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José Viramonte publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where José Viramonte sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 110 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

José Viramonte D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where José Viramonte sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

José Viramonte is affiliated with the National Scientific and Technical Research Council in Argentina. Their primary research focus lies within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with extensive work in several subfields such as Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's research covers a range of geological and geophysical topics. Notable topics include Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide, and Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods.

José Viramonte has contributed publications to several research venues, with frequent papers appearing in:

  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Geothermics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Frequent collaborators in their research include Walter Báez, Raúl Becchio, Agostina Chiodi, Emilce Bustos, and Marcelo Arnosio, with multiple joint publications involving each.

Some of the recent publications authored or co-authored by José Viramonte are:

  • Pulsating flow dynamics of sustained, forced pyroclastic density currents: insights from a facies analysis of the Campo de la Piedra Pómez ignimbrite, southern Puna, Argentina (2020) - Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Structural analysis and fluid geochemistry as tools to assess the potential of the Tocomar geothermal system, Central Puna (Argentina) (2021) - Geothermics
  • Geological Map of the Tocomar Basin (Puna Plateau, NW Argentina). Implication for the Geothermal System Investigation (2020) - Energies
  • Multi-banded pumice in the Campo de la Piedra Pómez rhyolitic ignimbrite (Southern Puna plateau): Pre-eruptive physical and chemical interactions between mafic and rhyolitic melts (2020) - Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • The rise and fate of a long-lived deep crustal 'hot zone' beneath the neogene-quaternary Cordillera de San Buenaventura in the Southern Puna Plateau (NW Argentina) (2022) - International Geology Review

Best Publications

  • Young mafic back arc volcanic rocks as indicators of continental lithospheric delamination beneath the Argentine Puna Plateau, central Andes

    Suzanne Mahlburg Kay;Beatriz Coira;Jose Viramonte

  • Variation in the Crustal Structure of the Southern Central Andes Deduced from Seismic Refraction Investigations

    Peter J. Wigger;Michael Schmitz;Manuel Araneda;Günther Asch

  • UPPER CENOZOIC MAGMATIC EVOLUTION OF THE ARGENTINE PUNA—A MODEL FOR CHANGING SUBDUCTION GEOMETRY

    B. Coira;S. Mahlburg Kay;J. Viramonte

  • Proterozoic–Paleozoic development of the basement of the Central Andes (18–26°S) — a mobile belt of the South American craton

    F. Lucassen;R. Becchio;R. Becchio;H.G. Wilke;G. Franz

  • Large ignimbrite eruptions and volcano-tectonic depressions in the Central Andes: a thermomechanical perspective

    Shanaka De Silva;George Zandt;Robert Trumbull;José G. Viramonte

  • The flow dynamics of an extremely large volume pyroclastic flow, the 2.08-Ma Cerro Galán Ignimbrite, NW Argentina, and comparison with other flow types

    Ray A. F. Cas;Heather M. N. Wright;Heather M. N. Wright;Christopher B. Folkes;Chiara Lesti

  • Eruption dynamics of the 22-23 April 2015 Calbuco Volcano (Southern Chile): Analyses of tephra fall deposits

    Jorge E. Romero;Daniele Morgavi;Fabio Arzilli;Romina Daga

  • Volcanic ash forecast during the June 2011 Cordón Caulle eruption

    Estela Collini;María Soledad Osores;Arnau Folch;José G. Viramonte

  • Cretaceous rift related magmatism in central-western South America

    J.G Viramonte;S.M Kay;R Becchio;M Escayola

  • GPS-derived Deformation of the Central Andes Including the 1995 Antofagasta Mw = 8.0 Earthquake

    J. Klotz;D. Angermann;G. W. Michel;R. Porth

  • Long-range volcanic ash transport and fallout during the 2008 eruption of Chaitén volcano, Chile.

    Adam J. Durant;Gustavo Villarosa;William I. Rose;Pierre Delmelle

  • The Cretaceous paleorift in northwestern Argentina: A petrologic approach

    M.A. Galliski;J.G. Viramonte

  • Structural control on geothermal circulation in the Cerro Tuzgle-Tocomar geothermal volcanic area (Puna plateau, Argentina)

    Guido Giordano;Annamaria Pinton;Paola Cianfarra;Walter Ariel Baez

  • Yardangs in terrestrial ignimbrites: Synergistic remote and field observations on Earth with applications to Mars

    S. L. de Silva;J. E. Bailey;K. E. Mandt;Jose German Viramonte

  • A re-appraisal of the stratigraphy and volcanology of the Cerro Galán volcanic system, NW Argentina

    Christopher B. Folkes;Heather M. Wright;Heather M. Wright;Ray A.F. Cas;Shanaka L. de Silva

  • Metamorphism, isotopic ages and composition of lower crustal granulite xenoliths from the Cretaceous Salta Rift, Argentina

    Friedrich Lucassen;Sven Lewerenz;Gerhard Franz;José Viramonte

  • Volcanic ash forecast – application to the May 2008 Chaitén eruption

    A. Folch;O. Jorba;J. Viramonte

  • Potential renewable energy resources of the Lerma Valley, Salta, Argentina for its strategic territorial planning

    S. Belmonte;S. Belmonte;V. Núñez;J.G. Viramonte;J. Franco

  • Trindade and Martı́n Vaz Islands, South Atlantic: Isotopic (Sr, Nd, Pb) and trace element constraints on plume related magmatism

    W. Siebel;R. Becchio;R. Becchio;F. Volker;M.A.F. Hansen

  • Isotopic composition of Late Mesozoic basic and ultrabasic rocks from the Andes (23-32°S) - implications for the Andean mantle

    Friedrich Lucassen;Monica Escayola;Rolf L. Romer;José Viramonte

Frequent Co-Authors

Guido Giordano
Guido Giordano Roma Tre University
Sveva Corrado
Sveva Corrado Roma Tre University
Gerhard Franz
Gerhard Franz Technical University of Berlin
Franco Tassi
Franco Tassi University of Florence
Arnau Folch
Arnau Folch Spanish National Research Council
Robert B. Trumbull
Robert B. Trumbull University of Potsdam
Luca Aldega
Luca Aldega Sapienza University of Rome
Shanaka L. de Silva
Shanaka L. de Silva Oregon State University
Suzanne Mahlburg Kay
Suzanne Mahlburg Kay Cornell University

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