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Turkey
2026

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Earth Science

D-Index
40
Citations
7103
World Ranking
5756
National Ranking
12

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Tuncay Taymaz is affiliated with Istanbul Technical University in Turkey and has an extensive research portfolio in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a primary focus on Geophysics. Their work encompasses multiple subfields including Civil and Structural Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Ocean Engineering, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's research topics prominently involve earthquake and tectonic studies, covering areas such as High-pressure geophysics and materials, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Seismic Waves and Analysis, Seismology and Earthquake Studies, and Seismic Performance and Analysis.

Recent publications by Tuncay Taymaz reflect a focus on significant seismic events and fault rupture dynamics. Notable papers include:

  • Sub- and super-shear ruptures during the 2023 Mw 7.8 and Mw 7.6 earthquake doublet in SE Türkiye, 2023, Seismica
  • Supershear triggering and cascading fault ruptures of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, earthquake doublet, 2024, Science
  • Complex multi-fault rupture and triggering during the 2023 earthquake doublet in southeastern Türkiye, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Multi-Scale Rupture Growth With Alternating Directions in a Complex Fault Network During the 2023 South-Eastern Türkiye and Syria Earthquake Doublet, 2023, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Rapid Characterization of the February 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, Earthquake Sequence, 2023, The Seismic Record

Taymaz has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Tuna Eken, Tahir Serkan Irmak, Ceyhun Erman, Seda Yolsal-Çevikbilen, and J. Casey Moore. The partnerships indicate a strong collaborative network within the field of geophysical research.

The scientist's work has been disseminated through various publication venues, with multiple contributions to platforms such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, Tectonophysics, Geophysical Journal International, and Geophysical Research Letters.

The concentration of publications and research topics underline a comprehensive engagement with seismic phenomena, fault rupture processes, and related geophysical investigations, positioning Tuncay Taymaz as a contributor to understanding earthquake mechanisms and associated structural responses.

Best Publications

  • Active tectonics of the north and central Aegean Sea

    Tuncay Taymaz;James Jackson;Dan McKenzie

  • Source parameters of large earthquakes in the East Anatolian Fault Zone (Turkey)

    Tuncay Taymaz;Haluk Eyidog̃an;James Jackson

  • Earthquake mechanisms in the Hellenic Trench near Crete

    T. Taymaz;J. Jackson;R. Westaway

  • Sub- and super-shear ruptures during the 2023 Mw 7.8 and Mw 7.6 earthquake doublet in SE Türkiye

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  • Multiscale full waveform inversion

    Andreas Fichtner;Jeannot Trampert;Paul Cupillard;Erdinc Saygin

  • The geodynamics of the Aegean and Anatolia: introduction

    T. Taymaz;Y. Yilmaz;Y. Dilek

  • The 1971 May 12 Burdur earthquake sequence, SW Turkey : a synthesis of seismological and geological observations

    Tuncay Taymaz;Simon Price

  • High-resolution seismic profiling in the Sea of Marmara (northwest Turkey): Late Quaternary sedimentation and sea-level changes

    A. D. Smith;T. Taymaz;F. Oktay;H. Yüce

  • Moho structure of the anatolian plate from receiver function analysis

    Elizabeth Vanacore;Tuncay Taymaz;Erdinc Saygin

  • The deep structure of the North Anatolian Fault Zone

    Andreas Fichtner;Erdinc Saygin;Tuncay Taymaz;Paul Cupillard

  • Variations in the crustal structure beneath western Turkey

    Paul Saunders;Keith Priestley;Tuncay Taymaz

  • Earthquake source parameters along the Hellenic subduction zone and numerical simulations of historical tsunamis in the Eastern Mediterranean

    Seda Yolsal-Çevikbilen;Tuncay Taymaz

  • Rapid Characterization of the February 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, Earthquake Sequence

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  • Supershear triggering and cascading fault ruptures of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, earthquake doublet

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  • Multi‐Scale Rupture Growth With Alternating Directions in a Complex Fault Network During the 2023 South‐Eastern Türkiye and Syria Earthquake Doublet

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  • Complex multi-fault rupture and triggering during the 2023 earthquake doublet in southeastern Türkiye

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  • Fault‐Slip Source Models for the 2011 M 7.1 Van Earthquake in Turkey from SAR Interferometry, Pixel Offset Tracking, GPS, and Seismic Waveform Analysis

    Eric J. Fielding;Paul R. Lundgren;Tuncay Taymaz;Seda Yolsal‐Çevikbilen

  • Active tectonics of the Caucasus: Earthquake source mechanisms and rupture histories obtained from inversion of teleseismic body waveforms

    Onur Tan;Tuncay Taymaz

  • Understanding tsunamis, potential source regions and tsunami-prone mechanisms in the Eastern Mediterranean

    S. Yolsal;T. Taymaz;A. C. Yalçiner

  • Consolidation patterns during initiation and evolution of a plate-boundary decollement zone: Northern Barbados accretionary prism

    J. Casey Moore;Adam Klaus;Nathan L. Bangs;Barbara Bekins

  • A study of microearthquake seismicity and focal mechanisms within the Sea of Marmara (NW Turkey) using ocean bottom seismometers (OBSs)

    Toshinori Sato;Junzo Kasahara;Tuncay Taymaz;Masakazu Ito

  • The Collaborative Seismic Earth Model: Generation 1.

    Andreas Fichtner;Dirk Philip van Herwaarden;Michael Afanasiev;Saulė Simutė

  • Moho, crustal architecture and deep deformation under the North Marmara Trough, from the SEISMARMARA Leg 1 offshore–onshore reflection–refraction survey

    Anne Bécel;Mireille Laigle;Béatrice de Voogd;Alfred Hirn

  • 3-D crustal structure along the North Anatolian Fault Zone in north-central Anatolia revealed by local earthquake tomography

    Seda Yolsal-Çevikbilen;C. Berk Biryol;Susan Beck;George Zandt

  • A first deep seismic survey in the Sea of Marmara: Deep basins and whole crust architecture and evolution

    Mireille Laigle;Anne Becel;Béatrice de Voogd;Alfred Hirn

Frequent Co-Authors

Stathis C. Stiros
Stathis C. Stiros University of Patras
Jeannot Trampert
Jeannot Trampert Utrecht University
Frederik Tilmann
Frederik Tilmann Freie Universität Berlin
James Jackson
James Jackson University of Cambridge
Susan L. Beck
Susan L. Beck University of Arizona
Satish C. Singh
Satish C. Singh Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Rainer Kind
Rainer Kind Freie Universität Berlin
Philippe Charvis
Philippe Charvis Université Côte d'Azur
Stéphane Rondenay
Stéphane Rondenay University of Bergen

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