Geophysics

494.7k citations
12.8k papers · indexed · active since 1950
  • Geophysics top 0.1%
    • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques 8118
    • Seismic Waves and Analysis 6935
    • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods 3505
    • Geophysical Methods and Applications 3944
    • Drilling and Well Engineering 1314
    • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods 775
    • Underwater Acoustics Research 660
  • Geology top 0.5%
    • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis 1928

Geophysics

12.2k papers receiving 458.8k citations

Peers

Geophysics
Comparison fields: 5 of 220
  • Geophysics 422.5k
  • Ocean Engineering 245.0k
  • Oceanography 32.0k
  • Geology 13.7k
  • Mechanical Engineering 91.1k
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Fields of papers published in Geophysics

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About Geophysics

The 12.8k papers published in Geophysics in the last decades have received a total of 494.7k indexed citations . Papers published in Geophysics usually cover Geophysics (11.3k papers), Ocean Engineering (6.3k papers) and Oceanography (1.2k papers) specifically the topics of Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (8.1k papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (6.9k papers), Geophysical Methods and Applications (3.9k papers), Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods (3.5k papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (1.9k papers), Drilling and Well Engineering (1.3k papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (775 papers) and Underwater Acoustics Research (660 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Geophysics are Sergey Fomel, Leon Thomsen, Albert Tarantola, J. Virieux, Tariq Alkhalifah, Douglas W. Oldenburg, Jon F. Claerbout, Ilya Tsvankin, Mauricio D. Sacchi and George A. McMechan.

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