Most cited papers in Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
What are the most cited papers in Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis?
The most cited paper in Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis is "The Varnes classification of landslide types, an update" (Oldrich Hungr, Serge Leroueil, Luciano Picarelli, 2013), with 3,512 citations. Next come "Practical estimates of rock mass strength" (3,398) and "Engineering classification of rock masses for the design of tunnel support" (2,937).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 529 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Varnes classification of landslide types, an update Oldrich Hungr, Serge Leroueil, Luciano Picarelli · Landslides | 29 Nov 2013 | 3,512 |
| 2 | Practical estimates of rock mass strength Evert Hoek, Edwin T. Brown · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences | Dec 1997 | 3,398 |
| 3 | Engineering classification of rock masses for the design of tunnel support Nick R. Barton, R. Lien, Jenny Lunde · Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | Dec 1974 | 2,937 |
| 4 | Landslide hazard evaluation: a review of current techniques and their application in a multi-scale study, Central Italy Fausto Guzzetti, Alberto Carrara, Mauro Cardinali et al. · Geomorphology | Dec 1999 | 2,669 |
| 5 | Slope stability analysis by finite elements D. V. Griffiths, Paul Lane · Géotechnique | Jun 1999 | 2,053 |
| 6 | A state parameter for sands Ken Been, Michael G. Jefferies · Géotechnique | Jun 1985 | 1,974 |
| 7 | Fundamentals of rock joint deformation Stavros Bandis, A.C. Lumsden, Nick R. Barton · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts | Dec 1983 | 1,829 |
| 8 | Landslide risk assessment and management: an overview F.C. Dai, C.F Lee, Y.Y Ngai · Engineering Geology | Apr 2002 | 1,603 |
| 9 | Landslide hazard assessment: summary review and new perspectives P. Aleotti, Robin N. Chowdhury · Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment | Aug 1999 | 1,528 |
| 10 | Materials Today: Proceedings Thy Truc Doan · SSRN Electronic Journal | 2025 | 1,388 |
| 11 | State of the Art: Limit Equilibrium and Finite-Element Analysis of Slopes James Michael Duncan · Journal of Geotechnical Engineering | Jul 1996 | 1,349 |
| 12 | Landslide hazard and risk zonation—why is it still so difficult? C.J. van Westen, Th.W.J. van Asch, R. Soeters · Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment | 15 Dec 2005 | 1,334 |
| 13 | Energy foundations and other thermo-active ground structures H. Brandl · Géotechnique | 24 Feb 2006 | 1,323 |
| 14 | Recommendations for the quantitative analysis of landslide risk Jordi Corominas, C. van Westen, Paolo Frattini et al. · Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment | 22 Nov 2013 | 1,281 |
| 15 | Spatial prediction models for shallow landslide hazards: a comparative assessment of the efficacy of support vector machines, artificial neural networks, kernel logistic regression, and logistic model tree Dieu Tien Bui, Trần Anh Tuấn, Harald Klempe et al. · Landslides | 26 Jan 2015 | 1,269 |
| 16 | Factors of Safety and Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering Julie Duncan · Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering | Apr 2000 | 1,192 |
| 17 | Associated and non-associated visco-plasticity and plasticity in soil mechanics Olgierd Cecil Zienkiewicz, Chris Humpheson, R. W. Lewis · Géotechnique | Dec 1975 | 1,188 |
| 18 | A Method of analysis of the Stability of Embankments Assuming Parallel Inter-Slice Forces E Spencer · Géotechnique | Mar 1967 | 1,177 |
| 19 | Analysis of Ultimate Loads of Shallow Foundations Aleksandar Sedmak Vesić · Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division | 1973 | 1,171 |
| 20 | Slope stability analysis by strength reduction Ethan M. Dawson, Wolfgang H. Roth, Andrew Drescher · Géotechnique | Dec 1999 | 1,156 |
| 21 | Probabilistic Modeling of Soil Profiles Erik H. Vanmarcke · Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division | Nov 1977 | 1,139 |
| 22 | Landslide hazard mapping at Selangor, Malaysia using frequency ratio and logistic regression models Saro Lee, Biswajeet Pradhan · Landslides | 6 Jul 2006 | 1,111 |
| 23 | Probabilistic Slope Stability Analysis by Finite Elements D. V. Griffiths, Gordon A. Fenton · Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering | 19 Apr 2004 | 1,087 |
| 24 | Interpretation of cone penetration tests — a unified approach Peter K. Robertson · Canadian Geotechnical Journal | Nov 2009 | 1,034 |
| 25 | Landslide susceptibility mapping using frequency ratio, logistic regression, artificial neural networks and their comparison: A case study from Kat landslides (Tokat—Turkey) Işık Yılmaz · Computers & Geosciences | 9 Dec 2008 | 992 |
| 26 | Long-Term Stability of Clay Slopes Alec Westley Skempton · Géotechnique | Jun 1964 | 977 |
| 27 | Landslide susceptibility assessment and factor effect analysis: backpropagation artificial neural networks and their comparison with frequency ratio and bivariate logistic regression modelling Biswajeet Pradhan, Saro Lee · Environmental Modelling & Software | 9 Dec 2009 | 971 |
| 28 | Estimating the quality of landslide susceptibility models Fausto Guzzetti, Paola Reichenbach, Francesca Ardizzone et al. · Geomorphology | 23 May 2006 | 967 |
| 29 | A simple and robust three-dimensional cracking-particle method without enrichment Timon Rabczuk, Goangseup Zi, Stéphane Bordas et al. · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering | 13 Apr 2010 | 963 |
| 30 | Cambridge Geotechnical Centrifuge Operations A. N. Schofield · Géotechnique | Sep 1980 | 959 |
| 31 | A comparative study of logistic model tree, random forest, and classification and regression tree models for spatial prediction of landslide susceptibility Wei Chen, Xiaoshen Xie, Jiale Wang et al. · CATENA | 24 Dec 2016 | 940 |
| 32 | GIS-based landslide susceptibility mapping using analytical hierarchy process and bivariate statistics in Ardesen (Turkey): Comparisons of results and confirmations Ali Yalçın · CATENA | 24 Mar 2007 | 940 |
| 33 | Non-Associated Plasticity for Soils, Concrete and Rock P. A. Vermeer | 1998 | 902 |
| 34 | Prediction of undrained shear strength using extreme gradient boosting and random forest based on Bayesian optimization Wengang Zhang, Chongzhi Wu, Haiyi Zhong et al. · Geoscience Frontiers | 25 Mar 2020 | 883 |
| 35 | Landslide susceptibility mapping: A comparison of logistic regression and neural networks methods in a medium scale study, Hendek region (Turkey) Ertan Yeşilnacar, Tamer Topal · Engineering Geology | 22 Mar 2005 | 878 |
| 36 | Finite Element Slope Stability Analysis by Shear Strength Reduction Technique Tamotsu Matsui, Ka‐Ching San · SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS | Mar 1992 | 850 |
| 37 | A method for producing digital probabilistic seismic landslide hazard maps Randall W. Jibson, Edwin L. Harp, John A. Michael · Engineering Geology | Dec 2000 | 816 |
| 38 | Analytical Prediction for Tunneling-Induced Ground Movements in Clays Nanthakumar Loganathan, Harry George Poulos · Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering | Sep 1998 | 800 |
| 39 | A Method of Analysis of the Stability of Embankments Assuming Parallel Inter-Slice Forces Eric Spencer · Géotechnique | Sep 1968 | 791 |
| 40 | A GIS-based comparative study of frequency ratio, analytical hierarchy process, bivariate statistics and logistics regression methods for landslide susceptibility mapping in Trabzon, NE Turkey Ali Yalçın, Selçuk Reis, Arif Çağdaş Aydınoğlu et al. · CATENA | 24 Feb 2011 | 789 |
| 41 | Assessment of damage in mountain tunnels due to the Taiwan Chi-Chi Earthquake W.L. Wang, Tai‐Tien Wang, Junzhou Su et al. · Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology | Jul 2001 | 787 |
| 42 | Significance of Particle Crushing in Granular Materials Poul V. Lade, Jerry A. Yamamuro, Paul A. Bopp · Journal of Geotechnical Engineering | Apr 1996 | 764 |
| 43 | Lower bound limit analysis using finite elements and linear programming Scott William Sloan · International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics | 1988 | 758 |
| 44 | An experimental investigation on thermal damage and failure mechanical behavior of granite after exposure to different high temperature treatments Sheng‐Qi Yang, Pathegama Gamage Ranjith, Hongwen Jing et al. · Geothermics | 6 Oct 2016 | 742 |
| 45 | Sources of Error in Joint Surveys Ruth D. Terzaghi · Géotechnique | Sep 1965 | 732 |
| 46 | Optimal Discretization of Random Fields Chun‐Ching Li, Armen Der Kiureghian · Journal of Engineering Mechanics | Jun 1993 | 731 |
| 47 | Geotechnical stability analysis Scott William Sloan · Géotechnique | 3 May 2013 | 727 |
| 48 | Landslide susceptibility mapping using GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis, support vector machines, and logistic regression Taşkın Kavzoğlu, Emrehan Kutluğ Şahin, İsmail Çölkesen · Landslides | 27 Feb 2013 | 723 |
| 49 | Application of logistic regression model and its validation for landslide susceptibility mapping using GIS and remote sensing data Saro Lee · International Journal of Remote Sensing | Apr 2005 | 716 |
| 50 | Landslide susceptibility estimation by random forests technique: sensitivity and scaling issues Filippo Catani, Daniela Lagomarsino, Samuele Segoni et al. · Natural hazards and earth system sciences | 13 Nov 2013 | 713 |
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