André Niemeijer

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

André Niemeijer is a scholar working on Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, André Niemeijer has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Geophysics, 24 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 6 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in André Niemeijer's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (99 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (78 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (47 papers). André Niemeijer is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (99 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (78 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (47 papers). André Niemeijer collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and China. André Niemeijer's co-authors include Christopher J. Spiers, Chris Marone, Cristiano Collettini, Cecilia Viti, Jianye Chen, Derek Elsworth, Berend A. Verberne, Hans de Bresser, Sabine A.M. den Hartog and Martijn van den Ende and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

André Niemeijer

107 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Fault zone fabric and fault weakness 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Fault zone fabric and fault weakness
    2009 458 citations André Niemeijer, Chris Marone et al. profile →

Peers

André Niemeijer
Cristiano Collettini Italy
Karen Mair Norway
Michele L. Cooke United States
Marie Violay Switzerland
J. S. Chester United States
Marco Maria Scuderi Italy
Hans de Bresser Netherlands
Jackie E. Kendrick United Kingdom
Nicolas Brantut United Kingdom
Martin Schöpfer Ireland
Cristiano Collettini Italy
André Niemeijer
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Fields of papers citing papers by André Niemeijer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of André Niemeijer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of André Niemeijer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of André Niemeijer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with André Niemeijer. André Niemeijer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Niemeijer, André, et al.. (2025). Frictional healing and induced earthquakes on conventionally stable faults. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9140–9140.
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Niemeijer, André, et al.. (2024). The Frictional‐Viscous Transition in Experimentally Deformed Granitoid Fault Gouge. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 129(8).
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Niemeijer, André, et al.. (2021). A Laboratory Perspective on the Gutenberg‐Richter and Characteristic Earthquake Models. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 126(8). 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Jianye, André Niemeijer, & Christopher J. Spiers. (2021). Microphysical Modeling of Carbonate Fault Friction at Slip Rates Spanning the Full Seismic Cycle. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 126(3). e2020JB021024–e2020JB021024. 21 indexed citations
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Boulton, Carolyn, Laura Wallace, Susan Ellis, et al.. (2020). Mechanical Implications of Creep and Partial Coupling on the World's Fastest Slipping Low‐Angle Normal Fault in Southeastern Papua New Guinea. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 125(10). 22 indexed citations
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Ende, Martijn van den, Jianye Chen, André Niemeijer, & Jean‐Paul Ampuero. (2020). Rheological Transitions Facilitate Fault‐Spanning Ruptures on Seismically Active and Creeping Faults. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 125(8). 9 indexed citations
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Chen, Jianye, et al.. (2020). Healing Behavior of Simulated Fault Gouges From the Groningen Gas Field and Implications for Induced Fault Reactivation. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 125(7). e2019JB018790–e2019JB018790. 20 indexed citations
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Ende, Martijn van den & André Niemeijer. (2019). An investigation into the role of time-dependent cohesion in interseismic fault restrengthening. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 26 indexed citations
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Ende, Martijn van den, André Niemeijer, & Christopher J. Spiers. (2019). Influence of Grain Boundary Structural Evolution on Pressure Solution Creep Rates. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 124(10). 10210–10230. 16 indexed citations
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Boulton, Carolyn, André Niemeijer, Christopher J. Hollis, et al.. (2019). Temperature-dependent frictional properties of heterogeneous Hikurangi Subduction Zone input sediments, ODP Site 1124. Tectonophysics. 757. 123–139. 29 indexed citations
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Chen, Jianye, et al.. (2019). Temperature and Gas/Brine Content Affect Seismogenic Potential of Simulated Fault Gouges Derived From Groningen Gas Field Caprock. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 20(6). 2827–2847. 12 indexed citations
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Ende, Martijn van den & André Niemeijer. (2018). Time‐Dependent Compaction as a Mechanism for Regular Stick‐Slips. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(12). 5959–5967. 17 indexed citations
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Toy, Virginia, André Niemeijer, François Renard, Luiz F. G. Morales, & Richard Wirth. (2017). Striation and slickenline development on quartz fault surfaces at crustal conditions: Origin and effect on friction. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 122(5). 3497–3512. 15 indexed citations
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Niemeijer, André, et al.. (2017). Frictional Properties of Simulated Fault Gouges from the Seismogenic Groningen Gas Field Under In Situ P–T ‐Chemical Conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 122(11). 8969–8989. 55 indexed citations
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Ende, Martijn van den, André Niemeijer, & Christopher J. Spiers. (2015). A microphysical interpretation of the rate-and-state friction direct effect: implications for the seismic cycle. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 10402. 1 indexed citations
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Hartog, Sabine A.M. den, Chris Marone, André Niemeijer, & D. M. Saffer. (2014). Friction of Megathrust Gouges at in-Situ Subduction Zone Conditions: Strength, Rate Dependence, and Microphysical Mechanisms. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2014. 1 indexed citations
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Toro, Giulio Di, S. B. Nielsen, Elena Spagnuolo, et al.. (2011). Constraints on friction during earthquakes from rock deformation experiments. Research Padua Archive (University of Padua). 2011. 1 indexed citations
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Elsworth, Derek, et al.. (2010). Evolution of Deformability and Transport Properties of Fractured Rocks Under the Action of Stress and Chemistry. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 7480. 1 indexed citations

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