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D-Index
49
Citations
9391
World Ranking
3587
National Ranking
1417

Robert S. Yeats publications per year

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1964 2020

207 publications in total across all disciplines

Robert S. Yeats 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 Robert S. Yeats sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 196 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Robert S. Yeats 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 Robert S. Yeats sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert S. Yeats is primarily affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research focuses on several interconnected areas within engineering, with a particular emphasis on ocean and mechanical engineering.

The main fields of study for Robert S. Yeats include:

  • Engineering

Specific subfields of their research encompass:

  • Ocean Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

Within these areas, their work concentrates on topics including:

  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Oil and Gas Production Techniques

Robert S. Yeats has multiple recent publications, prominently in the venue Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). Select publications include:

  • DSDP Leg 63, Hole 473 - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • DSDP Leg 63, Hole 467 - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • DSDP Leg 63, Hole 468B - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Their frequent collaborators are identified as:

  • Kenneth A. Pisciotto, with 16 coauthored works
  • Bilal U. Haq, with 8 coauthored works
  • John A. Barron, with 8 coauthored works
  • David Bukry, with 8 coauthored works
  • James K. Crouch, with 8 coauthored works

Robert S. Yeats was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1992.

Best Publications

  • The geology of earthquakes

    Robert Steve Yeats;Kerry E Sieh;Clarence R Allen

  • PATTERNS OF HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE IN THE IRANIAN PLATEAU

    Manuel Berberian;Robert S. Yeats

  • Structure and shortening of the Kangra and Dehra Dun reentrants, Sub-Himalaya, India

    Peter M. Powers;Robert J. Lillie;Robert S. Yeats

  • Geomorphic indicators of active fold growth: South Mountain-Oak Ridge anticline, Ventura basin, southern California

    Antonio Azor;Edward A. Keller;Robert S. Yeats

  • Contribution of archaeological data to studies of earthquake history in the Iranian Plateau

    Manuel Berberian;Robert S. Yeats

  • Surface Rupture of the 2005 Kashmir, Pakistan, Earthquake and Its Active Tectonic Implications

    Heitaro Kaneda;Takashi Nakata;Hiroyuki Tsutsumi;Hisao Kondo

  • Community Fault Model (CFM) for Southern California

    Andreas Plesch;John H. Shaw;Christine Benson;William A. Bryant

  • Development of the Himalayan frontal thrust zone: Salt Range, Pakistan

    Dan M. Baker;Robert J. Lillie;Robert S. Yeats;Gary D. Johnson

  • Prospects for larger or more frequent earthquakes in the los angeles metropolitan region.

    James F. Dolan;Kerry Sieh;Thomas K. Rockwell;Robert S. Yeats

  • Post-Laramide geology of the U.S. Cordilleran region

    Robert L. Christiansen;Robert S. Yeats;Stephan A. Graham;Wendy A. Niem

  • Hope fault, Jordan thrust, and uplift of the Seaward Kaikoura Range, New Zealand

    Russell Van Dissen;Robert S. Yeats

  • The Himalayan Frontal Fault System

    R.S Yeats;T Nakata;A Farah;M Fort

  • Contemporary tectonics of the Himalayan frontal fault system: folds, blind thrusts and the 1905 Kangra earthquake

    Robert S. Yeats;Robert J. Lillie

  • Structural Development within the Himalayan Foreland Fold-And-Thrust Belt of Pakistan

    Robert J. Lillie;Gary D. Johnson;Mohammad Yousuf;Agha Sher Hamid Zamin

  • Timing of structural events in the Himalayan foothills of northwestern Pakistan

    Robert S. Yeats;Ahmad Hussain

  • Superquakes and Supercycles

    Chris Goldfinger;Yasutaka Ikeda;Robert S. Yeats;Junjie Ren

  • Thrust and strike slip fault interaction along the Chaman transform zone, Pakistan

    R. D. Lawrence;R. S. Yeats;S. H. Khan;A. Farah

  • Transverse structural trends along the Oregon convergent margin: Implications for Cascadia earthquake potential and crustal rotations

    Chris Goldfinger;LaVerne D. Kulm;Robert S. Yeats;Bruce Appelgate

  • Large‐scale Quaternary detachments in Ventura Basin, southern California

    Unknown

  • Late Cenozoic Tectonics of the East Ventura Basin, Transverse Ranges, California

    Robert S. Yeats;Gary J. Huftile;Leonard T. Stitt

  • Geology of Earthquakes

    Kerry E. Sieh;Robert S. Yeats

  • Surface Rupture of the 2005 Kashmir, Pakistan, Earthquake and its Active Tectonic Implications

    H. Kaneda;T. Nakata;H. Tsutsumi;H. Kondo

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris Goldfinger
Chris Goldfinger Oregon State University
LaVerne D. Kulm
LaVerne D. Kulm Oregon State University
Kerry E Sieh
Kerry E Sieh Nanyang Technological University
Xiwei Xu
Xiwei Xu Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Hao-Tsu Chu
Hao-Tsu Chu Central Geological Survey, MOEA
Yue-Gau Chen
Yue-Gau Chen National Taiwan University
Kelvin Berryman
Kelvin Berryman GNS Science
James F. Dolan
James F. Dolan University of Southern California
Kevin Burke
Kevin Burke University of Houston
Daniela Pantosti
Daniela Pantosti National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology

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