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Netherlands
2022

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  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Wim Spakman is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial concentration in Geophysics and Geology. Their academic output includes studies in related interdisciplinary areas such as Molecular Biology and Artificial Intelligence, reflecting a diverse set of scientific interests.

Spakman's research topics span several key areas within geosciences, specifically:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Geological Formations and Processes Exploration
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies

The scientist has published articles in multiple peer-reviewed journals, including notable venues such as:

  • Nature Geoscience
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Scientific Reports
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Recent publications by Wim Spakman include:

  • "A record of plume-induced plate rotation triggering subduction initiation" (2021), published in Nature Geoscience
  • "Subduction initiation in the Scotia Sea region and opening of the Drake Passage: When and why?" (2021), published in Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Post-collisional mantle delamination in the Dinarides implied from staircases of Oligo-Miocene uplifted marine terraces" (2021), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Arc-Type Magmatism Due to Continental-Edge Plowing Through Ancient Subduction-Enriched Mantle" (2020), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Subduction and Slab Detachment Under Moving Trenches During Ongoing India-Asia Convergence" (2022), published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Spakman's scientific work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen
  • Lydian M. Boschman
  • Cor G. Langereis
  • David L. Kimbrough
  • Erik van der Wiel

Best Publications

  • Subduction and Slab Detachment in the Mediterranean-Carpathian Region

    M. J. R. Wortel;W. Spakman

  • Closing the gap between regional and global travel time tomography

    Harmen Bijwaard;Wim Spakman;E. Robert Engdahl

  • Zagros orogeny: a subduction-dominated process

    Philippe Agard;Jafar Omrani;Laurent Jolivet;Hubert Whitechurch

  • Geodynamics of flat subduction: Seismicity and tomographic constraints from the Andean margin

    Marc-André Gutscher;Wim Spakman;Harmen Bijwaard;E. Robert Engdahl

  • Greater India Basin hypothesis and a two-stage Cenozoic collision between India and Asia

    Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen;Peter C. Lippert;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Nadine McQuarrie

  • Tomographic imaging of subducted lithosphere below northwest Pacific island arcs

    Rob van der Hist;Robert Engdahl;Wim Spakman;Guust Nolet

  • Travel-time tomography of the European-Mediterranean mantle down to 1400 km

    Wim Spakman;Suzan van der Lee;Suzan van der Lee;Rob van der Hilst

  • Tethyan subducted slabs under India

    Rob Van der Voo;Wim Spakman;Harmen Bijwaard

  • Evidence for active subduction beneath Gibraltar

    M.-A. Gutscher;J. Malod;J.-P. Rehault;I. Contrucci

  • A Paleolatitude Calculator for Paleoclimate Studies

    Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen;Lennart V. de Groot;Sebastiaan J. van Schaik;Wim Spakman

  • Orogenic architecture of the Mediterranean region and kinematic reconstruction of its tectonic evolution since the Triassic

    Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen;Trond H. Torsvik;Trond H. Torsvik;Stefan M. Schmid;Liviu C. Maţenco

  • The TRANSMED Atlas: the Mediterranean Region from Crust to Mantle

    William Cavazza;François Roure;Wim Spakman;Gerard M. Stampfli

  • A decade of GPS in Southeast Asia: Resolving Sundaland motion and boundaries

    W. J. F. Simons;A. Socquet;A. Socquet;C. Vigny;B. A. C. Ambrosius

  • A Tomographic View on Western Mediterranean Geodynamics

    Wim Spakman;Rinus Wortel

  • The Hellenic Subduction Zone: A tomographic image and its geodynamic implications

    W. Spakman;M. J. R. Wortel;N. J. Vlaar

  • Mesozoic subducted slabs under Siberia

    Rob Van der Voo;Rob Van der Voo;Wim Spakman;Harmen Bijwaard

  • Subduction history of the Tethyan region derived from seismic tomography and tectonic reconstructions

    E. Hafkenscheid;E. Hafkenscheid;M. J. R. Wortel;W. Spakman

  • Towards absolute plate motions constrained by lower-mantle slab remnants

    Douwe G. van der Meer;Douwe G. van der Meer;Wim Spakman;Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen;Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen;Maisha L. Amaru;Maisha L. Amaru

  • On the Hellenic subduction zone and the geodynamic evolution of Crete since the late Middle Miocene

    J.E. Meulenkamp;M.J.R. Wortel;W.A. van Wamel;W. Spakman

  • The role of slab detachment processes in the opening of the western–central Mediterranean basins: some geological and geophysical evidence

    E Carminati;M.J.R Wortel;W Spakman;R Sabadini

Frequent Co-Authors

Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen
Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen Utrecht University
Trond H. Torsvik
Trond H. Torsvik University of Oslo
M. J. R. Wortel
M. J. R. Wortel Utrecht University
Bernhard Steinberger
Bernhard Steinberger Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Robert Hall
Robert Hall Royal Holloway University of London
Reinoud L.M. Vissers
Reinoud L.M. Vissers Utrecht University
Rob Govers
Rob Govers Utrecht University
Liviu Matenco
Liviu Matenco Utrecht University
Carmen Gaina
Carmen Gaina University of Oslo

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