George Backus
Impact in
- Geophysics top 0.5%
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
- Seismic Waves and Analysis
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
- Oceanography top 2%
- Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
Papers in
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- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies 8
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- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 5
- Co-authors
- Freeman Gilbert (7 shared papers)Catherine Constable (1 shared paper)Robert L. Parker (1 shared paper)M. Rieutord (1 shared paper)Jeffrey Park (1 shared paper)Grégoire Zimmermann (1 shared paper)Peter Winkler (1 shared paper)J. Eckart (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (5 papers)Geophysical Journal International (5 papers)Reviews of Geophysics (3 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (2 papers)Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermanyAustralia
In The Last Decade
George Backus
37 papers receiving 3.7k citations
George Backus's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 125
- Geophysics 2.3k
- Oceanography 527
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 620
- Ocean Engineering 579
- Mathematical Physics 319
Countries citing papers authored by George Backus
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Fields of papers citing papers by George Backus
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside George Backus, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Resolving Power of Gross Earth Data Hit paper breakdown → | 1968 | 1222 |
| 2 | Uniqueness in the inversion of inaccurate gross Earth data Hit paper breakdown → | 1970 | 1113 |
| 3 | 1976 | 295 | |
| 4 | 1958 | 261 | |
| 5 | Foundations of geomagnetism | 1996 | 181 |
| 6 | 1970 | 171 | |
| 7 | 1986 | 157 | |
| 8 | 1970 | 135 | |
| 9 | 1976 | 121 | |
| 10 | 1961 | 119 | |
| 11 | 1960 | 66 | |
| 12 | 1970 | 64 | |
| 13 | 1970 | 59 | |
| 14 | 1970 | 53 | |
| 15 | 1990 | 45 | |
| 16 | 1965 | 29 | |
| 17 | "Climate Change and Infrastructure, Urban Systems, and Vulnerabilities.” Report to the U.S. Department of Energy in Support of the National Climate Assessment, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2012. | 2014 | 26 |
| 18 | 1957 | 25 | |
| 19 | 1969 | 23 | |
| 20 | 2017 | 22 |
About George Backus
George Backus is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography, Geophysics and Applied Mathematics, having authored 44 papers that have together received 4.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (8 papers), Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (8 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (5 papers), Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (4 papers), Statistical and numerical algorithms (4 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (4 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (3 papers) and Climate Change Policy and Economics (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (2.3k citations), Oceanography (527 citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (620 citations), Ocean Engineering (579 citations) and Mathematical Physics (319 citations). George Backus has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Freeman Gilbert, Catherine Constable, Robert L. Parker, M. Rieutord, Jeffrey Park, Grégoire Zimmermann, Peter Winkler, J. Eckart, J. Zeravik and Ulrich J. Pfeiffer. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Geophysical Journal International, Reviews of Geophysics, The Astrophysical Journal and Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
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