2026 Victor A. Ramos: 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	81	486	421	1	1	305	25040

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Argentina Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Argentina Leader Award
1998 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Victor A. Ramos is affiliated with the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina, where their research primarily focuses on various aspects of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their expertise spans several key subfields, including Geophysics, History and Philosophy of Science, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's scholarly output emphasizes topics such as Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Historical Studies in Science. Additional research interests include Geological formations and processes, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

Victor A. Ramos has co-authored multiple papers with frequent collaborators including Juan Pablo Lovecchio, Sébastien Rohais, Néstor D. Bolatti, Maximiliano Naipauer, and Ezequiel García Morabito. Their work has been published extensively in scientific journals with notable recurrent appearances in the Journal of South American Earth Sciences. Other publication venues include Geological Society London Special Publications, Earth-Science Reviews, Ameghiniana, and Tectonics.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Victor A. Ramos include the following:

Mesozoic rifting evolution of SW Gondwana: A poly-phased, subduction-related, extensional history responsible for basin formation along the Argentinean Atlantic margin (2020, Earth-Science Reviews)
The Collision of Patagonia: Geological Facts and Speculative Interpretations (2020, Ameghiniana)
The Influence of Climate on the Dynamics of Mountain Building Within the Northern Patagonian Andes (2020, Tectonics)
Fifty years of plate tectonics in the Central Andes (2020, Journal of South American Earth Sciences)
The role of slab geometry in the exhumation of cordilleran-type orogens and their forelands: Insights from northern Patagonia (2021, Geological Society of America Bulletin)

The scientist has also contributed to book publications, including a title published by Springer International Publishing: History of the Geological Sciences in Argentina, scheduled for release in 2025.

Throughout their career, Victor A. Ramos has been recognized with honors such as being named a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 1998.

Best Publications

Andean tectonics related to geometry of subducted Nazca plate

Teresa E. Jordan;Bryan L. Isacks;Richard W. Allmendinger;Jon A. Brewer;Jon A. Brewer

1397
Citations
The Pampean flat-slab of the Central Andes

Victor Alberto Ramos;Ernesto Osvaldo Cristallini;Daniel J. Peréz

981
Citations
The Andes of Chile and Argentina

Constantino Mpodozis;Victor Ramos

925
Citations
Tectonic and magmatic evolution of the Andes of northern Argentina and Chile

Beatríz Coira;John Davidson;Constantino Mpodozis;Victor Ramos

805
Citations
Paleozoic terranes of the central Argentine-Chilean Andes

V. A. Ramos;T. E. Jordan;R. W. Allmendinger;C. Mpodozis

754
Citations
Evidence in Cerro Pampa volcanic rocks for slab-melting prior to ridge-trench collision in southern South America

S. Mahlburg Kay;V. A. Ramos;M. Marquez

586
Citations
Late Proterozoic-Early Paleozoic of South America -a Collisional History

Victor A. Ramos

584
Citations
Late Paleozoic to Jurassic silicic magmatism at the Gondwana margin: Analogy to the Middle Proterozoic in North America?

Suzanne Mahlburg Kay;Victor A. Ramos;Constantino Mpodozis;Patricia Sruoga

529
Citations
Anatomy and global context of the Andes: Main geologic features and the Andean orogenic cycle

Victor Alberto Ramos

502
Citations
Andean flat-slab subduction through time

Victor A. Ramos;Andrés Folguera

494
Citations
Tectonic Evolution of the Patagonian Andes

Víctor A. Ramos;Matías C. Ghiglione

445
Citations
Paleogeography and Andean structural geometry, northwest Argentina

Richard W. Allmendinger;Victor A. Ramos;Teresa E. Jordan;Miguel Palma

442
Citations
Southern Patagonian plateau basalts and deformation: Backarc testimony of ridge collisions

Victor A. Ramos;Suzanne Mahlburg Kay

411
Citations
Magma source variations for mid–late Tertiary magmatic rocks associated with a shallowing subduction zone and a thickening crust in the central Andes (28 to 33°S)

Suzanne Mahlburg Kay;Constantino Mpodozis;Victor A. Ramos;Francisco Munizaga

396
Citations
The Basement of the Central Andes: The Arequipa and Related Terranes

Victor Alberto Ramos

384
Citations
Plate tectonic setting of the Andean Cordillera

Victor A. Ramos

378
Citations
Patagonia: A paleozoic continent adrift?

Victor A. Ramos

361
Citations
Cuyania, an Exotic Block to Gondwana: Review of a Historical Success and the Present Problems

Victor A. Ramos

354
Citations
Neogene Patagonian plateau lavas: Continental magmas associated with ridge collision at the Chile Triple Junction

Matthew L. Gorring;Suzanne M. Kay;Peter K. Zeitler;Victor A. Ramos

332
Citations
Triassic rifting and associated basalts in the Cuyo basin, central Argentina

Victor A. Ramos;Suzanne Mahlburg Kay

316
Citations
Andean tectonics related to geometry of subducted Nazca plate: Discussion and reply

Teresa E. Jordan;Victor A. Ramos;Richard W. Allmendinger;Bryan L. Isacks

4
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrés Folguera University of Buenos Aires

Michel C. Nussenzweig Rockefeller University

Thiago Y. Oliveira Rockefeller University

Paul D. Bieniasz Rockefeller University

Suzanne Mahlburg Kay Cornell University

Marina Caskey Rockefeller University

Anna Gazumyan Rockefeller University

Pamela J. Bjorkman California Institute of Technology

Theodora Hatziioannou Rockefeller University

Márcio Martins Pimentel University of Brasília

External Links

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