2026 Raul Madariaga: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	61	1774	1592	108	97	229	14985

Research.com Recognitions

1991 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Raul Madariaga is affiliated with the École Normale Supérieure in France and has a publication record primarily focused on Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work intersects multiple subfields such as Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, and Mechanics of Materials.

Research contributions by Madariaga have targeted several topics including:

earthquake and tectonic studies
Earthquake Detection and Analysis
High-pressure geophysics and materials
Seismology and Earthquake Studies
Seismic Waves and Analysis
Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Rock Mechanics and Modeling

Recent notable publications by Madariaga include:

"Nucleation of Laboratory Earthquakes: Quantitative Analysis and Scalings" (2023) published in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
"Seismic rate variations prior to the 2010 Maule, Chile MW 8.8 giant megathrust earthquake" (2021) published in Scientific Reports
"Interplay of seismic and a-seismic deformation during the 2020 sequence of Atacama, Chile" (2021) published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
"Long-term triggered seismicity on the Mosha fault by Damavand volcano, Iran: Implications on the seismic hazard of Tehran metropolis" (2022) published in Frontiers in Earth Science
"Dynamic rupture of subduction earthquakes located near the trench" (2021) published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Frequent collaborators of Madariaga include:

Sergio Ruiz
Bertrand Potin
Jaime Campos
Cristián E. Siegel
Florent Aden-Antoniów

Regular publication venues contributing to Madariaga's research dissemination are:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Geophysical Journal International
Seismological Research Letters
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

In terms of recognition, Madariaga was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1991.

Best Publications

Dynamics of an expanding circular fault

Raul Madariaga

2435
Citations
OPERATIONAL EARTHQUAKE FORECASTING. State of Knowledge and Guidelines for Utilization

Thomas H. Jordan;Yun-Tai Chen;Paolo Gasparini;Raul Madariaga

574
Citations
Three-Dimensional Dynamic Simulation of the 1992 Landers Earthquake

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

501
Citations
Intense foreshocks and a slow slip event preceded the 2014 Iquique Mw 8.1 earthquake

S. Ruiz;M. Metois;A. Fuenzalida;J. Ruiz

490
Citations
The 2010 Mw 8.8 Maule megathrust earthquake of Central Chile, monitored by GPS.

C. Vigny;A. Socquet;S. Peyrat;J. C. Ruegg

489
Citations
High-frequency radiation from crack (stress drop) models of earthquake faulting

Raul Madariaga

458
Citations
Dynamic faulting under rate-dependent friction

Alain Cochard;Raúl Madariaga

372
Citations
On the relation between seismic moment and stress drop in the presence of stress and strength heterogeneity

Raul Madariaga

340
Citations
Interseismic strain accumulation measured by GPS in the seismic gap between Constitución and Concepción in Chile

J.C. Ruegg;A. Rudloff;C. Vigny;R. Madariaga

314
Citations
Seismic waveform modeling in heterogeneous media by ray perturbation theory

Veronique Farra;Raul Madariaga

285
Citations
A new asymptotic method for the modeling of near-field accelerograms

P. Bernard;R. Madariaga

276
Citations
Modeling dynamic rupture in a 3D earthquake fault model

R. Madariaga;K. Olsen;R. Archuleta

268
Citations
Historical and recent large megathrust earthquakes in Chile

S. Ruiz;R. Madariaga

260
Citations
Iterative asymptotic inversion in the acoustic approximation

Gilles Lambare;Jean Virieux;Raul Madariaga;Side Jin

249
Citations
Dynamic modeling of the 1992 Landers earthquake

Sophie Peyrat;Kim Olsen;Raúl Madariaga

228
Citations
Complexity of seismicity due to highly rate‐dependent friction

A. Cochard;R. Madariaga

224
Citations
Two-dimensional asymptotic iterative elastic inversion

Side Jin;Raul Madariaga;Jean Virieux;Gilles Lambaré

219
Citations
Non-Linear Reflection Tomography

V. Farra;R. Madariaga

219
Citations
Dynamic faulting studied by a finite difference method

Jean Virieux;Raul Madariaga

217
Citations
Numerical modeling of intraplate deformation: Simple mechanical models of continental collision

J. P. Vilotte;M. Daignières;R. Madariaga

216
Citations
Rupture dynamics of a planar fault in a 3D elastic medium: Rate- and slip-weakening friction

Eiichi Fukuyama;Raúl Madariaga

212
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Christophe Vigny École Normale Supérieure

Alexandre Schubnel École Normale Supérieure

Eiichi Fukuyama Kyoto University

Sergio Barrientos University of Chile

Jean Virieux Grenoble Alpes University

Kim B. Olsen San Diego State University

Véronique Farra Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

Anne Socquet Grenoble Alpes University

Stefan Nielsen Durham University

Anne Deschamps Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

External Links

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