Tobias Megies

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
15 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Tobias Megies is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Geophysics and Information Systems and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Tobias Megies has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 11 papers in Geophysics and 1 paper in Information Systems and Management. Recurrent topics in Tobias Megies's work include Seismology and Earthquake Studies (11 papers), Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (10 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (8 papers). Tobias Megies is often cited by papers focused on Seismology and Earthquake Studies (11 papers), Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (10 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (8 papers). Tobias Megies collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Belgium. Tobias Megies's co-authors include Moritz Beyreuther, R. Barsch, Lion Krischer, Yannik Behr, J. Wassermann, Joachim Wassermann, Thomas Lecocq, Corentin Caudron, Torsten Dahm and Henriette Sudhaus and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Geophysical Journal International and Seismological Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Tobias Megies

13 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

ObsPy: A Python Toolbox for Seismology 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2015 400 800 1.2k
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. ObsPy: A Python Toolbox for Seismology
    2010 1.2k citations Moritz Beyreuther, R. Barsch et al. Seismological Research Letters profile →
  2. ObsPy: a bridge for seismology into the scientific Python ecosystem
    2015 611 citations Lion Krischer, Tobias Megies et al. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tobias Megies Germany 7 2.1k 836 233 130 114 15 2.3k
Moritz Beyreuther Germany 8 2.1k 1.0× 933 1.1× 228 1.0× 120 0.9× 129 1.1× 16 2.2k
R. Barsch Germany 5 1.9k 0.9× 746 0.9× 222 1.0× 123 0.9× 102 0.9× 12 2.0k
J. F. Lawrence United States 27 2.3k 1.1× 653 0.8× 356 1.5× 185 1.4× 54 0.5× 51 2.5k
Yannik Behr New Zealand 13 1.5k 0.7× 636 0.8× 163 0.7× 101 0.8× 72 0.6× 27 1.7k
Piero Poli France 25 1.8k 0.8× 540 0.6× 188 0.8× 88 0.7× 83 0.7× 63 1.9k
Thomas Lecocq Belgium 23 1.6k 0.8× 620 0.7× 222 1.0× 88 0.7× 93 0.8× 77 1.9k
Zacharie Duputel France 28 2.9k 1.4× 697 0.8× 186 0.8× 96 0.7× 108 0.9× 65 3.1k
J. Wassermann Germany 5 1.3k 0.6× 471 0.6× 128 0.5× 86 0.7× 81 0.7× 8 1.5k
Anthony Lomax Italy 30 2.3k 1.1× 1.0k 1.2× 225 1.0× 176 1.4× 56 0.5× 91 2.5k
Jens Havskov Norway 26 2.5k 1.2× 473 0.6× 162 0.7× 251 1.9× 59 0.5× 76 2.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tobias Megies

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tobias Megies. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tobias Megies 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 Tobias Megies. Tobias Megies is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Wassermann, Joachim, et al.. (2023). Optimal Network Design for Microseismic Monitoring in Urban Areas - A Case Study in Munich, Germany. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 2 indexed citations
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Wassermann, Joachim, et al.. (2022). Estimation of ground motion due to induced seismicity at a geothermal power plant near Munich, Germany, using numerical simulations. Geothermics. 106. 102577–102577. 2 indexed citations
3.
Lecocq, Thomas, et al.. (2020). SeismoRMS - A simple python/jupyter notebook package for studying seismic noise changes. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 11 indexed citations
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Krischer, Lion, Tobias Megies, Elliott Sales de Andrade, R. Barsch, & J. MacCarthy. (2017). ObsPy: A Python Toolbox for Seismology. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 17089.
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Krischer, Lion, Tobias Megies, R. Barsch, et al.. (2017). ObsPy -- A Python Toolbox for Seismology -- and Applications. 2017. 1 indexed citations
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Megies, Tobias. (2016). ObsPyck 0.4.1. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).
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Krischer, Lion, Tobias Megies, R. Barsch, et al.. (2015). ObsPy: a bridge for seismology into the scientific Python ecosystem. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 8(1). 14003–14003. 611 indexed citations breakdown →
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Megies, Tobias & Joachim Wassermann. (2014). Microseismicity observed at a non-pressure-stimulated geothermal power plant. Geothermics. 52. 36–49. 54 indexed citations
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Beyreuther, Moritz, Conny Hammer, Joachim Wassermann, Matthias Ohrnberger, & Tobias Megies. (2012). Constructing a Hidden Markov Model based earthquake detector: application to induced seismicity. Geophysical Journal International. 189(1). 602–610. 44 indexed citations
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Megies, Tobias, R. Barsch, Moritz Beyreuther, Lion Krischer, & Joachim Wassermann. (2011). ObsPy: A Python Toolbox for Seismology/Seismological Observatories. AGUFM. 2011. 1 indexed citations
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Megies, Tobias, Moritz Beyreuther, R. Barsch, Lion Krischer, & Joachim Wassermann. (2011). ObsPy – What can it do for data centers and observatories?. Annals of Geophysics. 54(1). 172 indexed citations
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Heimann, Sebastian, Marius Kriegerowski, Marius Paul Isken, et al.. (2011). Pyrocko - An open-source seismology toolbox and library. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences). 150 indexed citations
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Wassermann, Joachim, Lion Krischer, Tobias Megies, R. Barsch, & Moritz Beyreuther. (2010). ObsPy: A Python Toolbox for Seismology. AGUFM. 2013. 4 indexed citations
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Beyreuther, Moritz, R. Barsch, Lion Krischer, et al.. (2010). ObsPy: A Python toolbox for Seismology, a Data Center Perspective. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 4576. 1 indexed citations
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Beyreuther, Moritz, R. Barsch, Lion Krischer, et al.. (2010). ObsPy: A Python Toolbox for Seismology. Seismological Research Letters. 81(3). 530–533. 1222 indexed citations breakdown →

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