Most cited papers in Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
What are the most cited papers in Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics?
The most cited paper in Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics is "A discrete numerical model for granular assemblies" (Peter A. Cundall, Otto D. L. Strack, 1979), with 17,351 citations. Next come "A bonded-particle model for rock" (5,046) and "Simplified Procedure for Evaluating Soil Liquefaction Potential" (2,940).
Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 627 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A discrete numerical model for granular assemblies Peter A. Cundall, Otto D. L. Strack · Géotechnique | Mar 1979 | 17,351 |
| 2 | A bonded-particle model for rock D.O. Potyondy, Peter A. Cundall · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences | Dec 2004 | 5,046 |
| 3 | Simplified Procedure for Evaluating Soil Liquefaction Potential H. Bolton Seed, Izzat M. Idriss · Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division | Sep 1971 | 2,940 |
| 4 | The strength and dilatancy of sands Malcolm D. Bolton · Géotechnique | Mar 1986 | 2,738 |
| 5 | A constitutive model for partially saturated soils Eduardo Alonso Pérez de Ágreda, Antonio Gens, Alejandro Josa · Géotechnique | Sep 1990 | 2,491 |
| 6 | Shear Modulus and Damping in Soils: Design Equations and Curves Bobby Ott Hardin, Vincent P. Drnevich · Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division | Jul 1972 | 2,292 |
| 7 | Liquefaction Resistance of Soils: Summary Report from the 1996 NCEER and 1998 NCEER/NSF Workshops on Evaluation of Liquefaction Resistance of Soils T. Leslie Youd et al. · Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering | Oct 2001 | 2,008 |
| 8 | A state parameter for sands Ken Been, Michael G. Jefferies · Géotechnique | Jun 1985 | 1,974 |
| 9 | Liquefaction and flow failure during earthquakes Kenji Ishihara · Géotechnique | Sep 1993 | 1,850 |
| 10 | Effect of Soil Plasticity on Cyclic Response Mladen Vučetić, Ricardo Dobry · Journal of Geotechnical Engineering | 1991 | 1,847 |
| 11 | On the compressibility and shear strength of natural clays John Boscawen Burland · Géotechnique | Sep 1990 | 1,754 |
| 12 | The stress-dilatancy relation for static equilibrium of an assembly of particles in contact Peter W. Rowe · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 9 Oct 1962 | 1,652 |
| 13 | Particle Shape Effects on Packing Density, Stiffness, and Strength: Natural and Crushed Sands Gye-Chun Cho, Jake Dodds, Juan Carlos Santamarina · Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering | 17 Apr 2006 | 1,619 |
| 14 | Crushing of Soil Particles Bobby Ott Hardin · Journal of Geotechnical Engineering | Oct 1985 | 1,382 |
| 15 | Seismic design and analysis of underground structures Youssef M. A. Hashash, Jeffrey J. Hook, Birger Schmidt et al. · Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology | Oct 2001 | 1,377 |
| 16 | Influence of SPT Procedures in Soil Liquefaction Resistance Evaluations H. Bolton Seed, Kohji Tokimatsu, L. F. Harder et al. · Journal of Geotechnical Engineering | Dec 1985 | 1,337 |
| 17 | XLVI. A theory of the plastic distortion of a polycrystalline aggregate under combined stresses. J.F.W. Bishop, R. Hill · The London Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science | Apr 1951 | 1,317 |
| 18 | Unsaturated Soil Mechanics. Markus Berli, Dani Or · Vadose Zone Journal | May 2005 | 1,268 |
| 19 | Correlation for Design of Laterally Loaded Piles in Soft Clay Hudson Matlock · Offshore Technology Conference | 21 Apr 1970 | 1,217 |
| 20 | Elastic Wave Velocities in Granular Soils Bobby Ott Hardin, F. E. Richart · Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division | Feb 1963 | 1,194 |
| 21 | Associated and non-associated visco-plasticity and plasticity in soil mechanics Olgierd Cecil Zienkiewicz, Chris Humpheson, R. W. Lewis · Géotechnique | Dec 1975 | 1,188 |
| 22 | A Method of analysis of the Stability of Embankments Assuming Parallel Inter-Slice Forces E Spencer · Géotechnique | Mar 1967 | 1,177 |
| 23 | Limit Analysis and Soil Plasticity Danny K. McCook · Soil Science Society of America Journal | Jul 1976 | 1,162 |
| 24 | Physics of the Granular State Heinrich M. Jaeger, Sidney R. Nagel · Science | 20 Mar 1992 | 1,136 |
| 25 | Moduli and Damping Factors for Dynamic Analyses of Cohesionless Soils H. Bolton Seed, Robert T. Wong, I. M. Idriss et al. · Journal of Geotechnical Engineering | Nov 1986 | 1,112 |
| 26 | Grain flow as a fluid-mechanical phenomenon Peter K. Haff · Journal of Fluid Mechanics | Sep 1983 | 1,097 |
| 27 | Hyperbolic Stress-Strain Response: Cohesive Soils Robert L. Kondner · Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division | Feb 1963 | 1,054 |
| 28 | Interpretation of cone penetration tests — a unified approach Peter K. Robertson · Canadian Geotechnical Journal | Nov 2009 | 1,034 |
| 29 | Simple Plasticity Sand Model Accounting for Fabric Change Effects Yannis F. Dafalias, Majid T. Manzari · Journal of Engineering Mechanics | 17 May 2004 | 1,020 |
| 30 | Suction Stress Characteristic Curve for Unsaturated Soil Ning Lu, William J. Likos · Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering | 17 Jan 2006 | 1,007 |
| 31 | Some Aspects of Effective Stress in Saturated and Partly Saturated Soils Alan W. Bishop, Geoffrey E. Blight · Géotechnique | Sep 1963 | 987 |
| 32 | The growth of slip surfaces in the progressive failure of over-consolidated clay Andrew Clennel Palmer, JAMES R. RICE · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 3 Apr 1973 | 983 |
| 33 | The general and congruent effects of structure in natural soils and weak rocks Serge Leroueil, P. R. Vaughan · Géotechnique | Sep 1990 | 969 |
| 34 | Breakage mechanics—Part I: Theory Itai Einav · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids | 6 Jan 2007 | 953 |
| 35 | Engineering Geology of Norwegian Normally-Consolidated Marine Clays as Related to Settlements of Buildings Laurits Bjerrum · Géotechnique | Jun 1967 | 930 |
| 36 | Evaluation of Liquefaction Potential Using Field Performance Data H. Bolton Seed, I. M. Idriss, Ignacio Arango · Journal of Geotechnical Engineering | Mar 1983 | 930 |
| 37 | Reproducing Kernel Particle Methods for large deformation analysis of non-linear structures Jiun-Shyan Chen, Chunhui Pan, Cheng-Tang Wu et al. · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering | Dec 1996 | 913 |
| 38 | The thickness of shear bands in granular materials H.‐B. Mühlhaus, I. Vardoulakis · Géotechnique | Sep 1987 | 904 |
| 39 | Residual strength of clays in landslides, folded strata and the laboratory Alec Westley Skempton · Géotechnique | Mar 1985 | 903 |
| 40 | Bimodal Character of Stress Transmission in Granular Packings Farhang Radjaï, Dietrich E. Wolf, Jean Michel et al. · Physical Review Letters | 5 Jan 1998 | 900 |
| 41 | Liquefaction Resistance of Soils from Shear-Wave Velocity Ronald D. Andrus, Kenneth H. Stokoe · Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering | Nov 2000 | 896 |
| 42 | A review on the angle of repose of granular materials Hamzah M. B. Al-Hashemi, Omar S. Baghabra Al‐Amoudi · Powder Technology | 27 Feb 2018 | 895 |
| 43 | Similitude for Shaking Table Tests on Soil-Structure-Fluid Model in 1g Gravitational Field Susumu Iai · SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS | Mar 1989 | 894 |
| 44 | Analysis of Deformation of Vertically Loaded Piles Mark Felton Randolph, C. Peter Wroth · Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division | Dec 1978 | 893 |
| 45 | Water escape structures in coarse‐grained sediments Donald R. Lowe · Sedimentology | May 1975 | 888 |
| 46 | Shear Modulus and Damping in Soils: Measurement and Parameter Effects (Terzaghi Leture) Bobby Ott Hardin, Vincent P. Drnevich · Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division | Jun 1972 | 888 |
| 47 | Bearing Capacity and Settlement of Pile Foundations George Geoffrey Meyerhof · Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division | Mar 1976 | 886 |
| 48 | A critical state two-surface plasticity model for sands Majid T. Manzari, Yannis F. Dafalias · Géotechnique | Apr 1997 | 884 |
| 49 | Yielding of Clays in States Wetter than Critical K. H. Roscoe, A. N. Schofield, A. Thurairajah · Géotechnique | Sep 1963 | 883 |
| 50 | A Micromechanical Description of Granular Material Behavior J. Christoffersen, Morteza M. Mehrabadi, Sia Nemat‐Nasser · Journal of Applied Mechanics | Jun 1981 | 882 |
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