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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 56 2420 2199 1017 902 123 11438

Ralph J. Archuleta publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ralph J. Archuleta between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ralph J. Archuleta published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2006. 4 of the 136 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2006. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 3 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 3 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 5 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 5 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 3 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 2 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 2 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication
1970 2025

136 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ralph J. Archuleta: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 1
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 1
1976 1
1977 0
1978 1
1979 3
1980 1
1981 2
1982 3
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 0
1987 1
1988 3
1989 2
1990 1
1991 5
1992 1
1993 2
1994 2
1995 1
1996 3
1997 5
1998 3
1999 1
2000 5
2001 1
2002 4
2003 4
2004 6
2005 7
2006 11
2007 9
2008 6
2009 5
2010 4
2011 3
2012 1
2013 3
2014 1
2015 2
2016 1
2017 2
2018 0
2019 1
2020 2
2021 4
2022 2
2023 2
2024 3
2025 1
Total 136
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Ralph J. Archuleta 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 Ralph J. Archuleta 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, 118–127 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: 123 publications — 24th percentile

24% 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
118–127 540 123
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
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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Ralph J. Archuleta 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 Ralph J. Archuleta 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, 56 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: 56 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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 56
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
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

  • 2011 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Ralph J. Archuleta is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on earthquake and tectonic studies, seismic performance and analysis, and seismic waves and analysis, encompassing a total of 18, 14, and 8 publications respectively in these areas. Additional topics include geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological and geophysical studies worldwide, and rock mechanics and modeling.

The main fields of study for this scientist are Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, which include 19 and 8 publications respectively. Within these fields, their subfield contributions are mainly in Geophysics (19 publications), Civil and Structural Engineering (7 publications), with further work in Mechanics of Materials, Artificial Intelligence, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

Archuleta's scholarly output has been frequently published in the following venues:

  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Tectonics
  • Earthquake Spectra

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Archuleta include:

  • "Seismic Hazard Analyses From Geologic and Geomorphic Data: Current and Future Challenges" (2020, Tectonics)
  • "NGA-Subduction research program" (2021, Earthquake Spectra)
  • "Two Empirical Double-Corner-Frequency Source Spectra and Their Physical Implications" (2020, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America)
  • "Variability of Spectral Estimates of Stress Drop Reconciled by Radiated Energy" (2022, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America)
  • "Source-Scaling Comparison and Validation for Ridgecrest, California: Radiated Energy, Apparent Stress, and Mw Using the Coda Calibration Tool (2.6

Frequent collaborators in their research include Chen Ji, Gail M. Atkinson, Grace A. Parker, Kevin Mayeda, and Dino Bindi. These coauthors have contributed to multiple publications alongside Archuleta, reflecting interdisciplinary teamwork across earthquake science and engineering.

Archuleta has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 2011. This acknowledgment reflects their involvement and standing within the geophysical community.

Best Publications

  • A faulting model for the 1979 Imperial Valley earthquake

    Ralph J. Archuleta

  • 3D Heterogeneous Staggered-grid Finite-difference Modeling of Seismic Motion with Volume Harmonic and Arithmetic Averaging of Elastic Moduli and Densities

    Peter Moczo;Jozef Kristek;Václav Vavryčuk;Ralph J. Archuleta

  • What is a reference site

    Jamison H. Steidl;Alexei G. Tumarkin;Ralph J. Archuleta

  • Three-Dimensional Dynamic Simulation of the 1992 Landers Earthquake

    K. B. Olsen;R. Madariaga;R. Madariaga;R. J. Archuleta;R. J. Archuleta

  • Site amplification in the San Fernando Valley, California: Variability of site-effect estimation using the S-wave, coda, and H/V methods

    Luis Fabián Bonilla;Jamison H. Steidl;Grant T. Lindley;Alexei G. Tumarkin

  • Source parameters of the 1980 Mammoth Lakes, California, earthquake sequence

    Ralph J. Archuleta;Edward Cranswick;Charles S. Mueller;Paul Spudich

  • The SCEC/USGS Dynamic Earthquake Rupture Code Verification Exercise

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

  • Earthquakes on Dipping Faults: The Effects of Broken Symmetry

    David D. Oglesby;Ralph J. Archuleta;Stefan B. Nielsen

  • Evidence for a Supershear Transient during the 2002 Denali Fault Earthquake

    Eric M. Dunham;Ralph J. Archuleta

  • Three-dimensional simulation of earthquakes on the Los Angeles fault system

    Kim B. Olsen;Ralph J. Archuleta

  • Three-Dimensional Simulation of a Magnitude 7.75 Earthquake on the San Andreas Fault

    Kim B. Olsen;Ralph J. Archuleta;Joseph R. Matarese

  • Fault steps and the dynamic rupture process: 2-D numerical simulations of a spontaneously propagating shear fracture

    Ruth A. Harris;Ralph J. Archuleta;Steven M. Day

  • Modeling dynamic rupture in a 3D earthquake fault model

    R. Madariaga;K. Olsen;R. Archuleta

  • Prediction of Broadband Ground-Motion Time Histories: Hybrid Low/High- Frequency Method with Correlated Random Source Parameters

    Pengcheng Liu;Ralph J. Archuleta;Stephen H. Hartzell

  • What is Sigma of the Stress Drop

    Fabrice Cotton;Ralph Archuleta;Mathieu Causse

  • Hysteretic and Dilatant Behavior of Cohesionless Soils and Their Effects on Nonlinear Site Response: Field Data Observations and Modeling

    Luis Fabián Bonilla;Ralph J. Archuleta;Daniel Lavallée

  • Borehole Response Studies at the Garner Valley Downhole Array, Southern California

    Luis Fabián Bonilla;Jamison H. Steidl;Jean-Christophe Gariel;Ralph J. Archuleta

  • Effects of fault finiteness on near-source ground motion

    Ralph J. Archuleta;Stephen H. Hartzell

  • Efficient Methods to Simulate Planar Free Surface in the 3D 4th-Order Staggered-Grid Finite-Difference Schemes

    Jozef Kristek;Peter Moczo;Ralph J. Archuleta

  • The Three-Dimensional Dynamics of Dipping Faults

    David D. Oglesby;Ralph J. Archuleta;Stefan B. Nielsen

  • Horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio and geological conditions: The case of Garner Valley Downhole Array in southern California

    N. Theodulidis;P.-Y. Bard;R. Archuleta;M. Bouchon

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric M. Dunham
Eric M. Dunham Stanford University
Kim B. Olsen
Kim B. Olsen San Diego State University
Steven M. Day
Steven M. Day San Diego State University
Stephen H. Hartzell
Stephen H. Hartzell United States Geological Survey
Luis Fabian Bonilla
Luis Fabian Bonilla Université Gustave Eiffel
Chen Ji
Chen Ji University of California, Santa Barbara
Jean-Paul Ampuero
Jean-Paul Ampuero Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Stefan Nielsen
Stefan Nielsen Durham University
Michel Bouchon
Michel Bouchon Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Raul Madariaga
Raul Madariaga École Normale Supérieure

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