| The mechanics of earthquakes and faulting CH Scholz Cambridge university press, 2019 | 7908 | 2019 |
| Earthquakes and friction laws CH Scholz Nature 391 (6662), 37-42, 1998 | 2565 | 1998 |
| Dilatancy in the fracture of crystalline rocks WF Brace, BW Paulding Jr, CH Scholz Journal of geophysical research 71 (16), 3939-3953, 1966 | 2287 | 1966 |
| The frequency-magnitude relation of microfracturing in rock and its relation to earthquakes CH Scholz Bulletin of the seismological society of America 58 (1), 399-415, 1968 | 2223 | 1968 |
| Earthquake Prediction: A Physical Basis: Rock dilatancy and water diffusion may explain a large class of phenomena precursory to earthquakes. CH Scholz, LR Sykes, YP Aggarwal Science 181 (4102), 803-810, 1973 | 1604 | 1973 |
| Broad bandwidth study of the topography of natural rock surfaces SR Brown, CH Scholz Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 90 (B14), 12575-12582, 1985 | 1219 | 1985 |
| Microfracturing and the inelastic deformation of rock in compression CH Scholz Journal of Geophysical Research 73 (4), 1417-1432, 1968 | 887 | 1968 |
| On the mechanics of earthquake afterslip CJ Marone, CH Scholtz, R Bilham Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 96 (B5), 8441-8452, 1991 | 774 | 1991 |
| Displacement-length scaling relationship for faults: data synthesis and discussion PA Cowie, CH Scholz Journal of Structural Geology 14 (10), 1149-1156, 1992 | 736 | 1992 |
| Physical explanation for the displacement-length relationship of faults using a post-yield fracture mechanics model PA Cowie, CH Scholz Journal of Structural Geology 14 (10), 1133-1148, 1992 | 714 | 1992 |
| The brittle-plastic transition and the depth of seismic faulting CH Scholz Geologische Rundschau 77, 319-328, 1988 | 698 | 1988 |
| Frictional behavior and constitutive modeling of simulated fault gouge C Marone, CB Raleigh, CH Scholz Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 95 (B5), 7007-7025, 1990 | 675 | 1990 |
| Scaling laws for large earthquakes: consequences for physical models CH Scholz Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 72 (1), 1-14, 1982 | 623 | 1982 |
| Closure of random elastic surfaces in contact SR Brown, CH Scholz Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 90 (B7), 5531-5545, 1985 | 601 | 1985 |
| The permeability of whole and jointed Barre granite RL Kranzz, AD Frankel, T Engelder, CH Scholz International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics …, 1979 | 584 | 1979 |
| Growth of normal faults: Displacement-length scaling NH Dawers, MH Anders, CH Scholz Geology 21 (12), 1107-1110, 1993 | 569 | 1993 |
| Nature of seismic coupling along simple plate boundaries of the subduction type JF Pacheco, LR Sykes, CH Scholz Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 98 (B8), 14133-14159, 1993 | 544 | 1993 |
| Two types of reservoir-induced seismicity DW Simpson, WS Leith, CH Scholz Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 78 (6), 2025-2040, 1988 | 529 | 1988 |
| Fault growth and fault scaling laws: Preliminary results CH Scholz, NH Dawers, JZ Yu, MH Anders, PA Cowie Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 98 (B12), 21951-21961, 1993 | 524 | 1993 |
| On the stress dependence of the earthquake b value CH Scholz Geophysical Research Letters 42 (5), 1399-1402, 2015 | 517 | 2015 |