Stephen R. Brown

6.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
73 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Stephen R. Brown is a scholar working on Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen R. Brown has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Geophysics, 19 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 17 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Stephen R. Brown's work include Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (15 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (14 papers) and Rock Mechanics and Modeling (13 papers). Stephen R. Brown is often cited by papers focused on Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (15 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (14 papers) and Rock Mechanics and Modeling (13 papers). Stephen R. Brown collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Stephen R. Brown's co-authors include Christopher H. Scholz, Donald L. Turcotte, Harlan W. Stockman, Mollie E. Thompson, John B. Rundle, William L. Power, Christian Scholz, T. E. Tullis, G. N. Boitnott and Arvind Caprihan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Stephen R. Brown

71 papers receiving 4.9k citations

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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.

Fluid flow through rock joints: The effect of surface roughness

1987 818 citations Stephen R. Brown Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
Broad bandwidth study of the topography of natural rock surfaces

1985 711 citations Stephen R. Brown et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
Fractals and Chaos in Geology and Geophysics

1993 505 citations Stephen R. Brown et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen R. Brown United States	26	2.3k	2.1k	2.0k	1.5k	1.2k	73	5.5k
Jean Schmittbuhl France	50	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	3.2k 1.6×	2.3k 1.5×	831 0.7×	178	7.3k
Adrian E. Scheidegger Austria	30	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	910 0.6×	940 0.8×	210	6.4k
B. E. Hobbs Australia	48	1.4k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	5.5k 2.8×	2.5k 1.7×	771 0.6×	257	9.1k
János L. Urai Germany	56	931 0.4×	2.2k 1.1×	4.5k 2.3×	5.5k 3.6×	918 0.8×	263	10.4k
Ove Stephansson Sweden	48	1.2k 0.5×	2.3k 1.1×	2.6k 1.3×	5.0k 3.3×	2.1k 1.8×	193	8.2k
Ian Main United Kingdom	49	900 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	5.5k 2.8×	3.1k 2.0×	1.0k 0.8×	210	8.6k
Alison Ord Australia	45	1.3k 0.6×	849 0.4×	3.3k 1.6×	1.9k 1.3×	716 0.6×	214	6.2k
Atilla Aydin United States	50	816 0.4×	1.7k 0.8×	6.6k 3.3×	3.5k 2.3×	415 0.3×	122	9.1k
Xiangyun Hu China	41	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	2.2k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	272 0.2×	442	7.2k
E. H. Rutter United Kingdom	52	522 0.2×	1.0k 0.5×	6.8k 3.4×	3.2k 2.1×	494 0.4×	137	8.9k

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Cao, Wei, Zhiqun Tan, Stephen R. Brown, et al.. (2025). An AAV capsid proposed as microglia-targeting directs genetic expression in forebrain excitatory neurons. Cell Reports Methods. 5(6). 101054–101054.

Madison, Barry N., et al.. (2018). Comparative toxicity of two diluted bitumens to developing yellow perch (Perca flavescens). The Science of The Total Environment. 655. 977–985. 20 indexed citations

Brown, Stephen R.. (2014). Modeling for geophysical monitoring of multiple phase saturation of rocks: Applications to CO2 sequestration. Interpretation. 2(2). SC47–SC60. 1 indexed citations

Brown, Stephen R. & Martin L. Smith. (2013). A transient-flow syringe air permeameter. Geophysics. 78(5). D307–D313. 19 indexed citations

Brown, Stephen R. & Xinding Fang. (2012). Fluid Flow Property Estimation from Seismic Scattering Data. 1–6. 8 indexed citations

Brown, Stephen R.. (2009). Reconstructing Pleading: Twombly, Iqbal, and the Limited Role of the Plausibility Inquiry. Akron law review. 43(4). 7. 1 indexed citations

Brown, Stephen R., et al.. (2007). AVO monitoring of CO2 sequestration: A benchtop-modeling study. The Leading Edge. 26(12). 1576–1583. 10 indexed citations

Brown, Stephen R., et al.. (2007). AVO monitoring of CO2 sequestration. 224–228. 3 indexed citations

Blumm, Michael C. & Stephen R. Brown. (2005). Pluralism and the Environment: The Role of Comment Agencies in NEPA Litigation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations

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Brown, Stephen R., et al.. (2002). Long-Term Survival of McKee-Farrar Total Hip Prostheses. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 402(402). 157–163. 82 indexed citations

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Podczeck, Fridrun, Stephen R. Brown, & J.M. Newton. (1999). Monitoring film coating with surface profilometry. UCL Discovery (University College London). 5 indexed citations

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Olsson, William A. & Stephen R. Brown. (1993). Hydromechanical response of a fracture undergoing compression and shear. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts. 30(7). 845–851. 101 indexed citations

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Brune, James N., Stephen R. Brown, & Peggy A. Johnson. (1993). Rupture mechanism and interface separation in foam rubber models of earthquakes: a possible solution to the heat flow paradox and the paradox of large overthrusts. Tectonophysics. 218(1-3). 59–67. 168 indexed citations

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Thompson, Mollie E. & Stephen R. Brown. (1991). The effect of anisotropic surface roughness on flow and transport in fractures. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 96(B13). 21923–21932. 165 indexed citations

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Brown, Stephen R.. (1989). Transport of fluid and electric current through a single fracture. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 94(B7). 9429–9438. 186 indexed citations

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Werling, Linda L., Stephen R. Brown, & Barry Cox. (1986). Effects of prior exposure to morphine on the opioid inhibition of the stimulated release of [3H]norepinephrine from guinea pig cortex slices.. PubMed. 75. 587–90. 1 indexed citations

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Werling, Linda L., Stephen R. Brown, Pamela S. Puttfarcken, & Brian M. Cox. (1986). Sodium regulation of agonist binding at opioid receptors. II. Effects of sodium replacement on opioid binding in guinea pig cortical membranes.. Molecular Pharmacology. 30(2). 90–95. 35 indexed citations

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Puttfarcken, Pamela S., Linda L. Werling, Stephen R. Brown, C. E. Thomas, & Brian M. Cox. (1986). Sodium regulation of agonist binding at opioid receptors. I. Effects of sodium replacement on binding at mu- and delta-type receptors in 7315c and NG108-15 cells and cell membranes.. Molecular Pharmacology. 30(2). 81–89. 44 indexed citations

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Werling, Linda L., et al.. (1985). Oploid binding to rat and guinea-pig neural membranes in the presence of physiological cations at 37 degrees C.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 233(3). 722–728. 2 indexed citations

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Brown, Stephen R., et al.. (1983). Systemic and renal effects of angiotensin II in the freshwater turtle Pseudemys scripta elegans. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 245(6). R837–R842. 6 indexed citations

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