Publications

Research publications

26 peer-reviewed journal articles, including 13 as first or second author, and scientific report contributions on earthquake processes, seismic networks, crustal fluids, volcanoes and cascading hazards. First-author publications are highlighted. See also Google Scholar, ORCID and ResearchGate.

2026

  1. Deep magma underpressure and connectivity drive large dike intrusionsPagli, C., La Rosa, A., Cesca, S., et al., including Büyükakpınar, P.
    Science Advances, 12(28), eaed6073.
  2. Seismological evidence for fluid accumulation beneath the dormant East Eifel volcanic region, GermanyZhang, H., Dahm, T., Büyükakpınar, P., et al.
    Communications Earth & Environment, 7, 571.
  3. Microseismicity reveals fault activation and fluid processes beneath the Neuwied Basin and Laacher See VolcanoLaumann, P., Dahm, T., Petersen, G., Büyükakpınar, P., et al.
    Geophysical Journal International, 244(2), ggaf475.
  4. First authorNew research perspectives in light of dense cross-border experiments in West Bohemia and Vogtland regionsBüyükakpınar, P., Dahm, T., Isken, M., et al.
    Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, 70(1), 23.
  5. First authorModelling of earthquake swarms suggests magmatic fluids in the upper crust beneath the Eger RiftBüyükakpınar, P., Dahm, T., Hainzl, S., et al.
    Communications Earth & Environment, 7, 6 (2026).
  6. Positive isotropic components from full moment tensor inversion and fluid involvement in the Pollino seismic swarmPonte, M., Cesca, S., Büyükakpınar, P., et al.
    Terra Nova, 38(3), 185–194.
  7. First authorNeue Möglichkeiten zur Untersuchung von Schwarmbeben durch ICDP-Eger BohrlochstationenBüyükakpınar, P., Dahm, T., Ohrnberger, M., Isken, M., Wendt, S. & Funke, S. (2026).
    Erdbebenbeobachtung in Mitteldeutschland: Dreijahresbericht 2022–2024 des Seismologie-Verbundes, pp. 57–61. Dresden: Sächsisches Landesamt für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Geologie.

2025

  1. The upper crustal structure of the Eifel volcanic region from local earthquake tomographyZhang, H., Dahm, T., Haberland, C., et al., including Büyükakpınar, P.
    Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130(11).
  2. 23 April 2025 Marmara Sea (Mw 6.3), Türkiye earthquakeErtuncay, D., Büyükakpınar, P., Fornasari, S. F. & Tan, O.
    Seismica, 4(2).
  3. First authorSeismic, field, and remote sensing analysis of the 13 February 2024 Çöpler gold mine landslideBüyükakpınar, P., Carrillo-Ponce, A., Munir, M. B., et al.
    The Seismic Record, 5(2), 165–174.
  4. Modelling array beams for the 1979, 1984 and 2021 Granada earthquakesStich, D., Büyükakpınar, P. & Cesca, S.
    Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 365, 107379.
  5. A seismological large-N multisensor experiment to study the magma transfer of intracontinental volcanic fields: The example of the Eifel, GermanyDahm, T., Isken, M., Milkereit, C., et al., including Büyükakpınar, P.
    Seismica, 4(2).
  6. First authorUnderstanding the seismic signature of transtensional opening in the Reykjanes Peninsula Rift Zone, SW IcelandBüyükakpınar, P., Isken, M. P., Heimann, S., et al.
    Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130(1), e2024JB029566.
  7. Qseek: A data-driven framework for automated earthquake detection, localization and characterizationIsken, M., Niemz, P., Münchmeyer, J., Büyükakpınar, P., et al.
    Seismica, 4(1).

2024

  1. 3D structural modelling of the Kopili fault zone in North-East India: Seismotectonic analysis utilising focal mechanism solutions of small-to-moderate earthquakesBora, N., Büyükakpınar, P. & Das, S.
    Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 276, 106348.
  2. Insights from the 2017 and 2020 Mw ~5 earthquakes around Tehran: Assessing seismicity and physical and social vulnerabilityJamalreyhani, M., Hatami, A., Hassanzadeh, M., Büyükakpınar, P. & Movaghari, R.
    Iranian Journal of Geophysics.

2023

  1. Multidisciplinary analyses of the rupture characteristic of the June 14, 2020, Mw 5.9 Kaynarpınar earthquakeAkbayram, K., Kıranşan, K., Varolgüneş, S., Büyükakpınar, P., et al.
    International Journal of Earth Sciences, 112(2), 489–509.
  2. The 2023 Southeast Türkiye seismic sequence: Rupture of a complex fault networkPetersen, G. M., Büyükakpınar, P., Vera Sanhueza, F. O., et al.
    The Seismic Record, 3(2), 134–143.
  3. The energetic 2022 seismic unrest related to magma intrusion at the North Mid-Atlantic RidgeCesca, S., Metz, M., Büyükakpınar, P. & Dahm, T.
    Geophysical Research Letters, 50(13), e2023GL102782.
  4. The July–December 2022 earthquake sequence in the southeastern Fars arc of Zagros Mountains, IranMetz, M., Maleki Asayesh, B., Mohseni Aref, M., Jamalreyhani, M., Büyükakpınar, P. & Dahm, T.
    Seismica, 2(2).
  5. A call from early career Turkish scientists: Seismic resilience is only feasible with “earthquake culture”Karasözen, E., Büyükakpınar, P., Ertuncay, D., Havazlı, E. & Oral, E.
    Seismica, 2(3).

2022

  1. First authorChronicle of processes leading to the 2018 eruption at Mt. Etna as inferred by seismic ambient noise along with geophysical and geochemical observablesBüyükakpınar, P., Cannata, A., Cannavò, F., et al.
    Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 127(10), e2022JB025024.

2021

  1. First authorReservoir-triggered earthquakes around the Atatürk Dam (southeastern Turkey)Büyükakpınar, P., Cesca, S., Hainzl, S., Jamalreyhani, M., Heimann, S. & Dahm, T.
    Frontiers in Earth Science, 9, 663385.
  2. First authorOrientations of broadband stations of the KOERI seismic network from two independent methods: P- and Rayleigh-wave polarizationBüyükakpınar, P., Aktar, M., Petersen, G. M. & Köseoğlu, A.
    Seismological Research Letters, 92(3), 1512–1521.
  3. The 2019–2020 Khalili (Iran) earthquake sequence—Anthropogenic seismicity in the Zagros Simply Folded Belt?Jamalreyhani, M., Pousse-Beltran, L., Büyükakpınar, P., et al.
    Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126(12), e2021JB022797.

2020

  1. Global quieting of high-frequency seismic noise due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measuresLecocq, T., Hicks, S. P., Van Noten, K., et al., including Büyükakpınar, P.
    Science, 369(6509), 1338–1343.

2018

  1. The 2017 July 20 Mw 6.6 Bodrum–Kos earthquake illuminates active faulting in the Gulf of Gökova, SW TurkeyKarasözen, E., Nissen, E., Büyükakpınar, P., et al.
    Geophysical Journal International, 214(1), 185–199.