2026 Joan Gomberg: 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	47	3944	3617	1543	1368	157	10368

Research.com Recognitions

2013 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Joan Gomberg is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on geophysics. Their work spans various subfields, including geophysics, atmospheric science, artificial intelligence, computational mechanics, and earth-surface processes.

The main research topics covered by Joan Gomberg include earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, seismology and earthquake studies, geology and paleoclimatology research, geological formations and processes, and earthquake detection and analysis.

Among their recent publications are:

Toward an Integrative Geological and Geophysical View of Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquakes, 2021, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
The Productivity of Cascadia Aftershock Sequences, 2021, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
Precise Monitoring of Pore Pressure at Boreholes Around Nankai Trough Toward Early Detecting Crustal Deformation, 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science
Slow Slip Detectability in Seafloor Pressure Records Offshore Alaska, 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
The Finicky Nature of Earthquake Shaking-Triggered Submarine Sediment Slope Failures and Sediment Gravity Flows, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Joan Gomberg frequently publishes in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, Frontiers in Earth Science, and Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.

Frequent collaborators include N.M. Nieminski, Lydia Staisch, Keisuke Ariyoshi, Zoltán Sylvester, and Jacob A. Covault.

In 2013, Joan Gomberg was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Best Publications

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

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

1159
Citations
An integrated perspective of the continuum between earthquakes and slow-slip phenomena

Zhigang Peng;Joan Gomberg

851
Citations
Earthquake triggering by seismic waves following the Landers and Hector Mine earthquakes

J. Gomberg;P. A. Reasenberg;P. Bodin;R. A. Harris

451
Citations
Using 1-Hz GPS data to measure deformations caused by the denali fault earthquake

Kristine M. Larson;Kristine M. Larson;Kristine M. Larson;Paul Bodin;Paul Bodin;Paul Bodin;Joan Gomberg;Joan Gomberg;Joan Gomberg

440
Citations
Triggering of earthquake aftershocks by dynamic stresses.

Deborah Kilb;Deborah Kilb;Joan Gomberg;Paul Bodin

384
Citations
The effect of S-wave arrival times on the accuracy of hypocenter estimation

Joan S. Gomberg;Kaye M. Shedlock;Steven W. Roecker

333
Citations
Introduction to special section: Stress transfer, earthquake triggering, and time‐dependent seismic hazard

Sandy Steacy;Joan Gomberg;Massimo Cocco

330
Citations
Earthquake triggering by transient and static deformations

J. Gomberg;N. M. Beeler;M. L. Blanpied;P. Bodin

322
Citations
Non-volcanic tremor driven by large transient shear stresses

Justin L. Rubinstein;John E. Vidale;Joan Gomberg;Paul Bodin

285
Citations
Aftershock triggering by complete Coulomb stress changes

Debi Kilb;Joan Gomberg;Paul Bodin

276
Citations
Effects of acoustic waves on stick–slip in granular media and implications for earthquakes

Paul A. Johnson;Heather Savage;Heather Savage;Matt Knuth;Matt Knuth;Joan Gomberg

258
Citations
Earthquake nucleation by transient deformations caused by the M = 7.9 Denali, Alaska, earthquake

J. Gomberg;P. Bodin;K. Larson;H. Dragert

224
Citations
Transient triggering of near and distant earthquakes

Joan Gomberg;Michael L. Blanpied;N. M. Beeler

209
Citations
Seismology: dynamic triggering of earthquakes.

Joan Gomberg;Paul Johnson

204
Citations
Observing Earthquakes Triggered in the Near Field by Dynamic Deformations

Joan Gomberg;Paul Bodin;Paul A. Reasenberg

187
Citations
Widespread Triggering of Nonvolcanic Tremor in California

Joan Gomberg;Joan Gomberg;Joan Gomberg;Justin L. Rubinstein;Justin L. Rubinstein;Justin L. Rubinstein;Zhigang Peng;Zhigang Peng;Zhigang Peng;Kenneth C. Creager;Kenneth C. Creager;Kenneth C. Creager

181
Citations
Topography and tectonics of the central New Madrid seismic zone: Results of numerical experiments using a three‐dimensional boundary element program

Joan Gomberg;Michael Ellis

146
Citations
Slow-slip phenomena in Cascadia from 2007 and beyond: A review

Joan Gomberg

142
Citations
Seismic wave triggering of nonvolcanic tremor, episodic tremor and slip, and earthquakes on Vancouver Island

Justin L. Rubinstein;Justin L. Rubinstein;Joan Gomberg;John E. Vidale;Aaron G. Wech

141
Citations
Real-time inversions for finite fault slip models and rupture geometry based on high-rate GPS data

Sarah E. Minson;Sarah E. Minson;Jessica R. Murray;John O. Langbein;Joan S. Gomberg

140
Citations
Stress/strain changes and triggered seismicity at The Geysers, California

Joan Gomberg;Scott Davis

137
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Bodin University of Washington

John E. Vidale University of Southern California

Kenneth C. Creager University of Washington

Paul A. Johnson Los Alamos National Laboratory

Massimo Cocco National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology

Justin L. Rubinstein United States Geological Survey

Michael A. Ellis British Geological Survey

James N. Brune University of Nevada Reno

Zhigang Peng Georgia Institute of Technology

Mark D. Petersen United States Geological Survey

External Links

Personal website of Joan Gomberg

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