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Efi Foufoula-Georgiou 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 Efi Foufoula-Georgiou sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 404 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Efi Foufoula-Georgiou 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 Efi Foufoula-Georgiou sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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

  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to hydrology and hydroclimatology with applications to engineered systems across scales.
  • 2003 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Efi Foufoula-Georgiou is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with an emphasis on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. The body of work also includes subfields such as Ecology, Environmental Engineering, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The scientist's work addresses key topics including Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Precipitation Measurement and Analysis, Climate Variability and Models, Fire Effects on Ecosystems, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing, and Landslides and Related Hazards.

Frequent publication venues where their work appears include:

  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Hydrometeorology
  • Water Resources Research

Among their recent papers are:

  • California wildfire spread derived using VIIRS satellite observations and an object-based tracking system (2022, Scientific Data)
  • DomiRank Centrality reveals structural fragility of complex networks via node dominance (2024, Nature Communications)
  • Integrated assessment modeling reveals near-channel management as cost-effective to improve water quality in agricultural watersheds (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Underestimated MJO Variability in CMIP6 Models (2021, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • Climate-driven changes in the predictability of seasonal precipitation (2023, Nature Communications)

Frequent collaborators of Efi Foufoula-Georgiou include Clément Guilloteau, Padhraic Smyth, James T. Randerson, Alejandro Tejedor, and Yang Chen.

The scientist has received recognition through awards such as membership in the National Academy of Engineering in 2018 for contributions to hydrology and hydroclimatology with applications to engineered systems across scales, and membership in the European Academy of Sciences since 2003.

Best Publications

  • Wavelet analysis for geophysical applications

    Praveen Kumar;Efi Foufoula-Georgiou

  • Channel network source representation using digital elevation models

    David R. Montgomery;Efi Foufoula-Georgiou

  • Mountaintop mining consequences

    M. A. Palmer;E. S. Bernhardt;W. H. Schlesinger;K. N. Eshleman

  • Profiling risk and sustainability in coastal deltas of the world

    Z. D. Tessler;C. J. Vörösmarty;C. J. Vörösmarty;M. Grossberg;I. Gladkova

  • Wavelets in Geophysics

    Efi Foufoula-Georgiou;Praveen Kumar

  • A multicomponent decomposition of spatial rainfall fields: 1. Segregation of large‐ and small‐scale features using wavelet transforms

    Praveen Kumar;Efi Foufoula-Georgiou

  • A multicomponent decomposition of spatial rainfall fields: 2. Self‐similarity in fluctuations

    Praveen Kumar;Efi Foufoula‐Georgiou

  • A geometric framework for channel network extraction from lidar: Nonlinear diffusion and geodesic paths

    Paola Passalacqua;Tien Do Trung;Efi Foufoula-Georgiou;Guillermo Sapiro

  • Model for multiscale disaggregation of spatial rainfall based on coupling meteorological and scaling descriptions

    S. Perica;S. Perica;S. Perica;Efi Foufoula-Georgiou

  • Contribution of wetlands to nitrate removal at the watershed scale

    Amy T. Hansen;Amy T. Hansen;Christine L. Dolph;Efi Foufoula-Georgiou;Efi Foufoula-Georgiou;Jacques C. Finlay;Jacques C. Finlay

  • Advanced Concepts on Remote Sensing of Precipitation at Multiple Scales

    Soroosh Sorooshian;Amir AghaKouchak;Phillip Arkin;John Eylander

  • Channel network extraction from high resolution topography using wavelets

    Bruno Lashermes;Efi Foufoula-Georgiou;William E. Dietrich

  • Wavelet Analysis in Geophysics: An Introduction

    Efi Foufoula-Georgiou;Praveen Kumar

  • Experimental evidence for statistical scaling and intermittency in sediment transport rates

    Arvind Singh;Kurt Fienberg;Douglas J. Jerolmack;Jeffrey D.G. Marr

  • Scale issues in verification of precipitation forecasts

    Ben Tustison;Daniel Harris;Efi Foufoula-Georgiou

  • Multiscale Statistical Properties of a High-Resolution Precipitation Forecast

    Daniel Harris;Efi Foufoula-Georgiou;Kelvin K. Droegemeier;Jason J. Levit

  • A Markov Renewal Model for Rainfall Occurrences

    Efi Foufoula-Georgiou;Dennis P. Lettenmaier

  • Testing space-scale methodologies for automatic geomorphic feature extraction from LiDAR in a complex mountainous landscape

    Paola Passalacqua;Paolo Tarolli;Efi Foufoula-Georgiou

  • Normal and anomalous diffusion of gravel tracer particles in rivers

    Vamsi Ganti;Mark M. Meerschaert;Efi Foufoula-Georgiou;Enrica Viparelli

  • Revisiting multifractality of high‐resolution temporal rainfall using a wavelet‐based formalism

    V. Venugopal;V. Venugopal;Stéphane G. Roux;Efi Foufoula-Georgiou;Alain Arneodo

  • High spatiotemporal resolution of river planform dynamics from Landsat: The RivMAP toolbox and results from the Ucayali River

    Jon Schwenk;Ankush Khandelwal;Mulu Fratkin;Vipin Kumar

Frequent Co-Authors

Amir AghaKouchak
Amir AghaKouchak University of California, Irvine
Fernando Porté-Agel
Fernando Porté-Agel École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Chris Paola
Chris Paola University of Minnesota
Patrick Belmont
Patrick Belmont Utah State University
Peter Richard Wilcock
Peter Richard Wilcock Utah State University
William E. Dietrich
William E. Dietrich University of California, Berkeley
James T. Randerson
James T. Randerson University of California, Irvine
Jacques C. Finlay
Jacques C. Finlay University of Minnesota
Zoe Matthews
Zoe Matthews University of Southampton
Fabrice G. Renaud
Fabrice G. Renaud University of Glasgow

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