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within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research
topics.
Anatomy of an Orogen: the Apennines and Adjacent Mediterranean Basins
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Antonioli, Fabrizio, et al.. (2008). Lo studio della sezione “Il Fronte” per la definizione del piano Tarantiano (Puglia, Italy).2 indexed citations
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Vai, Gian Battista. (2007). Origine e prospettive della Societa Geologica Italiana; I 125 anni della SGI; quale passato e equale futuro?. Bollettino Della Societa Geologica Italiana. 126(2). 131–157.1 indexed citations
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Vai, Gian Battista & Ivan Martini. (2001). Anatomy of an Orogen: the Apennines and Adjacent Mediterranean Basins.787 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vai, Gian Battista, et al.. (1997). Moscovian and Artinskian rocks in the frame of the cyclic Permo-Carboniferous deposits of the Carnic Alps and related areas. Geodiversitas. 19(2). 173–186.8 indexed citations
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Vai, Gian Battista, et al.. (1997). Review and updating of the Moscovian to Artinskian marine rocks in peninsular Italy. Geodiversitas. 19(2). 187–191.7 indexed citations
Vai, Gian Battista. (1992). Il segmento Calabro-Peloritano dell'orogene Ercinico; disaggregazione palinspacta. Bollettino Della Societa Geologica Italiana. 111(1). 109–129.15 indexed citations
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Achilli, Vladimiro, et al.. (1990). Studio sismotettonico dell'Appennino forlivese: il progetto GEOSIS. Research Padua Archive (University of Padua). 49(4). 319–361.2 indexed citations
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Vai, Gian Battista, et al.. (1985). Analisi di facies e macrotettonica della vena del gesso di Romagna. Bollettino Della Societa Geologica Italiana. 104(1). 21–42.18 indexed citations
Vai, Gian Battista, et al.. (1974). Nuovo rinvenimento di piante dello Stefaniano a Iano (Toscana). Bollettino Della Societa Geologica Italiana. 93(1). 73–79.6 indexed citations
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Vai, Gian Battista, et al.. (1974). Il Postgotlandiano Sardo, unita' sinorogenica ercinica. Bollettino Della Societa Geologica Italiana. 93(1). 61–72.5 indexed citations
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Cocozza, T., A. Lazzarotto, & Gian Battista Vai. (1974). Flysch e molassa ercinici del Torrente Farma (Toscana). Bollettino Della Societa Geologica Italiana. 93(1). 115–128.7 indexed citations
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