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Bernhard Grasemann

Bernhard Grasemann

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Earth Science

D-Index
43
Citations
7111
World Ranking
4952
National Ranking
21

Overview

Bernhard Grasemann is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria and has a research focus primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scholarly contributions span a total of 136 publications in this broad field, with specialized work in several subfields.

The scientist's research emphasizes Geophysics, reflecting 90 publications, followed by contributions to Atmospheric Science (19), Earth-Surface Processes (14), Mechanics of Materials (13), and Paleontology (6). The main topics addressed in their work include earthquake and tectonic studies (58 publications), geological and geochemical analysis (56), geology and paleoclimatology research (32), geological formations and processes exploration (28), high-pressure geophysics and materials (22), and other geological and geophysical studies worldwide (12).

Grasemann has published in a variety of academic venues. The most frequent are:

  • Tectonics (8 publications)
  • Journal of Structural Geology (5 publications)
  • Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Geologischen Gesellschaft/Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences (4 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (4 publications)
  • Geology (3 publications)

Several recent papers reflect Grasemann's research interests. These include:

  • "The connection between the Alps and the Carpathians beneath the Pannonian Basin: Selective reactivation of Alpine nappe contacts during Miocene extension" (2020, Global and Planetary Change)
  • "Hooked on salt: Rethinking Alpine tectonics in Hallstatt (Eastern Alps, Austria)" (2020, Geology)
  • "Fault zone structures and strain localization in clinoptilolite-tuff (Nižný Hrabovec, Slovak Republic)" (2020, Journal of Structural Geology)
  • "Lateral Termination of a Cycladic-Style Detachment System (Hymittos, Greece)" (2020, Tectonics)
  • "Three large prehistoric earthquakes in the Eastern Alps evidenced by cave rupture and speleothem damage" (2022, Geomorphology)

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • David Schneider (14 co-authored papers)
  • Lukas Plan (9 co-authored papers)
  • Anna Rogowitz (8 co-authored papers)
  • Óscar Fernández (7 co-authored papers)
  • Benjamin Huet (7 co-authored papers)

In addition to journal articles, Grasemann has contributed to book publications. One such work is titled "Structural Geometry of Mobile Belts of the Indian Subcontinent," published in 2020 by Springer International Publishing.

Best Publications

  • Time-dependent effects of heat advection and topography on cooling histories during erosion

    Neil S. Mancktelow;Bernhard Grasemann

  • Miocene to Holocene exhumation of metamorphic crustal wedges in the NW Himalaya: Evidence for tectonic extrusion coupled to fluvial erosion

    Jean-Claude Vannay;Bernhard Grasemann;Meinert Rahn;Meinert Rahn;Wolfgang Frank

  • The early Palaeozoic magmatic event in the Northwest Himalaya, India: source, tectonic setting and age of emplacement

    C. Miller;M. Thöni;W. Frank;B. Grasemann

  • Himalayan inverted metamorphism and syn-convergence extension as a consequence of a general shear extrusion

    Jean-Claude Vannay;Bernhard Grasemann

  • Quantitative kinematic flow analysis from the Main Central Thrust Zone (NW-Himalaya, India): implications for a decelerating strain path and the extrusion of orogenic wedges

    Bernhard Grasemann;Harry Fritz;Jean-Claude Vannay

  • Proterozoic crustal evolution in the NW Himalaya (India) as recorded by circa 1.80 Ga mafic and 1.84 Ga granitic magmatism

    Christine Miller;Urs Klötzli;Wolfgang Frank;Martin Thöni

  • Exhumation and uplift of the Shillong plateau and its influence on the eastern Himalayas: New constraints from apatite and zircon (U‐Th‐[Sm])/He and apatite fission track analyses

    Subrata Biswas;Isabelle Coutand;Djordje Grujic;Christian Hager

  • The geological signature of a slab tear below the Aegean

    Laurent Jolivet;Armel Menant;Pietro Sternai;Aurélien Rabillard

  • Monitoring very slow slope movements by means of SAR interferometry: A case study from a mass waste above a reservoir in the Ötztal Alps, Austria

    Helmut Rott;Bernd Scheuchl;Andreas Siegel;Bernhard Grasemann

  • Two-dimensional thermal modelling of normal faulting: the Simplon Fault Zone, Central Alps, Switzerland

    Bernhard Grasemann;Neil S. Mancktelow

  • Miocene bivergent crustal extension in the Aegean: Evidence from the western Cyclades (Greece)

    Bernhard Grasemann;David A. Schneider;Daniel F. Stöckli;Christoph Iglseder

  • Eohimalayan fold and thrust belt: Implications for the geodynamic evolution of the NW‐Himalaya (India)

    Gerhard Wiesmayr;Bernhard Grasemann

  • Reverse and normal drag along a fault

    Bernhard Grasemann;Steve Martel;Cees Passchier

  • Deformation temperatures and flow vorticities near the base of the Greater Himalayan Series, Sutlej Valley and Shimla Klippe, NW India

    R.D. Law;D.W. Stahr;M.K. Francsis;K.T. Ashley

  • Lateral fold growth and linkage in the Zagros fold and thrust belt (Kurdistan, NE Iraq)

    Bernhard Bretis;Nikolaus Bartl;Bernhard Grasemann

  • Sense and non-sense of shear in flanking structures

    Bernhard Grasemann;Kurt Stüwe;Jean-Claude Vannay

  • Transpressional deformations within the Sanandaj Sirjan metamorphic belt (Zagros Mountains, Iran)

    Khalil Sarkarinejad;Ali Faghih;Ali Faghih;Bernhard Grasemann

  • The development of flanking folds during simple shear and their use as kinematic indicators

    Bernhard Grasemann;Kurt Stüwe

  • The Schneeberg Normal Fault Zone: Normal faulting associated with Cretaceous SE-directed extrusion in the Eastern Alps (Italy/Austria)

    Helmuth Sölva;Bernhard Grasemann;Martin Thöni;Rasmus Thiede

  • Himalayan inverted metamorphism constrained by oxygen isotope thermometry

    Jean-Claude Vannay;Zachary D. Sharp;Bernhard Grasemann

Frequent Co-Authors

David Schneider
David Schneider University of Ottawa
Martin Thöni
Martin Thöni University of Vienna
Daniel F. Stockli
Daniel F. Stockli The University of Texas at Austin
Urs Klötzli
Urs Klötzli University of Vienna
Gabor Tari
Gabor Tari OMV (Austria)
Laurent Arbaret
Laurent Arbaret University of Orléans
Laurent Jolivet
Laurent Jolivet Sorbonne University
Rainer Abart
Rainer Abart University of Vienna
Jörn Peckmann
Jörn Peckmann Universität Hamburg
Sylvain Richoz
Sylvain Richoz Lund University

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