2026 John E. Vidale: 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	70	990	871	468	398	214	16203

Research.com Recognitions

2017 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1994 - James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
1994 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

John E. Vidale is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on Geophysics. Their work intersects several subfields including Archeology, Paleontology, Ocean Engineering, and Anthropology.

The scientist's recent published papers cover a range of topics and venues, reflecting a broad interdisciplinary approach. Selected recent publications include:

"Wine consumption in Bronze Age Italy: combining organic residue analysis, botanical data and ceramic variability" (2020) in Journal of Archaeological Science
"Tidal modulation of seismicity at the Coso geothermal field" (2022) in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
"Basin Amplification Effects in the Puget Lowland, Washington, from Strong-Motion Recordings and 3D Simulations" (2020) in Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
"Inner core backtracking by seismic waveform change reversals" (2024) in Nature
"An initial map of fine-scale heterogeneity in the Earth's inner core" (2022) in Nature Geoscience

Frequent coauthors of John E. Vidale include:

Wei Wang with 11 collaborations
Ruoyan Wang with 3 collaborations
Guanning Pang with 2 collaborations
Keith D. Koper with 2 collaborations
Mika Thompson with 2 collaborations

Common venues for the scientist's publications encompass:

Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2 publications)
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (2 publications)
Nature Geoscience (2 publications)
Geophysical Research Letters (2 publications)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2 publications)

Main fields of study and research topics John E. Vidale has focused on include:

Earthquake and tectonic studies
High-pressure geophysics and materials
Geological and geochemical analysis
Seismic waves and analysis
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
Seismic imaging and inversion techniques
Archaeology and historical studies

John E. Vidale's recognitions include election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2017. They are also a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 1994 and received the James B. Macelwane Medal from AGU the same year.

Best Publications

Finite-difference calculation of travel times

John Vidale

1505
Citations
Finite‐difference calculation of traveltimes in three dimensions

John E. Vidale

1091
Citations
Extent, duration and speed of the 2004 Sumatra–Andaman earthquake imaged by the Hi-Net array

Miaki Ishii;Peter M. Shearer;Heidi Houston;John E. Vidale

835
Citations
Complex polarization analysis of particle motion

John E. Vidale

547
Citations
Earth tides can trigger shallow thrust fault earthquakes

Elizabeth S. Cochran;John E. Vidale;Sachiko Tanaka

454
Citations
A survey of 71 earthquake bursts across southern California: Exploring the role of pore fluid pressure fluctuations and aseismic slip as drivers

John E. Vidale;Peter M. Shearer

358
Citations
A three-dimensional simulation of seismic waves in the Santa Clara Valley, California, from a Loma Prieta aftershock

Arthur Frankel;John Vidale

358
Citations
Absence of earthquake correlation with Earth tides: An indication of high preseismic fault stress rate

John E. Vidale;Duncan Carr Agnew;Malcolm J. S. Johnston;David H. Oppenheimer

308
Citations
Seismic and geodetic evidence for extensive, long-lived fault damage zones

Elizabeth S. Cochran;Yong-Gang Li;Peter M. Shearer;Sylvain Barbot

304
Citations
Elastic finite-difference modeling of the 1971 San Fernando, California earthquake

John E. Vidale;Donald V. Helmberger

300
Citations
Tidal modulation of nonvolcanic tremor.

Justin L. Rubinstein;Justin L. Rubinstein;Mario La Rocca;Mario La Rocca;John E. Vidale;John E. Vidale;Kenneth C. Creager;Kenneth C. Creager

297
Citations
Non-volcanic tremor driven by large transient shear stresses

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

285
Citations
Sharpness of upper-mantle discontinuities determined from high-frequency reflections

H. M. Benz;J. E. Vidale

256
Citations
Evidence of Shallow Fault Zone Strengthening After the 1992 M7.5 Landers, California, Earthquake

Yong-Gang Li;John E. Vidale;John E. Vidale;John E. Vidale;Keiiti Aki;Keiiti Aki;Keiiti Aki;Fei Xu;Fei Xu;Fei Xu

254
Citations
Upper-mantle seismic discontinuities and the thermal structure of subduction zones

John E. Vidale;Harley M. Benz

254
Citations
Fault healing inferred from time dependent variations in source properties of repeating earthquakes

Chris Marone;John E. Vidale;William L. Ellsworth

244
Citations
Seismicity rate immediately before and after main shock rupture from high-frequency waveforms in Japan

Zhigang Peng;Zhigang Peng;John E. Vidale;Miaki Ishii;Agnes Helmstetter

239
Citations
Damage to the shallow Landers fault from the nearby Hector Mine earthquake

John E. Vidale;Yong-Gang Li

238
Citations
Variations in rupture process with recurrence interval in a repeated small earthquake

J. E. Vidale;W. L. ElIsworth;A. Cole;C. Marone

232
Citations
Remote triggering of tremor along the San Andreas Fault in central California

Zhigang Peng;John E. Vidale;Aaron G. Wech;Robert M. Nadeau

214
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth C. Creager University of Washington

Heidi Houston University of Washington

Peter M. Shearer University of California, San Diego

Paul Bodin University of Washington

Arthur Frankel United States Geological Survey

Joan Gomberg University of Washington

Zhigang Peng Georgia Institute of Technology

Brandon Schmandt University of New Mexico

Alan Levander Rice University

Justin L. Rubinstein United States Geological Survey

External Links

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