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Mexico
2026

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Earth Science

D-Index
59
Citations
11492
World Ranking
2056
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Mexico Leader Award

Overview

Shri Krishna Singh is affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico, where their research focuses primarily on earth and planetary sciences as well as engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields including geophysics, civil and structural engineering, artificial intelligence, ocean engineering, and atmospheric science.

Their scientific contributions revolve around key topics such as:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Earthquake detection and analysis
  • Seismic performance and analysis
  • Seismology and earthquake studies
  • Seismic waves and analysis
  • Geological and tectonic studies in Latin America
  • Structural health monitoring techniques

Singh has published extensively, with a significant number of articles appearing in the following venues:

  • Geofísica Internacional (10 publications)
  • Seismological Research Letters (4 publications)
  • Natural Hazards (2 publications)
  • Geophysical Journal International (2 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2 publications)

Notable recent papers include:

  • Lessons from a Small Local Earthquake (Mw 3.2) That Produced the Highest Acceleration Ever Recorded in Mexico City, 2020, Seismological Research Letters
  • A Seismological Study of the Michoacán-Colima, Mexico, Earthquake of 19 September 2022 (Mw7.6), 2023, Geofísica Internacional

They have also contributed to interdisciplinary studies such as the influence of fluids in seismicity in the Mexican subduction zone, published in Geophysical Journal International in 2021.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • A. Iglesias
  • Danny Arroyo
  • Mario Ordaz
  • Xyoli Pérez-Campos
  • Víctor H. Espíndola

Singh's research integrates advanced geophysical methods with structural engineering approaches, reflecting an intersection of earthquake detection, seismic risk analysis, and performance evaluation of structures under seismic loads.

Their work contributes important insights into seismic behavior and hazard modeling, especially within the context of Latin America and Mexico, addressing both fundamental earthquake science and practical engineering applications related to seismic resilience and monitoring.

Best Publications

  • Strong Ground Motion from the Michoacan, Mexico, Earthquake

    J. G. Anderson;P. Bodin;J. N. Brune;J. Prince

  • Site response, attenuation and source spectra of S waves along the Guerrero, Mexico, subduction zone

    R. R. Castro;J. G. Anderson;S. K. Singh

  • Some aspects of source characteristics of the 19 September 1985 Michoacan earthquake and ground motion amplification in and near Mexico City from strong motion data

    S. K. Singh;E. Mena;R. Castro

  • Horizontal subduction and truncation of the Cocos Plate beneath central Mexico

    Xyoli Pérez-Campos;YoungHee Kim;Allen Husker;Paul M. Davis

  • A large silent earthquake in the Guerrero seismic gap, Mexico

    Vladimir Kostoglodov;Shri Krishna Singh;Jose Antonio Santiago;Sara Ivonne Franco

  • Seismic gaps and recurrence periods of large earthquakes along the Mexican subduction zone: A reexamination

    S. K. Singh;L. Astiz;J. Havskov

  • Source spectra and spectral attenuation of seismic waves from Mexican earthquakes, and evidence of amplification in the hill zone of Mexico City

    Mario Ordaz;Shri Krishna Singh

  • The 1985 central chile earthquake: a repeat of previous great earthquakes in the region?

    D. Comte;A. Eisenberg;E. Lorca;M. Pardo

  • The Mexico Earthquake of September 19, 1985—A Study of Amplification of Seismic Waves in the Valley of Mexico with Respect to a Hill Zone Site:

    S. K. Singh;J. Lermo;T. Domínguez;M. Ordaz

  • Subducting Slab Ultra-Slow Velocity Layer Coincident with Silent Earthquakes in Southern Mexico

    Teh-Ru Alex Song;Donald. V. Helmberger;Michael R. Brudzinski;Robert W. Clayton

  • Inslab earthquakes of Central Mexico: Peak ground-motion parameters and response spectra

    Daniel García;Shri Krishna Singh;Miguel Herráiz;Mario Ordaz

  • The great Jalisco, Mexico, earthquakes of 1932: Subduction of the Rivera plate

    S. K. Singh;L. Ponce;S. P. Nishenko

  • Spectral attenuation of SH waves along the Imperial fault

    S. K. Singh;R. J. Apsel;J. Fried;J. N. Brune

  • Statistics of small earthquakes and frequency of occurrence of large earthquakes along the Mexican subduction zone

    S. K. Singh;M. Rodriguez;L. Esteva

  • Seismic energy release in Mexican subduction zone earthquakes

    S. K. Singh;M. Ordaz

  • A Spectral Analysis of the 21 May 1997, Jabalpur, India, Earthquake (Mw = 5.8) and Estimation of Ground Motion from Future Earthquakes in the Indian Shield Region

    S. K. Singh;M. Ordaz;R. S. Dattatrayam;H. K. Gupta

  • The Mexico Earthquake of September 19, 1985—Natural Period of Sites in the Valley of Mexico from Microtremor Measurements and Strong Motion Data

    J. Lermo;M. Rodríguez;S. K. Singh

  • A scheme of random summation of an empirical Green's function to estimate ground motions from future large earthquakes

    Mario Ordaz;Jorge Arboleda;Shri K. Singh

  • The Energy Partitioning and the Diffusive Character of the Seismic Coda

    N. M. Shapiro;M. Campillo;L. Margerin;S. K. Singh

  • Geometry of the Benioff Zone and state of stress in the overriding plate in central Mexico

    Shri Krishna Singh;Mario Pardo

  • Crustal structure of Oaxaca, Mexico, from seismic refraction measurements

    Carlos M. Valdes;W. D. Mooney;S. K. Singh;R. P. Meyer

  • On moment-magnitude scale

    S. K. Singh;J. Havskov

Frequent Co-Authors

Javier F. Pacheco
Javier F. Pacheco National University of Costa Rica
Nikolai M. Shapiro
Nikolai M. Shapiro Grenoble Alpes University
Vladimir Kostoglodov
Vladimir Kostoglodov National Autonomous University of Mexico
Michel Campillo
Michel Campillo Grenoble Alpes University
Robert W. Clayton
Robert W. Clayton California Institute of Technology
Francisco J. Sánchez-Sesma
Francisco J. Sánchez-Sesma National Autonomous University of Mexico
Kristine M. Larson
Kristine M. Larson University of Colorado Boulder
Paul Bodin
Paul Bodin University of Washington
Gerardo Suárez
Gerardo Suárez National Autonomous University of Mexico
Massimo Cocco
Massimo Cocco National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology

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