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Benjamin van Wyk de Vries

Benjamin van Wyk de Vries

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Earth Science

D-Index
34
Citations
3893
World Ranking
8053
National Ranking
645

Overview

Benjamin van Wyk de Vries is affiliated with the University of Clermont Auvergne in France. Their research primarily falls within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on geophysics, atmospheric science, and geology. They have published extensively across these areas, contributing to a better understanding of geological processes and natural hazards.

The scientist's work covers several specific topics, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation
  • Landslides and Related Hazards
  • 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Benjamin van Wyk de Vries include:

  • Real world-based immersive Virtual Reality for research, teaching and communication in volcanology, 2020, Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Xitle Volcano Geoheritage, Mexico City: Raising Awareness of Natural Hazards and Environmental Sustainability in Active Volcanic Areas, 2021, Geoheritage
  • The use of immersive virtual reality for teaching fieldwork skills in complex structural terrains, 2022, Journal of Structural Geology
  • How Academics and the Public Experienced Immersive Virtual Reality for Geo-Education, 2021, Geosciences
  • Geoheritage and Resilience of Dallol and the Northern Danakil Depression in Ethiopia, 2020, Geoheritage

Frequent collaborators in research include:

  • Fabio Luca Bonali
  • Varvara Antoniou
  • Malcolm Whitworth
  • Alessandro Tibaldi
  • Fabio Vitello

Benjamin van Wyk de Vries regularly publishes in scientific venues such as:

  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks
  • Geoheritage

The scientist has also contributed to academic books, including a recent publication titled Percevoir, représenter, communiquer les risques naturels released in 2024 by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

Best Publications

  • Pit crater structure and processes governing persistent activity at Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua

    Hazel Rymer;Benjamin van Wyk de Vries;John Stix;Glyn Williams-Jones

  • Systematic morphometric characterization of volcanic edifices using digital elevation models

    Pablo Grosse;Benjamin van Wyk de Vries;Pablo A. Euillades;Matthieu Kervyn

  • Volcano instability induced by strike-slip faulting

    A. M. F. Lagmay;B. van Wyk de Vries;N. Kerle;D. M. Pyle

  • Structural analysis and analogue modeling of the kinematics and dynamics of rockslide avalanches

    Thomas Shea;Benjamin van Wyk de Vries

  • Flank spreading and collapse of weak-cored volcanoes

    Emmanuelle Cecchi;Benjamin van Wyk de Vries;Jean-Marc Lavest

  • Sector collapse forming at Casita volcano, Nicaragua

    Benjamin van Wyk de Vries;Norman Kerle;Dave Petley

  • A global database of composite volcano morphometry

    Pablo Grosse;Pablo Andrés Euillades;Leonardo Daniel Euillades;Benjamin Van Wyk de Vries

  • Emplacement mechanisms of contrasting debris avalanches at Volcán Mombacho (Nicaragua), provided by structural and facies analysis

    Thomas Shea;Thomas Shea;Benjamin van Wyk de Vries;Martín Pilato

  • Volcano spreading controlled by dipping substrata

    Luke Wooller;Benjamin van Wyk de Vries;John B. Murray;Hazel Rymer

  • The role of basement in volcano deformation

    Benjamin Van Wyk De Vries;Andrea Borgia

  • The volcano-tectonic evolution of Concepción, Nicaragua

    Andrea Borgia;Benjamin van Wyk de Vries

  • Laboratory Modelling of Volcano Plumbing Systems: A Review

    Olivier Galland;Eoghan P. Holohan;Benjamin van Wyk de Vries;Steffi Burchardt

  • Analogue models of caldera collapse in strike-slip tectonic regimes

    Eoghan P. Holohan;Benjamin van Wyk de Vries;Valentin R. Troll

  • The influence of edifice slope and substrata on volcano spreading.

    Audray Delcamp;Audray Delcamp;Benjamin van Wyk de Vries;Mike R. James

  • Structural analysis of the early stages of catastrophic stratovolcano flank-collapse using analogue models

    S. Daniel Andrade;S. Daniel Andrade;Benjamin van Wyk de Vries

  • The interaction between volcanoes and strike-slip, transtensional and transpressional fault zones : Analogue models and natural examples

    Lucie Mathieu;Lucie Mathieu;Benjamin van Wyk de Vries;Martin Pilato;Valentin R. Troll

  • Experiments on vertical basement fault reactivation below volcanoes

    Olivier Merle;Nathalie Vidal;Benjamin van Wyk de Vries

  • Landslides and spreading of oceanic hot-spot and arc shield volcanoes on Low Strength Layers (LSLs): an analogue modeling approach

    Jean-François Oehler;Benjamin van Wyk de Vries;Philippe Labazuy

  • The Managua Graben and Las Sierras-Masaya volcanic complex (Nicaragua); pull-apart localization by an intrusive complex: results from analogue modeling

    Guillaume Girard;Benjamin van Wyk de Vries

  • Structure and dynamics of surface uplift induced by incremental sill emplacement

    Craig Magee;Ian D. Bastow;Benjamin van Wyk de Vries;Christopher A.-L. Jackson

  • Precursory slope distress prior to the 2010 Mount Meager landslide, British Columbia

    Gioachino Roberti;Gioachino Roberti;Brent Ward;Benjamin van Wyk de Vries;Pierre Friele

Frequent Co-Authors

Valentin R. Troll
Valentin R. Troll Uppsala University
John J. Clague
John J. Clague Simon Fraser University
Matthieu Kervyn
Matthieu Kervyn Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Thomas R. Walter
Thomas R. Walter University of Potsdam
Olivier Merle
Olivier Merle University of Clermont Auvergne
Christian Koeberl
Christian Koeberl University of Vienna
Giacomo Corti
Giacomo Corti National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Ian D. Bastow
Ian D. Bastow Imperial College London
John J. Walsh
John J. Walsh University College Dublin
Christopher A.-L. Jackson
Christopher A.-L. Jackson Imperial College London

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