Sergio Fagherazzi

13.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
196 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

About

Sergio Fagherazzi is a scholar working on Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sergio Fagherazzi has authored 196 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 165 papers in Ecology, 144 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 54 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Sergio Fagherazzi's work include Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (155 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (122 papers) and Geological formations and processes (67 papers). Sergio Fagherazzi is often cited by papers focused on Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (155 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (122 papers) and Geological formations and processes (67 papers). Sergio Fagherazzi collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Italy. Sergio Fagherazzi's co-authors include G. Mariotti, Nicoletta Leonardi, Matthew L. Kirwan, William Nardin, Patricia L. Wiberg, Stijn Temmerman, Stefano Lanzoni, Neil K. Ganju, Luca Carniello and Glenn R. Guntenspergen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Sergio Fagherazzi

190 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Coastal eutrophication as a driver of salt marsh loss

2012 801 citations Sergio Fagherazzi et al. profile →
Overestimation of marsh vulnerability to sea level rise

2016 573 citations Matthew L. Kirwan, Stijn Temmerman et al. profile →
Numerical models of salt marsh evolution: Ecological, geomorphic, and climatic factors

2011 552 citations Sergio Fagherazzi, Matthew L. Kirwan et al. Reviews of Geophysics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sergio Fagherazzi United States	57	8.7k	7.2k	2.9k	1.3k	1.3k	196	10.3k
Stijn Temmerman Belgium	51	9.3k 1.1×	7.0k 1.0×	2.8k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	170	10.5k
Matthew L. Kirwan United States	44	8.8k 1.0×	6.0k 0.8×	2.9k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	1.8k 1.4×	115	9.9k
Donald R. Cahoon United States	52	9.5k 1.1×	5.8k 0.8×	3.6k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	3.0k 2.3×	104	11.9k
Mead A. Allison United States	50	4.5k 0.5×	3.8k 0.5×	3.2k 1.1×	2.4k 1.8×	1.0k 0.8×	144	8.0k
Andrea D’Alpaos Italy	39	5.3k 0.6×	4.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	569 0.4×	670 0.5×	125	6.0k
Shu Gao China	46	4.2k 0.5×	4.5k 0.6×	3.0k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	839 0.6×	294	7.7k
Edward J. Anthony France	45	3.5k 0.4×	4.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	667 0.5×	689 0.5×	185	6.0k
H.J. de Vriend Netherlands	43	4.9k 0.6×	4.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	820 0.6×	854 0.6×	113	6.5k
Björn Kjerfve United States	40	4.2k 0.5×	2.2k 0.3×	1.1k 0.4×	2.4k 1.8×	1.9k 1.5×	123	7.0k
Patricia L. Wiberg United States	41	4.0k 0.5×	3.4k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	507 0.4×	72	5.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sergio Fagherazzi

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20 of 20 papers shown

Canestrelli, Alberto, et al.. (2025). An Analytical Solution for Watershed Delineation in a Marsh Platform Drained by Tidal Creeks. Water Resources Research. 61(3). 1 indexed citations

Michael, Holly A., et al.. (2024). Initial soil moisture and soil texture control the impact of storm surges in coastal forests. The Science of The Total Environment. 953. 175911–175911. 3 indexed citations

Zou, Tao, et al.. (2024). Particle Size Distribution Slope Changes along the Yellow River Delta Observed from Sentinel 3A/B OLCI Images. Remote Sensing. 16(6). 938–938.

Donatelli, Carmine, Xiaohe Zhang, Marc Simard, et al.. (2024). Coupling numerical models of deltaic wetlands with AirSWOT, UAVSAR, and AVIRIS-NG remote sensing data. Biogeosciences. 21(1). 241–260. 5 indexed citations

Xu, Fan, Zeng Zhou, Sergio Fagherazzi, et al.. (2024). Anomalous scaling of branching tidal networks in global coastal wetlands and mudflats. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9700–9700. 5 indexed citations

Dai, Zhijun, et al.. (2023). Image-based machine learning for monitoring the dynamics of deltaic islands in the Atchafalaya River Delta Complex between 1991 and 2019. Journal of Hydrology. 623. 129814–129814. 9 indexed citations

Dai, Zhijun, et al.. (2023). Large‐scale sedimentary shift induced by a mega‐dam in deltaic flats. Sedimentology. 71(4). 1084–1112. 12 indexed citations

Fagherazzi, Sergio, et al.. (2022). Fetch and distance from the bay control accretion and erosion patterns in Terrebonne marshes (Louisiana, USA). Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 47(6). 1455–1465. 12 indexed citations

Gourgue, Olivier, Jim van Belzen, Christian Schwarz, et al.. (2022). Biogeomorphic modeling to assess the resilience of tidal-marsh restoration to sea level rise and sediment supply. Earth Surface Dynamics. 10(3). 531–553. 40 indexed citations

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Zhao, Bingxue, Yongxue Liu, Yongxue Liu, et al.. (2021). Stability evaluation of tidal flats based on time-series satellite images: A case study of the Jiangsu central coast, China. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 264. 107697–107697. 18 indexed citations

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Gourgue, Olivier, Jim van Belzen, Christian Schwarz, et al.. (2021). Biogeomorphic modeling to assess resilience of tidal marsh restoration to sea level rise and sediment supply. Institutional Repository University of Antwerp (University of Antwerp). 7 indexed citations

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Fagherazzi, Sergio, G. Mariotti, Nicoletta Leonardi, et al.. (2020). Salt Marsh Dynamics in a Period of Accelerated Sea Level Rise. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface. 125(8). 143 indexed citations

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Donatelli, Carmine, Tarandeep S. Kalra, Sergio Fagherazzi, Xiaohe Zhang, & Nicoletta Leonardi. (2020). Dynamics of Marsh‐Derived Sediments in Lagoon‐Type Estuaries. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface. 125(12). 10 indexed citations

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Rollinson, Christine R., et al.. (2018). Declining Radial Growth Response of Coastal Forests to Hurricanes and Nor'easters. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 123(3). 832–849. 39 indexed citations

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Nardin, William, Laurel G. Larsen, Sergio Fagherazzi, & Patricia L. Wiberg. (2018). Tradeoffs among hydrodynamics, sediment fluxes and vegetation community in the Virginia Coast Reserve, USA. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 210. 98–108. 39 indexed citations

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Donatelli, Carmine, Neil K. Ganju, Xiaohe Zhang, Sergio Fagherazzi, & Nicoletta Leonardi. (2018). Salt Marsh Loss Affects Tides and the Sediment Budget in Shallow Bays. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface. 123(10). 2647–2662. 57 indexed citations

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Donnelly, Jeffrey P., et al.. (2018). Intense Storms Increase the Stability of Tidal Bays. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(11). 5491–5500. 44 indexed citations

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Nardin, William, Douglas A. Edmonds, & Sergio Fagherazzi. (2016). Influence of vegetation on spatial patterns of sediment deposition in deltaic islands during flood. Advances in Water Resources. 93. 236–248. 77 indexed citations

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Fagherazzi, Sergio, Matthew L. Kirwan, Simon M. Mudd, et al.. (2011). Numerical models of salt marsh evolution: Ecological, geomorphic, and climatic factors. Reviews of Geophysics. 50(1). 552 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mariotti, G., Sergio Fagherazzi, Patricia L. Wiberg, et al.. (2010). Influence of storm surges and sea level on shallow tidal basin erosive processes. AGUFM. 2010. 3 indexed citations

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