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Francesco Muto

Francesco Muto

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Earth Science

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3039
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National Ranking
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Overview

Francesco Muto is affiliated with the University of Calabria in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research encompasses multiple subfields, including geophysics, earth-surface processes, atmospheric science, geochemistry and petrology, and archeology.

The scientist has published in a variety of journals, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Journal of Maps
  • Geosciences
  • European Journal of Radiology
  • Geoheritage

Among recent publications are several papers that address geological and geochemical topics, often with a focus on Southern Italy and its complex tectonic and geothermal characteristics:

  • Sedimentary evolution of the Neogene-Quaternary Crotone Basin (southern Italy) and relationships with large-scale tectonics: A sequence stratigraphic approach (2020, Marine and Petroleum Geology)
  • Fluid geochemistry in a low-enthalpy geothermal field along a sector of southern Apennines chain (Italy) (2020, Journal of Geochemical Exploration)
  • Fault-controlled base-of-scarp deposits (2020, Basin Research)
  • Geochemical, Geological and Groundwater Quality Characterization of a Complex Geological Framework: The Case Study of the Coreca Area (Calabria, South Italy) (2021, Geosciences)
  • Chemical, isotopic and geotectonic relations of the warm and cold waters of the Cotronei (Ponte Coniglio), Bruciarello and Repole thermal areas, (Calabria - Southern Italy) (2021, Geothermics)

Their collaborative work includes frequent co-authorship with other researchers such as Salvatore Critelli, Vincenzo Tripodi, Silvia Ceramicola, Carmine Apollaro, and Giovanni Vespasiano, with the highest number of collaborations being 13 with Salvatore Critelli.

Muto's research covers diverse topics in earth sciences, including:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological and geophysical studies worldwide
  • Geological and geochemical analysis
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Groundwater and isotope geochemistry
  • Maritime and coastal archaeology
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research

Best Publications

  • Atmospheric neutrino oscillation analysis with external constraints in Super-Kamiokande I-IV

    K. Abe;C. Bronner;Y. Haga;Y. Hayato

  • Neogene-Quaternary strike-slip tectonics in the central Calabrian Arc (southern Italy)

    Carlo Tansi;Francesco Muto;Salvatore Critelli;Giulio Iovine

  • A statistical study on the correlation between lower ionospheric perturbations as seen by subionospheric VLF/LF propagation and earthquakes

    M. Hayakawa;Y. Kasahara;T. Nakamura;F. Muto

  • Interpreting provenance relations from sandstone detrital modes, southern Italy foreland region: Stratigraphic record of the Miocene tectonic evolution

    Salvatore Critelli;Francesco Muto;Francesco Perri;Vincenzo Tripodi

  • The Plio-Pleistocene evolution of the Crotone Basin (southern Italy): Interplay between sedimentation, tectonics and eustasy in the frame of Calabrian Arc migration

    Massimo Zecchin;Mauro Caffau;Dario Civile;Salvatore Critelli

  • Weathering profiles in granitoid rocks of the Sila Massif uplands, Calabria, southern Italy: New insights into their formation processes and rates

    Fabio Scarciglia;Salvatore Critelli;Luigi Borrelli;Sabrina Coniglio

  • Detrital Modes in a Late Miocene Wedge-Top Basin, Northeastern Calabria, Italy: Compositional Record of Wedge-Top Partitioning

    Mirko Barone;Rocco Dominici;Francesco Muto;Salvatore Critelli

  • Three-dimensional to two-dimensional cross-strata transition in the lower Pleistocene Catanzaro tidal strait transgressive succession (southern Italy)

    Sergio G. Longhitano;Domenico Chiarella;Domenico Chiarella;Francesco Muto

  • Application and validation of bivariate GIS-based landslide susceptibility assessment for the Vitravo river catchment (Calabria, south Italy)

    Massimo Conforti;Gaetano Robustelli;Francesco Muto;Salvatore Critelli

  • Onshore to offshore correlation of regional unconformities in the Plio-Pleistocene sedimentary successions of the Calabrian Arc (central Mediterranean)

    Massimo Zecchin;Daniel Praeg;Silvia Ceramicola;Francesco Muto

  • Link between thrust tectonics and sedimentation processes of stratigraphic sequences from the southern Apennines foreland basin system, Italy

    Salvatore Critelli;Francesco Muto;Vincenzo Tripodi;Francesco Perri

  • Sandstone petrology and mudstone geochemistry of the Peruc–Korycany Formation (Bohemian Cretaceous Basin, Czech Republic)

    Luca Caracciolo;Emilia Le Pera;Francesco Muto;Francesco Perri

  • Structural style and tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the Neogene–Quaternary Siderno Basin, southern Calabrian Arc, Italy

    Vincenzo Tripodi;Francesco Muto;Salvatore Critelli

  • Relationships between Lithospheric Flexure, Thrust Tectonics and Stratigraphic Sequences in Foreland Setting: the Southern Apennines Foreland Basin System, Italy

    Salvatore Critelli;Vincenzo Tripodi Francesco Muto;Francesco Perri

  • "Landslide inventory map of north-eastern Calabria (South Italy)"

    Massimo Conforti;Francesco Muto;Valeria Rago;Salvatore Critelli

  • Provenance and accommodation pathways of late Quaternary sediments in the deep-water northern Ionian Basin, southern Italy

    Francesco Perri;Salvatore Critelli;Rocco Dominici;Francesco Muto

  • Detecting syn-orogenic extension and sediment provenance of the Cilento wedge top basin (southern Apennines, Italy): Mineralogy and geochemistry of fine-grained sediments and petrography of dispersed organic matter

    Sveva Corrado;Luca Aldega;Francesco Perri;Salvatore Critelli

  • Neogene-Quaternary evolution of the forearc and backarc regions between the Serre and Aspromonte Massifs, Calabria (southern Italy)

    V. Tripodi;F. Muto;F. Brutto;F. Perri

  • Measurement of the tau neutrino cross section in atmospheric neutrino oscillations with Super-Kamiokande

    Z. Li;K. Abe;C. Bronner;Y. Hayato

  • The Neogene-Quaternary geodynamic evolution of the central Calabrian Arc: A case study from the western Catanzaro Trough basin

    F. Brutto;F. Muto;M.F. Loreto;N. De Paola

  • The Messinian succession of the Crotone Basin (southern Italy) II: Facies architecture and stratal surfaces across the Miocene–Pliocene boundary

    Massimo Zecchin;Mauro Caffau;Agata Di Stefano;Rosanna Maniscalco

  • The Small Spring Method (SSM) for the definition of stable isotope-elevation relationships in Northern Calabria (Southern Italy)

    Giovanni Vespasiano;Carmine Apollaro;Rosanna De Rosa;Francesco Muto

  • Deformed cross-stratified deposits in the Early Pleistocene tidally-dominated Catanzaro strait-fill succession, Calabrian Arc (Southern Italy): Triggering mechanisms and environmental significance

    Domenico Chiarella;Massimo Moretti;Sergio G. Longhitano;Francesco Muto

  • Integrated Physically based system for modeling landslide susceptibility

    Giuseppe Formetta;Valeria Rago;Giovanna Capparelli;Riccardo Rigon

Frequent Co-Authors

Salvatore Critelli
Salvatore Critelli University of Calabria
Carmine Apollaro
Carmine Apollaro University of Calabria
Francesco Perri
Francesco Perri University of Calabria
Kate Scholberg
Kate Scholberg Duke University
C. W. Walter
C. W. Walter Duke University
Lester D. R. Thompson
Lester D. R. Thompson Kaiser Permanente
Yoshitaka Itow
Yoshitaka Itow Nagoya University
W. R. Kropp
W. R. Kropp University of California, Irvine
Y. Suzuki
Y. Suzuki University of Tokyo
Takaaki Kajita
Takaaki Kajita University of Tokyo

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