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Giovanni B. Crosta

Giovanni B. Crosta

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Earth Science
Italy
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
73
Citations
17822
World Ranking
808
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Giovanni B. Crosta is affiliated with the University of Milano-Bicocca in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, engineering, and earth and planetary sciences. Within these broader fields, their work frequently addresses subfields such as management, monitoring, policy and law, atmospheric science, environmental engineering, mechanics of materials, and civil and structural engineering.

The main topics of Giovanni B. Crosta's research include landslides and related hazards, cryospheric studies and observations, rock mechanics and modeling, geotechnical engineering and analysis, granular flow and fluidized beds, dam engineering and safety, and 3D surveying and cultural heritage.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Giovanni B. Crosta are:

  • Paolo Frattini (29 collaborations)
  • Alberto Previati (13 collaborations)
  • Camilla Lanfranconi (9 collaborations)
  • Giuseppe Dattola (9 collaborations)
  • Fabio Vittorio De Blasio (9 collaborations)

The scholar often publishes in venues such as Engineering Geology, Landslides, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, SSRN Electronic Journal, and The Science of The Total Environment.

Recent papers by Giovanni B. Crosta include:

  • "Triggering and recovery of earthquake accelerated landslides in Central Italy revealed by satellite radar observations," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "3D simulation of Vajont disaster. Part 1: Numerical formulation and validation," 2020, Engineering Geology
  • "Multi-risk analysis on European cultural and natural UNESCO heritage sites," 2020, Natural Hazards
  • "Semi-automated regional classification of the style of activity of slow rock-slope deformations using PS InSAR and SqueeSAR velocity data," 2021, Landslides
  • "Definitions and Concepts for Quantitative Rockfall Hazard and Risk Analysis," 2021, Geosciences

Best Publications

  • Structural constraints on deep-seated slope deformation kinematics

    F. Agliardi;G. Crosta;A. Zanchi

  • Techniques for evaluating the performance of landslide susceptibility models

    Paolo Frattini;Giovanni Crosta;Alberto Carrara

  • STONE: a computer program for the three-dimensional simulation of rock-falls

    Fausto Guzzetti;Giovanni Crosta;Riccardo Detti;Federico Agliardi

  • Regionalization of rainfall thresholds: an aid to landslide hazard evaluation

    Giovanni Crosta

  • High resolution three-dimensional numerical modelling of rockfalls

    F. Agliardi;G.B. Crosta

  • Distributed modelling of shallow landslides triggered by intense rainfall

    G. B. Crosta;P. Frattini

  • Failure forecast for large rock slides by surface displacement measurements

    G B Crosta;F Agliardi

  • Comparing models of debris-flow susceptibility in the alpine environment

    Alberto Carrara;Giovanni Crosta;Paolo Frattini

  • Large sackung along major tectonic features in the Central Italian Alps

    Christian Ambrosi;Giovanni Battista Crosta

  • Fragmentation in the Val Pola rock avalanche, Italian Alps

    Giovanni B. Crosta;Paolo Frattini;Nicoletta Fusi

  • Complete dynamic modeling calibration for the Thurwieser rock avalanche (Italian Central Alps)

    Rosanna Sosio;Giovanni B. Crosta;Oldrich Hungr

  • Application of a SPH depth-integrated model to landslide run-out analysis

    M. Pastor;T. Blanc;B. Haddad;S. Petrone

  • Deep seated gravitational slope deformations in the European Alps

    G.B. Crosta;P. Frattini;F. Agliardi

  • Assessment of rockfall susceptibility by integrating statistical and physically-based approaches

    Paolo Frattini;Giovanni Crosta;Alberto Carrara;Federico Agliardi

  • Geomorphological and historical data in assessing landslide hazard

    Alberto Carrara;Giovanni Crosta;Paolo Frattini

  • Integrating rockfall risk assessment and countermeasure design by 3D modelling techniques

    F. Agliardi;G. B. Crosta;P. Frattini

  • Numerical modelling of large landslides stability and runout

    G. B. Crosta;S. Imposimato;D. G. Roddeman

  • A methodology for physically based rockfall hazard assessment

    G. B. Crosta;F. Agliardi

  • Approaches for defining thresholds and return periods for rainfall‐triggered shallow landslides

    Paolo Frattini;Giovanni Crosta;Rosanna Sosio

  • Replay of the 1987 Val Pola Landslide, Italian Alps

    G.B. Crosta;H. Chen;C.F. Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Frattini
Paolo Frattini University of Milano-Bicocca
Federico Agliardi
Federico Agliardi University of Milano-Bicocca
Alberto Villa
Alberto Villa University of Milan
Andrea Zanchi
Andrea Zanchi University of Milano-Bicocca
Michel Jaboyedoff
Michel Jaboyedoff University of Lausanne
Reginald L. Hermanns
Reginald L. Hermanns Geological Survey of Norway
Mingjing Jiang
Mingjing Jiang Tongji University
Jordi Corominas
Jordi Corominas Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Giovanni Gigli
Giovanni Gigli University of Florence
Gonghui Wang
Gonghui Wang Kyoto University

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