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Paolo Gasperini

Paolo Gasperini

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Earth Science

D-Index
43
Citations
9288
World Ranking
4872
National Ranking
131

Overview

Paolo Gasperini is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Computer Science. Their research primarily focuses on geophysics, with a significant emphasis on earthquake and tectonic studies, seismology, and seismic analysis.

Their recent scholarly output includes:

  • The Italian earthquake catalogue CPTI15 (2020), published in Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
  • Catalogo Parametrico dei Terremoti Italiani (CPTI15), versione 3.0 (2021), from the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
  • The homogenized instrumental seismic catalog (HORUS) of Italy from 1960 to present (2020), published in Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna)
  • Contamination of Frequency-Magnitude Slope (b-Value) by Quarry Blasts: An Example for Italy (2021), in Seismological Research Letters
  • Inhomogeneity of Macroseismic Intensities in Italy and Consequences for Macroseismic Magnitude Estimation (2021), also in Seismological Research Letters

Gasperini frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Barbara Lolli
  • Gianfranco Vannucci
  • Emanuele Biondini
  • Laura Gulia
  • D. Randazzo

The scientist's work is often published in venues such as:

  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Main fields of study include Earth and Planetary Sciences and Computer Science, with subfields integrating geophysics, artificial intelligence, atmospheric science, economics and econometrics, and ocean engineering.

The focus areas of Gasperini's research encompass a range of topics such as earthquake and tectonic studies, seismology and earthquake studies, earthquake detection and analysis, seismic waves and analysis, geochemistry and geologic mapping, high-pressure geophysics and materials, and seismic imaging and inversion techniques.

Best Publications

  • Kinematics of the Western Africa-Eurasia plate boundary from focal mechanisms and GPS data

    E. Serpelloni;G. Vannucci;S. Pondrelli;A. Argnani

  • Catalogo dei forti terremoti in Italia dal 461 a.C.

    Enzo Boschi;Emanuela Guidoboni;Graziano Ferrari;Gianluca Valensise

  • The Italian CMT dataset from 1977 to the present

    S. Pondrelli;S. Salimbeni;G. Ekström;A. Morelli

  • Defining seismogenic sources from historical earthquake felt reports

    Paolo Gasperini;Filippo Bernardini;Gianluca Valensise;Enzo Boschi

  • The SHARE European Earthquake Catalogue (SHEEC) 1000–1899

    M. Stucchi;A. Rovida;A. A. Gomez Capera;P. Alexandre

  • CPTI15, the 2015 version of the Parametric Catalogue of Italian Earthquakes

    Andrea Nicola Rovida;Mario Locati;Romano Daniele Camassi;Barbara Lolli

  • The Italian earthquake catalogue CPTI15

    Andrea Rovida;Mario Locati;Romano Camassi;Barbara Lolli

  • Catalogue of Strong Italian Earthquakes from 461 B.C. to 1997

    Enzo Boschi;Emanuela Guidoboni;Graziano Ferrari;Dante Mariotti

  • Catalogo dei forti terremoti in Italia dal 461 a.C. al 1990

    Enzo Boschi;Emanuela Guidoboni;Graziano Ferrari;Gianluca Valensise

  • Catalogo Parametrico dei Terremoti Italiani - Versione 2004 (CPTI04)

    Paolo Gasperini;R. Camassi;C. Mirto;M. Stucchi

  • CPTI11, the 2011 version of the Parametric Catalogue of Italian Earthquakes

    Andrea Rovida;Romano Camassi;Paolo Gasperini;Massimiliano Stucchi

  • The Location and Sizing of Historical Earthquakes Using the Attenuation of Macroseismic Intensity with Distance

    P. Gasperini;G. Vannucci;D. Tripone;E. Boschi

  • Catalogo dei forti terremoti in Italia dal 461 a.C. al 1980

    Enzo Boschi;Graziano Ferrari;Paolo Gasperini;Emanuela Guidoboni

  • The new release of the database of Earthquake Mechanisms of the Mediterranean Area (EMMA Version 2)

    Gianfranco Vannucci;Paolo Gasperini

  • A benchmark study for glacial isostatic adjustment codes

    Giorgio Spada;V.R. Barletta;Volker Klemann;R.E.M. Riva

  • Catalogo Parametrico dei Terremoti Italiani (CPTI15), versione 2.0

    Andrea Rovida;Mario Locati;Romano Camassi;Barbara Lolli

  • An atlas of Mediterranean seismicity

    G. Vannucci;S. Pondrelli;A. Argnani;A. Morelli

  • The Attenuation of Seismic Intensity in Italy, Part II: Modeling and Validation

    Chiara Pasolini;D. Albarello;Paolo Gasperini;V. D’Amico

  • Empirical Calibration of Local Magnitude Data Sets Versus Moment Magnitude in Italy

    Paolo Gasperini;Barbara Lolli;Gianfranco Vannucci

  • On transient rheology and glacial isostasy

    David A. Yuen;Roberto C. A. Sabadini;Paolo Gasperini;Enzo Boschi

  • Catalogue of Strong Italian Earthquakes from 461 B.C. to 1997 (Appendix to volume 43 N° 4, 2000)

    E. Boschi;E. Guidoboni;G. Ferrari;D. Mariotti

Frequent Co-Authors

Enzo Boschi
Enzo Boschi University of Bologna
Roberto Sabadini
Roberto Sabadini University of Milan
Gianluca Valensise
Gianluca Valensise National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Warner Marzocchi
Warner Marzocchi University of Naples Federico II
David A. Yuen
David A. Yuen Columbia University
Stefan Wiemer
Stefan Wiemer Swiss Seismological Service
Dario Albarello
Dario Albarello University of Siena
Andrea Argnani
Andrea Argnani National Research Council (CNR)
Giorgio Spada
Giorgio Spada University of Bologna
Marco Anzidei
Marco Anzidei National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology

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