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Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez 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 Ortega-Gutiérrez sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 114 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez 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 Ortega-Gutiérrez sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 40th percentile

40% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Mexico Leader Award
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez is affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico. Their primary field of study is Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Paleontology, and Atmospheric Science. The distribution of publications shows a strong emphasis on Geophysics with 28 publications, followed by Artificial Intelligence with 7.

The scientist's research covers a variety of topics within Earth sciences. Key themes include:

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

Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez has contributed to multiple research papers published in notable venues. Recent publications include the following:

  • The petrogenesis of Early-Middle Jurassic magmatism in southern and central Mexico and its role during the break-up of Western Pangaea, 2022, Geological Magazine
  • The Sierra de Juárez Complex: a new Gondwanan Neoproterozoic-early Palaeozoic metamorphic terrane in southern Mexico, 2021, International Geology Review
  • Knickpoint retreat and landscape preservation along main fault escarpments of the Mexican Basin and Range: The case of the southern sector of the Sierra Madre Occidental (Mexico), 2022, Geomorphology
  • Kinematics and Ar-Ar illite age of deformation in the late Paleozoic Chicomuselo Fold-Thrust Belt (CFTB), Chiapas, Mexico and tectonic implications, 2021, Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Multi-thermobarometry and microstructures reveal ultra-high temperature metamorphism in the Grenvillian Oaxacan Complex, Southern Mexico, 2022, International Geology Review

Publication activity is also notable in several venues where Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez has frequently published, including:

  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • International Geology Review
  • Geological Magazine
  • Geomorphology

The list of frequent co-authors highlights sustained collaborations with researchers such as Mariano Elı́as-Herrera, Mattia Parolari, Elisa Fitz-Díaz, Anthony Ramírez-Salazar, and Vanessa Colás. These partnerships have contributed to a range of studies across the Earth sciences spectrum.

Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, underscoring their engagement with the professional geological community.

Best Publications

  • Tectonostratigraphic terranes and tectonic evolution of Mexico

    Richard L. Sedlock;Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez;Robert C. Speed

  • Oaxaquia, a Proterozoic microcontinent accreted to North America during the late Paleozoic

    Fernando Ortega-Gutierrez;Joaquin Ruiz;Elena Centeno-Garcia

  • Proterozoic and Phanerozoic basement terranes of Mexico from Nd isotopic studies

    Joaquin Ruiz;P. Jonathan Patchett;Fernando Ortega-Gutierrez

  • 990 and 1100 Ma Grenvillian tectonothermal events in the northern Oaxacan Complex, southern Mexico: roots of an orogen

    Luigi Augusto Solari;J. D. Keppie;F. Ortega-Gutiérrez;K. L. Cameron

  • Metamorphic belts of southern Mexico and their tectonic significance

    F. Ortega-Gutierrez

  • Isotopic studies of the Acatlan Complex, southern Mexico: implications for Paleozoic North American tectonics

    Pablo Yañez;Joaquin Ruiz;P. Jonathan Patchett;Fernando Ortega-Gutierrez

  • Late Ordovician–Early Silurian continental collisional orogeny in southern Mexico and its bearing on Gondwana-Laurentia connections

    Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez;Mariano Elías-Herrera;Margarita Reyes-Salas;Consuelo Macías-Romo

  • Guerrero terrane of Mexico: Its role in the Southern, Cordillera from new geochemical data

    Olivier Monod;Michel Faure;Denis Thiéblemont;Elena Centeno-García

  • Caltepec fault zone: An Early Permian dextral transpressional boundary between the Proterozoic Oaxacan and Paleozoic Acatlán complexes, southern Mexico, and regional tectonic implications

    Mariano Elías-Herrera;Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez

  • Geochronology and geochemistry of Grenvillian igneous suites in the northern Oaxacan Complex, southern Mexico: Tectonic implications

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  • Tectono-stratigraphic evolution of eastern Mexico during the break-up of Pangea: A review

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  • Temporal Control of Subduction Magmatism in the Eastern Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt: Mantle Sources, Slab Contributions, and Crustal Contamination

    Arturo Gómez-Tuena;Alexandra B. LaGatta;Charles H. Langmuir;Steven L. Goldstein

  • Geochemical Evidence for Slab Melting in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

    Arturo Gómez-Tuena;Charles H. Langmuir;Steven L. Goldstein;Susanne M. Straub

  • Paleozoic serpentinite-enclosed chromitites from Tehuitzingo (Acatlán Complex, southern Mexico): a petrological and mineralogical study

    J.A. Proenza;F. Ortega-Gutiérrez;A. Camprubı́;J. Tritlla

  • U–Pb geochronology, geochemistry, and provenance of the Grenvillian Huiznopala Gneiss of Eastern Mexico

    P.J. Lawlor;F. Ortega-Gutiérrez;K.L. Cameron;H. Ochoa-Camarillo

  • A Grenvillian arc on the margin of Amazonia: evidence from the southern Oaxacan Complex, southern Mexico

    J.Duncan Keppie;J Dostal;F Ortega-Gutiérrez;R Lopez

  • Radiometric and kinematic evidence for Middle Jurassic strike-slip faulting in southern Mexico related to the opening of the Gulf of Mexico

    Susana A. Alaniz-Alvarez;Peter van der Heyden;Angel F. Nieto Samaniego;Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez

  • The pre-Mesozoic metamorphic basement of Mexico, 1.5 billion years of crustal evolution

    Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez;Mariano Elías-Herrera;Dante Jaime Morán-Zenteno;Luigi Augusto Solari

  • Permian–Carboniferous arc magmatism in southern Mexico: U–Pb dating, trace element and Hf isotopic evidence on zircons of earliest subduction beneath the western margin of Gondwana

    C. Ortega-Obregón;L. Solari;A. Gómez-Tuena;M. Elías-Herrera

  • The Maya-Chortís Boundary: A Tectonostratigraphic Approach

    Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez;Luigi A. Solari;Carlos Ortega-Obregón;Mariano Elías-Herrera

  • Phanerozoic tectonic evolution of Mexico

    Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez;Richard L. Sedlock;Robert C. Speed

  • Platinum group minerals in ophiolitic chromitites from Tehuitzingo (Acatlán complex, southern Mexico): implications for post-magmatic modification

    F. Zaccarini;J. A. Proenza;F. Ortega-Gutiérrez;G. Garuti

Frequent Co-Authors

Luigi Augusto Solari
Luigi Augusto Solari National Autonomous University of Mexico
J. Duncan Keppie
J. Duncan Keppie National Autonomous University of Mexico
Joaquin Ruiz
Joaquin Ruiz University of Arizona
Joaquín A. Proenza
Joaquín A. Proenza University of Barcelona
P. Jonathan Patchett
P. Jonathan Patchett University of Arizona
Charles H. Langmuir
Charles H. Langmuir Harvard University
Steven L. Goldstein
Steven L. Goldstein Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Marc D. Norman
Marc D. Norman Australian National University
Christopher P. McKay
Christopher P. McKay Ames Research Center
Rafael Navarro-González
Rafael Navarro-González National Autonomous University of Mexico

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