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David D. Jackson publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David D. Jackson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 172 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

David D. Jackson D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David D. Jackson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2005 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 1993 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

David D. Jackson is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on Geophysics. The scientist's work also touches on Artificial Intelligence within this domain.

Their research topics include:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials

David D. Jackson has published papers in notable scientific venues, including:

  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • URSI Radio Science Letters

Recent papers authored by Jackson include:

  • Pseudoprospective Evaluation of UCERF3-ETAS Forecasts during the 2019 Ridgecrest Sequence (2020) published in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • A Leaky-Wave Interpretation of the Zenneck Wave (2023) published in URSI Radio Science Letters

The scientist collaborates with multiple frequent co-authors, such as:

  • William H. Savran
  • Maximilian J. Werner
  • Warner Marzocchi
  • David A. Rhoades
  • Kevin R. Milner

David D. Jackson has been recognized with several fellowship awards throughout their career. These include:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 2018
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, awarded in 2005 by the Academy of Science
  • Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), awarded in 1993

Best Publications

  • Earthquakes Cannot Be Predicted

    Robert J. Geller;David D. Jackson;Yan Y. Kagan;Francesco Mulargia

  • Interpretation of Inaccurate, Insufficient and Inconsistent Data

    D. D. Jackson

  • Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, Version 3 (UCERF3)—The Time‐Independent Model

    Edward H. Field;Ramon J. Arrowsmith;Glenn P. Biasi;Peter Bird

  • Long-term earthquake clustering

    Yan Y. Kagan;David D. Jackson

  • The use of a priori data to resolve non‐uniqueness in linear inversion

    David D. Jackson

  • Crustal deformation across and beyond the Los Angeles basin from geodetic measurements

    Zheng-Kang Shen;David D. Jackson;Bob X. Ge

  • Contemporary crustal deformation in east Asia constrained by Global Positioning System measurements

    Zheng-Kang Shen;Chengkun Zhao;An Yin;Yanxing Li

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

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

  • Earthquake Likelihood Model Testing

    D. Schorlemmer;M. C. Gerstenberger;S. Wiemer;D. D. Jackson

  • Probabilistic forecasting of earthquakes

    Yan Y. Kagan;David D. Jackson

  • Comparison of Short-Term and Time-Independent Earthquake Forecast Models for Southern California

    Agnès Helmstetter;Yan Y. Kagan;David D. Jackson

  • A Bayesian approach to nonlinear inversion

    David D. Jackson;Mitsuhiro Matsu'ura

  • Physical Mechanisms of Seismic-Wave Attenuation

    David D. Jackson;Don L. Anderson

  • Crustal deformation along the Altyn Tagh fault system, western China, from GPS

    Zheng-Kang Shen;Min Wang;Yanxing Li;David D. Jackson

  • Importance of small earthquakes for stress transfers and earthquake triggering

    Agnès Helmstetter;Agnès Helmstetter;Yan Y. Kagan;David D. Jackson

  • Seismic Gap Hypothesis: Ten years after

    Yan Y. Kagan;David D. Jackson

  • Postseismic deformation following the Landers earthquake, California, 28 June 1992

    Zheng-Kang Shen;David D. Jackson;Yanjie Feng;Michael Cline

  • Testable Earthquake Forecasts for 1999

    David D. Jackson;Yan Y. Kagan

  • Dislocation model for aseismic crustal deformation at Hollister, California

    Mitsuhiro Matsu'ura;David D. Jackson;Abe Cheng

  • High-resolution Time-independent Grid-based Forecast for M ≥ 5 Earthquakes in California

    Agnés Helmstetter;Yan Y. Kagan;David D. Jackson

  • Long‐term probabilistic forecasting of earthquakes

    Y. Y. Kagan;D. D. Jackson

Frequent Co-Authors

Yan Y. Kagan
Yan Y. Kagan University of California, Los Angeles
Agnès Helmstetter
Agnès Helmstetter Grenoble Alpes University
Peter Bird
Peter Bird University of California, Los Angeles
Thomas H. Jordan
Thomas H. Jordan University of Southern California
Maximilian J. Werner
Maximilian J. Werner University of Bristol
Zheng-Kang Shen
Zheng-Kang Shen University of California, Los Angeles
Edward H. Field
Edward H. Field United States Geological Survey
Stefan Wiemer
Stefan Wiemer Swiss Seismological Service
David A. Rhoades
David A. Rhoades GNS Science
Andrew J. Michael
Andrew J. Michael United States Geological Survey

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