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Xiaotao Yang

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2011Rising activity
earthquake and tectonic studiesSeismic Waves and AnalysisGeological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques

Publications

72

Citations

788

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

15

Publishing since 2011

Research summary
AI-generated

Xiaotao Yang's research uses seismic waves to image the Earth's crust and mantle beneath volcanoes and subduction zones, helping explain phenomena like magma movement, volcanic eruptions, and plate tectonic processes such as slab tearing. This work relies on analyzing seismic data (including ambient noise and earthquake recordings) to build detailed pictures of underground structures, with recent case studies on Alaskan volcanoes and subduction zones, and past work on continental rift basins in the northeastern United States.

Seismic imaging of subsurface structureVolcano monitoring and magma reservoirsSubduction zone and plate tectonicsAmbient noise seismology methodsContinental rifting and crustal evolution

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with a gap in 2021 followed by a rebound to a peak of 9 papers in 2024, suggesting an overall steady but variable pace of output.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.2/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 8 publications182019: 6 publications192020: 5 publications20212022: 8 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 9 publications9242025: 5 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America×11
  • Geophysical Research Letters×4
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth×3
  • AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts×3
  • Geophysical monograph×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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