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2026

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2310
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Argentina Leader Award

Overview

Carlos W. Rapela is affiliated with the National University of La Plata in Argentina. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant emphasis on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, and Paleontology among other related subfields.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials

Carlos W. Rapela has published several research papers with notable contributions in various scientific journals. Recent papers include:

  • A review of Devonian-Carboniferous magmatism in the central region of Argentina, pre-Andean margin of SW Gondwana (2021) in Earth-Science Reviews
  • The Devonian accretionary orogen of the North Patagonian cordillera (2021) in Gondwana Research
  • The Continental Crust of Northeastern Patagonia (2020) in Ameghiniana
  • Extending the Pampean orogen in western Argentina: New evidence of Cambrian magmatism and metamorphism within the Ordovician Famatinian belt revealed by new SHRIMP U-Pb ages (2021) in Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • O-H-Sr-Nd isotope constraints on the origin of the Famatinian magmatic arc, NW Argentina (2020) in Geological Magazine

Frequent co-authors during their research career include:

  • R. J. Pankhurst
  • Edgardo G. Baldo
  • César Casquet
  • Juán A. Dahlquist
  • Pablo H. Alasino

Publications by Carlos W. Rapela have appeared predominantly in several scientific journals known for Earth sciences research:

  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Gondwana Research
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Ameghiniana
  • Journal of the Geological Society

The research contributions and publications display a focus on Latin American geology, with detailed studies on magmatic arcs, accretionary orogens, and crustal compositions. Their work integrates geochemical, geophysical, and tectonic approaches to explore geological formations and processes across this region.

Best Publications

  • Gondwanide continental collision and the origin of Patagonia

    Robert J Pankhurst;Carlos W Rapela;Christopher Fanning;M. Marquez

  • The Río de la Plata craton and the assembly of SW Gondwana

    Carlos W Rapela;Robert J Pankhurst;Cesar Casquet;Christopher Fanning

  • The Pampean Orogeny of the southern proto-Andes: Cambrian continental collision in the Sierras de Cordoba

    C. W. Rapela;R. J. Pankhurst;C. Casquet;E. Baldo

  • The Chon Aike province of Patagonia and related rocks in West Antarctica: A silicic large igneous province

    R.J Pankhurst;P.T Leat;P Sruoga;C.W Rapela

  • The Famatinian magmatic arc in the central Sierras Pampeanas: an Early to Mid-Ordovician continental arc on the Gondwana margin

    R. J. Pankhurst;C. W. Rapela;J. Saavedra;E. Baldo

  • Age and origin of coeval TTG, I- and S-type granites in the Famatinian belt of NW Argentina

    Robert Pankhurst;C.W. Rapela;C.M. Fanning

  • Early evolution of the Proto-Andean margin of South America

    C. W. Rapela;R. J. Pankhurst;C. Casquet;E. Baldo

  • The Rio de la Plata craton and the adjoining Pan-African/brasiliano terranes: their origins and incorporation into south-west Gondwana

    Carlos W. Rapela;C. Mark Fanning;Caesar Casquet;Robert J. Pankhurst

  • The proto-Andean margin of Gondwana: an introduction

    R. J. Pankhurst;C. W. Rapela

  • Magmatic evolution of the Peñón Rosado granite: Petrogenesis of garnet-bearing granitoids

    Juan Andrés Dahlquist;C. Galindo;R. J. Pankhurst;Carlos Washington Rapela

  • Identifying Laurentian and SW Gondwana sources in the Neoproterozoic to Early Paleozoic metasedimentary rocks of the Sierras Pampeanas: Paleogeographic and tectonic implications

    Carlos Washington Rapela;Sebastián Osvaldo Verdecchia;Cesar Casquet;Robert J. Pankhurst

  • Chronological study of the pre-Permian basement rocks of southern Patagonia

    Robert J Pankhurst;Robert J Pankhurst;Carlos W Rapela;W Loske;M Marquez

  • Pacific subduction coeval with the Karoo mantle plume: the Early Jurasssic Subcordilleran belt of northwestern Patagonia

    Carlos Washington Rapela;Robert J. Pankhurst;Christopher Fanning;Francisco Hervé

  • Involvement of the Argentine Precordillera terrane in the Famatinian mobile belt: U-Pb SHRIMP and metamorphic evidence from the Sierra de Pie de Palo

    Cesar Casquet;Edgardo Baldo;Robert J Pankhurst;Carlos W Rapela

  • Temporal evolution and spatial variation of early tertiary volcanism in the Patagonian Andes (40°S–42°30′S)

    C.W. Rapela;L.A. Spalletti;J.C. Merodio;E. Aragón

  • The granites of northern Patagonia and the Gastre Fault System in relation to the break-up of Gondwana

    C. W. Rapela;R. J. Pankhurst

  • Andean Magmatism and Its Tectonic Setting

    Russell S. Harmon;Carlos W. Rapela

  • A review of the Famatinian Ordovician magmatism in southern South America: evidence of lithosphere reworking and continental subduction in the early proto-Andean margin of Gondwana

    Carlos W. Rapela;Robert J. Pankhurst;César Casquet;Juán A. Dahlquist

  • New SHRIMP U-Pb data from the Famatina Complex: constraining Early-Mid Ordovician Famatinian magmatism in the Sierras Pampeanas, Argentina

    Juan Andrés Dahlquist;Robert J. Pankhurst;Carlos Washington Rapela;Carmen Galindo

  • Basement evolution of the Sierra de la Ventana Fold Belt: new evidence for Cambrian continental rifting along the southern margin of Gondwana

    Carlos Washington Rapela;R. J. Pankhurst;R. J. Pankhurst;C. M. Fanning;Laura Edith Grecco

  • Late Paleozoic to Recent Magmatic Evolution of Northern Patagonia

    Carlos W. Rapela;Suzanne M. Kay

  • Plutonism from Antarctica to Alaska

    Suzanne Mahlburg Kay;Carlos W. Rapela

  • The Río de la Plata craton and the adjoining Pan-African/brasiliano terranes

    Carlos Washington Rapela;C.Mark Fanning;César Casquet;Robert J. Pankhurst

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Pankhurst
Robert J. Pankhurst British Geological Survey
Edgardo G. Baldo
Edgardo G. Baldo National University of Córdoba
César Casquet
César Casquet Complutense University of Madrid
Carmen Galindo
Carmen Galindo Complutense University of Madrid
Christopher Fanning
Christopher Fanning Australian National University
Francisco Hervé
Francisco Hervé Andrés Bello University
Luis A. Spalletti
Luis A. Spalletti National University of La Plata
Miguel Angelo Stipp Basei
Miguel Angelo Stipp Basei Universidade de São Paulo
Larry M. Heaman
Larry M. Heaman University of Alberta
Suzanne Mahlburg Kay
Suzanne Mahlburg Kay Cornell University

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