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Tim Stern 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 Tim Stern sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 170 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Tim Stern 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 Tim Stern sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2007 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Tim Stern is affiliated with Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, focusing primarily on geophysics. Their research spans 26 publications within this main field, covering several subfields including geophysics, geology, oceanography, aerospace engineering, and earth-surface processes.

Their work addresses a range of topics related to the physical properties and dynamic processes of the Earth. These include:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and geochemical analysis
  • Seismic waves and analysis
  • Seismic imaging and inversion techniques
  • Geological and geophysical studies
  • Geophysical and geoelectrical methods

Tim Stern has contributed to numerous scientific papers across prominent publication venues. Frequent venues include:

  • Science Advances
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Global Whole Lithosphere Isostasy: Implications for Surface Elevations, Structure, Strength, and Densities of the Continental Lithosphere" (2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems)
  • "High mantle seismic P-wave speeds as a signature for gravitational spreading of superplumes" (2020, Science Advances)
  • "Hydration of the crust and upper mantle of the Hikurangi Plateau as it subducts at the southern Hikurangi margin" (2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)
  • "Upper Plate Heterogeneity Along the Southern Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand" (2020, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • "Temporal velocity variations in the northern Hikurangi margin and the relation to slow slip" (2022, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)

Collaborative research is a significant aspect of their career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • M. K. Savage
  • Simon Lamb
  • Stuart Henrys
  • Dan Bassett
  • D. A. Okaya

Throughout their career, Tim Stern has received recognition through professional honors such as:

  • Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2012
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2007

Best Publications

  • Flexural uplift of the Transantarctic Mountains

    Tim A. Stern;Uri S. ten Brink

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

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

  • Subduction evolution and mantle dynamics at a continental margin: Central North Island, New Zealand

    T. A. Stern;W. R. Stratford;M. L. Salmon

  • Asymmetric back-arc spreading, heat flux and structure associated with the Central Volcanic Region of New Zealand

    T.A. Stern

  • Continuous Deformation Versus Faulting Through the Continental Lithosphere of New Zealand

    Peter Molnar;Helen J. Anderson;Helen J. Anderson;Etienne Audoine;Donna Eberhart-Phillips

  • Uplift of the Transantarctic Mountains and the bedrock beneath the East Antarctic ice sheet

    Uri S. ten Brink;Ron I. Hackney;Stephen Bannister;Tim A. Stern

  • Subduction, platform subsidence, and foreland thrust loading: The late Tertiary development of Taranaki Basin, New Zealand

    W. E. Holt;T. A. Stern

  • A seismic reflection image for the base of a tectonic plate

    T. A. Stern;Stuart A. Henrys;D. Okaya;John N. Louie

  • Isostatic rebound due to glacial erosion within the Transantarctic Mountains

    T.A. Stern;A.K. Baxter;P.J. Barrett

  • A back-arc basin formed within continental lithosphere: The Central Volcanic region of New zealand

    T.A. Stern

  • Tectonic tremor and deep slow slip on the Alpine Fault

    A. G. Wech;C. M. Boese;T. A. Stern;J. Townend

  • Rift flank uplifts and Hinterland Basins: Comparison of the Transantarctic Mountains with the Great Escarpment of southern Africa

    Uri ten Brink;Tim Stern

  • Preliminary results from a geophysical study across a modern, continent-continent collisional plate boundary — the Southern Alps, New Zealand

    F.J. Davey;T. Henyey;W.S. Holbrook;D. Okaya

  • Teleseismic P wave delays and modes of shortening the mantle lithosphere beneath South Island, New Zealand

    Tim Stern;Peter Molnar;David Okaya;Donna Eberhart-Phillips

  • The Moho in Australia and New Zealand

    Michelle Salmon;Brian Kennett;T A Stern;A R A Aitken

  • Continental crust under compression: A seismic refraction study of South Island Geophysical Transect I, South Island, New Zealand

    Harm J. A. Van Avendonk;W. Steven Holbrook;David Okaya;Jeffrey K. Austin

  • Crust and upper mantle structure of a continental backarc: central North Island, New Zealand

    W. R. Stratford;T. A. Stern

  • Microseismicity and stress in the vicinity of the Alpine Fault, central Southern Alps, New Zealand

    C. M. Boese;J. Townend;E. Smith;T. Stern

  • Lithospheric structure across oblique continental collision in New Zealand from wide‐angle P wave modeling

    Martin Scherwath;Tim Stern;Fred Davey;David Okaya

  • Basin formation behind an active subduction zone: three-dimensional flexural modelling of Wanganui Basin, New Zealand

    T. A. Stern;G. M. Quinlan;W. E. Holt

  • Low seismic-wave speeds and enhanced fluid pressure beneath the Southern Alps of New Zealand

    Tim Stern;Stefan Kleffmann;David Okaya;Martin Scherwath

  • A continental plate boundary : tectonics at South Island, New Zealand

    David Akiharu Okaya;Timothy A. Stern;Frederick J. Davey

Frequent Co-Authors

Martha K. Savage
Martha K. Savage Victoria University of Wellington
Stuart Henrys
Stuart Henrys University of Auckland
Fred Davey
Fred Davey GNS Science
Simon Lamb
Simon Lamb Victoria University of Wellington
Rupert Sutherland
Rupert Sutherland Victoria University of Wellington
Euan G. C. Smith
Euan G. C. Smith Victoria University of Wellington
John Townend
John Townend Victoria University of Wellington
Uri S. ten Brink
Uri S. ten Brink United States Geological Survey

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