Holger Stünitz

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Holger Stünitz is a scholar working on Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Holger Stünitz has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Geophysics, 28 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 5 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Holger Stünitz's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (61 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (59 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (59 papers). Holger Stünitz is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (61 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (59 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (59 papers). Holger Stünitz collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Norway and France. Holger Stünitz's co-authors include Renée Heilbronner, Stefan M. Schmid, Michael Stipp, J. D. Fitz Gerald, Jan Tullis, John D. Fitz Gerald, Robert L. Kruse, Luca Menegon, Rüdiger Kilian and Αlexandre Tarantola and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Holger Stünitz

89 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

The eastern Tonale fault zone: a ‘natural laboratory’ for... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. The eastern Tonale fault zone: a ‘natural laboratory’ for crystal plastic deformation of quartz over a temperature range from 250 to 700°C
    2002 1.3k citations Michael Stipp, Holger Stünitz et al. Journal of Structural Geology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Holger Stünitz Switzerland 42 5.1k 932 644 302 211 90 5.6k
Renée Heilbronner Switzerland 35 3.7k 0.7× 961 1.0× 471 0.7× 260 0.9× 205 1.0× 63 4.4k
Mark R. Handy Germany 37 5.4k 1.1× 553 0.6× 611 0.9× 597 2.0× 353 1.7× 83 5.8k
Bernhard Stöckhert Germany 42 4.7k 0.9× 512 0.5× 388 0.6× 422 1.4× 136 0.6× 90 5.1k
Sandra Piazolo Australia 38 3.0k 0.6× 617 0.7× 681 1.1× 591 2.0× 139 0.7× 202 4.3k
Michael Stipp Germany 22 3.0k 0.6× 494 0.5× 390 0.6× 351 1.2× 199 0.9× 54 3.3k
T.H. Bell Australia 36 3.7k 0.7× 630 0.7× 972 1.5× 354 1.2× 290 1.4× 89 4.2k
Giorgio Pennacchioni Italy 38 4.0k 0.8× 634 0.7× 294 0.5× 294 1.0× 130 0.6× 116 4.4k
Jin‐Han Ree South Korea 26 2.5k 0.5× 391 0.4× 665 1.0× 198 0.7× 95 0.5× 83 2.9k
Sveva Corrado Italy 31 2.0k 0.4× 704 0.8× 232 0.4× 386 1.3× 331 1.6× 141 2.7k
Benoı̂t Ildefonse France 34 3.3k 0.6× 440 0.5× 518 0.8× 399 1.3× 130 0.6× 110 3.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Holger Stünitz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Holger Stünitz

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Soret, Mathieu, et al.. (2025). Grain-scale feedback between deformation mechanisms and metamorphic reactions: Dissolution-precipitation processes in the lower crust (Kågen gabbros). Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 656. 119275–119275. 3 indexed citations
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Soret, Mathieu, Jacques Précigout, Holger Stünitz, et al.. (2025). Deep crustal deformation driven by reaction-induced weakening. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6407–6407.
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Ghosh, S.K., Holger Stünitz, Hugues Raimbourg, et al.. (2024). Importance of grain boundary processes for plasticity in the quartz-dominated crust: Implications for flow laws. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 640. 118767–118767. 1 indexed citations
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Hirth, Greg, et al.. (2023). The effect of muscovite on the microstructural evolution and rheology of quartzite in general shear. Journal of Structural Geology. 169. 104835–104835. 14 indexed citations
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Stünitz, Holger, et al.. (2023). Evolution of H2O content in deforming quartz aggregates: An experimental study. Journal of Structural Geology. 178. 105029–105029. 5 indexed citations
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Jeřábek, Petr, et al.. (2022). Mechanical properties and recrystallization of quartz in presence of H2O: Combination of cracking, subgrain rotation and dissolution-precipitation processes. Journal of Structural Geology. 160. 104630–104630. 17 indexed citations
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Moulas, Evangelos, et al.. (2022). Locally Resolved Stress‐State in Samples During Experimental Deformation: Insights Into the Effect of Stress on Mineral Reactions. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 127(8). 8 indexed citations
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Stünitz, Holger, et al.. (2021). Effect of pressure on the deformation of quartz aggregates in the presence of H2O. Journal of Structural Geology. 148. 104351–104351. 10 indexed citations
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Précigout, Jacques, et al.. (2018). High-pressure, High-temperature Deformation Experiment Using the New Generation Griggs-type Apparatus. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 7 indexed citations
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Raimbourg, Hugues, et al.. (2018). Evolution in H2O contents during deformation of polycrystalline quartz: An experimental study. Journal of Structural Geology. 114. 95–110. 29 indexed citations
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Stünitz, Holger, Renée Heilbronner, Harald Behrens, et al.. (2017). Water redistribution in experimentally deformed natural milky quartz single crystals—Implications for H2O‐weakening processes. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 122(2). 866–894. 50 indexed citations
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Stünitz, Holger, et al.. (2016). Stresses and pressures at the quartz‐to‐coesite phase transformation in shear deformation experiments. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 121(11). 8015–8033. 46 indexed citations
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Heilbronner, Renée, et al.. (2015). Calibrating the Grigg’s’ Apparatus using Experiments performed at the Quartz-Coesite Transition. 2015 AGU Fall Meeting. 2015. 1 indexed citations
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Kilian, Rüdiger, et al.. (2014). Microstructural development of quartz gouge at the brittle-to-viscous-transition in shear experiments. EGUGA. 15187. 1 indexed citations
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Menegon, Luca, Holger Stünitz, & Pritam Nasipuri. (2012). Partitioning of metamorphism and deformation at the nappe scale and implications for nappe-stacking mechanisms: The example of the Kalak nappe complex (north-Norwegian Caledonides). EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 6473. 1 indexed citations
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Thust, A., Rüdiger Kilian, Renée Heilbronner, et al.. (2011). Water in quartz? - A comparison of naturally and experimentally deformed crystals. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2011. 2 indexed citations
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Stipp, Michael, Holger Stünitz, Renée Heilbronner, & Stefan M. Schmid. (2002). The eastern Tonale fault zone: a ‘natural laboratory’ for crystal plastic deformation of quartz over a temperature range from 250 to 700°C. Journal of Structural Geology. 24(12). 1861–1884. 1254 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ronde, A. de, Holger Stünitz, Jan Tullis, & Renée Heilbronner. (2002). Reaction Induced Weakening in Experimentally Deformed Plagioclase-Olivine Aggregates. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 2 indexed citations

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