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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 81 483 418 16 13 275 26798

Gail M. Atkinson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gail M. Atkinson between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gail M. Atkinson published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2015. 4 of the 287 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2015. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 5 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 5 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 7 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1982 2025

287 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gail M. Atkinson: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 1
1984 2
1985 3
1986 0
1987 2
1988 0
1989 3
1990 2
1991 3
1992 2
1993 3
1994 1
1995 5
1996 2
1997 10
1998 5
1999 1
2000 5
2001 6
2002 9
2003 9
2004 4
2005 11
2006 7
2007 10
2008 6
2009 7
2010 15
2011 11
2012 6
2013 12
2014 18
2015 21
2016 15
2017 18
2018 11
2019 7
2020 12
2021 9
2022 1
2023 7
2024 2
2025 2
Total 287
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Gail M. Atkinson 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 Gail M. Atkinson 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, 268–277 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: 275 publications — 83rd percentile

83% 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
258–267 185
268–277 147 275
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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Gail M. Atkinson 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 Gail M. Atkinson 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, 81 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: 81 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 81
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Gail M. Atkinson is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada and has established a significant research presence within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering. Their work spans 44 publications in Earth and Planetary Sciences and 40 in Engineering, focusing notably on geophysics and civil and structural engineering subfields.

The scientist's main research topics include seismic performance and analysis, seismic waves and analysis, and earthquake and tectonic studies. Other notable focus areas are structural health monitoring techniques, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, and seismology and earthquake studies.

Research outputs have been published in multiple venues, with frequent appearances in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (17 publications) and Earthquake Spectra (6 publications). Additional venues include PEER, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, and the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth.

Selected recent papers by Gail M. Atkinson include:

  • Developments in understanding seismicity triggered by hydraulic fracturing, 2020, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • NGA-subduction global ground motion models with regional adjustment factors, 2021, Earthquake Spectra
  • NGA-East Ground-Motion Characterization model part I: Summary of products and model development, 2021, Earthquake Spectra
  • NGA-Subduction research program, 2021, Earthquake Spectra
  • The 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand National Seismic Hazard Model: Process, Overview, and Results, 2023, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Gail M. Atkinson collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Behzad Hassani
  • Grace A. Parker
  • Jonathan P. Stewart
  • David M. Boore
  • Yousef Bozorgnia

The scientist has been recognized with the award of Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2014 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • 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

    David M. Boore;Gail M. Atkinson

  • NGA-West2 Equations for Predicting PGA, PGV, and 5% Damped PSA for Shallow Crustal Earthquakes:

    David M. Boore;Jonathan P. Stewart;Emel Seyhan;Gail M. Atkinson

  • Ground-motion relations for eastern North America

    Gail M. Atkinson;David M. Boore

  • Earthquake Ground-Motion Prediction Equations for Eastern North America

    Gail M. Atkinson;David M. Boore

  • Stochastic Finite-Fault Modeling Based on a Dynamic Corner Frequency

    Dariush Motazedian;Gail M. Atkinson

  • Empirical Ground-Motion Relations for Subduction-Zone Earthquakes and Their Application to Cascadia and Other Regions

    Gail M. Atkinson;David M. Boore

  • NGA-West2 Research Project:

    Yousef Bozorgnia;Norman A. Abrahamson;Linda Al Atik;Timothy D. Ancheta

  • Modeling finite-fault radiation from the ωn spectrum

    Igor A. Beresnev;Gail M. Atkinson

  • Stochastic Modeling of California Ground Motions

    Gail M. Atkinson;Walter Silva

  • STOCHASTIC PREDICTION OF GROUND MOTION AND SPECTRAL RESPONSE PARAMETERS AT HARD-ROCK SITES IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA

    David M. Boore;Gail M. Atkinson

  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Seismicity in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin

    Gail M. Atkinson;David W. Eaton;Hadi Ghofrani;Dan Walker

  • FINSIM--a FORTRAN Program for Simulating Stochastic Acceleration Time Histories from Finite Faults

    Igor A. Beresnev;Gail M. Atkinson

  • Comparisons of the NGA Ground-Motion Relations

    Norman Abrahamson;Gail Atkinson;David Boore;Yousef Bozorgnia

  • “Did You Feel It?” Intensity Data: A Surprisingly Good Measure of Earthquake Ground Motion

    Gail M. Atkinson;David J. Wald

  • The shape of ground motion attenuation curves in southeastern Canada

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  • Empirical Attenuation of Ground-Motion Spectral Amplitudes in Southeastern Canada and the Northeastern United States

    Gail M. Atkinson

  • Earthquake time histories compatible with the 2005 National building code of Canada uniform hazard spectrum

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  • Earthquake source spectra in eastern North America

    Gail M. Atkinson

  • An empirical study of earthquake source spectra for California earthquakes

    Gail M. Atkinson;Walter Silva

  • Single-Station Sigma

    Gail M. Atkinson

  • Earthquake Ground-Motion Prediction Equations for Eastern

    Gail M. Atkinson;David M. Boore

  • Selecting and Scaling Earthquake Ground Motions for Performing Response-History Analyses | NIST

    Andrew Whittaker;Gail Atkinson;Jack Baker;Jonathan Bray

Frequent Co-Authors

David M. Boore
David M. Boore United States Geological Survey
Katsuichiro Goda
Katsuichiro Goda University of Western Ontario
Igor A. Beresnev
Igor A. Beresnev Iowa State University
David W. Eaton
David W. Eaton University of Calgary
Jonathan P. Stewart
Jonathan P. Stewart University of California, Los Angeles
Yousef Bozorgnia
Yousef Bozorgnia University of California, Berkeley
Kristy F. Tiampo
Kristy F. Tiampo University of Colorado Boulder
Norman A. Abrahamson
Norman A. Abrahamson University of California, Berkeley
Honn Kao
Honn Kao Geological Survey of Canada
Izzat M. Idriss
Izzat M. Idriss University of California, Davis

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