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Overview

Shengji Wei is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong emphasis on Geophysics and Geology. They have also contributed to studies involving Artificial Intelligence, Aerospace Engineering, and Ocean Engineering within this domain.

Wei's work covers several main research topics including:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

Among Wei's recent publications are:

  • "Distinct slab interfaces imaged within the mantle transition zone" (2020) published in Nature Geoscience
  • "Structural control and system-level behavior of the seismic cycle at the Nankai Trough" (2020) published in Earth Planets and Space
  • "Slow rupture in a fluid-rich fault zone initiated the 2024 M w 7.5 Noto earthquake" (2024) published in Science
  • "Hypocenter and Magnitude Analysis of Aftershocks of the 2018 Lombok, Indonesia, Earthquakes Using Local Seismographic Networks" (2020) published in Seismological Research Letters
  • "Thermal squeezing of the seismogenic zone controlled rupture of the volcano-rooted Flores Thrust" (2021) published in Science Advances

Wei frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Seismological Research Letters

The scientist collaborates closely with a set of frequent co-authors, including:

  • Zhangfeng Ma
  • Muzli Muzli
  • Andri Dian Nugraha
  • Sri Widiyantoro
  • Zulfakriza Zulfakriza

Best Publications

  • The 2011 Magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake: Mosaicking the Megathrust from Seconds to Centuries

    Mark Simons;Sarah E. Minson;Anthony Sladen;Anthony Sladen;Francisco Ortega

  • Lower edge of locked Main Himalayan Thrust unzipped by the 2015 Gorkha earthquake

    Jean Philippe Avouac;Lingsen Meng;Shengji Wei;Teng Wang

  • 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

  • Source mechanism of strong aftershocks (Ms≥5.6) of the 2008/05/12 Wenchuan earthquake and the implication for seismotectonics

    Yong Zheng;Hong Sheng Ma;Jian Lü;Si Dao Ni

  • The 2012 Brawley swarm triggered by injection-induced aseismic slip

    Shengji Wei;Shengji Wei;Jean Philippe Avouac;Kenneth W. Hudnut;Andrea Donnellan

  • The 2013, Mw 7.7 Balochistan earthquake, energetic strike-slip reactivation of a thrust fault

    Jean Philippe Avouac;Francois Ayoub;Shengji Wei;Jean Paul Ampuero

  • Sources of shaking and flooding during the Tohoku-Oki earthquake: A mixture of rupture styles

    Shengji Wei;Robert Graves;Don Helmberger;Jean Philippe Avouac

  • The 2016 Kaikōura earthquake: Simultaneous rupture of the subduction interface and overlying faults

    Teng Wang;Shengji Wei;Xuhua Shi;Qiang Qiu

  • Earthquake-triggered 2018 Palu Valley landslides enabled by wet rice cultivation

    Kyle E Bradley;Rishav Mallick;Harisma Andikagumi;Judith Hubbard

  • Rupture complexity of the 1994 Bolivia and 2013 Sea of Okhotsk deep earthquakes

    Zhongwen Zhan;Hiroo Kanamori;Victor C. Tsai;Donald V. Helmberger

  • The rise, collapse, and compaction of Mt. Mantap from the 3 September 2017 North Korean nuclear test

    Teng Wang;Qibin Shi;Mehdi Nikkhoo;Shengji Wei

  • Imaging the distribution of transient viscosity after the 2016 Mw 7.1 Kumamoto earthquake

    James Daniel Paul Moore;Hang Yu;Chi-Hsien Tang;Teng Wang

  • Modeling the 2012 Wharton basin earthquakes off-Sumatra: Complete lithospheric failure

    Shengji Wei;Shengji Wei;Don V Helmberger;Don V Helmberger;Jean-Philippe Avouac;Jean-Philippe Avouac

  • The 2014 Mw 6.1 South Napa Earthquake: A Unilateral Rupture with Shallow Asperity and Rapid Afterslip

    Shengji Wei;Sylvain Barbot;Robert W. Graves;James J. Lienkaemper

  • Rupture complexity of the Mw 8.3 sea of okhotsk earthquake: Rapid triggering of complementary earthquakes?

    Shengji Wei;Don V Helmberger;Zhongwen Zhan;Robert W Graves

  • Initiation of the great Mw 9.0 Tohoku–Oki earthquake

    Risheng Chu;Shengji Wei;Don V. Helmberger;Zhongwen Zhan

  • Double-ramp on the Main Himalayan Thrust revealed by broadband waveform modeling of the 2015 Gorkha earthquake sequence

    Xin Wang;Shengji Wei;Wenbo Wu

  • Seismic Sensor Misorientation Measurement Using P‐Wave Particle Motion: An Application to the NECsaids Array

    Xin Wang;Qi‐Fu Chen;Juan Li;Shengji Wei

  • Coulomb stress transfer and accumulation on the Sagaing Fault, Myanmar, over the past 110 years and its implications for seismic hazard

    Xiong Xiong;Xiong Xiong;Bin Shan;Yu Ming Zhou;Shengji Wei

  • Intracontinental subduction and Palaeozoic inheritance of the lithosphere suggested by a teleseismic experiment across the Chinese Tien Shan

    G. Poupinet;J.-Ph. Avouac;M. Jiang;S. Wei

  • Report on the August 2012 Brawley Earthquake Swarm in Imperial Valley, Southern California

    Egill Hauksson;Joann Stock;Roger Bilham;Maren Boese

  • A 3-D Shear Wave Velocity Model for Myanmar Region

    Xin Wang;Shengji Wei;Yu Wang;Yu Wang;Phyo Maung Maung

  • Initiation of the great M_w 9.0 Tohoku–Oki earthquake

    Risheng Chu;Shengji Wei;Don. V. Helmberger;Zhongwen Zhan

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald V. Helmberger
Donald V. Helmberger California Institute of Technology
Sidao Ni
Sidao Ni Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sylvain Barbot
Sylvain Barbot University of Southern California
Zhongwen Zhan
Zhongwen Zhan California Institute of Technology
Robert W. Graves
Robert W. Graves United States Geological Survey
Jean Philippe Avouac
Jean Philippe Avouac California Institute of Technology
Paul Tapponnier
Paul Tapponnier China Earthquake Administration
Emma M. Hill
Emma M. Hill Nanyang Technological University
Kenneth W. Hudnut
Kenneth W. Hudnut United States Geological Survey
Hiroo Kanamori
Hiroo Kanamori California Institute of Technology

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