| Prediction of Emperor-Hawaii seamount locations from a revised model of global plate motion and mantle flow B Steinberger, R Sutherland, RJ O'connell Nature 430 (6996), 167-173, 2004 | 390 | 2004 |
| Zealandia: Earth’s hidden continent N Mortimer, HJ Campbell, AJ Tulloch, PR King, VM Stagpoole, RA Wood, ... GSA today 27 (3), 27-35, 2017 | 379 | 2017 |
| The Australia‐Pacific boundary and Cenozoic plate motions in the SW Pacific: Some constraints from Geosat data R Sutherland Tectonics 14 (4), 819-831, 1995 | 326 | 1995 |
| Basement geology and tectonic development of the greater New Zealand region: an interpretation from regional magnetic data R Sutherland Tectonophysics 308 (3), 341-362, 1999 | 314 | 1999 |
| Characterizing the seismogenic zone of a major plate boundary subduction thrust: Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand LM Wallace, M Reyners, U Cochran, S Bannister, PM Barnes, K Berryman, ... Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 10 (10), 2009 | 235 | 2009 |
| A model of active faulting in New Zealand NJ Litchfield, R Van Dissen, R Sutherland, PM Barnes, SC Cox, R Norris, ... New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 57 (1), 32-56, 2014 | 228 | 2014 |
| Do great earthquakes occur on the Alpine fault in central South Island, New Zealand? R Sutherland, D Eberhart-Phillips, RA Harris, T Stern, J Beavan, S Ellis, ... Geophysical Monograph-American Geophysical Union 175, 237, 2007 | 223 | 2007 |
| Revised interface geometry for the Hikurangi subduction zone, New Zealand CA Williams, D Eberhart‐Phillips, S Bannister, DHN Barker, S Henrys, ... Seismological Research Letters 84 (6), 1066-1073, 2013 | 222 | 2013 |
| Seismic reflection character of the Hikurangi subduction interface, New Zealand, in the region of repeated Gisborne slow slip events R Bell, R Sutherland, DHN Barker, S Henrys, S Bannister, L Wallace, ... Geophysical Journal International 180 (1), 34-48, 2010 | 214 | 2010 |
| Plate boundary deformation in South Island, New Zealand, is related to inherited lithospheric structure R Sutherland, F Davey, J Beavan Earth and Planetary Science Letters 177 (3-4), 141-151, 2000 | 191 | 2000 |
| Quaternary slip rate and geomorphology of the Alpine fault: Implications for kinematics and seismic hazard in southwest New Zealand R Sutherland, K Berryman, R Norris Geological Society of America Bulletin 118 (3-4), 464-474, 2006 | 173 | 2006 |
| Cenozoic bending of New Zealand basement terranes and Alpine Fault displacement: a brief review R Sutherland New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 42 (2), 295-301, 1999 | 169 | 1999 |
| Drilling reveals fluid control on architecture and rupture of the Alpine fault, New Zealand R Sutherland, VG Toy, J Townend, SC Cox, JD Eccles, DR Faulkner, ... Geology 40 (12), 1143-1146, 2012 | 158 | 2012 |
| Geometry of the Hikurangi subduction thrust and upper plate, North Island, New Zealand DHN Barker, R Sutherland, S Henrys, S Bannister Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 10 (2), 2009 | 157 | 2009 |
| Cretaceous-Cenozoic geology and petroleum systems of the Great South Basin, New Zealand RA Cook, R Sutherland, H Zhu, R Funnel, SD Killops Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, 1999 | 138 | 1999 |
| A seismic reflection image for the base of a tectonic plate TA Stern, SA Henrys, D Okaya, JN Louie, MK Savage, S Lamb, H Sato, ... Nature 518 (7537), 85-88, 2015 | 133 | 2015 |
| Late Quaternary displacement rate, paleoseismicity, and geomorphic evolution of the Alpine Fault: evidence from Hokuri Creek, South Westland, New Zealand R Sutherland, RJ Norris New Zealand journal of geology and geophysics 38 (4), 419-430, 1995 | 124 | 1995 |
| Regional geological framework of South Island, New Zealand, and its significance for understanding the active plate boundary SC Cox, R Sutherland Geophysical Monograph Series 175, 19-46, 2007 | 123 | 2007 |
| Extreme hydrothermal conditions at an active plate-bounding fault R Sutherland, J Townend, V Toy, P Upton, J Coussens, M Allen, ... Nature 546 (7656), 137-140, 2017 | 122 | 2017 |
| Transpressional development of the Australia‐Pacific boundary through southern South Island, New Zealand: Constraints from Miocene‐Pliocene sediments, Waiho‐1 borehole, South … R Sutherland New Zealand journal of geology and geophysics 39 (2), 251-264, 1996 | 106 | 1996 |
John TownendProfessor of Geophysics, Victoria University of WellingtonVerified email at vuw.ac.nz