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Geological Formations and Processes Exploration

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
George Zafeiropoulos
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
2
Musaab A. A. Mohammed
University of Miskolc
3
Daner Rosskamp Ferreira
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
4
Vanessa Costa Mucivuna
Universidade de São Paulo
5
Paolo Randazzo
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
6
Igor Soejono
Czech Geological Survey
7
Vincent Verwater
Department for Transport
8
Vladyslav Zakharovskyi
Massey University
9
Vasilis Golfinopoulos
University of Patras
10
Sándor Körmös
University of Szeged

Rising Stars Papers

1
Multi-well clustering and inverse modeling-based approaches for exploring geometry, petrophysical, and hydrogeological parameters of the Quaternary aquifer system around Debrecen area, Hungary.
Groundwater for Sustainable Development|2024
15 cit.
2
Multi-step modeling of well logging data combining unsupervised and deep learning algorithms for enhanced characterization of the Quaternary aquifer system in Debrecen area, Hungary
Modeling Earth Systems and Environment|2024
15 cit.
3
Groundwater quality assessment using revised classical diagrams and compositional data analysis (CoDa): Case study of Wadi Ranyah, Saudi Arabia
Journal of King Saud University - Science|2024
15 cit.
4
Joint interpretation and modeling of potential field data for mapping groundwater potential zones around Debrecen area, Eastern Hungary
Acta Geodaetica et Geophysica|2024
13 cit.
5
Assessing heterogeneous groundwater systems: Geostatistical interpretation of well logging data for estimating essential hydrogeological parameters
Scientific Reports|2024
13 cit.
6
Tracking the spatiotemporal evolution of groundwater chemistry in the Quaternary aquifer system of Debrecen area, Hungary: integration of classical and unsupervised learning methods
Environmental Science and Pollution Research|2025
13 cit.
7
Geophysical characterization of groundwater aquifers in the Western Debrecen area, Hungary: insights from gravity, magnetotelluric, and electrical resistivity tomography
Sustainable Water Resources Management|2024
12 cit.
8
Examining innovative unsupervised learning techniques for automated characterization of complex groundwater systems
Results in Engineering|2024
12 cit.
9
Assessment of heavy metal pollution of groundwater at the upper stream of Wadi Ranyah, Saudi Arabia, using multivariate statistical approach
Applied Water Science|2025
12 cit.
10
Geospatial modeling for groundwater potential zoning using a multi-parameter analytical hierarchy process supported by geophysical data
Discover Applied Sciences|2024
11 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
María Jaya-Montalvo
Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral
2
Miguel Gurumendi-Noriega
Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral
3
Iva Dasović
University of Zagreb
4
Andrej Ruman
Comenius University Bratislava
5
Marek Dosbaba
Tescan (Czechia)
6
Sara Biolchi
University of Trieste
7
Á. Szalay
Unknown
8
Helena Vinagre
Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans
9
Rafał Sikora
Polish Geological Institute
10
Csaba Sidor
Technical University of Košice

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Application of GIS Technologies in Tourism Planning and Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Gelnica
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information|2025
11 cit.
2
Trace element composition of quartz from alkaline granites – A factor supporting genetic considerations: Case study of the Pitinga Sn–Nb–Ta–Th-cryolite deposit
Journal of South American Earth Sciences|2022
8 cit.
3
The Berkovići (BIH) M = 6.0 earthquake sequence of 22 April 2022 – Seismological and seismotectonic analyses
Tectonophysics|2024
6 cit.
4
The Geotourism Product—What It Is and What It Is Not
Geosciences|2025
2 cit.
5
On the Road Towards Identifying and Aggregating Experiences in Destinations via Secondary Online Data: The Case of Slovak Geoheritage at TripAdvisor in Relation to DMOs
Geoheritage|2025
1 cit.
6
Sedimentological characteristics of four palaeolakes in the Tsakhiurtyn Hundi Lakeland (Gobi Desert, Mongolia)
Quaternary International|2026
1 cit.
7
Geodetic and seismological analysis of the CROPOS ZAGR station kinematics during the Zagreb 2020 ML 5.5 earthquake
Geofizika|2022
0 cit.
8
Basic Input Data for Audiences’ Geotargeting by Destinations’ Partial Accessibility: Notes from Slovakia
Data|2023
0 cit.
9
The structure of the Silesian Beskid Block in the Vistula River source area in the Western Outer Carpathians (southern Poland)
Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae/Rocznik Polskiego Towarzystwa Geologicznego|2023
0 cit.
10
AWARENESS OF SLOVAK TOURISTS ON POSSIBILITIES TO VISIT GEOSITES
Public recreation and landscape protection ...|2023
0 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Sierd Cloetingh
Utrecht University
2
Wim Spakman
Utrecht University
3
Kamil Ustaszewski
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
4
Ralf Schuster
Geological Survey of Austria
5
Randell Stephenson
University of Aberdeen
6
Werner E. Piller
University of Graz
7
Ferenc Horváth
Eötvös Loránd University
8
Oleg Mandić
Natural History Museum Vienna
9
Bernhard Fügenschuh
Universität Innsbruck
10
Wout Krijgsman
Utrecht University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Chronology, causes and progression of the Messinian salinity crisis
Nature|1999
1.8k cit.
2
Subduction and Slab Detachment in the Mediterranean-Carpathian Region
Science|2000
1.6k cit.
3
The Alpine-Carpathian-Dinaridic orogenic system: correlation and evolution of tectonic units
Swiss Journal of Geosciences|2008
1.4k cit.
4
Tectonic map and overall architecture of the Alpine orogen
Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae|2004
1.2k cit.
5
Orogenic architecture of the Mediterranean region and kinematic reconstruction of its tectonic evolution since the Triassic
Gondwana Research|2019
627 cit.
6
A decade of GPS in Southeast Asia: Resolving Sundaland motion and boundaries
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres|2007
556 cit.
7
Adria, the African promontory, in mesozoic Mediterranean palaeogeography
Earth-Science Reviews|1979
537 cit.
8
Dynamic processes controlling evolution of rifted basins
Earth-Science Reviews|2003
534 cit.
9
Travel-time tomography of the European-Mediterranean mantle down to 1400 km
Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors|1993
518 cit.
10
Evidence for active subduction beneath Gibraltar
Geology|2002
492 cit.

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