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Costas E. Synolakis publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Costas E. Synolakis sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 281 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Costas E. Synolakis D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Costas E. Synolakis sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

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

  • Numerical Modeling of Tidal Wave Runup

    Vasily V. Titov;Costas Emmanuel Synolakis

  • Runup of solitary waves on a circular Island

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

  • The slump origin of the 1998 Papua New Guinea Tsunami

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

  • The run-up of N-waves on sloping beaches

    Srinivas Tadepalli;Costas Emmanuel Synolakis

  • Tsunami science before and beyond Boxing Day 2004

    Costas E Synolakis;Eddie N Bernard

  • Field Survey of the 27 February 2010 Chile Tsunami

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

  • Laboratory experiments of Tsunami runup on a circular island

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

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

    Vasily Vladimirovitch Titov;Costas Emmanuel Synolakis

  • Validation and Verification of Tsunami Numerical Models

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

  • Observations by the International Tsunami Survey Team in Sri Lanka

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

  • Runup and rundown generated by three-dimensional sliding masses

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

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

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

  • Source discriminants for near-field tsunamis

    Emile A. Okal;Costas E. Synolakis

  • 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

  • Long wave runup on piecewise linear topographies

    Utku Kânoğlu;Costas Emmanuel Synolakis

  • 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

  • Model for the Leading Waves of Tsunamis.

    Srinivas Tadepalli;Costas Emmanuel Synolakis

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

    Unknown

  • 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

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

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

  • 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami flow velocity measurements from survivor videos

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

  • Extreme inundation flows during the Hokkaido‐Nansei‐Oki Tsunami

    Vasily V. Titov;Costas Emmanuel Synolakis

  • Tsunami in papua New Guinea was as intense as first thought

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

  • Tsunami: The Underrated Hazard

    Costas Synolakis;Gerard J. Fryer

Frequent Co-Authors

Jose C. Borrero
Jose C. Borrero University of Southern California
Emile A. Okal
Emile A. Okal Northwestern University
Vasily V. Titov
Vasily V. Titov Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Hermann M. Fritz
Hermann M. Fritz Georgia Institute of Technology
Philip L.-F. Liu
Philip L.-F. Liu National University of Singapore
Patrick J. Lynett
Patrick J. Lynett University of Southern California
Fumihiko Imamura
Fumihiko Imamura Tohoku University
Frédéric Dias
Frédéric Dias University College Dublin
Bruce E. Jaffe
Bruce E. Jaffe United States Geological Survey
David Phillips
David Phillips University of Melbourne

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