| Mushy magma beneath Yellowstone R Chu, DV Helmberger, D Sun, JM Jackson, L Zhu Geophysical Research Letters 37 (1), 2010 | 120 | 2010 |
| Global synthetic seismograms using a 2-D finite-difference method D Li, D Helmberger, RW Clayton, D Sun Geophysical Journal International 197 (2), 1166-1183, 2014 | 97 | 2014 |
| Lunar seismology: A data and instrumentation review C Nunn, RF Garcia, Y Nakamura, AG Marusiak, T Kawamura, D Sun, ... Space Science Reviews 216 (5), 89, 2020 | 82 | 2020 |
| Lunar seismology: An update on interior structure models RF Garcia, A Khan, M Drilleau, L Margerin, T Kawamura, D Sun, ... Space Science Reviews 215, 1-47, 2019 | 77 | 2019 |
| Rolling hills on the core–mantle boundary D Sun, DV Helmberger, JM Jackson, RW Clayton, DJ Bower Earth and Planetary Science Letters 361, 333-342, 2013 | 54 | 2013 |
| Velocity and density characteristics of subducted oceanic crust and the origin of lower-mantle heterogeneities W Wang, Y Xu, D Sun, S Ni, R Wentzcovitch, Z Wu Nature communications 11 (1), 64, 2020 | 44 | 2020 |
| Direct measures of lateral velocity variation in the deep Earth D Sun, D Helmberger, S Ni, D Bower Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 114 (B5), 2009 | 44 | 2009 |
| Complexity of D ″in the presence of slab‐debris and phase changes D Sun, TRA Song, D Helmberger Geophysical research letters 33 (12), 2006 | 38 | 2006 |
| Study of the western edge of the African large low shear velocity province D Sun, MS Miller Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 14 (8), 3109-3125, 2013 | 37 | 2013 |
| Upper-mantle structures beneath USArray derived from waveform complexity D Sun, D Helmberger Geophysical Journal International 184 (1), 416-438, 2011 | 37 | 2011 |
| Major disruption of D ″beneath Alaska D Sun, D Helmberger, MS Miller, JM Jackson Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 121 (5), 3534-3556, 2016 | 34 | 2016 |
| Seismological support for the metastable superplume model, sharp features, and phase changes within the lower mantle D Sun, E Tan, D Helmberger, M Gurnis Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104 (22), 9151-9155, 2007 | 33 | 2007 |
| Slab control on the northeastern edge of the mid‐Pacific LLSVP near Hawaii D Sun, D Helmberger, VH Lai, M Gurnis, JM Jackson, HY Yang Geophysical Research Letters 46 (6), 3142-3152, 2019 | 29 | 2019 |
| A narrow, mid‐mantle plume below southern Africa D Sun, D Helmberger, M Gurnis Geophysical Research Letters 37 (9), 2010 | 28 | 2010 |
| Shock compression of preheated molybdenum to 300 GPa PD Asimow, D Sun, TJ Ahrens Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors 174 (1-4), 302-308, 2009 | 28 | 2009 |
| The 2013 and 2017 Ms 5 Seismic Swarms in Jilin, NEChina: Fluid‐Triggered Earthquakes? G Zhang, J Lei, D Sun Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 124 (12), 13096-13111, 2019 | 27 | 2019 |
| Lower mantle tomography and phase change mapping D Sun, D Helmberger Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 113 (B10), 2008 | 26 | 2008 |
| High frequency seismic waves and slab structures beneath Italy D Sun, MS Miller, NP Agostinetti, PD Asimow, D Li Earth and Planetary Science Letters 391, 212-223, 2014 | 24 | 2014 |
| A dipping, thick segment of the Farallon Slab beneath central US D Sun, M Gurnis, J Saleeby, D Helmberger Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 122 (4), 2911-2928, 2017 | 23 | 2017 |
| Hot upwelling conduit beneath the Atlas Mountains, Morocco D Sun, MS Miller, AF Holt, TW Becker Geophysical Research Letters 41 (22), 8037-8044, 2014 | 23 | 2014 |
Michael GurnisProfessor of Geophysics, California Institute of TechnologyVerified email at gps.caltech.edu
