2026 Farrokh Nadim: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	38	6440	5965	88	82	170	6019

Overview

Farrokh Nadim is affiliated with the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute in Norway. Their research predominantly spans across the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science, with an emphasis on Civil and Structural Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, and Water Science and Technology.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics including:

Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
Landslides and related hazards
Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
Flood Risk Assessment and Management
Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Farrokh Nadim has authored multiple publications in various scientific venues. The frequent publication outlets include:

Landslides
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology
Georisk Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards
Engineering Geology

Among recent papers associated with their research are:

"A new look at the statistics of tailings dam failures", 2022, Engineering Geology
"Considerations for using critical state soil mechanics based constitutive models for capturing static liquefaction failure of tailings dams", 2024, Computers and Geotechnics
"CPT-Based Axial Capacity Design Method for Driven Piles in Clay", 2022, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
"Increased human risk caused by cascading hazards - A framework", 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
"Risk Assessment of Terrestrial Transportation Infrastructures Exposed to Extreme Events", 2021, Infrastructures

In their collaborative work, Farrokh Nadim has frequently co-authored with the following researchers:

Suzanne Lacasse
Luca Piciullo
Zhongqiang Liu
Nezam Bozorgzadeh

Best Publications

Uncertainties in characterising soil properties

S Lacasse;F Nadim

741
Citations
Global landslide and avalanche hotspots

Farrokh Nadim;Oddvar Kjekstad;Pascal Peduzzi;Christian Herold

710
Citations
A conceptual framework for quantitative estimation of physical vulnerability to landslides

Marco Uzielli;Farrokh Nadim;Suzanne Lacasse;Amir M. Kaynia

322
Citations
Seismically Induced Movement of Retaining Walls

Farrokh Nadim;Robert V. Whitman

229
Citations
Quantitative vulnerability estimation for scenario-based landslide hazards

Zhihong Li;Zhihong Li;Farrokh Nadim;Hongwei Huang;Marco Uzielli

221
Citations
Soil variability analysis for geotechnical practice

K Phoon;F Nadim;M Uzielli;S Lacasse

210
Citations
Landslide Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategy

Suzanne Lacasse;Farrokh Nadim

210
Citations
Statistical modelling of Europe-wide landslide susceptibility using limited landslide inventory data

M. Van Den Eeckhaut;J. Hervás;C. Jaedicke;J.-P. Malet

185
Citations
Submarine debris flow impact on pipelines — Part I: Experimental investigation

Arash Zakeri;Arash Zakeri;Kaare Høeg;Kaare Høeg;Farrokh Nadim

181
Citations
Brief communication "Landslide Early Warning System: toolbox and general concepts"

Emanuele Intrieri;Giovanni Gigli;Nicola Casagli;F. Nadim

176
Citations
Uncertainties in Characterising Soil Properties

Suzanne Lacasse;Farrokh Nadim

150
Citations
Submarine debris flow impact on pipelines — Part II: Numerical analysis

Arash Zakeri;Arash Zakeri;Kaare Høeg;Kaare Høeg;Farrokh Nadim

148
Citations
A three-level framework for multi-risk assessment

Zhongqiang Liu;Farrokh Nadim;Alexander Garcia-Aristizabal;Arnaud Mignan

138
Citations
Tsunami hazard and exposure on the global scale

Finn Løvholt;Sylfest Glimsdal;Carl B. Harbitz;Natalia Zamora

131
Citations
Identification of landslide hazard and risk ‘hotspots’ in Europe

Christian Jaedicke;Miet Van Den Eeckhaut;Farrokh Nadim;Javier Hervás

131
Citations
Seismic triggering of submarine slides in soft cohesive soil deposits

G Biscontin;J.M Pestana;F Nadim

121
Citations
Stochastic design of an early warning system

Zenon Medina-Cetina;Farrokh Nadim

116
Citations
Soil conditions and slope stability in the Ormen Lange area

Tore J. Kvalstad;Farrokh Nadim;Amir M. Kaynia;Karl Henrik Mokkelbost

112
Citations
Tsunami risk reduction – are we better prepared today than in 2004?

Finn Løvholt;Neysa J. Setiadi;Joern Birkmann;Carl B. Harbitz

110
Citations
Slope reliability analysis accounting for spatial variation

B. K. Low;S. Lacasse;F. Nadim

107
Citations
Evolution of Mass Movements near Epicentre of Wenchuan Earthquake, the First Eight Years

Shuai Zhang;Shuai Zhang;Li Min Zhang;Suzanne Lacasse;Farrokh Nadim

92
Citations
Global tsunami hazard and exposure due to large co-seismic slip

Finn Løvholt;Finn Løvholt;Sylfest Glimsdal;Sylfest Glimsdal;Carl B. Harbitz;Carl B. Harbitz;Nick Horspool;Nick Horspool

72
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kaare Høeg Norwegian Geotechnical Institute

Carl B. Harbitz Norwegian Geotechnical Institute

Finn Løvholt Norwegian Geotechnical Institute

Amir M. Kaynia Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Pascal Peduzzi University of Geneva

Maosong Huang Tongji University

Herbert H. Einstein MIT

Carl Fredrik Forsberg Norwegian Geotechnical Institute

Barry Lehane University of Western Australia

Robert V. Whitman MIT

External Links

Personal website of Farrokh Nadim

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