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Phillip B. Dawson 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 Phillip B. Dawson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 108 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Phillip B. Dawson 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 Phillip B. Dawson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Phillip B. Dawson is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular contributions to the subfields of Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Global and Planetary Change, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Climate Variability and Models

Phillip B. Dawson has contributed to journals such as the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, with two publications, and Seismological Research Letters, also with two publications. Other venues include Earth and Space Science, Geophysical Journal International, and The Seismic Record.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Dawson include:

  • Observations of an Extreme Atmospheric River Storm With a Diverse Sensor Network, 2020, Earth and Space Science
  • Sources of Volcanic Tremor Associated With the Summit Caldera Collapse During the 2018 East Rift Eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai'i, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • High-rate very-long-period seismicity at Yasur volcano, Vanuatu: source mechanism and decoupling from surficial explosions and infrasound, 2021, Geophysical Journal International
  • Characterizing and Locating Seismic Tremor during the 2022 Eruption of Mauna Loa Volcano, Hawai'i, with Network Covariance, 2023, The Seismic Record
  • Very-Long-Period (VLP) Seismic Artifacts during the 2018 Caldera Collapse at Kīlauea, Hawai'i, 2020, Seismological Research Letters

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Dawson include Bernard Chouet, Robin S. Matoza, Arthur D. Jolly, Sean Maher, and Alicia J. Hotovec-Ellis, each having worked together on multiple occasions.

Best Publications

  • Source mechanisms of explosions at Stromboli Volcano, Italy, determined from moment-tensor inversions of very-long-period data

    Bernard Chouet;Phillip Dawson;Takao Ohminato;Marcello Martini

  • The SCEC/USGS Dynamic Earthquake Rupture Code Verification Exercise

    R.A. Harris;M. Barall;R. Archuleta;E. Dunham

  • Three‐dimensional P and S wave velocity structure of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska

    H. M. Benz;B. A. Chouet;P. B. Dawson;J. C. Lahr

  • Waveform inversion of very-long-period impulsive signals associated with magmatic injection beneath Kilauea volcano, Hawaii

    Takao Ohminato;Bernard A. Chouet;Phillip Dawson;Sharon Kedar

  • Source and path effects in the wave fields of tremor and explosions at Stromboli Volcano, Italy

    Bernard Chouet;Gilberto Saccorotti;Marcello Martini;Phillip Dawson

  • Shallow velocity structure of Stromboli volcano, Italy, derived from small-aperture array measurements of Strombolian tremor

    Bernard Chouet;Gaetano De Luca;Giuliano Milana;Phillip Dawson

  • Source mechanism of Vulcanian degassing at Popocatépetl Volcano, Mexico, determined from waveform inversions of very long period signals

    Bernard A. Chouet;Phillip B. Dawson;Alejandra Arciniega-Ceballos

  • Eruption dynamics at Mount St. Helens imaged from broadband seismic waveforms: Interaction of the shallow magmatic and hydrothermal systems

    Gregory P. Waite;Gregory P. Waite;Bernard A. Chouet;Phillip B. Dawson

  • Broadband measurements of the sources of explosions at Stromboli Volcano, Italy

    Bernard Chouet;Gilberto Saccorotti;Phillip Dawson;Marcello Martini

  • Correction to “Source mechanisms of explosions at Stromboli Volcano, Italy, determined from moment-tensor inversions of very-long-period data”

    B. Chouet;P. Dawson;T. Ohminato;M. Martini

  • Three‐dimensional velocity structure of the Kilauea Caldera, Hawaii

    P. B. Dawson;B. A. Chouet;P. G. Okubo;A. Villaseñor

  • Spatial extent of a hydrothermal system at Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, determined from array analyses of shallow long-period seismicity 2. Results

    Javier Almendros;Bernard Chouet;Phillip Dawson

  • Teleseismic tomography of the compressional wave velocity structure beneath the Long Valley Region, California

    P. B. Dawson;J. R. Evans;H. M. Iyer

  • Seismic source mechanism of degassing bursts at Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii : results from waveform inversion in the 10–50 s band

    Bernard A. Chouet;Phillip B. Dawson;Mike R. James;Stephen J. Lane

  • Infrasonic harmonic tremor and degassing bursts from Halema'uma'u Crater, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii

    David Fee;David Fee;Milton Garcés;Matt Patrick;Bernard Chouet

  • Nonlinear teleseismic tomography at Long Valley Caldera, using three‐dimensional minimum travel time ray tracing

    Charles M. Weiland;Lee K. Steck;Phillip B. Dawson;Valeri A. Korneev

  • Very long-period signals associated with Vulcanian Explosions at Popocatepetl Volcano, Mexico

    Alejandra Arciniega-Ceballos;Bernard A. Chouet;Phillipe Dawson

  • Real‐time monitoring and massive inversion of source parameters of very long period seismic signals: An application to Stromboli Volcano, Italy

    Emmanuel Auger;Luca D'Auria;Marcello Martini;Bernard Chouet

  • Shallow-conduit dynamics at Stromboli Volcano, Italy, imaged from waveform inversions

    Bernard Chouet;Phillip Dawson;Marcello Martini

  • Source process of a long-period event at Kilauea volcano, Hawaii

    Hiroyuki Kumagai;Bernard A. Chouet;Phillip B. Dawson

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard A. Chouet
Bernard A. Chouet United States Geological Survey
Gilberto Saccorotti
Gilberto Saccorotti National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Roberto Scarpa
Roberto Scarpa University of Salerno
David P. Hill
David P. Hill United States Geological Survey
Robin S. Matoza
Robin S. Matoza University of California, Santa Barbara
Hiroyuki Kumagai
Hiroyuki Kumagai Nagoya University
Matthew M. Haney
Matthew M. Haney Alaska Volcano Observatory
Takao Ohminato
Takao Ohminato University of Tokyo
John A. Power
John A. Power United States Geological Survey
Paul G. Okubo
Paul G. Okubo United States Geological Survey

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