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Jamshid Hassanzadeh is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly in Earth and Planetary Sciences, and extends into Computer Science. The primary subfields of study include Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's work is mainly concentrated on geological and geochemical analysis, geochemistry and geologic mapping, and earthquake and tectonic studies. Other notable research topics involve geology and paleoclimatology, high-pressure geophysics and materials, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, as well as broader geological studies and exploration.

The following are some key recent publications authored or coauthored by Hassanzadeh, indicating the scope and thematic focus of their work:

  • Neogene Tectono-Stratigraphic Evolution of the Intermontane Tarom Basin: Insights Into Basin Filling and Plateau Building Processes Along the Northern Margin of the Iranian Plateau (Arabia-Eurasia Collision Zone), 2021, Tectonics
  • Geochronology and geochemistry of subducted Cadomian continental basement in central Iran: Decompressional anatexis along the Jurassic Neotethys margin, 2020, Gondwana Research
  • Geology, mineralization, zircon U-Pb geochronology and Hf isotopes of Serenu porphyry copper prospect, Kerman Cenozoic magmatic arc, southeastern Iran, 2023, Ore Geology Reviews
  • A comprehensive re-look into Jurassic-Cretaceous Neotethyan active margin in Iran: Evidence of deep mantle flow into subduction magma factory and formation of transitional basalts, 2023, Geological Journal
  • Lu-Hf and U-Pb dating of the Zayanderud eclogites: Implications for Jurassic subduction initiation along the Neotethys margin in Iran, 2024, Lithos

Frequent collaborators include Axel K. Schmitt, Rezvaneh Jamali Ashtiani, Christina Günter, Amir Esna-Ashari, and Erik E. Scherer. These partnerships reflect a multidisciplinary approach within geosciences and related fields.

Jamshid Hassanzadeh has published extensively in several venues, with notable contributions to:

  • Lithos
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Tectonics
  • Gondwana Research
  • Ore Geology Reviews

The scientist's research output integrates field data and analytical techniques, contributing to the understanding of tectonic evolution, magmatic processes, and geochemical characteristics of geological formations primarily within the Iranian Plateau and the Neotethys margin. The combination of geological mapping, isotope geochronology, and mineralization studies marks a comprehensive approach to earth science exploration and analysis.

Best Publications

  • A Paleogene extensional arc flare-up in Iran

    Charles Verdel;Charles Verdel;Brian P. Wernicke;Jamshid Hassanzadeh;Bernhard Guest

  • U-Pb zircon geochronology of late Neoproterozoic–Early Cambrian granitoids in Iran: Implications for paleogeography, magmatism, and exhumation history of Iranian basement

    Jamshid Hassanzadeh;Jamshid Hassanzadeh;Daniel F. Stockli;Brian K. Horton;Brian K. Horton;Gary J. Axen;Gary J. Axen

  • Exhumation of the west-central Alborz Mountains, Iran, Caspian subsidence, and collision-related tectonics

    Gary J. Axen;Patrick S. Lam;Marty Grove;Daniel F. Stockli

  • Detrital zircon provenance of Neoproterozoic to Cenozoic deposits in Iran: Implications for chronostratigraphy and collisional tectonics

    Brian K Horton;Brian K Horton;J. Hassanzadeh;J. Hassanzadeh;Daniel Stockli;G. J. Axen;G. J. Axen

  • The Neotethyan Sanandaj-Sirjan zone of Iran as an archetype for passive margin-arc transitions

    Jamshid Hassanzadeh;Brian P. Wernicke

  • Late Cenozoic shortening in the west-central Alborz Mountains, northern Iran, by combined conjugate strike-slip and thin-skinned deformation

    Bernard Guest;Gary J. Axen;Patrick S. Lam;Jamshid Hassanzadeh

  • Accommodation of transpressional strain in the Arabia-Eurasia collision zone: New constraints from (U-Th)/He thermochronology in the Alborz mountains, north Iran

    Paolo Ballato;Daniel F. Stockli;Daniel F. Stockli;Mohammad R. Ghassemi;Angela Landgraf

  • Revised age of proximal deposits in the Zagros foreland basin and implications for Cenozoic evolution of the High Zagros

    Mohammad D. Fakhari;Gary J. Axen;Gary J. Axen;Brian K. Horton;Brian K. Horton;Jamshid Hassanzadeh;Jamshid Hassanzadeh

  • Permian–Triassic boundary interval in the Abadeh section of Iran with implications for mass extinction: Part 1 – Sedimentology

    E Heydari;J Hassanzadeh;W.J Wade;A.M Ghazi

  • Geology and thermochronology of Tertiary Cordilleran-style metamorphic core complexes in the Saghand region of central Iran

    Charles Verdel;Brian P. Wernicke;Jahandar Ramezani;Jamshid Hassanzadeh

  • Thermal histories from the central Alborz Mountains, northern Iran: Implications for the spatial and temporal distribution of deformation in northern Iran

    Bernard Guest;Daniel F. Stockli;Marty Grove;Gary J. Axen

  • Early Neogene foreland of the Zagros, implications for the initial closure of the Neo-Tethys and kinematics of crustal shortening

    Mortaza Pirouz;Jean Philippe Avouac;Jamshid Hassanzadeh;Joseph L. Kirschvink

  • The geology of Damavand volcano, Alborz Mountains, northern Iran

    Jon Davidson;Jon Davidson;Jamshid Hassanzadeh;Reinis Berzins;Daniel F. Stockli

  • Geochemistry and zircon geochronology of the Permian A-type Hasanrobat granite, Sanandaj–Sirjan belt: A new record of the Gondwana break-up in Iran

    Saeed Alirezaei;Jamshid Hassanzadeh

  • Geochemistry and zircon U–Pb geochronology of Aligoodarz granitoid complex, Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone, Iran

    Amir Esna-Ashari;Massimo Tiepolo;Mohammad-Vali Valizadeh;Jamshid Hassanzadeh

  • Deev Jahi Model of the Permian–Triassic boundary mass extinction: a case for gas hydrates as the main cause of biological crisis on Earth

    E. Heydari;J. Hassanzadeh

  • Diagenetic origin of carbon and oxygen isotope compositions of Permian–Triassic boundary strata

    Ezat Heydari;William J. Wade;Jamshid Hassanzadeh

  • The Gandy and Abolhassani Epithermal Prospects in the Alborz Magmatic Arc, Semnan Province, Northern Iran

    Gholam Hossein Shamanian;Jeffrey W. Hedenquist;Kéiko H. Hattori;Jamshid Hassanzadeh

  • Middle to late Cenozoic basin evolution in the western Alborz Mountains: Implications for the onset of collisional deformation in northern Iran

    Bernard Guest;Bernard Guest;Brian K. Horton;Brian K. Horton;Gary J. Axen;Gary J. Axen;Jamshid Hassanzadeh

  • Mantle plume: The invisible serial killer — Application to the Permian–Triassic boundary mass extinction

    Ezat Heydari;Nasser Arzani;Jamshid Hassanzadeh

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary J. Axen
Gary J. Axen New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Daniel F. Stockli
Daniel F. Stockli The University of Texas at Austin
Brian K. Horton
Brian K. Horton The University of Texas at Austin
Manfred R. Strecker
Manfred R. Strecker University of Potsdam
Axel K. Schmitt
Axel K. Schmitt Curtin University
Massimo Mattei
Massimo Mattei Roma Tre University
Brian P. Wernicke
Brian P. Wernicke California Institute of Technology
Jean Philippe Avouac
Jean Philippe Avouac California Institute of Technology
Marty Grove
Marty Grove Stanford University
Jon P. Davidson
Jon P. Davidson Durham University

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