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Diego Morata

Diego Morata

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 38 6530 6050 13 13 231 5198

Diego Morata publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Diego Morata between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Diego Morata published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 8.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2017. 25 of the 270 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2017. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 10 publications
1994 2025

270 publications in total across all disciplines

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Diego Morata: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 2
1996 2
1997 3
1998 2
1999 4
2000 4
2001 3
2002 2
2003 4
2004 5
2005 14
2006 7
2007 6
2008 11
2009 6
2010 6
2011 7
2012 7
2013 6
2014 8
2015 16
2016 10
2017 19
2018 10
2019 17
2020 15
2021 18
2022 17
2023 13
2024 15
2025 10
Total 270
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Diego Morata 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 Diego Morata sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 228–237 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 231 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262 231
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Diego Morata 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 Diego Morata sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 38 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344 38
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Diego Morata is affiliated with the University of Chile in Chile and has a significant publication record in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily spans several subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's scholarly output includes numerous topics such as geological and geochemical analysis, geochemistry and geologic mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies, geothermal energy systems and applications, geological and tectonic studies in Latin America, geology and paleoclimatology research, and hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

Recent papers by Diego Morata include the following:

  • Episodic construction of the early Andean Cordillera unravelled by zircon petrochronology, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Boron in geothermal energy: Sources, environmental impacts, and management in geothermal fluid, 2022, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Exploring the shallow geothermal resources in the Chilean Southern Volcanic Zone: Insight from the Liquiñe thermal springs, 2020, Journal of Geochemical Exploration
  • Geochronology and petrogenesis of intrusive rocks in the Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile: Insights from zircon U-Pb dating and trace element geochemistry, 2021, Gondwana Research
  • Soil CO2 flux and temperature from a new geothermal area in the Cordón de Inacaliri Volcanic Complex (northern Chile), 2020, Geothermics

Diego Morata has frequently published in several scientific venues, with the most common being:

  • Geothermics
  • Minerals
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including:

  • Gloria Arancibia
  • Martín Reich
  • Santiago Maza
  • Fernando Barra
  • Tomás Roquer

Best Publications

  • Geochemical and micro-textural fingerprints of boiling in pyrite

    Nelson Román;Martin Reich;Mathieu Leisen;Diego Morata

  • The Almadén mercury mining district, Spain

    A. Hernández;M. Jébrak;P. Higueras;R. Oyarzun

  • Miocene to Late Quaternary Patagonian basalts (46-47°S): Geochronometric and geochemical evidence for slab tearing due to active spreading ridge subduction

    Christèle Guivel;Diego Morata;Ewan Pelleter;Felipe Espinoza

  • Petrogenesis of the Eocene and Mio–Pliocene alkaline basaltic magmatism in Meseta Chile Chico, southern Patagonia, Chile: Evidence for the participation of two slab windows

    Felipe Espinoza;Diego Morata;Ewan Pelleter;René C. Maury

  • Late Jurassic terrane collision in the northwestern margin of Gondwana (Cajamarca Complex, eastern flank of the Central Cordillera, Colombia)

    I. F. Blanco-Quintero;A. García-Casco;L. M. Toro;M. Moreno

  • Plume-subduction interaction forms large auriferous provinces

    Santiago Tassara;José María González-Jiménez;José María González-Jiménez;Martin Reich;Manuel E. Schilling

  • Tertiary volcanism during extension in the Andean foothills of central Chile (33°15′–33°45′S)

    Jan Olov Nyström;Mario Vergara;Diego Morata;Beatriz Levi

  • Environmental assessment of copper–gold–mercury mining in the Andacollo and Punitaqui districts, northern Chile

    Pablo Higueras;Roberto Oyarzun;Jorge Oyarzún;Hugo Maturana

  • Elemental concentrations of ambient particles and cause specific mortality in Santiago, Chile: a time series study

    Ana Valdés;Antonella Zanobetti;Jaana I Halonen;Jaana I Halonen;Luis Cifuentes

  • Assessment of high enthalpy geothermal resources and promising areas of Chile

    Diego Aravena;Mauricio Muñoz;Diego Morata;Alfredo Lahsen

  • Igneous Layering in Basaltic Magma Chambers

    Olivier Namur;Bénédicte Abily;Alan E. Boudreau;François Blanchette

  • The Early Andean Magmatic Province (EAMP): 40Ar/39Ar dating on Mesozoic volcanic and plutonic rocks from the Coastal Cordillera, northern Chile

    Verónica Oliveros;Gilbert Féraud;Luis Aguirre;Michel Fornari

  • Geothermal barriers, policies and economics in Chile – Lessons for the Andes

    Pablo Sanchez-Alfaro;Gerd Sielfeld;Bart Van Campen;Patrick Dobson

  • Extensional Lower Cretaceous volcanism in the Coastal Range (29°20′–30°S), Chile: geochemistry and petrogenesis

    D. Morata;L. Aguirre

  • Early Evidence (ca. 12,000 BP) for Iron Oxide Mining on the Pacific Coast of South America

    Diego Salazar;D. Jackson;J. L. Guendon;H. Salinas

  • Detrital zircons from late Paleozoic accretionary complexes in north-central Chile (28°-32°S): Possible fingerprints of the Chilenia terrane

    J. Álvarez;C. Mpodozis;C. Arriagada;Ricardo Alfredo Astini

  • Formation of Massive Iron Deposits Linked to Explosive Volcanic Eruptions

    J. Tomás Ovalle;Nikita L. La Cruz;Martin Reich;Fernando Barra

  • Bimodal back-arc alkaline magmatism after ridge subduction: Pliocene felsic rocks from Central Patagonia (47°S)

    Felipe Espinoza;Diego Morata;Mireille Polvé;Yves Lagabrielle

  • Geochemistry constraints of Mesozoic-Cenozoic calc-alkaline magmatism in the South Shetland arc, Antarctica

    A. Machado;E.F. Lima;F. Chemale;D. Morata

  • Ages and cooling history of the Early Cretaceous Caleu pluton: Testimony of a switch from a rifted to a compressional continental margin in central Chile

    Miguel A. Parada;Gilbert Féraud;Francisco Fuentes;Luis Aguirre

  • Regolith production and chemical weathering of granitic rocks in central Chile

    Mercedes Vázquez;Sebastián Ramírez;Diego Morata;Martin Reich

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Reich
Martin Reich University of Chile
Mireille Polvé
Mireille Polvé Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
José Cembrano
José Cembrano Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Gilbert Féraud
Gilbert Féraud Université Côte d'Azur
Yves Lagabrielle
Yves Lagabrielle University of Rennes
Hervé Bellon
Hervé Bellon University of Western Brittany
José María González-Jiménez
José María González-Jiménez University of Granada
Antonio García-Casco
Antonio García-Casco University of Granada
René C. Maury
René C. Maury University of Western Brittany
Adam C. Simon
Adam C. Simon University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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