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Robert P. Wintsch

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesGeochemistry and Geologic MappingGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

Publications

191

Citations

3,564

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

53

Publishing since 1973

Research summary
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Robert P. Wintsch studies the geological history of rocks in New England (especially Connecticut) and other regions, focusing on how mountain-building events, faulting, and heating deformed and reshaped the crust over hundreds of millions of years. His work combines detailed geologic mapping, analysis of how minerals and rocks flow and change under stress (deformation and metamorphism), and dating techniques (thermochronology) that reveal when rocks were buried, heated, and brought back to the surface. He also examines ancient basins, shear zones, and the reuse of older structures during later tectonic events.

Regional geologic mapping (New England)Metamorphism and rock deformationThermochronology and thermal history datingTectonics and mountain-building (Acadian, Alleghanian, Mesozoic)Shear zones and fault processes

Publication activity has been fairly steady over the past decade, averaging about five per year with some year-to-year fluctuation and no clear long-term increase or decline.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.4/year recently
2017: 8 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 8 publications212022: 11 publications11222023: 7 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 5 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America×44
  • AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts×4
  • Journal of Metamorphic Geology×2
  • American Journal of Science×2
  • International Journal of Coal Geology×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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