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Andrés Maldonado

Andrés Maldonado

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Earth Science

D-Index
50
Citations
7092
World Ranking
3493
National Ranking
49

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1988 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Andrés Maldonado is affiliated with the University of Granada in Spain and has contributed to multiple fields including Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Arts and Humanities. Their research spans a range of topics from geological formations and paleoclimatology to cellular mechanics and interactions.

Their recent publications reflect diverse interests in both geological and biological sciences. Notable papers include:

  • "Geomorphology of Ona Basin, southwestern Scotia Sea (Antarctica): Decoding the spatial variability of bottom-current pathways" (2020), published in Marine Geology
  • "Recent morpho-sedimentary processes in Dove Basin, southern Scotia Sea, Antarctica: A basin-scale case of interaction between bottom currents and mass movements" (2021), published in Marine Geology
  • "BPS2025 - Quantifications of sarcolemmal mechanics in adult cardiomyocytes by atomic force microscopy-based single-cell compression" (2025), published in Biophysical Journal
  • "Notas en la neblina del tiempo para Miguel Gutiérrez" (2020), published in Tradición segunda época
  • "Protocol for measuring membrane elasticity of mouse cardiomyocytes using atomic force microscopy" (2025), published in STAR Protocols

Maldonado collaborates frequently with coauthors including Adrián López-Quirós, F.J. Lobo, Marga García, F. Javier Hernández-Molina, and Lara F. Pérez. These collaborations span studies in both Earth surface processes and cell biology.

Major publication venues for Maldonado's work include:

  • Marine Geology
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Tradición segunda época
  • STAR Protocols

The scientist's work covers several specialized fields of study such as Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Cell Biology, Literature and Literary Theory, and Oceanography. The breadth of these subfields indicates interdisciplinary research spanning both natural sciences and humanities.

Main topics addressed in their publications are:

  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty

Andrés Maldonado was recognized as a member of the Academia Europaea in 1988, an award that denotes a distinguished contribution to the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • The Betic orogen and the Iberian-African boundary in the Gulf of Cadiz: geological evolution (central North Atlantic)

    Andrés Maldonado;Luı́s Somoza;Lorenzo Pallarés

  • Structure and evolution of the “Olistostrome” complex of the Gibraltar Arc in the Gulf of Cádiz (eastern Central Atlantic): evidence from two long seismic cross-sections

    T. Medialdea;R. Vegas;L. Somoza;J.T. Vázquez

  • Mediterranean undercurrent sandy contourites, Gulf of Cadiz, Spain

    C. Hans Nelson;Jesús Baraza;Andrés Maldonado

  • Influence of the Atlantic inflow and Mediterranean outflow currents on late Quaternary sedimentary facies of the Gulf of Cadiz continental margin

    C.Hans Nelson;Jesus Baraza;Andrés Maldonado;Jésus Rodero

  • Contourite deposits in the central Scotia Sea: the importance of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and the Weddell Gyre flows

    Andrés Maldonado;Antonio Barnolas;Fernando Bohoyo;Jesús Galindo-Zaldı́var

  • Forearc tectonic evolution of the South Shetland Margin, Antarctic Peninsula

    A. Maldonado;R. D. Larter;F. Aldaya

  • Autopsy on a dead spreading center: The Phoenix Ridge, Drake Passage, Antarctica

    Roy Livermore;Juan Carlos Balanyá;Andrés Maldonado;José Miguel Martínez

  • Shackleton Fracture Zone: No barrier to early circumpolar ocean circulation

    Roy Livermore;Graeme Eagles;Peter Peter Morris;Andrés Maldonado

  • A model of oceanic development by ridge jumping: Opening of the Scotia Sea

    Andrés Maldonado;Fernando Bohoyo;Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar;Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar;Fº. Javier Hernández-Molina

  • Miocene reversal of bottom water flow along the Pacific Margin of the Antarctic Peninsula: Stratigraphic evidence from a contourite sedimentary tail

    F.J. Hernández-Molina;R.D. Larter;M. Rebesco;A. Maldonado

  • Tectonics of an extinct ridge-transform intersection, Drake Passage (Antarctica)

    Andrés Maldonado;Juan Carlos Balanyá;Antonio Barnolas;Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar

  • Interaction of tectonic and depositional processes that control the evolution of the Iberian Gulf of Cadiz margin

    Andrés Maldonado;C.Hans Nelson

  • Recent influence of man on the Ebro margin sedimentation system, northwestern Mediterranean Sea

    A. Palanques;F. Plana;A. Maldonado

  • Continental fragmentation along the South Scotia Ridge transcurrent plate boundary (NE Antarctic Peninsula)

    J. Galindo-Zaldívar;A. Jabaloy;A. Maldonado;C. Sanz de Galdeano

  • Alboran Sea late cenozoic tectonic and stratigraphic evolution

    A. Maldonado;A. C. Campillo;A. Mauffret;B. Alonso

  • Stratigraphic and tectonic evolution of the western Alboran sea late Miocene to recent

    A. C. Campillo;A. Maldonado;A. Mauffret

  • Chapter 18 Abyssal Plain Contourites

    F J Hernandez-Molina;A Maldonado;Dorrik Stow

  • Nile Cone: Late Quaternary stratigraphy and sediment dispersal

    D. J. Stanley;A. Maldonado

  • Patterns of bottom current flow deduced from dune asymmetries over the Gulf of Cadiz shelf (southwest Spain)

    F.J Lobo;F.J Hernández-Molina;L Somoza;J Rodero

  • Depositional models for fine-grained sediment in the western Hellenic Trench, Eastern Mediterranean

    Daniel Jean Stanley;Andrés Maldonado

  • Styles of compressional neotectonics in the eastern Alboran sea

    J. M. Woodside;A. Maldonado

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar
Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar University of Granada
Luis Somoza
Luis Somoza Instituto Geológico y Minero de España
Belén Alonso
Belén Alonso Spanish National Research Council
C. Hans Nelson
C. Hans Nelson Spanish National Research Council
Francisco Javier Hernandéz-Molina
Francisco Javier Hernandéz-Molina Royal Holloway University of London
Gemma Ercilla
Gemma Ercilla Spanish National Research Council
Daniel Jean Stanley
Daniel Jean Stanley Smithsonian Institution
Robert D Larter
Robert D Larter British Antarctic Survey
Philip T. Leat
Philip T. Leat British Antarctic Survey
José L. Huertas
José L. Huertas Spanish National Research Council

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