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63
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13157
World Ranking
1611
National Ranking
711

Overview

John A. Orcutt is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering with a focused contribution to Ocean Engineering.

Their recent scholarly output includes papers published in a range of venues with topics centered around ocean and earth sciences as well as engineering data acquisition and analysis. Notable publication venues where Orcutt has contributed include OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) at La Trobe University, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and the journal Oceanography.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Orcutt include:

  • Long-Term Ocean Observing Coupled with Community Engagement Improves Tsunami Early Warning (2021), Oceanography
  • ODP Leg 203, Hole 1243A - Well Logging Data (2021), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • ODP Leg 203, Hole 1243A - Well Logging Data (2021), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 203, Hole 1243B - Well Logging Data (2021), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • ODP Leg 203, Hole 1243B - Well Logging Data (2021), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Their work encompasses several main topics in research, including:

  • Offshore Engineering and Technologies
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Subfields that complement their research profile include Ocean Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Geophysics, and Environmental Chemistry.

Orcutt has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, which include:

  • Adam Schultz
  • Thomas A. Davies
  • Kimberly Artita
  • Costanza Bonadiman
  • Arno Buysch

Their publications reflect a strong engagement with data-intensive and interdisciplinary marine science and engineering projects. The repeated emphasis on well logging data and ocean observing highlights a commitment to understanding complex earth systems through direct measurement and analysis.

Best Publications

  • Multi-channel seismic imaging of a crustal magma chamber along the East Pacific Rise

    R. S. Detrick;P. Buhl;E. Vera;J. Mutter

  • East Pacific Rise: Hot Springs and Geophysical Experiments

    F. N. Spiess;Ken C. Macdonald;T. Atwater;R. Ballard

  • The structure of 0‐ to 0.2‐m.y.‐old oceanic crust at 9°N on the East Pacific Rise from expanded spread profiles

    E. E. Vera;J. C. Mutter;P. Buhl;J. A. Orcutt

  • A new look at the seismic velocity structure of the oceanic crust

    Paul Spudich;John Orcutt

  • Crustal Thickness on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Bull's-Eye Gravity Anomalies and Focused Accretion.

    Maya Tolstoy;Alistair J. Harding;John A. Orcutt

  • Structure of young oceanic crust at 13°N on the East Pacific Rise from expanding spread profiles

    A. J. Harding;J. A. Orcutt;M. E. Kappus;E. E. Vera

  • A multichannel seismic investigation of upper crustal structure at 9°N on the East Pacific Rise: Implications for crustal accretion

    Alistair J. Harding;Graham M. Kent;John. A. Orcutt

  • Mantle shear-wave velocity structure beneath the Hawaiian hot spot.

    Cecily J. Wolfe;Sean C. Solomon;Gabi Laske;John A. Collins

  • Imaging the deep seismic structure beneath a mid-ocean ridge : The MELT experiment

    Forsyth Dw;Scheirer Ds;Webb Sc;Dorman Lm

  • Distribution of magma beneath the East Pacific Rise between the Clipperton Transform and the 9°17′N Deval from forward modeling of common depth point data

    Graham M. Kent;Alistair J. Harding;John A. Orcutt

  • Seismic Structure of the Southern East Pacific Rise

    R. S. Detrick;A. J. Harding;G. M. Kent;J. A. Orcutt

  • Petrology and porosity of an oceanic crustal site: Results from wave form modeling of seismic refraction data

    Paul Spudich;John Orcutt

  • Evidence for a smaller magma chamber beneath the East Pacific Rise at 9°30′ N

    G. M. Kent;A. J. Harding;J. A. Orcutt

  • Compressional and shear wave anisotropy in the oceanic lithosphere - the Ngendei seismic refraction experiment

    P. M. Shearer;J. A. Orcutt

  • Melt to mush variations in crustal magma properties along the ridge crest at the southern East Pacific Rise

    S. C. Singh;G. M. Kent;J. S. Collier;A. J. Harding

  • Surface and near-surface effects on seismic waves—theory and borehole seismometer results

    P. M. Shearer;J. A. Orcutt

  • Breathing of the seafloor: Tidal correlations of seismicity at Axial volcano

    Maya Tolstoy;Frank L. Vernon;John A. Orcutt;Frank K. Wyatt

  • Structure of the East Pacific Rise from an Ocean Bottom Seismometer Survey

    John A. Orcutt;Brian L. N. Kennett;LeRoy M. Dorman

  • Mantle seismic structure beneath the MELT region of the east pacific rise from P and S wave tomography

    Douglas R. Toomey;William S. D. Wilcock;Sean C. Solomon;William C. Hammond

  • Data-intensive e-science frontier research

    Harvey B. Newman;Mark H. Ellisman;John A. Orcutt

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank L. Vernon
Frank L. Vernon University of California, San Diego
Alistair J. Harding
Alistair J. Harding University of California, San Diego
Robert S. Detrick
Robert S. Detrick Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Graham M. Kent
Graham M. Kent University of Nevada Reno
Gabi Laske
Gabi Laske University of California, San Diego
Sean C. Solomon
Sean C. Solomon Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Cecily J. Wolfe
Cecily J. Wolfe United States Geological Survey
Erik H. Hauri
Erik H. Hauri Carnegie Institution for Science
David Bercovici
David Bercovici Yale University
Ralph A. Stephen
Ralph A. Stephen Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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