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Earth Science 45 4533 4171 23 22 305 6545

Francisco H.R. Bezerra publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Francisco H.R. Bezerra between 1998 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Francisco H.R. Bezerra published across 29 years, from 1998 to 2026, averaging 12 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2022. 21 of the 348 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2022. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 6 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 20 publications 2026: 1 publication
1998 2026

348 publications in total across all disciplines

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Francisco H.R. Bezerra: publications per year, 1998 to 2026
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 1
2000 6
2001 7
2002 4
2003 2
2004 6
2005 3
2006 13
2007 7
2008 5
2009 9
2010 10
2011 11
2012 15
2013 21
2014 20
2015 18
2016 16
2017 17
2018 10
2019 14
2020 25
2021 25
2022 31
2023 13
2024 17
2025 20
2026 1
Total 348
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Francisco H.R. Bezerra 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 Francisco H.R. Bezerra sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 298–307 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 305 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120 305
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Francisco H.R. Bezerra 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 Francisco H.R. Bezerra sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257 45
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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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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