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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 79 574 542 10 10 364 21145

Philip L.-F. Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Philip L.-F. Liu between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Philip L.-F. Liu published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 8.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2004. 10 of the 437 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2004. 1973: 3 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 9 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 8 publications 1984: 12 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 6 publications
1973 2025

437 publications in total across all disciplines

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Philip L.-F. Liu: publications per year, 1973 to 2025
Year Publications
1973 3
1974 2
1975 4
1976 3
1977 4
1978 3
1979 9
1980 4
1981 3
1982 6
1983 8
1984 12
1985 5
1986 10
1987 5
1988 4
1989 9
1990 3
1991 5
1992 3
1993 7
1994 6
1995 12
1996 6
1997 7
1998 9
1999 7
2000 3
2001 8
2002 13
2003 12
2004 20
2005 12
2006 11
2007 12
2008 15
2009 13
2010 12
2011 6
2012 7
2013 6
2014 11
2015 7
2016 4
2017 6
2018 16
2019 10
2020 14
2021 14
2022 16
2023 20
2024 4
2025 6
Total 437
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Philip L.-F. Liu 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 Philip L.-F. Liu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 358–367 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 364 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106 364
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Philip L.-F. Liu 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 Philip L.-F. Liu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 79 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28 79
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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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

  • Runup of solitary waves on a circular Island

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

  • Modeling wave runup with depth-integrated equations

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

  • Numerical Modeling of Wave Interaction with Porous Structures

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

  • Internal Wave-Maker for Navier-Stokes Equations Models

    Pengzhi Lin;Philip L.-F. Liu

  • Waves over Soft Muds: A Two-Layer Fluid Model

    Robert A. Dalrymple;Philip L. F. Liu

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

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

  • Hydrodynamic pressures on rigid dams during earthquakes

    Philip L.-F. Liu

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

    Xiaoming Wang;Philip L.-F. Liu

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

    Patrick Lynett;Philip L. F. Liu

  • Runup and rundown generated by three-dimensional sliding masses

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

  • A two-layer approach to wave modelling

    Patrick Lynett;Philip L.–F. Liu

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

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

  • 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

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

    Pengzhi Lin;Philip L.-F. Liu

  • 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

  • Mass Transport by Waves and Offshore Sand Bedforms

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

  • Velocity, acceleration and vorticity under a breaking wave

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

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

    Patrick Lynett;Philip L.-F. Liu

  • Runup and Rundown of Solitary Waves on Sloping Beaches

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick J. Lynett
Patrick J. Lynett University of Southern California
Costas E. Synolakis
Costas E. Synolakis University of Southern California
Tian-Jian Hsu
Tian-Jian Hsu University of Delaware
Pengzhi Lin
Pengzhi Lin Sichuan University
Dong-Sheng Jeng
Dong-Sheng Jeng Griffith University
Robert A. Dalrymple
Robert A. Dalrymple Johns Hopkins University
Alejandro Orfila
Alejandro Orfila Spanish National Research Council
Marta Marcos
Marta Marcos International Space Science Institute
Inigo J. Losada
Inigo J. Losada University of Cantabria
Sebastià Monserrat
Sebastià Monserrat University of the Balearic Islands

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