2026 Mark W. Stirling: 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	33	8194	7602	92	84	127	6330

Overview

Mark W. Stirling is affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, having contributed extensively to this field through 63 publications. Their work predominantly focuses on geophysics, with 59 publications in this subfield. Additional areas of study include Civil and Structural Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, and aspects of Management, Monitoring, Policy, and Law.

Stirling's research covers a variety of topics related to earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geochemical analysis, and seismic performance. Specific scholarly interests include:

Earthquake and tectonic studies
Geological and geochemical analysis
Seismic performance and analysis
Seismic waves and analysis
Seismology and earthquake studies
Earthquake detection and analysis
Geology and paleoclimatology research

The scientist has published papers in several prominent venues, reflecting their research focus. Frequent publication venues include:

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Tectonics
Seismological Research Letters

Mark W. Stirling has collaborated regularly with colleagues such as Jonathan Griffin, David Barrell, Russ Van Dissen, Nicola Litchfield, and Matthew C. Gerstenberger. These collaborations have resulted in multiple coauthored works.

Several recent papers demonstrate their active research engagement, including:

Seismic Hazard Analyses From Geologic and Geomorphic Data: Current and Future Challenges, 2020, Tectonics
The New Zealand Community Fault Model - version 1.0: an improved geological foundation for seismic hazard modelling, 2023, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Periodicity and Clustering in the Long-Term Earthquake Record, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
The 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand National Seismic Hazard Model: Process, Overview, and Results, 2023, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
The Seismicity Rate Model for the 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand National Seismic Hazard Model, 2024, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Best Publications

Complex multifault rupture during the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake, New Zealand

Ian J. Hamling;Sigrún Hreinsdóttir;Kate Clark;John Elliott

661
Citations
National Seismic Hazard Model for New Zealand: 2010 Update

Mark Stirling;Graeme McVerry;Matthew Gerstenberger;Nicola Litchfield

619
Citations
A New Seismic Hazard Model for New Zealand

Mark W. Stirling;Graeme H. Mc Verry;Kelvin R. Berryman

341
Citations
FAULT TRACE COMPLEXITY, CUMULATIVE SLIP, AND THE SHAPE OF THE MAGNITUDE-FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION FOR STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS : A GLOBAL SURVEY

Mark W. Stirling;Steven G. Wesnousky;Kunihiko Shimazaki

336
Citations
The New Zealand Active Faults Database

RM Langridge;WF Ries;NJ Litchfield;P Villamor

330
Citations
Comparison of Earthquake Scaling Relations Derived from Data of the Instrumental and Preinstrumental Era

Mark Stirling;David Rhoades;Kelvin Berryman

304
Citations
The Mw 6.2 Christchurch earthquake of February 2011: preliminary report

A Kaiser;C Holden;J Beavan;D Beetham

299
Citations
Earthquake size as a function of fault slip rate

John G. Anderson;Steven G. Wesnousky;Mark W. Stirling

252
Citations
Selection of Earthquake Scaling Relationships for Seismic‐Hazard Analysis

Mark Stirling;Tatiana Goded;Kelvin Berryman;Nicola Litchfield

247
Citations
Do great earthquakes occur on the Alpine fault in central South Island, New Zealand?

R. Sutherland;D. Eberhart‐Phillips;R. A. Harris;T. Stern

233
Citations
13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering

Mark W. Stirling

232
Citations
A model of active faulting in New Zealand

NJ Litchfield;R Van Dissen;R Sutherland;PM Barnes

229
Citations
Surface Rupture of Multiple Crustal Faults in the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura, New Zealand, Earthquake

Nicola J. Litchfield;Pilar Villamor;Russ J. Van Dissen;Andrew Nicol

192
Citations
Seismic Hazard Modeling for the Recovery of Christchurch

Matthew Gerstenberger;Graeme McVerry;David Rhoades;Mark Stirling

111
Citations
Seismic hazard of the Canterbury region, New Zealand:

Mark Stirling;Matthew Gerstenberger;Nicola Litchfield;Graeme McVerry

109
Citations
Stratigraphy, age, and correlation of voluminous debris‐avalanche events from an ancestral Egmont Volcano: Implications for coastal plain construction and regional hazard assessment

Brent Alloway;Peter McComb;Vince Neall;Colin Vucetich

107
Citations
The Mw7.8 2016 Kaikōura earthquake

Mark W. Stirling;N. J. Litchfield;Pilar Villamor;Russ J. Van Dissen

99
Citations
Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis of New Zealand

Mark W. Stirling;Steven G. Wesnousky;Kelvin R. Berryman

98
Citations
Potentially active faults in the rapidly eroding landscape adjacent to the Alpine Fault, central Southern Alps, New Zealand

Simon C. Cox;Mark W. Stirling;Frederic Herman;Matthew Gerstenberger

93
Citations
The New Zealand Community Fault Model – version 1.0: an improved geological foundation for seismic hazard modelling

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91
Citations
Comparison of the Historical Record of Earthquake Hazard with Seismic- Hazard Models for New Zealand and the Continental United States

Mark W. Stirling;Mark D. Petersen

85
Citations
Estimation of Tsunami Hazard in New Zealand due to South American Earthquakes

William Power;Gaye Downes;Mark Stirling

85
Citations
A model of active faulting in New Zealand: fault parameter descriptions

Geoffroy Lamarche;NJ Litchfield;R van Dissen;R Sutherland

1
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicola Litchfield GNS Science

Kelvin Berryman GNS Science

Pilar Villamor GNS Science

Andrew Nicol University of Canterbury

Jarg R. Pettinga University of Canterbury

Philip M. Barnes National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

Laura M. Wallace The University of Texas at Austin

Timothy A. Little Victoria University of Wellington

Steven G. Wesnousky University of Nevada Reno

David A. Rhoades GNS Science

External Links

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