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Frédéric Masson

Frédéric Masson

Frédéric Masson 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 Masson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Frédéric Masson 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 Masson sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Frédéric Masson is affiliated with the University of Strasbourg in France and primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research extensively covers the field of geophysics, with 73 publications related to this subfield. Additional areas of study include Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Engineering, Ocean Engineering, and Oceanography.

The main topics addressed in their work involve earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geochemical analysis, and geological and geophysical studies worldwide. Further specialization includes high-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake detection and analysis, seismic waves and analysis, and geochemistry and geologic mapping.

The scientist's research has been published frequently in several venues, among which the most prominent are:

  • Comptes Rendus Géoscience
  • Tectonophysics
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Recent publications exemplifying the scope of their research include:

  • "Time evolution of mining-related residual subsidence monitored over a 24-year period using InSAR in southern Alsace, France" (2021, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation)
  • "Present-Day Motion of the Arabian Plate" (2022, Tectonics)
  • "Induced and triggered seismicity below the city of Strasbourg, France from November 2019 to January 2021" (2021, Comptes Rendus Géoscience)
  • "Processes and deformation rates generating seismicity in metropolitan France and conterminous Western Europe" (2020, Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France)
  • "FMHex20: An earthquake focal mechanism database for seismotectonic analyses in metropolitan France and bordering regions" (2020, Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France)

Collaboration forms an important part of their academic output, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Cécile Doubre
  • Mustapha Meghraoui
  • Hakan Yavaşoğlu
  • Sigurjón Jónsson
  • Sophie Lambotte

Best Publications

  • Present‐day crustal deformation and plate kinematics in the Middle East constrained by GPS measurements in Iran and northern Oman

    Ph. Vernant;F. Nilforoushan;D. Hatzfeld;M. R. Abbassi

  • Deciphering oblique shortening of central Alborz in Iran using geodetic data

    Ph Vernant;F Nilforoushan;J Chéry;R Bayer

  • Landslide deformation monitoring with ALOS/PALSAR imagery: A D-InSAR geomorphological interpretation method

    Romy Schlögel;Cécile Doubre;Jean-Philippe Malet;Frédéric Masson

  • GPS network monitors the Arabia-Eurasia collision deformation in Iran

    F. Nilforoushan;F. Masson;P. Vernant;C. Vigny

  • Difference in the GPS deformation pattern of North and Central Zagros (Iran)

    Andrea Walpersdorf;Denis Hatzfeld;H. Nankali;Farokh Tavakoli

  • Seismic versus aseismic deformation in Iran inferred from earthquakes and geodetic data

    F. Masson;J. Chéry;D. Hatzfeld;J. Martinod

  • Large-scale velocity field and strain tensor in Iran inferred from GPS measurements: new insight for the present-day deformation pattern within NE Iran

    Frédéric Masson;Mohammad Anvari;Yahya Djamour;Andrea Walpersdorf

  • Seismic tomography of northern Tibet and Kunlun: Evidence for crustal blocks and mantle velocity contrasts

    Gérard Wittlinger;Frédéric Masson;Georges Poupinet;Paul Tapponnier

  • Extension in NW Iran driven by the motion of the South Caspian Basin

    F. Masson;Y. Djamour;S. Van Gorp;J. Chéry

  • First global positioning system results in northern Myanmar: Constant and localized slip rate along the Sagaing fault

    Thomas Maurin;Frederic Masson;Claude Rangin;U Than Min

  • Combined effects of Eurasia/Sunda oblique convergence and East-Tibetan crustal flow on the active tectonics of Burma

    Claude Rangin;Thomas Maurin;Frederic Masson

  • Active deformation in Zagros-Makran transition zone inferred from GPS measurements

    R. Bayer;J. Chery;M. Tatar;Ph. Vernant

  • An up-to-date crustal deformation map of Iran using integrated campaign-mode and permanent GPS velocities

    Fatemeh Khorrami;Philippe Vernant;Frederic Masson;Faramarz Nilfouroushan

  • Kinematic study at the junction of the East Anatolian fault and the Dead Sea fault from GPS measurements

    Yasser Mahmoud;Frederic Masson;Mustapha Meghraoui;Ziyadin Cakir

  • A crustal-scale cross-section of the south-western Alps combining geophysical and geological imagery

    Jean-Marc Lardeaux;Stéphane Schwartz;Pierre Tricart;Anne Paul

  • Seismic tomography of continental rifts revisited: from relative to absolute heterogeneities

    Ulrich Achauer;Frédéric Masson

  • West African Monsoon observed with ground-based GPS receivers during African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA)

    Olivier Bock;Marie-Noëlle Bouin;E. Doerflinger;P. Collard

  • Present-day uplift of the western Alps.

    J. M. Nocquet;C. Sue;A. Walpersdorf;T. Tran

  • Impact of high-resolution data assimilation of GPS zenith delay on Mediterranean heavy rainfall forecasting

    Karen Boniface;Véronique Ducrocq;Geneviève Jaubert;Xin Yan

  • GPS monitoring of the tropospheric water vapor distribution and variation during the 9 September 2002 torrential precipitation episode in the Cévennes (southern France)

    C. Champollion;F. Masson;J. Van Baelen;J. Van Baelen;A. Walpersdorf

  • GPS constraints on continental deformation in the Armenian region and Lesser Caucasus

    A. Karakhanyan;P. Vernant;E. Doerflinger;A. Avagyan

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Schmittbuhl
Jean Schmittbuhl University of Strasbourg
Mustapha Meghraoui
Mustapha Meghraoui University of Strasbourg
Philippe Vernant
Philippe Vernant University of Montpellier
Jean Chéry
Jean Chéry University of Montpellier
Cheinway Hwang
Cheinway Hwang National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Olivier Bock
Olivier Bock Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Jean-Paul Boy
Jean-Paul Boy University of Strasbourg
Semih Ergintav
Semih Ergintav Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute
Ziyadin Cakir
Ziyadin Cakir Istanbul Technical University

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