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Alexandre Schubnel

Alexandre Schubnel

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Earth Science

D-Index
48
Citations
6867
World Ranking
3895
National Ranking
279

Overview

Alexandre Schubnel is affiliated with the École Normale Supérieure in France and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work primarily focuses on geophysics, with significant contributions to the fields of earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, and earthquake detection and analysis.

Their research portfolio includes topics such as geological and geochemical analysis, seismic waves and analysis, seismology and earthquake studies, as well as rock mechanics and modeling.

Schubnel has published extensively in a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Geophysical Journal International, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, and the Journal of Statistical Mechanics Theory and Experiment.

Among recent papers are the following:

  • "Nucleation of Laboratory Earthquakes: Quantitative Analysis and Scalings," 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Fault Stability Across the Seismogenic Zone," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "A new generation Griggs apparatus with active acoustic monitoring," 2021, Tectonophysics
  • "Deep-focus earthquakes: From high-temperature experiments to cold slabs," 2022, Geology
  • "Supershear shock front contribution to the tsunami from the 2018 Mw 7.5 Palu, Indonesia earthquake," 2022, Geophysical Journal International

Schubnel collaborates frequently with several researchers, among whom are Jérôme Aubry, Julien Gasc, Kristel Chanard, Loïc Labrousse, and François Pétrelis. These frequent co-authors have contributed to various studies alongside Schubnel.

Best Publications

  • Coupled evolutions of fracture toughness and elastic wave velocities at high crack density in thermally treated Westerly granite

    M.H.B. Nasseri;A. Schubnel;A. Schubnel;R.P. Young

  • Dilatancy, compaction, and failure mode in Solnhofen limestone

    Patrick Baud;Alexandre Schubnel;Teng-fong Wong

  • High‐velocity frictional properties of a clay‐bearing fault gouge and implications for earthquake mechanics

    N. Brantut;A. Schubnel;J.-N. Rouzaud;F. Brunet

  • Sliding crack model for nonlinearity and hysteresis in the uniaxial stress-strain curve of rock

    Emmanuel David;N Brantut;Alexandre Schubnel;Robert W. Zimmerman

  • Elastic wave velocities and permeability evolution during compaction of Bleurswiller sandstone

    J. Fortin;A. Schubnel;Y. Guéguen

  • Effects of pore collapse and grain crushing on ultrasonic velocities and Vp/Vs

    Jérôme Fortin;Yves Guéguen;Alexandre Schubnel

  • Dehydration-driven stress transfer triggers intermediate-depth earthquakes

    Thomas P. Ferrand;Nadège Hilairet;Sarah Incel;Damien Deldicque

  • Characterization of nucleation during laboratory earthquakes

    S. Latour;A. Schubnel;S. Nielsen;R. Madariaga

  • Frequency and fluid effects on elastic properties of basalt: Experimental investigations

    M. Adelinet;Jérôme Fortin;Y. Guéguen;A. Schubnel

  • High Vp/Vs ratio: Saturated cracks or anisotropy effects?

    X-Q Wang;Alexandre Schubnel;Jerome Fortin;Emmanuel David

  • Dynamics, Radiation, and Overall Energy Budget of Earthquake Rupture With Coseismic Off-Fault Damage

    Kurama Okubo;Kurama Okubo;Kurama Okubo;Harsha S. Bhat;Esteban Rougier;Samson Marty

  • Effect of carbonation on the hydro-mechanical properties of Portland cements

    Antonin Fabbri;Jérôme Corvisier;Alexandre Schubnel;Fabrice Brunet

  • Dispersion and anisotropy of elastic waves in cracked rocks

    Alexandre Schubnel;Yves Guéguen

  • From sub-Rayleigh to supershear ruptures during stick-slip experiments on crustal rocks.

    François X. Passelègue;Alexandre Schubnel;Stefan Nielsen;Harsha S. Bhat

  • Deep-focus earthquake analogs recorded at high pressure and temperature in the laboratory.

    Alexandre Schubnel;Fabrice Brunet;Nadège Hilairet;Julien Gasc

  • Elastic wave velocities and permeability of cracked rocks

    Y. Guéguen;A. Schubnel

  • Physical properties and brittle strength of thermally cracked granite under confinement

    Xiao-Qiong Wang;Alexandre Schubnel;Jérôme Fortin;Yves Guéguen

  • Dynamic rupture processes inferred from laboratory microearthquakes

    François. X. Passelègue;Alexandre Schubnel;Stefan Nielsen;Harsha S. Bhat

  • Quantifying damage, saturation and anisotropy in cracked rocks by inverting elastic wave velocities

    Alexandre Schubnel;Philip M. Benson;Philip M. Benson;Ben D. Thompson;Ben D. Thompson;Jim F. Hazzard

  • Damage and rupture dynamics at the brittle-ductile transition: The case of gypsum

    N. Brantut;A. Schubnel;Y. Guéguen

  • Thermochemical pressurization of faults during coseismic slip

    Nicolas Brantut;Alexandre Schubnel;Jérôme Corvisier;Joël Sarout

  • High Velocity Frictional Properties of a Clay-Bearing Fault Gouge and Implications for Earthquake Mechanics

    F. Brunet;N. Brantut;A. Schubnel;J. Rouzaud

Frequent Co-Authors

Yves Guéguen
Yves Guéguen École Normale Supérieure
Jérôme Fortin
Jérôme Fortin Laboratoire de Géologie de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure
Yanbin Wang
Yanbin Wang University of Chicago
Loïc Labrousse
Loïc Labrousse Sorbonne University
Sergio Vinciguerra
Sergio Vinciguerra University of Turin
Fabrice Brunet
Fabrice Brunet Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Stefan Nielsen
Stefan Nielsen Durham University
Raul Madariaga
Raul Madariaga École Normale Supérieure
Harry W. Green
Harry W. Green University of California, Riverside
Giulio Di Toro
Giulio Di Toro University of Padua

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