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Seismological Research Letters
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Seismological Research Letters

0895-0695

Published by: Seismological Society of America

https://www.seismosoc.org/publications/srl/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 59 428 695 36

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 494
Documents by Best Scientists*: 749
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 104
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.249
Impact Factor: 3.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Seismological Research Letters?

Seismological Research Letters focuses largely on the fields of Seismology, Induced seismicity, Magnitude (mathematics), Seismometer and Fault (geology). The journal aims to address concerns in Seismology, specifically in the areas of Aftershock, Tectonics, Seismic hazard, Epicenter and Subduction.

  • Seismology (59.11%)
  • Induced seismicity (13.63%)
  • Magnitude (mathematics) (10.78%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Equations for Estimating Horizontal Response Spectra and Peak Acceleration from Western North American Earthquakes: A Summary of Recent Work (975 citations)
  • Modification of Empirical Strong Ground Motion Attenuation Relations to Include the Amplitude and Duration Effects of Rupture Directivity (940 citations)
  • Empirical Response Spectral Attenuation Relations for Shallow Crustal Earthquakes (888 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Seismological Research Letters:

The journal publications primarily focus on research topics in Seismology, Induced seismicity, Magnitude (mathematics), Aftershock and Fault (geology). The study on Seismology presented in the journal articles intersects with the topics under Moment magnitude scale. While Induced seismicity is the key highlight in the journal articles, thet also covered some subjects on Plate tectonics and Intraplate earthquake.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Quantum mechanics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Seismological Research Letters explores disciplines such as Seismology, Induced seismicity, Geodesy, Fault (geology) and Magnitude (mathematics). Seismology research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Submarine pipeline and China.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Seismic Waveform Data from Greece and Cyprus: Integration, Archival, and Open Access (7 citations)
  • EIDA: The European Integrated Data Archive and Service Infrastructure within ORFEUS (6 citations)
  • The SWATH‐D Seismological Network in the Eastern Alps (5 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Seismological Research Letters (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gail M. Atkinson (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Susan E. Hough (40 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Robert B. Herrmann (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • John E. Ebel (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Adam T. Ringler (28 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Seismological Research Letters (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Geological Survey (382 papers) published 26 papers at the last edition, 24 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (126 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 11 more than at the previous edition,
  • California Institute of Technology (103 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 16 less than at the previous edition,
  • China Earthquake Administration (85 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Memphis (80 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 4.84% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.56% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.46% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.02% of all publications and 37.97% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Geopsy: A User‐Friendly Open‐Source Tool Set for Ambient Vibration Processing

    Marc Wathelet;Jean‐Luc Chatelain;Cécile Cornou;Giuseppe Di Giulio

    (2020)
    405 Citations
  • Distributed Acoustic Sensing Turns Fiber‐Optic Cables into Sensitive Seismic Antennas

    Zhongwen Zhan

    (2020)
    355 Citations
  • SeisBench—A Toolbox for Machine Learning in Seismology

    Unknown

    (2021)
    184 Citations
  • A High‐Resolution Seismic Catalog for the Initial 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence: Foreshocks, Aftershocks, and Faulting Complexity

    David R. Shelly

    (2020)
    175 Citations
  • The Community Velocity Model V.1.0 of Southwest China, Constructed from Joint Body‐ and Surface‐Wave Travel‐Time Tomography

    Ying Liu;Huajian Yao;Huajian Yao;Haijiang Zhang;Haijiang Zhang;Hongjian Fang

    (2021)
    137 Citations
  • USTClitho2.0: Updated Unified Seismic Tomography Models for Continental China Lithosphere from Joint Inversion of Body-Wave Arrival Times and Surface-Wave Dispersion Data

    Shoucheng Han;Haijiang Zhang;Haijiang Zhang;Hailiang Xin;Weisen Shen

    (2021)
    130 Citations
  • Comparison between Distributed Acoustic Sensing and Geophones: Downhole Microseismic Monitoring of the FORGE Geothermal Experiment

    Ariel Lellouch;Nathaniel J. Lindsey;William L. Ellsworth;Biondo L. Biondi

    (2020)
    117 Citations
  • Coseismic Displacements and Surface Fractures from Sentinel‐1 InSAR: 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquakes

    Xiaohua Xu;David T. Sandwell;Bridget Smith‐Konter

    (2020)
    104 Citations
  • A Worldwide and Unified Database of Surface Ruptures (SURE) for Fault Displacement Hazard Analyses

    Stephane Baize;Fiia Nurminen;Alexandra Sarmiento;Timothy Dawson

    (2020)
    87 Citations
  • The New ShakeMap in Italy: Progress and Advances in the Last 10 Yr

    Alberto Michelini;Licia Faenza;Giovanni Lanzano;Valentino Lauciani

    (2020)
    78 Citations

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