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GeoHazards
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GeoHazards

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Published by: MDPI

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/geohazards

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 424 28 30 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 42
Documents by Best Scientists*: 43
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 9
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.367
Impact Factor: 1.6

Top Publications

  • The Crete Isl. (Greece) Mw6.0 Earthquake of 27 September 2021: Expecting the Unexpected

    (2022)
    23 Citations
  • Tsunami Alert Efficiency in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: The 2 May 2020 Earthquake (Mw6.6) and Near-Field Tsunami South of Crete (Greece)

    Gerassimos A. Papadopoulos;Efthymios Lekkas;Katerina-Navsika Katsetsiadou;Emmanouil Rovythakis

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • A Framework for Studying Hydrology-Driven Landslide Hazards in Northwestern US Using Satellite InSAR, Precipitation and Soil Moisture Observations: Early Results and Future Directions

    Zhong Lu;Jinwoo Kim

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Fifteen Years of Continuous High-Resolution Borehole Strainmeter Measurements in Eastern Taiwan: An Overview and Perspectives

    Alexandre Canitano;Maxime Mouyen;Ya-Ju Hsu;Alan Linde

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Correlation Dimension in Sumatra Island Based on Active Fault, Earthquake Data, and Estimated Horizontal Crustal Strain to Evaluate Seismic Hazard Functions (SHF)

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • Earthquake Nowcasting with Deep Learning

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Potential Fault Displacement Hazard Assessment Using Stochastic Source Models: A Retrospective Evaluation for the 1999 Hector Mine Earthquake

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Multi-Hazard Susceptibility Assessment Using the Analytical Hierarchy Process in Coastal Regions of South Aegean Volcanic Arc Islands

    (2023)
    5 Citations
  • Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Analysis for Vancouver Island Coast Using Stochastic Rupture Models for the Cascadia Subduction Earthquakes

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • Prospective Fault Displacement Hazard Assessment for Leech River Valley Fault Using Stochastic Source Modeling and Okada Fault Displacement Equations

    (2022)
    4 Citations

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Best Scientists Contributing to This Journal