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Pedro P. Cunha 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 Pedro P. Cunha sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Pedro P. Cunha 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 Pedro P. Cunha sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Pedro P. Cunha is affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Anthropology, and Ecology.

The scientist's main areas of study encompass Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Pedro P. Cunha include the following:

  • Ecosystem services as a resilience descriptor in habitat risk assessment using the InVEST model, 2020, Ecological Indicators
  • First tracks of newborn straight-tusked elephants (Palaeoloxodon antiquus), 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Influence of magmatic fluids on the organic and inorganic fractions of coals from the Peñarroya-Belmez-Espiel Basin (Spain), 2021, International Journal of Coal Geology
  • A Lower Cretaceous palynoflora from Carregueira (Lusitanian Basin, westernmost Iberia): taxonomic, stratigraphic and palaeoenvironmental implications, 2021, Cretaceous Research
  • Aurochs roamed along the SW coast of Andalusia (Spain) during Late Pleistocene, 2022, Scientific Reports

Pedro P. Cunha frequently publishes in several established venues, which include:

  • Cretaceous Research
  • Scientific Reports
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Historical Biology
  • Arabian Journal of Geosciences

The scientist collaborates regularly with a number of co-authors, notably:

  • Silvério Figueiredo
  • Carlos Neto de Carvalho
  • Fernando Muñíz
  • João Belo
  • Luís Miguel Cáceres Puro

Best Publications

  • Dating the Tejo river lower terraces in the Ródão area (Portugal) to assess the role of tectonics and uplift

    Pedro P. Cunha;António A. Martins;Sebastien Huot;Andrew Murray

  • Stratigraphy and allogenic controls of the western Portugal Cretaceous: an updated synthesis

    J.L. Dinis;J. Rey;P.P. Cunha;P. Callapez

  • Definition of the Portuguese frameworks with international relevance as an input for the European geological heritage characterisation

    J. B. Brilha;César Andrade;Ana Azerêdo;Fernando Barriga

  • Tectonic classification of Cenozoic Iberian foreland basins

    de G. Vicente;S.A.P.L. Cloetingh;van J.D.A.M. Wees;P. Cunha

  • The Paleogene and Neogene of Western Iberia (Portugal) : A Cenozoic record in the European Atlantic domain

    João Pais;Pedro P. Cunha;Diamantino Pereira;Paulo Legoinha

  • Tectonic control of the Tejo river fluvial incision during the late Cenozoic, in Ródão—central Portugal (Atlantic Iberian border)

    P. Proença Cunha;A. Antunes Martins;S. Daveau;P.F. Friend

  • Superfícies geomórficas e atributos de Latossolos em uma seqüência Arenítico-Basáltica da região de Jaboticabal (SP)

    Pedro Cunha;José Marques Júnior;Nilton Curi;Gener Tadeu Pereira

  • Luminescence dating of Pleistocene alluvial sediments affected by the Alhama de Murcia fault (eastern Betics, Spain) – a comparison between OSL, IRSL and post‐IR IRSL ages

    Reza Sohbati;Andrew S. Murray;Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Maria Ortuño;Maria Ortuño

  • Geomorphological correlation of the tectonically displaced Tejo river terraces (Gavião-Chamusca area, central Portugal) supported by luminescence dating

    A.A. Martins;P.P. Cunha;Sebastien Huot;A.S. Murray

  • Cretaceous sedimentary and tectonic evolution of the northern sector of the Lusitanian Basin (Portugal)

    P.Proença Cunha;R.Pena dos Reis

  • Techniques for analysing Late Cenozoic river terrace sequences

    Martin Stokes;Pedro P. Cunha;António A. Martins

  • Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating of quartzite cobbles from the Tapada do Montinho archaeological site (east‐central Portugal)

    Reza Sohbati;Andrew S. Murray;Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Nelson A. C. Almeida

  • Cenozoic seismic stratigraphy and tectonic evolution of the Algarve margin (offshore Portugal, southwestern Iberian Peninsula)

    Fernando C. Lopes;P.P. Cunha;B. Le Gall

  • Controls on dryland mountain landscape development along the NW Saharan desert margin: Insights from Quaternary river terrace sequences (Dadès River, south-central High Atlas, Morocco)

    M. Stokes;A.E. Mather;M. Belfoul;F. Faik

  • Contaminated water, stream sediments and soils close to the abandoned Pinhal do Souto uranium mine, central Portugal

    A.M.R. Neiva;P.C.S. Carvalho;I.M.H.R. Antunes;M.M.V.G. Silva

  • Synthesis of the Piacenzian onshore record, between the Aveiro and Setúbal parallels (Western Portuguese margin)

    Pedro Proença Cunha;Bernardo P. Barbosa;R. Pena dos Reis

  • An exceptionally long paleoseismic record of a slow-moving fault: The Alhama de Murcia fault (Eastern Betic shear zone, Spain)

    María Ortuño;María Ortuño;Eulalia Masana;Eduardo García-Meléndez;José Martínez-Díaz

  • Temporal changes in macrofauna as response indicator to potential human pressures on sandy beaches

    Filipa Bessa;Sílvia C. Gonçalves;Sílvia C. Gonçalves;João N. Franco;José N. André

  • Geological evolution of the Lusitanian Basin (Portugal) during the Late Jurassic

    R. P. Reis;Pedro P. Cunha;J. Dinis;P. R. Trincão

  • K-Feldspar IRSL dating of a Pleistocene river terrace staircase sequence of the Lower Tejo River (Portugal, western Iberia)

    António A. Martins;Pedro P. Cunha;Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Sébastien Huot

  • Geoarchaeology of Pleistocene open-air sites in the Vila Nova da Barquinha-Santa Cita area (Lower Tejo River basin, central Portugal)

    António A. Martins;Pedro P. Cunha;Pierluigi Rosina;Luiz Osterbeek

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan-Pieter Buylaert
Jan-Pieter Buylaert Technical University of Denmark
Andrew S. Murray
Andrew S. Murray Technical University of Denmark
Martin Stokes
Martin Stokes Plymouth University
David R. Bridgland
David R. Bridgland Durham University
César Andrade
César Andrade University of Lisbon
Mário Cachão
Mário Cachão University of Lisbon
José Madeira
José Madeira University of Lisbon
Deolinda Flores
Deolinda Flores University of Porto
Luís V. Duarte
Luís V. Duarte University of Coimbra
Isabel Suárez-Ruiz
Isabel Suárez-Ruiz Spanish National Research Council

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