Wim Simons

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Wim Simons is a scholar working on Geophysics, Oceanography and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wim Simons has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Geophysics, 20 papers in Oceanography and 16 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wim Simons's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (27 papers), Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (20 papers) and GNSS positioning and interference (16 papers). Wim Simons is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (27 papers), Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (20 papers) and GNSS positioning and interference (16 papers). Wim Simons collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Thailand and France. Wim Simons's co-authors include C. Vigny, Anne Socquet, C. Subarya, B. A. C. Ambrosius, Boudewijn Ambrosius, Dina A. Sarsito, S. Haji Abu, Wim Spakman, Peter Morgan and Nicolas Chamot‐Rooke and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Wim Simons

38 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

A decade of GPS in Southeast Asia: Resolving Sundaland mo... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 100 200 300 400
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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 decade of GPS in Southeast Asia: Resolving Sundaland motion and boundaries
    2007 459 citations Wim Simons, Anne Socquet et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wim Simons Netherlands 18 1.4k 650 390 275 169 40 1.9k
W. E. Holt United States 39 4.7k 3.4× 362 0.6× 160 0.4× 165 0.6× 386 2.3× 92 5.1k
S. L. Nooner United States 22 1.1k 0.8× 91 0.1× 305 0.8× 105 0.4× 206 1.2× 51 1.6k
Bryndís Brandsdóttir Iceland 28 2.5k 1.8× 242 0.4× 76 0.2× 54 0.2× 498 2.9× 87 2.8k
R. C. Jachens United States 27 1.8k 1.3× 134 0.2× 192 0.5× 66 0.2× 311 1.8× 141 2.2k
Jörg Bialas Germany 31 2.0k 1.4× 395 0.6× 281 0.7× 31 0.1× 631 3.7× 114 3.2k
Marie‐Hélène Cormier United States 30 1.8k 1.3× 244 0.4× 411 1.1× 50 0.2× 728 4.3× 71 2.4k
B. Tozer United States 12 501 0.4× 174 0.3× 405 1.0× 58 0.2× 169 1.0× 16 1.0k
Wayne C. Crawford France 27 2.0k 1.4× 96 0.1× 368 0.9× 40 0.1× 221 1.3× 74 2.4k
A. A. Borsa United States 22 436 0.3× 93 0.1× 446 1.1× 458 1.7× 384 2.3× 52 1.4k
Alex Copley United Kingdom 31 2.8k 2.0× 187 0.3× 46 0.1× 65 0.2× 296 1.8× 70 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wim Simons

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wim Simons

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wim Simons. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wim Simons 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 Wim Simons. Wim Simons 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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Simons, Wim, et al.. (2023). Relative Sea Level Trends for the Coastal Areas of Peninsular and East Malaysia Based on Remote and In Situ Observations. Remote Sensing. 15(4). 1113–1113. 3 indexed citations
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Forsberg, R., et al.. (2022). Epoch-Based Height Reference System for Sea Level Rise Impact Assessment on the Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Remote Sensing. 14(23). 6179–6179. 7 indexed citations
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Simons, Wim, et al.. (2021). A Transient in Surface Motions Dominated by Deep Afterslip Subsequent to a Shallow Supershear Earthquake: The 2018 Mw7.5 Palu Case. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 22(4). 4 indexed citations
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Simons, Wim, Marc Naeije, Barbara E. Brown, et al.. (2019). Vertical motion of Phuket Island (1994–2018) due to the Sumatra-Andaman mega-thrust earthquake cycle: impact on sea-level and consequences for coral reefs. Marine Geology. 414. 92–102. 14 indexed citations
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Brown, B. E., R. P. Dunne, Paul J. Somerfield, et al.. (2019). Long-term impacts of rising sea temperature and sea level on shallow water coral communities over a ~40 year period. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 8826–8826. 34 indexed citations
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Riva, Riccardo, Wim Simons, Julie D. Pietrzak, et al.. (2018). Tsunami potential of the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake from GNSS constrained source mechanism. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2018. 2 indexed citations
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Bouckaert, Filip, et al.. (2015). Maintenance Electroconvulsive Therapy in Severe Bipolar Disorder. Journal of Ect. 32(1). 23–28. 20 indexed citations
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Naeije, Marc, et al.. (2013). Sea Level Rise and Subsidence in the Delta Areas of the Gulf of Thailand. 710. 171. 1 indexed citations
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Hooper, Andrew, Julie D. Pietrzak, Wim Simons, et al.. (2012). Importance of horizontal seafloor motion on tsunami height for the 2011 Mw=9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 361. 469–479. 70 indexed citations
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Satirapod, Chalermchon, et al.. (2012). Vertical motions in Thailand after the 2004 Sumatra–Andaman Earthquake from GPS observations and its geophysical modelling. Advances in Space Research. 51(8). 1565–1571. 21 indexed citations
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Naeije, Marc, et al.. (2011). Sea level change in the Gulf of Thailand from GPS-corrected tide gauge data and multi-satellite altimetry. Global and Planetary Change. 76(3-4). 137–151. 76 indexed citations
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Satirapod, Chalermchon, et al.. (2010). Updating Thai Reference Frame to ITRF2005 Using GPS: Diversion Between ITRF2000 and 2005 in Southeast Asia. Survey Review. 43(319). 45–53. 7 indexed citations
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Pietrzak, Julie D., Anne Socquet, David A. Ham, et al.. (2007). Defining the source region of the Indian Ocean Tsunami from GPS, altimeters, tide gauges and tsunami models. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 261(1-2). 49–64. 33 indexed citations
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Satirapod, Chalermchon, et al.. (2007). Deformation of Thailand as Detected by GPS Measurements due to the December 26th, 2004 Mega-Thrust Earthquake. Survey Review. 39(304). 109–115. 13 indexed citations
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Fernandes, Rui, L. Bastos, J. M. Miranda, et al.. (2006). Defining the plate boundaries in the Azores region. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 156(1-2). 1–9. 54 indexed citations
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Satirapod, Chalermchon, et al.. (2005). Surface displacement due to banda-aceh earthquake and its effect on geo-informatic work in Thailand. 4. 2907–2909. 3 indexed citations
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Vigny, C., Wim Simons, S. Haji Abu, et al.. (2005). Insight into the 2004 Sumatra–Andaman earthquake from GPS measurements in southeast Asia. Nature. 436(7048). 201–206. 256 indexed citations
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Simons, Wim, et al.. (1992). ALFIS: Astronomical Low Frequency Interferometry Satellites. A feasibility study. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 94. 13988. 1 indexed citations

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