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Massimiliano Rinaldo Barchi

Massimiliano Rinaldo Barchi

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Earth Science

D-Index
37
Citations
5356
World Ranking
6836
National Ranking
219

Overview

Massimiliano Rinaldo Barchi is affiliated with the University of Perugia in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work predominantly focuses on geophysics, which comprises a majority of their research output.

The scientist's research spans several subfields, including:

  • Geophysics
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Mechanics of Materials

Their main topics of study cover a broad range of seismic and geological phenomena, such as:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismic imaging and inversion techniques
  • Seismic waves and analysis
  • Geological and geochemical analysis
  • Geological and geophysical studies worldwide
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geophysical methods and applications

Massimiliano Rinaldo Barchi has published research in several venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Journal of Structural Geology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Solid Earth
  • Italian Journal of Geosciences
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Among their recent scientific papers are:

  • The influence of subsurface geology on the distribution of earthquakes during the 2016-2017 Central Italy seismic sequence (2021, Tectonophysics)
  • Rock and fault rheology explain differences between on fault and distributed seismicity (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Complex trans-ridge normal faults controlling large earthquakes (2022, Scientific Reports)
  • Using seismic attributes in seismotectonic research: an application to the Norcia M w = 6.5 earthquake (30 October 2016) in central Italy (2020, Solid Earth)
  • Frictional controls on the seismogenic zone: Insights from the Apenninic basement, Central Italy (2022, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)

Collaboration forms a significant part of their work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Filippo Carboni
  • Cristina Pauselli
  • Francesco Mirabella
  • Assel Akimbekova
  • Maurizio Ercoli

Best Publications

  • Aftershocks driven by a high-pressure CO2 source at depth.

    Stephen A. Miller;Cristiano Collettini;Lauro Chiaraluce;Massimo Cocco

  • Seismotectonic zoning in east-central Italy deduced from an analysis of the Neogene to present deformations and related stress fields

    Giusy Lavecchia;Francesco Brozzetti;Massimiliano Barchi;Marco Menichetti

  • A low-angle normal fault in the Umbria region (Central Italy): a mechanical model for the related microseismicity

    Cristiano Collettini;Massimiliano R. Barchi

  • Structural evolution of a fold and thrust belt generated by multiple decollements: analogue models and natural examples from the Northern Apennines (Italy)

    Donatella Massoli;Hemin A. Koyi;Massimiliano R. Barchi

  • The development and behaviour of low-angle normal faults during Cenozoic asymmetric extension in the Northern Apennines, Italy

    C. Collettini;N. De Paola;N. De Paola;R.E. Holdsworth;M.R. Barchi

  • The crustal structure of the northern apennines (Central Italy): An insight by the crop03 seismic line

    Cristina Pauselli;Massimiliano R. Barchi;Costanzo Federico;M. Beatrice Magnani

  • The Neogene-Quaternary evolution of the Northern Apennines: crustal structure, style of deformation and seismicity.

    Massimiliano R. Barchi

  • Heterogeneous strength and fault zone complexity of carbonate-bearing thrusts with possible implications for seismicity

    Telemaco Tesei;Cristiano Collettini;Cristiano Collettini;Massimiliano R. Barchi;Brett M. Carpenter

  • Tectonic evolution of a low-angle extensional fault system from restored cross-sections in the Northern Apennines (Italy)

    Francesco Mirabella;Francesco Brozzetti;Andrea Lupattelli;Massimiliano Rinaldo Barchi

  • Seismic Reflection Profiles and Subsurface Geology of the Area Interested by the 2016–2017 Earthquake Sequence (Central Italy)

    M. Porreca;M. Porreca;G. Minelli;M. Ercoli;A. Brobia

  • Partitioned transtension: an alternative to basin inversion models

    N. De Paola;N. De Paola;R.E. Holdsworth;K.J.W. McCaffrey;M.R. Barchi

  • Outer Northern Apennines

    Massimiliano Barchi;Alberto Landuzzi;Giorgio Minelli;Giampaolo Pialli

  • Contemporary crustal extension in the Umbria–Marche Apennines from regional CGPS networks and comparison between geodetic and seismic deformation

    N. D'Agostino;S. Mantenuto;E. D'Anastasio;A. Avallone

  • Fault architecture and deformation mechanisms in exhumed analogues of seismogenic carbonate-bearing thrusts.

    Telemaco Tesei;Cristiano Collettini;Cristiano Collettini;Cecilia Viti;Massimiliano R. Barchi

  • Deep structural heterogeneities and the tectonic evolution of the Abruzzi region (Central Apennines, Italy) revealed by microseismicity, seismic tomography, and teleseismic receiver functions

    C. Chiarabba;S. Bagh;I. Bianchi;P. De Gori

  • The Gubbio normal fault (Central Italy): geometry, displacement distribution and tectonic evolution

    F. Mirabella;M.G. Ciaccio;M.R. Barchi;S. Merlini

  • Insights on the seismogenic layer thickness from the upper crust structure of the Umbria-Marche Apennines (central Italy)

    F. Mirabella;M. R. Barchi;A. Lupattelli;E. Stucchi

  • Conflicting Balanced Structural Sections Across the Central Apennines (Italy): Problems and Implications

    F. Ghisetti;M. Barchi;A. W. Bally;I. Moretti

  • Connecting seismically active normal faults with Quaternary geological structures in a complex extensional environment: The Colfiorito 1997 case history (northern Apennines, Italy)

    L. Chiaraluce;M. Barchi;C. Collettini;F. Mirabella

  • A mechanical model for complex fault patterns induced by evaporite dehydration and cyclic changes in fluid pressure

    Nicola De Paola;Nicola De Paola;Cristiano Collettini;Fabio Trippetta;Massimiliano R. Barchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Cristiano Collettini
Cristiano Collettini Sapienza University of Rome
Lauro Chiaraluce
Lauro Chiaraluce National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Andrea Cannata
Andrea Cannata University of Catania
Fausto Guzzetti
Fausto Guzzetti Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR
Giusy Lavecchia
Giusy Lavecchia University of Chieti-Pescara
Luca Pandolfi
Luca Pandolfi University of Pisa
Lucia Margheriti
Lucia Margheriti National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Robert E. Holdsworth
Robert E. Holdsworth Durham University
Massimo Cocco
Massimo Cocco National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Walter Alvarez
Walter Alvarez University of California, Berkeley

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