Wayne Stephenson

University of Otago — New Zealand

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physical Sciences

30h-index3.1kcitations171works2.82yr avg
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Research Topics

Coastal and Marine Dynamics(96), Geological formations and processes(30), Aeolian processes and effects(28), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research(26), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics(22)

Publications171 total

Understanding extreme-wave hazards on high-energy coasts requires a standardised approach to field data collection: analysis and recommendations
Natural hazards and earth system sciences·2025Open Access
Micro-Erosion Meter derived downwearing rates on inter-tidal shore platforms at Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand: Implications for uplifted rock coasts
Marine Geology·2025
Measuring beach pebbles and cobbles abrasion with RFID technology on a mixed sand and gravel beach, South Island, New Zealand
Geomorphology·2025
Are Holocene coseismic marine terrace sequences complete paleoseismic records? Rapid erosion of a new marine terrace created during the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake suggests not!
Geology·2025· 1 cited
Supplemental Material: Are Holocene coseismic marine terrace sequences complete paleoseismic records? Rapid erosion of a new marine terrace created during the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake suggests not!
2025Open Access
Supplemental Material: Are Holocene coseismic marine terrace sequences complete paleoseismic records? Rapid erosion of a new marine terrace created during the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake suggests not!
2025Open Access
Understanding extreme-wave hazards on high-energy coasts requires a standardised approach to field data collection: Analysis and recommendations
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Supplementary material to "Understanding extreme-wave hazards on high-energy coasts requires a standardised approach to field data collection: Analysis and recommendations"
2025Open Access
Beach user competencies in rip current identification using videos and photographs on a New Zealand surf beach
Natural Hazards·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Numerical investigation of the refractive properties of near-horizontal rocky shore platforms and their effects on harmonic and stationary wave patterns
Geomorphology·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Geochemical Behavior of Rare Earth Elements in Tidal Flat Sediments from Qidong Cape, Yangtze River Estuary: Implications for the Study of Sedimentary Environmental Change
Land·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Reconciling short- and long-term measurements of coastal cliff erosion rates
Engineering Geology·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Storm overtopping of a marine terrace at the penultimate stage of evolution
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
The influence of weathering processes on microtopographic changes of sandstone under simulated upper intertidal conditions from weekly to monthly scales
Geomorphology·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Modeling future cliff-front waves during sea level rise and implications for coastal cliff retreat rates
Scientific Reports·2024· 12 citedOpen Access
Coastal shoreline change assessments at global scales
Nature Communications·2024· 22 citedOpen Access
Measuring Beach Pebbles and Cobbles Abrasion with RFID Technology on a Mixed Sand and Gravel Beach, South Island, New Zealand
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Sea-level rise may not uniformly accelerate cliff erosion rates
Nature Communications·2023· 11 citedOpen Access
The influence of weathering processes on microtopographic changes of sandstone under simulated upper intertidal conditions from hourly to weekly scales
Geomorphology·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Numerical investigation of the refractive properties of near-horizontal shore platforms and their effects on harmonic and stationary wave patterns
2023Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Larissa A. Naylor(11), R. M. Kirk(10), Brian Finlayson(5), David M. Kennedy(5), Maree A. Hemmingsen(4), Mark E. Dickson(3), Paolo A. Pirazzoli(3), Alan S. Trenhaile(2), Lukar Thornton(2), Helen C.M. Smith(2), Anna Taylor(2), Jonathan C. Allan(2), Runjie Yuan(2), Robert W. Brander(2), Rob Inkpen(2), Andrew D. Short(2), William R. Dally(2), Raphaël Paris(1), Adam Frankel(1), David Carver(1)