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Frédéric Cappa

Frédéric Cappa

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
47
Citations
8282
World Ranking
4012
National Ranking
289

Frédéric Cappa 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 Frédéric Cappa sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 162 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frédéric Cappa 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 Frédéric Cappa sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 48th percentile

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

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

Overview

Frédéric Cappa is affiliated with Université Côte d'Azur in France. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant concentration in Geophysics.

Their scholarly output includes contributions across several related subfields such as Geophysics, Mechanical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Mechanics of Materials, and Earth-Surface Processes. This multidisciplinary approach supports investigations into complex geophysical phenomena.

The scientist has published extensively on topics including earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, geological and geochemical analysis, seismic waves and analysis, hydraulic fracturing, and reservoir analysis, and seismology and earthquake studies.

Frequent collaborators in their work include Louis De Barros, Yves Guglielmi, Jean-Paul Ampuero, Christophe Nussbaum, and Jens Birkhölzer.

Regular publication venues for their research include Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, Geophysical Journal International, Geophysical Research Letters, Nature Communications, and the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.

Selected recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of their research:

  • Fluid migration in low-permeability faults driven by decoupling of fault slip and opening, 2022, Nature Geoscience
  • Imbricated Aseismic Slip and Fluid Diffusion Drive a Seismic Swarm in the Corinth Gulf, Greece, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Stress Perturbation From Aseismic Slip Drives the Seismic Front During Fluid Injection in a Permeable Fault, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Complexity of Fault Rupture and Fluid Leakage in Shale: Insights From a Controlled Fault Activation Experiment, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Field-scale fault reactivation experiments by fluid injection highlight aseismic leakage in caprock analogs: Implications for CO2 sequestration, 2021, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Best Publications

  • Seismicity triggered by fluid injection–induced aseismic slip

    Yves Guglielmi;Frédéric Cappa;Frédéric Cappa;Jean Philippe Avouac;Pierre Henry

  • Estimating maximum sustainable injection pressure during geological sequestration of CO2 using coupled fluid flow and geomechanical fault-slip analysis

    J. Rutqvist;J. Birkholzer;F. Cappa;C.-F. Tsang

  • Modeling of coupled deformation and permeability evolution during fault reactivation induced by deep underground injection of CO2

    Frédéric Cappa;Frédéric Cappa;Jonny Rutqvist

  • Modeling of fault reactivation and induced seismicity during hydraulic fracturing of shale-gas reservoirs,

    Jonny Rutqvist;Antonio P. Rinaldi;Frédéric Cappa;George J. Moridis

  • Induced seismicity provides insight into why earthquake ruptures stop

    Martin Galis;Jean Paul Ampuero;P. Martin Mai;Frédéric Cappa;Frédéric Cappa

  • Impact of CO2 geological sequestration on the nucleation of earthquakes

    Frédéric Cappa;Frédéric Cappa;Jonny Rutqvist

  • Stabilization of fault slip by fluid injection in the laboratory and in situ

    Frédéric Cappa;Frédéric Cappa;Marco Maria Scuderi;Cristiano Collettini;Cristiano Collettini;Yves Guglielmi

  • Location of largest earthquake slip and fast rupture controlled by along-strike change in fault structural maturity due to fault growth

    Clément Perrin;Clément Perrin;Isabelle Manighetti;Jean-Paul Ampuero;Frédéric Cappa;Frédéric Cappa

  • Fault activation and induced seismicity in geological carbon storage – Lessons learned from recent modeling studies

    Jonny Rutqvist;Antonio P. Rinaldi;Antonio P. Rinaldi;Frederic Cappa;Frederic Cappa;Pierre Jeanne

  • Geomechanical effects on CO2 leakage through fault zones during large-scale underground injection

    Antonio P. Rinaldi;Jonny Rutqvist;Frédéric Cappa;Frédéric Cappa

  • The 2012 Brawley swarm triggered by injection-induced aseismic slip

    Shengji Wei;Shengji Wei;Jean Philippe Avouac;Kenneth W. Hudnut;Andrea Donnellan

  • Modeling of fault activation and seismicity by injection directly into a fault zone associated with hydraulic fracturing of shale-gas reservoirs

    Jonny Rutqvist;Antonio P. Rinaldi;Frédéric Cappa;George J. Moridis

  • Modeling crustal deformation and rupture processes related to upwelling of deep CO2-rich fluids during the 1965–1967 Matsushiro earthquake swarm in Japan

    Frédéric Cappa;Frédéric Cappa;Jonny Rutqvist;Koji Yamamoto;Koji Yamamoto

  • In situ observations on the coupling between hydraulic diffusivity and displacements during fault reactivation in shales

    Yves Guglielmi;Derek Elsworth;Frédéric Cappa;Frédéric Cappa;Pierre Henry

  • On the Relationship Between Fault Permeability Increases, Induced Stress Perturbation, and the Growth of Aseismic Slip During Fluid Injection

    Frédéric Cappa;Frédéric Cappa;Frédéric Cappa;Yves Guglielmi;Christophe Nussbaum;Jens Birkholzer

  • Seismic rupture and ground accelerations induced by CO2 injection in the shallow crust

    Frédéric Cappa;Frédéric Cappa;Jonny Rutqvist

  • Hydromechanical interactions in a fractured carbonate reservoir inferred from hydraulic and mechanical measurements

    Frédéric Cappa;Yves Guglielmi;Pascal Fénart;Véronique Merrien-Soukatchoff

  • Imbricated Aseismic Slip and Fluid Diffusion Drive a Seismic Swarm in the Corinth Gulf, Greece

    Louis De Barros;Frédéric Cappa;Frédéric Cappa;Anne Deschamps;Pierre Dublanchet

  • Hydromechanical modeling of a large moving rock slope inferred from slope levelling coupled to spring long-term hydrochemical monitoring: example of the La Clapière landslide (Southern Alps, France)

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  • Generic along-strike segmentation of Afar normal faults, East Africa: Implications on fault growth and stress heterogeneity on seismogenic fault planes

    I. Manighetti;C. Caulet;L. De Barros;C. Perrin

  • Geomechanical effects on CO2 leakage through fault zones during large-scale underground injection

    Antonio P. Rinaldi;Jonny Rutqvist;Pierre Jeanne;Frédéric Cappa

  • Modeling crustal deformation and rupture processes related to upwelling of deep CO2-rich fluids during the 1965-1967 Matsushiro Earthquake Swarm in Japan

    F. Cappa

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonny Rutqvist
Jonny Rutqvist Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Antonio Pio Rinaldi
Antonio Pio Rinaldi Swiss Seismological Service
Jens Birkholzer
Jens Birkholzer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jean-Paul Ampuero
Jean-Paul Ampuero Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Victor Vilarrasa
Victor Vilarrasa Spanish National Research Council
Chin-Fu Tsang
Chin-Fu Tsang Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Isabelle Manighetti
Isabelle Manighetti Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Pierre Henry
Pierre Henry Aix-Marseille University
Anne Deschamps
Anne Deschamps Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jean Philippe Avouac
Jean Philippe Avouac California Institute of Technology

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