Ian Main
Impact in
- Geophysics top 0.1%
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Mechanics of Materials top 0.1%
- Rock Mechanics and Modeling
Papers in
- Geophysics 161
- earthquake and tectonic studies 117
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis 76
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques 42
- High-pressure geophysics and materials 34
- Seismic Waves and Analysis 30
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- Rock Mechanics and Modeling 42
- Co-authors
- P. G. Meredith (24 shared papers)Malcolm Atkinson (3 shared papers)Rosa Filgueira Vicente (2 shared papers)Andy Bell (1 shared paper)Andrew Bell (20 shared papers)P. A. Cowie (7 shared papers)Stephen C. Elphick (18 shared papers)M. C. Forde (6 shared papers)
- Journals
- Geophysical Journal International (41 papers)Geophysical Research Letters (20 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (13 papers)Tectonophysics (10 papers)Journal of Structural Geology (7 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesGermany
In The Last Decade
Ian Main
203 papers receiving 10.4k citations
Ian Main's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 164
- Geophysics 6.0k
- Mechanics of Materials 3.2k
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1.3k
- Ocean Engineering 1.6k
- Environmental Engineering 1.2k
Countries citing papers authored by Ian Main
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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian Main
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Ian Main, 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 213 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 2026 |
| 2 | Scaling of fracture systems in geological media Hit paper breakdown → | 2001 | 1094 |
| 3 | Assessing Damage of Reinforced Concrete Beam Using “b -value” Analysis of Acoustic Emission Signals Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 430 |
| 4 | 1996 | 337 | |
| 5 | 2011 | 326 | |
| 6 | 2009 | 325 | |
| 7 | 2011 | 233 | |
| 8 | 1989 | 179 | |
| 9 | 1992 | 173 | |
| 10 | 2000 | 162 | |
| 11 | 2000 | 157 | |
| 12 | 1990 | 152 | |
| 13 | 1994 | 134 | |
| 14 | 1999 | 111 | |
| 15 | 2009 | 107 | |
| 16 | Geophysical Research Abstracts | 2015 | 106 |
| 17 | 2003 | 102 | |
| 18 | 2015 | 96 | |
| 19 | 2003 | 90 | |
| 20 | 1984 | 89 |
About Ian Main
Ian Main is a scholar working on Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials, Artificial Intelligence, Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, having authored 213 papers that have together received 10.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include earthquake and tectonic studies (117 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (76 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (42 papers), Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (42 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (34 papers), Seismology and Earthquake Studies (33 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (30 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (27 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (6.0k citations), Mechanics of Materials (3.2k citations), Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (1.3k citations), Ocean Engineering (1.6k citations) and Environmental Engineering (1.2k citations). Ian Main has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include P. G. Meredith, Malcolm Atkinson, Rosa Filgueira Vicente, Andy Bell, Andrew Bell, P. A. Cowie, Stephen C. Elphick, M. C. Forde, Brian Berkowitz and Philippe Davy. Their work appears in journals such as Geophysical Journal International, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Tectonophysics and Journal of Structural Geology.
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