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Michael Fehler

Michael Fehler

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
48
Citations
11990
World Ranking
3727
National Ranking
1462

Michael Fehler 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 Michael Fehler sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 350 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Fehler 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 Michael Fehler sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael Fehler is affiliated with MIT in the United States and is active in research within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Geophysics, Ocean Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

Frequent topics of study in Fehler's research encompass:

  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials

Key publication venues where Fehler has contributed include:

  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • Geophysics

Selected recent papers authored by Fehler and collaborators:

  • On the b-value dependency of injection-induced seismicity on geomechanical parameters (2024), International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • Low-SNR Microseismic Detection Using Direct P-Wave Arrival Polarization (2020), Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Mapping subsurface karsts and voids using directional elastic wave packets (2021), Geophysics
  • P-S Travel-Time Detection and Hypocenter Location of Low-SNR Events Using Polarization in the Time-Frequency Domain (2024), Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Frequent co-authors working alongside Fehler include:

  • M. Nafi Toksöz
  • Hua Wang
  • Yusuke Mukuhira
  • Takatoshi Ito

Fehler has authored books published by Springer International Publishing, including:

  • Borehole Acoustic Logging - Theory and Methods (2020)

Best Publications

  • Seismic Wave Propagation and Scattering in the Heterogeneous Earth

    Haruo Sato;Michael C. Fehler

  • Petroleum reservoir characterization using downhole microseismic monitoring

    S. C. Maxwell;J. Rutledge;R. Jones;M. Fehler

  • Extracting time-domain Green's function estimates from ambient seismic noise

    Karim G. Sabra;Peter Gerstoft;Philippe Roux;W. A. Kuperman

  • Surface wave tomography from microseisms in Southern California

    Karim G. Sabra;Peter Gerstoft;Philippe Roux;W. A. Kuperman

  • Source mechanism of volcanic tremor: fluid-driven crack models and their application to the 1963 kilauea eruption

    Keiiti Aki;Mike Fehler;Shamita Das

  • P-waves from cross-correlation of seismic noise

    Philippe Roux;Karim G. Sabra;Peter Gerstoft;W. A. Kuperman

  • Separation of scattering and intrinsic attenuation for the Kanto-Tokai region, Japan, using measurements of S-wave energy versus hypocentral distance

    Michael Fehler;Mitsuyuki Hoshiba;Haruo Sato;Kazushige Obara

  • Seismic Wave Propagation and Scattering in the Heterogeneous Earth: Second Edition

    Haruo Sato;Michael C. Fehler;Takuto Maeda

  • Determining planes along which earthquakes occur: Method and application to earthquakes accompanying hydraulic fracturing

    Michael Fehler;Leigh House;Hideshi Kaieda

  • Observations of volcanic tremor at Mount St. Helens Volcano

    Michael Fehler

  • Traveltime tomography: A comparison of popular methods

    W. Scott Phillips;Michael C. Fehler

  • Numerical basis of the separation of scattering and intrinsic absorption from full seismogram envelope. A monte-carlo simulation of multiple isotropic scattering.

    Mitsuyuki Hoshiba;Haruo Sato;Michael Fehler

  • Green’s functions extraction and surface-wave tomography from microseisms in southern California

    Peter Gerstoft;Karim G. Sabra;Philippe Roux;W. A. Kuperman

  • When Katrina hit California

    Peter Gerstoft;Michael C. Fehler;Karim G. Sabra

  • Stress control of seismicity patterns observed during hydraulic fracturing experiments at the Fenton Hill hot dry rock geothermal energy site, New Mexico

    M.C. Fehler

  • Extended local Born Fourier migration method

    Lian-Jie Huang;Michael C. Fehler;Ru-Shan Wu

  • Permeability dependence of seismic amplitudes

    Stephen R. Pride;Jerry M. Harris;David L. Johnson;Albena Mateeva

  • Induced Microearthquake Patterns in Hydrocarbon and Geothermal Reservoirs: Six Case Studies

    W. Scott Phillips;James T. Rutledge;Leight S. House;Michael C. Fehler

  • Estimation of elastic constants for HTI media using Gauss-Newton and full-Newton multiparameter full-waveform inversion

    Wenyong Pan;Kristopher A. Innanen;Gary F. Margrave;Michael C. Fehler

  • Crust and upper mantle P wave velocity structure beneath Valles caldera, New Mexico: Results from the Jemez teleseismic tomography experiment

    Lee K. Steck;Clifford H. Thurber;Michael C. Fehler;William J. Lutter

  • Simultaneous inversion for Q and source parameters of microearthquakes accompanying hydraulic fracturing in granitic rock

    Michael Fehler;W. Scott Phillips

Frequent Co-Authors

Lianjie Huang
Lianjie Huang Los Alamos National Laboratory
Haruo Sato
Haruo Sato Tohoku University
Hua Wang
Hua Wang Qufu Normal University
Peter Gerstoft
Peter Gerstoft University of California, San Diego
Keiiti Aki
Keiiti Aki University of Southern California
William A. Kuperman
William A. Kuperman University of California, San Diego
Philippe Roux
Philippe Roux Grenoble Alpes University
Ru-Shan Wu
Ru-Shan Wu University of California, Santa Cruz
Richard C. Aster
Richard C. Aster Colorado State University

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