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Sigurjón Jónsson 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 Sigurjón Jónsson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 197 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Sigurjón Jónsson 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 Sigurjón Jónsson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sigurjón Jónsson is affiliated with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular emphasis on Geophysics.

The scientist's work includes significant contributions to several subfields, including:

  • Geophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Civil and Structural Engineering

Jónsson's main research topics cover:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Jónsson include:

  • The Destructive Earthquake Doublet of 6 February 2023 in South-Central Türkiye and Northwestern Syria: Initial Observations and Analyses (2023, The Seismic Record)
  • The Bayesian Earthquake Analysis Tool (2020, Seismological Research Letters)
  • Present-Day Motion of the Arabian Plate (2022, Tectonics)
  • Kinematics and deformation of the southern Red Sea region from GPS observations (2020, Geophysical Journal International)
  • Changes in groundwater trace element concentrations before seismic and volcanic activities in Iceland during 2010-2018 (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)

Frequent co-authors with Jónsson include:

  • Yann Klinger (16 collaborations)
  • P. Martín (14 collaborations)
  • Rémi Matrau (8 collaborations)
  • Hannes Vasyura-Bathke (8 collaborations)
  • Shaozhuo Liu (8 collaborations)

Jónsson's research has been published in multiple scientific venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) - 8 publications
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth - 6 publications
  • Geophysical Journal International - 5 publications
  • Geophysical Research Letters - 5 publications
  • Seismological Research Letters - 4 publications

The research conducted by Jónsson spans multidisciplinary approaches and methodologies, supporting the understanding of seismic phenomena, tectonic plate movements, and geophysical signal analysis. Their work contributes data and analysis relevant to earthquake detection, deformation studies, and environmental geochemistry in volcanic and seismic regions.

Best Publications

  • Fault Slip Distribution of the 1999 Mw 7.1 Hector Mine, California, Earthquake, Estimated from Satellite Radar and GPS Measurements

    Sigurjón Jónsson;Howard Zebker;Paul Segall;Falk C Amelung

  • Post-earthquake ground movements correlated to pore-pressure transients

    Sigurjón Jónsson;Paul Segall;Rikke Pedersen;Grímur Björnsson

  • Widespread uplift and ‘trapdoor’ faulting on Galápagos volcanoes observed with radar interferometry

    Falk Amelung;Sigurjón Jónsson;Howard Zebker;Paul Segall

  • Transpressional rupture of an unmapped fault during the 2010 Haiti earthquake

    Éric Calais;Andrew M. Freed;Glen S. Mattioli;Glen S. Mattioli;Falk Amelung

  • Broad accommodation of rift-related extension recorded by dyke intrusion in Saudi Arabia

    John S. Pallister;Wendy A. McCausland;Sigurjón Jónsson;Zhong Lu

  • Changes in groundwater chemistry before two consecutive earthquakes in Iceland

    Alasdair Skelton;Margareta Andrén;Hrefna Kristmannsdóttir;Gabrielle Stockmann

  • Fault slip distribution of two June 2000 M W 6.5 earthquakes in South Iceland estimated from joint inversion of InSAR and GPS measurements

    Rikke Pedersen;Sigurjón Jónsson;Thóra Árnadóttir;Freysteinn Sigmundsson

  • Improved source modelling through combined use of InSAR and GPS under consideration of correlated data errors: application to the June 2000 Kleifarvatn earthquake, Iceland

    Henriette Sudhaus;Sigurjón Jónsson

  • The Destructive Earthquake Doublet of 6 February 2023 in South-Central Türkiye and Northwestern Syria: Initial Observations and Analyses

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  • A volcano bursting at the seams: Inflation, faulting, and eruption at Sierra Negra volcano, Galápagos

    William W. Chadwick;Dennis J. Geist;Sigurjon Jonsson;Michael P. Poland

  • Oblique rift opening revealed by reoccurring magma injection in central Iceland

    Joël Ruch;Teng Wang;Wenbin Xu;Martin Hensch

  • A shallow-dipping dike fed the 1995 flank eruption at Fernandina volcano, Galápagos, observed by satellite radar interferometry

    Sigurjón Jónsson;Howard Zebker;Peter Cervelli;Paul Segall

  • Stress interaction between magma accumulation and trapdoor faulting on Sierra Negra volcano, Galápagos

    Sigurjón Jónsson

  • The May 2005 eruption of Fernandina volcano, Galápagos: The first circumferential dike intrusion observed by GPS and InSAR

    William W. Chadwick;Sigurjon Jónsson;Dennis J. Geist;Michael Poland

  • Block‐like plate movements in eastern Anatolia observed by InSAR

    Olivier Cavalié;Olivier Cavalié;Sigurjón Jónsson

  • On trapdoor faulting at Sierra Negra volcano, Galápagos

    Sigurjón Jónsson;Howard Zebker;Falk Amelung

  • Improved SAR Amplitude Image Offset Measurements for Deriving Three-Dimensional Coseismic Displacements

    Teng Wang;Sigurjon Jonsson

  • The Bayesian Earthquake Analysis Tool

    Hannes Vasyura‐Bathke;Hannes Vasyura‐Bathke;Jan Dettmer;Andreas Steinberg;Sebastian Heimann

  • Plate boundary deformation and man-made subsidence around geothermal fields on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland

    Marie Keiding;Thóra Árnadóttir;Sigurjon Jonsson;Judicaël Decriem

  • Present‐Day Motion of the Arabian Plate

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  • Postseismic deformation following the June 2000 earthquake sequence in the south Iceland seismic zone

    Thóra Árnadóttir;Sigurjón Jónsson;Fred F. Pollitz;Weiping Jiang

  • Coulomb stress changes in the South Iceland Seismic Zone due to two large earthquakes in June 2000

    Thóra Árnadóttir;Sigurjón Jónsson;Rikke Pedersen;Gunnar B. Gudmundsson

  • Covariance Estimation for dInSAR Surface Deformation Measurements in the Presence of Anisotropic Atmospheric Noise

    S. Knospe;S. Jonsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Yann Klinger
Yann Klinger Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Thóra Árnadóttir
Thóra Árnadóttir University of Iceland
Guangcai Feng
Guangcai Feng Central South University
Erik Sturkell
Erik Sturkell University of Gothenburg
Freysteinn Sigmundsson
Freysteinn Sigmundsson University of Iceland
Páll Einarsson
Páll Einarsson University of Iceland
Eleonora Rivalta
Eleonora Rivalta Universität Hamburg
Ziyadin Cakir
Ziyadin Cakir Istanbul Technical University
Kurt L. Feigl
Kurt L. Feigl University of Wisconsin–Madison

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