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Lupei Zhu 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 Lupei Zhu sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 118 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lupei Zhu 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 Lupei Zhu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lupei Zhu is a researcher affiliated with Saint Louis University in the United States, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work focuses extensively on geophysics, with significant contributions also in artificial intelligence applications within this domain. Their research spans topics including earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, seismic waves and analysis, as well as geological and geochemical analysis.

Zhu has contributed to 34 publications in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with 33 papers in Geophysics and several others in related subfields. Their primary research areas include:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Seismic waves and analysis
  • Geological and geochemical analysis
  • Seismology and earthquake studies
  • Geophysical and geoelectrical methods
  • Geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies

Frequent collaborators in Zhu's research include Yanbin Wang, Timothy Officer, Feng Shi, Tony Yu, and Rong Huang, indicating ongoing partnerships in multiple projects.

The venues where Zhu's work has been published most prominently include:

  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Earthquake Science
  • Geology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Zhu's recent notable publications include:

  • "Magnetotelluric imaging of a fossil oceanic plate in northwestern Xinjiang, China" (2020), published in Geology
  • "Metamorphism-facilitated faulting in deforming orthopyroxene: Implications for global intermediate-depth seismicity" (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "A machine-learning-based method of detecting and picking the first P-wave arrivals of acoustic emission events in laboratory experiments" (2022), published in Geophysical Journal International
  • "Computing Theoretical Seismograms from a Point Source in a Spherical Multilayered Medium" (2023), published in Seismological Research Letters
  • "Detecting repeating aftershocks in the Three Gorges Reservoir region, Central China" (2020), published in Geophysical Journal International

Zhu's research integrates advanced computational techniques, as evidenced by their work using machine learning for seismic event detection, and contributes to both theoretical and applied geophysical knowledge, particularly in seismic wave analysis and fault mechanics.

Best Publications

  • Moho depth variation in southern California from teleseismic receiver functions

    Lupei Zhu;Hiroo Kanamori

  • A note on the dynamic and static displacements from a point source in multilayered media

    Lupei Zhu;Luis A. Rivera;Luis A. Rivera

  • Advancement in source estimation techniques using broadband regional seismograms

    Lupei Zhu;Donald V. Helmberger

  • Crustal structure across the San Andreas Fault, southern California from teleseismic converted waves

    Lupei Zhu

  • Rupture imaging of the Mw 7.9 12 May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake from back projection of teleseismic P waves

    Yan Xu;Keith D. Koper;Oner Sufri;Lupei Zhu

  • Parametrization of general seismic potency and moment tensors for source inversion of seismic waveform data

    Lupei Zhu;Yehuda Ben-Zion

  • Moho Offset Across the Northern Margin of the Tibetan Plateau

    Lupei Zhu;Donald V. Helmberger

  • Crustal thickness variations in the Aegean region and implications for the extension of continental crust

    Lupei Zhu;Brian J. Mitchell;Nihal Akyol;Ibrahim Cemen

  • Lateral variation of crustal structure in the Ordos block and surrounding regions, North China, and its tectonic implications

    Chun-Yong Wang;E. Sandvol;L. Zhu;Hai Lou

  • Quantitative analysis of seismic fault zone waves in the rupture zone of the 1992 Landers, California, earthquake: evidence for a shallow trapping structure

    Zhigang Peng;Yehuda Ben-Zion;Andrew J. Michael;Lupei Zhu

  • Fault-Plane Determination of the 18 April 2008 Mount Carmel, Illinois, Earthquake by Detecting and Relocating Aftershocks

    Hongfeng Yang;Lupei Zhu;Risheng Chu

  • Locating and modeling regional earthquakes with two stations

    Ying Tan;Lupei Zhu;Donald V. Helmberger;Chandan K. Saikia

  • Crustal structure and local seismicity in western Anatolia

    Nihal Akyol;Lupei Zhu;Brian J. Mitchell;Hasan Sözbilir

  • Mushy magma beneath Yellowstone

    Risheng Chu;Don V. Helmberger;Daoyuan Sun;Jennifer M. Jackson

  • Intermediate depth earthquakes beneath the India‐Tibet Collision Zone

    Lupei Zhu;Donald V. Helmberger

  • Potency-magnitude scaling relations for southern California earthquakes with 1.0<ML<7.0

    Yehuda Ben-Zion;Lupei Zhu

  • Crustal structure variation along 30°N in the eastern Tibetan Plateau and its tectonic implications

    Chun-Yong Wang;Hai Lou;Paul G. Silver;Lupei Zhu

  • Preliminary report on the 16 October 1999 M 7.1 Hector mine, California, earthquake

    Jeff Behr;Bill Bryant;Doug Given;Karl Gross

  • Lateral Variation in Crustal Structure of the Northern Tibetan Plateau Inferred from Teleseismic Receiver Functions

    Lupei Zhu;Thomas J. Owens;George E. Randall

  • S-wave crustal and upper mantle’s velocity structure in the eastern Tibetan Plateau―Deep environment of lower crustal flow

    ChunYong Wang;Hai Lou;ZhiYong Lü;JianPing Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yixian Xu
Yixian Xu Zhejiang University
Donald V. Helmberger
Donald V. Helmberger California Institute of Technology
Robert B. Herrmann
Robert B. Herrmann Saint Louis University
Xiaodong Song
Xiaodong Song Peking University
Hiroo Kanamori
Hiroo Kanamori California Institute of Technology
Hongfeng Yang
Hongfeng Yang Chinese University of Hong Kong
Yehuda Ben-Zion
Yehuda Ben-Zion University of Southern California
Yanbin Wang
Yanbin Wang University of Chicago
Yingjie Yang
Yingjie Yang Southern University of Science and Technology
Keith D. Koper
Keith D. Koper University of Utah

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