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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 68 1102 975 508 434 282 25290

Norman A. Abrahamson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Norman A. Abrahamson between 1982 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Norman A. Abrahamson published across 45 years, from 1982 to 2026, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2021. 14 of the 287 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2021. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 34 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 13 publications 2026: 1 publication
1982 2026

287 publications in total across all disciplines

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Norman A. Abrahamson: publications per year, 1982 to 2026
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 1
1984 0
1985 4
1986 1
1987 2
1988 1
1989 2
1990 0
1991 4
1992 4
1993 0
1994 0
1995 2
1996 3
1997 6
1998 2
1999 3
2000 2
2001 3
2002 3
2003 2
2004 3
2005 3
2006 6
2007 4
2008 10
2009 4
2010 9
2011 6
2012 6
2013 6
2014 22
2015 8
2016 7
2017 9
2018 11
2019 11
2020 17
2021 34
2022 19
2023 19
2024 13
2025 13
2026 1
Total 287
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Norman A. Abrahamson 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 Norman A. Abrahamson sits on this spectrum.

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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, 278–287 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: 282 publications — 84th percentile

84% 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
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
278–287 128 282
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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Norman A. Abrahamson 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 Norman A. Abrahamson 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, 68 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: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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
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 68
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to seismic hazard assessment and leadership in engineering seismology and earthquake engineering.

Overview

Norman A. Abrahamson is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. The primary fields of study include Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Civil and Structural Engineering, Geophysics, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Artificial Intelligence, and Ocean Engineering.

The main research topics associated with Abrahamson's work are diverse and cover:

  • Seismic Performance and Analysis
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
  • Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design

The scientist's publication record includes numerous papers in key venues such as:

  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (29 publications)
  • Earthquake Spectra (26 publications)
  • Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (6 publications)
  • Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics (5 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (4 publications)

Examples of recent published papers are:

  • EQSIM-A multidisciplinary framework for fault-to-structure earthquake simulations on exascale computers part I: Computational models and workflow (2020, Earthquake Spectra)
  • NGA-Subduction research program (2021, Earthquake Spectra)
  • Overview and introduction to development of non-ergodic earthquake ground-motion models (2022, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering)
  • Summary of the Abrahamson and Gulerce NGA-SUB ground-motion model for subduction earthquakes (2022, Earthquake Spectra)
  • EQSIM-A multidisciplinary framework for fault-to-structure earthquake simulations on exascale computers, part II: Regional simulations of building response (2020, Earthquake Spectra)

Frequent co-authors collaborating on research projects include:

  • Chih-Hsuan Sung (12 collaborations)
  • Jorge Macedo (11 collaborations)
  • Maxime Lacour (11 collaborations)
  • Yousef Bozorgnia (10 collaborations)
  • Albert Kottke (10 collaborations)

Norman Abrahamson received the award of Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2018 for contributions to seismic hazard assessment and leadership in engineering seismology and earthquake engineering.

Best Publications

  • Modification of Empirical Strong Ground Motion Attenuation Relations to Include the Amplitude and Duration Effects of Rupture Directivity

    Paul G. Somerville;Nancy F. Smith;Robert W. Graves;Norman A. Abrahamson

  • Empirical Response Spectral Attenuation Relations for Shallow Crustal Earthquakes

    Norman A. Abrahamson;Walter J. Silva

  • Characterizing Crustal Earthquake Slip Models for the Prediction of Strong Ground Motion

    Paul Somerville;Kojiro Irikura;Robert Graves;Sumio Sawada

  • Summary of the ASK14 Ground Motion Relation for Active Crustal Regions

    Norman A. Abrahamson;Walter J. Silva;Ronnie Kamai

  • Summary of the Abrahamson & Silva NGA Ground-Motion Relations:

    Norman A. Abrahamson;Walter J. Silva

  • Model of Strong Ground Motions from Earthquakes in Central and Eastern North America: Best Estimates and Uncertainties

    Gabriel R. Toro;Norman A. Abrahamson;John F. Schneider

  • A stable algorithm for regression analyses using the random effects model

    N. A. Abrahamson;R. R. Youngs

  • An improved method of matching response spectra of recorded earthquake ground motion using wavelets

    Jonathan Hancock;Jennie Watson-Lamprey;Norman A. Abrahamson;Julian J. Bommer

  • NGA-West2 Research Project:

    Yousef Bozorgnia;Norman A. Abrahamson;Linda Al Atik;Timothy D. Ancheta

  • Simplified Frequency Content Estimates of Earthquake Ground Motions

    Ellen M. Rathje;Norman A. Abrahamson;Jonathan D. Bray

  • The Variability of Ground-Motion Prediction Models and Its Components

    Linda Al Atik;Norman Abrahamson;Julian J. Bommer;Frank Scherbaum

  • An Overview of the NGA Project

    Maurice Power;Brian Chiou;Norman Abrahamson;Yousef Bozorgnia

  • Orientation-Independent Measures of Ground Motion

    David M. Boore;Jennie Watson-Lamprey;Norman A. Abrahamson

  • Ground motion evaluation procedures for performance-based design

    Jonathan P. Stewart;Shyh Jeng Chiou;Jonathan D. Bray;Robert W. Graves

  • An Improved Method for Nonstationary Spectral Matching

    Linda Al Atik;Norman Abrahamson

  • Why Do Modern Probabilistic Seismic-Hazard Analyses Often Lead to Increased Hazard Estimates?

    Julian J. Bommer;Norman A. Abrahamson

  • BC Hydro Ground Motion Prediction Equations for Subduction Earthquakes

    Norman Abrahamson;Nicholas Gregor;Kofi Addo

  • Comparisons of the NGA Ground-Motion Relations

    Norman Abrahamson;Gail Atkinson;David Boore;Yousef Bozorgnia

  • On the Use of Logic Trees for Ground-Motion Prediction Equations in Seismic-Hazard Analysis

    Julian J. Bommer;Frank Scherbaum;Hilmar Bungum;Fabrice Cotton

  • Empirical attenuation relationship for Arias Intensity

    Thaleia Travasarou;Jonathan D. Bray;Norman A. Abrahamson

  • Sigma: Issues, Insights, and Challenges

    Fleur O. Strasser;Norman A. Abrahamson;Julian J. Bommer

  • Effects of the hanging wall and footwall on ground motions recorded during the Northridge earthquake

    N. A. Abrahamson;P. G. Somerville

  • Selection of ground motion time series and limits on scaling

    Jennie Watson-Lamprey;Norman Abrahamson

Frequent Co-Authors

Julian J. Bommer
Julian J. Bommer Imperial College London
Yousef Bozorgnia
Yousef Bozorgnia University of California, Berkeley
Fabrice Cotton
Fabrice Cotton University of Potsdam
Jonathan P. Stewart
Jonathan P. Stewart University of California, Los Angeles
David M. Boore
David M. Boore United States Geological Survey
Robert W. Graves
Robert W. Graves United States Geological Survey
Izzat M. Idriss
Izzat M. Idriss University of California, Davis
Frank Scherbaum
Frank Scherbaum University of Potsdam
Jonathan D. Bray
Jonathan D. Bray University of California, Berkeley

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