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Barbara Carrapa publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Barbara Carrapa sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 217 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Barbara Carrapa D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Barbara Carrapa sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Barbara Carrapa is a researcher affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their work primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on geophysics, artificial intelligence, atmospheric science, earth-surface processes, and paleontology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America
  • Geological Formations and Processes
  • High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials

Barbara Carrapa has contributed to numerous publications covering these topics. Among their recent papers are:

  • "The role of the westerlies and orography in Asian hydroclimate since the late Oligocene," 2020, Geology
  • "Resolving mid- to upper-crustal exhumation through apatite petrochronology and thermochronology," 2021, Chemical Geology
  • "Climate as the Great Equalizer of Continental-Scale Erosion," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Crustal Thickening of the Northern Central Andean Plateau Inferred From Trace Elements in Zircon," 2022, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Estimates of paleo-crustal thickness at Cerro Aconcagua (Southern Central Andes) from detrital proxy-records: Implications for models of continental arc evolution," 2022, Earth and Planetary Science Letters

The scientist frequently collaborates with the following coauthors:

  • Peter G. DeCelles
  • Gilby Jepson
  • Caden Howlett
  • Sarah George
  • Chance Ronemus

Barbara Carrapa's publications appear often in several venues, including:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Geology
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters

In addition to journal articles, they have contributed to book publications, notably:

  • "Structural and Thermal Evolution of the Himalayan Thrust Belt in Midwestern Nepal," published by the Geological Society of America in 2020

Best Publications

  • Tectonics and Climate of the Southern Central Andes

    M.R. Strecker;R.N. Alonso;B. Bookhagen;B. Carrapa

  • Thermochronologic evidence for plateau formation in central Tibet by 45 Ma

    Alexander Rohrmann;Paul Kapp;Barbara Carrapa;Peter W. Reiners

  • Cenozoic foreland basin system in the central Andes of northwestern Argentina: Implications for Andean geodynamics and modes of deformation

    P. G. Decelles;B. Carrapa;Brian K Horton;G. E. Gehrels

  • Sedimentology, provenance and geochronology of the upper Cretaceous-lower Eocene western Xigaze forearc basin, southern Tibet

    Devon A. Orme;Barbara Carrapa;Paul Kapp

  • Late Cretaceous-early Eocene Laramide uplift, exhumation, and basin subsidence in Wyoming: Crustal responses to flat slab subduction

    Majie Fan;Barbara Carrapa

  • Eocene exhumation and basin development in the Puna of northwestern Argentina

    B. Carrapa;P. G. DeCelles

  • Oligocene range uplift and development of plateau morphology in the southern central Andes

    Barbara Carrapa;Dirk Adelmann;G. E. Hilley;Estelle Mortimer

  • Detrital zircon U-Pb ages provide provenance and chronostratigraphic information from Eocene synorogenic deposits in northwestern Argentina

    P.G. DeCelles;B. Carrapa;G.E. Gehrels

  • Does the topographic distribution of the central Andean Puna Plateau result from climatic or geodynamic processes

    M. R. Strecker;R. Alonso;B. Bookhagen;B. Carrapa

  • Propagation of orographic barriers along an active range front: insights from sandstone petrography and detrital apatite fission-track thermochronology in the intramontane Angastaco basin, NW Argentina

    Isabelle Coutand;Isabelle Coutand;Barbara Carrapa;Anke Deeken;Axel K. Schmitt

  • Mesozoic to Cenozoic magmatic history of the Pamir

    James B. Chapman;Shane H. Scoggin;Paul Kapp;Barbara Carrapa

  • Patterns and timing of exhumation and deformation in the Eastern Cordillera of NW Argentina revealed by (U-Th)/He thermochronology

    Barbara Carrapa;Barbara Carrapa;John D. Trimble;Daniel F. Stockli

  • Fragmentation of a foreland basin in response to out-of-sequence basement uplifts and structural reactivation; El Cajon-Campo del Arenal Basin, NW Argentina

    Estelle Mortimer;Barbara Carrapa;Isabelle Coutand;Lindsay Schoenbohm

  • Tectono-climatic implications of Eocene Paratethys regression in the Tajik basin of central Asia

    Barbara Carrapa;Peter G. DeCelles;Xin Wang;Mark T. Clementz

  • Apatite triple dating and white mica 40Ar/39Ar thermochronology of syntectonic detritus in the Central Andes: A multiphase tectonothermal history

    B. Carrapa;P.G. DeCelles;P.W. Reiners;G.E. Gehrels

  • Cenozoic orogenic growth in the Central Andes: Evidence from sedimentary rock provenance and apatite fission track thermochronology in the Fiambalá Basin, southernmost Puna Plateau margin (NW Argentina)

    Barbara Carrapa;Manfred R. Strecker;Edward R. Sobel

  • Miocene burial and exhumation of the India-Asia collision zone in southern Tibet: Response to slab dynamics and erosion

    Barbara Carrapa;D.A. Orme;Peter G. DeCelles;Paul Kapp

  • Early Cenozoic uplift of the Puna Plateau, Central Andes, based on stable isotope paleoaltimetry of hydrated volcanic glass

    Robin R. Canavan;Barbara Carrapa;Mark T. Clementz;Jay Quade

  • Cyclical orogenic processes in the Cenozoic central Andes

    P.G. DeCelles;G. Zandt;S.L. Beck;C.A. Currie

  • Episodic exhumation in the Western Alps

    Barbara Carrapa;Jan Wijbrans;Giovanni Bertotti

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter G. DeCelles
Peter G. DeCelles University of Arizona
George E. Gehrels
George E. Gehrels University of Arizona
Lindsay M. Schoenbohm
Lindsay M. Schoenbohm University of Toronto
Paul Kapp
Paul Kapp University of Arizona
Edward R. Sobel
Edward R. Sobel University of Potsdam
Manfred R. Strecker
Manfred R. Strecker University of Potsdam
Jan Wijbrans
Jan Wijbrans Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Mihai N. Ducea
Mihai N. Ducea University of Arizona
Peter W. Reiners
Peter W. Reiners University of Arizona
Stuart N. Thomson
Stuart N. Thomson University of Arizona

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