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Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

In research, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,468 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences (Geophysics is 58.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,515
of 22,385 · #24,039 all time
Rank in United States
#2,562
of 3,332
Research works
2.2k
▼ 71% vs 2018-21
Citations
31k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

What is Earthquake Engineering Research Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,468 of 10,670 6.9%97 #12936

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Earthquake Engineering Research Institute sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Earthquake Engineering Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 90% of research at Earthquake Engineering Research Institute is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (50%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (25%), Computer Science (7%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 126 fractional works · 89.6% of its workEngineering: 71 fractional works · 50.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 45 fractional works · 31.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 36 fractional works · 25.2% of its workGeophysics: 29 fractional works · 20.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 6.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 5.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKEarthquakeEngineering…141fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences90%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering7150.1%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3625.2%
    3. Computer Science106.8%
    4. Environmental Science43.0%
    5. Materials Science32.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy31.8%
    7. Energy00.3%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    9. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Social Sciences64.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.9%
    3. Decision Sciences10.7%
    4. Psychology10.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Health Professions32.4%
    2. Medicine10.8%
    3. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Earthquake Engineering Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 58.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 28.7 works58×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 45.0 works27×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 35.5 works16×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16.06× its world share, 36 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.34× its world share, 71 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 16.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences16.06×36 works
  2. Engineering3.34×71 works
  3. Health Professions0.92×3 works
  4. Computer Science0.88×10 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy0.82×3 works
  6. Decision Sciences0.69×1 works
  7. Environmental Science0.61×4 works
  8. Materials Science0.61×3 works
  9. Energy0.37×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.32×1 works
  11. Social Sciences0.32×6 works
  12. Neuroscience0.17×0 works
  13. Psychology0.16×1 works
  14. Dentistry0.10×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×0 works
  16. Mathematics0.08×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.07×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.05×0 works
  19. Medicine0.04×1 works
  20. Chemistry0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Earthquake Engineering Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Marjorie R. Greene, Shigeki Nakagawa and Hatsuki Yamauchi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.

  1. 1 Marjorie R. Greene United States · #2,039,155 worldwide 912 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Shigeki Nakagawa United States · #2,046,875 worldwide 1.8k citations · 130 works
  3. 3 Hatsuki Yamauchi United States · #2,515,712 worldwide 315 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 T. Asanuma United States · #2,641,479 worldwide 1.1k citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Akiko Takeo United States · #3,016,835 worldwide 777 citations · 106 works
  6. 6 Katsutada Sezawa United States · #3,113,472 worldwide 470 citations · 162 works
  7. 7 Ryo Kurihara United States · #3,200,806 worldwide 106 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Akitune IMAMURA United States · #3,504,896 worldwide 82 citations · 83 works
  9. 9 Torahiko Terada United States · #3,544,524 worldwide 245 citations · 95 works
  10. 10 Toshikatsu YOSHII United States · #3,576,356 worldwide 1.8k citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Earthquake Engineering Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Earthquake Engineering Research Institute is "NGA‐West2 Database" (Timothy D Ancheta, Robert B. Darragh, Jonathan P. Stewart et al., 2014), with 1,616 citations. Next come "NGA‐West2 Ground Motion Model for the Average Horizontal Components of PGA, PGV, and 5% Damped Linear Acceleration Response Spectra" (1,440) and "OpenSees: A Framework for Earthquake Engineering Simulation" (1,401).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 NGA‐West2 Database Timothy D Ancheta, Robert B. Darragh, Jonathan P. Stewart et al. · Earthquake Spectra 10 Feb 2014 1,616
2 NGA‐West2 Ground Motion Model for the Average Horizontal Components of PGA, PGV, and 5% Damped Linear Acceleration Response Spectra Kenneth W. Campbell, Yousef Bozorgnia · Earthquake Spectra 4 Feb 2014 1,440
3 OpenSees: A Framework for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Frank McKenna · Computing in Science & Engineering 29 Jun 2011 1,401
4 Back‐arc opening and the mode of subduction Seiya Uyeda, Hiroo Kanamori · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access 10 Mar 1979 1,284
5 NGA Ground Motion Model for the Geometric Mean Horizontal Component of PGA, PGV, PGD and 5% Damped Linear Elastic Response Spectra for Periods Ranging from 0.01 to 10 s Kenneth W. Campbell, Yousef Bozorgnia · Earthquake Spectra Feb 2008 1,188
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Earthquake Engineering Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Structural Dynamics, Ground Motion, Seismic Engineering, Subduction, Geodetic Measurements, Earthquakes, Plate Boundaries and Tomography.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Structural Dynamics12▲ 167×2 topics
  2. Ground Motion12▲ 224×1 topic
  3. Seismic Engineering12▲ 224×1 topic
  4. Subduction10▲ 91×3 topics
  5. Geodetic Measurements9▲ 62×2 topics
  6. Earthquakes9▲ 109×1 topic
  7. Plate Boundaries9▲ 109×1 topic
  8. Machine Learning8▲ 1.77×17 topics
  9. Tomography8▲ 33×2 topics
  10. Plate Tectonics8▲ 35×3 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Network5▲ 24×2 topics
  12. Nonlinear Dynamics5▲ 17×2 topics
  13. Earthquake Detection5▲ 180×1 topic
  14. Seismic Signals5▲ 180×1 topic
  15. Finite Element Analysis5▲ 16×5 topics
  16. Seismic Noise5▲ 71×1 topic
  17. Surface Wave5▲ 71×1 topic
  18. Infrastructure4▲ 26×2 topics
  19. Impact4▲ 139×1 topic
  20. Sensor Networks4▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Tsunami4▲ 680×1 topic
  22. Vibration-based Damage Identification4▲ 46×1 topic
  23. Wireless Sensors4▲ 46×1 topic
  24. Ionospheric Anomalies4▲ 76×1 topic
  25. Seismic Electromagnetics4▲ 76×1 topic
  26. Construction4▲ 21×3 topics
  27. Tectonics4▲ 23×3 topics
  28. Durability Performance4▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Concrete Strengthening4▲ 41×1 topic
  30. Crystal Structure Prediction4▲ 53×1 topic
  31. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites4▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Mantle Dynamics4▲ 53×1 topic
  33. Reinforced Concrete3▲ 31×2 topics
  34. Geochronology3▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Zircon3▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Magnetorheological Fluids3▲ 83×1 topic
  37. Passive Vibration Isolators3▲ 83×1 topic
  38. Elastic Properties3▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Full-Waveform Tomography3▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Inverse Problems3▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Earthquake Engineering Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Seismic Performance and Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Seismology and Earthquake Studies and Seismic Waves and Analysis.

Seismic Performance and …12Seismic Performance and Analysis: 12 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 9 fractional worksSeismology and Earthquake Studies: 5 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 5 fractional worksEarthquake and Tsunami Effects: 4 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 4 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and…4Earthquake Detection and Analysis: 4 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 4 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 4 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 3 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringGeophysicsArtificial IntelligenceBuilding and Construction

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 12 works
  2. 2 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 9 works
  3. 3 Seismology and Earthquake Studies Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  4. 4 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 5 works
  5. 5 Earthquake and Tsunami Effects Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 4 works
  8. 8 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 4 works
  9. 9 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 4 works
  10. 10 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available44.9%not open55.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.1%domestic only69.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Earthquake Engineering Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 71% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Earthquake Engineering Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00043% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Earthquake Engineering Research Institute0.00086% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Earthquake Engineering Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Earthquake Engineering Research Institute8.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.3% in 2002.

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