2026 Flavio S. Anselmetti: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	71	925	819	25	24	426	16489

Overview

Flavio S. Anselmetti is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences with a total of 128 publications. Their research spans several subfields, prominently including Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Geophysics, Ocean Engineering, and Oceanography.

The scientist's research covers a variety of topics related to geology, paleoclimatology, and environmental studies. Key areas of focus include:

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Geological formations and processes
Earthquake and tectonic studies
Marine and environmental studies
Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
Landslides and related hazards
Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Anselmetti has published numerous papers in notable scientific journals and venues. Recent publications include:

"Impact of warmer climate periods on flood hazard in the European Alps," 2022, Nature Geoscience
"Propagation of frontally confined subaqueous landslides: Insights from combining geophysical, sedimentological, and geotechnical analysis," 2021, Sedimentary Geology
"Caribbean cyclone activity: an annually-resolved Common Era record," 2020, Scientific Reports
"8,000 years of climate, vegetation, fire and land-use dynamics in the thermo-mediterranean vegetation belt of northern Sardinia (Italy)," 2021, Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
"Freshwater (paleo)tsunamis - a review," 2020, Earth-Science Reviews

The scientist frequently collaborates with various co-authors, contributing to studies alongside:

Gregor P. Eberli
Alexandra R. Isern
Hendrik Vogel
Stefano C. Fabbri
Katrina Kremer

Publication venues where Anselmetti has published multiple works include:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
Quaternary Science Reviews
Sedimentology
Scientific Drilling

Best Publications

Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program. Initial Reports

A. Isern;F.S. Anselmetti;P. Blum

1589
Citations
Factors controlling elastic properties in carbonate sediments and rocks

Gregor P. Eberli;Gregor T. Baechle;Flavio S. Anselmetti;Michael L. Incze

593
Citations
Controls on Sonic Velocity in Carbonates

Flavio S. Anselmetti;Gregor P. Eberli

526
Citations
Quantitative Characterization of Carbonate Pore Systems by Digital Image Analysis

Flavio S. Anselmetti;Flavio S. Anselmetti;Stefan M. Luthi;Gregor P. Eberli

334
Citations
The Velocity-Deviation Log: A Tool to Predict Pore Type and Permeability Trends in Carbonate Drill Holes from Sonic and Porosity or Density Logs

Flavio S. Anselmetti;Flavio S. Anselmetti;Gregor P. Eberli

314
Citations
Prehistoric earthquake history revealed by lacustrine slump deposits

Michael Schnellmann;Flavio S. Anselmetti;Domenico Giardini;Judith A. McKenzie

309
Citations
An 85-ka record of climate change in lowland Central America

David A. Hodell;Flavio S. Anselmetti;Daniel Ariztegui;Mark Brenner

287
Citations
North-south palaeohydrological contrasts in the central Mediterranean during the Holocene: tentative synthesis and working hypotheses

M. Magny;N. Combourieu-Nebout;J. L. de Beaulieu;V. Bout-Roumazeilles

284
Citations
Holocene flood frequency across the Central Alps – solar forcing and evidence for variations in North Atlantic atmospheric circulation

Stefanie B. Wirth;Lukas Glur;Adrian Gilli;Flavio S. Anselmetti;Flavio S. Anselmetti

266
Citations
Blast from the Past: Melting Glaciers as a Relevant Source for Persistent Organic Pollutants

Christian Bogdal;Peter Schmid;Markus Zennegg;Flavio S. Anselmetti

251
Citations
Quantification of soil erosion rates related to ancient Maya deforestation

Flavio S. Anselmetti;David A. Hodell;Daniel Ariztegui;Mark Brenner

249
Citations
The record of historic earthquakes in lake sediments of Central Switzerland

Katrin Monecke;Flavio S. Anselmetti;Arnfried Becker;Michael Sturm

243
Citations
High-altitude varve records of abrupt environmental changes and mining activity over the last 4000 years in the Western French Alps (Lake Bramant, Grandes Rousses Massif)

Hervé Guyard;Hervé Guyard;Hervé Guyard;Emmanuel Chapron;Guillaume St-Onge;Guillaume St-Onge;Flavio S. Anselmetti

219
Citations
Holocene palaeoclimates of southern Patagonia: limnological and environmental history of Lago Cardiel, Argentina:

Vera Markgraf;J. Platt Bradbury;Antje Schwalb;Stephen J. Burns

217
Citations
Mass movement-induced fold-and-thrust belt structures in unconsolidated sediments in Lake Lucerne (Switzerland)

Michael Schnellmann;Flavio S. Anselmetti;Domenico Giardini;Judith A. McKENZIE

195
Citations
The 1996 AD delta collapse and large turbidite in Lake Brienz

Stéphanie Girardclos;Oliver T. Schmidt;Mike Sturm;Daniel Ariztegui

189
Citations
Magnitudes and source areas of large prehistoric northern Alpine earthquakes revealed by slope failures in lakes

Michael Strasser;Flavio S. Anselmetti;Donat Fäh;Domenico Giardini

182
Citations
Climate drying and associated forest decline in the lowlands of northern Guatemala during the late Holocene.

Andreas D. Mueller;Gerald A. Islebe;Michael B. Hillesheim;Dustin A. Grzesik

182
Citations
Lake sediments as natural seismographs: A compiled record of Late Quaternary earthquakes in Central Switzerland and its implication for Alpine deformation

Michael Strasser;Katrin Monecke;Michael Schnellmann;Flavio S. Anselmetti

181
Citations
15,000 Years of mass-movement history in Lake Lucerne: Implications for seismic and tsunami hazards

Michael Schnellmann;Flavio S. Anselmetti;Domenico Giardini;Judith A. Mckenzie

177
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Adrian Gilli ETH Zurich

Daniel Ariztegui University of Geneva

Michael Strasser University of Innsbruck

Mark Brenner University of Florida

Jason H. Curtis University of Florida

Bernd Zolitschka University of Bremen

Christian Ohlendorf University of Bremen

Gregor P. Eberli University of Miami

Emmanuel Chapron University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès

David A Hodell University of Cambridge

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