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William L. Ellsworth

William L. Ellsworth

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
83
Citations
30171
World Ranking
421
National Ranking
227

William L. Ellsworth 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 William L. Ellsworth sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 283 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William L. Ellsworth 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 William L. Ellsworth sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 96th percentile

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

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

William L. Ellsworth is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on earth and planetary sciences and computer science, with a particular emphasis on geophysics and artificial intelligence.

The scientist's work encompasses key topics including:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismology and earthquake studies
  • Seismic waves and analysis
  • Earthquake detection and analysis
  • Seismic imaging and inversion techniques
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis

Their recent publications reflect active engagement with machine learning and seismic analysis. Notable papers include:

  • Earthquake transformer-an attentive deep-learning model for simultaneous earthquake detection and phase picking, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Hydraulic Fracturing-Induced Seismicity, 2020, Reviews of Geophysics
  • Earthquake Phase Association Using a Bayesian Gaussian Mixture Model, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Rapid Characterization of the July 2019 Ridgecrest, California, Earthquake Sequence From Raw Seismic Data Using Machine-Learning Phase Picker, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Machine-Learning-Based High-Resolution Earthquake Catalog Reveals How Complex Fault Structures Were Activated during the 2016-2017 Central Italy Sequence, 2021, The Seismic Record

William L. Ellsworth has collaborated frequently with several researchers across their work. Among the prominent coauthors are:

  • Gregory C. Beroza
  • Ryan Schultz
  • Weiqiang Zhu
  • Karissa Pepin
  • Yixiao Sheng

The scientist's publications often appear in key academic venues related to seismology and geophysics. Their most frequent publication venues include:

  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

In recognition of contributions to the field, William L. Ellsworth was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2001.

Best Publications

  • A Double-Difference Earthquake Location Algorithm: Method and Application to the Northern Hayward Fault, California

    Felix Waldhauser;William L. Ellsworth

  • Injection-Induced Earthquakes

    William L. Ellsworth

  • Initial reference models in local earthquake tomography

    E. Kissling;W. L. Ellsworth;D. Eberhart-Phillips;U. Kradolfer

  • Monitoring velocity variations in the crust using earthquake doublets : An application to the Calaveras fault, California

    G. Poupinet;W. L. Ellsworth;J. Frechet

  • Seismicity Remotely Triggered by the Magnitude 7.3 Landers, California, Earthquake

    D. P. Hill;P.A. Reasenberg;A. Michael;W.J. Arabaz

  • Earthquake transformer-an attentive deep-learning model for simultaneous earthquake detection and phase picking.

    S. Mostafa Mousavi;William L. Ellsworth;Weiqiang Zhu;Lindsay Y. Chuang

  • Seismic Evidence for an Earthquake Nucleation Phase

    W. L. Ellsworth;G. C. Beroza

  • A Brownian Model for Recurrent Earthquakes

    Mark V. Matthews;William L. Ellsworth;Paul A. Reasenberg

  • Implications for prediction and hazard assessment from the 2004 Parkfield earthquake

    W. H. Bakun;B. Aagaard;B. Dost;W. L. Ellsworth

  • Hydraulic Fracturing-Induced Seismicity

    Ryan Schultz;Robert Skoumal;Michael R. Brudzinski;David Eaton

  • Detailed observations of California foreshock sequences: Implications for the earthquake initiation process

    Douglas A. Dodge;Gregory C. Beroza;W. L. Ellsworth

  • Fault structure and mechanics of the Hayward Fault, California, from double-difference earthquake locations

    Felix Waldhauser;Felix Waldhauser;William L. Ellsworth

  • Apparent break in earthquake scaling due to path and site effects on deep borehole recordings

    Satoshi Ide;Gregory C. Beroza;Stephanie G. Prejean;William L. Ellsworth

  • Coping with earthquakes induced by fluid injection

    Arthur F. McGarr;Barbara Bekins;Nina Burkardt;James W. Dewey

  • A physically-based earthquake recurrence model for estimation of long-term earthquake probabilities

    William L. Ellsworth;Mark V. Matthews;Robert M. Nadeau;Stuart P. Nishenko

  • Triggering of the Pohang, Korea, Earthquake (Mw 5.5) by Enhanced Geothermal System Stimulation

    William L. Ellsworth;Domenico Giardini;John Townend;Shemin Ge

  • High‐resolution image of Calaveras Fault seismicity

    David P. Schaff;David P. Schaff;Götz H. R. Bokelmann;Gregory C. Beroza;Felix Waldhauser;Felix Waldhauser

  • Earthquake history, 1769-1989

    W.L. Ellsworth

  • The October 17, 1989, Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake and its aftershocks: Geometry of the sequence from high-resolution locations

    Lynn D. Dietz;William L. Ellsworth

  • 2017 One‐Year Seismic‐Hazard Forecast for the Central and Eastern United States from Induced and Natural Earthquakes

    Mark D. Petersen;Charles S. Mueller;Morgan P. Moschetti;Susan M. Hoover

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory C. Beroza
Gregory C. Beroza Stanford University
Justin L. Rubinstein
Justin L. Rubinstein United States Geological Survey
David P. Hill
David P. Hill United States Geological Survey
Felix Waldhauser
Felix Waldhauser Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
David R. Shelly
David R. Shelly United States Geological Survey
Andrew J. Michael
Andrew J. Michael United States Geological Survey
Stephen H. Hickman
Stephen H. Hickman United States Geological Survey
Arthur F. McGarr
Arthur F. McGarr United States Geological Survey
Clifford H. Thurber
Clifford H. Thurber University of Wisconsin–Madison
Mark D. Zoback
Mark D. Zoback Stanford University

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