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Ross S. Stein 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 Ross S. Stein sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 192 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ross S. Stein 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 Ross S. Stein sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Ross S. Stein is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on Geophysics and significant involvement in Artificial Intelligence applications related to this domain. Additional subfields include Mechanics of Materials, Epidemiology, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The key topics in their scientific work encompass earthquake and tectonic studies, seismology and earthquake studies, earthquake detection and analysis, geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, seismic waves and analysis, and rock mechanics and modeling.

Ross S. Stein has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, with notable frequent publication venues including:

  • Temblor
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Nature Geoscience

Their recent papers highlight ongoing research into earthquake stress interactions, aftershock behavior, and earthquake forecasting. These recent works include:

  • "Interactions, stress changes, mysteries, and partial forecasts of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, earthquakes" (2023), published in Temblor
  • "Are the 2021 and 2010 Haiti earthquakes part of a progressive sequence?" (2021), published in Temblor

Collaborations feature prominently in their career, with frequent co-authors such as Shinji Toda, Volkan Sevilgen, G. C. Lotto, Héctor González-Huízar, and Serkan Sevilgen. Notably, Shinji Toda has appeared as a co-author in numerous publications alongside Ross S. Stein.

Award recognition includes being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1998.

Best Publications

  • Static stress changes and the triggering of earthquakes

    Geoffrey C. P. King;Ross S. Stein;Jian Lin

  • The role of stress transfer in earthquake occurrence

    Ross S. Stein

  • Progressive failure on the North Anatolian fault since 1939 by earthquake stress triggering

    Ross S. Stein;Aykut A. Barka;James H. Dieterich

  • Stress triggering in thrust and subduction earthquakes and stress interaction between the southern San Andreas and nearby thrust and strike-slip faults

    Jian Lin;Ross S. Stein

  • Forecasting the evolution of seismicity in southern California: Animations built on earthquake stress transfer

    Shinji Toda;Ross S. Stein;Keith Richards-Dinger;Serkan B. Bozkurt

  • Stress transferred by the 1995 Mw = 6.9 Kobe, Japan, shock: Effect on aftershocks and future earthquake probabilities

    Shinji Toda;Ross S. Stein;Paul A. Reasenberg;James H. Dieterich

  • Change in Failure Stress on the Southern San Andreas Fault System Caused by the 1992 Magnitude = 7.4 Landers Earthquake

    Ross S. Stein;Geoffrey C. P. King;Jian Lin

  • Heightened Odds of Large Earthquakes Near Istanbul: An Interaction-Based Probability Calculation

    Tom Parsons;Shinji Toda;Ross S. Stein;Aykut Barka

  • Coulomb 3.3 Graphic-rich deformation and stress-change software for earthquake, tectonic, and volcano research and teaching-user guide

    Shingi Toda;Ross S. Stein;Volkan Sevilgen;Jian Lin

  • Stress Triggering of the 1994 M = 6.7 Northridge, California, Earthquake by Its Predecessors

    Ross S. Stein;Geoffrey C. P. King;Jian Lin

  • Evidence from the ad 2000 Izu islands earthquake swarm that stressing rate governs seismicity

    Shinji Toda;Ross S. Stein;Takeshi Sagiya

  • Tectonic contraction across Los Angeles after removal of groundwater pumping effects

    Gerald W. Bawden;Wayne R. Thatcher;Ross S. Stein;Kenneth W. Hudnut

  • 12 May 2008 M = 7.9 Wenchuan, China, earthquake calculated to increase failure stress and seismicity rate on three major fault systems

    Shinji Toda;Jian Lin;Mustapha Meghraoui;Ross S. Stein

  • The growth of geological structures by repeated earthquakes, 1, conceptual framework

    Geoffrey C. P. King;Ross S. Stein;John B. Rundle

  • Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, Version 2 (UCERF 2)

    Edward H Field;Timothy E Dawson;Karen R Felzer;Arthur D Frankel

  • The 1979 Homestead Valley Earthquake Sequence, California: Control of Aftershocks and Postseismic Deformation

    Ross S. Stein;Michael Lisowski

  • Stress sensitivity of fault seismicity: A comparison between limited‐offset oblique and major strike‐slip faults

    Tom Parsons;Ross S. Stein;Robert W. Simpson;Paul A. Reasenberg

  • The Growth of Geological Structures by Repeated Earthquakes 2. Field Examples of Continental Dip‐Slip Faults

    Ross S. Stein;Geoffrey C. P. King;John B. Rundle

  • Seismic Potential Revealed by Surface Folding: 1983 Coalinga, California, Earthquake

    Ross S. Stein;Geoffrey C. P. King

  • Planar high-angle faulting in the basin and range: Geodetic analysis of the 1983 Borah Peak, Idaho, earthquake

    Ross S. Stein;Sergio E. Barrientos

Frequent Co-Authors

Shinji Toda
Shinji Toda Tohoku University
Jian Lin
Jian Lin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tom Parsons
Tom Parsons United States Geological Survey
Wayne Thatcher
Wayne Thatcher United States Geological Survey
Geoffrey King
Geoffrey King Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Marcus Bursik
Marcus Bursik University at Buffalo, State University of New York
John Langbein
John Langbein United States Geological Survey
James H. Dieterich
James H. Dieterich University of California, Riverside
Fred F. Pollitz
Fred F. Pollitz United States Geological Survey
Mustapha Meghraoui
Mustapha Meghraoui University of Strasbourg

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