spaans et al. Remote Sensing profile →
  7. High‐Resolution Surface Velocities and Strain for Anatolia From Sentinel‐1 InSAR and GNSS Data
    2020 160 citations Jonathan Weiss, R. J. Walters et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Tim Wright 7.8k 3.6k 1.9k 1.7k 813 191 10.9k
E. J. Fielding 7.3k 0.9× 3.5k 1.0× 2.7k 1.4× 2.5k 1.5× 1.1k 1.4× 202 11.8k
K. L. Feigl 4.2k 0.5× 3.8k 1.1× 1.9k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 903 1.1× 103 7.8k
Falk Amelung 3.8k 0.5× 3.7k 1.0× 1.8k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 1.2k 1.5× 151 7.8k
G. Peltzer 10.0k 1.3× 3.3k 0.9× 2.7k 1.5× 1.4k 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 73 13.6k
Roland Bürgmann 17.5k 2.2× 3.9k 1.1× 2.7k 1.4× 2.5k 1.5× 920 1.1× 389 21.9k
Timothy H. Dixon 7.5k 1.0× 2.3k 0.6× 2.0k 1.1× 658 0.4× 620 0.8× 185 10.8k
Juliet Biggs 4.8k 0.6× 2.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 377 0.5× 162 6.5k
B. Parsons 10.5k 1.3× 1.9k 0.5× 2.0k 1.1× 844 0.5× 425 0.5× 167 13.3k
Andrew Hooper 3.7k 0.5× 6.7k 1.9× 3.3k 1.8× 3.0k 1.8× 1.9k 2.3× 193 10.3k
Zhong Lu 3.3k 0.4× 6.3k 1.8× 3.9k 2.1× 3.9k 2.4× 1.5k 1.9× 312 10.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tim Wright

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Maghsoudi, Yasser, Andrew Hooper, Tim Wright, Milan Lazecký, & Muriel Pinheiro. (2025). Advances in mitigating InSAR non-closure phase bias: A refined processing approach. Science of Remote Sensing. 12. 100304–100304.
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Elliott, John R., et al.. (2025). Linking Geodetically Resolved Uplift to Long‐Term Orogenic Exhumation in the Southern Alps, New Zealand. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 130(11).
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Hooper, Andrew, et al.. (2024). Variability in interseismic strain accumulation rate and style along the Altyn Tagh Fault. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6876–6876. 4 indexed citations
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Elliott, John R., et al.. (2024). Deciphering interseismic strain accumulation and its termination on the central-eastern Altyn Tagh fault from high-resolution velocity fields. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 644. 118919–118919. 5 indexed citations
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Houseman, G. A., Tim Wright, Lynn Evans, et al.. (2024). The Dynamics of the India‐Eurasia Collision: Faulted Viscous Continuum Models Constrained by High‐Resolution Sentinel‐1 InSAR and GNSS Velocities. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 129(6). 15 indexed citations
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Wright, Tim, K. M. Johnson, Richard Styron, et al.. (2024). Strain Partitioning in the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau From Kinematic Modeling of High‐Resolution Sentinel‐1 InSAR and GNSS. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(19). 3 indexed citations
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Ebmeier, S. K., Tim Wright, M. P. Poland, et al.. (2023). Rapid pre-explosion increase in dome extrusion rate at La Soufrière, St. Vincent quantified from synthetic aperture radar backscatter. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 603. 117980–117980. 17 indexed citations
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Watson, C. Scott, John R. Elliott, S. K. Ebmeier, et al.. (2023). Strategies for improving the communication of satellite-derived InSAR data for geohazards through the analysis of Twitter and online data portals. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(2). 75–96. 2 indexed citations
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Wright, Tim, Ryo Okuwaki, T. J. Craig, et al.. (2022). Earthquake Cycle Deformation Associated With the 2021 MW 7.4 Maduo (Eastern Tibet) Earthquake: An Intrablock Rupture Event on a Slow‐Slipping Fault From Sentinel‐1 InSAR and Teleseismic Data. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 127(11). 25 indexed citations
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Hamling, Ian, Tim Wright, Sigrún Hreinsdóttir, & Laura Wallace. (2022). A Snapshot of New Zealand's Dynamic Deformation Field From Envisat InSAR and GNSS Observations Between 2003 and 2011. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(2). 35 indexed citations
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Ebmeier, S. K., et al.. (2021). Analyzing Explosive Volcanic Deposits From Satellite‐Based Radar Backscatter, Volcán de Fuego, 2018. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 126(9). 17 indexed citations
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Biggs, Juliet, Atalay Ayele, Tobias P. Fischer, et al.. (2021). Volcanic activity and hazard in the East African Rift Zone. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6881–6881. 33 indexed citations
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Rost, Sebastian, G. A. Houseman, A. W. Frederiksen, et al.. (2021). Structure of the northwestern North Anatolian Fault Zone imaged via teleseismic scattering tomography. Geophysical Journal International. 227(2). 922–940. 7 indexed citations
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Lazecký, Milan, C. Scott Watson, Yu Morishita, et al.. (2021). Sentinel-1 InSAR data by LiCSAR system. 4 indexed citations
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Rigby, Richard, Milan Lazecký, S. K. Ebmeier, et al.. (2021). COMET_VolcDB: COMET Volcanic and Magmatic Deformation Portal (2021 beta release). Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations
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Lazecký, Milan, Karsten Spaans, Pablo J. González, et al.. (2020). LiCSAR: An Automatic InSAR Tool for Measuring and Monitoring Tectonic and Volcanic Activity. Remote Sensing. 12(15). 2430–2430. 176 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weiss, Jonathan, Qiang Qiu, Sylvain Barbot, et al.. (2019). Illuminating subduction zone rheological properties in the wake of a giant earthquake. Science Advances. 5(12). eaax6720–eaax6720. 59 indexed citations
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Biggs, Juliet, et al.. (2018). Spatial and temporal patterns of deformation at the Tendaho geothermal prospect, Ethiopia. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 357. 56–67. 17 indexed citations
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Yamasaki, Tadashi, Tomokazu Kobayashi, Tim Wright, & Yukitoshi Fukahata. (2017). Viscoelastic crustal deformation by magmatic intrusion: A case study in the Kutcharo caldera, eastern Hokkaido, Japan. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 349. 128–145. 22 indexed citations
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Wright, Tim. (1988). Pep-up: A review of the Umgeni Valley Project evaulation process. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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