E. H. Rutter

11.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
137 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

E. H. Rutter is a scholar working on Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, E. H. Rutter has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Geophysics, 70 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 24 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in E. H. Rutter's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (66 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (50 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (47 papers). E. H. Rutter is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (66 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (50 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (47 papers). E. H. Rutter collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and France. E. H. Rutter's co-authors include K. H. Brodie, D. R. Faulkner, David J. Prior, D. Tatham, S. H. White, Alastair C. Lewis, Julian Mecklenburgh, Robert Maddock, S. Hall and Brian Crawford and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Scientific Reports and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

E. H. Rutter

134 papers receiving 8.4k citations

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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.

A Discussion on natural strain and geological structure - The kinetics of rock deformation by pressure solution

1976 643 citations E. H. Rutter Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences profile →
Pressure solution in nature, theory and experiment

1983 598 citations E. H. Rutter profile →
Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics

1990 461 citations David J. Prior, E. H. Rutter et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
E. H. Rutter United Kingdom	52	6.8k	3.2k	1.0k	903	522	137	8.9k
Atilla Aydin United States	50	6.6k 1.0×	3.5k 1.1×	1.7k 1.6×	1.1k 1.3×	816 1.6×	122	9.1k
D. R. Faulkner United Kingdom	43	5.5k 0.8×	2.5k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	840 0.9×	930 1.8×	137	7.5k
M. S. Paterson Australia	40	6.4k 0.9×	2.9k 0.9×	928 0.9×	730 0.8×	278 0.5×	59	8.8k
Haakon Fossen Norway	58	8.3k 1.2×	2.8k 0.9×	981 0.9×	877 1.0×	541 1.0×	181	10.4k
Yury Podladchikov Switzerland	49	6.0k 0.9×	1.7k 0.5×	797 0.8×	617 0.7×	470 0.9×	211	8.0k
David J. Sanderson United Kingdom	51	7.2k 1.1×	2.5k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	638 0.7×	1.1k 2.2×	155	9.5k
Richard A. Schultz United States	42	2.8k 0.4×	1.7k 0.5×	947 0.9×	656 0.7×	471 0.9×	195	5.8k
Christopher J. Spiers Netherlands	63	6.6k 1.0×	4.0k 1.3×	1.7k 1.7×	2.0k 2.2×	1.8k 3.5×	237	11.1k
J. Watterson United Kingdom	42	5.6k 0.8×	1.7k 0.5×	859 0.8×	526 0.6×	628 1.2×	72	6.9k
J. D. Byerlee United States	46	10.3k 1.5×	4.7k 1.5×	1.4k 1.4×	1.6k 1.8×	664 1.3×	111	13.2k

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Rutter, E. H., et al.. (2025). Zebra textures in fault-controlled, hydrothermal dolomite bodies: Coupled mechanisms of replacement, deformation, and cementation. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 658. 119274–119274. 1 indexed citations

Ji, Yinlin, Hannes Hofmann, E. H. Rutter, & Arno Zang. (2022). Transition From Slow to Fast Injection‐Induced Slip of an Experimental Fault in Granite Promoted by Elevated Temperature. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(23). 19 indexed citations

Rutter, E. H., et al.. (2022). Matrix gas flow through “impermeable” rocks – shales and tight sandstone. Solid Earth. 13(3). 725–743. 4 indexed citations

Ismaı̈l, Walid Ben, Andréa Tommasi, Marco A. López-Sánchez, et al.. (2021). Deformation of upper mantle rocks with contrasting initial fabrics in\n axial extension. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 7 indexed citations

Rutter, E. H., et al.. (2021). Matrix gas flow through ‘impermeable’ rocks – shales and tight sandstone. 1 indexed citations

Chandler, Michael, Julian Mecklenburgh, E. H. Rutter, & Peter Lee. (2019). Fluid Injection Experiments in Shale at Elevated Confining Pressures: Determination of Flaw Sizes From Mechanical Experiments. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 124(6). 5500–5520. 20 indexed citations

Chandler, Michael, Anne‐Laure Fauchille, Lin Ma, et al.. (2019). In-situ synchrotron X-ray tomography of fluid injection experiments. 2019. 1 indexed citations

Ma, Lin, Thomas J. A. Slater, Patrick J. Dowey, et al.. (2018). Hierarchical integration of porosity in shales. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 11683–11683. 80 indexed citations

Mecklenburgh, Julian, et al.. (2017). Microstructural controls on the pressure-dependent permeability of Whitby mudstone. Geological Society London Special Publications. 454(1). 39–66. 26 indexed citations

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Rutter, E. H., et al.. (2017). On the effective stress law for rock-on-rock frictional sliding, and fault slip triggered by means of fluid injection. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 375(2103). 20160001–20160001. 73 indexed citations

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Covey‐Crump, Stephen, Wenfeng Xiao, Julian Mecklenburgh, E. H. Rutter, & Sandra May. (2016). Exploring the influence of loading geometry on the plastic flow properties of geological materials: Results from combined torsion + axial compression tests on calcite rocks. Journal of Structural Geology. 88. 20–31. 8 indexed citations

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Rutter, E. H., et al.. (2016). The Mohr–Coulomb criterion for intact rock strength and friction – a re-evaluation and consideration of failure under polyaxial stresses. Solid Earth. 7(2). 493–508. 54 indexed citations

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Prior, David J., E. H. Rutter, & D. Tatham. (2011). Deformation mechanisms, rheology and tectonics: microstructures, mechanics and anisotropy: introduction. Geological Society London Special Publications. 360(1). 1–5. 5 indexed citations

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Jones, Craig H., S. Nippress, Andreas Rietbrock, et al.. (2010). The shallow velocity structure of the Carboneras fault zone from high-resolution seismic investigations. AGUFM. 2010. 1 indexed citations

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Rutter, E. H., et al.. (2010). Effect of Hydrothermally Produced Talc Upon Fault Strength. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 3 indexed citations

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Crawford, Brian, D. R. Faulkner, & E. H. Rutter. (2001). Influence of Clay Content on Strength, Permeability and Microstructure of Synthetic Quartz:Kaolinite Fault Gouge. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001. 1 indexed citations

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Faulkner, D. R. & E. H. Rutter. (1998). The gas permeability of clay-bearing fault gouge at 20°C. Geological Society London Special Publications. 147(1). 147–156. 82 indexed citations

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White, S. H., P. Bretan, & E. H. Rutter. (1986). Fault-zone reactivation: kinematics and mechanisms. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 317(1539). 81–97. 116 indexed citations

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Rutter, E. H.. (1976). The kinetics of rock deformation by pressure solution. Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 203–219. 86 indexed citations

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Rutter, E. H.. (1976). A Discussion on natural strain and geological structure - The kinetics of rock deformation by pressure solution. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 283(1312). 203–219. 643 indexed citations breakdown →

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