John E. Nafe
Impact in
- Geophysics top 1%
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Seismic Waves and Analysis
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
- Geology top 1%
- Geological and Geophysical Studies
Papers in
- Geophysics 15
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques 6
- earthquake and tectonic studies 6
- Seismic Waves and Analysis 5
- High-pressure geophysics and materials 5
- Geology 9
- Geological and Geophysical Studies 8
- Geological Studies and Exploration 5
- Co-authors
- Charles L. Drake (9 shared papers)Orson L. Anderson (2 shared papers)James N. Brune (3 shared papers)Ulrich Maas (3 shared papers)Jack Oliver (1 shared paper)Xavier Le Pichon (1 shared paper)R. E. Houtz (1 shared paper)L. E. Alsop (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (5 papers)Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (4 papers)Geophysics (3 papers)Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (2 papers)Nature (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermanyAustralia
In The Last Decade
John E. Nafe
28 papers receiving 1.5k citations
John E. Nafe's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 66
- Geophysics 1.4k
- Geology 304
- Earth-Surface Processes 200
- Oceanography 202
- Ocean Engineering 209
Countries citing papers authored by John E. Nafe
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Fields of papers citing papers by John E. Nafe
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside John E. Nafe, 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 | ||
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| 1 | Variation with depth in shallow and deep water marine sediments of porosity, density and the velocities of compressional and shear waves Hit paper breakdown → | 1957 | 415 |
| 2 | 1961 | 292 | |
| 3 | 1965 | 284 | |
| 4 | 1965 | 111 | |
| 5 | 1960 | 106 | |
| 6 | 1961 | 80 | |
| 7 | 1957 | 70 | |
| 8 | 1965 | 56 | |
| 9 | 1968 | 56 | |
| 10 | 1972 | 50 | |
| 11 | 1963 | 38 | |
| 12 | 2002 | 37 | |
| 13 | 1970 | 35 | |
| 14 | 1970 | 33 | |
| 15 | 1962 | 29 | |
| 16 | 2002 | 29 | |
| 17 | 1968 | 27 | |
| 18 | 1960 | 22 | |
| 19 | 1965 | 21 | |
| 20 | 1964 | 19 |
About John E. Nafe
John E. Nafe is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geology, Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering and Environmental Chemistry, having authored 28 papers that have together received 1.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geological and Geophysical Studies (8 papers), Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (6 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (6 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (5 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (5 papers), Geological Studies and Exploration (5 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (4 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (1.4k citations), Geology (304 citations), Earth-Surface Processes (200 citations), Oceanography (202 citations) and Ocean Engineering (209 citations). John E. Nafe has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Charles L. Drake, Orson L. Anderson, James N. Brune, Ulrich Maas, Jack Oliver, Xavier Le Pichon, R. E. Houtz, L. E. Alsop, H. Berckhemer and George H. Sutton. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Geophysics, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences and Nature.
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