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Javier Fernández-Suárez

Javier Fernández-Suárez

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
47
Citations
6857
World Ranking
4087
National Ranking
60

Javier Fernández-Suárez 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 Javier Fernández-Suárez sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 86 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Javier Fernández-Suárez 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 Javier Fernández-Suárez sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Javier Fernández-Suárez is affiliated with the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain, contributing to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on several key subfields and research topics. Their scholarly output predominantly centers on Geophysics, with additional engagements in Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, Paleontology, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics that include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis

Recent publications by Javier Fernández-Suárez demonstrate their active involvement in various geoscientific disciplines, providing insights into complex geological processes. Key papers include:

  • Geochemistry and Sm-Nd isotopic sources of Late Ediacaran siliciclastic series in the Ossa-Morena Complex: Iberian-Bohemian correlations, 2021, International Journal of Earth Sciences
  • 100 myr cycles of oceanic lithosphere generation in peri-Gondwana: Neoproterozoic-Devonian ophiolites from the NW African-Iberian margin of Gondwana and the Variscan Orogen, 2020, Geological Society London Special Publications
  • U-Pb geochronology and isotopic geochemistry of adakites and related magmas in the Ediacaran arc section of the SW Iberian Massif: The role of subduction erosion cycles in peri-Gondwanan arcs, 2022, Gondwana Research
  • Updated geochronology and isotope geochemistry of the Vila de Cruces Ophiolite: a case study of a peri-Gondwanan back-arc ophiolite, 2020, Geological Society London Special Publications
  • Detrital zircon ages and provenance of a Cambrian succession in the Sierra Albarrana Domain (SW Iberian Massif), 2021, Lithos

Javier Fernández-Suárez frequently collaborates with other researchers, with coauthorships indicating close scientific partnerships. Recurring collaborators include:

  • Sonia Sánchez Martínez
  • Ricardo Arenas
  • Rubén Díez Fernández
  • Pilar Andonaegui
  • Alicia López-Carmona

The scientist's work is regularly published in prominent venues such as:

  • Geological Society London Special Publications
  • International Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Gondwana Research
  • Lithos
  • Journal of Iberian Geology

Best Publications

  • Origin of the Rheic Ocean: rifting along a Neoproterozoic suture?

    J. Brendan Murphy;Gabriel Gutierrez-Alonso;R. Damian Nance;Javier Fernandez-Suarez

  • Neoproterozoic-early Palaeozoic tectonostratigraphy and palaeogeography of the peri-Gondwanan terranes: Amazonian v. West African connections

    R. Damian Nance;J. Brendan Murphy;Rob A. Strachan;J. Duncan Keppie

  • Space and time in the tectonic evolution of the northwestern Iberian Massif: Implications for the Variscan belt

    José R. Martínez Catalán;Ricardo Arenas;Florentino Díaz García;Pablo González Cuadra

  • The importance of along-margin terrane transport in northern Gondwana: insights from detrital zircon parentage in Neoproterozoic rocks from Iberia and Brittany

    J Fernández-Suárez;G Gutiérrez Alonso;T.E Jeffries

  • Variscan collisional magmatism and deformation in NW Iberia : constraints from U-Pb geochronology of granitoids

    J. Fernández‐Suárez;G. R. Dunning;G. A. Jenner;G. Gutiérrez‐Alonso

  • New ideas on the Proterozoic-Early Palaeozoic evolution of NW Iberia: insights from U–Pb detrital zircon ages

    J. Fernández-Suárez;G. Gutiérrez-Alonso;G.A. Jenner;M.N. Tubrett

  • U–Pb ages of detrital zircons from the Basal allochthonous units of NW Iberia: Provenance and paleoposition on the northern margin of Gondwana during the Neoproterozoic and Paleozoic

    Rubén Díez Fernández;José R. Martínez Catalán;Axel Gerdes;Jacobo Abati

  • Diachronous post-orogenic magmatism within a developing orocline in Iberia, European Variscides

    Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso;Javier Fernández-Suárez;Teresa E. Jeffries;Stephen T. Johnston

  • Self-subduction of the Pangaean global plate

    Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso;Javier Fernández-Suárez;Arlo B. Weil;J. Brendan Murphy

  • Correlation of the nappe stack in the Ibero-Armorican arc across the Bay of Biscay: a joint French–Spanish project

    Michel Ballèvre;José R. Martínez Catalán;Alicia López-Carmona;Pavel Pitra

  • Terrane accretion and dispersal in the northern Gondwana margin. An Early Paleozoic analogue of a long-lived active margin

    G. Gutiérrez-Alonso;J. Fernández-Suárez;T.E. Jeffries;G.A. Jenner

  • Orocline triggered lithospheric delamination

    Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso;Javier Fernández-Suárez;Arlo B Weil

  • Lithospheric delamination in the core of Pangea: Sm-Nd insights from the Iberian mantle

    Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso;J. Brendan Murphy;Javier Fernández-Suárez;Arlo B. Weil

  • Contiguous rather than discrete Paleozoic histories for the Avalon and Meguma terranes based on detrital zircon data

    J. Brendan Murphy;Javier Fernández-Suárez;J. Duncan Keppie;Teresa E. Jeffries

  • The Ediacaran–Early Cambrian detrital zircon record of NW Iberia: possible sources and paleogeographic constraints

    J. Fernández-Suárez;G. Gutiérrez-Alonso;D. Pastor-Galán;M. Hofmann

  • The Vila de Cruces Ophiolite: A Remnant of the Early Rheic Ocean in the Variscan Suture of Galicia (Northwest Iberian Massif)

    Ricardo Arenas;José R. Martínez Catalán;Sonia Sánchez Martínez;Javier Fernández‐Suárez

  • Provenance constraints from detrital zircon U-Pb ages in the NW Iberian Massif : implications for Palaeozoic plate configuration and Variscan evolution

    José R. Martinez Catalan;Javier Fernandez-Suarez;George A. Jenner;Elena Belousova

  • Two-stage collision: Exploring the birth of Pangea in the Variscan terranes

    Ricardo Arenas;Rubén Díez Fernández;Rubén Díez Fernández;Sonia Sánchez Martínez;Axel Gerdes;Axel Gerdes

  • U–Pb (LA–ICP-MS) dating of detrital zircons from Cambrian clastic rocks in Avalonia: erosion of a Neoproterozoic arc along the northern Gondwanan margin

    J. Brendan Murphy;Javier Fernandez-Suarez;Teresa E. Jeffries;Robin A. Strachan

  • Dating of lithospheric buckling: 40Ar/39Ar ages of syn-orocline strike–slip shear zones in northwestern Iberia

    Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso;Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso;Alan S. Collins;Javier Fernández-Suárez;Daniel Pastor-Galán

Frequent Co-Authors

Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso
Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso University of Salamanca
Ricardo Arenas
Ricardo Arenas Complutense University of Madrid
Teresa E. Jeffries
Teresa E. Jeffries Natural History Museum
J. Brendan Murphy
J. Brendan Murphy St. Francis Xavier University
Axel Gerdes
Axel Gerdes Goethe University Frankfurt
Jacobo Abati
Jacobo Abati Complutense University of Madrid
José R. Martínez Catalán
José R. Martínez Catalán University of Salamanca
Stephen T. Johnston
Stephen T. Johnston University of Alberta
Mandy Hofmann
Mandy Hofmann Senckenberg Naturmuseum
George A. Jenner
George A. Jenner Memorial University of Newfoundland

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