| A moment magnitude scale TC Hanks, H Kanamori Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 84 (B5), 2348-2350, 1979 | 5249 | 1979 |
| Theoretical basis of some empirical relations in seismology H Kanamori, DL Anderson Bulletin of the seismological society of America 65 (5), 1073-1095, 1975 | 4007 | 1975 |
| The energy release in great earthquakes H Kanamori Journal of geophysical research 82 (20), 2981-2987, 1977 | 3245 | 1977 |
| Moho depth variation in southern California from teleseismic receiver functions L Zhu, H Kanamori Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 105 (B2), 2969-2980, 2000 | 1969 | 2000 |
| Back‐arc opening and the mode of subduction S Uyeda, H Kanamori Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 84 (B3), 1049-1061, 1979 | 1639 | 1979 |
| The great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of 26 december 2004 T Lay, H Kanamori, CJ Ammon, M Nettles, SN Ward, RC Aster, SL Beck, ... science 308 (5725), 1127-1133, 2005 | 1500 | 2005 |
| Relationships between peak ground acceleration, peak ground velocity, and modified Mercalli intensity in California DJ Wald, V Quitoriano, TH Heaton, H Kanamori Earthquake spectra 15 (3), 557-564, 1999 | 1232 | 1999 |
| Mechanism of tsunami earthquakes H Kanamori Physics of the earth and planetary interiors 6 (5), 346-359, 1972 | 1090 | 1972 |
| Velocity dispersion due to anelasticity; implications for seismology and mantle composition HP Liu, DL Anderson, H Kanamori Geophysical Journal International 47 (1), 41-58, 1976 | 1015 | 1976 |
| The physics of earthquakes H Kanamori, EE Brodsky Reports on progress in physics 67 (8), 1429, 2004 | 1006 | 2004 |
| Inversion of complex body waves—III M Kikuchi, H Kanamori Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 81 (6), 2335-2350, 1991 | 996 | 1991 |
| Rupture process of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake CJ Ammon, C Ji, HK Thio, D Robinson, S Ni, V Hjorleifsdottir, H Kanamori, ... science 308 (5725), 1133-1139, 2005 | 972 | 2005 |
| TriNet “ShakeMaps”: Rapid generation of peak ground motion and intensity maps for earthquakes in southern California DJ Wald, V Quitoriano, TH Heaton, H Kanamori, CW Scrivner, CB Worden Earthquake Spectra 15 (3), 537-555, 1999 | 850 | 1999 |
| The 2011 magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake: Mosaicking the megathrust from seconds to centuries M Simons, SE Minson, A Sladen, F Ortega, J Jiang, SE Owen, L Meng, ... science 332 (6036), 1421-1425, 2011 | 849 | 2011 |
| The potential for earthquake early warning in southern California RM Allen, H Kanamori Science 300 (5620), 786-789, 2003 | 805 | 2003 |
| Deep structure of Japan subduction zone as derived from local, regional, and teleseismic events D Zhao, A Hasegawa, H Kanamori Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 99 (B11), 22313-22329, 1994 | 769 | 1994 |
| Inversion of complex body waves M Kikuchi, H Kanamori Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 72 (2), 491-506, 1982 | 748 | 1982 |
| SAC2000: Signal processing and analysis tools for seismologists and engineers P Goldstein, D Dodge, M Firpo, L Minner International geophysics 81, 1613-1614, 2003 | 732 | 2003 |
| Real-time seismology and earthquake damage mitigation H Kanamori Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 33 (1), 195-214, 2005 | 637 | 2005 |
| Seismicity and the subduction process L Ruff, H Kanamori Physics of the Earth and Planetary interiors 23 (3), 240-252, 1980 | 614 | 1980 |
