2026 George Yannis: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	50	4063	3902	33	31	453	9999

Overview

George Yannis is affiliated with the National Technical University of Athens in Greece. Their research primarily focuses on several interconnected fields within engineering and social sciences, emphasizing transportation and safety.

Their main fields of study include:

Engineering
Social Sciences

Within these broader domains, Yannis has contributed extensively to subfields such as:

Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Transportation
Automotive Engineering
Social Psychology
Building and Construction

The topics most frequently addressed in their work are:

Traffic and Road Safety
Urban Transport and Accessibility
Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
Transportation Planning and Optimization
Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques
Vehicle emissions and performance
Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety

Yannis has published many papers, including several influential recent works such as:

"State-of-the-art review on multi-criteria decision-making in the transport sector," 2020, Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition)
"A descriptive analysis of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on driving behavior and road safety," 2020, Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
"Vulnerable road users: Cross-cultural perspectives on performance and attitudes," 2020, IATSS Research
"Analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on collisions, fatalities and injuries using time series forecasting: The case of Greece," 2021, Accident Analysis & Prevention
"Identifying the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on driving behavior using naturalistic driving data and time series forecasting," 2021, Journal of Safety Research

These publications span topics related to traffic safety, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on driving behavior and road safety, vulnerable road users, and forecasting collision trends.

The venues where Yannis frequently publishes include:

Transportation Research Procedia
Accident Analysis & Prevention
Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of Safety Research

Among frequent co-authors are:

Απόστολος Ζιακόπουλος
Christos Katrakazas
Eva Michelaraki
Marios Sekadakis
Eleni I. Vlahogianni

Best Publications

A review of the effect of traffic and weather characteristics on road safety.

Athanasios Theofilatos;George Yannis

477
Citations
A critical assessment of pedestrian behaviour models

Eleonora Papadimitriou;George Yannis;John Golias

389
Citations
Explaining the road accident risk: Weather effects

Ruth Bergel-Hayat;Mohammed Debbarh;Constantinos Antoniou;George D. Yannis

335
Citations
Pedestrian gap acceptance for mid-block street crossing

George D. Yannis;E. Papadimitriou;A. Theofilatos

259
Citations
State-of-the-art review on multi-criteria decision-making in the transport sector

George Yannis;Angeliki Kopsacheili;Anastasios Dragomanovits;Virginia Petraki

223
Citations
A descriptive analysis of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on driving behavior and road safety

Christos Katrakazas;Eva Michelaraki;Marios Sekadakis;George Yannis

222
Citations
A review of spatial approaches in road safety

Apostolos Ziakopoulos;George Yannis

221
Citations
Overview of critical risk factors in Power-Two-Wheeler safety.

Eleni I. Vlahogianni;George D. Yannis;John C. Golias

198
Citations
Dynamic data-driven local traffic state estimation and prediction

Constantinos Antoniou;Haris N. Koutsopoulos;George Yannis

191
Citations
Innovative motor insurance schemes: A review of current practices and emerging challenges

Dimitrios I. Tselentis;George Yannis;Eleni I. Vlahogianni

171
Citations
Effect of GDP changes on road traffic fatalities

George D. Yannis;Eleonora Papadimitriou;Katerina Folla

140
Citations
Impact of texting on young drivers' behavior and safety on urban and rural roads through a simulation experiment

George Yannis;Alexandra Laiou;Panagiotis Papantoniou;Charalambos Christoforou

127
Citations
Review of Driving Performance Parameters Critical for Distracted Driving Research

Panagiotis Papantoniou;Eleonora Papadimitriou;George Yannis

126
Citations
Introducing human factors in pedestrian crossing behaviour models

Eleonora Papadimitriou;Sylvain Lassarre;George Yannis

126
Citations
Measuring accident risk exposure for pedestrians in different micro-environments

Sylvain Lassarre;Eleonora Papadimitriou;George Yannis;John Golias

125
Citations
Review and ranking of crash risk factors related to the road infrastructure

Eleonora Papadimitriou;Ashleigh Filtness;Athanasios Theofilatos;Apostolos Ziakopoulos

123
Citations
Perception of road accident causes.

Ward G. M. Vanlaar;George D. Yannis

122
Citations
Multilevel modelling for the regional effect of enforcement on road accidents

George Yannis;Eleonora Papadimitriou;Constantinos Antoniou

120
Citations
Factors affecting accident severity inside and outside urban areas in Greece

Athanasios Theofilatos;Daniel Graham;George D. Yannis

118
Citations
Innovative Insurance Schemes: Pay As/how You Drive

Dimitrios I. Tselentis;George Yannis;Eleni I. Vlahogianni

116
Citations
Driver age and vehicle engine size effects on fault and severity in young motorcyclists accidents.

George Yannis;John Golias;Eleonora Papadimitriou

115
Citations