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Lucia Capra 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 Lucia Capra sits on this spectrum.

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Lucia Capra 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 Lucia Capra sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Lucia Capra is affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on Geophysics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Atmospheric Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work concentrates on several main topics including landslides and related hazards, earthquake and tectonic studies, seismology and earthquake studies, geological and geochemical analysis, seismic waves and analysis, cryospheric studies and observations, and geological and tectonic studies in Latin America.

Capra has published in multiple venues, with notable frequency in:

  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas
  • Solid Earth
  • Landslides
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

The scientist has authored papers such as:

  • The formation and impact of landslide dams - State of the art, 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Insights Into the Internal Dynamics of Natural Lahars From Analysis of 3-Component Broadband Seismic Signals at Volcán de Colima, Mexico, 2020, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Earthquake-induced debris flows at Popocatépetl Volcano, Mexico, 2021, Earth Surface Dynamics
  • Volcanic debris avalanche transport and emplacement at Chimpa volcano (Central Puna, Argentina): Insights from morphology, grain-size and clast surficial textures, 2022, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Destruction of a lava dome observed with photogrammetry, acoustic and seismic sensors at Volcán de Colima, Mexico, 2020, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Frequent collaborators working with Capra include Victor Hugo Márquez-Ramírez, Gianluca Norini, Velio Coviello, Roberto Sulpizio, and Raúl Arámbula-Mendoza.

Best Publications

  • The formation and impact of landslide dams – State of the art

    Xuanmei Fan;Anja Dufresne;Srikrishnan Siva Subramanian;Alexander Strom

  • 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 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

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

    L. Capra;J.L. Macı́as

  • Geology of Nevado de Toluca Volcano and surrounding areas, central Mexico

    Armando García-Palomo;José Luis Macías;José Luis Arce;Lucia Capra

  • Recent lahars at Volcán de Colima (Mexico): Drainage variation and spectral classification

    N. Davila;L. Capra;J.C. Gavilanes-Ruiz;N. Varley

  • The 1997 and 2001 lahars of Popocatépetl volcano (Central Mexico): textural and sedimentological constraints on their origin and hazards

    L. Capra;M.A. Poblete;R. Alvarado

  • Hazard map of El Chichón volcano, Chiapas, México: Constraints posed by eruptive history and computer simulations

    J.L. Macías;L. Capra;J.L. Arce;J.M. Espíndola

  • Rainfall-triggered lahars at Volcán de Colima, Mexico: Surface hydro-repellency as initiation process

    L. Capra;L. Borselli;N. Varley;J.C. Gavilanes-Ruiz

  • Stratigraphic reconstruction of two debris avalanche deposits at Colima Volcano Mexico Insights into pre-failure conditions and climate influence

    M. Roverato;L. Capra;R. Sulpizio;G. Norini;G. Norini

  • Predicting the block-and-ash flow inundation areas at Volcán de Colima (Colima, Mexico) based on the present day (February 2010) status

    R. Sulpizio;L. Capra;D. Sarocchi;R. Saucedo

  • Structural architecture of the Colima Volcanic Complex

    G. Norini;G. Norini;L. Capra;G. Groppelli;F. Agliardi

  • Abrupt climatic changes as triggering mechanisms of massive volcanic collapses

    Lucia Capra

  • Holocene plinian eruption of La Virgen volcano, Baja California, Mexico

    L Capra;J.L Macı́as;J.M Espı́ndola;C Siebe

  • The 26 May 1982 breakout flows derived from failure of a volcanic dam at El Chichón, Chiapas, Mexico

    J.L. Macías;L. Capra;K.M. Scott;J.M. Espíndola

  • Mass movements in tropical volcanic terrains: the case of Teziutlán (México)

    L Capra;J Lugo-Hubp;L Borselli

  • Textural features as indicators of debris avalanche transport and emplacement, Taranaki volcano

    M. Roverato;M. Roverato;S. Cronin;J. Procter;L. Capra

  • Sector collapse of the SW flank of Volcán de Colima, México: The 3600 yr BP La Lumbre–Los Ganchos debris avalanche and associated debris flows

    A. Cortés;J.L. Macías;L. Capra;V.H. Garduño-Monroy

  • Hydrological control of large hurricane-induced lahars: evidence from rainfall-runoff modeling, seismic and video monitoring

    Lucia Capra;Velio Coviello;Velio Coviello;Lorenzo Borselli;Víctor-Hugo Márquez-Ramírez

  • Preliminary report on the July 10–11, 2015 eruption at Volcán de Colima: Pyroclastic density currents with exceptional runouts and volume

    L. Capra;J.L. Macías;A. Cortés;N. Dávila

  • Volcanic hazard zonation of the Nevado de Toluca volcano, México

    L. Capra;G. Norini;G. Groppelli;J.L. Macías

Frequent Co-Authors

José Luis Macías
José Luis Macías National Autonomous University of Mexico
Claus Siebe
Claus Siebe National Autonomous University of Mexico
Nick Varley
Nick Varley University of Colima
Roberto Sulpizio
Roberto Sulpizio University of Bari Aldo Moro
Antonio Costa
Antonio Costa National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Arnau Folch
Arnau Folch Spanish National Research Council
Charles B. Connor
Charles B. Connor University of South Florida
John D. Jansen
John D. Jansen Czech Academy of Sciences
Guido Giordano
Guido Giordano Roma Tre University
Markus Stoffel
Markus Stoffel University of Geneva

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