#1
Asthenosphere rheology inferred from observations of the 2012 Indian Ocean earthquake.
PMID 27723742 · 2016 Oct 20
2025 IF
48.50
Journal
Nature
Nature · Q1
Institution
University of California Berkeley
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earthquake and tectonic studies
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Total papers
203
2026
14
latest year
2026-06
2
latest month
IF matched
93%
journal matches
Affiliations
203
records sampled
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Institution distribution
Raw affiliation distribution from the latest 203 PubMed records. The map above resolves only the latest 100 primary affiliations.
#1Chinese Academy of Sciences
34
#2Chengdu University of Technology
23
#3GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
22
#4Tohoku University
21
#5National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
20
#6Nanyang Technological University
18
#7University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
17
#8Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
15
#9California Institute of Technology
15
#10China University of Geosciences
14
#11Dokuz Eylül University
14
#12Southern University of Science and Technology
13
#13Nagoya University
12
#14Kobe University
11
#15Kyoto University
11
#16The University of Tokyo
11
#17China Earthquake Networks Center
10
#18Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences
10
#19Sapienza University of Rome
10
#20Hokkaido University
9
#21University of Alicante
9
#22University of Granada
9
#23University of Patras
9
#24Wuhan University
9
#25Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
8
Top impact-factor articles
Highest matched journal impact factors among the latest 203 PubMed records. Article titles open the corresponding PubMed record.
#2
Effects of acoustic waves on stick-slip in granular media and implications for earthquakes.
PMID 18172496 · 2008 Jan 03
2025 IF
48.50
Journal
Nature
Nature · Q1
Institution
Los Alamos National Laboratory of the University of California
#3
Frictional ageing from interfacial bonding and the origins of rate and state friction.
PMID 22139421 · 2011 Nov 30
2025 IF
48.50
Journal
Nature
Nature · Q1
Institution
University of Pennsylvania
#4
Similar scaling laws for earthquakes and Cascadia slow-slip events.
PMID 31645722 · 2019 Oct
2025 IF
48.50
Journal
Nature
Nature · Q1
Institution
California Institute of Technology
#5
A network of superconducting gravimeters detects submicrogal coseismic gravity changes.
PMID 15486297 · 2004 Oct 15
2025 IF
45.80
Journal
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Science · Q1
Institution
University of Tokyo
#6
Clustering and periodic recurrence of microearthquakes on the san andreas fault at parkfield, california.
PMID 17788785 · 1995 Jan 27
2025 IF
45.80
Journal
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Science · Q1
Institution
Institution unavailable
#7
Geomorphic and geologic controls of geohazards induced by Nepal's 2015 Gorkha earthquake.
PMID 26676355 · 2016 Jan 08
2025 IF
45.80
Journal
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Science · Q1
Institution
University of Arizona
2025 IF
45.80
Journal
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Science · Q1
Institution
California Institute of Technology
#9
Imaging the distribution of transient viscosity after the 2016 M w 7.1 Kumamoto earthquake.
PMID 28408598 · 2017 Apr 14
2025 IF
45.80
Journal
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Science · Q1
Institution
Nanyang Technological University
#10
Scale-free intermittent flow in crystal plasticity.
PMID 16728635 · 2006 May 26
2025 IF
45.80
Journal
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Science · Q1
Institution
Institution unavailable
#11
SEISMOLOGY: Watching the Hayward Fault.
PMID 17833401 · 2000 Aug 18
2025 IF
45.80
Journal
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Science · Q1
Institution
Institution unavailable
#12
Slow earthquakes, preseismic velocity changes, and the origin of slow frictional stick-slip.
PMID 23950495 · 2013 Sep 13
2025 IF
45.80
Journal
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Science · Q1
Institution
Pennsylvania State University
#13
2025 IF
20.70
Journal
Reports on progress in physics. Physical Society (Great Britain)
Rep Prog Phys · Q1
Institution
Chinese Academy of Sciences
#14
Tectonic ecology.
PMID 21227867 · 1987 Sep
2025 IF
17.30
Journal
Trends in ecology & evolution
Trends Ecol Evol · Q1
Institution
Institution unavailable
#15
Precursory changes in seismic velocity for the spectrum of earthquake failure modes.
PMID 27597879 · 2016 Sep
2025 IF
16.10
Journal
Nature geoscience
Nat Geosci · Q1
Institution
Institution unavailable
#16
Abnormal low-magnitude seismicity preceding large-magnitude earthquakes.
PMID 39198420 · 2024 Aug 28
2025 IF
15.70
Journal
Nature communications
Nat Commun · Q1
Institution
University of Alaska Fairbanks
#17
Constant strain accumulation rate between major earthquakes on the North Anatolian Fault.
PMID 29643366 · 2018 Apr 11
2025 IF
15.70
Journal
Nature communications
Nat Commun · Q1
Institution
University of Leeds
#18
Direct structural evidence of Indian continental subduction beneath Myanmar.
PMID 32327668 · 2020 Apr 23
2025 IF
15.70
Journal
Nature communications
Nat Commun · Q1
Institution
Chinese Academy of Sciences
#19
Earthquake-enhanced dissolved carbon cycles in ultra-deep ocean sediments.
PMID 37696798 · 2023 Sep 11
2025 IF
15.70
Journal
Nature communications
Nat Commun · Q1
Institution
Ocean University of China
#20
Monitoring eruption activity using temporal stress changes at Mount Ontake volcano.
PMID 26892716 · 2016 Feb 19
2025 IF
15.70
Journal
Nature communications
Nat Commun · Q1
Institution
Nagoya University
Top PubMed journals for this keyword
Journal impact factors are matched from the current Journal Metrics dataset.
| Journal | Papers | 2025 IF | 5-Year IF | JCR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific reports Sci Rep | 80 | 3.90 | 4.30 | Q1 |
| Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Sensors (Basel) | 16 | 3.50 | 3.70 | Q2 |
| Nature communications Nat Commun | 12 | 15.70 | 17.20 | Q1 |
| Science (New York, N.Y.) Science | 8 | 45.80 | 49.70 | Q1 |
| Journal of environmental radioactivity J Environ Radioact | 7 | 2.10 | 2.20 | Q3 |
| The Science of the total environment Sci Total Environ | 7 | 8.00 | 8.70 | Q1 |
| Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) Entropy (Basel) | 5 | Not matched | Not matched | Not matched |
| Journal of seismology J Seismol | 5 | 2.00 | 1.80 | Q2 |
| Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A | 5 | 9.10 | 10.60 | Q1 |
| Nature Nature | 4 | 48.50 | 55.00 | Q1 |
| PloS one PLoS One | 4 | 2.60 | 3.20 | Q2 |
| Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine Appl Radiat Isot | 3 | 1.80 | 1.60 | Q2 |
| Environmental science and pollution research international Environ Sci Pollut Res Int | 3 | Not matched | Not matched | Not matched |
| Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci | 3 | 3.70 | 4.70 | Q1 |
| Environmental monitoring and assessment Environ Monit Assess | 2 | 3.00 | 3.20 | Q3 |
| Geophysical research letters Geophys Res Lett | 2 | 4.60 | 5.10 | Q1 |
| Heliyon Heliyon | 2 | 3.60 | 3.90 | Q1 |
| Journal of geophysical research. Solid earth J Geophys Res Solid Earth | 2 | 4.10 | 4.50 | Q1 |
| Physical review. E Phys Rev E | 2 | 2.40 | 2.30 | Q1 |
| Radiation protection dosimetry Radiat Prot Dosimetry | 2 | Not matched | Not matched | Not matched |
| BMC microbiology BMC Microbiol | 1 | 4.20 | 4.80 | Q2 |
| BMC public health BMC Public Health | 1 | 3.60 | 4.20 | Q1 |
| Communications earth & environment Commun Earth Environ | 1 | 8.90 | 9.50 | Q1 |
| Computational geosciences Comput Geosci (Bassum) | 1 | 2.00 | 2.40 | Q3 |
| Data in brief Data Brief | 1 | 1.40 | 1.20 | Q3 |