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Salvatore Grimaldi

Salvatore Grimaldi

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 45 6333 6080 123 123 176 9076

Salvatore Grimaldi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Salvatore Grimaldi between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Salvatore Grimaldi published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2012. 26 of the 240 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2012. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 10 publications
1999 2025

240 publications in total across all disciplines

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Salvatore Grimaldi: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 0
2002 2
2003 0
2004 4
2005 5
2006 9
2007 5
2008 8
2009 5
2010 6
2011 3
2012 24
2013 19
2014 13
2015 14
2016 16
2017 5
2018 12
2019 11
2020 12
2021 14
2022 17
2023 9
2024 16
2025 10
Total 240
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Salvatore Grimaldi publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Salvatore Grimaldi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 171–180 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 176 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444 176
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Salvatore Grimaldi D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Salvatore Grimaldi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348 45
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Salvatore Grimaldi is affiliated with Tuscia University in Italy and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their main research areas encompass a range of subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Ecology.

The scientist's work addresses various topics within these fields, notably Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Hydrology and Drought Analysis, Hydrological Forecasting Using AI, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Salvatore Grimaldi has contributed to multiple recent publications, among them:

  • Continuous hydrologic modelling for design simulation in small and ungauged basins: A step forward and some tests for its practical use, 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • UAV-DEMs for Small-Scale Flood Hazard Mapping, 2020, Water
  • An Evaluation of Image Velocimetry Techniques under Low Flow Conditions and High Seeding Densities Using Unmanned Aerial Systems, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • Citizens AND HYdrology (CANDHY): conceptualizing a transdisciplinary framework for citizen science addressing hydrological challenges, 2020, Hydrological Sciences Journal
  • Towards harmonisation of image velocimetry techniques for river surface velocity observations, 2020, Earth system science data

Their frequent co-authors include Andrea Petroselli, Flavia Tauro, Ciro Apollonio, Francesco Cappelli, and Fernando Nardi.

Salvatore Grimaldi frequently publishes in certain academic venues, demonstrating repeated contributions to these journals:

  • Hydrological Sciences Journal
  • Remote Sensing
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment
  • Journal of Agricultural Engineering

Best Publications

  • Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH)–a community perspective

    Günter Blöschl;Marc F.P. Bierkens;Antonio Chambel;Christophe Cudennec

  • “Panta Rhei—Everything Flows”: Change in hydrology and society—The IAHS Scientific Decade 2013–2022

    A. Montanari;G. Young;H.H.G. Savenije;D.A. Hughes

  • Asymmetric copula in multivariate flood frequency analysis

    Salvatore Grimaldi;Francesco Serinaldi

  • Multivariate return periods in hydrology: a critical and practical review focusing on synthetic design hydrograph estimation

    B. Gräler;M. J. van den Berg;S. Vandenberghe;A. Petroselli

  • Probabilistic characterization of drought properties through copulas

    Francesco Serinaldi;Brunella Bonaccorso;Antonino Cancelliere;Salvatore Grimaldi

  • Investigating a floodplain scaling relation using a hydrogeomorphic delineation method

    Fernando Nardi;Enrique R. Vivoni;Salvatore Grimaldi;Salvatore Grimaldi

  • Measurements and Observations in the XXI century (MOXXI): innovation and multi-disciplinarity to sense the hydrological cycle

    Flavia Tauro;John Selker;Nick van de Giesen;Tommaso Abrate

  • Flood mapping in ungauged basins using fully continuous hydrologic–hydraulic modeling

    Salvatore Grimaldi;Salvatore Grimaldi;Andrea Petroselli;Ettore Arcangeletti;Fernando Nardi

  • Time of concentration: a paradox in modern hydrology

    S. Grimaldi;A. Petroselli;F. Tauro;M. Porfiri

  • Design hyetograph analysis with 3-copula function

    Salvatore Grimaldi;Francesco Serinaldi

  • Investigation on the use of geomorphic approaches for the delineation of flood prone areas

    Salvatore Manfreda;Fernando Nardi;Caterina Samela;Salvatore Grimaldi

  • A physically-based method for removing pits in digital elevation models

    Salvatore Grimaldi;Fernando Nardi;Francesco Di Benedetto;Erkan Istanbulluoglu

  • Hydrogeomorphic properties of simulated drainage patterns using digital elevation models: the flat area issue

    Fernando Nardi;Salvatore Grimaldi;Monia Santini;Andrea Petroselli

  • Surface flow measurements from drones

    Flavia Tauro;Maurizio Porfiri;Salvatore Grimaldi

  • GFPLAIN250m, a global high-resolution dataset of Earth’s floodplains

    F. Nardi;A. Annis;G. Di Baldassarre;G. Di Baldassarre;E. R. Vivoni

  • Flow time estimation with spatially variable hillslope velocity in ungauged basins

    Salvatore Grimaldi;Andrea Petroselli;Gustavo Alonso;Fernando Nardi

  • Green‐Ampt Curve‐Number mixed procedure as an empirical tool for rainfall–runoff modelling in small and ungauged basins

    S. Grimaldi;S. Grimaldi;A. Petroselli;N. Romano

  • A parsimonious geomorphological unit hydrograph for rainfall–runoff modelling in small ungauged basins

    S. Grimaldi;A. Petroselli;F. Nardi

  • Fully Nested 3-Copula: Procedure and Application on Hydrological Data

    Francesco Serinaldi;Salvatore Grimaldi

  • Do we still need the Rational Formula? An alternative empirical procedure for peak discharge estimation in small and ungauged basins

    Salvatore Grimaldi;Andrea Petroselli

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Petroselli
Andrea Petroselli Tuscia University
Maurizio Porfiri
Maurizio Porfiri New York University
Aldo Fiori
Aldo Fiori Roma Tre University
Demetris Koutsoyiannis
Demetris Koutsoyiannis National Technical University of Athens
Maria Cristina Rulli
Maria Cristina Rulli Polytechnic University of Milan
Salvatore Manfreda
Salvatore Manfreda University of Naples Federico II
Enrique R. Vivoni
Enrique R. Vivoni Arizona State University
Giuliano Di Baldassarre
Giuliano Di Baldassarre Uppsala University
Niko E. C. Verhoest
Niko E. C. Verhoest Ghent University
Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe
Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe Texas A&M University

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