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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 88 302 259 160 134 453 29058

Thorne Lay publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thorne Lay between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thorne Lay published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 10.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2021. 15 of the 468 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2021. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 8 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 16 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 17 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 7 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 34 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 10 publications
1980 2025

468 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thorne Lay: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 2
1982 2
1983 8
1984 6
1985 3
1986 8
1987 9
1988 10
1989 16
1990 5
1991 7
1992 6
1993 13
1994 17
1995 11
1996 6
1997 8
1998 12
1999 8
2000 4
2001 1
2002 7
2003 5
2004 12
2005 12
2006 12
2007 10
2008 11
2009 7
2010 8
2011 16
2012 13
2013 25
2014 9
2015 10
2016 18
2017 12
2018 15
2019 13
2020 17
2021 34
2022 13
2023 11
2024 5
2025 10
Total 468
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Thorne Lay 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 Thorne Lay sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 448–457 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 453 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27 453
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Thorne Lay 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 Thorne Lay sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 88 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30 88
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1991 - James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1991 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1985 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Thorne Lay is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States and specializes primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on Geophysics. Their body of work spans several key subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Ocean Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Geology.

Their research topics encompass diverse aspects of earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake detection and analysis, seismic waves and analysis, seismology and earthquake studies, and geophysics and sensor technology.

Thorne Lay's frequent coauthors include Charles J. Ammon, A. A. Velasco, Terry C. Wallace, Lingling Ye, and Kwok Fai Cheung.

Their recent significant papers include:

  • "Complex multi-fault rupture and triggering during the 2023 earthquake doublet in southeastern Türkiye" (2023) published in Nature Communications
  • "The 22 December 2018 tsunami from flank collapse of Anak Krakatau volcano during eruption" (2020) published in Science Advances
  • "What Controls Variations in Aftershock Productivity?" (2020) published in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Rupture of the 2020 MW 7.8 Earthquake in the Shumagin Gap Inferred From Seismic and Geodetic Observations" (2020) published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "The 22 July 2020 M 7.8 Shumagin seismic gap earthquake: Partial rupture of a weakly coupled megathrust" (2021) published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters

The venues where Thorne Lay frequently publishes include the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, Seismological Research Letters, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Geophysical Research Letters, and The Seismic Record.

The scientist has received various honors and recognitions such as being named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2014, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2008, a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 1991, and was awarded the James B. Macelwane Medal by AGU in 1991. Additionally, they were recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1985.

Best Publications

  • Modern global seismology

    Thorne Lay;Terry C. Wallace

  • The great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of 26 December 2004

    Thorne Lay;Thorne Lay;Hiroo Kanamori;Charles J. Ammon;Meredith Nettles

  • Rupture Process of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake

    Charles J. Ammon;Chen Ji;Hong-Kie Thio;David Robinson

  • Depth‐varying rupture properties of subduction zone megathrust faults

    Thorne Lay;Hiroo Kanamori;Charles J. Ammon;Keith D. Koper

  • Core–mantle boundary heat flow

    Thorne Lay;John Hernlund;Bruce A. Buffett

  • The core–mantle boundary layer and deep Earth dynamics

    Thorne Lay;Quentin Williams;Edward J. Garnero

  • The asperity model and the nature of large subduction zone earthquakes.

    Thorne Lay;Hiroo Kanamori;Larry Ruff

  • The core-mantle boundary region

    David E. Loper;Thorne Lay

  • A lower mantle S-wave triplication and the shear velocity structure of D"

    Thorne Lay;Donald V. Helmberger

  • Possible large near-trench slip during the 2011 M w 9.0 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake

    Thorne Lay;Charles J. Ammon;Hiroo Kanamori;Lian Xue

  • Rigidity variations with depth along interplate megathrust faults in subduction zones

    Susan L. Bilek;Thorne Lay

  • An Asperity Model of Large Earthquake Sequences

    Thorne Lay;Hiroo Kanamori

  • A rupture model of the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake

    Charles J. Ammon;Thorne Lay;Hiroo Kanamori;Michael Cleveland

  • A Post-Perovskite Lens and D'' Heat Flux Beneath the Central Pacific

    Thorne Lay;John Hernlund;Edward J. Garnero;Michael S. Thorne

  • The D″ Discontinuity and its Implications

    Michael E. Wysession;Thorne Lay;Justin Revenaugh;Quentin Williams

  • Teleseismic inversion for rupture process of the 27 February 2010 Chile (Mw 8.8) earthquake

    T. Lay;C. J. Ammon;H. Kanamori;K. D. Koper

  • Quantitative Seismology, Second Edition

    Thorne Lay

  • Analysis of Seismic Body Waves Excited by the Mount St. Helens Eruption of May 18, 1980

    Hiroo Kanamori;Jeffrey W. Given;Thorne Lay

  • Tsunami earthquakes possibly widespread manifestations of frictional conditional stability

    S. L. Bilek;T. Lay

  • En échelon and orthogonal fault ruptures of the 11 April 2012 great intraplate earthquakes

    Han Yue;Thorne Lay;Keith D. Koper

  • Supporting Online Material for A Post-Perovskite Lens and D" Heat Flux Beneath the Central Pacific

    Thorne Lay;John Hernlund;Edward J. Garnero;Michael S. Thorne

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroo Kanamori
Hiroo Kanamori California Institute of Technology
Charles J. Ammon
Charles J. Ammon Pennsylvania State University
Edward J. Garnero
Edward J. Garnero Arizona State University
Kwok Fai Cheung
Kwok Fai Cheung University of Hawaii at Manoa
Keith D. Koper
Keith D. Koper University of Utah
Susan Y. Schwartz
Susan Y. Schwartz University of California, Santa Cruz
Luis Rivera
Luis Rivera University of Strasbourg
Emily E. Brodsky
Emily E. Brodsky University of California, Santa Cruz
Donald V. Helmberger
Donald V. Helmberger California Institute of Technology
Terry C. Wallace
Terry C. Wallace Los Alamos National Laboratory

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