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Martin Mergili

Martin Mergili

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 35 7581 7019 39 38 148 4899

Martin Mergili publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Martin Mergili between 2008 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Martin Mergili published across 18 years, from 2008 to 2025, averaging 12.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2024. 50 of the 225 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2024. 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 6 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 28 publications 2025: 22 publications
2008 2025

225 publications in total across all disciplines

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Martin Mergili: publications per year, 2008 to 2025
Year Publications
2008 1
2009 2
2010 3
2011 1
2012 6
2013 8
2014 8
2015 13
2016 12
2017 19
2018 15
2019 22
2020 17
2021 22
2022 18
2023 8
2024 28
2025 22
Total 225
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Martin Mergili publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Martin Mergili sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 148–157 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 148 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495 148
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Martin Mergili D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Martin Mergili sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 35 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372 35
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Martin Mergili is affiliated with BOKU University in Austria and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Engineering. Their research focuses on areas such as landslides and related hazards, cryospheric studies and observations, flood risk assessment and management, hydrology and sediment transport processes, climate change and permafrost, geotechnical engineering and analysis, and soil and unsaturated flow.

Mergili's recent publications encompass key topics in natural hazards and earth science. Notable papers include:

  • A massive rock and ice avalanche caused the 2021 disaster at Chamoli, Indian Himalaya (2021, Science)
  • Back calculation of the 2017 Piz Cengalo-Bondo landslide cascade with r.avaflow: what we can do and what we can learn (2020, Natural hazards and earth system sciences)
  • Reconstruction of the 1941 GLOF process chain at Lake Palcacocha (Cordillera Blanca, Peru) (2020, Hydrology and earth system sciences)
  • 70 years of lake evolution and glacial lake outburst floods in the Cordillera Blanca (Peru) and implications for the future (2020, Geomorphology)
  • The 2020 glacial lake outburst flood at Jinwuco, Tibet: causes, impacts, and implications for hazard and risk assessment (2021, The Cryosphere)

Their work has been published frequently in the following venues:

  • Natural hazards and earth system sciences
  • Geomorphology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Landslides
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

Among frequent collaborators are:

  • Adam Emmer
  • Shiva P. Pudasaini
  • Simon Allen
  • Holger Frey
  • Pedro Lima

Mergili has also contributed to academic book publications, including the title "NoeMOTION" released by Springer International Publishing in 2024. This adds to their profile as an active contributor to both journal articles and scholarly books in their fields of expertise.

The subfields of study they focus on include management, monitoring, policy and law, atmospheric science, global and planetary change, civil and structural engineering, and ecology. This multidisciplinary approach supports an integrated perspective on environmental hazards and earth system processes.

Best Publications

  • A massive rock and ice avalanche caused the 2021 disaster at Chamoli, Indian Himalaya

    D. H. Shugar;M. Jacquemart;M. Jacquemart;M. Jacquemart;D. Shean;S. Bhushan

  • r.avaflow v1, an advanced open-source computational framework for the propagation and interaction of two-phase mass flows

    Martin Mergili;Martin Mergili;Jan-Thomas Fischer;Julia Krenn;Shiva P. Pudasaini

  • A Multi???Phase Mass Flow Model

    Shiva P. Pudasaini;Martin Mergili;Martin Mergili

  • 882 lakes of the Cordillera Blanca: An inventory, classification, evolution and assessment of susceptibility to outburst floods

    Adam Emmer;Adam Emmer;Jan Klimeš;Martin Mergili;Martin Mergili;Vít Vilímek

  • How well can we simulate complex hydro-geomorphic process chains? The 2012 multi-lake outburst flood in the Santa Cruz Valley (Cordillera Blanca, Perú).

    Martin Mergili;Martin Mergili;Adam Emmer;Adam Emmer;Anna Juřicová;Alejo Cochachin

  • Comparative analysis of statistical methods for landslide susceptibility mapping in the Bostanlik District, Uzbekistan.

    Mukhiddin Juliev;Martin Mergili;Ismail Mondal;Bakhtiar Nurtaev

  • Spatially distributed three-dimensional slope stability modelling in a raster GIS

    Martin Mergili;Ivan Marchesini;Mauro Rossi;Fausto Guzzetti

  • Interaction of two-phase debris flow with obstacles

    Parameshwari Kattel;Parameshwari Kattel;Jeevan Kafle;Jeevan Kafle;Jan-Thomas Fischer;Martin Mergili;Martin Mergili

  • Regional-scale analysis of lake outburst hazards in the southwestern Pamir, Tajikistan, based on remote sensing and GIS

    M. Mergili;J. F. Schneider

  • Reconstruction of the 1941 GLOF process chain at Lake Palcacocha (Cordillera Blanca, Peru)

    Martin Mergili;Shiva P. Pudasaini;Adam Emmer;Jan-Thomas Fischer

  • Spatio-temporal development of high-mountain lakes in the headwaters of the Amu Darya River (Central Asia)

    Martin Mergili;Johannes P. Müller;Jean F. Schneider

  • Computational experiments on the 1962 and 1970 landslide events at Huascarán (Peru) with r.avaflow: Lessons learned for predictive mass flow simulations

    Martin Mergili;Martin Mergili;Bernhard Frank;Jan-Thomas Fischer;Christian Huggel

  • A strategy for GIS-based 3-D slope stability modelling over large areas

    M. Mergili;I. Marchesini;M. Alvioli;M. Metz

  • Progress and challenges in glacial lake outburst flood research (2017–2021): a research community perspective

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  • The 2020 glacial lake outburst flood at Jinwuco, Tibet: causes, impacts, and implications for hazard and risk assessment

    Guoxiong Zheng;Guoxiong Zheng;Martin Mergili;Adam Emmer;Simon Allen;Simon Allen

  • 70 years of lake evolution and glacial lake outburst floods in the Cordillera Blanca (Peru) and implications for the future

    Adam Emmer;Stephan Harrison;Martin Mergili;Martin Mergili;Simon Allen

  • Characteristics and changes of glacial lakes and outburst floods

    Unknown

  • 160 glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) across the Tropical Andes since the Little Ice Age

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  • Regional-scale analysis of high-mountain multi-hazard and risk indicators in the Pamir (Tajikistan) with GRASS GIS

    F. E. Gruber;M. Mergili

  • Spatiotemporal patterns of high-mountain lakes and related hazards in western Austria

    Adam Emmer;Adam Emmer;Adam Emmer;Sarah Merkl;Martin Mergili;Martin Mergili

  • Physically-based modelling of granular flows with Open Source GIS

    M. Mergili;K. Schratz;A. Ostermann;W. Fellin

  • Advances in the simulation of debris flow erosion: The case study of the Rio Gere (Italy) event of the 4th August 2017

    Tommaso Baggio;Martin Mergili;Martin Mergili;Vincenzo D'Agostino

  • A mechanical erosion model for two-phase mass flows: Tackling a long standing dilemma of mass mobility

    Jan-Thomas Fischer;Shiva P. Pudasaini;Martin Mergili

Frequent Co-Authors

Adam Emmer
Adam Emmer University of Graz
Thomas Glade
Thomas Glade University of Vienna
Christian Huggel
Christian Huggel University of Zurich
Fausto Guzzetti
Fausto Guzzetti Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR
Holger Frey
Holger Frey University of Zurich
Simon J. Allen
Simon J. Allen University of Zurich
Mauro Cardinali
Mauro Cardinali National Research Council (CNR)
Alexander Ostermann
Alexander Ostermann University of Innsbruck
Gilles Grandjean
Gilles Grandjean French Geological Survey
Markus Stoffel
Markus Stoffel University of Geneva

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