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Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques

Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques is a research topic within Geophysics. Science Explorer counts 52k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on seismic waveform inversion in exploration geophysics, covering topics such as full-waveform tomography, elastic properties of rocks, frequency-dependent anisotropy, seismic data processing, and inverse problems. The papers also discuss the application of adjoint methods, rock physics, and wave equation migration in the context of geophysical imaging.

  • Seismic Waveform Inversion
  • Full-Waveform Tomography
  • Geophysical Imaging
  • Elastic Properties
  • Frequency-Dependent Anisotropy
  • Seismic Data Processing
  • Inverse Problems
  • Wave Equation Migration
  • Rock Physics
  • Adjoint Methods
Research works
52k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
5.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+2%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
53% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
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