What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Seismology
- Plate tectonics
- Stress
His main research concerns Seismology, Geotechnical engineering, Borehole, Hydraulic fracturing and Tectonics.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Stress and Crust.
His Geotechnical engineering research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Compressive strength, Oil shale and Mineralogy.
The various areas that Mark D. Zoback examines in his Borehole study include Ultimate tensile strength, Stress field, Rock mechanics and Slip.
His Stress field study combines topics in areas such as Active fault and Petrology.
His Hydraulic fracturing study incorporates themes from Geothermal gradient and Drilling fluid.
His most cited work include:
- New evidence on the state of stress of the San Andreas fault system (834 citations)
- Fluid flow along potentially active faults in crystalline rock (769 citations)
- State of stress in the conterminous United States (711 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary scientific interests are in Seismology, Geotechnical engineering, Stress, Hydraulic fracturing and Borehole.
His study in Seismology is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Stress field and Crust.
His work in Geotechnical engineering addresses issues such as Oil shale, which are connected to fields such as Mineralogy.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Magnitude, Pore water pressure and Overburden pressure in addition to Stress.
His work carried out in the field of Hydraulic fracturing brings together such families of science as Microseism and Fracture.
His studies in Borehole integrate themes in fields like San andreas fault, In situ stress and Petrology.
He most often published in these fields:
- Seismology (41.49%)
- Geotechnical engineering (23.31%)
- Stress (19.11%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?
- Hydraulic fracturing (16.78%)
- Stress (19.11%)
- Oil shale (11.19%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Hydraulic fracturing, Stress, Oil shale, Seismology and Geotechnical engineering.
His research in Hydraulic fracturing focuses on subjects like Geomechanics, which are connected to Pore water pressure.
His work investigates the relationship between Oil shale and topics such as Viscoplasticity that intersect with problems in Stress relaxation.
His Seismology research incorporates elements of Slip and Stress field.
Mark D. Zoback has researched Geotechnical engineering in several fields, including Shear and Deformation.
His research in Induced seismicity intersects with topics in Structural basin, Fault and Poromechanics.
Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- The World Stress Map database release 2016: Crustal stress pattern across scales (135 citations)
- In Situ Stress and Active Faulting in Oklahoma (72 citations)
- Physics-based forecasting of man-made earthquake hazards in Oklahoma and Kansas (56 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Plate tectonics
- Composite material
- Stress
Mark D. Zoback focuses on Induced seismicity, Hydraulic fracturing, Seismology, Oil shale and Geotechnical engineering.
His research in Induced seismicity tackles topics such as Structural basin which are related to areas like Clockwise, Strike-slip tectonics and Fault slip.
The concepts of his Hydraulic fracturing study are interwoven with issues in Slip and Microseism.
His Seismology study frequently links to related topics such as Meteorology.
His Oil shale study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Effective stress, Scale and Permeability.
His Geotechnical engineering research incorporates elements of Casing, Sichuan basin, Compressible flow and Deformation.
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