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Overview

John H. Shaw is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on geophysics and related subfields. Their research encompasses a range of topics predominantly in earthquake and tectonic studies, seismic wave analysis, and seismology, alongside investigations into landslides, geological formations, and geochemical mapping.

The scientist has published numerous papers in prominent venues including the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), AAPG Bulletin, and the Journal of Structural Geology.

  • A process-based approach to understanding and managing triggered seismicity, 2021, Nature
  • Detailed 3D Fault Representations for the 2019 Ridgecrest, California, Earthquake Sequence, 2020, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Development and growth of basement-involved structural wedges in the northwestern Qaidam Basin, China, 2020, AAPG Bulletin
  • Geomechanical Modeling of Ground Surface Deformation Associated with Thrust and Reverse-Fault Earthquakes: A Distinct Element Approach, 2023, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • The Groundbreaking Experiment in Earthquake Control at Rangely, Colorado, Revisited, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters

Frequent co-authors associated with their research include Andreas Plesch, S. T. Marshall, Robert B. Welch, Kristen Chiama, and Craig Nicholson.

Their most frequent publication outlets reflect a strong presence in seismology and earth science forums, contributing seven publications to the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America and six to the Geological Society of America's abstracts and programs, among others.

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

In terms of subfields, their expertise is distributed with a high concentration in geophysics, followed by work within Artificial Intelligence applied to earth sciences, and areas concerning management, monitoring, policy, and law.

  • Geophysics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Earth-Surface Processes

Best Publications

  • Coseismic reverse- and oblique-slip surface faulting generated by the 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake, China

    Xiwei Xu;Xueze Wen;Gui Hua Yu;Guihua Chen

  • Uplift of the Longmen Shan and Tibetan plateau, and the 2008 Wenchuan (M = 7.9) earthquake

    Judith Hubbard;John H. Shaw

  • Simulations of Ground Motion in the Los Angeles Basin Based upon the Spectral-Element Method

    Dimitri Komatitsch;Qinya Liu;Jeroen Tromp;Peter Süss

  • Structural styles in the deep-water fold and thrust belts of the Niger Delta

    Freddy Corredor;John H. Shaw;Frank Bilotti

  • Seismic Interpretation of Contractional Fault-Related Folds

    John H. Shaw;Christopher Connors;John Suppe

  • Active faulting and growth folding in the eastern Santa Barbara Channel, California

    John H. Shaw;John Suppe

  • Community Fault Model (CFM) for Southern California

    Andreas Plesch;John H. Shaw;Christine Benson;William A. Bryant

  • Earthquake hazards of active blind-thrust faults under the central Los Angeles basin, California

    John H. Shaw;John Suppe

  • Prospects for larger or more frequent earthquakes in the los angeles metropolitan region.

    James F. Dolan;Kerry Sieh;Thomas K. Rockwell;Robert S. Yeats

  • Deep-water Niger Delta fold and thrust belt modeled as a critical-taper wedge: The influence of elevated basal fluid pressure on structural styles

    Frank Bilotti;John H. Shaw

  • An Elusive Blind-Thrust Fault Beneath Metropolitan Los Angeles

    John H. Shaw;and Peter M. Shearer

  • Structural Setting of the 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan, China, Earthquake

    Judith Hubbard;John H. Shaw;Yann Klinger

  • P wave seismic velocity structure derived from sonic logs and industry reflection data in the Los Angeles basin, California

    M. Peter Süss;M. Peter Süss;John H. Shaw

  • Unified Structural Representation of the southern California crust and upper mantle

    John H. Shaw;Andreas Plesch;Carl Tape;Carl Tape;M. Peter Suess

  • Puente Hills Blind-Thrust System, Los Angeles, California

    John H. Shaw;Andreas Plesch;James F. Dolan;Thomas L. Pratt

  • Structural interpretation of the coseismic faults of the Wenchuan earthquake: Three-dimensional modeling of the Longmen Shan fold-and-thrust belt

    Yiquan Li;Dong Jia;John H. Shaw;Judith Hubbard

  • Structural Trend Analysis by Axial Surface Mapping

    John H. Shaw;Stephen C. Hook;John Suppe

  • Recognition of paleoearthquakes on the Puente Hills blind thrust fault, California.

    James F. Dolan;Shari A. Christofferson;John H. Shaw

  • Estimation of fault propagation distance from fold shape: Implications for earthquake hazard assessment

    Richard W. Allmendinger;John H. Shaw

  • Structural geometry of the source region for the 2013 Mw 6.6 Lushan earthquake: Implication for earthquake hazard assessment along the Longmen Shan

    Yiquan Li;Yiquan Li;Dong Jia;Maomao Wang;John H. Shaw

Frequent Co-Authors

James F. Dolan
James F. Dolan University of Southern California
John Suppe
John Suppe University of Houston
Edward J. Rhodes
Edward J. Rhodes University of Sheffield
Jeroen Tromp
Jeroen Tromp Princeton University
Egill Hauksson
Egill Hauksson California Institute of Technology
Thomas K. Rockwell
Thomas K. Rockwell San Diego State University
Thomas H. Jordan
Thomas H. Jordan University of Southern California
Kim B. Olsen
Kim B. Olsen San Diego State University
Dimitri Komatitsch
Dimitri Komatitsch Aix-Marseille University

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