2026 James N. Brune: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	68	1104	977	509	435	238	24248

Research.com Recognitions

1967 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
1962 - James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

James N. Brune is affiliated with the University of Nevada Reno in the United States and conducts research primarily within the Earth and Planetary Sciences field. Their work focuses on geophysics, civil and structural engineering, and applications of artificial intelligence. The main research topics covered include seismic waves and analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, seismic performance and analysis, and seismology and earthquake studies.

The scientist has contributed to several recent papers, including:

The Rocks That Did Not Fall: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Near-Source Ground Motions From an Active Normal Fault, 2023, AGU Advances
Erratum to Constraints on Ground Accelerations Inferred from Unfractured Hoodoos near the Garlock Fault, California, 2020, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
Unexpected Directionality of Failures in the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake near Point Reyes Station, 2021, Seismological Research Letters
THE ROCKS THAT DID NOT FALL: UNDERSTANDING THE NEAR-SOURCE GROUND MOTIONS OF AN ACTIVE NORMAL FAULT, 2023, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Frequent coauthors of James N. Brune include Daniel T. Trugman, Kenneth D. Smith, J. N. Louie, G. M. Kent, and Abdolrasool Anooshehpoor. Their collaborative work reflects a multidisciplinary approach to seismic and tectonic studies.

Publications by James N. Brune have appeared in various scientific venues, such as:

AGU Advances
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
Seismological Research Letters
Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

The scientist has been recognized with awards including the Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1967 and the James B. Macelwane Medal from AGU in 1962.

Best Publications

Tectonic stress and the spectra of seismic shear waves from earthquakes

James N. Brune

7515
Citations
Seismicity Remotely Triggered by the Magnitude 7.3 Landers, California, Earthquake

D. P. Hill;P.A. Reasenberg;A. Michael;W.J. Arabaz

1159
Citations
Seismic moment, seismicity, and rate of slip along major fault zones

James N. Brune

853
Citations
Seismic moment, stress, and source dimensions for earthquakes in the California-Nevada region

Max Wyss;James N. Brune

737
Citations
Seismic waves and earth structure in the Canadian shield

James Brune;James Dorman

642
Citations
Heat flow, stress, and rate of slip along the San Andreas Fault, California

James N. Brune;Thomas L. Henyey;Robert F. Roy

605
Citations
Strong Ground Motion from the Michoacan, Mexico, Earthquake

J. G. Anderson;P. Bodin;J. N. Brune;J. Prince

555
Citations
Melting on Fault Planes During Large Earthquakes

Dan McKenzie;James N. Brune

497
Citations
Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis without the Ergodic Assumption

John G. Anderson;James N. Brune

426
Citations
Particle size and energetics of gouge from earthquake rupture zones

Brent Wilson;Thomas Dewers;Ze'ev Reches;James Brune

314
Citations
The Alaska earthquake of 28 March 1964: A complex multiple rupture

Max Wyss;James N. Brune

274
Citations
Rupture mechanism and interface separation in foam rubber models of earthquakes: a possible solution to the heat flow paradox and the paradox of large overthrusts

James N. Brune;Stephen Brown;Peggy A. Johnson

268
Citations
Pulverized rocks in the Mojave section of the San Andreas Fault Zone

Ory Dor;Yehuda Ben-Zion;Thomas K. Rockwell;Jim Brune

228
Citations
Attenuation near Anza, California

S. E. Hough;J. G. Anderson;J. Brune;F. Vernon

214
Citations
Complexity of energy release during the Imperial Valley, California, earthquake of 1940

Mihailo D. Trifunac;James N. Brune

212
Citations
Seismicity in the Western Great Basin Apparently Triggered by the Landers, California, Earthquake, 28 June 1992

John G. Anderson;James N. Brune;John N. Louie;Yuehua Zeng

212
Citations
Shear-Wave Velocity Structure in the Northern Basin and Range Province from the Combined Analysis of Receiver Functions and Surface Waves

Serdar Özalaybey;Martha K. Savage;Anne F. Sheehan;John N. Louie

208
Citations
A low-stress-drop, low-magnitude earthquake with surface faulting: The Imperial, California, earthquake of March 4, 1966

James N. Brune;Clarence R. Allen

207
Citations
Structural features in a brittle–ductile wax model of continental extension

James N. Brune;Michael A. Ellis

198
Citations
Regional and Global Fault Slip Rates from Seismicity

Geoffrey F. Davies;James N. Brune

195
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuehua Zeng United States Geological Survey

Frank L. Vernon University of California, San Diego

Clarence R. Allen California Institute of Technology

Keith Priestley University of Cambridge

Martha K. Savage Victoria University of Wellington

Thomas C. Hanks United States Geological Survey

Jack Oliver Cornell University

Max Wyss University of Alaska Fairbanks

Paul Bodin University of Washington

Joan Gomberg University of Washington

External Links

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