2026 Costas E. Synolakis: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	71	1605	1527	681	627	281	16510

Research.com Recognitions

2019 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Costas E. Synolakis is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their work is situated primarily within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with 36 publications contributing to this area. Within this domain, their research spans several subfields including Geophysics, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of subjects, including:

earthquake and tectonic studies
Coastal and Marine Dynamics
Earthquake Detection and Analysis
Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
Seismology and Earthquake Studies
Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Recent publications illustrate the focus and diversification of their scientific contributions. Among these are:

"Diverse tsunamigenesis triggered by the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption," 2022, published in Nature
"Field Survey and Numerical Modelling of the December 22, 2018 Anak Krakatau Tsunami," 2020, published in Pure and Applied Geophysics
"Anatomy of strike-slip fault tsunami genesis," 2021, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Wildfire risk management in the era of climate change," 2024, published in PNAS Nexus
"Field survey of the 30 October 2020 Samos (Aegean Sea) tsunami in the Greek islands," 2021, published in Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering

Co-authorship is a significant aspect of their work. Frequent collaborators include:

Patrick Lynett
Nikos Kalligeris
Vassilios Skanavis
Νikolaos S. Melis
Marinos Charalampakis

Their research has been published predominantly in venues such as Coastal Engineering Proceedings, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Coastal Engineering, Nature, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Costas E. Synolakis has been recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea since 2019, reflecting an acknowledgment by the broader scientific community.

Best Publications

The runup of solitary waves

Costas Emmanuel Synolakis

1303
Citations
Numerical Modeling of Tidal Wave Runup

Vasily V. Titov;Costas Emmanuel Synolakis

682
Citations
Runup of solitary waves on a circular Island

Philip L. F. Liu;Yong-Sik Cho;Michael J. Briggs;Utku Kanoglu

666
Citations
The slump origin of the 1998 Papua New Guinea Tsunami

Costas E. Synolakis;Jean Pierre Bardet;José C. Borrero;Hugh L. Davies

469
Citations
The run-up of N-waves on sloping beaches

Srinivas Tadepalli;Costas Emmanuel Synolakis

432
Citations
Tsunami science before and beyond Boxing Day 2004

Costas E Synolakis;Eddie N Bernard

393
Citations
Field Survey of the 27 February 2010 Chile Tsunami

Hermann M. Fritz;Catherine M. Petroff;Patricio A. Catalán;Rodrigo Cienfuegos

385
Citations
Laboratory experiments of Tsunami runup on a circular island

M. J. Briggs;C. E. Synolakis;G. S. Harkins;D. R. Green

379
Citations
Modeling of Breaking and Nonbreaking Long-Wave Evolution and Runup Using VTCS-2

Vasily Vladimirovitch Titov;Costas Emmanuel Synolakis

373
Citations
Validation and Verification of Tsunami Numerical Models

C. E. Synolakis;E. N. Bernard;V. V. Titov;V. V. Titov;U. Kânoğlu

360
Citations
Observations by the International Tsunami Survey Team in Sri Lanka

Philip L.-F. Liu;Patrick Lynett;Harindra Fernando;Bruce E. Jaffe

348
Citations
Runup and rundown generated by three-dimensional sliding masses

P. L.-F. Liu;T.-R. Wu;F. Raichlen;C. E. Synolakis

343
Citations
Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Assessment at Seaside, Oregon, for Near- and Far-Field Seismic Sources

Frank González;Eric L. Geist;Bruce Jaffe;Utku Kânoğlu

320
Citations
Source discriminants for near-field tsunamis

Emile A. Okal;Costas E. Synolakis

278
Citations
The 2011 Japan tsunami current velocity measurements from survivor videos at Kesennuma Bay using LiDAR

Hermann M. Fritz;David A. Phillips;Akio Okayasu;Takenori Shimozono

274
Citations
Long wave runup on piecewise linear topographies

Utku Kânoğlu;Costas Emmanuel Synolakis

242
Citations
Geoarchaeological tsunami deposits at Palaikastro (Crete) and the Late Minoan IA eruption of Santorini

Hendrik J. Bruins;J. Alexander MacGillivray;Costas E. Synolakis;Costas E. Synolakis;Chaim Benjamini

228
Citations
Model for the Leading Waves of Tsunamis.

Srinivas Tadepalli;Costas Emmanuel Synolakis

228
Citations
Diverse tsunamigenesis triggered by the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption

Unknown

220
Citations
The 2010 Mw 7.8 Mentawai earthquake: Very shallow source of a rare tsunami earthquake determined from tsunami field survey and near-field GPS data

Emma M. Hill;Jose C. Borrero;Zhenhua Huang;Qiang Qiu

216
Citations
Far-field tsunami hazard from mega-thrust earthquakes in the Indian Ocean

Emile A. Okal;Costas E. Synolakis;Costas E. Synolakis

213
Citations
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami flow velocity measurements from survivor videos

Hermann M. Fritz;Jose C. Borrero;Costas E. Synolakis;Costas E. Synolakis;Jeseon Yoo

210
Citations
Extreme inundation flows during the Hokkaido‐Nansei‐Oki Tsunami

Vasily V. Titov;Costas Emmanuel Synolakis

209
Citations
Tsunami in papua New Guinea was as intense as first thought

Yoshiaka Kawata;Boyd C. Benson;José C. Borrero;José L. Borrero

208
Citations
Tsunami: The Underrated Hazard

Costas Synolakis;Gerard J. Fryer

8
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jose C. Borrero University of Southern California

Emile A. Okal Northwestern University

Vasily V. Titov Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

Hermann M. Fritz Georgia Institute of Technology

Philip L.-F. Liu National University of Singapore

Patrick J. Lynett University of Southern California

Fumihiko Imamura Tohoku University

Frédéric Dias University College Dublin

Bruce E. Jaffe United States Geological Survey

David Phillips University of Melbourne

External Links

Personal website of Costas E. Synolakis

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