What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Statistics
- Structural engineering
- Seismology
His primary areas of investigation include Range, Seismology, Seismic hazard, Ground motion and Attenuation.
His work focuses on many connections between Range and other disciplines, such as Mathematical analysis, that overlap with his field of interest in Statistics, Seismic wave, Filter design and Robust statistics.
The Seismology study combines topics in areas such as Uncertainty quantification, Hazard and Model selection.
His studies deal with areas such as Peak ground acceleration and Tectonics as well as Seismic hazard.
His Ground motion study which covers Geodesy that intersects with Simulation.
His Induced seismicity research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Accelerograph, Climatology and Meteorology.
His most cited work include:
- Empirical Equations for the Prediction of PGA, PGV, and Spectral Accelerations in Europe, the Mediterranean Region, and the Middle East (426 citations)
- Empirical ground-motion models for point- and extended-source crustal earthquake scenarios in Europe and the Middle East (224 citations)
- Empirical Prediction Equations for Peak Ground Velocity Derived from Strong-Motion Records from Europe and the Middle East (159 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary areas of study are Seismology, Ground motion, Structural engineering, Seismic hazard and Range.
His studies examine the connections between Seismology and genetics, as well as such issues in Geodesy, with regards to Statistics.
As a member of one scientific family, Sinan Akkar mostly works in the field of Ground motion, focusing on Data mining and, on occasion, Standard deviation.
His Seismic hazard research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Structural geology and Hazard.
Sinan Akkar focuses mostly in the field of Range, narrowing it down to topics relating to Mathematical analysis and, in certain cases, Random variable.
His work in Earthquake engineering covers topics such as Moment which are related to areas like Geometric mean.
He most often published in these fields:
- Seismology (33.33%)
- Ground motion (24.32%)
- Structural engineering (23.42%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?
- Seismology (33.33%)
- Seismic hazard (21.62%)
- Hydrogeology (9.91%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Sinan Akkar spends much of his time researching Seismology, Seismic hazard, Hydrogeology, Structural geology and Directivity.
In general Seismology, his work in Induced seismicity is often linked to Sensitivity linking many areas of study.
His Seismic hazard research includes elements of Peak ground acceleration, Spectral acceleration, Hazard and Earthquake hazard.
His Hazard research also works with subjects such as
- Ground motion which connect with Measure, Econometrics and Data mining,
- Probabilistic logic together with Arias Intensity, Fault and Structural engineering.
His research integrates issues of Standard deviation, Propagation of uncertainty, Seismic risk, Civil engineering and Moment in his study of Hydrogeology.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Active fault and Forensic engineering in addition to Structural geology.
Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- The 2014 Earthquake Model of the Middle East: ground motion model and uncertainties (36 citations)
- Current Challenges and Future Trends in Analytical Fragility and Vulnerability Modeling (30 citations)
- The 2014 seismic hazard model of the Middle East: overview and results (23 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Statistics
- Structural engineering
- Seismology
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Seismic hazard, Seismology, Structural geology, Computation tree logic and Hydrogeology.
His study in Seismic hazard is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Peak ground acceleration and Hazard.
His Peak ground acceleration study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Probabilistic logic, Monte Carlo method, Mathematical optimization and Reliability engineering.
Sinan Akkar works mostly in the field of Structural geology, limiting it down to topics relating to Active fault and, in certain cases, Database, Geographic information system and Hazard analysis, as a part of the same area of interest.
Sinan Akkar integrates many fields, such as Computation tree logic, Range and Uncertainty quantification, in his works.
The Range study combines topics in areas such as Ground motion, Data mining and Visual inspection.
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