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Åke Fagereng publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Åke Fagereng sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Åke Fagereng D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Åke Fagereng sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Åke Fagereng is affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a primary focus on geophysics and related subfields. Their research spans core areas such as earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geochemical analysis, and high-pressure geophysics and materials.

The scientist's frequent publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Åke Fagereng cover various topics related to slow slip events, earthquake nucleation, and strain distribution in continental rifts. Notable works include:

  • "Slow slip source characterized by lithological and geometric heterogeneity," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Geological constraints on the mechanisms of slow earthquakes," 2021, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Geodetic Constraints on Cratonic Microplates and Broad Strain During Rifting of Thick Southern African Lithosphere," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Earthquake nucleation in the lower crust by local stress amplification," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Active Fault Scarps in Southern Malawi and Their Implications for the Distribution of Strain in Incipient Continental Rifts," 2020, Tectonics

Their frequent co-authors comprise a group of researchers with whom they have collaborated extensively. These include Juliet Biggs, Jack Williams, Luke Wedmore, Felix Mphepo, and Hassan Mdala.

The fields and subfields of study in which Åke Fagereng has published reflect a substantial focus on geophysics, geology, environmental chemistry, earth-surface processes, and mechanics of materials. The main topics addressed in their work are:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis

Best Publications

  • Mélange rheology and seismic style

    Åke Fagereng;Richard H. Sibson

  • Characterizing the seismogenic zone of a major plate boundary subduction thrust: Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand

    Laura M. Wallace;Martin Reyners;Ursula Cochran;Stephen Bannister

  • An Explanation of Episodic Tremor and Slow Slip Constrained by Crack-Seal Veins and Viscous Shear in Subduction Mélange

    Kohtaro Ujiie;Kohtaro Ujiie;Hanae Saishu;Åke Fagereng;Naoki Nishiyama

  • Slow slip source characterized by lithological and geometric heterogeneity

    Philip M. Barnes;Laura M. Wallace;Demian M. Saffer;Rebecca E. Bell

  • Shear veins observed within anisotropic fabric at high angles to the maximum compressive stress

    Åke Fagereng;Åke Fagereng;Francesca Remitti;Richard H. Sibson

  • Brittle‐viscous deformation, slow slip, and tremor

    Åke Fagereng;Graeme W. B. Hillary;Johann F. A. Diener

  • Fluid budgets along the northern Hikurangi subduction margin, New Zealand: the effect of a subducting seamount on fluid pressure

    Susan Ellis;Åke Fagereng;Åke Fagereng;Dan Barker;Stuart Henrys

  • Geological constraints on the mechanisms of slow earthquakes

    James D. Kirkpatrick;Åke Fagereng;David R. Shelly

  • Subduction megathrust creep governed by pressure solution and frictional-viscous flow

    Åke Fagereng;Åke Fagereng;Sabine A. M. den Hartog;Sabine A. M. den Hartog

  • Incrementally developed slickenfibers — Geological record of repeating low stress-drop seismic events?

    Åke Fagereng;Francesca Remitti;Richard H. Sibson

  • On factors controlling the depth of interseismic coupling on the Hikurangi subduction interface, New Zealand

    Ake Fagereng;Susan Ellis

  • Signature of coseismic decarbonation in dolomitic fault rocks of the Naukluft Thrust, Namibia

    Christie D. Rowe;Christie D. Rowe;Åke Fagereng;Jodie A. Miller;Ben Mapani

  • Fracturing of doleritic intrusions and associated contact zones: Implications for fluid flow in volcanic basins

    Kim Senger;Kim Senger;Simon J. Buckley;Luc Chevallier;Åke Fagereng

  • New perspectives on 'geological strain rates' calculated from both naturally deformed and actively deforming rocks

    Åke Fagereng;Juliet Biggs

  • Strength of Strained Two-Phase Mixtures: Application to Rapid Creep and Stress Amplification in Subduction Zone Mélange

    Adam Beall;Åke Fagereng;Susan Ellis

  • Geodetic Constraints on Cratonic Microplates and Broad Strain During Rifting of Thick Southern African Lithosphere

    Luke N J Wedmore;Juliet J Biggs;Michael Floyd;Åke Fagereng

  • Fractal vein distributions within a fault-fracture mesh in an exhumed accretionary melange, Chrystalls Beach Complex, New Zealand

    Åke Fagereng;Åke Fagereng

  • Earthquake nucleation in the lower crust by local stress amplification.

    L. R. Campbell;L. Menegon;L. Menegon;Å. Fagereng;G. Pennacchioni

  • The influence of melting and melt drainage on crustal rheology during orogenesis

    Johann F. A. Diener;Åke Fagereng

  • Fault segmentation, deep rift earthquakes and crustal rheology: Insights from the 2009 Karonga sequence and seismicity in the Rukwa-Malawi rift zone

    Ake Fagereng

  • Non-volcanic tremor and discontinuous slab dehydration

    Åke Fagereng;Johann F. A. Diener

Frequent Co-Authors

Juliet Biggs
Juliet Biggs University of Bristol
Laura M. Wallace
Laura M. Wallace The University of Texas at Austin
Kohtaro Ujiie
Kohtaro Ujiie University of Tsukuba
Susan Ellis
Susan Ellis GNS Science
Demian M. Saffer
Demian M. Saffer The University of Texas at Austin
Julia K. Morgan
Julia K. Morgan Rice University
Philip M. Barnes
Philip M. Barnes National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Chris Harris
Chris Harris University of Cape Town
Rebecca E. Bell
Rebecca E. Bell Imperial College London
Steffen Kutterolf
Steffen Kutterolf Kiel University

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