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Pierre-Yves Bard 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 Pierre-Yves Bard sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 240 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pierre-Yves Bard 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 Pierre-Yves Bard sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Pierre-Yves Bard is affiliated with Grenoble Alpes University in France. Their research spans several interconnected fields within engineering and earth sciences, with a notable focus on seismic studies.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these broader areas, the subfields explored comprise:

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Geophysics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials

Pierre-Yves Bard's primary research topics cover a wide range of seismic and structural issues:

  • Seismic Performance and Analysis
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies
  • Geophysics and Sensor Technology
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures

The scientist has published extensively in various journals and publication venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Geophysical Journal International

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Pierre-Yves Bard are:

  • A review of the microtremor horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (MHVSR) method, 2022, Journal of Seismology
  • The 2020 update of the European Seismic Hazard Model - ESHM20: Model Overview, 2021, HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • Indicators for site characterization at seismic station: recommendation from a dedicated survey, 2021, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
  • Non-linear modulation of site response: Sensitivity to various surface ground-motion intensity measures and site-condition proxies using a neural network approach, 2020, Engineering Geology
  • The 2020 European Seismic Hazard Model: overview and results, 2024, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Cécile Cornou
  • Fabrice Hollender
  • Céline Beauval
  • Boumédiène Derras
  • Julie Régnier

Best Publications

  • Numerical and Theoretical Investigations on the Possibilities and Limitations of Nakamura's Technique

    Corinne Lachetl;Pierre-Yves Bard

  • THE EFFECT OF TOPOGRAPHY ON EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION: A REVIEW AND NEW RESULTS

    Louis Geli;Pierre-Yves Bard;Béatrice Jullien

  • The nature of noise wavefield and its applications for site effects studies A literature review

    Sylvette Bonnefoy-Claudet;Fabrice Cotton;Pierre-Yves Bard

  • The two-dimensional resonance of sediment-filled valleys

    Pierre-Yves Bard;Michel Bouchon

  • H/V ratio: a tool for site effects evaluation. Results from 1-D noise simulations

    Sylvette Bonnefoy-Claudet;Cécile Cornou;Pierre-Yves Bard;Fabrice Cotton

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

    Pierre-Yves Bard;Michel Bouchon

  • Guidelines for the good practice of surface wave analysis: a product of the InterPACIFIC project

    Sebastiano Foti;Fabrice Hollender;Flora Garofalo;Dario Albarello

  • Site effects and microzonation in the city of Thessaloniki (Greece) comparison of different approaches

    Corinne Lachet;Denis Hatzfeld;Pierre-Yves Bard;Nikos Theodulidis

  • Empirical evaluation of microtremor H/V spectral ratio

    E. Haghshenas;P. Y. Bard;N. Theodulidis;Sesame Wp Team

  • Effects of Love Waves on Microtremor H/V Ratio

    Sylvette Bonnefoy-Claudet;Andreas Köhler;Cécile Cornou;Marc Wathelet

  • Diffracted waves and displacement field over two-dimensional elevated topographies

    Pierre-Yves Bard

  • Analysis of dense array noise measurements using the modified spatial auto-correlation method (SPAC): application to the Grenoble area

    B. Bettig;P. Y. Bard;F. Scherbaum;J. Riepl

  • InterPACIFIC project: Comparison of invasive and non-invasive methods for seismic site characterization. Part I: Intra-comparison of surface wave methods

    F. Garofalo;Sebastiano Foti;F. Hollender;P. Y. Bard

  • The Mexico Earthquake of September 19, 1985—A Theoretical Investigation of Large- and Small-scale Amplification Effects in the Mexico City Valley

    P-Y. Bard;M. Campillo;F. J. Chávez-Garcia;F. Sánchez-Sesma

  • A review of the microtremor horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (MHVSR) method

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  • Ground-motion amplitude across ridges

    H. Pedersen;B. Le Brun;D. Hatzfeld;M. Campillo

  • Effects of buildings on the duration and amplitude of ground motion in Mexico City

    Armand Wirgin;Pierre-Yves Bard

  • Seismic Site-City Interaction: Main Governing Phenomena through Simplified Numerical Models

    Marc Kham;Jean François Semblat;Pierre-Yves Bard;Patrick Dangla

  • Site-City Seismic Interaction in Mexico City–Like Environments: An Analytical Study

    Philippe Guéguen;Pierre-Yves Bard;Francisco J. Chávez-García

  • Detailed evaluation of site-response estimation methods across and along the sedimentary valley of volvi (EURO-SEISTEST)

    J. Riepl;P.-Y. Bard;D. Hatzfeld;C. Papaioannou

  • Dynamic parameters of structures extracted from ambient vibration measurements : An aid for the seismic vulnerability assessment of existing buildings in moderate seismic hazard regions

    Clotaire Michel;Philippe Guéguen;Pierre-Yves Bard

Frequent Co-Authors

Cécile Cornou
Cécile Cornou Institut des Sciences de la Terre
Philippe Guéguen
Philippe Guéguen Grenoble Alpes University
Peter Moczo
Peter Moczo Comenius University
Fabrice Cotton
Fabrice Cotton University of Potsdam
Denis Hatzfeld
Denis Hatzfeld Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Michel Bouchon
Michel Bouchon Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Michel Campillo
Michel Campillo Grenoble Alpes University
Kyriazis Pitilakis
Kyriazis Pitilakis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Donat Fäh
Donat Fäh Swiss Seismological Service
Zheng-Kang Shen
Zheng-Kang Shen University of California, Los Angeles

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