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2026

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Argentina Leader Award

Overview

Andrés Folguera is affiliated with the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on Geophysics.

Their research spans several subfields including:

  • Geophysics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Molecular Biology

Main research topics explored by Folguera involve:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes

Their recent published papers demonstrate a geographic and thematic range, focusing largely on subduction zones, crustal structures, and magmatic responses in South America. Notable recent works include:

  • "Southward-Directed Subduction of the Farallon-Aluk Spreading Ridge and Its Impact on Subduction Mechanics and Andean Arc Magmatism: Insights From Geochemical and Seismic Tomographic Data" (2020), published in Frontiers in Earth Science
  • "The late Eocene-early Miocene El Maitén Belt evolution: Magmatic response to the changing subduction zone geodynamics" (2020), Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • "Early Jurassic intraplate extension in west-central Argentina constrained by U-Pb SHRIMP dating: Implications for the opening of the Neuquén basin" (2020), Gondwana Research
  • "Fore-to-retroarc crustal structure of the north Patagonian margin: How is shortening distributed in Andean-type orogens?" (2022), Global and Planetary Change
  • "Reviewing the geodynamic impact of aseismic ridges subduction on the tectonic-magmatic evolution of the Southern Puna plateau" (2023), Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Folguera's frequent co-authors include:

  • Lucas Fennell
  • Vanesa D. Litvak
  • Sofía B. Iannelli
  • Mario Giménez
  • Lucía Sagripanti

The scientist publishes predominantly in these venues:

  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Tectonophysics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Geodynamics

Best Publications

  • Andean flat-slab subduction through time

    Victor A. Ramos;Andrés Folguera

  • Tectonic evolution of the Andes of Neuquén: constraints derived from the magmatic arc and foreland deformation

    Victor A. Ramos;Andrés Folguera

  • Early uplift and orogenic deformation in the Neuquén Basin: Constraints on the Andean uplift from U–Pb and Hf isotopic data of detrital zircons

    Maisa Tunik;Maisa Tunik;Andrés Folguera;Maximiliano Naipauer;Marcio Pimentel

  • Repeated eastward shifts of arc magmatism in the Southern Andes: A revision to the long-term pattern of Andean uplift and magmatism

    Andrés Folguera;Victor A. Ramos

  • Payenia volcanic province in the Southern Andes: An appraisal of an exceptional Quaternary tectonic setting

    Victor A. Ramos;Andrés Folguera

  • Structural control on arc volcanism: The Caviahue–Copahue complex, Central to Patagonian Andes transition (38°S)

    Daniel Melnick;Andrés Folguera;Victor A. Ramos

  • Neotectonics in the foothills of the southernmost central Andes (37°–38°S): Evidence of strike‐slip displacement along the Antiñir‐Copahue fault zone

    Andrés Folguera;Víctor A. Ramos;Reginald L. Hermanns;José Naranjo

  • Patagonian broken foreland and related synorogenic rifting: The origin of the Chubut Group Basin

    G. Gianni;C. Navarrete;D. Orts;J. Tobal

  • Cretaceous deformation of the southern Central Andes: synorogenic growth strata in the Neuquén Group (35° 30′–37° S)

    Lucas M. Fennell;Andrés Folguera;Maximiliano Naipauer;Guido Gianni

  • Tectonic development of the North Patagonian Andes and their related Miocene foreland basin (41°30′‐43°S)

    Darío Leandro Orts;Andrés Folguera;Alfonso Encinas;Miguel Ramos

  • Retroarc volcanism in the northern San Rafael Block (34°-35°30'S), southern Central Andes: Occurrence, age, and tectonic setting

    Andrés Folguera;José A. Naranjo;Yuji Orihashi;Hirochika Sumino

  • Triassic to Middle Jurassic geodynamic evolution of southwestern Gondwana: From a large flat-slab to mantle plume suction in a rollback subduction setting

    C. Navarrete;G. Gianni;A. Encinas;M. Márquez

  • An Andean tectonic cycle: From crustal thickening to extension in a thin crust (34°–37°SL)

    Victor A. Ramos;Vanesa D. Litvak;Andrés Folguera;Mauro Spagnuolo

  • Tectonic evolution of the Andean Fold and Thrust Belt of the southern Neuquén Basin, Argentina

    T. Zapata;T. Zapata;A. Folguera

  • Tectonic evolution of the North Patagonian Andes (41°-44° S) through recognition of syntectonic strata

    A. Echaurren;A. Folguera;G. Gianni;D. Orts

  • Crustal collapse in the Andean backarc since 2 Ma: Tromen volcanic plateau, Southern Central Andes (36°40′–37°30′S)

    Andrés Folguera;Germán Bottesi;Tomás Zapata;Víctor A. Ramos

  • GOCE satellite derived gravity and gravity gradient corrected for topographic effect in the South Central Andes region

    Orlando Álvarez;Mario Gimenez;Carla Braitenberg;Andres Folguera

  • Late Cenozoic extension and the evolution of the Neuquén Andes

    Andrés Folguera;Tomás Zapata;Víctor A. Ramos

  • Evolution of the Chos Malal and Agrio fold and thrust belts, Andes of Neuquén: insights from structural analysis and apatite fission track dating

    E.A. Rojas Vera;J. Mescua;A. Folguera;T.P. Becker

  • Neogene tectonic evolution of the Neuquén Andes western flank (37–39°S)

    D. Melnick;M. Rosenau;A. Folguera;H. Echtler

Frequent Co-Authors

Victor A. Ramos
Victor A. Ramos University of Buenos Aires
Victor A. Valencia
Victor A. Valencia Washington State University
Daniel Melnick
Daniel Melnick Austral University of Chile
Carla Braitenberg
Carla Braitenberg University of Trieste
Brian K. Horton
Brian K. Horton The University of Texas at Austin
Reginald L. Hermanns
Reginald L. Hermanns Geological Survey of Norway
Márcio Martins Pimentel
Márcio Martins Pimentel University of Brasília
Francisco Hervé
Francisco Hervé Andrés Bello University
Samuel Niedermann
Samuel Niedermann Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Simone A. Kasemann
Simone A. Kasemann University of Bremen

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