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Zhigang Peng 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 Zhigang Peng sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 208 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Zhigang Peng 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 Zhigang Peng sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Zhigang Peng is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial emphasis on Geophysics. They have contributed extensively to several subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Aerospace Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main topics covered in their work include earthquake and tectonic studies, Seismology and Earthquake Studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, seismic waves and analysis, geological and geochemical analysis, and seismic imaging and inversion techniques.

Peng has published research in a variety of venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Earthquake Research Advances
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Geophysical Research Letters

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers including Yangfan Deng, Qiushi Zhai, Lindsay Chuang, Miguel Neves, and Dongdong Yao.

Among Peng's recent published papers are:

  • "Under the surface: Pressure-induced planetary-scale waves, volcanic lightning, and gaseous clouds caused by the submarine eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano" (2022) in Earthquake Research Advances
  • "Earthquakes Triggered by Fluid Diffusion and Boosted by Fault Reactivation in Weiyuan, China Due to Hydraulic Fracturing" (2022) in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Detailed Investigation of the Foreshock Sequence of the 2010 Mw7.2 El Mayor-Cucapah Earthquake" (2020) in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Systematic Search for Repeating Earthquakes Along the Haiyuan Fault System in Northeastern Tibet" (2020) in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "High-Resolution Imaging of Fault Zone Structure Along the Creeping Section of the Haiyuan Fault, NE Tibet, From Data Recorded by Dense Seismic Arrays" (2022) in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Best Publications

  • An integrated perspective of the continuum between earthquakes and slow-slip phenomena

    Zhigang Peng;Joan Gomberg

  • Migration of early aftershocks following the 2004 Parkfield earthquake

    Zhigang Peng;Peng Zhao

  • A shallow fault-zone structure illuminated by trapped waves in the Karadere–Duzce branch of the North Anatolian Fault, western Turkey

    Yehuda Ben-Zion;Zhigang Peng;David Okaya;Leonardo Seeber

  • Temporal Changes of Shallow Seismic Velocity Around the Karadere-Düzce Branch of the North Anatolian Fault and Strong Ground Motion

    Zhigang Peng;Zhigang Peng;Yehuda Ben-Zion

  • Under the Surface: Pressure-Induced Planetary-Scale Waves, Volcanic Lightning, and Gaseous Clouds Caused by the Submarine Eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Volcano Provide an Excellent Research Opportunity

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  • Seismicity rate immediately before and after main shock rupture from high-frequency waveforms in Japan

    Zhigang Peng;Zhigang Peng;John E. Vidale;Miaki Ishii;Agnes Helmstetter

  • Remote triggering of tremor along the San Andreas Fault in central California

    Zhigang Peng;John E. Vidale;Aaron G. Wech;Robert M. Nadeau

  • Systematic analysis of crustal anisotropy along the Karadere—Düzce branch of the North Anatolian fault

    Zhigang Peng;Yehuda Ben-Zion

  • Triggered creep as a possible mechanism for delayed dynamic triggering of tremor and earthquakes

    David R. Shelly;Zhigang Peng;David P. Hill;Chastity Aiken

  • Widespread Triggering of Nonvolcanic Tremor in California

    Joan Gomberg;Joan Gomberg;Joan Gomberg;Justin L. Rubinstein;Justin L. Rubinstein;Justin L. Rubinstein;Zhigang Peng;Zhigang Peng;Zhigang Peng;Kenneth C. Creager;Kenneth C. Creager;Kenneth C. Creager

  • Shallow seismic trapping structure in the San Jacinto fault zone near Anza, California

    M. A. Lewis;Z. Peng;Y. Ben-Zion;F. L. Vernon

  • Quantitative analysis of seismic fault zone waves in the rupture zone of the 1992 Landers, California, earthquake: evidence for a shallow trapping structure

    Zhigang Peng;Yehuda Ben-Zion;Andrew J. Michael;Lupei Zhu

  • Large-scale dynamic triggering of shallow slow slip enhanced by overlying sedimentary wedge

    Laura M. Wallace;Laura M. Wallace;Yoshihiro Kaneko;Sigrún Hreinsdóttir;Ian Hamling

  • Anomalous early aftershock decay rate of the 2004 Mw6.0 Parkfield, California, earthquake

    Zhigang Peng;Zhigang Peng;John E. Vidale;Heidi Houston

  • Decay and expansion of the early aftershock activity following the 2011, Mw9.0 Tohoku earthquake

    Olivier Lengliné;Olivier Lengliné;Bogdan Enescu;Zhigang Peng;K. Shiomi

  • Non-volcanic tremor beneath the Central Range in Taiwan triggered by the 2001 Mw 7.8 Kunlun earthquake

    Zhigang Peng;Kevin Chao

  • High-resolution seismic event detection using local similarity for Large-N arrays.

    Zefeng Li;Zefeng Li;Zhigang Peng;Dan Hollis;Lijun Zhu

  • Spatiotemporal variations of crustal anisotropy from similar events in aftershocks of the 1999 M7.4 İzmit and M7.1 Düzce, Turkey, earthquake sequences

    Zhigang Peng;Yehuda Ben-Zion

  • Deep learning for seismic phase detection and picking in the aftershock zone of 2008 Mw7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake

    Lijun Zhu;Zhigang Peng;James H. McClellan;Chenyu Li

  • Dynamic triggering of microearthquakes in three geothermal/volcanic regions of California

    Chastity Aiken;Zhigang Peng

  • Remote triggered seismicity caused by the 2011, M9.0 Tohoku-Oki, Japan earthquake

    Hector Gonzalez-Huizar;Aaron A. Velasco;Zhigang Peng;Raul R. Castro

  • Non-linearity and temporal changes of fault zone site response associated with strong ground motion

    Chunquan Wu;Zhigang Peng;Yehuda Ben-Zion

Frequent Co-Authors

Yehuda Ben-Zion
Yehuda Ben-Zion University of Southern California
David R. Shelly
David R. Shelly United States Geological Survey
John E. Vidale
John E. Vidale University of Southern California
Susan Y. Schwartz
Susan Y. Schwartz University of California, Santa Cruz
Frank L. Vernon
Frank L. Vernon University of California, San Diego
Marino Protti
Marino Protti University of California, Santa Cruz
Robert M. Nadeau
Robert M. Nadeau University of California, Berkeley
Haijiang Zhang
Haijiang Zhang University of Science and Technology of China
Andrew J. Michael
Andrew J. Michael United States Geological Survey
Bogdan Enescu
Bogdan Enescu Kyoto University

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