Alain Zanella

651 total citations
22 papers, 537 citations indexed

About

Alain Zanella is a scholar working on Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Alain Zanella has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 537 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Geophysics, 9 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 7 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Alain Zanella's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (8 papers), Geological formations and processes (7 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (6 papers). Alain Zanella is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (8 papers), Geological formations and processes (7 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (6 papers). Alain Zanella collaborates with scholars based in France, Norway and Argentina. Alain Zanella's co-authors include P.R. Cobbold, Nuno Rodrigues, Helge Løseth, Christian Le Carlier de Veslud, Héctor A. Leanza, Gilles Ruffet, Eline Le Breton, Régis Mourgues, Pierre Pellenard and Mathieu Martinez and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and AAPG Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Alain Zanella

20 papers receiving 519 citations

Peers

Alain Zanella
Nuno Rodrigues Norway
Richard E. Larese United States
M.Á. Caja Spain
Joyce Neilson United Kingdom
Xinshan Wei China
Tristan Euzen France
Osman Salad Hersi Canada
Jenny Omma United Kingdom
B. Thyberg Norway
Nuno Rodrigues Norway
Alain Zanella
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Carter, John, Anthony Lagain, Édouard Ravier, et al.. (2025). Recent aqueous alteration associated to sedimentary volcanism on Mars. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1). 800–800.
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Zanella, Alain, et al.. (2025). A novel adaptable analog material for simulating transversely isotropic rocks: mechanical properties and applications. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 192. 106145–106145.
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Galland, Olivier, Héctor J. Villar, José Mescua, et al.. (2024). Structural control of igneous intrusions on fluid migration in sedimentary basins: the case study of large bitumen seeps at Cerro Alquitrán and Cerro La Paloma, northern Neuquén Basin, Argentina. Geological Society London Special Publications. 547(1). 231–259. 2 indexed citations
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Zanella, Alain, et al.. (2024). Trace fossils as mechanical discontinuities in shales, insight for the generation of bedding-parallel veins (BPV). Scientific Reports. 14(1). 12746–12746. 1 indexed citations
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Galland, Olivier, Héctor J. Villar, José Mescua, et al.. (2023). The long‐term legacy of subvolcanic intrusions on fluid migration in sedimentary basins: The Cerro Alquitrán case study, northern Neuquén Basin, Argentina. Basin Research. 35(5). 1840–1855. 7 indexed citations
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Zanella, Alain, et al.. (2021). Geological parameters controlling the bedding-parallel vein distribution in Vaca Muerta Formation core data, Neuquén Basin, Argentina. AAPG Bulletin. 105(11). 2221–2243. 13 indexed citations
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Zanella, Alain, et al.. (2021). Timing and distribution of bedding-parallel veins, in evaporitic rocks, Bouhedma Formation, Northern Chotts, Tunisia. Journal of Structural Geology. 153. 104461–104461. 13 indexed citations
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Mangold, N., Matteo Massironi, Alain Zanella, et al.. (2020). Structural analysis of sulfate vein networks in Gale crater (Mars). Journal of Structural Geology. 137. 104083–104083. 10 indexed citations
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Ravier, Édouard, et al.. (2020). The milankovitch fingerprint on the distribution and thickness of bedding-parallel veins (beef) in source rocks. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 122. 104643–104643. 16 indexed citations
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Cobbold, P.R., et al.. (2015). Fractures hydrauliques naturelles à l'est du bassin de Paris. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 52(2). 23–30. 1 indexed citations
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Zanella, Alain, et al.. (2015). Natural hydraulic fractures in the Wessex Basin, SW England: Widespread distribution, composition and history. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 68. 438–448. 37 indexed citations
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Zanella, Alain, P.R. Cobbold, Gilles Ruffet, & Héctor A. Leanza. (2015). Geological evidence for fluid overpressure, hydraulic fracturing and strong heating during maturation and migration of hydrocarbons in Mesozoic rocks of the northern Neuquén Basin, Mendoza Province, Argentina. Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 62. 229–242. 43 indexed citations
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Cobbold, P.R., Gilles Ruffet, Helge Løseth, et al.. (2014). Radial patterns of bitumen dykes around Quaternary volcanoes, provinces of northern Neuquén and southernmost Mendoza, Argentina. Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 56. 454–467. 8 indexed citations
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Zanella, Alain, P.R. Cobbold, & Christian Le Carlier de Veslud. (2014). Physical modelling of chemical compaction, overpressure development, hydraulic fracturing and thrust detachments in organic-rich source rock. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 55. 262–274. 41 indexed citations
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Cobbold, P.R., Alain Zanella, Nuno Rodrigues, & Helge Løseth. (2013). Bedding-parallel fibrous veins (beef and cone-in-cone): Worldwide occurrence and possible significance in terms of fluid overpressure, hydrocarbon generation and mineralization. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 43. 1–20. 222 indexed citations
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Breton, Eline Le, P.R. Cobbold, & Alain Zanella. (2013). Cenozoic reactivation of the Great Glen Fault, Scotland: additional evidence and possible causes. Journal of the Geological Society. 170(3). 403–415. 30 indexed citations
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Zanella, Alain & P.R. Cobbold. (2012). 'Beef': Evidence for fluid overpressure and hydraulic fracturing in source rocks during hydrocarbon generation and tectonic events: Field studies and physical modelling. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 9 indexed citations
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Zanella, Alain & P.R. Cobbold. (2011). Influence of fluid overpressure, maturation of organic matter, and tectonic context during the development of 'beef': physical modelling and comparison with the Wessex Basin, SW England. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 13. 4 indexed citations
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Zanella, Alain, et al.. (2010). Physical models of chemical compaction, overpressure development and hydraulic fracturing in various tectonic contexts. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 1 indexed citations

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