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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 38 6563 6083 2318 2056 138 4965

Richard W. Briggs publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard W. Briggs between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard W. Briggs published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2022. 13 of the 160 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2022. 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 7 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 3 publications
2001 2025

160 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard W. Briggs: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 2
2002 1
2003 0
2004 3
2005 6
2006 4
2007 5
2008 4
2009 1
2010 7
2011 5
2012 4
2013 7
2014 11
2015 12
2016 9
2017 7
2018 10
2019 8
2020 10
2021 8
2022 14
2023 9
2024 10
2025 3
Total 160
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Richard W. Briggs 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 W. Briggs 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, 138–147 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: 138 publications — 32nd percentile

32% 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
128–137 557
138–147 491 138
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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Richard W. Briggs 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 W. Briggs 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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 38
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
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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Overview

Richard W. Briggs is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focused expertise in geophysics alongside sub-disciplines including atmospheric science, artificial intelligence, geochemistry and petrology, and civil and structural engineering.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics related to seismic and geological research. The main themes include earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geochemical analysis, geology and paleoclimatology research, high-pressure geophysics and materials, seismic waves and analysis, seismology and earthquake studies, and earthquake detection and analysis.

Richard W. Briggs has contributed to several recent publications, among which are:

  • Rapid Characterization of the February 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, Earthquake Sequence (2023, The Seismic Record)
  • The 2023 US 50-State National Seismic Hazard Model: Overview and Implications (2023, Earthquake Spectra)
  • Rapid Surface Rupture Mapping from Satellite Data: The 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Turkey (Türkiye), Earthquake Sequence (2023, The Seismic Record)
  • The USGS 2023 Conterminous U.S. Time-Independent Earthquake Rupture Forecast (2023, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America)
  • Western U.S. Geologic Deformation Model for Use in the U.S. National Seismic Hazard Model 2023 (2022, Seismological Research Letters)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Richard W. Briggs include:

  • Ryan D. Gold
  • Jessica Thompson Jobe
  • Alexandra E. Hatem
  • Christopher B. DuRoss
  • Nadine G. Reitman

Their research findings are regularly published in venues such as:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • The Seismic Record
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Best Publications

  • Paleoseismic evidence of great surface rupture earthquakes along the Indian Himalaya

    Senthil Kumar;Steven G. Wesnousky;Thomas K. Rockwell;Richard W. Briggs

  • Deformation and Slip Along the Sunda Megathrust in the Great 2005 Nias-Simeulue Earthquake

    Richard W Briggs;Kerry Sieh;Aron J Meltzner;Danny H Natawidjaja

  • Superficial simplicity of the 2010 El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake of Baja California in Mexico

    Shengji Wei;Eric J Fielding;Sebastien Leprince;Anthony Sladen;Anthony Sladen

  • Complex rupture during the 12 January 2010 Haiti earthquake

    G. P. Hayes;R. W. Briggs;A. Sladen;E. J. Fielding

  • Rupture Kinematics of the 2005 Mw 8.6 Nias–Simeulue Earthquake from the Joint Inversion of Seismic and Geodetic Data

    A Ozgun Konca;Vala Hjorleifsdottir;Teh-Ru Alex Song;Jean-Philippe Avouac

  • Coral evidence for earthquake recurrence and an A.D. 1390–1455 cluster at the south end of the 2004 Aceh–Andaman rupture

    Aron J Meltzner;Aron J Meltzner;Kerry E Sieh;Kerry E Sieh;Hong-Wei Chiang;Hong-Wei Chiang;Chuan-Chou Shen

  • Seismic hazard of the Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault in Haiti inferred from palaeoseismology

    C. S. Prentice;P. Mann;A. J. Crone;R. D. Gold

  • Rapid Characterization of the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake Sequence and Its Seismotectonic Context

    Gavin P. Hayes;Richard W. Briggs;William D. Barnhart;William L. Yeck

  • On- and off-fault deformation associated with the September 2013 Mw 7.7 Balochistan earthquake: Implications for geologic slip rate measurements

    Ryan D. Gold;Nadine G. Reitman;Richard W. Briggs;William D. Barnhart;William D. Barnhart

  • High‐Resolution Trench Photomosaics from Image‐Based Modeling: Workflow and Error Analysis

    Nadine G. Reitman;Scott E. K. Bennett;Ryan D. Gold;Richard W. Briggs

  • Persistent termini of 2004‐ and 2005‐like ruptures of the Sunda megathrust

    Aron J Meltzner;Aron J Meltzner;Kerry E Sieh;Kerry E Sieh;Hong-Wei Chiang;Chuan-Chou Shen

  • High tsunami frequency as a result of combined strike-slip faulting and coastal landslides

    Matthew J. Hornbach;Nicole Braudy;Richard W. Briggs;Marie Helene Cormier;Marie Helene Cormier

  • Rupture across arc segment and plate boundaries in the 1 April 2007 Solomons earthquake

    Frederick W Taylor;Richard W. Briggs;Richard W. Briggs;Clifford A Frohlich;Abel Brown

  • Time-varying interseismic strain rates and similar seismic ruptures on the Nias–Simeulue patch of the Sunda megathrust

    Aron J. Meltzner;Aron J. Meltzner;Kerry E. Sieh;Kerry E. Sieh;Hong-Wei Chiang;Hong-Wei Chiang;Chung-Che Wu

  • Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene lake-level fluctuations in the Lahontan Basin, Nevada: Implications for the distribution of archaeological sites

    Kenneth D. Adams;Ted Goebel;Kelly Graf;Geoffrey M. Smith

  • Uplift and subsidence reveal a nonpersistent megathrust rupture boundary (Sitkinak Island, Alaska)

    Richard W. Briggs;Simon E. Engelhart;Alan R. Nelson;Tina Dura

  • Reactivated faulting near Cushing, Oklahoma: Increased potential for a triggered earthquake in an area of United States strategic infrastructure

    Daniel E. McNamara;Gavin P. Hayes;Harley M. Benz;Robert Williams

  • 88 Hours: The U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center Response to the 11 March 2011 Mw 9.0 Tohoku Earthquake

    Gavin P. Hayes;Paul S. Earle;Harley M. Benz;David J. Wald

  • Paleoseismic transect across the northern Great Basin

    Steven G. Wesnousky;Andrew D. Barron;Richard W. Briggs;S. John Caskey

  • An updated stress map of the continental United States reveals heterogeneous intraplate stress

    Will Levandowski;Will Levandowski;Robert B. Herrmann;Rich Briggs;Oliver Boyd

  • Tectonic summaries of magnitude 7 and greater earthquakes from 2000 to 2015

    Gavin P. Hayes;Emma K. Meyers;James W. Dewey;Richard W. Briggs

  • Rupture kinematics of the 2005 M-w 8.6 Nias-Simeulue earthquake from the joint inversion of seismic and geodetic data

    AO Konca;Hjorleifsdottir;T-Ra Song;J-P Avouac

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryan D. Gold
Ryan D. Gold United States Geological Survey
Kerry E Sieh
Kerry E Sieh Nanyang Technological University
Gavin P. Hayes
Gavin P. Hayes United States Geological Survey
Simon E. Engelhart
Simon E. Engelhart Durham University
Steven G. Wesnousky
Steven G. Wesnousky University of Nevada Reno
Danny H Natawidjaja
Danny H Natawidjaja National Research and Innovation Agency of the Republic of Indonesia
Shannon A. Mahan
Shannon A. Mahan United States Geological Survey
Robert C. Witter
Robert C. Witter United States Geological Survey
Kenneth W. Hudnut
Kenneth W. Hudnut United States Geological Survey
Mark Simons
Mark Simons California Institute of Technology

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