Karim I. Abdrabo

778 total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 507 citations indexed

About

Karim I. Abdrabo is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Karim I. Abdrabo has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 507 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 5 papers in Atmospheric Science and 4 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Karim I. Abdrabo's work include Flood Risk Assessment and Management (12 papers), Hydrology and Drought Analysis (7 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (5 papers). Karim I. Abdrabo is often cited by papers focused on Flood Risk Assessment and Management (12 papers), Hydrology and Drought Analysis (7 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (5 papers). Karim I. Abdrabo collaborates with scholars based in Egypt, Japan and China. Karim I. Abdrabo's co-authors include Tetsuya Sumi, Mohamed Saber, Sameh A. Kantoush, Bahaa Elboshy, Tayeb Boulmaiz, Hamouda Boutaghane, Mawloud Guermoui, Daisuke Nohara, Haoying Han and Chao Fan and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Hydrology and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Karim I. Abdrabo

19 papers receiving 490 citations

Hit Papers

An integrated indicator-based approach for constructing a... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. An integrated indicator-based approach for constructing an urban flood vulnerability index as an urban decision-making tool using the PCA and AHP techniques: A case study of Alexandria, Egypt
    2023 94 citations Karim I. Abdrabo, Sameh A. Kantoush et al. Urban Climate profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karim I. Abdrabo Egypt 11 354 147 132 84 74 20 507
Bingshun He China 6 335 0.9× 189 1.3× 147 1.1× 119 1.4× 31 0.4× 10 508
Stefano Bagli Italy 13 296 0.8× 159 1.1× 123 0.9× 118 1.4× 50 0.7× 29 598
Kyoumars Habibi Iran 9 268 0.8× 118 0.8× 108 0.8× 64 0.8× 34 0.5× 24 415
Mehtab Alam China 9 286 0.8× 119 0.8× 117 0.9× 78 0.9× 38 0.5× 33 535
Enes Yıldırım United States 12 303 0.9× 147 1.0× 100 0.8× 121 1.4× 51 0.7× 19 433
Sandra Mourato Portugal 13 336 0.9× 188 1.3× 108 0.8× 73 0.9× 77 1.0× 25 514
Johanna Sörensen Sweden 9 442 1.2× 126 0.9× 236 1.8× 84 1.0× 69 0.9× 25 543
Aftab Ahmed Khan Pakistan 11 190 0.5× 171 1.2× 240 1.8× 97 1.2× 31 0.4× 33 596
Rui Figueiredo Portugal 12 422 1.2× 133 0.9× 74 0.6× 156 1.9× 82 1.1× 24 593

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karim I. Abdrabo

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All Works

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Kantoush, Sameh A., Mohamed Saber, Tetsuya Sumi, et al.. (2025). Machine learning-supported quantification and characterization of sediment plastic debris in an Anthropized Mfoundi River in Cameroon: Implications for the incidence of flood events. The Science of The Total Environment. 980. 179529–179529.
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Kantoush, Sameh A., et al.. (2024). Holistic mapping of flood vulnerability in slums areas of Yaounde city, Cameroon through household and institutional surveys. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 114. 104947–104947. 2 indexed citations
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Abdrabo, Karim I., et al.. (2024). Urban Competitiveness Assessment Using the Integration of the Global Power City Index and Multicriteria Decision-Making Methods. Journal of Urban Planning and Development. 150(3). 3 indexed citations
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Han, Haoying, et al.. (2024). Spatial congruency or discrepancy? Exploring the spatiotemporal dynamics of built-up expansion patterns and flood risk. The Science of The Total Environment. 915. 170019–170019. 13 indexed citations
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Han, Haoying, et al.. (2024). Revisiting Urban Resilience: A Systematic Review of Multiple-Scale Urban Form Indicators in Flood Resilience Assessment. Sustainability. 16(12). 5076–5076. 7 indexed citations
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Boutaghane, Hamouda, Mohamed Saber, Karim I. Abdrabo, et al.. (2023). Urban flood numerical modeling and hydraulic performance of a drainage network: A case study in Algiers, Algeria. Water Science & Technology. 88(7). 1635–1656. 6 indexed citations
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Saber, Mohamed, et al.. (2023). Stormwater management modeling and machine learning for flash flood susceptibility prediction in Wadi Qows, Saudi Arabia. Hydrological Research Letters. 17(3). 62–68. 5 indexed citations
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Han, Haoying, Chao Fan, Karim I. Abdrabo, et al.. (2023). Assessing the effectiveness of nature-based solutions-strengthened urban planning mechanisms in forming flood-resilient cities. Journal of Environmental Management. 344. 118260–118260. 36 indexed citations
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He, Guoqing, et al.. (2023). Towards Sustainable Cities: A Review of Zero Energy Buildings Techniques and Global Activities in Residential Buildings. Energies. 16(9). 3775–3775. 10 indexed citations
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Saber, Mohamed, Tayeb Boulmaiz, Mawloud Guermoui, et al.. (2023). Enhancing flood risk assessment through integration of ensemble learning approaches and physical-based hydrological modeling. Geomatics Natural Hazards and Risk. 14(1). 54 indexed citations
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Abdrabo, Karim I., et al.. (2023). An integrated indicator-based approach for constructing an urban flood vulnerability index as an urban decision-making tool using the PCA and AHP techniques: A case study of Alexandria, Egypt. Urban Climate. 48. 101426–101426. 94 indexed citations breakdown →
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Abdrabo, Karim I., et al.. (2022). Integration of flood risk assessment and spatial planning for disaster management in Egypt. Progress in Disaster Science. 15. 100245–100245. 23 indexed citations
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Kantoush, Sameh A., et al.. (2022). Assessment of sediment yield and deposition in a dry reservoir using field observations, RUSLE and remote sensing: Wadi Assarin, Oman. Journal of Hydrology. 617. 128982–128982. 15 indexed citations
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Saber, Mohamed, Tayeb Boulmaiz, Mawloud Guermoui, et al.. (2021). Examining LightGBM and CatBoost models for wadi flash flood susceptibility prediction. Geocarto International. 37(25). 7462–7487. 97 indexed citations
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Abdrabo, Karim I., Mohamed Shehata, Sameh A. Kantoush, et al.. (2021). A Methodological Approach towards Sustainable Urban Densification for Urban Sprawl Control at the Microscale: Case Study of Tanta, Egypt. Sustainability. 13(10). 5360–5360. 12 indexed citations
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Saber, Mohamed, et al.. (2020). Impacts of Triple Factors on Flash Flood Vulnerability in Egypt: Urban Growth, Extreme Climate, and Mismanagement. Geosciences. 10(1). 24–24. 58 indexed citations
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Abdrabo, Karim I., et al.. (2020). Integrated Methodology for Urban Flood Risk Mapping at the Microscale in Ungauged Regions: A Case Study of Hurghada, Egypt. Remote Sensing. 12(21). 3548–3548. 44 indexed citations

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