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Nevio Zitellini is affiliated with the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) in Italy. Their research spans multiple fields related to Earth sciences, particularly focusing on geophysics, geology, and environmental sciences. The scientist has contributed extensively within these disciplines, with a significant emphasis on tectonics, geochemical analysis, and geological studies across diverse regions.

Their recent publications highlight work in areas such as tectonic evolution, geomorphology, and marine geology, exhibiting a broad geographical scope. Notable recent papers include:

  • Extensional tectonics during the Tyrrhenian back-arc basin formation and a new morpho-tectonic map (2020, Basin Research)
  • The structure of Mediterranean arcs: New insights from the Calabrian Arc subduction system (2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)
  • Tectonic evolution, geomorphology and influence of bottom currents along a large submarine canyon system: The São Vicente Canyon (SW Iberian margin) (2020, Marine Geology)
  • Destructive episodes and morphological rejuvenation during the lifecycles of tectonically active seamounts: Insights from the Gorringe Bank in the NE Atlantic (2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)
  • A mixed turbidite - contourite system related to a major submarine canyon: The Marquês de Pombal Drift (south-west Iberian margin) (2021, Sedimentology)

Zitellini frequently collaborates with several researchers, demonstrating an active engagement in multidisciplinary research groups. Prominent co-authors include:

  • Maria Filomena Loreto
  • Alberto Malinverno
  • E.R. Estes
  • Noriaki Abe
  • Norikatsu Akizawa

Publication venues where Zitellini regularly contributes include:

  • Basin Research
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Sedimentology
  • Marine Geology
  • Geosciences

The scientist's work covers key topics such as:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide

Nevio Zitellini has contributed to scholarly books published by organizations including Scientific Prospectus and the International Ocean Discovery Program. Titles include:

  • Expedition 402 Scientific Prospectus: Tyrrhenian Continent-Ocean Transition (2023)
  • Tyrrhenian Continent-Ocean Transition (2025)
  • Expedition 402 Preliminary Report: Tyrrhenian Continent-Ocean Transition: Tyrrhenian Magmatism and Mantle Exhumation (TIME) (2025)

Their work encompasses a blend of earth and planetary sciences with insights into environmental chemistry and mechanics of materials, reinforcing an interdisciplinary approach to understanding tectonic systems and marine geological processes.

Best Publications

  • The quest for the Africa–Eurasia plate boundary west of the Strait of Gibraltar

    N Zitellini;E Gracia;L Matias;P Terrinha

  • Eastern segment of the Azores-Gibraltar line (central-eastern Atlantic) : An oceanic plate boundary with diffuse compressional deformation

    R. Sartori;L. Torelli;N. Zitellini;D. Peis

  • New study of the 1755 earthquake source based on multi-channel seismic survey data and tsunami modeling

    M. A. Baptista;M. A. Baptista;J. M. Miranda;F. Chierici;N. Zitellini

  • Source of 1755 Lisbon earthquake and tsunami investigated

    Nevio Zitellini;L. A. Mendes;D. Cordoba;J. Danobeitia

  • Neogene Through Quaternary Tectonic Reactivation of SW Iberian Passive Margin

    N. Zitellini;M. Rovere;P. Terrinha;F. Chierici

  • Morphotectonics and strain partitioning at the Iberia-Africa plate boundary from multibeam and seismic reflection data

    P. Terrinha;L. Matias;J. Vicente;J. Duarte

  • The tectonic source of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and tsunami

    N. Zitellini;F. Chierici;R. Sartori;L. Torelli

  • Geologic evolution of the peri-Tyrrhenian sedimentary basins

    A Fabbri;P Gallignani;N Zitellini

  • Crustal features along a W–E Tyrrhenian transect from Sardinia to Campania margins (Central Mediterranean)

    Renzo Sartori;Luigi Torelli;Nevio Zitellini;Gabriela Carrara

  • Seismic evidence for the presence of Jurassic oceanic crust in the central Gulf of Cadiz (SW Iberian margin)

    Valentí Sallarès;Audrey Gailler;Marc-André Gutscher;David Graindorge

  • The giant chaotic body in the Atlantic Ocean off Gibraltar: new results from a deep seismic reflection survey

    Luigi Torelli;Renzo Sartori;Nevio Zitellini

  • Focal mechanisms for sub‐crustal earthquakes in the Gulf of Cadiz from a dense OBS deployment

    W. H. Geissler;L. Matias;D. Stich;F. Carrilho

  • The rifting of the Tyrrhenian Basin

    F. Trincardi;N. Zitellini

  • Seismic evidence of exhumed mantle rock basement at the Gorringe Bank and the adjacent Horseshoe and Tagus abyssal plains (SW Iberia)

    Valentí Sallarès;Sara Martínez-Loriente;Manel Prada;Eulàlia Gràcia

  • Seismic structure of the Central Tyrrhenian basin: Geophysical constraints on the nature of the main crustal domains

    M. Prada;V. Sallares;César R. Ranero;M. G. Vendrell

  • Extensional collapse related to compressional uplift in the alpine chain off northern Tunisia (Central Mediterranean)

    Pierre Tricart;Luigi Torelli;Andrea Argnani;Farhat Rekhiss

  • Seismic and gravity constraints on the nature of the basement in the Africa-Eurasia plate boundary: New insights for the geodynamic evolution of the SW Iberian margin

    Sara Martínez-Loriente;Valentí Sallarès;Eulàlia Gràcia;Rafael Bartolome

  • Neogene evolution of the southwestern Tyrrhenian Sea (Sardinia Basin and western Bathyal plain)

    Renzo Sartori;Gabriela Carrara;Luigi Torelli;Nevio Zitellini

  • Small ocean basin development along the Scotia–Antarctica plate boundary and in the northern Weddell Sea

    A. Maldonado;N. Zitellini;G. Leitchenkov;J.C. Balanyá;J.C. Balanyá

  • Active deformation in old oceanic lithosphere and significance for earthquake hazard: Seismic imaging of the Coral Patch Ridge area and neighboring abyssal plains (SW Iberian Margin)

    Sara Martínez-Loriente;Eulàlia Gràcia;Rafael Bartolome;Valentí Sallarès

  • The Quest for the Africa-Eurasia plate boundary West of the Strait of Gibraltar

    N. Zitellini;E. Gràcia;L. Matias;P. Terrinha

Frequent Co-Authors

Ingo Grevemeyer
Ingo Grevemeyer GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Pedro Terrinha
Pedro Terrinha Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
César R. Ranero
César R. Ranero Spanish National Research Council
Valentí Sallarès
Valentí Sallarès Spanish National Research Council
Luis Matias
Luis Matias University of Lisbon
Dirk Klaeschen
Dirk Klaeschen GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Marc-André Gutscher
Marc-André Gutscher Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Eulàlia Gràcia
Eulàlia Gràcia Spanish National Research Council
Wilfried Jokat
Wilfried Jokat University of Bremen
Christian Berndt
Christian Berndt GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

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