Concepedia

Hiroo Kanamori

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Publications

403

Citations

57.5K

H-Index

116

Active since

1961

Affiliations

California Institute of Technology(Current)

University of California, Santa Cruz

United States Geological Survey

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Université de Strasbourg

Hiroo Kanamori is an author at California Institute of Technology specializing in natural sciences, earth sciences, and seismology.

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Publications per year

1961–2025

398

Publications

403

A moment magnitude scale

Thomas C. Hanks, Hiroo Kanamori · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1979 · 4K citations · Full text

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Theoretical basis of some empirical relations in seismology

Hiroo Kanamori, Don L. Anderson · CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology) · 1975 · 2.9K citations · Full text

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The energy release in great earthquakes

Hiroo Kanamori · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1977 · 2.5K citations · Full text

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Moho depth variation in southern California from teleseismic receiver functions

Lupei Zhu, Hiroo Kanamori · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2000 · 1.5K citations

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Back‐arc opening and the mode of subduction

Seiya Uyeda, Hiroo Kanamori · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1979 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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