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Richard C. Aster 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 Richard C. Aster sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 368 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard C. Aster 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 Richard C. Aster sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard C. Aster is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a primary focus on geophysics. The scientist's work also extends into subfields including atmospheric science, management and monitoring policy and law, artificial intelligence, and biomedical engineering.

Their research topics cover a diverse range of areas within geophysics and related disciplines. These include:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismic waves and analysis
  • Geological and geochemical analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Seismology and earthquake studies

Richard C. Aster has contributed extensively to academic journals, with frequent publications in the following venues:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Reviews of Geophysics

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Richard C. Aster demonstrate a focus on seismic phenomena, geophysical observation, and earth structure:

  • "Achievements and Prospects of Global Broadband Seismographic Networks After 30 Years of Continuous Geophysical Observations," 2022, Reviews of Geophysics
  • "Glacial Earthquakes and Precursory Seismicity Associated With Thwaites Glacier Calving," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Surface-Wave Tomography of the Northern Canadian Cordillera Using Earthquake Rayleigh Wave Group Velocities," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Swell-Triggered Seismicity at the Near-Front Damage Zone of the Ross Ice Shelf," 2021, Seismological Research Letters
  • "The Upper Mantle Structure of Northwestern Canada From Teleseismic Body Wave Tomography," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

The scientist collaborates regularly with a number of frequent co-authors, including:

  • Douglas A. Wiens
  • A. Nyblade
  • T. J. Wilson
  • Clément Estève
  • Pascal Audet

Best Publications

  • Parameter estimation and inverse problems

    Richard C. Aster;Brian Borchers;Clifford H. Thurber

  • The great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of 26 December 2004

    Thorne Lay;Thorne Lay;Hiroo Kanamori;Charles J. Ammon;Meredith Nettles

  • A comparison of select trigger algorithms for automated global seismic phase and event detection

    Mitchell Withers;Richard Aster;Christopher Young;Judy Beiriger

  • The Great Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake

    Santiago Lombeyda;V. Hjorleifsdottir;J. Tromp;R. Aster

  • Episodic zircon age spectra of orogenic granitoids: The supercontinent connection and continental growth

    Kent C. Condie;Richard C. Aster

  • Evidence and implications for a widespread magmatic shutdown for 250 My on Earth

    Kent C. Condie;Craig O'Neill;Richard C. Aster

  • Episodic zircon ages, Hf isotopic composition, and the preservation rate of continental crust

    Kent C. Condie;M.E. Bickford;Richard C. Aster;Elena Belousova

  • Observed rapid bedrock uplift in Amundsen Sea Embayment promotes ice-sheet stability

    Valentina R. Barletta;Valentina R. Barletta;Michael Bevis;Benjamin E. Smith;Terry Wilson

  • High-frequency analysis of seismic background noise as a function of wind speed and shallow depth

    Mitchell M. Withers;Richard C. Aster;Christopher J. Young;Eric P. Chael

  • Quantitative measurements of shear wave polarizations at the Anza Seismic Network, southern California: Implications for shear wave splitting and earthquake prediction

    Richard C. Aster;Peter M. Shearer;Jon Berger

  • Mantle-driven dynamic uplift of the Rocky Mountains and Colorado Plateau and its surface response: Toward a unified hypothesis

    K.E. Karlstrom;D. Coblentz;K. Dueker;W. Ouimet;W. Ouimet

  • Data Products at the IRIS DMC: Stepping Stones for Research and Other Applications

    Chad Trabant;Alexander R. Hutko;Manochehr Bahavar;Richard Karstens

  • Small-scale convection at the edge of the Colorado Plateau: Implications for topography, magmatism, and evolution of Proterozoic lithosphere

    J. W. van Wijk;W. S. Baldridge;J. van Hunen;S. Goes

  • A great thermal divergence in the mantle beginning 2.5 Ga: Geochemical constraints from greenstone basalts and komatiites

    Kent C. Condie;Richard C. Aster;Jeroen van Hunen

  • Three-dimensional velocity structure and hypocenter distribution in the Campi Flegrei caldera, Italy

    R.C. Aster;R.P. Meyer

  • Upper mantle convection beneath the central Rio Grande rift imaged by P and S wave tomography

    Wei Gao;Stephen P. Grand;W. Scott Baldridge;David Wilson

  • Monitoring rapid temporal change in a volcano with coda wave interferometry

    Alexander Grêt;Roel Snieder;Richard C. Aster;Philip R. Kyle

  • Multidecadal Climate-induced Variability in Microseisms

    Richard C. Aster;Daniel E. McNamara;Peter D. Bromirski

  • An Automatic, Adaptive Algorithm for Refining Phase Picks in Large Seismic Data Sets

    C. A. Rowe;R. C. Aster;B. Borchers;C. J. Young

  • Volcanic eruptions observed with infrasound

    Jeffrey B. Johnson;Richard C. Aster;Philip R. Kyle

Frequent Co-Authors

Terry Wilson
Terry Wilson The Ohio State University
Douglas A. Wiens
Douglas A. Wiens Washington University in St. Louis
Sridhar Anandakrishnan
Sridhar Anandakrishnan Pennsylvania State University
Andrew A. Nyblade
Andrew A. Nyblade Pennsylvania State University
Philip R. Kyle
Philip R. Kyle New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Peter D. Bromirski
Peter D. Bromirski University of California, San Diego
Ralph A. Stephen
Ralph A. Stephen Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Peter Gerstoft
Peter Gerstoft University of California, San Diego
Clifford H. Thurber
Clifford H. Thurber University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ian W. D. Dalziel
Ian W. D. Dalziel The University of Texas at Austin

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