Yan Y. Kagan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yan Y. Kagan between 1966 and 2019, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yan Y. Kagan published across 54 years, from 1966 to 2019, averaging 2.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2013. 1 of the 140 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10

1966 2019

140 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yan Y. Kagan: publications per year, 1966 to 2019
Year	Publications
1966	1
1967	0
1968	0
1969	0
1970	0
1971	0
1972	0
1973	0
1974	0
1975	1
1976	1
1977	2
1978	1
1979	0
1980	2
1981	2
1982	3
1983	0
1984	0
1985	2
1986	0
1987	3
1988	2
1989	1
1990	0
1991	6
1992	3
1993	2
1994	4
1995	2
1996	5
1997	5
1998	3
1999	4
2000	2
2001	2
2002	4
2003	4
2004	4
2005	9
2006	8
2007	8
2008	0
2009	6
2010	7
2011	6
2012	3
2013	13
2014	2
2015	2
2016	2
2017	2
2018	0
2019	1
Total	140

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Yan Y. Kagan 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 Yan Y. Kagan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400 500

38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 139 publications — 33rd percentile

33% 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	139
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
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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Yan Y. Kagan 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 Yan Y. Kagan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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	65
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

Yan Y. Kagan is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their work primarily intersects the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, specifically focusing on Geophysics as a subfield.

The research contributions mainly explore areas related to earthquake and tectonic studies, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, and High-pressure geophysics and materials. These topics reflect a specialized interest in understanding seismic phenomena and the behavior of materials under extreme conditions.

Earthquake and tectonic studies
Earthquake Detection and Analysis
High-pressure geophysics and materials

Collaborative efforts include frequent co-authorship with D. D. Jackson, indicating an ongoing research partnership within the relevant disciplines.

D. D. Jackson

Their scholarly output has been published across various venues, though no specific journals or conference series are enumerated. The absence of listed recent papers with detailed titles or publication years limits the granularity of publication analysis. No book publications are recorded.

Best Publications

Earthquakes Cannot Be Predicted

Robert J. Geller;David D. Jackson;Yan Y. Kagan;Francesco Mulargia

1093
Citations
Long-term earthquake clustering

Yan Y. Kagan;David D. Jackson

685
Citations
Spatial distribution of earthquakes: the two-point correlation function

Y. Y. Kagan;L. Knopoff

520
Citations
3-D rotation of double-couple earthquake sources

Y. Y. Kagan

467
Citations
Probabilistic forecasting of earthquakes

Yan Y. Kagan;David D. Jackson

402
Citations
Comparison of Short-Term and Time-Independent Earthquake Forecast Models for Southern California

Agnès Helmstetter;Yan Y. Kagan;David D. Jackson

396
Citations
Seismic moment distribution revisited: I. Statistical results

Yan Y. Kagan

394
Citations
Short-Term Properties of Earthquake Catalogs and Models of Earthquake Source

Yan Y. Kagan

384
Citations
Stochastic synthesis of earthquake catalogs

Y. Y. Kagan;L. Knopoff

356
Citations
Universality of the Seismic Moment-frequency Relation

Y. Y. Kagan

345
Citations
Observational evidence for earthquakes as a nonlinear dynamic process

Yan Y. Kagan

337
Citations
Importance of small earthquakes for stress transfers and earthquake triggering

Agnès Helmstetter;Agnès Helmstetter;Yan Y. Kagan;David D. Jackson

318
Citations
Plate-Tectonic Analysis of Shallow Seismicity: Apparent Boundary Width, Beta, Corner Magnitude, Coupled Lithosphere Thickness, and Coupling in Seven Tectonic Settings

Peter Bird;Yan Y. Kagan

302
Citations
Seismic Gap Hypothesis: Ten years after

Yan Y. Kagan;David D. Jackson

296
Citations
Accuracy of modern global earthquake catalogs

Yan Y Kagan

282
Citations
Testable Earthquake Forecasts for 1999

David D. Jackson;Yan Y. Kagan

270
Citations
Rank-ordering statistics of extreme events: Application to the distribution of large earthquakes

Didier Sornette;Leon Knopoff;Yan Kagan;Christian Vanneste

262
Citations
Statistical Short-Term Earthquake Prediction

Y. Y. Kagan;L. Knopoff

259
Citations
Seismic moment‐frequency relation for shallow earthquakes: Regional comparison

Y. Y. Kagan

252
Citations
Likelihood analysis of earthquake catalogues

Y. Y. Kagan

247
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David D. Jackson University of California, Los Angeles

Agnès Helmstetter Grenoble Alpes University

Leon Knopoff University of California, Los Angeles

Peter Bird University of California, Los Angeles

Maximilian J. Werner University of Bristol

Stefan Wiemer Swiss Seismological Service

Didier Sornette ETH Zurich

Corné Kreemer University of Nevada Reno

Ross S. Stein United States Geological Survey

Zheng-Kang Shen University of California, Los Angeles

External Links

Personal website of Yan Y. Kagan Google Scholar page

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