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Guillermo Chong 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 Guillermo Chong sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Guillermo Chong 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 Guillermo Chong sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Guillermo Chong is affiliated with the Catholic University of the North in Chile and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research spans various subfields including Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Geochemistry and Petrology, Paleontology, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist has published work on numerous topics related to geology, geochemistry, and ecology. Key themes in their research include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications

Guillermo Chong's recent notable publications are:

  • "Biosynthesis of copper nanoparticles from copper tailings ore - An approach to the 'Bionanomining'" (2021), Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Electrical conductivity as a driver of biological and geological spatial heterogeneity in the Puquios, Salar de Llamara, Atacama Desert, Chile" (2021), Scientific Reports
  • "Sulfate sources, biologic cycling, and mobility in Atacama Desert soils revealed by isotope signatures" (2023), Global and Planetary Change
  • "Time-Integrative Multibiomarker Detection in Triassic-Jurassic Rocks from the Atacama Desert: Relevance to the Search for Basic Life Beyond Earth" (2021), Astrobiology
  • "230Th dating of gypsum from lacustrine, brackish-marine and terrestrial environments" (2022), Chemical Geology

The venues where Guillermo Chong most frequently publishes include:

  • Chemical Geology
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Scientific Reports
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Astrobiology

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors such as Cecilia Demergasso, Amanda M. Oehlert, Erica P. Suosaari, Lorena Escudero, and Daniel Herwartz. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary engagements across various studies related to environmental and geological sciences.

Best Publications

  • Late Pliocene age for the Atacama Desert: Implications for the desertification of western South America

    Adrian J. Hartley;Guillermo Chong

  • 150 million years of climatic stability: evidence from the Atacama Desert, northern Chile

    Adrian J. Hartley;Guillermo Chong;John Houston;Anne E. Mather

  • The role of inherited tectono-sedimentary architecture in the development of the central Andean mountain belt: Insights from the Cordillera de Domeyko

    A. Amilibia;F. Sàbat;K.R. McClay;J.A. Muñoz

  • Seismic imaging of a convergent continental margin and plateau in the central Andes (Andean Continental Research Project 1996 (ANCORP'96))

    O. Oncken;G. Asch;C. Haberland;J. Metchie

  • The Precordilleran fault system of Chuquicamata, Northern Chile: evidence for reversals along arc-parallel strike-slip faults

    Klaus-J. Reutter;Ekkehard Scheuber;Guillermo Chong

  • Development of a continental forearc: A Cenozoic example from the Central Andes, northern Chile

    Adrian J. Hartley;Geoffrey May;Guillermo Chong;Peter Turner

  • Seismic reflection image revealing offset of Andean subduction-zone earthquake locations into oceanic mantle

    Onno Oncken;Ewald Luschen;James Mechie;Stephan Vladimir Sobolev

  • Geomorphologic evidence for the late Pliocene onset of hyperaridity in the Atacama Desert

    Ronald Amundson;William Dietrich;Dino Bellugi;Stephanie Ewing

  • Multiphase development of the Atacama Planation Surface recorded by cosmogenic 3He exposure ages: Implications for uplift and Cenozoic climate change in Western South America

    Laura A. Evenstar;Adrian J. Hartley;Finlay M. Stuart;Anne E. Mather

  • Late Neogene lacustrine record and palaeogeography in the Quillagua–Llamara basin, Central Andean fore-arc (northern Chile)

    Alberto Sáez;Lluís Cabrera;A. Jensen;Guillermo Chong

  • The sensitivity of hillslope bedrock erosion to precipitation

    Justine J. Owen;Ronald Amundson;William E. Dietrich;Kunihiko Nishiizumi

  • Neogene evaporites in desert volcanic environments: Atacama Desert, northern Chile

    Juan José Pueyo;Guillermo Chong;Arturo Jensen

  • Prokaryotic diversity pattern in high-altitude ecosystems of the Chilean Altiplano

    Cecilia Demergasso;Cristina Dorador;Daniela Meneses;Jenny Blamey

  • Groundwater flow in a closed basin with a saline shallow lake in a volcanic area: Laguna Tuyajto, northern Chilean Altiplano of the Andes.

    Christian Herrera;Emilio Custodio;Guillermo Chong;Luis Javier Lambán

  • Tectonic signatures in arid continental basins: an example from the Upper Miocene–Pleistocene, Calama Basin, Andean forearc, northern Chile

    G. May;A.J. Hartley;F.M. Stuart;G. Chong

  • Sequence stratigraphy of the Mesozoic Domeyko basin, northern Chile

    John Ardill;John Ardill;Stephen Flint;Guillermo Chong;Hans Wilke

  • The spatial distribution of soluble salts in the surface soil of the Atacama Desert and their relationship to hyperaridity

    Claudia Voigt;Swea Klipsch;Daniel Herwartz;Guillermo Chong

  • Eocene to Pleistocene lithostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy and tectono-sedimentary evolution of the Calama Basin, northern Chile

    Geoffrey May;Adrian J Hartley;Guillermo Chong;Fin Stuart

  • Solute inputs in the Salar de Atacama (N. Chile)

    V. Carmona;J.J. Pueyo;C. Taberner;G. Chong

  • The Jurassic Thalattosuchia (Crocodyliformes) of Chile; a paleobiogeographic approach

    Zulma Gasparini;Patrick Vignaud;Guillermo Chong

  • Timing of wet episodes in Atacama Desert over the last 15 ka. The Groundwater Discharge Deposits (GWD) from Domeyko Range at 25°S.

    Alberto Sáez;Linda V. Godfrey;Christian Herrera;Guillermo Chong

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathalie A. Cabrol
Nathalie A. Cabrol Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Adrian J. Hartley
Adrian J. Hartley University of Aberdeen
Ronald Amundson
Ronald Amundson University of California, Berkeley
Arjun M. Heimsath
Arjun M. Heimsath Arizona State University
Donat-P. Häder
Donat-P. Häder University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
John A. E. Gibson
John A. E. Gibson University of Tasmania
Emilio O. Casamayor
Emilio O. Casamayor Spanish National Research Council
Anne E. Mather
Anne E. Mather Plymouth University
William E. Dietrich
William E. Dietrich University of California, Berkeley
José Viramonte
José Viramonte National Scientific and Technical Research Council

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