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Fernando O. Marques

Fernando O. Marques

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Earth Science
Portugal
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
36
Citations
4039
World Ranking
7372
National Ranking
14

Fernando O. Marques 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 Fernando O. Marques sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 179 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Fernando O. Marques 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 Fernando O. Marques sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Geometry
  • Volcano
  • Plate tectonics

Fernando O. Marques spends much of his time researching Volcano, Plate tectonics, Geochemistry, Seismology and Paleontology. His Volcano study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Triple junction and Mass wasting. His study in Triple junction is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Partial melting, Mantle and Mantle plume, Lithosphere.

His research in Plate tectonics intersects with topics in Passive margin, Volcanic passive margin, Geophysics, Continental collision and Continental margin. His studies deal with areas such as Nappe and Eclogite as well as Geochemistry. Fernando O. Marques interconnects Ridge and Compression in the investigation of issues within Seismology.

His most cited work include:

  • Subduction initiation at passive margins: Numerical modeling (98 citations)
  • Subduction initiation at passive margins: Numerical modeling (98 citations)
  • Topography as a major factor in the development of arcuate thrust belts: insights from sandbox experiments (82 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Fernando O. Marques mainly focuses on Seismology, Tectonics, Volcano, Paleontology and Geometry. His study in Subduction, Lithosphere, Plate tectonics, Passive margin and Fault are all subfields of Seismology. The various areas that Fernando O. Marques examines in his Subduction study include Petrology and Continental margin.

His Passive margin research integrates issues from Trench and Continental crust. His study focuses on the intersection of Volcano and fields such as Geomorphology with connections in the field of Massif. His Geometry research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Fold, Analogue modelling and Simple shear.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Seismology (23.31%)
  • Tectonics (19.55%)
  • Volcano (19.55%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Tectonics (19.55%)
  • Volcano (19.55%)
  • Paleontology (18.80%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Tectonics, Volcano, Paleontology, Structural basin and Lithosphere are his primary areas of study. The Volcano study combines topics in areas such as Paleomagnetism and Triple junction. The various areas that Fernando O. Marques examines in his Triple junction study include Strombolian eruption, Shield volcano, Ridge and Plate tectonics.

His research in the fields of Sedimentary rock, Lava and Sequence overlaps with other disciplines such as Geomagnetic pole and Natural remanent magnetization. His Lithosphere study combines topics in areas such as Rift, Boundary value problem, Tectonophysics, Overpressure and Petrology. His Inversion research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Sedimentary basin, Precambrian and Geophysics.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Caldera or flank collapse in the Fogo volcano? What age? Consequences for risk assessment in volcanic islands (5 citations)
  • Tectonic inversion assessed by integration of geological and geophysical data: The intracontinental Rio do Peixe Basin, NE Brazil (3 citations)
  • Exhumation history of the Variscan orogen in western Iberia as inferred from new K-Ar and 40Ar/39Ar data on granites from Portugal (1 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Geometry
  • Sedimentary rock
  • Volcano

His scientific interests lie mostly in Shear zone, Rift, Tectonics, Paleontology and Volcano. His studies deal with areas such as Geochemistry, Breccia, Zircon, Batholith and Gneiss as well as Shear zone. His studies in Rift integrate themes in fields like Sedimentary rock, Triple junction, Strombolian eruption and Shield volcano.

His research in Tectonics intersects with topics in Structural basin, Precambrian and Geophysics. In general Paleontology study, his work on Caldera and Fault often relates to the realm of Cape verde, Flank and Collapse, thereby connecting several areas of interest. His study in Volcano is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Archipelago and Stratigraphy.

Best Publications

  • Subduction initiation at passive margins: Numerical modeling

    K. Nikolaeva;T. V. Gerya;T. V. Gerya;F. O. Marques;F. O. Marques

  • Topography as a major factor in the development of arcuate thrust belts: insights from sandbox experiments

    F.O. Marques;P.R. Cobbold

  • Is the ‘Azores hotspot’a wetspot? Insights from the geochemistry of fluid and melt inclusions in olivine of Pico basalts

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  • Is the ‘Azores Hotspot’ a Wetspot? Insights from the Geochemistry of Fluid and Melt Inclusions in Olivine of Pico Basalts

    Nicole Métrich;Vittorio Zanon;Laura Créon;Anthony Hildenbrand

  • GPS and tectonic evidence for a diffuse plate boundary at the Azores Triple Junction

    F.O. Marques;J.C. Catalão;C. DeMets;A.C.G. Costa;A.C.G. Costa

  • Recent plate re-organization at the Azores Triple Junction: Evidence from combined geochemical and geochronological data on Faial, S. Jorge and Terceira volcanic islands

    Anthony Hildenbrand;Dominique Weis;Pedro Madureira;Fernando Ornelas Marques

  • Polyphase Variscan emplacement of exotic terranes (Morais and Bragança Massifs) onto Iberian successions: Evidence from 40Ar/39Ar mineral ages

    R.D. Dallmeyer;A. Ribeiro;F. Marques

  • Cenozoic uplift and erosion of structural landforms in NE Brazil

    Silvana P.P. Gurgel;Francisco H.R. Bezerra;Antonio C.B. Corrêa;Fernando O. Marques

  • The Late-Variscan fault network in central–northern Portugal (NW Iberia): a re-evaluation

    F.O Marques;A Mateus;C Tassinari

  • Reconstructing the architectural evolution of volcanic islands from combined K/Ar, morphologic, tectonic, and magnetic data: The Faial Island example (Azores)

    A. Hildenbrand;Fernando O. Marques;A. C. G. Costa;A. L. R. Sibrant

  • Multi-stage evolution of a sub-aerial volcanic ridge over the last 1.3 Myr: S. Jorge Island, Azores Triple Junction

    Anthony Hildenbrand;Pedro Madureira;Fernando Ornelas Marques;Inês Cruz

  • The role of the lithological setting on the landslide pattern and distribution

    Cristina Henriques;José Luís Zêzere;Fernando Marques

  • Porous poly(l-lactide) films obtained by immersion precipitation process: morphology, phase separation and culture of VERO cells

    R.A Zoppi;S Contant;E.A.R Duek;F.R Marques

  • Rotation of rigid elliptical cylinders in viscous simple shear flow: analogue experiments

    F.O. Marques;S. Coelho

  • Plastic deformation of silicate garnets: II. Deformation microstructures in natural samples

    V. Voegelé;P. Cordier;V. Sautter;Thomas Sharp

  • The Araripe Basin in NE Brazil: An intracontinental graben inverted to a high-standing horst

    F.O. Marques;F.C.C. Nogueira;F.H.R. Bezerra;D.L. de Castro

  • Volcano-tectonic evolution of the Santa Maria Island (Azores): Implications for paleostress evolution at the western Eurasia–Nubia plate boundary

    A.L.R. Sibrant;A.L.R. Sibrant;A. Hildenbrand;A. Hildenbrand;F.O. Marques;A.C.G. Costa;A.C.G. Costa

  • Catastrophic flank collapses and slumping in Pico Island during the last 130 kyr (Pico-Faial ridge, Azores Triple Junction)

    A.C.G. Costa;A. Hildenbrand;F.O. Marques;A.L.R. Sibrant

  • Development of highly non-cylindrical folds around rigid ellipsoidal inclusions in bulk simple shear regimes: natural examples and experimental modelling

    F.G. Marques;P.R. Cobbold

  • Cretaceous intracontinental rifting and post-rift inversion in NE Brazil: Insights from the Rio do Peixe Basin

    Francisco C.C. Nogueira;Fernando O. Marques;Francisco H.R. Bezerra;David L. de Castro

  • Granite fracturing and incipient pollution beneath a recent landfill facility as detected by geoelectrical surveys

    R. Mota;R. Mota;F.A. Monteiro Santos;A. Mateus;F.O. Marques

  • Effects of topography on the curvature of fold-and-thrust belts during shortening of a 2-layer model of continental lithosphere

    F.O. Marques;P.R. Cobbold

  • Geodynamic evolution of the Continental Allochthonous Terrane (CAT) of the Bragança Nappe Complex, NE Portugal

    Fernando O. Marques;A. Ribeiro;J. M. Munhá

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorge Miguel Miranda
Jorge Miguel Miranda University of Lisbon
Joao P. S. Catalao
Joao P. S. Catalao University of Porto
Taras Gerya
Taras Gerya ETH Zurich
Peter R. Cobbold
Peter R. Cobbold University of Rennes
Francisco H.R. Bezerra
Francisco H.R. Bezerra Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Christian Hübscher
Christian Hübscher Universität Hamburg
Giorgio Ranalli
Giorgio Ranalli Carleton University
José Madeira
José Madeira University of Lisbon
Boris J. P. Kaus
Boris J. P. Kaus Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

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