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Environmental Sciences 51 4655 4455 1716 1583 273 13704

Stephan T. Grilli publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephan T. Grilli between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephan T. Grilli published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2018. 18 of the 317 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2018. 1970: 3 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 3 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 7 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 14 publications
1970 2025

317 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephan T. Grilli: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 3
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 3
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 2
1990 5
1991 2
1992 2
1993 5
1994 5
1995 1
1996 3
1997 3
1998 7
1999 5
2000 1
2001 7
2002 11
2003 13
2004 8
2005 15
2006 4
2007 17
2008 11
2009 6
2010 8
2011 7
2012 16
2013 10
2014 7
2015 9
2016 14
2017 11
2018 18
2019 14
2020 12
2021 12
2022 6
2023 13
2024 4
2025 14
Total 317
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Stephan T. Grilli publications per year - data summary

  • Stephan T. Grilli, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Rhode Island, has 317 publications recorded across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1970 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2018, with 18 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1981, 1986, 1988, 1995 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 14 of the 56 years in the span carry no publications at all (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.5 per year counting only the 42 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 49 publications, 15% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1970-1988: 9 publications (0.5 per year); 1989-2007: 116 publications (6.1 per year); 2008-2025: 192 publications (10.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Stephan T. Grilli 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 Stephan T. Grilli 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, 271–280 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: 273 publications — 82nd percentile

82% 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
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
271–280 155 273
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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Stephan T. Grilli publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Stephan T. Grilli, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Rhode Island, records 273 publications - the 82nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 82% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Stephan T. Grilli, and about 18% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Stephan T. Grilli ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Stephan T. Grilli 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 Stephan T. Grilli 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% 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
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232 51
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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Stephan T. Grilli D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Stephan T. Grilli, a Environmental Sciences scholar from University of Rhode Island, records 51 D-Index - the 52nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 52% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Stephan T. Grilli, and about 48% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Stephan T. Grilli falls inside that same range.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Stephan T. Grilli is affiliated with the University of Rhode Island in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering. Their research covers several subfields, including Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, and Computational Mechanics.

Grilli's scientific work addresses a range of topics, notably:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Earthquake and Tsunami Effects
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geological formations and processes

The scientist has contributed to research on phenomena such as submarine landslides, tsunami modeling, and the mechanics of ocean waves. Their recent publications include:

  • "Submarine landslide megablocks show half of Anak Krakatau island failed on December 22nd, 2018" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "New High-Resolution Modeling of the 2018 Palu Tsunami, Based on Supershear Earthquake Mechanisms and Mapped Coastal Landslides, Supports a Dual Source" (2021, Frontiers in Earth Science)
  • "Modeling of the Dec. 22nd 2018 Anak Krakatau volcano lateral collapse and tsunami based on recent field surveys: Comparison with observed tsunami impact" (2021, Marine Geology)
  • "Validation and inter-comparison of models for landslide tsunami generation" (2022, Ocean Modelling)
  • "Experimental and numerical assessment of deterministic nonlinear ocean waves prediction algorithms using non-uniformly sampled wave gauges" (2020, Ocean Engineering)

Frequent publication venues for Grilli include Coastal Engineering Proceedings, Coastal Engineering, Ocean Modelling, Natural Hazards, and Marine Geology.

The scientist has collaborated extensively with others, including Annette R. Grilli, James T. Kirby, David R. Tappin, Jeffrey C. Harris, and Fengyan Shi.

Best Publications

  • A fully nonlinear Boussinesq model for surface waves. Part 1. Highly nonlinear unsteady waves

    Ge Wei;James T. Kirby;Stephan T. Grilli;Ravishankar Subramanya

  • A high-order adaptive time-stepping TVD solver for Boussinesq modeling of breaking waves and coastal inundation

    Fengyan Shi;James T. Kirby;Jeffrey C. Harris;Joseph D. Geiman

  • A fully non‐linear model for three‐dimensional overturning waves over an arbitrary bottom

    Stéphan T. Grilli;Philippe Guyenne;Frédéric Dias

  • Landslide tsunami case studies using a Boussinesq model and a fully nonlinear tsunami generation model

    P. Watts;Stephan Grilli;J. T. Kirby;G. J. Fryer

  • An efficient boundary element method for nonlinear water waves

    S.T. Grilli;J. Skourup;I.A. Svendsen

  • BREAKING CRITERION AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR SOLITARY WAVES ON SLOPES

    S. T. Grilli;I. A. Svendsen;R. Subramanya

  • Tsunami Generation by Submarine Mass Failure. I: Modeling, Experimental Validation, and Sensitivity Analyses

    Stéphan T. Grilli;Stéphan T. Grilli;Philip Watts;Philip Watts

  • The Papua New Guinea tsunami of 17 July 1998: anatomy of a catastrophic event

    D. R. Tappin;P. Watts;Stephan T. Grilli

  • Did a submarine landslide contribute to the 2011 Tohoku tsunami

    David R. Tappin;Stephan T. Grilli;Jeffrey C. Harris;Robert J. Geller

  • Source constraints and model simulation of the December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami

    Stéphan T. Grilli;Mansour Ioualalen;Jack Asavanant;Fengyan Shi

  • Modeling of waves generated by a moving submerged body. Applications to underwater landslides

    S.T. Grilli;P. Watts

  • Modelling of the tsunami from the December 22, 2018 lateral collapse of Anak Krakatau volcano in the Sunda Straits, Indonesia.

    Stephan T. Grilli;David R. Tappin;David R. Tappin;Steven Carey;Sebastian F. L. Watt

  • Experimental Study of Tsunami Generation by Three-Dimensional Rigid Underwater Landslides

    François Enet;Stéphan T. Grilli

  • Tsunami generation by submarine mass failure. II: Predictive equations and case studies

    Philip Watts;Stéphan T. Grilli;David R. Tappin;Gerard J. Fryer

  • Development of a 3D numerical wave tank for modeling tsunami generation by underwater landslides

    Stéphan T. Grilli;Sylvia Vogelmann;Philip Watts

  • Modeling the 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: Case study of impact in Thailand

    M. Ioualalen;J. Asavanant;N. Kaewbanjak;S. T. Grilli

  • Numerical modeling of tsunami waves generated by the flank collapse of the Cumbre Vieja Volcano (La Palma, Canary Islands): Tsunami source and near field effects

    S. M. Abadie;J. C. Harris;S. T. Grilli;R. Fabre

  • Numerical simulation of waves generated by landslides using a multiple-fluid Navier–Stokes model

    Stéphane Abadie;Denis Morichon;Stéphan Grilli;Stéphane Glockner

  • Corner problems and global accuracy in the boundary element solution of nonlinear wave flows

    S.T. Grilli;I.A. Svendsen

  • Dispersive tsunami waves in the ocean: Model equations and sensitivity to dispersion and Coriolis effects

    James T. Kirby;Fengyan Shi;Babak Tehranirad;Jeffrey C. Harris

  • Shoaling of Solitary Waves on Plane Beaches

    S. T. Grilli;R. Subramanya;I. A. Svendsen;J. Veeramony

  • Numerical Generation and Absorption of Fully Nonlinear Periodic Waves

    Stéphan T. Grilli;Juan Horrillo

Frequent Co-Authors

James T. Kirby
James T. Kirby University of Delaware
Fengyan Shi
Fengyan Shi University of Delaware
David R. Tappin
David R. Tappin British Geological Survey
Ib A. Svendsen
Ib A. Svendsen University of Delaware
Frédéric Dias
Frédéric Dias University College Dublin
Sebastian F.L. Watt
Sebastian F.L. Watt University of Birmingham
Jim Thomson
Jim Thomson University of Washington
Michael L. Banner
Michael L. Banner University of New South Wales
Steven Carey
Steven Carey University of Rhode Island
Miguel A. Losada
Miguel A. Losada University of Granada

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