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Fernando Corfu

Fernando Corfu

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Earth Science
Norway
2026

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Earth Science

D-Index
79
Citations
31800
World Ranking
552
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Fernando Corfu is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on geophysics. Their work spans over 100 publications, primarily in the fields of geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, and geochemistry and geologic mapping.

Their recent papers include the following notable works:

  • "Recommendations for the reporting and interpretation of isotope dilution U-Pb geochronological information" (2024), published in Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • "207Pb-excess in carbonatitic baddeleyite as the result of Pa scavenging from the melt" (2021), published in Geochemical Perspectives Letters
  • "U-Pb systematics of the western Dharwar Craton - Glimpses of a billion year history of crustal evolution and relations to ancient supercratons" (2020), published in Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • "TS-Mnz - A new monazite age reference material for U-Th-Pb microanalysis" (2021), published in Chemical Geology
  • "Geochronological constraints for a two-stage history of the Sveconorwegian rare-element pegmatite province formation" (2022), published in Precambrian Research

Frequent collaborators include Sandra L. Kamo, Lars Eivind Augland, Cristiano Lana, I. S. Buick, and Ricardo Scholz. These coauthors each have contributed to several joint publications advancing the understanding of geochronology and tectonic processes.

The primary venues in which Fernando Corfu publishes are:

  • Lithos (6 publications)
  • Precambrian Research (4 publications)
  • Chemical Geology (3 publications)
  • Norwegian Journal of Geology (3 publications)
  • Journal of the Geological Society (3 publications)

Their research spans several subfields including geophysics, artificial intelligence applications within geoscience, atmospheric science, geology, and paleontology.

Main topics explored broadly in their work include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geological Studies and Exploration

Best Publications

  • THREE NATURAL ZIRCON STANDARDS FOR U‐TH‐PB, LU‐HF, TRACE ELEMENT AND REE ANALYSES

    M. Wiedenbeck;P. Allé;F. Corfu;W.L. Griffin

  • Atlas of Zircon Textures

    Fernando Corfu;John M. Hanchar;Paul W.O. Hoskin;Peter Kinny

  • Zircon M257 ‐ a Homogeneous Natural Reference Material for the Ion Microprobe U‐Pb Analysis of Zircon

    Lutz Nasdala;Wolfgang Hofmeister;Nicholas Norberg;James M. Martinson

  • Siberian gas venting and the end-Permian environmental crisis

    Henrik Svensen;Sverre Planke;Alexander G. Polozov;Alexander G. Polozov;Norbert Schmidbauer

  • Precise U-Pb zircon and baddeleyite ages for the Sudbury area

    E. Krogh Thomas;D. W. Davis;F. Corfu

  • Hydrothermal venting of greenhouse gases triggering Early Jurassic global warming

    Henrik Svensen;Sverre Planke;Luc Chevallier;Anders Malthe-Sørenssen

  • Measurement of SIMS Instrumental Mass Fractionation of Pb Isotopes During Zircon Dating

    Richard A. Stern;Richard A. Stern;Richard A. Stern;Simon Bodorkos;Sandra L. Kamo;Arthur H. Hickman

  • Evolution of the southern Abitibi greenstone belt based on U–Pb geochronology: autochthonous volcanic construction followed by plutonism, regional deformation and sedimentation

    J. Ayer;Y. Amelin;F. Corfu;S. Kamo

  • U-Pb ages from SW Poland: evidence for a Caledonian suture zone between Baltica and Gondwana

    G. J. H. Oliver;F. Corfu;T. E. Krogh

  • Rapid magma emplacement in the Karoo Large Igneous Province

    Henrik Svensen;Fernando Corfu;Stéphane Polteau;Øyvind Hammer

  • Neoarchean greenstone volcanism and continental growth, Dharwar craton, southern India: Constraints from SIMS U–Pb zircon geochronology and Nd isotopes

    M. Jayananda;J-J Peucat;D Chardon;B. Krishna Rao

  • U–Pb Age, Setting and Tectonic Significance of the Anorthosite–Mangerite–Charnockite–Granite Suite, Lofoten–Vesterålen, Norway

    F. Corfu

  • A U-Pb age for mineralized Nipissing diabase, Gowganda, Ontario

    F. Corfu;A. J. Andrews

  • U-Pb zircon geochronology in the southwestern Abitibi greenstone belt, Superior Province

    F. Corfu;T. E. Krogh;Y. Y. Kwok;L. S. Jensen

  • Forced subduction initiation recorded in the sole and crust of the Semail Ophiolite of Oman

    Carl Guilmette;Matthijs A. Smit;Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen;Derya Gürer

  • Genesis of the southern Abitibi greenstone belt, Superior Province, Canada: Evidence from zircon Hf isotope analyses using a single filament technique

    Fernando Corfu;Stephen R Noble

  • U–Pb geochronology of Cretaceous magmatism on Svalbard and Franz Josef Land, Barents Sea Large Igneous Province

    Fernando Corfu;Stéphane Polteau;Sverre Planke;Jan Inge Faleide

  • Early Archean crust in Bastar Craton, Central India—a geochemical and isotopic study

    G. Sarkar;F. Corfu;D.K. Paul;N.J. McNaughton

  • U–Pb dating and emplacement history of granitoid plutons in the northern Sanandaj–Sirjan Zone, Iran

    Shahryar Mahmoudi;Fernando Corfu;Fariborz Masoudi;Behzad Mehrabi

  • U–Pb TIMS age constraints on the evolution of the Neoproterozoic Meatiq Gneiss Dome, Eastern Desert, Egypt

    Arild Andresen;Mohamed Ali Abu El-Rus;Per Inge Myhre;Gamal Y. Boghdady

  • The evolution of the southern Abitibi greenstone belt in light of precise U-Pb geochronology

    Fernando Corfu

Frequent Co-Authors

Torgeir B. Andersen
Torgeir B. Andersen University of Oslo
Trond H. Torsvik
Trond H. Torsvik University of Oslo
Sverre Planke
Sverre Planke University of Oslo
Henrik Svensen
Henrik Svensen University of Oslo
Lewis D. Ashwal
Lewis D. Ashwal University of the Witwatersrand
Håkon Austrheim
Håkon Austrheim University of Oslo
Bjørn Jamtveit
Bjørn Jamtveit University of Oslo
Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen
Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen Utrecht University
Sandra L. Kamo
Sandra L. Kamo University of Toronto
Arild Andresen
Arild Andresen University of Oslo

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