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Hélène Lyon-Caen

Hélène Lyon-Caen

Hélène Lyon-Caen 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 Hélène Lyon-Caen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Hélène Lyon-Caen 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 Hélène Lyon-Caen sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Hélène Lyon-Caen is affiliated with the École Normale Supérieure in France and specializes in research spanning Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Engineering. Their work primarily focuses on subfields including Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering, Geology, Artificial Intelligence, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, such as earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake detection and analysis, masonry and concrete structural analysis, structural engineering and vibration analysis, and 3D surveying and cultural heritage.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Hélène Lyon-Caen include Sophie Lambotte, A. Deschamps, Lok Bijaya Adhikari, Marine Laporte, and Laurent Bollinger.

Hélène Lyon-Caen has published in a variety of venues, among the most frequent being Geophysical Journal International, The Seismic Record, Engineering Structures, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, and International Journal of Architectural Heritage.

The following is a selection of recent papers authored or coauthored by Hélène Lyon-Caen:

  • The Western Gulf of Corinth (Greece) 2020-2021 Seismic Crisis and Cascading Events: First Results from the Corinth Rift Laboratory Network, 2021, The Seismic Record
  • Seismically active structures of the Main Himalayan Thrust revealed before, during and after the 2015 Mw 7.9 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal, 2022, Geophysical Journal International
  • High resolution operational modal analysis of Sant'Agata del Mugello in light of its building history, 2022, Engineering Structures
  • An Atypical Shallow Mw 5.3, 2021 Earthquake in the Western Corinth Rift (Greece), 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Tracing the seismic history of Sant'Agata del Mugello (Italy, Tuscany) through a cross-disciplinary approach, 2020, Journal of Archaeological Science Reports

Best Publications

  • Some simple physical aspects of the support, structure, and evolution of mountain belts

    Peter Molnar;Hélène Lyon-Caen

  • Convergence rate across the Nepal Himalaya and interseismic coupling on the Main Himalayan Thrust: Implications for seismic hazard

    Thomas Ader;Thomas Ader;Jean-Philippe Avouac;Jing Liu-Zeng;Hélène Lyon-Caen

  • Constraints on the structure of the Himalaya from an analysis of gravity anomalies and a flexural model of the lithosphere

    Hélène Lyon-Caen;Peter Molnar

  • Gravity anomalies, flexure of the Indian Plate, and the structure, support and evolution of the Himalaya and Ganga Basin

    Hélène Lyon-Caen;Peter Molnar

  • The 2010 Mw 8.8 Maule megathrust earthquake of Central Chile, monitored by GPS.

    C. Vigny;A. Socquet;S. Peyrat;J. C. Ruegg

  • Active deformation of the Corinth rift, Greece: Results from repeated Global Positioning System surveys between 1990 and 1995

    Pierre Briole;Alexis Rigo;Helene Lyon-Caen;Jean-Claude Ruegg

  • A microseismic study in the western part of the Gulf of Corinth (Greece): implications for large-scale normal faulting mechanisms

    A. Rigo;H. Lyon-Caen;R. Armijo;A. Deschamps

  • The Ms = 6.2, June 15, 1995 Aigion earthquake (Greece): evidence for low angle normal faulting in the Corinth rift

    P. Bernard;P. Briole;B. Meyer;H. Lyon-Caen

  • East-west extension and Holocene normal-fault scarps in the Hellenic arc

    R. Armijo;H. Lyon-Caen;D. Papanastassiou

  • The 1986 Kalamata (South Peloponnesus) Earthquake: Detailed study of a normal fault, evidences for east-west extension in the Hellenic Arc

    H. Lyon-Caen;R. Armijo;J. Drakopoulos;J. Baskoutass

  • Seismicity, deformation and seismic hazard in the western rift of Corinth: New insights from the Corinth Rift Laboratory (CRL)

    Pascal Bernard;H. Lyon-Caen;Pierre Briole;Anne Deschamps

  • Earthquake mechanisms of the Adriatic Sea and Western Greece: implications for the oceanic subduction-continental collision transition

    Calum Baker;Donald L. Hatzfeld;Hélène Lyon-Caen;Elephteria Papadimitriou

  • The MW=8.1 Antofagasta (North Chile) Earthquake of July 30, 1995: First results from teleseismic and geodetic data

    J. C. Ruegg;J. Campos;R. Armijo;S. Barrientos

  • Gravity anomalies and flexure of the Brazilian Shield beneath the Bolivian Andes

    Hélène Lyon-Caen;Peter Molnar;Gerardo Suárez

  • Gravity anomalies and the structure of western Tibet and the southern Tarim Basin

    Hélène Lyon-Caen;Peter Molnar

  • A seismological study of the 1835 seismic gap in south-central Chile

    J Campos;D Hatzfeld;R Madariaga;G Lopez

  • Gravity anomalies, the deep structure, and dynamic processes beneath the Tien Shan

    E.V. Burov;M.G. Kogan;Hélène Lyon-Caen;Peter Molnar;Peter Molnar

  • Seismic slip on a low angle normal fault in the Gulf of Corinth: Evidence from high‐resolution cluster analysis of microearthquakes

    Andreas Rietbrock;Christel Tiberi;Frank Scherbaum;Hélène Lyon-Caen

  • Kinematics of the North American-Caribbean-Cocos plates in Central America from new GPS measurements across the Polochic-Motagua fault system

    H. Lyon-Caen;E. Barrier;C. Lasserre;A. Franco

  • A new seismic tomography of Aigion area (Gulf of Corinth, Greece) from the 1991 data set

    D. Latorre;J. Virieux;T. Monfret;V. Monteiller

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne Deschamps
Anne Deschamps Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Pierre Briole
Pierre Briole École Normale Supérieure
Pascal Bernard
Pascal Bernard Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Laurent Bollinger
Laurent Bollinger French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Cécile Lasserre
Cécile Lasserre Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Denis Hatzfeld
Denis Hatzfeld Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Peter Molnar
Peter Molnar University of Colorado Boulder
Efthimios Sokos
Efthimios Sokos University of Patras
Charles DeMets
Charles DeMets University of Wisconsin–Madison
Rolando Armijo
Rolando Armijo Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

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