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John Clinton

John Clinton

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
52
Citations
9889
World Ranking
3044
National Ranking
79

John Clinton 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 John Clinton sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 388 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

John Clinton 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 John Clinton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

John Clinton is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland, focusing extensively on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Physics and Astronomy. Their research contributions span multiple subfields, including Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Ocean Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their main research topics cover Planetary Science and Exploration, Seismic Waves and Analysis, Seismology and Earthquake Studies, earthquake and tectonic studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, and High-pressure geophysics and materials.

Clinton's recent publications reflect a strong emphasis on Mars research and seismic studies. Selected recent papers include:

  • Initial results from the InSight mission on Mars (2020, Nature Geoscience)
  • Constraints on the shallow elastic and anelastic structure of Mars from InSight seismic data (2020, Nature Geoscience)
  • Seismic detection of the martian core (2021, Science)
  • The seismicity of Mars (2020, Nature Geoscience)
  • The atmosphere of Mars as observed by InSight (2020, Nature Geoscience)

Their work involves collaboration with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Domenico Giardini
  • Simon C. Stähler
  • W. B. Banerdt
  • Philippe Lognonné
  • Savas Ceylan

Clinton's publications frequently appear in specialized venues such as:

  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Best Publications

  • The November 2017 Mw 5.5 Pohang earthquake: A possible case of induced seismicity in South Korea

    Francesco Grigoli;S Cesca;A.P Rinaldi;A. Manconi

  • The Observed Wander of the Natural Frequencies in a Structure

    John F. Clinton;S. Case Bradford;Thomas H. Heaton;Javier Favela

  • Initial results from the InSight mission on Mars

    W. Bruce Banerdt;Suzanne E. Smrekar;Don Banfield;Domenico Giardini

  • SEIS: Insight’s Seismic Experiment for Internal Structure of Mars

    P. Lognonné;W. B. Banerdt;D. Giardini;W. T. Pike

  • Current challenges in monitoring, discrimination, and management of induced seismicity related to underground industrial activities: A European perspective

    Francesco Grigoli;Simone Cesca;Enrico Priolo;Antonio Pio Rinaldi

  • Constraints on the shallow elastic and anelastic structure of Mars from InSight seismic data

    Philippe Lognonné;Philippe Lognonné;W. B. Banerdt;W. T. Pike;Domenico Giardini

  • Seismic detection of the martian core.

    Simon C. Stähler;Amir Khan;Amir Khan;W. Bruce Banerdt;Philippe Lognonné

  • The seismicity of Mars

    Domenico Giardini;P. Lognonné;P. Lognonné;W. B. Banerdt;W. T. Pike

  • The atmosphere of Mars as observed by InSight

    Don Banfield;Aymeric Spiga;Claire Newman;François Forget

  • The AlpArray Seismic Network: A Large-Scale European Experiment to Image the Alpine Orogen

    György Hetényi;Irene Molinari;John Clinton;Götz Bokelmann

  • Direct observations of a three million cubic meter rock-slope collapse with almost immediate initiation of ensuing debris flows

    Fabian Walter;Florian Amann;Andrew Kos;Robert Kenner

  • Upper mantle structure of Mars from InSight seismic data

    Amir Khan;Amir Khan;Savas Ceylan;Martin van Driel;Domenico Giardini

  • The Engineering Strong‐Motion Database: A Platform to Access Pan‐European Accelerometric Data

    Lucia Luzi;Rodolfo Puglia;Emiliano Russo;Maria D'Amico

  • Automatic computation of moment magnitudes for small earthquakes and the scaling of local to moment magnitude

    Benjamin Edwards;Bettina Allmann;Donat Fäh;John Clinton

  • Seismology on Mars: An analysis of 1 direct, reected, and converted seismic body waves with implications for interior structure

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  • The Marsquake catalogue from InSight, sols 0–478

    John F. Clinton;Savas Ceylan;Martin van Driel;Domenico Giardini

  • Atmospheric Science with InSight

    Aymeric Spiga;Aymeric Spiga;Don Banfield;Nicholas A. Teanby;François Forget

  • Planned Products of the Mars Structure Service for the InSight Mission to Mars

    Mark P. Panning;Philippe Lognonné;W. Bruce Banerdt;Raphaël F. Garcia

  • Moment tensor inversions of icequakes on Gornergletscher, Switzerland

    Fabian Walter;John F. Clinton;Nicholas Deichmann;Douglas S. Dreger

  • An Evaluation of the SCSN Moment Tensor Solutions: Robustness of the Mw Magnitude Scale, Style of Faulting, and Automation of the Method

    John F. Clinton;Egill Hauksson;Kalpesh Solanki

  • Potential Advantages of a Strong-motion Velocity Meter over a Strong-motion Accelerometer

    John F. Clinton;Thomas H. Heaton

Frequent Co-Authors

Maren Böse
Maren Böse ETH Zurich
Amir Khan
Amir Khan ETH Zurich
Philippe Lognonné
Philippe Lognonné Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Taichi Kawamura
Taichi Kawamura Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Stefan Wiemer
Stefan Wiemer Swiss Seismological Service
Raphaël F. Garcia
Raphaël F. Garcia National Higher French Institute of Aeronautics and Space
Naomi Murdoch
Naomi Murdoch National Higher French Institute of Aeronautics and Space

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