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Mexico
2026

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Mexico Leader Award

Overview

John S. Armstrong-Altrin is affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico. The primary focus of their academic work lies within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial number of publications (124) in this field. Their research contributions extend into several specialized subfields including Geochemistry and Petrology, Geophysics, Pollution, Atmospheric Science, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's major research topics encompass:

  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by John S. Armstrong-Altrin include:

  • "Heavy metal contamination and its ecological risks in the beach sediments along the Atlantic Ocean (Limbe coastal fringes, Cameroon)", 2020, Earth Systems and Environment
  • "Detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology and geochemistry of the Riachuelos and Palma Sola beach sediments, Veracruz State, Gulf of Mexico: a new insight on palaeoenvironment", 2020, Journal of Palaeogeography
  • "Mineralogy and geochemistry of Tecolutla and Coatzacoalcos beach sediments, SW Gulf of Mexico", 2021, Applied Geochemistry
  • "Microtexture and U-Pb geochronology of detrital zircon grains in the Chachalacas beach, Veracruz State, Gulf of Mexico", 2020, Geological Journal
  • "Geochemistry of marine sediments adjacent to the Los Tuxtlas Volcanic Complex, Gulf of Mexico: Constraints on weathering and provenance", 2022, Applied Geochemistry

The scientist frequently publishes in several established scientific journals, with multiple contributions to the following venues:

  • Arabian Journal of Geosciences
  • Journal of Palaeogeography
  • Geological Journal
  • Journal of African Earth Sciences
  • Applied Geochemistry

John S. Armstrong-Altrin collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Armel Zacharie Ekoa Bessa
  • Mayla A. Ramos-Vázquez
  • Gabriel Ngueutchoua
  • Jayagopal Madhavaraju
  • Victorine Ambassa Bela

Best Publications

  • Geochemistry of Sandstones from the Upper Miocene Kudankulam Formation, Southern India: Implications for Provenance, Weathering, and Tectonic Setting

    J.S. Armstrong-Altrin;Yong Il Lee;Surendra P. Verma;S. Ramasamy

  • New multi-dimensional diagrams for tectonic discrimination of siliciclastic sediments and their application to Precambrian basins

    Surendra P. Verma;John S. Armstrong-Altrin

  • Critical evaluation of six tectonic setting discrimination diagrams using geochemical data of Neogene sediments from known tectonic settings

    J.S. Armstrong-Altrin;Surendra P. Verma;Surendra P. Verma

  • Geochemical discrimination of siliciclastic sediments from active and passive margin settings

    Surendra P. Verma;John S. Armstrong-Altrin

  • Provenance and depositional history of continental slope sediments in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico unraveled by geochemical analysis

    John S. Armstrong-Altrin;María Luisa Machain-Castillo;Leticia Rosales-Hoz;Arturo Carranza-Edwards

  • Geochemistry of Neoproterozoic shales of the Rabanpalli Formation, Bhima Basin, Northern Karnataka, southern India: implications for provenance and paleoredox conditions

    Ramasamy Nagarajan;Jayagopal Madhavaraju;Raghavendra Nagendra;John Selvamony Armstrong-Altrin

  • Geochemistry of the Jurassic and Upper Cretaceous shales from the Molango Region, Hidalgo, eastern Mexico: Implications for source-area weathering, provenance, and tectonic setting

    John S. Armstrong-Altrin;Ramasamy Nagarajan;Jayagopal Madhavaraju;Leticia Rosalez-Hoz

  • Geochemistry of beach sands along the western Gulf of Mexico, Mexico: Implication for provenance

    John S. Armstrong-Altrin;Yong Il Lee;Juan J. Kasper-Zubillaga;A. Carranza-Edwards

  • Petrography and geochemistry of sands from the Chachalacas and Veracruz beach areas, western Gulf of Mexico, Mexico: Constraints on provenance and tectonic setting

    John S. Armstrong-Altrin;Ramasamy Nagarajan;Vysetti Balaram;Olmedo Natalhy-Pineda

  • Mineralogy and geochemistry of sands along the Manzanillo and El Carrizal beach areas, southern Mexico: implications for palaeoweathering, provenance and tectonic setting

    John S. Armstrong-Altrin;Yong Il Lee;Juan J. Kasper-Zubillaga;Elisandra Trejo-Ramírez

  • Evaluation of two multidimensional discrimination diagrams from beach and deep-sea sediments from the Gulf of Mexico and their application to Precambrian clastic sedimentary rocks

    John S. Armstrong-Altrin

  • Provenance of sands from Cazones, Acapulco, and Bahía Kino beaches, México

    John S. Armstrong-Altrin

  • Petrography and geochemistry of clastic sedimentary rocks as evidences for provenance of the Lower Cambrian Lalun Formation, Posht-e-badam block, Central Iran

    N. Etemad-Saeed;M. Hosseini-Barzi;John S. Armstrong-Altrin

  • Geochemistry of sands along the San Nicolás and San Carlos beaches, Gulf of California, Mexico: implications for provenance and tectonic setting

    John S. Armstrong-Altrin;Ramasamy Nagarajan;Yong Il Lee

  • Trace metal enrichments in core sediments in Muthupet mangroves, SE coast of India: Application of acid leachable technique

    D. Janaki-Raman;M.P. Jonathan;S. Srinivasalu;J.S. Armstrong-Altrin

  • Geochemistry of Neoproterozoic limestones of the Shahabad Formation, Bhima Basin, Karnataka, southern India

    Ramasamy Nagarajan;Jayagopal Madhavaraju;John S. Armstrong-Altrin;Raghavendra Nagendra

  • Provenance discrimination between Atasta and Alvarado beach sands, western Gulf of Mexico, Mexico: Constraints from detrital zircon chemistry and U–Pb geochronology

    John S. Armstrong-Altrin;Mayla A. Ramos-Vázquez;Ana C. Zavala-León;Patricia C. Montiel-García

  • Mineralogy, geochemistry, and radiocarbon ages of deep sea sediments from the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico

    John S. Armstrong-Altrin;María Luisa Machain-Castillo

  • Assessment of acid leachable trace metals in sediment cores from River Uppanar, Cuddalore, Southeast coast of India

    T. Ayyamperumal;M.P. Jonathan;S. Srinivasalu;J.S. Armstrong-Altrin

  • Geochemistry of upper miocene kudankulam limestones, Southern India

    J. S. Armstrong-Altrin;Surendra P. Verma;J. Madhavaraju;Yong Il Lee

  • Carbon and oxygen isotope geochemistry of Neoproterozoic limestones of the Shahabad Formation, Bhima basin, Karnataka, southern India

    Ramasamy Nagarajan;Alcides N. Sial;John S. Armstrong-Altrin;Jayagopal Madhavaraju

Frequent Co-Authors

Surendra P. Verma
Surendra P. Verma National Autonomous University of Mexico
Yong Il Lee
Yong Il Lee Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Alcides N. Sial
Alcides N. Sial Federal University of Pernambuco
M.P. Jonathan
M.P. Jonathan Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Vysetti Balaram
Vysetti Balaram National Geophysical Research Institute
Rob M. Ellam
Rob M. Ellam Tianjin University
Joan-Albert Sanchez-Cabeza
Joan-Albert Sanchez-Cabeza National Autonomous University of Mexico
Richard H. Worden
Richard H. Worden University of Liverpool
G. Nelson Eby
G. Nelson Eby University of Massachusetts Lowell
Ana Carolina Ruiz-Fernández
Ana Carolina Ruiz-Fernández National Autonomous University of Mexico

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