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Thomas H. Jordan 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 Thomas H. Jordan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 350 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Thomas H. Jordan 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 Thomas H. Jordan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 1998 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1983 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Thomas H. Jordan is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, with a primary focus on Earth and Planetary Sciences and a significant contribution to Computer Science.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Computer Science

In terms of subfields, their work covers areas such as:

  • Geophysics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Mechanical Engineering

The primary topics addressed in their research are:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Seismic Performance and Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Scientific Computing and Data Management
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis

Thomas H. Jordan has published extensively, including in notable venues such as:

  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Frontiers in High Performance Computing
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Natural hazards and earth system sciences

Some recent papers include:

  • "Toward Physics-Based Nonergodic PSHA: A Prototype Fully Deterministic Seismic Hazard Model for Southern California" (2021), published in Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • "Operational Earthquake Forecasting during the 2019 Ridgecrest, California, Earthquake Sequence with the UCERF3-ETAS Model" (2020), published in Seismological Research Letters
  • "A unified probabilistic framework for volcanic hazard and eruption forecasting" (2021), published in Natural hazards and earth system sciences
  • "Panel Review of the USGS 2023 Conterminous U.S. Time-Independent Earthquake Rupture Forecast" (2023), published in Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • "Elastic scattering dominates high-frequency seismic attenuation in Southern California" (2023), published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Frequent collaborators of Thomas H. Jordan include:

  • Kevin R. Milner
  • Christine Goulet
  • S. Callaghan
  • Edward H. Field
  • Warner Marzocchi

Their recognition within the scientific community is reflected in honors such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1998)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1996)
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU) (1983)

Best Publications

  • Present‐day plate motions

    J. Bernard Minster;Thomas H. Jordan

  • Numerical Modelling of Instantaneous Plate Tectonics

    J. B. Minster;T. H. Jordan;P. Molnar;E. Haines

  • Composition and development of the continental tectosphere

    Thomas H. Jordan

  • The continental tectosphere

    Thomas H. Jordan

  • Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, Version 3 (UCERF3)—The Time‐Independent Model

    Edward H. Field;Ramon J. Arrowsmith;Glenn P. Biasi;Peter Bird

  • Structure and Formation of the Continental Tectosphere

    Thomas H. Jordan

  • Stochastic Modeling of Seafloor Morphology: Inversion of Sea Beam Data for Second-Order Statistics

    John A. Goff;Thomas H. Jordan

  • CyberShake: A Physics-Based Seismic Hazard Model for Southern California

    Robert Graves;Thomas H. Jordan;Scott Callaghan;Ewa Deelman

  • OPERATIONAL EARTHQUAKE FORECASTING. State of Knowledge and Guidelines for Utilization

    Thomas H. Jordan;Yun-Tai Chen;Paolo Gasparini;Raul Madariaga

  • Slab penetration into the lower mantle beneath the Mariana and other island arcs of the northwest Pacific

    Kenneth C. Creager;Thomas H. Jordan

  • OpenSHA: A Developing Community-modeling Environment for Seismic Hazard Analysis

    Edward H. Field;Thomas H. Jordan;C. Allin Cornell

  • Mineralogies, Densities and Seismic Velocities of Garnet Lherzolites and their Geophysical Implications

    Thomas H. Jordan

  • Teleseismic location techniques and their application to earthquake clusters in the South-Central Pacific

    Thomas H. Jordan;Keith A. Sverdrup

  • Mantle layering from ScS reverberations: 3. The upper mantle

    Justin Revenaugh;Thomas H. Jordan

  • Space geodetic measurement of crustal deformation in central and southern California, 1984–1992

    Kurt L. Feigl;Duncan C. Agnew;Yehuda Bock;Danan Dong

  • The present‐day motions of the Caribbean Plate

    Thomas H. Jordan

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

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

  • Slab penetration into the lower mantle

    Kenneth C. Creager;Thomas H. Jordan

  • Aspherical Earth structure from fundamental spheroidal-mode data

    Guy Masters;Thomas H. Jordan;Paul G. Silver;Freeman Gilbert

  • Earthquake Predictability, Brick by Brick

    Thomas H. Jordan

  • Present-day plate motions

    J. B. Minster;T. H. Jordan

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward H. Field
Edward H. Field United States Geological Survey
Kim B. Olsen
Kim B. Olsen San Diego State University
Robert W. Graves
Robert W. Graves United States Geological Survey
Warner Marzocchi
Warner Marzocchi University of Naples Federico II
Karan Vahi
Karan Vahi University of Southern California
Maximilian J. Werner
Maximilian J. Werner University of Bristol
Ewa Deelman
Ewa Deelman University of Southern California
David A. Rhoades
David A. Rhoades GNS Science
Carl Kesselman
Carl Kesselman University of Southern California
Gideon Juve
Gideon Juve Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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