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Luis Fabian Bonilla

Luis Fabian Bonilla

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 31 8918 8286 727 699 123 4032

Luis Fabian Bonilla publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Luis Fabian Bonilla between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Luis Fabian Bonilla published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2025. 18 of the 139 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2025. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 13 publications
1997 2025

139 publications in total across all disciplines

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Luis Fabian Bonilla: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 2
1999 0
2000 2
2001 2
2002 2
2003 3
2004 3
2005 2
2006 3
2007 3
2008 4
2009 3
2010 4
2011 5
2012 9
2013 7
2014 6
2015 7
2016 5
2017 9
2018 5
2019 7
2020 5
2021 12
2022 7
2023 3
2024 5
2025 13
Total 139
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Luis Fabian Bonilla 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 Luis Fabian Bonilla sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 118–127 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 123 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540 123
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Luis Fabian Bonilla 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 Luis Fabian Bonilla sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 31 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215 31
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Luis Fabian Bonilla is affiliated with Université Gustave Eiffel in France, contributing to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering. Their research primarily focuses on geophysics and civil and structural engineering, with additional work involving artificial intelligence, atomic and molecular physics, optics, and areas related to management, monitoring, policy, and law.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Seismic Performance and Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Landslides and Related Hazards

Bonilla has frequently published in several venues, the most prominent being Geophysical Journal International, where they have contributed to 10 publications. Other venues with multiple contributions include the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, arXiv (Cornell University), and Geophysical Research Letters.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Bonilla include:

  • "Detailed space-time variations of the seismic response of the shallow crust to small earthquakes from analysis of dense array data" (2020, Geophysical Journal International)
  • "Nonlinear Earthquake Response of Marine Sediments With Distributed Acoustic Sensing" (2022, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • "Effects of Nonlinear Soil Behavior on Kappa (κ): Observations from the KiK-Net Database" (2021, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America)
  • "Simulation of Topography Effects on Rockfall-Generated Seismic Signals: Application to Piton de la Fournaise Volcano" (2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth)
  • "Profiling the Quito basin (Ecuador) using seismic ambient noise" (2021, Geophysical Journal International)

Their collaborative work involves frequent co-authors such as Étienne Bertrand, Chunyang Ji, Ashly Cabas, Céline Gélis, and Patrick Draper with multiple joint publications. This network supports interdisciplinary research across several related scientific domains.

Through their extensive research output and publication record, Luis Fabian Bonilla contributes to advancing the understanding of seismic phenomena, including wave propagation, earthquake response, and structural health monitoring. Their work integrates knowledge from geophysics and engineering to address complex challenges in earthquake and tectonic studies.

Best Publications

  • Site amplification in the San Fernando Valley, California: Variability of site-effect estimation using the S-wave, coda, and H/V methods

    Luis Fabián Bonilla;Jamison H. Steidl;Grant T. Lindley;Alexei G. Tumarkin

  • Analysis of Single-Station Standard Deviation Using the KiK-net Data

    Adrian Rodriguez-Marek;Gonzalo A. Montalva;Fabrice Cotton;Fabian Bonilla

  • Hysteretic and Dilatant Behavior of Cohesionless Soils and Their Effects on Nonlinear Site Response: Field Data Observations and Modeling

    Luis Fabián Bonilla;Ralph J. Archuleta;Daniel Lavallée

  • Borehole Response Studies at the Garner Valley Downhole Array, Southern California

    Luis Fabián Bonilla;Jamison H. Steidl;Jean-Christophe Gariel;Ralph J. Archuleta

  • Site effect evaluation in the basin of Santiago de Chile using ambient noise measurements

    Sylvette Bonnefoy-Claudet;Stéphane Baize;Luis Fabian Bonilla;Catherine Berge-Thierry

  • Prediction of nonlinear soil effects

    Stephen Hartzell;L. F. Bonilla;Robert A. Williams

  • Assessing Nonlinear Behavior of Soils in Seismic Site Response: Statistical Analysis on KiK‐net Strong‐Motion Data

    Julie Régnier;Héloïse Cadet;Luis Fabian Bonilla;Etienne Bertrand

  • Nonstationary Stochastic Simulation of Strong Ground Motion Time Histories Including Natural Variability: Application to the K-Net Japanese Database

    Guillaume Pousse;Luis Fabián Bonilla;Fabrice Cotton;Ludovic Margerin

  • Predominant-period site classification for response spectra prediction equations in Italy

    Carola Di Alessandro;Luis Fabian Bonilla;David M. Boore;Antonio Rovelli

  • International Benchmark on Numerical Simulations for 1D, Nonlinear Site Response (PRENOLIN): Verification Phase Based on Canonical Cases

    Julie Régnier;Luis Fabian Bonilla;Pierre Yves Bard;Etienne Bertrand

  • A Study on the Variability of Kappa (κ) in a Borehole: Implications of the Computation Process

    O.‐J. Ktenidou;C. Gélis;L.‐F. Bonilla

  • On the Discrepancy of Recent European Ground-Motion Observations and Predictions from Empirical Models: Analysis of KiK-net Accelerometric Data and Point-Sources Stochastic Simulations

    F. Cotton;G. Pousse;F. Bonilla;F. Scherbaum

  • A κ Model for Mainland France

    John Douglas;Pierre Gehl;Luis Fabian Bonilla;Céline Gélis

  • Rock and Stiff‐Soil Site Amplification: Dependency on VS30 and Kappa (κ0)

    Aurore Laurendeau;Fabrice Cotton;Olga Ktenidou;Luis Fabian Bonilla

  • Prenolin: International benchmark on 1D nonlinear: Site-response analysis—validation phase exercise

    Julie Régnier;Luis Fabian Bonilla;Pierre Yves Bard;Etienne Bertrand

  • Nonlinear site response evidence of K-NET and KiK-net records from the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake

    Luis Fabián Bonilla;Kenichi Tsuda;Nelson Pulido;Julie Régnier

  • Site classification using horizontal-to-vertical response spectral ratios and its impact when deriving empirical ground-motion prediction equations

    Yoshimitsu Fukushima;Luis Fabián Bonilla;Oona Scotti;John Douglas

  • Friction weakening in granular flows deduced from seismic records at the Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat

    Clara Levy;Clara Levy;Anne Mangeney;Anne Mangeney;Fabian Bonilla;Fabian Bonilla;Clément Hibert

  • In Situ Assessment of the G–γ Curve for Characterizing the Nonlinear Response of Soil: Application to the Garner Valley Downhole Array and the Wildlife Liquefaction Array

    Johanes Chandra;Philippe Guéguen;Jamison H. Steidl;Luis Fabian Bonilla

  • Nonlinear Site Response: Where We're At (A report from a SCEC/PEER seminar and workshop)

    E. H. Field;S. Kramer;A.-W. Elgamal;J.D. Bray

  • Monitoring Coseismic Temporal Changes of Shallow Material during Strong Ground Motion with Interferometry and AutocorrelationMonitoring Coseismic Temporal Changes of Shallow Material during Strong Ground Motion

    Luis Fabian Bonilla;Philippe Guéguen;Yehuda Ben‐Zion

Frequent Co-Authors

John Douglas
John Douglas University of Strathclyde
Philippe Guéguen
Philippe Guéguen Grenoble Alpes University
Fabrice Cotton
Fabrice Cotton University of Potsdam
Ralph J. Archuleta
Ralph J. Archuleta University of California, Santa Barbara
Donat Fäh
Donat Fäh Swiss Seismological Service
Yehuda Ben-Zion
Yehuda Ben-Zion University of Southern California
Pierre-Yves Bard
Pierre-Yves Bard Grenoble Alpes University
Salvatore Martino
Salvatore Martino Sapienza University of Rome
Ahmed Elgamal
Ahmed Elgamal University of California, San Diego
Peter Moczo
Peter Moczo Comenius University

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