2026 Philip L.-F. Liu: 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	79	573	541	9	9	364	21145

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Engineering and Technology

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Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Singapore Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Singapore Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Singapore Leader Award
2015 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For coastal engineering research, education, computer modeling and leadership for tsunami and wave damage.
1980 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Philip L.-F. Liu is affiliated with the National University of Singapore. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant focus on Earth-Surface Processes, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Computational Mechanics, and Ecology.

The core topics of their work include:

Coastal and Marine Dynamics
Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics
Earthquake and Tsunami Effects
Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions

Frequent publication venues for their work consist of:

Coastal Engineering
Coastal Engineering Proceedings
Journal of Fluid Mechanics
arXiv (Cornell University)
Physics of Fluids

Several recent papers by Philip L.-F. Liu illustrate their research focus:

"Coastal landslides in Palu Bay during 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami" (2020) published in Landslides
"The 2018 Mw7.5 Palu 'supershear' earthquake ruptures geological fault's multi-segment separated by large bends: Results from integrating field measurements, LiDAR, swath bathymetry, and seismic-reflection data" (2020) in Geophysical Journal International
"Modeling the Sources of the 2018 Palu, Indonesia, Tsunami Using Videos From Social Media" (2020) in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
"Validation and inter-comparison of models for landslide tsunami generation" (2022) in Ocean Modelling
"Non-Stationary Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Assessments Incorporating Climate-Change-Driven Sea Level Rise" (2021) in Earth's Future

The scientist collaborates frequently with:

Pablo Higuera
Ignacio Sepúlveda
Pengzhi Lin
Jennifer S. Haase
Yun-Ta Wu

Recognized by their professional community, Philip L.-F. Liu was named a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2015 for contributions in coastal engineering research, education, computer modeling, and leadership related to tsunami and wave damage. In addition, they were awarded a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1980.

Best Publications

A numerical study of breaking waves in the surf zone

Pengzhi Lin;Philip L.-F. Liu

1262
Citations
Runup of solitary waves on a circular Island

Philip L. F. Liu;Yong-Sik Cho;Michael J. Briggs;Utku Kanoglu

666
Citations
Modeling wave runup with depth-integrated equations

Patrick J. Lynett;Tso Ren Wu;Philip L.F. Liu

585
Citations
Numerical Modeling of Wave Interaction with Porous Structures

Philip L.-F. Liu;Pengzhi Lin;Kuang-An Chang;Tsutomu Sakakiyama

557
Citations
Internal Wave-Maker for Navier-Stokes Equations Models

Pengzhi Lin;Philip L.-F. Liu

469
Citations
Waves over Soft Muds: A Two-Layer Fluid Model

Robert A. Dalrymple;Philip L. F. Liu

440
Citations
A numerical model for wave motions and turbulence flows in front of a composite breakwater

Tian-Jian Hsu;Tsutomu Sakakiyama;Philip L.-F. Liu

402
Citations
Hydrodynamic pressures on rigid dams during earthquakes

Philip L.-F. Liu

391
Citations
An analysis of 2004 Sumatra earthquake fault plane mechanisms and Indian Ocean tsunami

Xiaoming Wang;Philip L.-F. Liu

356
Citations
A numerical study of submarine-landslide-generated waves and run-up

Patrick Lynett;Philip L. F. Liu

350
Citations
Runup and rundown generated by three-dimensional sliding masses

P. L.-F. Liu;T.-R. Wu;F. Raichlen;C. E. Synolakis

343
Citations
A two-layer approach to wave modelling

Patrick Lynett;Philip L.–F. Liu

338
Citations
On two-phase sediment transport: sheet flow of massive particles

Tian-Jian Hsu;James T. Jenkins;Philip L.-F. Liu

295
Citations
Numerical Simulations of the 1960 Chilean Tsunami Propagation and Inundation at Hilo, Hawaii

P. L. F. Liu;Y. S. Cho;S. B. Yoon;S. N. Seo

273
Citations
Turbulence transport, vorticity dynamics, and solute mixing under plunging breaking waves in surf zone

Pengzhi Lin;Philip L.-F. Liu

259
Citations
Vortex generation and evolution in water waves propagating over a submerged rectangular obstacle: Part II: Cnoidal waves

Kuang-An Chang;Tian-Jian Hsu;Philip L.-F. Liu

256
Citations
Mass Transport by Waves and Offshore Sand Bedforms

Trevor G. Carter;Philip L-F. Liu;Chiang C. Mei

215
Citations
Velocity, acceleration and vorticity under a breaking wave

Kuang-An Chang;Philip L.-F. Liu

197
Citations
A numerical study of the run-up generated by three-dimensional landslides

Patrick Lynett;Philip L.-F. Liu

196
Citations
Runup and Rundown of Solitary Waves on Sloping Beaches

Pengzhi Lin;Kuang-An Chang;Philip L.-F. Liu

194
Citations