2026 Michel Bouchon: 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	60	1888	1702	117	106	161	13549

Research.com Recognitions

2009 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Michel Bouchon is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research primarily focuses on earthquake and tectonic studies within the broader domain of Earth and Planetary Sciences. The main fields of study involve geophysics, with additional work intersecting artificial intelligence and emergency medical services.

They have contributed to various topics in their research, including:

Earthquake and tectonic studies
Earthquake detection and analysis
High-pressure geophysics and materials
Seismology and earthquake studies
Geological and geochemical analysis
Disaster response and management

Michel Bouchon has published several papers in well-known scientific journals. Notable recent papers include:

Observation of rapid long-range seismic bursts in the Japan Trench subduction leading to the nucleation of the Tohoku earthquake, 2022, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
The nucleation of the Izmit and Düzce earthquakes: some mechanical logic on where and how ruptures began, 2021, Geophysical Journal International
Synchronization of small-scale seismic clusters reveals large-scale plate deformation, 2022, Earth Planets and Space
Slow and progressive deformation of the Narlı pull-apart basin prior to the 2023 Mw7.8 Kahramanmaraş, Turkey earthquake, 2025, Geophysical Journal International
Observation of a Synchronicity between Shallow and Deep Seismic Activities during the Foreshock Crisis Preceding the Iquique Megathrust Earthquake, 2023, Seismica

The frequent publication venues for Michel Bouchon comprise:

Geophysical Journal International
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Earth Planets and Space
Seismica

Collaborations play a significant role in their work. Frequent co-authors include:

Jean Schmittbuhl
David Marsan
Anne Socquet
Stéphane Guillot
François Renard

Throughout their career, Michel Bouchon has been recognized by professional organizations. They were named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2009.

Best Publications

A SIMPLE METHOD TO CALCULATE GREEN'S FUNCTIONS FOR ELASTIC LAYERED MEDIA

Michel Bouchon

1374
Citations
Discrete wave-number representation of seismic-source wave fields

Michel Bouchon;Keiiti Aki

754
Citations
The two-dimensional resonance of sediment-filled valleys

Pierre-Yves Bard;Michel Bouchon

731
Citations
The seismic response of sediment-filled valleys. Part 2. The case of incident P and SV waves

Pierre-Yves Bard;Michel Bouchon

607
Citations
Effect of topography on surface motion

Michel Bouchon

414
Citations
Discrete wave number representation of elastic wave fields in three-space dimensions

Michel Bouchon

393
Citations
Observation of Long Supershear Rupture During the Magnitude 8.1 Kunlunshan Earthquake

Michel Bouchon;Martin Vallée

374
Citations
How fast is rupture during an earthquake? New insights from the 1999 Turkey Earthquakes

Michael Bouchon;Marie-Paule Bouin;Hayrullah Karabulut;M. Nafi Toksöz

332
Citations
Extended Nucleation of the 1999 Mw 7.6 Izmit Earthquake

Michel Bouchon;Hayrullah Karabulut;Mustafa Aktar;Serdar Özalaybey

331
Citations
The long precursory phase of most large interplate earthquakes

Michel Bouchon;Virginie Durand;Virginie Durand;David Marsan;Hayrullah Karabulut

296
Citations
Hybrid modeling of P-SV seismic motion at inhomogeneous viscoelastic topographic structures

Peter Moczo;Erik Bystrický;Jozef Kristek;José M. Carcione

284
Citations
Characterization of Fault Roughness at Various Scales: Implications of Three-Dimensional High Resolution Topography Measurements

Thibault Candela;François Renard;Michel Bouchon;Alexandre Brouste

283
Citations
The complete synthesis of seismic crustal phases at regional distances

Michel Bouchon

275
Citations
Seismic response of a hill: The example of Tarzana, California

Michel Bouchon;Jeffrey S. Barker

270
Citations
The state of stress on some faults of the San Andreas system as inferred from near-field strong motion data

Michel Bouchon

265
Citations
Evidence of supershear during the 2018 magnitude 7.5 Palu earthquake from space geodesy

Anne Socquet;James Hollingsworth;Erwan Pathier;Michel Bouchon

264
Citations
Effect of three‐dimensional topography on seismic motion

Michel Bouchon;Craig A. Schultz;M. Nafi Toksöz

233
Citations
A Review of the Discrete Wavenumber Method

Michel Bouchon

206
Citations
Space and Time Evolution of Rupture and Faulting during the 1999 İzmit (Turkey) Earthquake

Michel Bouchon;M. Nafi Toksöz;Hayrullah Karabulut;Marie-Paule Bouin

204
Citations
Strain, tilt, and rotation associated with strong ground motion in the vicinity of earthquake faults

Michel Bouchon;Keiiti Aki

198
Citations
Characterization of Fault Roughness at Various Scales: Implications of Three-Dimensional High Resolution Topography Measurements

Thibault Candela;François Renard;Michel Bouchon;David Marsan

196
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Hayrullah Karabulut Boğaziçi University

Jean Schmittbuhl University of Strasbourg

David Marsan Université Savoie Mont Blanc

Michel Campillo Grenoble Alpes University

François Renard University of Oslo

Keiiti Aki University of Southern California

M. Nafi Toksöz MIT

Pierre-Yves Bard Grenoble Alpes University

Martin Vallée Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

Denis Hatzfeld Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

External Links

Personal website of Michel Bouchon

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