Urs Kradolfer

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Urs Kradolfer is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Urs Kradolfer has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Geophysics, 14 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 3 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Urs Kradolfer's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (18 papers), Seismology and Earthquake Studies (14 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (9 papers). Urs Kradolfer is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (18 papers), Seismology and Earthquake Studies (14 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (9 papers). Urs Kradolfer collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Poland and Germany. Urs Kradolfer's co-authors include Edi Kissling, Donna Eberhart‐Phillips, W. L. Ellsworth, M. Baer, Domenico Giardini, Jochen Braunmiller, Manfred Baer, Donat Fäh, Stefan Wiemer and Stephan Husen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Tectonophysics and Geophysical Journal International.

In The Last Decade

Urs Kradolfer

23 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Initial reference models in local earthquake tomography 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 250 500 750
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  1. Initial reference models in local earthquake tomography
    1994 867 citations Edi Kissling, W. L. Ellsworth et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Urs Kradolfer Switzerland 16 1.8k 636 79 71 58 23 1.9k
W. L. Ellsworth United States 15 1.9k 1.1× 443 0.7× 60 0.8× 68 1.0× 52 0.9× 42 2.0k
Tomomi Okada Japan 33 3.0k 1.6× 408 0.6× 116 1.5× 67 0.9× 52 0.9× 112 3.1k
Yoshihisa Iio Japan 24 1.9k 1.0× 397 0.6× 68 0.9× 77 1.1× 26 0.4× 135 2.0k
George L. Choy United States 26 2.0k 1.1× 220 0.3× 254 3.2× 94 1.3× 48 0.8× 51 2.1k
J. G. Armbruster United States 23 1.7k 0.9× 293 0.5× 171 2.2× 55 0.8× 19 0.3× 42 1.8k
Youichi Asano Japan 21 1.5k 0.9× 263 0.4× 71 0.9× 47 0.7× 19 0.3× 47 1.6k
Jean‐Luc Got France 22 1.7k 0.9× 325 0.5× 43 0.5× 65 0.9× 31 0.5× 41 1.8k
Mark Leonard Australia 11 1.4k 0.8× 344 0.5× 333 4.2× 71 1.0× 44 0.8× 22 1.5k
Luisa Valoroso Italy 19 1.4k 0.8× 252 0.4× 158 2.0× 60 0.8× 23 0.4× 33 1.5k
S. Husen Switzerland 14 1.1k 0.6× 259 0.4× 30 0.4× 48 0.7× 19 0.3× 24 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Urs Kradolfer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Urs Kradolfer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Urs Kradolfer

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kradolfer, Urs. (2013). SalanderMaps: A rapid overview about felt earthquakes through data mining of web-accesses. EGUGA. 2 indexed citations
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Diehl, Tobias, Nicholas Deichmann, John Clinton, et al.. (2013). Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2012. Swiss Journal of Geosciences. 106(3). 543–558. 26 indexed citations
3.
Deichmann, Nicholas, John Clinton, Benjamin Edwards, et al.. (2012). Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2011. Swiss Journal of Geosciences. 105(3). 463–476. 24 indexed citations
4.
Deichmann, Nicholas, John Clinton, Benjamin Edwards, et al.. (2011). Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2010. Swiss Journal of Geosciences. 104(3). 537–547. 12 indexed citations
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Deichmann, Nicholas, John Clinton, Stephan Husen, et al.. (2010). Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2009. Swiss Journal of Geosciences. 103(3). 535–549. 19 indexed citations
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Deichmann, N., John Clinton, Stephan Husen, et al.. (2009). Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2008. Swiss Journal of Geosciences. 102(3). 10 indexed citations
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Baer, Manfred, N. Deichmann, Jochen Braunmiller, et al.. (2007). Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2006. Swiss Journal of Geosciences. 100(3). 517–528. 30 indexed citations
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Deichmann, N., Manfred Baer, Jochen Braunmiller, et al.. (2006). Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2005. Swiss Journal of Geosciences. 99(3). 443–452. 35 indexed citations
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Baer, Manfred, N. Deichmann, Jochen Braunmiller, et al.. (2005). Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2004. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae. 98(3). 407–418. 48 indexed citations
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Deichmann, N., Manfred Baer, Cécile Cornou, et al.. (2004). Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2003. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae. 97(3). 447–458. 31 indexed citations
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Bernardi, Fabrizio, Jochen Braunmiller, Urs Kradolfer, & Domenico Giardini. (2004). Automatic regional moment tensor inversion in the European-Mediterranean region. Geophysical Journal International. 157(2). 703–716. 68 indexed citations
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Kradolfer, Urs. (2000). Waves4U: Waveform Availability Through AutoDRM's. Seismological Research Letters. 71(1). 79–82. 4 indexed citations
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Braunmiller, Jochen, Urs Kradolfer, Manfred Baer, & Domenico Giardini. (2000). Regional Moment-Tensor Inversion in the European-Mediterranean. Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida). 2(1). 2 indexed citations
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Köch, Karl & Urs Kradolfer. (1997). Investigation of azimuth residuals observed at stations of the GSETT-3 Alpha network. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 87(6). 1576–1597. 17 indexed citations
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Maurer, Hansruedi & Urs Kradolfer. (1996). Hypocentral parameters and velocity estimation in the western Swiss Alps by simultaneous inversion of P- and S-wave data. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 86(1A). 32–42. 20 indexed citations
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Kradolfer, Urs. (1996). AutoDRM--The First Five Years. Seismological Research Letters. 67(4). 30–33. 26 indexed citations
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Kissling, Edi, et al.. (1995). Program VELEST USER'S GUIDE - Short Introduction. 72 indexed citations
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Kissling, Edi, W. L. Ellsworth, Donna Eberhart‐Phillips, & Urs Kradolfer. (1994). Initial reference models in local earthquake tomography. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 99(B10). 19635–19646. 867 indexed citations breakdown →
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Baer, M. & Urs Kradolfer. (1987). An automatic phase picker for local and teleseismic events. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 77(4). 1437–1445. 366 indexed citations
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Hill, David P., Edi Kissling, J. H. Luetgert, & Urs Kradolfer. (1985). Constraints on the upper crustal structure of the Long Valley‐Mono Craters Volcanic Complex, eastern California, from seismic refraction measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 90(B13). 11135–11150. 65 indexed citations

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