Coastal Engineering

Aims & Scope

Coastal Engineering is an international medium for coastal engineers and scientists.

Combining practical applications with modern technological and scientific approaches, such as mathematical and numerical modelling, laboratory and field observations and experiments, it publishes fundamental studies as well as case studies on the following aspects of coastal, harbour and offshore engineering: waves, currents and sediment transport; coastal, estuarine and offshore morphology; technical and functional design of coastal and harbour structures; morphological and environmental impact of coastal, harbour and offshore structures.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.5

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.309

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	139

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Engineering and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Development and validation of a three-dimensional morphological model

  Citation: 1486

  Authors: G.R., J.A., J.A.T.M., G.S.

• Modelling storm impacts on beaches, dunes and barrier islands

  Citation: 1102

  Authors: Dano, Ad, Ap, Jaap, Robert, Jamie

• Empirical parameterization of setup, swash, and runup

  Citation: 995

  Authors: Hilary F., Rob A., Peter A., Asbury H.

• Numerical modeling of water waves with the SPH method

  Citation: 581

  Authors: R.A., B.D.

• SWASH: An operational public domain code for simulating wave fields and rapidly varied flows in coastal waters

  Citation: 568

  Authors: Marcel, Guus, Pieter

• A new form of the Boussinesq equations with improved linear dispersion characteristics. Part 2. A slowly-varying bathymetry

  Citation: 558

  Authors: Per A., Ole R.

• Modeling hurricane waves and storm surge using integrally-coupled, scalable computations

  Citation: 542

  Authors: J.C., M., J.J., L.H., C., R.A., R.E., J.M., G.S., G.W.

• An empirical model to estimate the propagation of random breaking and nonbreaking waves over vegetation fields

  Citation: 506

  Authors: Fernando J., Inigo J.

• A new form of the Boussinesq equations with improved linear dispersion characteristics

  Citation: 487

  Authors: Per A., Russel, Ole R.

• Realistic wave generation and active wave absorption for Navier–Stokes models

  Citation: 477

  Authors: Pablo, Javier L., Inigo J.

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