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Bernhard Fügenschuh

Bernhard Fügenschuh

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Earth Science

D-Index
36
Citations
7246
World Ranking
7074
National Ranking
33

Overview

Bernhard Fügenschuh is affiliated with the University of Innsbruck in Austria and has contributed to multiple fields of study, focusing primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Social Sciences.

The scientist's research encompasses several subfields, including:

  • Education
  • Geophysics
  • Geology
  • Paleontology
  • Sociology and Political Science

Fügenschuh's main research topics cover:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Sociology and Education Studies
  • Education Methods and Technologies
  • Sustainability in Higher Education

The scientist has published work in the following venues:

  • Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften
  • GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society

Recent papers by Bernhard Fügenschuh include:

  • The Late Mesozoic to Palaeogene cooling history of the Thuringian Forest basement high and its southern periphery (Central Germany) revealed by combined fission-track and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS dating, 2023, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften
  • Peer Learning Activity zur Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung. Ein innovativer Ansatz für interdisziplinäre Lehre an Universitäten, 2025, GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society

Frequent collaborators of Bernhard Fügenschuh include:

  • Katharina Gallner-Holzmann
  • Theo Hug
  • Günther Pallaver
  • Valentin Dander
  • Manuel Thieme

Best Publications

  • The Alpine-Carpathian-Dinaridic orogenic system: correlation and evolution of tectonic units

    Stefan M. Schmid;Daniel Bernoulli;Bernhard Fügenschuh;Liviu Matenco

  • Tectonic map and overall architecture of the Alpine orogen

    Stefan M. Schmid;Bernhard Fügenschuh;Eduard Kissling;Ralf Schuster

  • Tectonic units of the Alpine collision zone between Eastern Alps and western Turkey

    Stefan M. Schmid;Bernhard Fügenschuh;Alexandre Kounov;Liviu Maţenco

  • A map-view restoration of the Alpine-Carpathian-Dinaridic system for the Early Miocene

    Kamil Ustaszewski;Kamil Ustaszewski;Stefan M. Schmid;Bernhard Fügenschuh;Bernhard Fügenschuh;Matthias Tischler

  • Evolution of the Adria-Europe plate boundary in the northern Dinarides: From continent-continent collision to back-arc extension

    Kamil Ustaszewski;Alexandre Kounov;Stefan M. Schmid;Stefan M. Schmid;Urs Schaltegger

  • Lithosphere structure and tectonic evolution of the Alpine arc: new evidence from high-resolution teleseismic tomography

    E. Kissling;S. M. Schmid;R. Lippitsch;J. Ansorge

  • Paleogene palaeogeography and basin evolution of the Western Carpathians, Northern Pannonian domain and adjoining areas

    Michal Kováč;Dušan Plašienka;Ján Soták;Ján Soták;Rastislav Vojtko

  • Late Cretaceous intra-oceanic magmatism in the internal Dinarides (northern Bosnia and Herzegovina): Implications for the collision of the Adriatic and European plates

    Kamil Ustaszewski;Stefan M. Schmid;Boško Lugović;Ralf Schuster

  • Late stages of deformation and exhumation of an orogen constrained by fission-track data: A case study in the Western Alps

    B. Fügenschuh;S.M. Schmid

  • Age and significance of core complex formation in a very curved orogen: Evidence from fission track studies in the South Carpathians (Romania)

    B. Fügenschuh;S.M. Schmid

  • Orogen-parallel extension in the Southern Carpathians

    Stefan M Schmid;Tudor Berza;Vlad Diaconescu;Nikolaus Froitzheim

  • Multi-stage thrusting at the "Penninic Front" in the Western Alps between Mont Blanc and Pelvoux massifs

    Stefano Ceriani;Bernhard Fügenschuh;Stefan M. Schmid

  • The DAV and Periadriatic fault systems in the Eastern Alps south of the Tauern window

    Neil S. Mancktelow;Daniel F. Stöckli;Balz Grollimund;Wolfgang Müller

  • Geometry, amount, and sequence of thrusting in the Subalpine Molasse of western Austria and southern Germany, European Alps

    Hugo Ortner;Silvia Aichholzer;Michael Zerlauth;Roland Pilser

  • Structural analysis of the Subbriançonnais and Valais units in the area of Moûtiers (Savoy, Western Alps): paleogeographic and tectonic consequences

    B. Fügenschuh;A. Loprieno;S. Ceriani;S. M. Schmid

  • Late-stage deformation in a collisional orogen (Western Alps): nappe refolding, back-thrusting or normal faulting?

    Stefan Bucher;Stefan M. Schmid;Romain Bousquet;Bernhard Fügenschuh

  • Contemporaneous plutonism and strike-slip faulting: A case study from the Tonale fault zone north of the Adamello pluton (Italian Alps)

    M. Stipp;M. Stipp;B. Fügenschuh;L. P. Gromet;H. Stünitz

  • Cenozoic granitoids in the Dinarides of southern Serbia: age of intrusion, isotope geochemistry, exhumation history and significance for the geodynamic evolution of the Balkan Peninsula

    Senecio Schefer;Vladica Cvetković;Bernhard Fügenschuh;Alexandre Kounov

  • Tectonic aspects of the Alpine-Dinaride-Carpathian system

    S. Siegesmund;B. Fügenschuh;N. Froitzheim

  • Structural and metamorphic evolution of the Camughera - Moncucco, Antrona and Monte Rosa units southwest of the Simplon line, Western Alps

    Lukas M. Keller;Maurus Hess;Bernhard Fügenschuh;Stefan M. Schmid

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Wetzel
Andreas Wetzel University of Basel
Urs Schaltegger
Urs Schaltegger University of Geneva
Michal Kováč
Michal Kováč Comenius University
Daniel Bernoulli
Daniel Bernoulli University of Basel
Liviu Matenco
Liviu Matenco Utrecht University
Nikolaus Froitzheim
Nikolaus Froitzheim University of Bonn
Romain Bousquet
Romain Bousquet Kiel University
Roland Oberhänsli
Roland Oberhänsli University of Potsdam
Siegfried Siegesmund
Siegfried Siegesmund University of Göttingen

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