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Overview

Francisco H.R. Bezerra is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil. Their scholarly work spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with a strong focus on Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, and Mechanics of Materials. The research also intersects with Ocean Engineering and Environmental Engineering subfields.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse areas such as:

  • earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Groundwater and Watershed Analysis

Bezerra has published numerous papers in notable venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Journal of Structural Geology
  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Tectonophysics

Some recent significant papers authored by or involving Bezerra are:

  • Karst dissolution along fracture corridors in an anticline hinge, Jandaíra Formation, Brazil: Implications for reservoir quality (2020, Marine and Petroleum Geology)
  • High-permeability zones in folded and faulted silicified carbonate rocks - Implications for karstified carbonate reservoirs (2021, Marine and Petroleum Geology)
  • Structural and sedimentary discontinuities control the generation of karst dissolution cavities in a carbonate sequence, Potiguar Basin, Brazil (2020, Marine and Petroleum Geology)
  • Hazardous faults of South America; compilation and overview (2020, Journal of South American Earth Sciences)
  • Tectonic inversion assessed by integration of geological and geophysical data: The intracontinental Rio do Peixe Basin, NE Brazil (2020, Basin Research)

Frequent collaborators in Bezerra's research include:

  • Vincenzo La Bruna
  • Fabrizio Balsamo
  • Francisco C.C. Nogueira
  • David L. Vasconcelos
  • Rúbson Pinheiro Maia

Best Publications

  • Holocene sea-level history on the Rio Grande do Norte State coast, Brazil

    Francisco Hilario Rego Bezerra;Alcina Magnolia Franca Barreto;Kenitiro Suguio

  • Pliocene-Quaternary fault control of sedimentation and coastal plain morphology in NE Brazil

    Francisco H.R. Bezerra;Venerando E. Amaro;Claudio Vita-Finzi;Allaoua Saadi

  • Late Oligocene–Miocene transgressions along the equatorial and eastern margins of Brazil

    Dilce F. Rossetti;Francisco Hilário Rego Bezerra;José Maria Landim Dominguez

  • Crustal structure beneath the Paleozoic Parnaíba Basin revealed by airborne gravity and magnetic data, Brazil

    David L. de Castro;Reinhardt A. Fuck;Jeffrey D. Phillips;Roberta M. Vidotti

  • How active is a passive margin? Paleoseismicity in northeastern Brazil

    Francisco H.R. Bezerra;C. Vita-Finzi

  • Late Pleistocene marine terrace deposits in northeastern Brazil: sea-level change and tectonic implications

    Alcina Magnólia Franca Barreto;Francisco Hilário Rego Bezerra;Kenitiro Suguio;Sonia Hatsue Tatumi

  • Influence of Neoproterozoic tectonic fabric on the origin of the Potiguar Basin, northeastern Brazil and its links with West Africa based on gravity and magnetic data

    David Lopes de Castro;Francisco H.R. Bezerra;Maria O.L. Sousa;Reinhardt A. Fuck

  • Review of active faults in the Borborema Province, Intraplate South America — Integration of seismological and paleoseismological data

    Francisco H.R. Bezerra;Aderson F. do Nascimento;Joaquim M. Ferreira;Francisco C. Nogueira

  • Late Pleistocene tectonic-geomorphological development within a passive margin — The Cariatá trough, northeastern Brazil

    Francisco Hilario Rego Bezerra;Benjamim Bley de Brito Neves;Antonio C. B. Correa;Alcina Magnolia Franca Barreto

  • The role of Precambrian mylonitic belts and present-day stress field in the coseismic reactivation of the Pernambuco lineament, Brazil

    Joaquim M. Ferreira;Francisco H.R. Bezerra;Maria O.L. Sousa;Maria O.L. Sousa;Aderson F. do Nascimento

  • Holocene coastal tectonics in NE Brazil

    Francisco H. R. Bezerra;Francisco P. Lima-Filho;Ricardo F. Amaral;Luciano H. O. Caldas

  • Coseismic reactivation of the Samambaia fault, Brazil

    Francisco H.R. Bezerra;Mário K. Takeya;Maria O.L. Sousa;Maria O.L. Sousa;Aderson F. do Nascimento

  • Sediment deformation in Miocene and post-Miocene strata, Northeastern Brazil: Evidence for paleoseismicity in a passive margin

    Dilce de Fátima Rossetti;Francisco Hilario Rego Bezerra;Ana Maria Goes;Benjamim Bley de Brito Neves

  • Hypogenic origin, geologic controls and functional organization of a giant cave system in Precambrian carbonates, Brazil

    Alexander Klimchouk;Augusto S. Auler;Francisco H.R. Bezerra;Caroline L. Cazarin

  • Neotectonic reactivation of shear zones and implications for faulting style and geometry in the continental margin of NE Brazil

    F.H.R. Bezerra;F.H.R. Bezerra;D.F. Rossetti;R.G. Oliveira;W.E. Medeiros;W.E. Medeiros

  • 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

  • Liquefaction-induced structures in Quaternary alluvial gravels and gravelly sediments, NE Brazil

    Francisco H.R. Bezerra;Vanildo P. da Fonseca;Claudio Vita-Finzi;Francisco P. Lima-Filho

  • Geologia e geomorfologia do quaternário costeiro do estado do Rio Grande do Norte

    Alcina Magnólia Franca Barreto;Kenitiro Suguio;Francisco Hilário Rego Bezerra;Sonia Hatsue Tatumi

  • 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

  • Postrift stress field inversion in the Potiguar Basin, Brazil – Implications for petroleum systems and evolution of the equatorial margin of South America

    Francisco H. Bezerra;David L. de Castro;Rubson P. Maia;Maria O.L. Sousa

  • Late Quaternary sedimentation in the Paraíba Basin, Northeastern Brazil: Landform, sea level and tectonics in Eastern South America passive margin

    Dilce F. Rossetti;Francisco H.R. Bezerra;Ana M. Góes;Márcio M. Valeriano

  • Karst landforms revealed at various scales using LiDAR and UAV in semi-arid Brazil: Consideration on karstification processes and methodological constraints

    Orildo L. Silva;Orildo L. Silva;Francisco H.R. Bezerra;Rubson P. Maia;Caroline L. Cazarin

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenitiro Suguio
Kenitiro Suguio Universidade de São Paulo
Giovanni Bertotti
Giovanni Bertotti Delft University of Technology
Reinhardt A. Fuck
Reinhardt A. Fuck University of Brasília
Dilce de Fátima Rossetti
Dilce de Fátima Rossetti National Institute for Space Research
Marcelo Assumpção
Marcelo Assumpção Universidade de São Paulo
John J. G. Reijmer
John J. G. Reijmer Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Benjamim Bley de Brito Neves
Benjamim Bley de Brito Neves Universidade de São Paulo
Fernando O. Marques
Fernando O. Marques University of Lisbon
Fabrizio Storti
Fabrizio Storti University of Parma
Zoe K. Shipton
Zoe K. Shipton University of Strathclyde

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