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Andrea Zanchi is affiliated with the University of Milano-Bicocca in Italy and is active in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research contributions primarily focus on Geophysics, with additional work in Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, and Earth-Surface Processes. This interdisciplinary approach encompasses aspects of geological and geophysical studies as well as applications of computational methods in Earth sciences.

The scientist's scholarly output includes work related to geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, global geological and geophysical research, geochemistry and geologic mapping, paleoclimatology, and high-pressure geophysics. Their main research topics can be summarized as:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Zanchi's recent publications demonstrate a focus on structural geology, tectonic processes, and paleoclimate interactions. Notable papers include:

  • Fault reactivation and propagation in the northern Adamello pluton: The structure and kinematics of a kilometre-scale seismogenic source (2021, Tectonophysics)
  • Evidence of Early Permian extension during the post-Variscan evolution of the central Southern Alps (N Italy) (2022, International Journal of Earth Sciences)
  • Disentangling climate signal from tectonic forcing: The Triassic Aghdarband Basin (Turan Domain, Iran) (2021, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology)
  • Cenozoic Dextral Shearing Along the Arusan Sector of the Great Kavir-Doruneh Fault System (Central Iran) (2021, Tectonics)
  • Kinematics and time-resolved evolution of the main thrust-sense shear zone in the Eo-Alpine orogenic wedge (the Vinschgau Shear Zone, eastern Alps) (2023, Solid Earth)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Zanchi encompass several researchers, reflecting a network of expertise in related fields:

  • Stefano Zanchetta
  • Chiara Montemagni
  • Fabrizio Berra
  • Hamid Javadi
  • Silvia Mittempergher

Publication venues reflect a commitment to respected journals that address tectonics, geophysics, and paleoenvironmental sciences. Journals where Zanchi has published multiple works include:

  • Tectonophysics
  • International Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Tectonics
  • Solid Earth
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Best Publications

  • Structural constraints on deep-seated slope deformation kinematics

    F. Agliardi;G. Crosta;A. Zanchi

  • The Eo-Cimmerian (Late? Triassic) orogeny in North Iran

    Andrea Zanchi;Stefano Zanchetta;Fabrizio Berra;Massimo Mattei

  • Opening of the Neo-Tethys Ocean and the Pangea B to Pangea A transformation during the Permian

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  • Artificial neural networks and cluster analysis in landslide susceptibility zonation

    C. Melchiorre;M. Matteucci;A. Azzoni;A. Zanchi

  • Continental arc volcanism and tectonic setting in Central Anatolia, Turkey

    G. Pasquarè;S. Poli;L. Vezzoli;A. Zanchi

  • Inversion tectonics in central Alborz, Iran

    Andrea Zanchi;Fabrizio Berra;Massimo Mattei;Mohammad R. Ghassemi

  • Simple-shearing block resurgence in caldera depressions. A model from Pantelleria and Ischia

    Giovanni Orsi;Gabriella Gallo;Andrea Zanchi

  • The drift history of Iran from the Ordovician to the Triassic

    Giovanni Muttoni;Massimo Mattei;Marco Balini;Andrea Zanchi

  • Onset and timing of deep-seated gravitational slope deformations in the eastern Alps, Italy

    Federico Agliardi;Giovanni B. Crosta;Andrea Zanchi;Cesare Ravazzi

  • Tethyan oceanic currents and climate gradients 300 m.y. ago

    Lucia Angiolini;Maurizio Gaetani;Giovanni Muttoni;Michael H. Stephenson

  • 3D reconstruction of complex geological bodies: Examples from the Alps

    Andrea Zanchi;Salvi Francesca;Zanchetta Stefano;Sterlacchini Simone

  • The Cimmerian evolution of the Nakhlak–Anarak area, Central Iran, and its bearing for the reconstruction of the history of the Eurasian margin

    Andrea Zanchi;Stefano Zanchetta;Eduardo Garzanti;Marco Balini

  • Age and isotopic constraints on magmatism along the Karakoram-Kohistan Suture Zone, NW Pakistan: evidence for subduction and continued convergence after India-Asia collision

    Stefan Heuberger;Urs Schaltegger;Urs Schaltegger;Jean-Pierre Burg;Igor Maria Villa;Igor Maria Villa

  • The record of the Late Palaeozoic active margin of the Palaeotethys in NE Iran: Constraints on the Cimmerian orogeny

    S. Zanchetta;F. Berra;A. Zanchi;M. Bergomi

  • The Cimmerian geopuzzle: new data from South Pamir

    Lucia Angiolini;Andrea Zanchi;Stefano Zanchetta;Alda Nicora

  • Tectonic vs. gravitational morphostructures in the central Eastern Alps (Italy): Constraints on the recent evolution of the mountain range

    Federico Agliardi;Andrea Zanchi;Giovanni B. Crosta

  • From rift to drift in South Pamir (Tajikistan): Permian evolution of a Cimmerian terrane

    L. Angiolini;A. Zanchi;S. Zanchetta;A. Nicora

  • The geology of the Karakoram range, Pakistan: the new 1:100,000 geological map of Central-Western Karakoram

    Andrea Zanchi;Maurizio Gaetani

  • Mantle exhumation along the Tirich Mir Fault Zone, NW Pakistan: pre-mid-Cretaceous accretion of the Karakoram terrane to the Asian margin

    A. Zanchi;S. Poli;P. Fumagalli;M. Gaetani

  • Neogene block rotation in central Iran: Evidence from paleomagnetic data

    Massimo Mattei;Francesca Cifelli;Giovanni Muttoni;Andrea Zanchi

  • The Shanderman eclogites: a Late Carboniferous high-pressure event in the NW Talesh Mountains (NW Iran)

    Stefano Zanchetta;Andrea Zanchi;Igor Villa;Igor Villa;Stefano Poli

  • The Cimmerian evolution of the Nakhlak-Anarak area (Central Iran) and its bearing for the reconstruction of the history of the Eurasian margin

    A. Zanchi;M. Balini;F. Berra;E. Garzanti

Frequent Co-Authors

Massimo Mattei
Massimo Mattei Roma Tre University
Igor M. Villa
Igor M. Villa University of Milano-Bicocca
Lucia Angiolini
Lucia Angiolini University of Milan
Giovanni B. Crosta
Giovanni B. Crosta University of Milano-Bicocca
Federico Agliardi
Federico Agliardi University of Milano-Bicocca
Eduardo Garzanti
Eduardo Garzanti University of Milano-Bicocca
Giovanni Muttoni
Giovanni Muttoni University of Milan
Stefano Poli
Stefano Poli University of Milan
Giovanni Vezzoli
Giovanni Vezzoli University of Milano-Bicocca
Marco G. Malusà
Marco G. Malusà University of Milano-Bicocca

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