Rinus Wortel

Utrecht University — Netherlands

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

earthquake and tectonic studies(56), Geological and Geochemical Analysis(43), High-pressure geophysics and materials(32), Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide(20), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research(10)

Publications82 total

Introduction to the Special Section in “Geodynamics, Crustal and Lithospheric Tectonics, and Active Deformation in the Mediterranean Regions” (A Tribute to Prof. Renato Funiciello)
Tectonics·2021· 1 citedOpen Access
The Gibraltar arc : can various (near)surface observations be explained through lithospheric-scale forces?
Research Repository (Delft University of Technology)·2019
The Kefalonia Transform Fault: a STEP in the making
EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts·2019
41 The Interface Between Tectonic Evolution and Cold-Water Coral Dynamics in the Mediterranean
Coral reefs of the world·2019
On the forces that drive and resist deformation of the south-central Mediterranean: a mechanical model study
Geophysical Journal International·2018· 18 citedOpen Access
Modes of nappe emplacement in thrust belts: The Apennines, Italy
EGUGA·2018
Nappes, STEPs and the depth-dependence of orogenic arc formation
EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts·2017
A slab expression in the Gibraltar arc
EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts·2017
Active faults in the Anatolian-Aegean plate boundary region with Nubia
TURKISH JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES·2017· 24 citedOpen Access
Multiple subduction imprints in the mantle below Italy detected in a single lava flow
Earth and Planetary Science Letters·2016· 14 citedOpen Access
Interplay of plate convergence and arc migration in the central Mediterranean (Sicily and Calabria)
EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts·2016
The Ionian and Alfeo–Etna fault zones: New segments of an evolving plate boundary in the central Mediterranean Sea?
Tectonophysics·2016· 109 citedOpen Access
A consistent geodynamic model for predicting the velocity and plate-internal deformation of Eurasia
EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts·2015
Deformation of the Calabrian Arc subduction complex and its relation to STEP activity at depth.
EGUGA·2015
Life, Environmental and Geo Sciences Committee Opinion Paper: The Importance of International Collaboration for Fostering Frontier Research
2014
Geometrical Bounds on the Atlantic - Mediterranean connection during the Messinian Salinity Crisis
EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts·2014
What drives microplate motion and deformation in the northeastern Caribbean plate boundary region?
Tectonics·2014· 32 citedOpen Access
Model study of the Mediterranean-Atlantic water exchange prior to the Messinian Salinity Crisis: An alternative to the "siphon theory"
EGUGA·2014
Integrated Research Tools and Strategies for Sustainable Management of Health, Food Security, Natural Resources, Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Climate Change
2014
Tethyan collision forces and the stress field of the Eurasian Plate
Geophysical Journal International·2013· 19 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Rob Govers(19), Sierd Cloetingh(15), Wim Spakman(8), Karin Warners-Ruckstuhl(5), Seth Stein(4), Steven van Benthem(3), N. J. Vlaar(3), Roberta De Franco(3), Guust Nolet(3), Cyril Hochard(3), Paul Meijer(3), Laurent Jolivet(2), E. Hafkenscheid(2), Nicolai Nijholt(2), Carol A. Stein(2), Marzieh Baes(2), J. van den Beukel(2), Ali Değer Özbakır(2), Cees van Oosterhout(2), Gérard M. Stampfli(2)