2026 Pedro Terrinha: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	37	6891	6384	11	11	228	4982

Overview

Pedro Terrinha is affiliated with the Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera in Portugal. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions in the subfields of Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, and Atmospheric Science. Additional work includes studies in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, along with Environmental Chemistry.

Terrinha's research covers multiple topics, including:

Earthquake and tectonic studies
Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
Geological formations and processes
Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America
Coastal and Marine Dynamics

They have published in several frequent venues, such as:

Marine Geology
Geological Society London Special Publications
Natural Hazards
Frontiers in Earth Science
Scientific Data

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Pedro Terrinha include:

"Submarine Active Faults and Morpho-Tectonics Around the Iberian Margins: Seismic and Tsunamis Hazards," 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science
"A database of submarine landslides offshore West and Southwest Iberia," 2021, Scientific Data
"Tectonic evolution, geomorphology and influence of bottom currents along a large submarine canyon system: The São Vicente Canyon (SW Iberian margin)," 2020, Marine Geology
"The sines contourite depositional system along the SW Portuguese margin: Onset, evolution and conceptual implications," 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

Frequent collaborators of Terrinha's research include:

Rachid Omira
Cristina Roque
Luís Batista
Davide Gamboa
Marta Neres

Best Publications

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

N Zitellini;E Gracia;L Matias;P Terrinha

451
Citations
A Bacia Lusitaniana : estratigrafia, paleogeografia e tectónica

J. C. Kullberg;R. B. Rocha;António Ferreira Soares;J. Rey

233
Citations
Source of 1755 Lisbon earthquake and tsunami investigated

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

214
Citations
Neogene Through Quaternary Tectonic Reactivation of SW Iberian Passive Margin

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

196
Citations
Tsunamigenic-seismogenic structures, neotectonics, sedimentary processes and slope instability on the southwest Portuguese Margin

P. Terrinha;L.M. Pinheiro;J.-P. Henriet;L. Matias

190
Citations
Are subduction zones invading the Atlantic? Evidence from the southwest Iberia margin

Joao Casal Duarte;Filipe M Rosas;Pedro Terrinha;Pedro Terrinha;Wouter Pieter Schellart

179
Citations
Structural geology and tectonic evolution of the Algarve Basin, South Portugal

Pedro Antonio Gancedo Terrinha

177
Citations
Morphotectonics and strain partitioning at the Iberia-Africa plate boundary from multibeam and seismic reflection data

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

176
Citations
The Gibraltar subduction: A decade of new geophysical data

M Gutscher;S Dominguez;G K Westbrook;P Le Roy

160
Citations
The breakup sequence and associated lithospheric breakup surface: Their significance in the context of rifted continental margins (West Iberia and Newfoundland margins, North Atlantic)

Duarte Miguel Soares;Tiago Marcos Alves;Pedro Terrinha

153
Citations
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

148
Citations
Age constraints on the Late Cretaceous alkaline magmatism on the West Iberian Margin

Rui Miranda;Vasco Valadares;Pedro Terrinha;João Mata

122
Citations
MTD distribution on a 'passive' continental margin: The Espírito Santo Basin (SE Brazil) during the Palaeogene

Davide A. Gamboa;Tiago Marcos Alves;Joseph Albert Cartwright;Pedro Terrinha

106
Citations
Strike-slip faults mediate the rise of crustal-derived fluids and mud volcanism in the deep sea

Christian Hensen;Florian Scholz;Marianne Nuzzo;Vasco Valadares

80
Citations
Neotectonics of the SW Iberia margin, Gulf of Cadiz and Alboran Sea: a reassessment including recent structural, seismic and geodetic data

T. A. Cunha;L. Matias;Pedro Terrinha;Ana M. Negredo;Ana M. Negredo

80
Citations
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

76
Citations
Morphotectonic characterization of major bathymetric lineaments in Gulf of Cadiz (Africa–Iberia plate boundary): Insights from analogue modelling experiments

Filipe M Rosas;Joao Casal Duarte;Pedro Terrinha;Vasco Valadares

76
Citations
Pliocene and Quaternary depositional model of the Algarve margin contourite drifts Gulf of Cadiz, SW Iberia; seismic architecture, tectonic control and paleoceanographic insights

C. Roque;H. Duarte;P. Terrinha;V. Valadares

74
Citations
Compressive episodes and faunal isolation during rifting, southwest Iberia

P. Terrinha;C. Ribeiro;J. C. Kullberg;C. Lopes

74
Citations
Marine Transform Faults and Fracture Zones: A Joint Perspective Integrating Seismicity, Fluid Flow and Life

Christian Hensen;Joao N. Duarte;Paola Vannucchi;Paola Vannucchi;Adriano Mazzini

65
Citations
The Quest for the Africa-Eurasia plate boundary West of the Strait of Gibraltar

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

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis Matias University of Lisbon

Nevio Zitellini Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR

Christian Hensen GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

Wouter Pieter Schellart Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Tiago Marcos Alves Cardiff University

Marc-André Gutscher Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Mark Schmidt GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

Josep Anton Muñoz University of Barcelona

Jorge Miguel Miranda University of Lisbon

Luis Somoza Instituto Geológico y Minero de España

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