Holm, Robert J., Rosenbaum, Gideon, and Richards, Simon W. (2016) Post 8 Ma reconstruction of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands: microplate tectonics in a convergent plate boundary setting. Earth-Science Reviews, 156. pp. 66-81.

Holm, Robert J., Spandler, Carl, and Richards, Simon W. (2015) Continental collision, orogenesis and arc magmatism of the Miocene Maramuni arc, Papua New Guinea. Gondwana Research, 28 (3). pp. 1117-1136.

Holm, R.J., Richards, S.W., Rosenbaum, G., and Spandler, C. (2015) Disparate tectonic settings for mineralisation in an active arc, Eastern Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. In: Proceedings of PACRIM 2015. pp. 165-170. From: PACRIM 2015 Congress, 18-21 March 2015, Hong Kong, China.

Buys, Janrich, Spandler, Carl, Holm, Robert J., and Richards, Simon W. (2014) Remnants of ancient Australia in Vanuatu: Implications for crustal evolution in island arcs and tectonic development of the southwest Pacific. Geology, 42 (11). pp. 939-942.

Richards, S.W., and Holm, R.J. (2013) Tectonic preconditioning and the formation of giant porphyry deposits. In: Colpron, M., Bissig, T., Rusk, B.G., and Thompson, J.F.H., (eds.) Tectonics, Metallogeny, and Discovery: the North American Cordillera and similar accretionary settings. Special Publications, 17 . Society of Economic Geologists, Littleton, CO, USA, pp. 265-275.

Holm, Robert J., Spandler, Carl, and Richards, Simon W. (2013) Melanesian arc far-field response to collision of the Ontong Java Plateau: geochronology and petrogenesis of the Simuku Igneous Complex, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Tectonophysics, 603. pp. 189-212.

Fergusson, C.L., Henderson, R.A., Blake, P.R., Bultidude, R.J., Champion, D.C., Cross, A.J., Draper, J.J., Green, T.J., Hutton, L.J., Jell, P.A., Lister, G.S., McKellar, J.L., McKillop, M.D., Mulqueeny, L., Offler, R., Phillips, G., Richards, S., Withnall, I.W., Wood, D.G., and Wormald, R. (2013) Thomson orogen. In: Jell, Peter A., (ed.) Geology of Queensland. Queensland Government, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, pp. 113-224.

Holm, R.J., and Richards, S.W. (2013) A re-evaluation of arc-continent collision and along-arc variation in the Bismarck Sea region, Papua New Guinea. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 60 (5). pp. 605-619.

Richards, Simon, Holm, Robert, and Barber, Grace (2011) When slabs collide: a tectonic assessment of deep earthquakes in the Tonga-Vanuatu region. Geology, 39 (8). pp. 787-790.

Beltrando, Marco, Lister, Gordon S., Rosenbaum, Gideon, Richards, Simon, and Forster, Marnie A. (2010) Recognizing episodic lithospheric thinning along a convergent plate margin: the example of the Early Oligocene Alps. Earth-Science Reviews, 103 (3-4). pp. 81-98.

Viete, Daniel R., Richards, Simon W., Lister, Gordon S., Oliver, Grahame J.H., and Banks, Graham J. (2010) Lithospheric-scale extension during Grampian orogenesis in Scotland. Geological Society Special Publication, 335. pp. 121-160.

Jelsma, Hielke, Barnett, Wayne, Richards, Simon, and Lister, Gordon (2009) Tectonic setting of kimberlites. Lithos, 112 (Supplement 1). pp. 155-165.

Richards, Simon, and Jelsma, Hielke (2009) Diamond bearing kimberlites: source to surface. In: Proceedings of the 10th Biennial Meeting of the the SGA 2009 (2) pp. 675-677. From: Smart Science for Exploration and Mining: 10th Biennial Meeting of the SGA 2009, 17-20 August 2009, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

Collins, W.J., and Richards, S.W. (2008) Geodynamic significance of S-type granites in circum-Pacific orogens. Geology (Boulder), 36 (7). pp. 559-562.

Lister, Gordon, Kennett, Brian, Richards, Simon, and Forster, Marnie (2008) Boudinage of a stretching slablet implicated in earthquakes beneath the Hindu Kush. Nature Geoscience, 1 (3). pp. 196-201.

Keller, Nicole S., Arculus, Richard J., Hermann, Jorg, and Richards, Simon (2008) Submarine back-arc lava with arc signature: Fonualei Spreading Center, northeast Lau Basin, Tonga. Journal of Geophysical Research: solid earth, 113. pp. 1-28.

Richards, Simon, Lister, Gordon, and Kennett, Brian (2007) A slab in depth: three-dimensional geometry and evolution of the Indo-Australian plate. G3: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 8 (12). pp. 1-11.

Collins, W.J., Wiebe, R.A., Healy, B., and Richards, S.W. (2006) Replenishment, crystal accumulation and floor aggradation in the megacrystic Kameruka Suite, Australia. Journal of Petrology, 47 (11). pp. 2073-2104.

Clarke, D. Barrie, Dorias, Michael, Barbarin, Bernard, Barker, Dan, Cesare, Bernardo, Clarke, Geoffery, El Baghdadi, Mohamed, Erdmann, Saskia, Forster, Hans-Jurgen, Gaeta, Mario, Gottesmann, Barbel, Jamieson, Rebecca A., Kontak, Daniel J., Koller, Friedrich, Gomes, Carlos Leal, London, David, Morgan VI, George B., Neves, Luis J.P.F., Pattison, David R.M., Pereira, Alcides J.S.C., Pichavant, Michel, Rapela, Carlos W., Renno, Axel D., Richards, Simon, Roberts, Malcolm, Rottura, Alessandro, Saavedra, Julio, Sial, Alcides Nobrega, Toselli, Alejandro J., Ugidos, Jose M., Uher, Pavel, Villaseca, Carlos, Visona, Dario, Whitney, Donna L., Williamson, Ben, and Woodard, Henry H. (2005) Occurrence and origin of andalusite in peraluminous felsic igneous rocks. Journal of Petrology, 46 (3). pp. 441-472.

Healy, B., Collins, W.J., and Richards, S.W. (2004) A hybrid origin for Lachlan S-type granites: the Murrumbidgee Batholith example. Lithos, 78 (1-2). pp. 197-216.

Richards, S.W., and Collins, W.J. (2004) Growth of wedge-shaped plutons at the base of active half-grabens. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences, 95 (1-2). pp. 309-317.

Richards, S.W., and Collins, W.J. (2002) The Cooma Metamorphic Complex, a low-P, high-T (LPHT) regional aureole beneath the Murrumbidgee Batholith. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 20 (1). pp. 119-134.