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D-Index
54
Citations
8037
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2772
National Ranking
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José Luis Macías 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 José Luis Macías sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 205 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

José Luis Macías 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 José Luis Macías sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Mexico Leader Award

Overview

José Luis Macías is affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong emphasis on Geophysics as a subfield. Additional areas of study include Atmospheric Science, Artificial Intelligence, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work covers various topics, prominently:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Landslides and Related Hazards
  • Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America
  • High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials

José Luis Macías has contributed extensively to several respected publication venues, notably:

  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Bulletin of Volcanology

Frequent collaborators include José Luis Arce, Denis Ramón Avellán, Giovanni Sosa-Ceballos, Guillermo Cisneros-Máximo, and Martha Gabriela Gómez-Vasconcelos.

Selected recent papers exemplify the scope of their research:

  • The control of preexisting faults on the distribution, morphology, and volume of monogenetic volcanism in the Michoacán-Guanajuato Volcanic Field, 2020, Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Petrophysical and mechanical rock property database of the Los Humeros and Acoculco geothermal fields (Mexico), 2021, Earth System Science Data
  • Eruptive chronology of monogenetic volcanoes northwestern of Morelia - Insights into volcano-tectonic interactions in the central-eastern Michoacán-Guanajuato Volcanic Field, México, 2020, Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • A review of recent studies on landslide hazard in Latin America, 2021, Physical Geography
  • Tree rings as indicators of climatic variation in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, central Mexico, 2020, Ecological Indicators

Best Publications

  • Repeated volcanic disasters in Prehispanic time at Popocatépetl, central Mexico: Past key to the future?

    Claus Siebe;Michael Abrams;José Luis Macías;Johannes Obenholzner

  • Catastrophic debris flows transformed from landslides in volcanic terrains : mobility, hazard assessment and mitigation strategies

    Kevin M. Scott;Jose Luis Macias;Jose Antonio Naranjo;Sergio Rodriguez

  • Geochemical Evidence for Mantle Origin and Crustal Processes in Volcanic Rocks from Popocatépetl and Surrounding Monogenetic Volcanoes, Central Mexico

    Peter Ernst georg Schaaf;Jim Stimac;Claus Siebe;José Luis Macías

  • Debris avalanches and debris flows transformed from collapses in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Mexico – behavior, and implications for hazard assessment

    L Capra;J.L Macı́as;K.M Scott;M Abrams

  • The 10.5 ka Plinian eruption of Nevado de Toluca volcano, Mexico: Stratigraphy and hazard implications

    J.L. Arce;J.L. Macías;L. Vázquez-Selem

  • Catastrophic precipitation‐triggered lahar at Casita volcano, Nicaragua: occurrence, bulking and transformation

    Kevin M. Scott;James W. Vallance;Norman Kerle;Jose Luis Macías

  • Geología e historia eruptiva de algunos de los grandes volcanes activos de México

    José Luis Macías

  • Miocene to Recent structural evolution of the Nevado de Toluca volcano region, Central Mexico

    A. Garcı́a-Palomo;J.L. Macı́as;V.H. Garduño

  • Geochemistry of the volcano-hydrothermal system of El Chichón Volcano, Chiapas, Mexico

    Yuri Taran;Tobias P. Fischer;Boris Pokrovsky;Yuji Sano

  • Modeling of pyroclastic flows of Colima Volcano, Mexico: implications for hazard assessment

    R. Saucedo;J.L. Macías;M.F. Sheridan;M.I. Bursik

  • The cohesive Naranjo debris-flow deposit (10 km3): A dam breakout flow derived from the Pleistocene debris-avalanche deposit of Nevado de Colima Volcano (México)

    L Capra;J.L Macı́as

  • Environmental Characteristics of Lake Tecocomulco, northern basin of Mexico, for the last 50,000 years

    Margarita Caballero;Socorro Lozano;Beatriz Ortega;Jaime Urrutia

  • Volcanic history of El Chichón Volcano (Chiapas, Mexico) during the Holocene, and its impact on human activity

    J. M. Espíndola;J. L. Macías;R. I. Tilling;M. F. Sheridan

  • Volcanic stratigraphy and geological evolution of the Apan region,east-central sector of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

    A. García Palomo;J. L. Macías;Gustavo Tolson;G. Valdez

  • Volcanic hazards in the Mexico City metropolitan area from eruptions at Popocatépetl, Nevado de Toluca, and Jocotitlán stratovolcanoes and monogenetic scoria cones in the Sierra Chichinautzin Volcanic Field

    Claus Siebe;José Luis Macías

  • Eyewitness, stratigraphy, chemistry, and eruptive dynamics of the 1913 Plinian eruption of Volcán de Colima, México

    R. Saucedo;J. L. Macías;J. C. Gavilanes;J. L. Arce

  • Sta. Cruz Atizapan: a 22-ka lake level record and climatic implications for the late Holocene human occupation in the Upper Lerma Basin, Central Mexico

    Margarita Caballero;Beatriz Ortega;Francisco Valadez;Sarah Metcalfe

  • Strike-slip faults and K-alkaline volcanism at El Chichón volcano, southeastern Mexico

    A. Garcı́a Palomo;J.L. Macı́as;J.M. Espı́ndola

  • Pleistocene cohesive debris flows at Nevado de Toluca Volcano, central Mexico

    L. Capra;J.L. Macı́as

  • Late Pleistocene-Holocene cataclysmic eruptions at Nevado de Toluca and Jocotitlan volcanoes, central Mexico

    J.L. Macias;P.A. Garcia;J.L. Arce;C. Siebe

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul W. Layer
Paul W. Layer University of Alaska Fairbanks
Lucia Capra
Lucia Capra National Autonomous University of Mexico
Claus Siebe
Claus Siebe National Autonomous University of Mexico
James E. Gardner
James E. Gardner The University of Texas at Austin
Marcus Bursik
Marcus Bursik University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Michael F. Sheridan
Michael F. Sheridan University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Michael Abrams
Michael Abrams California Institute of Technology
Jean-Christophe Komorowski
Jean-Christophe Komorowski Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Orlando Vaselli
Orlando Vaselli University of Florence
Bruno Capaccioni
Bruno Capaccioni University of Bologna

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