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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 39 6145 5691 184 178 250 5723

Francesca Pacor publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Francesca Pacor between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Francesca Pacor published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 7.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 64 publications in 2019. 14 of the 260 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 64. Peak 64 publications in 2019. 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 64 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 7 publications
1993 2025

260 publications in total across all disciplines

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Francesca Pacor: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 2
1994 1
1995 1
1996 2
1997 2
1998 1
1999 3
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 2
2004 2
2005 3
2006 3
2007 15
2008 6
2009 22
2010 8
2011 17
2012 10
2013 7
2014 6
2015 6
2016 8
2017 15
2018 6
2019 64
2020 8
2021 10
2022 10
2023 5
2024 7
2025 7
Total 260
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Francesca Pacor 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 Francesca Pacor sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 248–257 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 250 publications — 78th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208 250
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Francesca Pacor 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 Francesca Pacor sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 39 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349 39
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Francesca Pacor is affiliated with the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy. Their research spans key areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with a focused expertise in Geophysics and Civil and Structural Engineering. Their work also touches on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Artificial Intelligence, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's main research topics cover seismic performance and analysis, seismic waves and analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, structural health monitoring techniques, landslides and related hazards, earthquake detection and analysis, and seismic imaging and inversion techniques.

Frequent co-authors include Giovanni Lanzano, Sara Sgobba, Chiara Felicetta, Daniele Spallarossa, and Leonardo Colavitti.

Significant recent publications include:

  • Checking the site categorization criteria and amplification factors of the 2021 draft of Eurocode 8 Part 1-1, 2021, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
  • Ground motion models for the new seismic hazard model of Italy (MPS19): selection for active shallow crustal regions and subduction zones, 2020, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
  • NESS2.0: An Updated Version of the Worldwide Dataset for Calibrating and Adjusting Ground-Motion Models in Near Source, 2021, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Methodology to identify the reference rock sites in regions of medium-to-high seismicity: an application in Central Italy, 2020, Geophysical Journal International
  • Empirical Evidence of Frequency-Dependent Directivity Effects From Small-To-Moderate Normal Fault Earthquakes in Central Italy, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Francesca Pacor's work regularly appears in scientific journals such as Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Seismological Research Letters, and Geophysical Journal International.

Best Publications

  • Ground motion prediction equations derived from the Italian strong motion database

    D. Bindi;F. Pacor;L. Luzi;R. Puglia

  • Pan-European ground-motion prediction equations for the average horizontal component of PGA, PGV, and 5 %-damped PSA at spectral periods up to 3.0 s using the RESORCE dataset

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  • ITACA (ITalian ACcelerometric Archive): A Web Portal for the Dissemination of Italian Strong-motion Data

    Lucia Luzi;Salomon Hailemikael;Dino Bindi;Francesca Pacor

  • Overview of the Italian strong Motion database ITACA 1.0

    Francesca Pacor;Roberto Paolucci;Lucia Luzi;Fabio Sabetta

  • Proposal for a soil classification based on parameters alternative or complementary to Vs ,30

    L. Luzi;R. Puglia;F. Pacor;M. R. Gallipoli

  • Pan-European ground-motion prediction equations for the average horizontal component of PGA, PGV, and 5 %-damped PSA at spectral periods up to 3.0 s using the RESORCE dataset

    D. Bindi;M. Massa;L. Luzi;G. Ameri

  • The Engineering Strong‐Motion Database: A Platform to Access Pan‐European Accelerometric Data

    Lucia Luzi;Rodolfo Puglia;Emiliano Russo;Maria D'Amico

  • S-wave site-response estimates using horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratios

    R. R. Castro;M. Mucciarelli;F. Pacor;C. Petrungaro

  • Horizontal and vertical ground motion prediction equations derived from the Italian Accelerometric Archive (ITACA)

    D. Bindi;L. Luzi;M. Massa;F. Pacor

  • The 6 April 2009 Mw 6.3 L'Aquila (Central Italy) Earthquake: Strong-motion Observations

    Gabriele Ameri;Marco Massa;Dino Bindi;Ezio D'Alema

  • Record Processing in ITACA, the New Italian Strong-Motion Database

    R. Paolucci;F. Pacor;R. Puglia;G. Ameri

  • Earthquake Disaster Scenario Prediction and Loss Modelling for Urban Areas

    R. Spence;E. So;G. Ameri;A. Akinci

  • Site Amplifications Observed in the Gubbio Basin, Central Italy: Hints for Lateral Propagation Effects

    D. Bindi;S. Parolai;F. Cara;G. Di Giulio

  • The pan-European Engineering Strong Motion (ESM) flatfile: compilation criteria and data statistics

    Giovanni Lanzano;Sara Sgobba;Lucia Luzi;Rodolfo Puglia

  • A Revised Ground‐Motion Prediction Model for Shallow Crustal Earthquakes in Italy

    Giovanni Lanzano;Lucia Luzi;Francesca Pacor;Chiara Felicetta

  • Comparisons among the five ground-motion models developed using RESORCE for the prediction of response spectral accelerations due to earthquakes in Europe and the Middle East

    John Douglas;Sinan Akkar;Gabriele Ameri;Pierre Yves Bard

  • S wave attenuation and site effects in the region of Friuli, Italy

    Raúl R. Castro;Francesca Pacor;Alfio Sala;Carmine Petrungaro

  • Spectral models for ground motion prediction in the L'Aquila region (central Italy): evidence for stress-drop dependence on magnitude and depth

    Francesca Pacor;Daniele Spallarossa;A. Oth;Lucia Luzi

  • The Mw 6.3, 2009 L’Aquila earthquake: source, path and site effects from spectral analysis of strong motion data

    D. Bindi;F. Pacor;L. Luzi;M. Massa

  • Building damage scenarios based on exploitation of Housner intensity derived from finite faults ground motion simulations

    Leonardo Chiauzzi;Angelo Masi;Marco Mucciarelli;Marco Vona

  • Between-event and between-station variability observed in the Fourier and response spectra domains: comparison with seismological models

    D. Bindi;D. Spallarossa;F. Pacor

  • The Central Italy Seismic Sequence between August and December 2016: Analysis of Strong‐Motion Observations

    Lucia Luzi;Francesca Pacor;Rodolfo Puglia;Giovanni Lanzano

  • Empirical site-specific response-spectra correction factors for the Gubbio basin (central Italy)

    S. Parolai;F. Cara;D. Bindi;F. Pacor

Frequent Co-Authors

Lucia Luzi
Lucia Luzi National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Dino Bindi
Dino Bindi University of Potsdam
Roberto Paolucci
Roberto Paolucci Polytechnic University of Milan
Marco Mucciarelli
Marco Mucciarelli University of Basilicata
Massimo Cocco
Massimo Cocco National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Daniele Spallarossa
Daniele Spallarossa University of Genoa
Iunio Iervolino
Iunio Iervolino University of Naples Federico II
Antonio Rovelli
Antonio Rovelli National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Matteo Picozzi
Matteo Picozzi University of Naples Federico II
Dario Albarello
Dario Albarello University of Siena

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