George E. 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
- Geophysics 21
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods 10
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques 5
- Seismic Waves and Analysis 5
- High-pressure geophysics and materials 5
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- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies 15
- Co-authors
- Jock Gilbert (1 shared paper)Freeman Gilbert (2 shared papers)Robert L. Parker (1 shared paper)Loren Shure (1 shared paper)Jean‐Louis Le Mouël (2 shared papers)Coerte V. Voorhies (1 shared paper)S. Chandrasekhar (1 shared paper)R. A. Langel (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Geophysical Journal International (12 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (5 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (3 papers)Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors (3 papers)Geophysical Research Letters (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesRussiaCzechia
In The Last Decade
George E. Backus
41 papers receiving 4.1k citations
George E. Backus's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 86
- Geophysics 3.3k
- Oceanography 821
- Ocean Engineering 899
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 512
- Mechanics of Materials 579
Countries citing papers authored by George E. Backus
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Fields of papers citing papers by George E. Backus
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Co-authors
The 14 scholars most cited alongside George E. 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
Showing the 20 most-cited of 42 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long-wave elastic anisotropy produced by horizontal layering Hit paper breakdown → | 1962 | 1319 |
| 2 | Numerical Applications of a Formalism for Geophysical Inverse Problems Hit paper breakdown → | 1967 | 752 |
| 3 | 1966 | 481 | |
| 4 | 1965 | 347 | |
| 5 | 1968 | 264 | |
| 6 | 1982 | 190 | |
| 7 | 1988 | 153 | |
| 8 | 1970 | 119 | |
| 9 | 1977 | 106 | |
| 10 | 1986 | 106 | |
| 11 | 1967 | 99 | |
| 12 | 1964 | 84 | |
| 13 | 1985 | 81 | |
| 14 | 1975 | 69 | |
| 15 | 1968 | 59 | |
| 16 | 1988 | 56 | |
| 17 | 1977 | 54 | |
| 18 | 1964 | 48 | |
| 19 | 1956 | 36 | |
| 20 | 1982 | 31 |
About George E. Backus
George E. Backus is a scholar working on Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Oceanography, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Mechanics of Materials, having authored 42 papers that have together received 4.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (15 papers), Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (12 papers), Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods (10 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (7 papers), Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (5 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (5 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (5 papers) and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (3.3k citations), Oceanography (821 citations), Ocean Engineering (899 citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (512 citations) and Mechanics of Materials (579 citations). George E. Backus has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Russia and Czechia. Frequent co-authors include Jock Gilbert, Freeman Gilbert, Robert L. Parker, Loren Shure, Jean‐Louis Le Mouël, Coerte V. Voorhies, S. Chandrasekhar, R. A. Langel, D. S. Chinn and R. H. Estes. Their work appears in journals such as Geophysical Journal International, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors and Geophysical Research Letters.
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