2026 Bradford H. Hager: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	71	909	806	433	374	194	19620

Research.com Recognitions

2009 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1986 - James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
1986 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
1982 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Bradford H. Hager is affiliated with MIT in the United States, focusing on research within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work primarily centers on geophysics, contributing extensively to subfields such as earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, seismic waves and analysis, and oceanography. The scope of their research also covers related areas including solar and space plasma dynamics, ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, mechanics of materials, and biomedical engineering.

Their publication record includes papers appearing in several prominent scientific journals. Notable recent papers include:

A process-based approach to understanding and managing triggered seismicity (2021, Nature)
Revisit the theory of Earth rotation-anatomy of the Liouville equation (2022, Geophysical Journal International)
A 1D Spring-Slider Model with a Simple Poly-Linear Failure Law Produces Rich Variations in Slip Behavior (2022, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America)
A Crosslink Constraint Method for Modeling Episodic Dynamic Rupture on Intersecting Faults (2020, Seismological Research Letters)
Elastic medium containing interacting fluid inclusions (2020, Composite Structures)

The frequent venues where Bradford H. Hager publishes include:

Geophysical Journal International
Nature
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
Seismological Research Letters
Composite Structures

Collaborators frequently working with Bradford H. Hager include Ekaterina Bolotskaya, Chunfang Meng, James H. Dieterich, Cliff Frohlich, and Rubén Juanes. These collaborations span various publications and research projects.

The main topics of Bradford H. Hager's work include:

Earthquake and tectonic studies
High-pressure geophysics and materials
Seismic waves and analysis
Geophysics and gravity measurements
Solar and space plasma dynamics
Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Earthquake detection and analysis

Throughout their career, Bradford H. Hager has received several awards recognizing their contributions to the field of geosciences. These honors include:

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2009)
Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) (1986)
James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU) (1986)
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1982)

Best Publications

A geological and geophysical context for the Wenchuan earthquake of 12 May 2008, Sichuan, People's Republic of China

B.C. Burchfiel;L.H. Royden;R.D. van der Hilst;B.H. Hager

1032
Citations
Lower mantle heterogeneity, dynamic topography and the geoid

Bradford H. Hager;Robert W. Clayton;Mark A. Richards;Robert P. Comer;Robert P. Comer

982
Citations
Compositional stratification in the deep mantle

Louise H. Kellogg;Bradford H. Hager;Rob D. van der Hilst

905
Citations
Subducted slabs and the geoid: Constraints on mantle rheology and flow

Bradford H. Hager

877
Citations
Relatively recent construction of the Tien Shan inferred from GPS measurements of present-day crustal deformation rates

K. Ye. Abdrakhmatov;S. A. Aldazhanov;B. H. Hager;M. W. Hamburger

827
Citations
Geoid Anomalies in a Dynamic Earth

Mark A. Richards;Bradford H. Hager

768
Citations
A simple global model of plate dynamics and mantle convection

Bradford H. Hager;Richard J. O'Connell

631
Citations
Block models of crustal motion in southern California constrained by GPS measurements

Brendan J. Meade;Brendan J. Meade;Bradford H. Hager

613
Citations
Long-wavelength variations in Earth's geoid: physical models and dynamical implications

B. H. Hager;M. A. Richards

595
Citations
Thermal and Magmatic Evolution of the Moon

Charles K. Shearer;Paul C. Hess;Mark A. Wieczorek;Matt E. Pritchard

574
Citations
Large-scale heterogeneities in the lower mantle

Adam M. Dziewonski;Bradford H. Hager;Richard J. O'Connell

568
Citations
GPS velocity field for the Tien Shan and surrounding regions

Alexander V. Zubovich;Xiao-qiang Wang;Yuri G. Scherba;Gennady G. Schelochkov

541
Citations
Melt segregation from partially molten source regions: The importance of melt density and source region size

Edward Stolper;David Walker;Bradford H. Hager;James F. Hays

459
Citations
Constraints on the Structure of Mantle Convection Using Seismic Observations, Flow Models, and the Geoid

Bradford H. Hager;Robert W. Clayton

410
Citations
Space geodetic measurement of crustal deformation in central and southern California, 1984–1992

Kurt L. Feigl;Duncan C. Agnew;Yehuda Bock;Danan Dong

408
Citations
Kinematic models of large‐scale flow in the Earth's mantle

Bradford H. Hager;Richard J. O'Connell

337
Citations
Effects of plate bending and fault strength at subduction zones on plate dynamics

Clinton P. Conrad;Bradford H. Hager

336
Citations
Controls of the structure of subducted slabs

Michael Gurnis;Michael Gurnis;Bradford H. Hager

324
Citations
Estimates of Seismic Potential in the Marmara Sea Region from Block Models of Secular Deformation Constrained by Global Positioning System Measurements

Brendan J. Meade;Bradford H. Hager;Simon C. McClusky;Robert E. Reilinger

300
Citations
Dynamically supported geoid highs over hotspots - Observation and theory

Mark A. Richards;Bradford H. Hager;Norman H. Sleep

278
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Richards University of California, Berkeley

Thomas A. Herring MIT

Brendan J. Meade Harvard University

Mark Simons California Institute of Technology

Robert W. Clayton California Institute of Technology

Adam M. Dziewonski Harvard University

Richard J. O'Connell Harvard University

Thomas H. Jordan University of Southern California

Clinton P. Conrad University of Oslo

Peter Molnar University of Colorado Boulder

External Links

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