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Stefano Branca

Stefano Branca

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Earth Science

D-Index
31
Citations
3718
World Ranking
8948
National Ranking
369

Overview

Stefano Branca is affiliated with the University of Catania in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with an emphasis on geophysics among other subfields.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics related to volcanic and seismic activity, including:

  • Multiple hazards and paths to eruptions: A review of the volcanic system of Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy), 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Seismic Surveillance and Earthquake Monitoring in Italy, 2021, Seismological Research Letters
  • Inferences on the 2021 Ongoing Volcanic Unrest at Vulcano Island (Italy) through a Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Surveillance Network, 2023, Remote Sensing
  • Slab Detachment, Mantle Flow, and Crustal Collision in Eastern Sicily (Southern Italy): Implications on Mount Etna Volcanism, 2020, Tectonics
  • Surface ruptures database related to the 26 December 2018, MW 4.9 Mt. Etna earthquake, southern Italy, 2020, Scientific Data

The scientist's frequent coauthors include:

  • M. Coltelli
  • R. Azzaro
  • Rosa Anna Corsaro
  • Salvatore D'Amico
  • Arianna Beatrice Malaguti

They publish regularly in several venues, notably:

  • Annals of Geophysics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Remote Sensing
  • Tectonics

The main fields of study for Stefano Branca include Earth and Planetary Sciences, with subfields such as:

  • Geophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Geology

The key research topics consisting of multiple publications are:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials

Best Publications

  • A multi-disciplinary study of the 2002-03 Etna eruption: insights into a complex plumbing system

    Daniele Andronico;Stefano Branca;Sonia Calvari;Michael Burton

  • Geological map of Etna volcano, 1:50,000 scale

    Stefano Branca;Mauro Coltelli;Gianluca Groppelli;Fabio Lentini

  • Types of eruptions of Etna volcano AD 1670–2003: implications for short-term eruptive behaviour

    Stefano Branca;Paola Del Carlo

  • The 2011-2012 summit activity of Mount Etna: Birth, growth and products of the new SE crater☆

    Boris Behncke;Stefano Branca;Rosa Anna Corsaro;Emanuela De Beni

  • Surface ruptures following the 30 October 2016 Mw 6.5 Norcia earthquake, central Italy

    R. Civico;S. Pucci;F. Villani;L. Pizzimenti

  • Geological evolution of Mount Etna volcano (Italy) from earliest products until the first central volcanism (between 500 and 100 ka ago) inferred from geochronological and stratigraphic data

    Stefano Branca;Mauro Coltelli;Emanuela De Beni;Jan Wijbrans

  • Etna 2004–2005: An archetype for geodynamically-controlled effusive eruptions

    Michael R. Burton;Marco Neri;Daniele Andronico;Stefano Branca

  • Analysis of the 2001 lava flow eruption of Mt. Etna from three-dimensional mapping

    M. Coltelli;C. Proietti;C. Proietti;S. Branca;M. Marsella

  • Geological evolution of a complex basaltic stratovolcano: Mount Etna, Italy

    Stefano Branca;Mauro Coltelli;Gianluca Groppelli

  • The volcano-tectonic map of Etna volcano, 1:100.000 scale: an integrated approach based on a morphotectonic analysis from high-resolution DEM constrained by geologic, active faulting and seismotectonic data

    Raffaele Azzaro;Stefano Branca;Klaus Gwinner;Mauro Coltelli

  • The continuing story of Etna's New Southeast Crater (2012–2014): Evolution and volume calculations based on field surveys and aerophotogrammetry

    E. De Beni;B. Behncke;S. Branca;I. Nicolosi

  • A database of the coseismic effects following the 30 October 2016 Norcia earthquake in Central Italy.

    Fabio Villani;Riccardo Civico;Stefano Pucci;Luca Pizzimenti

  • Geological Evolution of Etna Volcano

    Stefano Branca;Mauro Coltelli;Gianluca Groppelli

  • Landforms and Landscapes of Mount Etna (Sicily): Relationships Between a Volcano, Its Environment and Human Activity

    Stefano Branca;David K. Chester;Emanuela De Beni;Angus Duncan

  • The morphostructural setting of Mount Etna sedimentary basement (Italy): Implications for the geometry and volume of the volcano and its flank instability

    Stefano Branca;Vincenzo Ferrara

  • Monitoring the December 2015 summit eruptions of Mt. Etna (Italy): Implications on eruptive dynamics

    R.A. Corsaro;D. Andronico;B. Behncke;S. Branca

  • Geometry and kinematics of the fault systems controlling the unstable flank of Etna volcano (Sicily)

    R. Azzaro;A. Bonforte;S. Branca;F. Guglielmino

  • The DEM of Mt. Etna: Geomorphological and structural implications

    Massimiliano Favalli;Fabrizio Innocenti;Maria Teresa Pareschi;Giorgio Pasquarè

  • 40Ar/39Ar isotopic dating of Etna volcanic succession

    E. De Beni;S. Branca;M. Coltelli;G. Groppelli

  • Intrusive mechanism of the 2002 NE‐Rift eruption at Mt. Etna (Italy) inferred through continuous microgravity data and volcanological evidences

    Unknown

  • New evidence for the form and extent of the Pernicana Fault System (Mt. Etna) from structural and soil–gas surveying

    Raffaele Azzaro;Stefano Branca;Salvatore Giammanco;Sergio Gurrieri

  • Inferences on the 2021 Ongoing Volcanic Unrest at Vulcano Island (Italy) through a Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Surveillance Network

    Unknown

  • Multiple hazards and paths to eruptions: A review of the volcanic system of Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy)

    J. Selva;C. Bonadonna;S. Branca;G. De Astis

  • Long‐term uplift rate of the Etna volcano basement (southern Italy) based on biochronological data from Pleistocene sediments

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Mauro Coltelli
Mauro Coltelli National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Jan Wijbrans
Jan Wijbrans Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Daniele Andronico
Daniele Andronico National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Sonia Calvari
Sonia Calvari National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Carmelo Monaco
Carmelo Monaco University of Catania
Alessandro Bonforte
Alessandro Bonforte National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Boris Behncke
Boris Behncke National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Fabio Speranza
Fabio Speranza National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Marco Neri
Marco Neri National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Daniela Pantosti
Daniela Pantosti National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology

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