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Mark S. Diederichs

Mark S. Diederichs

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 45 5350 5156 215 205 208 11776
Earth Science 44 4603 4237 213 194 204 11520

Mark S. Diederichs publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mark S. Diederichs between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mark S. Diederichs published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2015. 3 of the 225 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2015. 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 18 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 2 publications 2026: 1 publication
1993 2026

225 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mark S. Diederichs: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 2
1994 1
1995 0
1996 2
1997 0
1998 0
1999 3
2000 5
2001 0
2002 0
2003 2
2004 5
2005 2
2006 4
2007 7
2008 2
2009 7
2010 11
2011 1
2012 18
2013 16
2014 11
2015 29
2016 6
2017 14
2018 19
2019 15
2020 9
2021 13
2022 4
2023 6
2024 8
2025 2
2026 1
Total 225
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Mark S. Diederichs 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 Mark S. Diederichs sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 198–207 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 204 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333 204
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Mark S. Diederichs 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 Mark S. Diederichs sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248 44
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Mark S. Diederichs is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada and specializes in engineering, with a significant focus on mechanics of materials and civil and structural engineering. Their research spans multiple interconnected areas, notably rock mechanics and modeling, landslides and related hazards, geophysical methods and applications, tunneling and rock mechanics, and geotechnical engineering and analysis.

Their work includes investigations into geotechnical engineering and underground structures as well as advanced fiber optic sensors. This multidisciplinary approach is reflected in their numerous publications across several specific topics:

  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications
  • Tunneling and Rock Mechanics
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
  • Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures

Recent publications demonstrate expertise in both experimental and modeling approaches in geotechnical and rock mechanics fields. Some of the notable papers include:

  • "An in situ monitoring campaign of a hard rock pillar at great depth within a Canadian mine," 2020, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  • "Estimating the long-term strength and time-to-failure of brittle rocks from laboratory testing," 2021, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • "Calibration of coupled hydro-mechanical properties of grain-based model for simulating fracture process and associated pore pressure evolution in excavation damage zone around deep tunnels," 2020, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  • "Augmenting the in-situ rock bolt pull test with distributed optical fiber strain sensing," 2020, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • "Measuring the Full-Field Strain Response of Uniaxial Compression Test Specimens Using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing," 2021, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Timothy R. M. Packulak
  • Jennifer J. Day
  • Nicholas Vlachopoulos
  • Jonathan D. Aubertin
  • D. Jean Hutchinson

Diederichs' research findings have been published repeatedly in the following venues:

  • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science
  • Canadian Geotechnical Journal
  • Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

The cumulative volume of research contributions demonstrates a well-rounded focus on the mechanics of materials and geotechnical engineering challenges encountered in mining, tunneling, and underground structure stability. Their work also incorporates advanced sensing technologies, such as distributed fiber optic sensing, which aligns with recent trends in structural health monitoring and rock mechanics research.

Best Publications

  • Empirical estimation of rock mass modulus

    E. Hoek;M.S. Diederichs

  • Damage initiation and propagation in hard rock during tunnelling and the influence of near-face stress rotation

    M.S Diederichs;P.K Kaiser;E Eberhardt

  • The 2003 Canadian Geotechnical Colloquium: Mechanistic interpretation and practical application of damage and spalling prediction criteria for deep tunnelling

    Mark S. DiederichsM.S. Diederichs

  • A Review of the Tensile Strength of Rock: Concepts and Testing

    Matthew A. Perras;Mark S. Diederichs

  • Improved Longitudinal Displacement Profiles for Convergence Confinement Analysis of Deep Tunnels

    N. Vlachopoulos;M. S. Diederichs

  • Manuel Rocha Medal Recipient Rock Fracture and Collapse Under Low Confinement Conditions

    M. S. Diederichs

  • Cablebolting in underground mines

    D J Hutchinson;M S Diederichs

  • 3D random Voronoi grain-based models for simulation of brittle rock damage and fabric-guided micro-fracturing

    E. Ghazvinian;M.S. Diederichs;R. Quey

  • Instability of hard rockmasses, the role of tensile damage and relaxation

    Mark Stephen Diederichs

  • Geotechnical and operational applications for 3-dimensional laser scanning in drill and blast tunnels

    Stephanie Fekete;Mark Diederichs;Matthew Lato

  • Stability of large excavations in laminated hard rock masses: the voussoir analogue revisited

    M.S. Diederichs;P.K. Kaiser

  • Tensile strength and abutment relaxation as failure control mechanisms in underground excavations

    M.S. Diederichs;P.K. Kaiser

  • Optimization of LiDAR scanning and processing for automated structural evaluation of discontinuities in rockmasses

    Matt Lato;Mark S. Diederichs;D. Jean Hutchinson;Rob Harrap

  • Mechanical analysis of circular liners with particular reference to composite supports. For example, liners consisting of shotcrete and steel sets

    C. Carranza-Torres;M. Diederichs

  • Predicting excavation damage zone depths in brittle rocks

    Matthew A. Perras;Matthew A. Perras;Mark S. Diederichs

  • Analysis of time-dependent deformation in tunnels using the Convergence-Confinement Method

    Chrysothemis Paraskevopoulou;Mark Diederichs

  • Automated rockmass discontinuity mapping from 3-dimensional surface data

    Malte Vöge;Matthew J. Lato;Matthew J. Lato;Matthew J. Lato;Mark S. Diederichs

  • Bias Correction for View-limited Lidar Scanning of Rock Outcrops for Structural Characterization

    Matthew J. Lato;Mark S. Diederichs;D. Jean Hutchinson

  • Appropriate Uses and Practical Limitations of 2D Numerical Analysis of Tunnels and Tunnel Support Response

    Nicholas Vlachopoulos;Mark S. Diederichs

  • Integration of three-dimensional laser scanning with discontinuum modelling for stability analysis of tunnels in blocky rockmasses

    Stephanie Fekete;Mark Diederichs

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter K. Kaiser
Peter K. Kaiser Laurentian University
Simon Loew
Simon Loew ETH Zurich
Florian Amann
Florian Amann RWTH Aachen University
Leandro R. Alejano
Leandro R. Alejano Universidade de Vigo
Erik Eberhardt
Erik Eberhardt University of British Columbia

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