OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Earthquake Spectra is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Shake table testing of a full-scale three-story seismically resilient steel-framed building with reconfigurable lateral force-resisting systems	82
Chilean liquefaction case history database	71
An algorithm to calibrate analytical models of multi-story buildings from vibration records	62
A framework for operationalizing the assessment of post-earthquake functional recovery of buildings	56
Vibration-based temporary monitoring of a 253 m tall skew-plan building in Istanbul	54
A refined simulation method of building earthquake evacuation processes considering multi-exits and time-variant velocities	45
Shear wave velocity and site period measurements for the western portion of the Mexico City Basin following the Mw7.1 2017 Puebla–Morelos, Mexico, earthquake	44
Predictive kappa (κ) models for Turkey: Regional effects and uncertainty analysis	41
Context, culture, and cordons: The feasibility of post-earthquake cordons learned through a case study in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal	34
Site characterization at Treasure Island and Delaney Park downhole arrays by heterogeneous data assimilation	33
Influence of ground motion duration on the dynamic deformation capacity of reinforced concrete frame structures	31
WITHDRAWAL – Administrative Duplicate Publication: Statistical Analysis of Japan Wood Frame Building Earthquake Debris Extent and Its Use in Road Networks in Japan	31
From information to public preparedness in the Cascadia Subduction Zone: Examining risk communication outcomes in Metropolitan Portland, OR	29
WITHDRAWAL – Administrative Duplicate Publication: From Source to Building Fragility: Post-event Assessment of the 2013 M7.1 Bohol Philippines Earthquake	29
An algorithm for spectrally matching bi-directional ground motions to a target RotD100 spectrum while maintaining the radial spectral acceleration pattern	28
Ground motion models for shallow crustal and deep earthquakes in Hawaii and analyses of the 2018 M 6.9 Kalapana sequence	26
Simulating post-disaster temporary housing needs for displaced households and out-of-town contractors	25
Ground motion model for Peninsular India using an artificial neural network	24
How well can we predict earthquake site response so far? Site-specific approaches	24
Frequency-dependent site factors for the Icelandic strong-motion array from a Bayesian hierarchical model of the spatial distribution of spectral accelerations	21
Validating predicted site response in sedimentary basins from 3D ground motion simulations	21
Suggested earthquake insurance claim evaluation criteria for building damage caused by soil liquefaction in Taiwan	20
Adoption of seismic-resistant techniques in reconstructed housing in the aftermath of Nepal’s 2015 Gorkha earthquake	19
Regional seismic velocity model for the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains based on measured shear wave velocity, sediment thickness, and surface geology	19
Identification of optimal ground-motion intensity measures for assessing liquefaction triggering and lateral displacement of liquefiable sloping grounds	19

Impact of initial stress field heterogeneity in dynamic soil–structure interaction	19
Updating proxy-based site amplification map with in-situ data in Osaka, Japan: A Bayesian scheme based on uncertainty projected mapping	18
Modeling future economic costs and interdependent industry recovery after earthquakes	18
Front Matter	18
Empirical regressions for distributed faulting of dip-slip earthquakes	18
E-Cloud: Efficient seismic fragility assessment of structures based on enhanced cloud analysis	17
Bayesian parameter estimation of duration-based variables used in post-earthquake building recovery modeling	16
Using an integrated dynamic economic model to support infrastructure investment decision-making	16
City-scale buildings damage estimation based on broadband physics-based ground motion simulation of 2021 M_s 6.4 Yangbi, China, earthquake	15
Combining observed linear basin amplification factors with 1D nonlinear site-response analyses to predict site response for strong ground motions: Application to Wellington, New Zealand	15
Risk-targeted hazard for seismic design in New Zealand considering individual and societal risk targets	15
Coseismic surface ruptures of 20 strike-slip earthquakes measured from geodetic imaging data	14
GMPE-consistent hard-rock site adjustment factors for Western North America	14
A borehole array data–based approach for conducting 1D site response analyses II: Accounting for modeling errors	14
Rapid earthquake loss assessment based on machine learning and representative sampling	14
Evaluation of reduced computational approaches to assessment of tsunami hazard and loss using stochastic source models: Case study for Tofino, British Columbia, Canada, subjected to Cascadia megathrus	14
A methodology to assess and select seismic fragility curves: Application to the case of Costa Rica	13
NGA-subduction global ground motion models with regional adjustment factors	13
Story loss functions for seismic design and assessment: Development of tools and application	13
Mechanical properties of masonry using artificial neural networks	13
Probabilistic seismic source location and magnitude via inverse analysis of paleoliquefaction evidence	13
Empirical ground-motion basin response in the California Great Valley, Reno, Nevada, and Portland, Oregon	13
Damage to monumental masonry buildings in Hatay and Osmaniye following the 2023 Turkey earthquake sequence: The role of wall geometry, construction quality, and material properties	13
Spectral acceleration basin amplification factors for interface Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquakes in Canada’s 2020 national seismic hazard model	13
Test program on stiffened column bases subjected to cyclic loading	13
A relocated earthquake catalog and ground motion database for the southern East African rift system	12
Investment planning for earthquake-resilient electric power systems considering cascading outages	12
Erratum to NGA-east ground-motion characterization model part I: Summary of products and model development. Earthquake Spectra 37(S1): 1231–1282. DOI: 10.1177/87552930211018723	12
Book review: ¡Alerta!: Engineering on Shaky Ground	12
A seismologically consistent surface rupture length model for unbounded and width-limited events	12
Characterizing uncertainty of general building stock exposure data	12
Calibrating collapse and fatality rates for the assessment of fatalities due to earthquakes	12
A building imagery database for the calibration of machine learning algorithms	12
Accounting for ground-motion uncertainty in empirical seismic fragility modeling	11
Novel approach for energy-spectrum-based probabilistic seismic hazard analysis in regions with limited strong earthquake data	11
Seismic safety of informally constructed reinforced concrete houses in Puerto Rico	11
“We ran outside and waited for it to come”: Resident experiences in response to a false earthquake early warning	11
Implications of input ground-motion selection techniques on site response analyses for different tectonic settings	11
An analytical framework to assess earthquake-induced downtime and model recovery of buildings	11
A database of shake-table tests conducted on unreinforced masonry buildings	11
Evaluating the impact of uncertainty in ground motion forecasts for post-earthquake impact modeling applications	11
Seismic fragility assessment of reinforced concrete wall buildings in Colombia: Insights and implications for earthquake-resistant design	10
Damped rigid substructure system for seismic protection of structures	10
Hazard, exposure, fragility, and damage state homogenization of a virtual oil refinery testbed for seismic risk assessment	10
Benchmarking linear analysis procedures for reinforced concrete moment frames in ASCE 41	10
An agent-based financing model for post-earthquake housing recovery: Quantifying recovery inequalities across income groups	10
Host-region parameters for an adjustable model for crustal earthquakes to facilitate the implementation of the backbone approach to building ground-motion logic trees in probabilistic seismic hazard a	10
Mitigation of liquefaction triggering due to bio-gas-induced desaturation using element tests and the strain energy approach	10
Elevated collapse risk based on decaying aftershock hazard and damaged building fragilities	10
Fragility-based seismic assessment of traditional masonry buildings on Azores (Portugal) using simulated ground-motion records	10

Modeling hospital resources based on global epidemiology after earthquake-related disasters	10
A Texas-specific VS30 map incorporating geology and VS30 observations	9
Multi-angle and nonuniform ground motions on cable-stayed bridges	9
Assessment of urban seismic resilience of a town in Eastern Turkiye: Turkoglu, Kahramanmaras before and after 6 February 2023 M 7.8 Kahramanmaras earthquake	9
Congestion and observability across interdependent power and telecommunication networks under seismic hazard	9
Reconnaissance of the 2022 Guanshan and Chihshang earthquakes in eastern Taiwan	9
High-resolution post-earthquake recovery simulation: Impact of safety cordons	9
A simplified and versatile element model for elastomeric seismic isolation bearings	8
A spectral assessment for instant preliminary evaluation of structures after seismic events	8
WITHDRAWAL – Administrative Duplicate Publication: Vs-0 Correction Factors for Input Ground Motions used in Seismic Site Response Analyses	8
Spatial correlation in ground motion prediction errors in Central and Eastern North America	8
Monitoring of a rehabilitated building in soft soil in Mexico and structural response to the September 2017 earthquakes: Part 1: structural health monitoring system	8
Fragility modeling practices and their implications on risk and resilience analysis: From the structure to the network scale	8
System-wide seismic vulnerability of aging multiple-span multiple-girder bridges in low-to-moderate seismic hazard regions	8
Effect of soft sediments modeling on the seismic response of a 3D mid-rise RC building: high-resolution physics-based ground-motion simulations and empirical factors	8
Site-specific selection of conditional spectrum-based motions through modified stochastic ground motion modeling	8
Experimental study and numerical simulation of precast segmental bridge columns with different design details for high seismic zones	8
Front Matter	8
Shear-wave velocity measurements and their uncertainties at six industrial sites	8
New probabilistic fault displacement hazard models for reverse faulting	8
Application of empirical and simulation-based site amplification models for Central and Eastern North America to selected sites	8
How well can we predict earthquake site response so far? Machine learning vs physics-based modeling	8
Multi-criteria decision-making approach for optimal seismic/energy retrofitting of existing buildings	8
The 2018 update of the US National Seismic Hazard Model: Ground motion models in the central and eastern US	7
National liquefaction loss database and event-level fragility functions	7
Consequences of consequence models: The impact of economies of scale on seismic loss estimates	7
Effect of bidirectional excitation on seismic performance of regular RC frame buildings designed for modern codes	7
Ergodic site response model for subduction zone regions	7
A comparative study of seismic analysis, design, and collapse safety margins of tall buildings in the United States and Japan: Part II: comparison of seismic capacity and collapse safety margin	7
2D Geotechnical site-response analysis including soil heterogeneity and wave scattering	7
Conducting 1D site response analyses to capture 2D V_S spatial variability effects	7
Regional attenuation models in Central and Eastern North America using the NGA-East database	7
Use of scenario earthquakes for seismic hazard assessment in low-seismicity, stable continental regions: A case study from Indiana, USA	7
Large-scale damage assessment of buildings considering SSI and site amplification: The case of Thessaloniki	7
The US Geological Survey ground failure product: Near-real-time estimates of earthquake-triggered landslides and liquefaction	6
Bayesian analysis of ground motion models using chimney fragility curves: 2021, 5.9-Mw Woods Point intraplate earthquake, Victoria, Australia	6
Performance evaluation of the USGS velocity model for the San Francisco Bay Area	6
Spectral matching RotD100: Effects on bidirectional lateral demand of reinforced concrete frame buildings	6
Motivators and impediments to seismic retrofit implementation for wood-frame soft-story buildings: A case study in California	6
Subsurface imaging dataset acquired at the Garner Valley Downhole Array site using a dense network of three-component nodal stations	6
A seismological method for estimating the long-period transition period T_L in the seismic building code	6
Three-dimensional numerical modeling of ground motion in the Valley of Mexico: A case study from the Mw3.2 earthquake of July 17, 2019	6
Generation of numerical-based capacity fragility curves for different aspect ratios of full-connection gypsum partition walls	6
Time-varying damping ratios and velocities in a high-rise during earthquakes and ambient vibrations from coda wave interferometry	6
Performance of water systems during the February 6th Kahramanmaras earthquakes	6
Directionality of FIV3 ground-motion intensities during the 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye earthquake doublet	6
Linking physics-based regional-scale numerical seismic simulations with local finite-element analysis to evaluate soil–structure interaction of ground motions	6