2026 Christopher H. Scholz: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	100	128	108	65	53	246	48724

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Earth Science

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48724

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award

Overview

Christopher H. Scholz is affiliated with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular expertise in geophysics and earthquake and tectonic studies.

The main topics of their work include:

earthquake and tectonic studies
High-pressure geophysics and materials
Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Earthquake Detection and Analysis
Seismology and Earthquake Studies
Seismic Waves and Analysis

Scholz has contributed to various publication venues, with frequent articles appearing in:

Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
Geophysical Research Letters
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Earth and Space Science
Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Scholz include:

What comes first: The fault or the ductile shear zone? (2021), Earth and Planetary Science Letters
The Correspondence of Earthquakes and Faults (2025), Earth and Space Science
The Shear Deformation Zone and the Smoothing of Faults With Displacement (2021), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
Enhanced Tidal Sensitivity of Seismicity Before the 2019 Magnitude 7.1 Ridgecrest, California Earthquake (2023), Geophysical Research Letters
Do Subducted Seamounts Act as Weak Asperities? (2023), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Scholz include:

F. Waldhauser
Eunseo Choi
C. Perrin
Éric Beaucé
Piero Poli

Their publications span both fundamental and applied aspects of seismicity, fault mechanics, and tectonic deformation processes. Scholz's work addresses mechanisms of fault behavior, earthquake detection methodologies, and geophysical characteristics of Earth's crust and mantle.

Best Publications

The Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting

Christopher H. Scholz

6858
Citations
Earthquakes and friction laws

Christopher H. Scholz

2624
Citations
Dilatancy in the Fracture of Crystalline Rocks

W. F. Brace;B. W. Paulding;C. Scholz

2312
Citations
The frequency-magnitude relation of microfracturing in rock and its relation to earthquakes

C. H. Scholz

2230
Citations
Earthquake Prediction: A Physical Basis

Christopher H. Scholz;Lynn R. Sykes;Yash P. Aggarwal

1594
Citations
Broad bandwidth study of the topography of natural rock surfaces

Stephen R. Brown;Christopher H. Scholz

1212
Citations
Microfracturing and the inelastic deformation of rock in compression

C. H. Scholz

872
Citations
Displacement-length scaling relationship for faults: data synthesis and discussion

Patience A Cowie;Christopher H Scholz

745
Citations
Physical explanation for the displacement-length relationship of faults using a post-yield fracture mechanics model

Patience A Cowie;Christopher H Scholz

715
Citations
Frictional behavior and constitutive modeling of simulated fault gouge

Chris Marone;C. Barry Raleigh;C. H. Scholz

691
Citations
The brittle-plastic transition and the depth of seismic faulting

C. H. Scholz

683
Citations
On the stress dependence of the earthquake b value

Christopher H. Scholz

620
Citations
Scaling laws for large earthquakes: Consequences for physical models

Christopher H. Scholz

607
Citations
Closure of random elastic surfaces in contact

Stephen R. Brown;Christopher H. Scholz

599
Citations
The permeability of whole and jointed Barre Granite

R.L. Kranzz;A.D. Frankel;T. Engelder;C.H. Scholz

572
Citations
Growth of normal faults: Displacement-length scaling

Nancye H. Dawers;Mark H. Anders;Christopher H. Scholz

565
Citations
Nature of seismic coupling along simple plate boundaries of the subduction type

Javier F. Pacheco;Lynn R. Sykes;Christopher H. Scholz

535
Citations
The depth of seismic faulting and the upper transition from stable to unstable slip regimes

Chris Marone;C. H. Scholz

532
Citations
Fault growth and fault scaling laws: Preliminary results

C. H. Scholz;N. H. Dawers;J.-Z. Yu;M. H. Anders

532
Citations
The process zone: A microstructural view of fault growth

Jan M. Vermilye;Christopher H. Scholz

525
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce E. Shaw Columbia University

Shamita Das University of Oxford

Patience A. Cowie University of Bergen

Steven G. Wesnousky University of Nevada Reno

Einat Aharonov Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Harry W. Green University of California, Riverside

Lynn R. Sykes Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Roland Bürgmann University of California, Berkeley

Chris Marone Pennsylvania State University

David H. Walker The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

External Links

Personal website of Christopher H. Scholz Google Scholar page

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