Nicola Litchfield

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
93 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Nicola Litchfield is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicola Litchfield has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Geophysics, 47 papers in Atmospheric Science and 23 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Nicola Litchfield's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (70 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (46 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (36 papers). Nicola Litchfield is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (70 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (46 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (36 papers). Nicola Litchfield collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and United Kingdom. Nicola Litchfield's co-authors include Russ Van Dissen, Kelvin Berryman, Mark Stirling, Pilar Villamor, Kate Clark, Andrew Nicol, Philip M. Barnes, Laura Wallace, Mark Quigley and Geoffroy Lamarche and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Geology.

In The Last Decade

Nicola Litchfield

92 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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National Seismic Hazard Model for New Zealand: 2010 Update

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nicola Litchfield New Zealand	29	2.3k	1.1k	487	415	327	93	3.3k
Kelvin Berryman New Zealand	43	4.0k 1.7×	1.9k 1.7×	887 1.8×	336 0.8×	326 1.0×	110	5.0k
Armin Freundt Germany	32	1.6k 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	436 0.9×	141 0.3×	470 1.4×	82	2.6k
T. Rockwell United States	44	5.0k 2.2×	1.7k 1.5×	683 1.4×	266 0.6×	549 1.7×	204	6.0k
L. Seeber United States	42	4.6k 2.0×	991 0.9×	830 1.7×	402 1.0×	513 1.6×	123	5.8k
Mark Quigley Australia	32	1.7k 0.7×	673 0.6×	387 0.8×	560 1.3×	353 1.1×	101	2.8k
Gerald Roberts United Kingdom	44	3.9k 1.7×	1.5k 1.3×	957 2.0×	211 0.5×	589 1.8×	110	5.1k
Paolo Scandone Italy	25	3.9k 1.7×	846 0.8×	712 1.5×	257 0.6×	315 1.0×	60	4.8k
Marco Anzidei Italy	36	2.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	1.3k 2.6×	142 0.3×	251 0.8×	144	4.7k
Biagio Giaccio Italy	41	2.1k 0.9×	2.4k 2.1×	549 1.1×	132 0.3×	221 0.7×	138	4.2k
Shmuel Marco Israel	36	2.5k 1.1×	1.9k 1.7×	1.5k 3.1×	172 0.4×	412 1.3×	133	4.0k

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Langridge, Robert, et al.. (2023). Paleoearthquakes at the junction of the Tokomaru and Northern Ōhāriu faults, implications for fault interactions in the southern North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 68(1). 65–79. 1 indexed citations

Stirling, Mark, et al.. (2019). Paleoseismology of the Akatore Fault, Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 63(2). 151–167. 25 indexed citations

Berryman, K. R., P. Villamor, Nicola Litchfield, et al.. (2018). Surface faulting associated with the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake: complexity of ruptures, 3D structure, geological history and fault source definition. AGUFM. 2018. 1 indexed citations

Reid, Catherine M., Ursula Cochran, Kate Clark, et al.. (2017). Salt marsh plant response to vertical deformation resulting from the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 60(3). 220–238. 1 indexed citations

Villamor, Pilar, et al.. (2016). The Kerepehi Fault, Hauraki Rift, North Island, New Zealand: active fault characterisation and hazard. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 59(1). 117–135. 10 indexed citations

Massey, Chris, Mauri McSaveney, Nicola Litchfield, et al.. (2014). Determining Rockfall Risk in Christchurch Using Rockfalls Triggered by the 2010–2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence. Earthquake Spectra. 30(1). 155–181. 45 indexed citations

Litchfield, Nicola, Russ Van Dissen, Rupert Sutherland, et al.. (2013). A model of active faulting in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 57(1). 32–56. 167 indexed citations

Dissen, Russ Van, et al.. (2013). Conditional probability of rupture of the Wairarapa and Ōhariu faults, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 56(2). 53–67. 12 indexed citations

Villamor, Pilar, Nicola Litchfield, Dja Barrell, et al.. (2012). Map of the 2010 Greendale Fault surface rupture, Canterbury, New Zealand: application to land use planning. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 55(3). 223–230. 34 indexed citations

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Clark, Kate, Peter N. Johnson, I. M. Turnbull, & Nicola Litchfield. (2011). The 2009 M _w 7.8 earthquake on the Puysegur subduction zone produced minimal geological effects around Dusky Sound, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 54(2). 237–247. 5 indexed citations

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Litchfield, Nicola, Russ Van Dissen, Mark Hemphill‐Haley, Dougal Townsend, & David Heron. (2010). Post c. 300 year rupture of the Ohariu Fault in Ohariu Valley, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 53(1). 43–56. 11 indexed citations

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Upton, Phædra, Albert J. Kettner, Nicola Litchfield, & Alan R. Orpin. (2009). Reconstructing the Waipaoa Sedimentary System at the LGM. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2009. 1 indexed citations

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Berryman, Kelvin, Michael Marden, Alan Palmer, & Nicola Litchfield. (2009). Holocene rupture of the Repongaere fault, Gisborne: Implications for Raukumara Peninsula deformation and impact on the Waipaoa Sedimentary System. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 52(4). 335–347. 10 indexed citations

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Villamor, P., K. R. Berryman, Robert Langridge, et al.. (2006). A Classification of Geometric Styles for Paleoseismic Trenches across Normal Faults in the North Island, New Zealand: An Interplay between Tectonic and Erosional/Depositional Processes. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences). 2006. 3 indexed citations

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Wilson, Kate, Nicola Litchfield, & Tim Little. (2006). A revision of mid‐late Holocene marine terrace distribution and chronology at the Pakarae River mouth, North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 49(4). 477–489. 43 indexed citations

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Litchfield, Nicola, Russ Van Dissen, Robert Langridge, David Heron, & C. S. Prentice. (2004). Timing of the most recent surface rupture event on the Ohariu Fault near Paraparaumu, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 47(1). 123–127. 15 indexed citations

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Litchfield, Nicola & Olav B. Lian. (2004). Luminescence age estimates of Pleistocene marine terrace and alluvial fan sediments associated with tectonic activity along coastal Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 47(1). 29–37. 25 indexed citations

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Litchfield, Nicola. (2001). The Titri Fault System: Quaternary‐active faults near the leading edge of the Otago reverse fault province. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 44(4). 517–534. 32 indexed citations

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Litchfield, Nicola & Richard J. Norris. (2000). Holocene motion on the Akatore Fault, south Otago coast, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 43(3). 405–418. 39 indexed citations

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Rees‐Jones, J., W.J. Rink, R. J. Norris, & Nicola Litchfield. (2000). Optical luminescence dating of uplifted marine terraces along the Akatore Fault near Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 43(3). 419–424. 17 indexed citations

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