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Francisca Martínez-Ruiz

Francisca Martínez-Ruiz

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40
Citations
5497
World Ranking
5887
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109

Overview

Francisca Martínez-Ruiz is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily lies within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on various subfields including Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, and Archeology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide

Frequent co-authors of Martínez-Ruiz include:

  • Francisco J. Rodrı́guez-Tovar
  • Ricardo Monedero-Contreras
  • Richard D. Norris
  • Marta Rodrigo-Gámiz
  • Dick Kroon

The scientist has published extensively, including recent papers such as:

  • Barite Precipitation on Suspended Organic Matter in the Mesopelagic Zone, 2020, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Rapid Climate Changes in the Westernmost Mediterranean (Alboran Sea) Over the Last 35 kyr: New Insights From Four Lipid Paleothermometers (UK'37, TEXH86, RI-OH, and LDI), 2021, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Bio-Aerosols Negatively Affect Prochlorococcus in Oligotrophic Aerosol-Rich Marine Regions, 2020, Atmosphere
  • Paleocirculation and paleoclimate conditions in the western Mediterranean basins over the last deglaciation: New insights from sediment composition variations, 2021, Global and Planetary Change
  • Euxinia and hydrographic restriction in the Tethys Ocean: Reassessing global oceanic anoxia during the early Toarcian, 2022, Global and Planetary Change

Martínez-Ruiz frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Temperature and salinity variations of Mediterranean Sea surface waters over the last 16,000 years from records of planktonic stable oxygen isotopes and alkenone unsaturation ratios

    Kay-Christian Emeis;Ulrich Struck;Hans-Martin Schulz;Reinhild Rosenberg

  • The Medieval Climate Anomaly in the Iberian Peninsula reconstructed from marine and lake records

    Ana Moreno;Ana Pérez;Jaime Frigola;Vanesa Nieto-Moreno

  • Earliest known use of marine resources by neanderthals

    Miguel Cortés-Sánchez;Arturo Morales-Muñiz;María D. Simón-Vallejo;María C. Lozano-Francisco

  • Diagenetic formation of greigite and pyrrhotite in gas hydrate marine sedimentary systems

    Juan C. Larrasoaña;Andrew P. Roberts;Robert J. Musgrave;Eulàlia Gràcia

  • Paleoclimate and paleoceanography over the past 20,000 yr in the Mediterranean Sea Basins as indicated by sediment elemental proxies

    F. Martinez-Ruiz;M. Kastner;D. Gallego-Torres;D. Gallego-Torres;M. Rodrigo-Gámiz

  • Late Holocene climate variability in the southwestern Mediterranean region: an integrated marine and terrestrial geochemical approach

    C. Martín-Puertas;F. Jiménez-Espejo;F. Martínez-Ruiz;V. Nieto-Moreno

  • The Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in southern Iberia

    Miguel Cortés Sánchez;Francisco J. Jiménez Espejo;Francisco J. Jiménez Espejo;María D. Simón Vallejo;Juan F. Gibaja Bao

  • Pliocene–Holocene evolution of depositional conditions in the eastern Mediterranean: Role of anoxia vs. productivity at time of sapropel deposition

    D. Gallego-Torres;F. Martínez-Ruiz;A. Paytan;F.J. Jiménez-Espejo;F.J. Jiménez-Espejo

  • Bacterial biomineralization: new insights from Myxococcus-induced mineral precipitation

    Maria Teresa González-Muñoz;Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Francisca Martínez-Ruiz;Jose Maria Arias

  • Climate forcing and Neanderthal extinction in Southern Iberia: insights from a multiproxy marine record

    Francisco J. Jiménez-Espejo;Francisco J. Jiménez-Espejo;Francisca Martínez-Ruiz;Clive Finlayson;Clive Finlayson;Adina Paytan

  • Tracking climate variability in the western Mediterranean during the Late Holocene: a multiproxy approach

    V. Nieto-Moreno;F. Martínez-Ruiz;S. Giralt;F. Jiménez-Espejo

  • Anthropogenic impact and lead pollution throughout the Holocene in Southern Iberia.

    A. García-Alix;F.J. Jimenez-Espejo;J.A. Lozano;G. Jiménez-Moreno

  • Impact of climate variability in the western Mediterranean during the last 20,000 years: oceanic and atmospheric responses

    M. Rodrigo-Gámiz;F. Martínez-Ruiz;F.J. Jiménez-Espejo;D. Gallego-Torres;D. Gallego-Torres

  • Geochemical processes in a Mediterranean Lake: a high-resolution study of the last 4,000 years in Zoñar Lake, southern Spain

    Celia Martín-Puertas;Blas L. Valero-Garcés;M. Pilar Mata;Ana Moreno

  • Precipitation of barite by marine bacteria: A possible mechanism for marine barite formation

    M.T. Gonzalez-Muñoz;F. Martinez-Ruiz;F. Morcillo;J.D. Martin-Ramos

  • Precipitation of barite by Myxococcus xanthus: possible implications for the biogeochemical cycle of barium.

    Maria Teresa González-Muñoz;Belén Fernández-Luque;Francisca Martínez-Ruiz;Kaoutar Ben Chekroun

  • Barite formation in the ocean: Origin of amorphous and crystalline precipitates

    F. Martinez-Ruiz;A. Paytan;M.T. Gonzalez-Muñoz;F. Jroundi

  • A Dynamic Explanation For The Origin Of The Western Mediterranean Organic Rich Layers

    M. Rogerson;I. Cacho;F. Jimenez-Espejo;F. Jimenez-Espejo;M. I. Reguera

  • Detrital input, productivity fluctuations, and water mass circulation in the westernmost Mediterranean Sea since the Last Glacial Maximum

    F. J. Jimenez-Espejo;F. Martinez-Ruiz;M. Rogerson;J. M. González-Donoso

  • Geochemical evidence for enhanced productivity during S1 sapropel deposition in the eastern Mediterranean

    F. Martinez-Ruiz;M. Kastner;A. Paytan;M. Ortega-Huertas

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco J Jiménez-Espejo
Francisco J Jiménez-Espejo Spanish National Research Council
Adina Paytan
Adina Paytan University of California, Santa Cruz
Francisco J. Rodríguez-Tovar
Francisco J. Rodríguez-Tovar University of Granada
Miriam Kastner
Miriam Kastner University of California, San Diego
Belen Martrat
Belen Martrat Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research
Jordi Garcia-Orellana
Jordi Garcia-Orellana Autonomous University of Barcelona
Clive Finlayson
Clive Finlayson Gibraltar Museum
Gert J. de Lange
Gert J. de Lange Utrecht University
Blas L. Valero-Garcés
Blas L. Valero-Garcés Spanish National Research Council

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