John Townend

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
149 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

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John Townend is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John Townend has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Geophysics, 37 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 9 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in John Townend's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (101 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (59 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (57 papers). John Townend is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (101 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (59 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (57 papers). John Townend collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and United Kingdom. John Townend's co-authors include Mark D. Zoback, M. K. Savage, Rupert Sutherland, Björn Lund, Stephen Bannister, Carolin Boese, Virginia Toy, Richard Arnold, C. J. Chamberlain and T. A. Stern and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

John Townend

143 papers receiving 5.9k citations

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Author						Papers	Cites
John Townend	5.1k	822	558	384	345	149	6.1k
Harshul Gupta	1.7k 0.3×	373 0.5×	228 0.4×	239 0.6×	154 0.4×	99	2.3k
Torleif Dahlin	5.4k 1.1×	327 0.4×	147 0.3×	179 0.5×	4.8k 13.9×	200	6.2k
Gottfried Grünthal	2.9k 0.6×	521 0.6×	118 0.2×	63 0.2×	90 0.3×	116	4.3k
Ziyadin Çakır	1.5k 0.3×	174 0.2×	197 0.4×	26 0.1×	134 0.4×	93	2.4k
Peter Huggenberger	721 0.1×	74 0.1×	243 0.4×	172 0.4×	725 2.1×	116	3.3k
Ricardo A. Olea	187 0.0×	599 0.7×	320 0.6×	344 0.9×	430 1.2×	99	2.7k
T. Woldai	246 0.0×	1.4k 1.7×	204 0.4×	321 0.8×	126 0.4×	67	2.6k
Alberto Godio	794 0.2×	94 0.1×	123 0.2×	175 0.5×	754 2.2×	136	1.8k
Hyung-Sup Jung	418 0.1×	152 0.2×	227 0.4×	124 0.3×	419 1.2×	160	3.3k
Farrokh Nadim	460 0.1×	90 0.1×	214 0.4×	349 0.9×	228 0.7×	126	3.7k

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Illsley‐Kemp, Finnigan, et al.. (2024). Evidence From Intermediate‐Depth Earthquakes of Slab‐Derived Fluids Beneath the Taupō Volcanic Zone. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 129(5). 1 indexed citations

Gerstenberger, Matthew C., Allison L. Bent, P. Martín, & John Townend. (2024). Introduction to the BSSA Special Issue and SRL Focus Section on Seismic Hazard Models. Seismological Research Letters. 95(1). 4–9.

Miller, Meghan S., John Townend, & Voon Hui Lai. (2024). The South Island Seismology at the Speed of Light Experiment (SISSLE): Distributed Acoustic Sensing Across and Along the Alpine Fault, South Westland, New Zealand. Seismological Research Letters. 96(3). 2065–2078. 1 indexed citations

Mooney, Walter D., et al.. (2023). Ambient seismic noise tomography of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. USGS professional paper. 1 indexed citations

Chamberlain, C. J., et al.. (2023). Parametric Testing of EQTransformer’s Performance against a High-Quality, Manually Picked Catalog for Reliable and Accurate Seismic Phase Picking. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 332–341. 7 indexed citations

Kaneko, Yoshihiro, Carl Tape, Ryan Modrak, et al.. (2022). Strong Upper‐Plate Heterogeneity at the Hikurangi Subduction Margin (North Island, New Zealand) Imaged by Adjoint Tomography. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 127(1). 10 indexed citations

Cox, Simon C., et al.. (2019). Seismological and Hydrogeological Controls on New Zealand-Wide Groundwater Level Changes Induced by the 2016 M_w7.8 Kaikōura Earthquake. Geofluids. 2019. 1–18. 13 indexed citations

Lanza, Federica, C. J. Chamberlain, Katrina Jacobs, et al.. (2019). Crustal Fault Connectivity of the M _w 7.8 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake Constrained by Aftershock Relocations. Geophysical Research Letters. 46(12). 6487–6496. 34 indexed citations

Doan, Mai‐Linh, et al.. (2019). Tidal Behavior and Water‐Level Changes in Gravel Aquifers in Response to Multiple Earthquakes: A Case Study From New Zealand. Water Resources Research. 55(2). 1263–1278. 16 indexed citations

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Smith, Euan, et al.. (2018). Variations in Seismogenic Thickness Along the Central Alpine Fault, New Zealand, Revealed by a Decade's Relocated Microseismicity. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 20(1). 470–486. 26 indexed citations

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Massiot, Cécile, Bernard Célérier, Mai‐Linh Doan, et al.. (2018). The Alpine Fault Hangingwall Viewed From Within: Structural Analysis of Ultrasonic Image Logs in the DFDP‐2B Borehole, New Zealand. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 19(8). 2492–2515. 18 indexed citations

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Massiot, Cécile, Andrew Nicol, John Townend, et al.. (2017). Quantitative geometric description of fracture systems in an andesite lava flow using terrestrial laser scanner data. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 341. 315–331. 11 indexed citations

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Chamberlain, C. J., et al.. (2017). Focal mechanisms and inter-event times of low-frequency earthquakes reveal quasi-continuous deformation and triggered slow slip on the deep Alpine Fault. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 484. 111–123. 19 indexed citations

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Thurber, C. H., John Townend, S. W. Roecker, et al.. (2016). Microseismicity and P–wave tomography of the central Alpine Fault, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 59(4). 483–495. 13 indexed citations

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Schleicher, Anja M., Rupert Sutherland, John Townend, Virginia Toy, & Ben A. van der Pluijm. (2015). Clay mineral formation and fabric development in the DFDP‐1B borehole, central Alpine Fault, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 58(1). 13–21. 28 indexed citations

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Davy, Richard, T. A. Stern, & John Townend. (2013). Gravity analysis of glaciotectonic processes, central Alpine Fault, South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 56(2). 100–108. 8 indexed citations

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Townend, John, Pilar Villamor, & Mark Quigley. (2012). Introduction to the Canterbury earthquake sequence special issue. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 55(3). 151–154. 3 indexed citations

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Wech, A., Carolin Boese, T. A. Stern, & John Townend. (2012). Tectonic tremor and deep slow slip on the Alpine Fault. Geophysical Research Letters. 39(10). 81 indexed citations

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Townend, John. (1999). Heat flow through the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 42(1). 21–31. 24 indexed citations

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Herzer, R. H., Richard Sykes, S.D. Killops, et al.. (1999). Cretaceous carbonaceous rocks from the Norfolk Ridge system, Southwest Pacific: Implications for regional petroleum potential. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 42(1). 57–73. 24 indexed citations

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