What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Statistics
- Seismology
- Geometry
His scientific interests lie mostly in Seismology, Amplitude, Ground motion, Range and Magnitude.
His work deals with themes such as Standard deviation, Attenuation and Moment magnitude scale, which intersect with Seismology.
His Amplitude research incorporates elements of Seismometer, Large earthquakes, Series and Point source.
His Ground motion research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Uncertainty quantification, Seismic microzonation, Econometrics and Geodesy.
His studies in Range integrate themes in fields like Seismic analysis and Hazard.
His Magnitude research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Hypocenter and Induced seismicity.
His most cited work include:
- Ground-motion prediction equations for the average horizontal component of PGA, PGV, and 5%-damped PSA at spectral periods between 0.01 s and 10.0 s (1150 citations)
- Ground-motion relations for eastern North America (624 citations)
- NGA-West2 Equations for Predicting PGA, PGV, and 5% Damped PSA for Shallow Crustal Earthquakes: (613 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Gail M. Atkinson focuses on Seismology, Ground motion, Magnitude, Amplitude and Attenuation.
His Seismology research includes elements of Range and Moment magnitude scale.
His Moment magnitude scale study combines topics in areas such as Peak ground acceleration, Fault and Richter magnitude scale.
His Ground motion research integrates issues from Tectonics and Geodesy.
His Magnitude research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Mercalli intensity scale, Strong ground motion, Uncertainty quantification, Aftershock and Scaling.
His study in Attenuation is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Seismic moment and Stochastic modelling.
He most often published in these fields:
- Seismology (70.73%)
- Ground motion (25.20%)
- Magnitude (23.17%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?
- Seismology (70.73%)
- Induced seismicity (17.07%)
- Ground motion (25.20%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His main research concerns Seismology, Induced seismicity, Ground motion, Geodesy and Attenuation.
His Seismology research incorporates themes from Magnitude and Geophysics.
His Ground motion research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Hazard estimation and Tectonics.
His Geodesy research includes elements of Statistics, Standard deviation and Intensity.
His studies in Attenuation integrate themes in fields like Amplitude, Seismic moment and Scaling.
While the research belongs to areas of Amplitude, he spends his time largely on the problem of Moment magnitude scale, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Hypocenter.
Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- NGA-West2 Equations for Predicting PGA, PGV, and 5% Damped PSA for Shallow Crustal Earthquakes: (613 citations)
- NGA-West2 Research Project (245 citations)
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Seismicity in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (213 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Statistics
- Seismology
- Geometry
Gail M. Atkinson spends much of his time researching Seismology, Induced seismicity, Geodesy, Hydraulic fracturing and Attenuation.
His study on Seismology is mostly dedicated to connecting different topics, such as Range.
The Range study combines topics in areas such as Uncertainty quantification and Peak ground acceleration.
Gail M. Atkinson interconnects Statistics, Standard deviation, Intensity and Magnitude in the investigation of issues within Geodesy.
His research in Attenuation intersects with topics in Amplitude and Residual.
Gail M. Atkinson combines subjects such as Seismic moment and Moment magnitude scale with his study of Amplitude.
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