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Robert B. Herrmann is affiliated with Saint Louis University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to the field of Geophysics.

The scientist has conducted studies on a range of topics including:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques

Their recent publication record includes work published between 2020 and 2024 in several peer-reviewed venues. Notable papers are:

  • "Fault reactivation by gas injection at an underground gas storage off the east coast of Spain" (2020), published in Solid Earth
  • "A New Uniform Moment Tensor Catalog for Yunnan, China, from January 2000 through December 2014" (2020), published in Seismological Research Letters
  • "Crust and Upper Mantle Structure Beneath the Eastern United States" (2022), appearing in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "Short-Period Surface-Wave Tomography in the Continental United States-A Resource for Research" (2021), published in Seismological Research Letters
  • "Classifying small earthquakes, explosions and collapses in the western United States using physics-based features and machine learning" (2024), published in Geophysical Journal International

Frequently publishing in venues such as Seismological Research Letters, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Geophysical Journal International, and Solid Earth, their work spans several important journals in the geosciences community.

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Charles J. Ammon
  • Keith D. Koper
  • Relu Burlacu
  • Chengping Chai
  • Mónica Maceira

The scientist's work integrates traditional geophysical methods with advances in artificial intelligence, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach toward earthquake detection and seismic data analysis.

Best Publications

  • Computer Programs in Seismology: An Evolving Tool for Instruction and Research

    Robert B. Herrmann

  • Joint inversion of receiver function and surface wave dispersion observations

    J. Julià;J. Julià;J. Julià;C. J. Ammon;R. B. Herrmann;R. B. Herrmann;and A. M. Correig

  • A Student’s Guide to and Review of Moment Tensors

    M. L. Jost;R. B. Herrmann

  • Regionalization of crustal coda Q in the continental United States

    Sudarshan Singh;Robert B. Herrmann

  • Some aspects of band-pass filtering of surface waves

    Robert B. Herrmann

  • Q estimates using the coda of local earthquake

    Robert B. Herrmann

  • A numerical study of P-, SV-, and SH-wave generation in a plane layered medium

    C. Y. Wang;R. B. Herrmann

  • Modeling some empirical vertical component Lg relations

    Robert B. Herrmann;Andrzej Kijko

  • The effect of crustal structure on strong ground motion attenuation relations in eastern North America

    R. W. Burger;P. G. Somerville;J. S. Barker;R. B. Herrmann

  • Attenuation and excitation of three-component ground motion in southern California

    M. Raoof;R. B. Herrmann;L. Malagnini

  • Monitoring the Earthquake source process in North America

    R. B. Herrmann;H. Benz;Charles James Ammon

  • Surface wave focal mechanisms for eastern North American earthquakes with tectonic implications

    Robert B. Herrmann

  • Regional Moment Tensors of the 2009 L'Aquila Earthquake Sequence

    Robert B. Herrmann;Luca Malagnini;Irene Munafò

  • An extension of random vibration theory estimates of strong ground motion to large distances

    R. B. Herrmann

  • Spectral Characteristics of the Lg wave Generated by Central United States Earthquakes

    Ronald L. Street;Robert B. Herrmann;Otto W. Nuttli

  • Ground-Motion Scaling in the Apennines (Italy)

    Luca Malagnini;Robert B. Herrmann;Massimo Di Bona

  • Seismic velocity and Q model for the shallow structure of the Arabian Shield from short-period Rayleigh waves

    T. A. Mokhtar;R. B. Herrmann;D. R. Russell

  • Far-field pressurization likely caused one of the largest injection induced earthquakes by reactivating a large preexisting basement fault structure

    William L. Yeck;Matthew Weingarten;Harley M. Benz;Daniel E. McNamara

  • Earthquake hypocenters and focal mechanisms in central Oklahoma reveal a complex system of reactivated subsurface strike‐slip faulting

    Daniel E. McNamara;Harley M. Benz;Robert B. Herrmann;Eric A. Bergman

  • Imaging the Upper Crust of the Korean Peninsula by Surface-Wave Tomography

    K. H. Cho;R. B. Herrmann;C. J. Ammon;K. Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles J. Ammon
Charles J. Ammon Pennsylvania State University
Luca Malagnini
Luca Malagnini National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Harley M. Benz
Harley M. Benz United States Geological Survey
Aybige Akinci
Aybige Akinci National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Daniel E. McNamara
Daniel E. McNamara United States Geological Survey
Lupei Zhu
Lupei Zhu Saint Louis University
Jordi Julià
Jordi Julià Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Eric A. Bergman
Eric A. Bergman University of Colorado Boulder
Keith D. Koper
Keith D. Koper University of Utah
Paul S. Earle
Paul S. Earle United States Geological Survey

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