| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Weak elastic anisotropy | Geophysics | 1986 | 3,627 |
| 2 | Inversion of seismic reflection data in the acoustic approximation | Geophysics | 1984 | 2,931 |
| 3 | An overview of full-waveform inversion in exploration geophysics | Geophysics | 2009 | 2,614 |
| 4 | P-SV wave propagation in heterogeneous media: Velocity‐stress finite‐difference method | Geophysics | 1986 | 2,337 |
| 5 | Occam’s inversion: A practical algorithm for generating smooth models from electromagnetic sounding data | Geophysics | 1987 | 2,235 |
| 6 | Multichannel analysis of surface waves | Geophysics | 1999 | 2,073 |
| 7 | FORMATION VELOCITY AND DENSITY—THE DIAGNOSTIC BASICS FOR STRATIGRAPHIC TRAPS | Geophysics | 1974 | 1,986 |
| 8 | Fourth‐order finite‐difference P-SV seismograms | Geophysics | 1988 | 1,340 |
| 9 | Estimation of near‐surface shear‐wave velocity by inversion of Rayleigh waves | Geophysics | 1999 | 1,331 |
| 10 | STATISTICAL MODELS FOR INTERPRETING AEROMAGNETIC DATA | Geophysics | 1970 | 1,300 |
| 11 | Relationships between compressional‐wave and shear‐wave velocities in clastic silicate rocks | Geophysics | 1985 | 1,269 |
| 12 | Seismic waveform inversion in the frequency domain, Part 1: Theory and verification in a physical scale model | Geophysics | 1999 | 1,267 |
| 13 | Multiscale seismic waveform inversion | Geophysics | 1995 | 1,260 |
| 14 | Seismic properties of pore fluids | Geophysics | 1992 | 1,259 |
| 15 | Magnetic interpretation in three dimensions using Euler deconvolution | Geophysics | 1990 | 1,245 |
| 16 | Reverse time migration | Geophysics | 1983 | 1,243 |
| 17 | Occam’s inversion to generate smooth, two‐dimensional models from magnetotelluric data | Geophysics | 1990 | 1,231 |
| 18 | Gridding with continuous curvature splines in tension | Geophysics | 1990 | 1,200 |
| 19 | Complex seismic trace analysis | Geophysics | 1979 | 1,191 |
| 20 | ELASTIC WAVE VELOCITIES IN HETEROGENEOUS AND POROUS MEDIA | Geophysics | 1956 | 1,182 |
| 21 | BASIC THEORY OF THE MAGNETO‐TELLURIC METHOD OF GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING | Geophysics | 1953 | 1,171 |
| 22 | MIGRATION BY FOURIER TRANSFORM | Geophysics | 1978 | 1,171 |
| 23 | VELOCITY AND ATTENUATION OF SEISMIC WAVES IN TWO‐PHASE MEDIA: PART I. THEORETICAL FORMULATIONS | Geophysics | 1974 | 1,160 |
| 24 | SEISMIC VELOCITIES FROM SURFACE MEASUREMENTS | Geophysics | 1955 | 1,110 |
| 25 | A simplification of the Zoeppritz equations | Geophysics | 1985 | 1,088 |
| 26 | Wave propagation and sampling theory—Part I: Complex signal and scattering in multilayered media | Geophysics | 1982 | 1,081 |
| 27 | EULDPH: A new technique for making computer‐assisted depth estimates from magnetic data | Geophysics | 1982 | 1,078 |
| 28 | Nonlinear conjugate gradients algorithm for 2-D magnetotelluric inversion | Geophysics | 2001 | 1,069 |
| 29 | SPECTRAL SIGNATURES OF PARTICULATE MINERALS IN THE VISIBLE AND NEAR INFRARED | Geophysics | 1977 | 1,056 |
| 30 | THE ANALYTIC SIGNAL OF TWO‐DIMENSIONAL MAGNETIC BODIES WITH POLYGONAL CROSS‐SECTION: ITS PROPERTIES AND USE FOR AUTOMATED ANOMALY INTERPRETATION | Geophysics | 1972 | 1,011 |
| 31 | ELASTIC WAVES THROUGH A PACKING OF SPHERES | Geophysics | 1951 | 994 |
| 32 | A self‐similar model for sedimentary rocks with application to the dielectric constant of fused glass beads | Geophysics | 1981 | 958 |
| 33 | Effects of porosity and clay content on wave velocities in sandstones | Geophysics | 1986 | 951 |
| 34 | HOW THIN IS A THIN BED? | Geophysics | 1973 | 943 |
| 35 | Magnetic interpretation using the 3-D analytic signal | Geophysics | 1992 | 942 |
| 36 | 3-D inversion of magnetic data | Geophysics | 1996 | 905 |
| 37 | A nonreflecting boundary condition for discrete acoustic and elastic wave equations | Geophysics | 1985 | 903 |
| 38 | Efficient waveform inversion and imaging: A strategy for selecting temporal frequencies | Geophysics | 2004 | 897 |
| 39 | MACHINE CONTOURING USING MINIMUM CURVATURE | Geophysics | 1974 | 846 |
| 40 | 3-D inversion of gravity data | Geophysics | 1998 | 844 |
| 41 | TOWARD A UNIFIED THEORY OF REFLECTOR MAPPING | Geophysics | 1971 | 839 |
| 42 | Velocity analysis for transversely isotropic media | Geophysics | 1995 | 800 |
| 43 | Accuracy of finite‐difference and finite‐element modeling of the scalar and elastic wave equations | Geophysics | 1984 | 798 |
| 44 | SYNTHETIC SEISMOGRAMS: A FINITE ‐DIFFERENCE APPROACH | Geophysics | 1976 | 796 |
| 45 | INTEGRAL FORMULATION FOR MIGRATION IN TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONS | Geophysics | 1978 | 796 |
| 46 | Wave equation migration with the phase‐shift method | Geophysics | 1978 | 787 |
| 47 | A strategy for nonlinear elastic inversion of seismic reflection data | Geophysics | 1986 | 781 |
| 48 | VELOCITY SPECTRA—DIGITAL COMPUTER DERIVATION APPLICATIONS OF VELOCITY FUNCTIONS | Geophysics | 1969 | 777 |
| 49 | AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING ELASTIC WAVE VELOCITIES IN POROUS MEDIA | Geophysics | 1958 | 772 |
| 50 | SH-wave propagation in heterogeneous media: Velocity‐stress finite‐difference method | Geophysics | 1984 | 764 |
