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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 46 4270 3926 1652 1468 159 7080

Victor C. Tsai publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Victor C. Tsai between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Victor C. Tsai published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2014. 13 of the 176 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2014. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 6 publications
2004 2025

176 publications in total across all disciplines

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Victor C. Tsai: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 1
2006 2
2007 4
2008 2
2009 2
2010 8
2011 5
2012 9
2013 9
2014 20
2015 14
2016 9
2017 19
2018 9
2019 13
2020 13
2021 14
2022 4
2023 5
2024 7
2025 6
Total 176
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Victor C. Tsai 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 Victor C. Tsai 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, 158–167 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: 159 publications — 44th percentile

44% 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
158–167 458 159
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
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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Victor C. Tsai 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 Victor C. Tsai 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 46
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
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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Overview

Victor C. Tsai is affiliated with Brown University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in geophysics. A substantial part of their scholarly output addresses earthquake and tectonic studies, seismic waves and analysis, as well as high-pressure geophysics and materials. Additional subfields include atmospheric science, artificial intelligence applications within the geosciences, management, monitoring, policy and law, and civil and structural engineering.

Tsai's work spans several detailed topics, such as:

  • earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis

Their scientific publications have appeared frequently in prominent venues including:

  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Nature

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Measuring Basal Force Fluctuations of Debris Flows Using Seismic Recordings and Empirical Green's Functions," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • "Evaluating global temperature calibrations for lacustrine branched GDGTs: Seasonal variability, paleoclimate implications, and future directions," 2023, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Fault Interactions Enhance High-Frequency Earthquake Radiation," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Fault-network geometry influences earthquake frictional behaviour," 2024, Nature
  • "Earthquake Source Complexity Controls the Frequency Dependence of Near-Source Radiation Patterns," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters

Frequent collaborators include Daniel T. Trugman, Greg Hirth, Avigyan Chatterjee, Shanna Chu, and Jaeseok Lee.

Best Publications

  • The Yellowstone magmatic system from the mantle plume to the upper crust

    Hsin Hua Huang;Fan Chi Lin;Brandon Schmandt;Jamie Farrell

  • Earthquake in a Maze: Compressional Rupture Branching During the 2012 Mw 8.6 Sumatra earthquake

    L. Meng;J.-P. Ampuero;J. Stock;Z. Duputel

  • Ice-front variation and tidewater behavior on Helheim and Kangerdlugssuaq Glaciers, Greenland

    Ian Joughin;Ian Howat;Richard B. Alley;Goran Ekstrom

  • On establishing the accuracy of noise tomography travel‐time measurements in a realistic medium

    Victor C. Tsai

  • Seasonality and Increasing Frequency of Greenland Glacial Earthquakes

    Göran Ekström;Göran Ekström;Meredith Nettles;Meredith Nettles;Victor C. Tsai;Victor C. Tsai

  • Marine ice-sheet profiles and stability under Coulomb basal conditions

    Victor C. Tsai;Andrew L. Stewart;Andrew F. Thompson

  • Multiple CMT source analysis of the 2004 Sumatra earthquake

    Victor C. Tsai;Meredith Nettles;Göran Ekström;Adam M. Dziewonski

  • A physical model for seismic noise generation from sediment transport in rivers

    Victor C. Tsai;Brent Minchew;Michael P. Lamb;Jean-Paul Ampuero

  • A model for turbulent hydraulic fracture and application to crack propagation at glacier beds

    Victor C. Tsai;Victor C. Tsai;James R. Rice

  • A model for seasonal changes in GPS positions and seismic wave speeds due to thermoelastic and hydrologic variations

    Victor C. Tsai

  • A physical model for seismic noise generation by turbulent flow in rivers

    Florent Gimbert;Victor C. Tsai;Michael P. Lamb

  • Understanding the amplitudes of noise correlation measurements

    Victor C. Tsai

  • Extracting seismic core phases with array interferometry

    Fan Chi Lin;Victor C. Tsai;Brandon Schmandt;Zacharie Duputel

  • Joint inversion of Rayleigh wave phase velocity and ellipticity using USArray: Constraining velocity and density structure in the upper crust

    Fan Chi Lin;Brandon Schmandt;Victor C. Tsai

  • Spurious velocity changes caused by temporal variations in ambient noise frequency content

    Zhongwen Zhan;Victor C. Tsai;Robert W. Clayton

  • The 2012 Sumatra great earthquake sequence

    Zacharie Duputel;Hiroo Kanamori;Victor C. Tsai;Luis Rivera

  • Multiple fluvial processes detected by riverside seismic and infrasound monitoring of a controlled flood in the Grand Canyon

    Brandon Schmandt;Richard C. Aster;Richard C. Aster;Dirk Scherler;Victor C. Tsai

  • 3-D crustal structure of the western United States: application of Rayleigh-wave ellipticity extracted from noise cross-correlations

    Fan Chi Lin;Victor C. Tsai;Brandon Schmandt

  • An explicit relationship between time‐domain noise correlation and spatial autocorrelation (SPAC) results

    Victor C. Tsai;Morgan P. Moschetti

  • Theoretical constraints on true polar wander

    Victor C. Tsai;David J. Stevenson

  • The Seismic Signature of Debris Flows: Flow Mechanics and Early Warning at Montecito, California

    Voon Hui Lai;Victor C. Tsai;Michael P. Lamb;Thomas P. Ulizio

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph D. Lorenz
Ralph D. Lorenz Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Fan Chi Lin
Fan Chi Lin University of Utah
Hiroo Kanamori
Hiroo Kanamori California Institute of Technology
Jennifer M. Jackson
Jennifer M. Jackson California Institute of Technology
Brandon Schmandt
Brandon Schmandt University of New Mexico
Matthew M. Haney
Matthew M. Haney Alaska Volcano Observatory
Zhongwen Zhan
Zhongwen Zhan California Institute of Technology
James R. Rice
James R. Rice Harvard University
Michael P. Lamb
Michael P. Lamb California Institute of Technology

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