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Geotechnics (United Kingdom)

In research, Geotechnics (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,890 of 17,446 worldwide), Engineering (#4,609 of 9,532 worldwide) and Civil and Structural Engineering (#889 of 1,663 worldwide), over all time.

geotechnics.co.ukROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#19,885
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,000
of 1,844
Research works
416
▼ 55% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
4.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
9%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Geotechnics (United Kingdom)

What is Geotechnics (United Kingdom) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #5,890 of 17,446 7.6%386
EngineeringField #4,609 of 9,532 7.8%324
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #889 of 1,663 8.9%186

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Geotechnics (United Kingdom) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Geotechnics (United Kingdom) work in?

In all years, 93% of research at Geotechnics (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (78%), Environmental Science (7%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (3%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 386 fractional works · 92.8% of its workEngineering: 324 fractional works · 78.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 186 fractional works · 44.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 41 fractional works · 9.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 27 fractional works · 6.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 12 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 31 fractional works · 7.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 13 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnatomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKGeotechnics(United Kingdom)416fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences93%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering32478.0%
    2. Environmental Science317.4%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences143.5%
    4. Computer Science51.1%
    5. Materials Science40.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy30.8%
    7. Energy30.8%
    8. Chemistry10.2%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Arts and Humanities51.2%
    2. Social Sciences40.9%
    3. Decision Sciences30.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting20.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    6. Psychology00.0%
    1. Medicine92.2%
    2. Health Professions20.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology20.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 1.60× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.34× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.98× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.16× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences5.34×2 works
  2. Environmental Science4.16×4 works
  3. Engineering3.98×12 works
  4. Chemical Engineering1.60×0 works
  5. Energy0.76×0 works
  6. Decision Sciences0.58×0 works
  7. Computer Science0.43×1 works
  8. Materials Science0.36×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.29×0 works
  10. Chemistry0.27×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.17×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.13×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Geotechnics (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the quality score, Ian M. Nettleton, G B Card and David Tonks lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geotechnics (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Ian M. Nettleton United Kingdom · #3,275,165 worldwide 115 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 G B Card United Kingdom · #4,267,198 worldwide 58 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 David Tonks United Kingdom · #4,337,300 worldwide 31 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Stephan A. Jefferis United Kingdom · #4,764,163 worldwide 765 citations · 75 works
  5. 5 Martin Preene United Kingdom · #5,098,428 worldwide 620 citations · 87 works
All ranked researchers at Geotechnics (United Kingdom)

What are the most cited papers from Geotechnics (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from Geotechnics (United Kingdom) is "Retaining structures: displacement and design" (Brian Simpson, 1992), with 233 citations. Next come "Grading evolution and critical state in a discrete numerical model of Fontainebleau sand" (156) and "Comparison of finite-element limit analysis and strength reduction techniques" (143).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Retaining structures: displacement and design Brian Simpson · Géotechnique Dec 1992 233
2 Grading evolution and critical state in a discrete numerical model of Fontainebleau sand Matteo Oryem Ciantia, Marcos Arroyo, Catherine O’Sullivan et al. · Géotechnique Open access 3 Apr 2018 156
3 Comparison of finite-element limit analysis and strength reduction techniques Franz Tschuchnigg, Helmut Schweiger, Scott William Sloan et al. · Géotechnique 19 Mar 2015 143
4 On the compression behaviour of reconstituted soils B. Shipton, Matthew Richard Coop · SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS Open access Aug 2012 123
5 Friction Coefficients for Piles in Sands and Silts Richard James Jardine, Barry M. Lehane, S. J. Everton · Advances in underwater technology, ocean science and offshore engineering Book chapter 1993 101
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Geotechnics (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Finite Element Analysis, Material Properties, Soil Properties, Structural Health Monitoring, Construction, Civil Engineering and Bridge Engineering.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainable Development50▲ 11×10 topics
  2. Finite Element Analysis46▲ 47×8 topics
  3. Material Properties45▲ 83×5 topics
  4. Soil Properties44▲ 69×3 topics
  5. Structural Health Monitoring44▲ 103×3 topics
  6. Construction42▲ 96×3 topics
  7. Civil Engineering42▲ 161×2 topics
  8. Bridge Engineering40▲ 573×1 topic
  9. Geotechnical Design40▲ 573×1 topic
  10. Reliability Analysis40▲ 96×2 topics
  11. Spatial Variability39▲ 187×2 topics
  12. Probabilistic Methods38▲ 355×1 topic
  13. Slope Stability Analysis38▲ 355×1 topic
  14. Liquefaction36▲ 114×2 topics
  15. Tunnel36▲ 114×2 topics
  16. Risk Assessment33▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Numerical Simulation29▲ 21×7 topics
  18. Soil Reinforcement28▲ 124×2 topics
  19. Geosynthetics26▲ 152×2 topics
  20. Fiber Reinforcement25▲ 122×1 topic
  21. Stone Columns25▲ 177×1 topic
  22. Analysis21▲ 46×3 topics
  23. Geological Conditions20▲ 87×3 topics
  24. Performance Prediction20▲ 83×1 topic
  25. Pipeline20▲ 51×2 topics
  26. TBM20▲ 217×1 topic
  27. Rock Mechanics19▲ 43×4 topics
  28. Earthquake19▲ 87×1 topic
  29. Seismic19▲ 87×1 topic
  30. GIS-based Modeling18▲ 56×2 topics
  31. Remote Sensing18▲ 3.9×14 topics
  32. Cementitious17▲ 171×1 topic
  33. Grouting17▲ 171×1 topic
  34. Liquefaction Resistance15▲ 163×1 topic
  35. Particle Shape Effects15▲ 163×1 topic
  36. Geotechnical Engineering14▲ 65×4 topics
  37. Structural Analysis14▲ 22×4 topics
  38. Hydraulic Conductivity14▲ 68×2 topics
  39. Hazard13▲ 57×1 topic
  40. Landslide13▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does Geotechnics (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, Groundwater flow and contamination studies, Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis.

Geotechnical Engineering…2Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 2 fractional worksGroundwater flow and contamination studies: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering: 1 fractional worksLandslides and related h…1Landslides and related hazards: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics: 0 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow: 0 fractional worksGeological Modeling and Analysis: 0 fractional worksCivil and Structural Engineering Research: 0 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityMechanics of Materials2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Groundwater flow and contamination studies Environmental Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  6. 6 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  7. 7 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 0 works
  10. 10 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available8.9%not open91.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.2%domestic only81.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Geotechnics (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 55% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Geotechnics (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Geotechnics (United Kingdom)0.000037% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Geotechnics (United Kingdom) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%Geotechnics (United Kingdom)10.3% in 2014all institutions10.0% in 20142010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.9% in 2012.

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