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Stefano Vitale is affiliated with the University of Naples Federico II in Italy, where their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scholarly output includes 85 publications within this main field, with a strong emphasis on subfields such as Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

Their research covers a variety of topics including earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geochemical analysis, geological and geophysical studies worldwide, geological formations and processes, seismic waves and analysis, geology and paleoclimatology research, as well as geophysical and geoelectrical methods. These interests reflect interdisciplinary expertise bridging detailed geological phenomena with broader geophysical techniques.

Vitale's recent publications illustrate this diversity and focus. Notable papers include:

  • "Volcano-Tectonic Setting of the Pisciarelli Fumarole Field, Campi Flegrei Caldera, Southern Italy: Insights Into Fluid Circulation Patterns and Hazard Scenarios" (2021, Tectonics)
  • "Radial interpolation of GPS and leveling data of ground deformation in a resurgent caldera: application to Campi Flegrei (Italy)" (2020, Journal of Geodesy)
  • "Fault systems in the offshore sector of the Campi Flegrei caldera (southern Italy): Implications for nested caldera structure, resurgent dome, and volcano-tectonic evolution" (2022, Journal of Structural Geology)
  • "Integrated on-land-offshore stratigraphy of the Campi Flegrei caldera: New insights into the volcano-tectonic evolution in the last 15 kyr" (2021, Basin Research)
  • "Forebulge migration in the foreland basin system of the central-southern Apennine fold-thrust belt (Italy): New high-resolution Sr-isotope dating constraints" (2021, Basin Research)

Publication venues where Vitale frequently contributes include:

  • Geosciences
  • Journal of Structural Geology
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Tectonics
  • Basin Research

Their collaboration network features frequent coauthors such as Jacopo Natale, Sabatino Ciarcia, Roberto Isaia, Francesco D'Assisi Tramparulo, and Giovanni Camanni, indicating a consistent research partnership with these scientists across multiple studies.

Best Publications

  • Fractures and faults in volcanic rocks (Campi Flegrei, southern Italy): insight into volcano-tectonic processes

    Stefano Vitale;Roberto Isaia

  • Tectono-stratigraphic and kinematic evolution of the southern Apennines/Calabria–Peloritani Terrane system (Italy)

    Stefano Vitale;Sabatino Ciarcia

  • Quantifying volcanic hazard at Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy) with uncertainty assessment: 1. Vent opening maps

    Andrea Bevilacqua;Roberto Isaia;Augusto Neri;Stefano Vitale

  • A permeability model for naturally fractured carbonate reservoirs

    Vincenzo Guerriero;Stefano Mazzoli;Alessandro Iannace;Stefano Vitale

  • Tectono-stratigraphic setting of the Campania region (southern Italy)

    Stefano Vitale;Sabatino Ciarcia

  • Stratigraphy, structure, and volcano-tectonic evolution of Solfatara maar-diatreme (Campi Flegrei, Italy)

    Roberto Isaia;Stefano Vitale;Maria Giulia Di Giuseppe;Enrico Iannuzzi

  • Quantifying uncertainties in multi-scale studies of fractured reservoir analogues: Implemented statistical analysis of scan line data from carbonate rocks

    Vincenzo Guerriero;Alessandro Iannace;Stefano Mazzoli;Mariano Parente

  • Quantifying volcanic hazard at Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy) with uncertainty assessment: 2. Pyroclastic density current invasion maps

    Augusto Neri;Andrea Bevilacqua;Tomaso Esposti Ongaro;Roberto Isaia

  • The carbonate tectonic units of northern Calabria (Italy) : a record of Apulian palaeomargin evolution and Miocene convergence, continental crust subduction, and exhumation of HP-LT rocks

    A. Iannace;S. Vitale;M. D’Errico;S. Mazzoli

  • The Pliocene‐Quaternary wedge‐top basins of southern Italy: an expression of propagating lateral slab tear beneath the Apennines

    Alessandra Ascione;Sabatino Ciarcia;Valentino Di Donato;Stefano Mazzoli

  • ‘Verrucano’ and ‘Pseudoverrucano’ in the Central-Western Mediterranean Alpine Chains: palaeogeographical evolution and geodynamic significance

    V. Perrone;A. Martín-Algarra;S. Critelli;F. A. Decandia

  • Improved statistical multi-scale analysis of fractured reservoir analogues

    Vincenzo Guerriero;Stefano Vitale;Sabatino Ciarcia;Stefano Mazzoli

  • Heterogeneous shear zone evolution: The role of shear strain hardening/softening

    Stefano Vitale;Stefano Mazzoli

  • Modes and timing of fracture network development in poly-deformed carbonate reservoir analogues, Mt. Chianello, southern Italy

    Stefano Vitale;Francesco Dati;Stefano Mazzoli;Sabatino Ciarcia

  • Structural setting and tectonic evolution of the Apennine Units of northern Calabria

    Alessandro Iannace;Glauco Bonardi;Marco D'Errico;Stefano Mazzoli

  • On the tectonic evolution of the Ligurian accretionary complex in southern Italy

    S. Ciarcia;S. Mazzoli;S. Vitale;M. Zattin

  • High-resolution geological investigations to reconstruct the long-term ground movements in the last 15 kyr at Campi Flegrei caldera (southern Italy)

    Roberto Isaia;Stefano Vitale;Stefano Vitale;Aldo Marturano;Giuseppe Aiello

  • Temporal models for the episodic volcanism of Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy) with uncertainty quantification

    Andrea Bevilacqua;Andrea Bevilacqua;Andrea Bevilacqua;Franco Flandoli;Augusto Neri;Roberto Isaia

  • The Effects of Vent Location, Event Scale, and Time Forecasts on Pyroclastic Density Current Hazard Maps at Campi Flegrei Caldera (Italy)

    Andrea Bevilacqua;Andrea Bevilacqua;Augusto Neri;Marina Bisson;Tomaso Esposti Ongaro

  • Volcano-Tectonic Setting of the Pisciarelli Fumarole Field, Campi Flegrei Caldera, Southern Italy: Insights Into Fluid Circulation Patterns and Hazard Scenarios

    Roberto Isaia;Maria Giulia Di Giuseppe;Jacopo Natale;Francesco D'Assisi Tramparulo

  • Tectonic evolution of the ‘Liguride’ accretionary wedge in the Cilento area, southern Italy: A record of early Apennine geodynamics

    S. Vitale;S. Ciarcia;S. Mazzoli;M.N. Zaghloul

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Mazzoli
Stefano Mazzoli University of Camerino
Roberto Isaia
Roberto Isaia National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Augusto Neri
Augusto Neri National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Franco Flandoli
Franco Flandoli Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Marco Pistolesi
Marco Pistolesi University of Pisa
Antonella Bertagnini
Antonella Bertagnini National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Willy P Aspinall
Willy P Aspinall University of Bristol
Mauro Rosi
Mauro Rosi University of Pisa
Peter J. Baxter
Peter J. Baxter University of Cambridge
Piergiulio Cappelletti
Piergiulio Cappelletti University of Naples Federico II

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