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Panayiotis Diplas

Panayiotis Diplas

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
41
Citations
6214
World Ranking
7023
National Ranking
1917

Panayiotis Diplas publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Panayiotis Diplas sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 143 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Panayiotis Diplas D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Panayiotis Diplas sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Panayiotis Diplas is affiliated with Lehigh University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within environmental science and engineering, focusing on hydrology, sediment transport, fluid dynamics, and ecological management.

The main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Engineering

Subfields of specialization cover:

  • Ecology
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

Key research topics addressed in their work are:

  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis

Recent publications illustrate the scope and diversity of their research interests. Examples include:

  • "Comprehensive Environmental Flows Assessment for Multi-Guilds in the Riparian Habitats of the Yangtze River," 2022, Water Resources Research
  • "Laboratory and In Situ Determination of Hydraulic Conductivity and Their Validity in Transient Seepage Analysis," 2021, Water
  • "Modeling Bankfull Channel Geometry Based on Watershed and Precipitation Characteristics Using Dimensionless Parameters," 2023, Water Resources Research
  • "Modal Analysis of Turbulent Flow near an Inclined Bank-Longitudinal Structure Junction," 2020, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
  • "Modeling Hydro-Morphodynamic Processes During the Propagation of Fluvial Sediment Pulses: A Physics-Based Framework," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

The frequent publication venues include:

  • Water Resources Research
  • Water
  • Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

Collaborative work is a prominent feature of their research portfolio. Frequent co-authors are:

  • Xuan Ban
  • Hao Du
  • Soonkie Nam
  • Marte Gutierrez
  • John Petrie

Best Publications

  • The role of impulse on the initiation of particle movement under turbulent flow conditions.

    Panayiotis Diplas;Clint L. Dancey;Ahmet O. Celik;Manousos Valyrakis

  • Using two-dimensional hydrodynamic models at scales of ecological importance

    D.W Crowder;P Diplas

  • An experimental study of flow through rigid vegetation

    D. Liu;P. Diplas;J. D. Fairbanks;C. C. Hodges

  • Stochastic incipient motion criterion for spheres under various bed packing conditions

    A. N. Papanicolaou;P. Diplas;N. Evaggelopoulos;S. Fotopoulos

  • Turbulent Flow through Idealized Emergent Vegetation

    Thorsten Stoesser;Thorsten Stoesser;S. J. Kim;S. J. Kim;P. Diplas;P. Diplas

  • Surface roughness effects in near-bed turbulence: Implications to sediment entrainment

    A. N. Papanicolaou;P. Diplas;C. L. Dancey;M. Balakrishnan

  • Meander Bends of High Amplitude

    Gary Parker;Panayiotis Diplas;Juichiro Akiyama

  • Comparison of testing techniques and models for establishing the SWCC of riverbank soils

    Soonkie Nam;Marte Gutierrez;Panayiotis Diplas;John Petrie

  • Role of instantaneous force magnitude and duration on particle entrainment

    Manousos Valyrakis;Panayiotis Diplas;Clint L. Dancey;Krista Greer

  • Vorticity and circulation: spatial metrics for evaluating flow complexity in stream habitats

    David W Crowder;Panayiotis Diplas

  • Surface Sampling in Gravel Streams

    Jon B. Fripp;Panayiotis Diplas

  • Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Flow Through Submerged Vegetation

    Thorsten Stoesser;Guillermo Palau Salvador;Wolfgang Rodi;Panayiotis Diplas

  • Bedload Transport in Gravel‐Bed Streams

    Panayiotis Diplas

  • Sampling Techniques for Gravel Sized Sediments

    Panayiotis Diplas;Alex J. Sutherland

  • Impulse and particle dislodgement under turbulent flow conditions

    Ahmet O. Celik;Panayiotis Diplas;Clinton L. Dancey;Manousos Valyrakis

  • River Training and Ecological Enhancement Potential Using In-Stream Structures

    R. R. Radspinner;P. Diplas;Anne F. Lightbody;F. Sotiropoulos

  • Properties of Various Sediment Sampling Procedures

    Panayiotis Diplas;Jon B. Fripp

  • Hydrodynamics of flow through double layer rigid vegetation

    D. Liu;P. Diplas;C.C. Hodges;J.D. Fairbanks

  • Applying spatial hydraulic principles to quantify stream habitat

    David W. Crowder;Panayiotis Diplas

  • Characteristics of Self‐Formed Straight Channels

    Panayiotis Diplas

Frequent Co-Authors

Fotis Sotiropoulos
Fotis Sotiropoulos Pennsylvania State University
Marte Gutierrez
Marte Gutierrez Colorado School of Mines
Gary Parker
Gary Parker University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
J. Nathan Kutz
J. Nathan Kutz University of Washington
Thorsten Stoesser
Thorsten Stoesser University College London
Pavlos P. Vlachos
Pavlos P. Vlachos Purdue University West Lafayette
Robert J. Bodnar
Robert J. Bodnar Virginia Tech
Sean J. Bennett
Sean J. Bennett University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Richard H. Rand
Richard H. Rand Cornell University
Saied Mostaghimi
Saied Mostaghimi Virginia Tech

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