SAMBIT PRASANAJIT NAIK
Research Professor
Active Fault and Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Research Institute (AFMI)
Pukyong National University, Nam-gu, Busan, Republic of Korea-48513
Published Journal Articles
41.Jinhyun Lee, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Ho-Seok Choi, Jinhyeon So, Donghwa Yun, Young-Seog Kim (2024) Identification of seismic activity and basin inversion based on soft-sediment deformation structures: an example from SE Korea, Episodes Vol. 47, No. 3.
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40. Takashi Nakata, Yasuhiro Kumahara, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Harutaka Sakai (2024) Geomorphological evidence inconvenient for the antecedent rivers of the Arun and Tista across the Himalayan range, Journal of Mountain Science, (Accepted; in Press).
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39. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Thomas Rockwell, Su-ho Jeong, Young-Seog Kim, Hyeon-Cho Shin, Jeong-Heon Choi, Sangmin Ha, Moon Son (2024) Evidence for large Holocene earthquakes along the Yangsan fault in the SE Korean Peninsula revealed in three-dimensional paleoseismic trenches, GSA Bulletin, 2024.
38. Francois Hategekimana, Young-Seog Kim, Himanshu Mittal, Fils Vainqueur Byiringiro, Fills Vainqueur Byiringiro, Mohammed S.M. Adam, Digne E. R.R., Sambit Prasanajit Naik​ (2024) Reconnaissance survey and macroseismic intensity estimation of the 26th May 2021 Gisenyi (Rwanda) earthquake (Mw 5.1) as a contribution to the seismic hazard assessment in a volcano-tectonic environment, Natural Hazard, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-024-06637-7.
37. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Klaus Reicherter, Miklos Kázmér, Jens Skapski, Asmita Mohanty, Young-Seog Kim (2024) Archeoseismic Study of Damage in Medieval Monuments around New Delhi, India: An Approach to Understanding Paleoseismicity in an Intraplate Region, GeoHazards, 5(1), 142-165; https://doi.org/10.3390/geohazards5010007.
36. Francois Hategekimana, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Young-Seog Kim (2024) Controlling factors on morphology and distribution of Quaternary Volcanic Cones on Jeju Island, SW Korea, Quaternary Science Advances, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qsa.2024.100169, Impact Factor:4.5.
35. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Jeremy Rimando, Porfido, S., Rimando, R., Young Seog Kim (2024) Reappraisal of the 2012 Magnitude (Mw) 6.7 Negros Oriental Earthquake (Philippines) Intensity and ShakeMap Generation by using ESI-2007 Environmental Effects, Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 15 (1), 2311890, https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2024.2311890, Impact Factor:4.2.
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34. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Kiwoong Park, Francois Hategekimana, Hyeon Cho Shin, Young-Seog Kim (2024) Stratigraphic and structural evidence of Transpressional Quaternary fault reactivation along the SE Korean Peninsula, Quaternary Science Advances, Vol. 13, 100165, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qsa.2024.100165, Impact Factor:4.5.
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33. Girish Kothyari, Neha Joshi, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Raj, Sunil Kandregula, Charu C. Pant, Ajay Kumar Taloor, Senjuti Nandy (2023) Palaeoseismological Investigation along back thrust bounding the northern limb of Janauri Anticline, NW Himalaya, Quaternary Science Advances Vol. 12, 100107, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qsa.2023.100107, Impact Factor:4.5.
32. Mohammed S.M. Adam, Sung Won Kim, Taehyung Kim, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Kyungo Cho, Young-Seog Kim (2023) Constraining mixing and mingling processes from zoned magmatic enclaves: An example from the Taejongdae granite in Busan, Korea, Vol. 454–455, 107282, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2023.107282, Impact Factor:3.5.
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31. Abdelrahman Khalifa, Bashar Bashir, Abdullah Alsalman, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Rosa Nappi (2023) Remotely Sensed Data, Morpho-Metric Analysis, and Integrated Method Approach for Flood Risk Assessment: Case Study of Wadi Al-Arish Landscape, Sinai, Egypt, Water, Vol. 15(9), 1797; https://doi.org/10.3390/w15091797, Impact Factor:3.4.
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30.1. Young-Seog Kim, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Jinhyeok Choi, Kwangmin Jin, Ho, GR, Taehyung Kim, T, Jinhyeon Lee ., (2023) Kinematic Analysis reveals fault Dependent Building wall fracture patterns during moderate earthquakes, Geosciences (In Press); Impact Factor:1.7.
29. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Asmita Mohanty, Sotiris N. Valkaniotis, Himanshu Mittal, Sabina Porfido, Gwon Ohsang, Michetti Allesandro, Kiwoong Park, Ryan Paulik, Mikami Takahito, Chuanyou Li, Young-Seog Kim (2023) Ground effects, and ESI-07 intensity for the 2018 Sulawesi Supershear (Mw7.5) earthquake, Indonesia, Engineering Geology, Vol. 317, 107054 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2023.107054; Impact Factor:7.4.
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28. Javed N.Malik, Asmita Mohanty, Santiswarup Sahoo, Mahendrasingh S. Gadhavi, Mitthu Dhali, Shreya Arora, Sambit Prasanajit Naik (2023) Signatures of 16th and 19th centuries paleo-earthquakes along the Himalayan Frontal Thrust (HFT), NW Himalaya, India: Implications to seismic hazard assessment, Quaternary International, Vol. 656, Pages 37-47; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2023.02.001; Impact Factor:2.45.
27. Mayank Joshi, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Asmita Mohanty, Arun Bhadran, Drishya Girishbai, Swakangkha Ghosh (2023) First-hand observations from April 28, 2021, Sonitpur (MW 6.4) earthquake, Assam, India: a possible mechanism involved in the occurrence of widespread ground effects. Geosciences Journal, Vol. 27, Pages 225–239 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12303-022-0032-z; Impact Factor:1.7.
26. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Asmita Mohanty, Himanshu Mittal, Sabina Porfido, Alessandro Maria Michetti, Benjamin Ming Yang, Ohsang Gwon, Young-Seog Kim (2023) The earthquake environmental effects (EEEs) of the 6th February 2018, Hualien earthquake (Mw=6.4): A contribution to the seismic hazard estimation in the epicentral area. Quaternary International; Vol. 656, Pages 48-69 ; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2022.10.009; Impact Factor:2.45.
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25. Girish Kothiyari, Kapil Malik, Rakesh K Dumka, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Rajeev Biswas, Ajay Kumar Taloor, Khayingshing Luirei, Neha Joshi, Raj Sunil Kandregula (2021) Identification of Active deformation zone associated with the 28th April 2021 Assam earthquake (Mw 6.4) using the PSInSAR time series, Journal of Applied Geophysics, Vol. 206, 104811, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2022.104811; Impact Factor: 2.
24. Ankit Garg, Insha Wani, Vinod Kushvaha, Rakesh Kumar, Prabhakar Sharma, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, (2022) Review on effect of biochar on soil strength: Towards exploring the usage of biochar in geo-engineering infrastructure, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-022-02795-5, Impact Factor: 4.1.
23. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Ohsang Gwon, Kiwoong Park, Hyeon-Cho Shin, Jeong-Heon Choi, Young-Seog Kim (2022) Localization and characterization of the southern Ulsan fault (UF) using Geo-electrical imaging: implication for seismic hazard assessment in an urbanized area, Journal of Geodynamics; Vol. 151, 101919, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jog.2022.101919, Impact Factor: 2.3.
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22. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Asmita Mohanty, Ohsang Gwon, Mayank Joshi, Vishal Ukey , Young-Seog Kim (2022), Seismic Wave Amplification and Localized Ground Effects: a geological tool for future land use code and land use planning in the low seismic area, Book Chapter in Book "Recent Developments in using Seismic Waves as a Probe for Subsurface Investigations: Theory and Practices " CRC Press, Taylor & Francis (in press).
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21. Kiwoong Park, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Ohsang Gwon, Hyeon-Cho Shin, Young-Seog Kim (2022) Characterization of Fault Kinematics based on Paleoseismic Data in the Malbang area in the Central Part of the Ulsan Fault Zone, Journal of Korean Earth Science Society (In Korean with English Abstract); Vol.43 No.1 pp.151-164; DOI:https://doi.org/10.5467/JKESS.2022.43.1.151.
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20. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Bharat Chodury, Ankit Garg (2021) Laboratory investigations of liquefaction mitigation of Ganga Sand using Stable Carbon Material: a case study, International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, Vol. l7, 89 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40891-021-00333-3, Impact Factor: 2.9.
19. Ratiranjan Jena Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Biswajeet Pradhana, Ghassan Beydoun, Hyuck-JinPark, Abdullah Alamri (2021) Earthquake vulnerability assessment for the Indian subcontinent using the Long Short-Term Memory model (LSTM), International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Vol. 66, 102642, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102642, Impact Factor: 5.0.
18. Keene W. Karlsson, Thomas K. Rockwell, John M. Fletcher, Paula M. Figueirido, Jaziel Froylan Cambron Rosas, Allen M. Gontz, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Pierre Lacan, Ronald M. Spelz, Lewis A. Owen, Ivan A. Peña Villa, Rodrigo Leon Loya (2021) Large Holocene Ruptures on the Cañada David Low Angle Normal Fault, Baja California, Mexico; Implications for the Seismogenesis of Low-Angle Normal Faults, Earth Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 570, 117070, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2021.117070, Impact Factor: 5.3.
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17. Ohsang Gwon, Kiwoong Park, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Hyeon-Cho Shin, Young-Seog Kim (2021) A study on the characteristics of fault activity in the southern part of the Ulsan fault using the paleoseismic method, Journal of the Geological Society of Korea (In Korean with English Abstract) 57(2):109-121.
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16. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Nihar Ranjan Patra, Javed.N.Malik (2021). Cyclic Behaviour of Late Quaternary Alluvial Soil along Indo- Gangetic Plain: Northern India, International Journal of Geo-Engineering, 13, 2, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40703-021-00167-y. Impact Factor: 2.8.
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15. Ratiranjan Jena, Biswajeet Pradhan, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Abdullah M.Alamri (2021). Earthquake risk assessment in NE India using deep learning and geospatial analysis, Geoscience Frontiers, 12 (3),https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2020.11.007, Impact Factor: 8.9.
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14. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Ohsang Gwon, Sabina Porfido, Kiwoong Park, Kwangmin Jin, Young-Seog Kim, Jai-Bok Kyung (2020). Intensity Reassessment of the 2017 Pohang Earthquake Mw = 5.4 (South Korea) Using ESI-07 Scale, Geosciences 2020, 10(11), 471; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10110471,Impact Factor: 2.7.
13. Su-Ho Jeong, Ohsang Gwon, Taehyung Kim, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Jinhyun Lee, Hyorok Son, and Young-Seog Kim (2020). Value of Geologic·Geomorphic Resources of Danyang-gun and Its Application from Geotourism Perspective (Korean), Economic and Environmental Geology, 53(1):45-69.
12. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Ohsang Gown, Kiwoong Park, Young-Seog Kim (2020). Land Damage mapping and Liquefaction Potential Analysis of Soils from the Epicentral Region of 2017 Pohang Mw 5.4 Earthquake, South Korea, Sustainability,12(3), 1234; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12031234,Impact Factor: 3.9.
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11. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Mohanty Asmita, Sabina Porfido, Tuttle Martitia, Young Seog Kim, Gwon Ohsang (2019). Intensity estimation for the 2001 Bhuj earthquake, India on ESI-07 scale and comparison with historical 16th June 1819 Allah Bund earthquake: a test of ESI-07 application for intraplate earthquakes, Quaternary International, 536, 127-143, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2019.12.024, Impact Factor:2.45.
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10. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Young Seog-Kim, Taehyung Kim, Jeong SuHo (2019). Geological and structural control on localized sand boil distribution within Heunghae basin during the Pohang earthquake (Mw 5.4, 15th November 2017), South Korea, Geosciences, 173, https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences9040173, Impact Factor: 2.7.
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9. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Kundu Abhijit, Patra N.R, Bandopadhaya S., Reddy, G., (2019). Earthquake response analysis of soils from Rudrapur and Khatima sites adjacent to Himalayan Frontal Thrust (HFT) using field and laboratory-derived dynamic soil properties, Journal of Earthquake Engineering;949-979, https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2019.1695691, Impact Factor: 3.0.
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8. Taehyung Kim, Su-Ho Jeong, Jinhyun Lee, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Wondong Yang, Do Hyung Ji, Young- Seog Kim (2018), Interpretation of Paleostress using Geological Structures observed in the Eastern Part of the Ilgwang Fault, The Journal of Engineering Geology (Korean), 645-660.
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7. Kumar, Abhishek, Niranjan Borah, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Baro Olympia (2018). Detailed Review on Methodologies Available to Find Preinstrumental Missing Earthquakes of the Present Catalogue with the Relevance to Seismicity Assessment of the Northeast India, Indian Geotechnical Journal, 49, 352–366, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-018-0336-0, Impact Factor: 1.4.
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6. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Patra, N.R., (2018). Generation of Liquefaction Potential Map of Kanpur City and Allahabad City of Northern India: An Attempt for Liquefaction Hazard Assessment, Journal of Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 36, 293-305, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-017-0327-4, Impact Factor: 1.9.
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5. J.N. Malik, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, S.S. Sahoo, Koji Okumura, A. Mohanty (2016). Paleoseismic evidence of AD 1505 (?) and AD 1803 earthquakes from foothill zone of the Kumaon Himalaya along the Himalayan Frontal Thrust (HFT), India, Tectonophysics, 714, 133-145,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2016.07.026, Impact Factor: 2.9.
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4. J.N. Malik, A. Saha, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, S.S. Sahoo, Koji Okumura, N.R. Patra (2014). Influence of active tectonics on landscape evolution study from the Kumaun Himalaya, Current Science (Science of Himalaya),106, 229-236, Impact Factor: 1.69.
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3. Jishnu, R. B., Sambit Prasanajit Naik, N. R. Patra, and J. N. Malik. 2013. Ground response analysis of Kanpur soil along Indo-Gangetic Plains. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 51, 47-57, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2013.04.001, Impact Factor: 4.0.
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2. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Patra, N.R., Malik, J.N. (2014). Spatial Distribution of Shear Wave Velocity for Late Quaternary alluvial soil of Kanpur Region, Journal of Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 32, 131–149, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-013-9698-3,
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1. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Patra, N.R., Malik, J.N. (2012). Evaluation of Liquefaction Potential of Alluvial soil Indo -Gangetic Plain of Northern India, Geotechnical Special Publication, ASCE, 2012, pp. 1859-1868.
Articles Under Review/Preparation
1. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Su-Ho Jeong, Kiwoong Park, Francois Hategekimana, Hyeon-Cho Shin, Jeong-Heon Choi, Lee Jinhyun, Young-Seog Kim (2024) Comprehensive Analysis of Late Quaternary Faulting and Earthquake Potential on the Cheongun-dong Fault, Southeast Korea – Implications for Intraplate Seismic Hazards in a Slow Tectonic Regime (Bulletin of Seismological Society of America (BSSA); Under Review).​
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2. Aadityan Sridharan, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Maria Francesca Ferrario, Sundararaman Gopalan (2024) Landslide Inventory and Application of INQUA ESI-07 scale for damaging earthquakes in Himalayan region: implications for the seismic hazard estimation (Landslides, Under Preparation).
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3. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Francois Hategekimana, Mohammed Adam Saif Aldin, Sotiris N. Valkaniotis, Young-Seog Kim (2024) Ground deformation and damages associated with the 5.1 Gisenyi earthquake: implications for seismic hazard in a volcano-tectonic setting (Seismological Research Letters; Under Preparation).
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4. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Kohran East, Gürol SeyitoÄŸlu, Himanshu Mittal, Swakangkha Ghosh (2024) Macroseismic Intensity Estimation for the 2023 Turkey earthquake sequences and its comparison with the instrumental PGA-PGV Map: Checking the reliability of ESI-2007 Scale of the Seismic Hazard Assessment in a densely instrumented area (Engineering Geology, Under Preparation).
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5. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Aadityan Sridharan, Swakangkha Ghosh, Sabina Porfido, Rosa Nappi (2024) Earthquake Environmental Seismic Intensity Scale application for the 2010-2021 Haiti Earthquake Sequences (Natural Hazard, Under Preparation).
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6. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Abdelrahman Khalifa, Girish Kothiyari (2024) Active Fault Mapping and Surface Deformation Mapping along the Lake Turkana Basin, Kenya: A Remote Sensing Approach (Global and Planetary Change, Under Preparation).
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7. Francois Hategekimana, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Young-Seog Kim (2024) Controlling factors on morphology and distribution of Quaternary Volcanic Cones on East African Rift System (Bulletin of Volcanology, Under Preparation).
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8. Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Klaus Reicherter, Kiwoong Park, Oh Yubi, Franz Livio, Young-Seog Kim, (2024) Revisiting the Empirical Relationship between the Earthquake Magnitude and surface rupture: compilation of a decadal database (Earth Science Review, Under Preparation).​​
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9. Jeremy Rimando, Sambit Prasanajit Naik, Allesandro Maria Michetti, Maria Francesca Ferrario (2024) Application of the Environmental Seismic Intensity 2007 (ESI-2007) Scale to the February 8, 1990 (MW 6.8) and October 15, 2013 (MW 7.2) Bohol Earthquakes: the two most damaging earthquakes along the Philippine Mobile Belt (PMB) (Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, Under Preparation).
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10. Reza Mansouri, Swakangkha Ghosh, Sambit Prasanajit Naik (2024) Evidence of Active Tectonic and Fault Propagation Folding along the Kalkhosh Anticline, Iran: integrated Approach towards understanding the underlying seismic hazard (Geomorphology; Under Preparation).