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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 90 267 227 145 121 269 28515

Paul Segall publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul Segall between 1976 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul Segall published across 51 years, from 1976 to 2026, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2010. 4 of the 307 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2010. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 3 publications 2026: 1 publication
1976 2026

307 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul Segall: publications per year, 1976 to 2026
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 0
1978 2
1979 1
1980 2
1981 0
1982 2
1983 3
1984 4
1985 0
1986 5
1987 6
1988 5
1989 2
1990 4
1991 2
1992 4
1993 4
1994 4
1995 2
1996 3
1997 8
1998 5
1999 8
2000 10
2001 7
2002 10
2003 10
2004 10
2005 5
2006 8
2007 7
2008 6
2009 5
2010 26
2011 9
2012 8
2013 11
2014 8
2015 9
2016 10
2017 8
2018 9
2019 13
2020 14
2021 6
2022 7
2023 5
2024 5
2025 3
2026 1
Total 307
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Paul Segall 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 Paul Segall sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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, 268–277 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: 269 publications — 82nd percentile

82% 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
268–277 147 269
278–287 128
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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Paul Segall 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 Paul Segall 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, 90 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: 90 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 90
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

  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1990 - James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1990 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Paul Segall is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a concentrated focus on Geophysics. Additional areas of study include Artificial Intelligence, Computational Mechanics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's work encompasses a variety of topics such as earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological and geochemical analysis, seismology and earthquake studies, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, earthquake detection and analysis, and seismic waves and analysis.

Paul Segall has contributed extensively to notable scientific journals. Frequent venues for their publications include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Seismological Research Letters

Recent published papers by Paul Segall include:

  • Repeating caldera collapse events constrain fault friction at the kilometer scale, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Caldera Collapse Geometry Revealed by Near-Field GPS Displacements at Kīlauea Volcano in 2018, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters

Among frequent collaborators are: Taiyi Wang, Eric M. Dunham, K. R. Anderson, Camilla Cattania, and B. Mullet. These collaborations have often contributed to advancing understanding in their primary research areas.

Throughout their career, Paul Segall has received recognition through several awards. These include the James B. Macelwane Medal from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1990, designation as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in the same year, and in 2016, election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Best Publications

  • A new method for measuring deformation on volcanoes and other natural terrains using InSAR persistent scatterers

    Andrew Hooper;Howard Zebker;Paul Segall;Bert Kampes

  • Persistent scatterer interferometric synthetic aperture radar for crustal deformation analysis, with application to Volcán Alcedo, Galápagos

    A. Hooper;A. Hooper;P. Segall;H. Zebker

  • Mechanics of discontinuous faults

    P. Segall;D. D. Pollard

  • 8 – THEORETICAL DISPLACEMENTS AND STRESSES NEAR FRACTURES IN ROCK: WITH APPLICATIONS TO FAULTS, JOINTS, VEINS, DIKES, AND SOLUTION SURFACES

    David D. Pollard;Paul Segall

  • Fault Slip Distribution of the 1999 Mw 7.1 Hector Mine, California, Earthquake, Estimated from Satellite Radar and GPS Measurements

    Sigurjón Jónsson;Howard Zebker;Paul Segall;Falk C Amelung

  • Earthquake and Volcano Deformation

    Paul Segall

  • Earthquakes triggered by fluid extraction

    P. Segall;P. Segall

  • Post-earthquake ground movements correlated to pore-pressure transients

    Sigurjón Jónsson;Paul Segall;Rikke Pedersen;Grímur Björnsson

  • Dilatancy, compaction, and slip instability of a fluid‐infiltrated fault

    Paul Segall;James R. Rice

  • Injection‐induced seismicity: Poroelastic and earthquake nucleation effects

    P. Segall;S. Lu

  • Nucleation and growth of strike slip faults in granite

    Paul Segall;David D. Pollard

  • Formation and interpretation of dilatant echelon cracks.

    David D. Pollard;Paul Segall;Paul T. Delaney

  • Joint formation in granitic rock of the Sierra Nevada

    Paul Segall;David D. Pollard

  • A note on induced stress changes in hydrocarbon and geothermal reservoirs

    Paul Segall;Shaun D. Fitzgerald

  • Widespread uplift and ‘trapdoor’ faulting on Galápagos volcanoes observed with radar interferometry

    Falk Amelung;Sigurjón Jónsson;Howard Zebker;Paul Segall

  • Dilatant strengthening as a mechanism for slow slip events

    Paul Segall;Allan Mattathias Rubin;Andrew M. Bradley;James R. Rice

  • Detection of a locked zone at depth on the Parkfield, California, segment of the San Andreas Fault

    Ruth A. Harris;Paul Segall

  • GPS APPLICATIONS FOR GEODYNAMICS AND EARTHQUAKE STUDIES

    Paul Segall;James L. Davis

  • Poroelastic stressing and induced seismicity near the Lacq gas field, southwestern France

    Paul Segall;Jean-Robert Grasso;Antony Mossop

  • Space time distribution of afterslip following the 2003 Tokachi‐oki earthquake: Implications for variations in fault zone frictional properties

    S. Miyazaki;S. Miyazaki;P. Segall;J. Fukuda;T. Kato

  • Development of simple strike-slip fault zones, Mount Abbot quadrangle, Sierra Nevada, California

    Stephen J. Martel;David D. Pollard;Paul Segall

Frequent Co-Authors

Kaj M. Johnson
Kaj M. Johnson Indiana University
Asta Miklius
Asta Miklius United States Geological Survey
Howard A. Zebker
Howard A. Zebker Stanford University
Eric M. Dunham
Eric M. Dunham Stanford University
Andrew Hooper
Andrew Hooper University of Leeds
Shin'ichi Miyazaki
Shin'ichi Miyazaki Kyoto University
David D. Pollard
David D. Pollard Stanford University
Falk Amelung
Falk Amelung University of Miami
Sigurjón Jónsson
Sigurjón Jónsson King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Ya-Ju Hsu
Ya-Ju Hsu Academia Sinica

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