Geomechanics and Geoengineering

Top Research Topics at Geomechanics and Geoengineering?

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Geotechnical engineering, Structural engineering, Soil water, Finite element method and Bearing capacity. Geomechanics and Geoengineering focuses on Geotechnical engineering but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Expansive clay and Constitutive equation. The concepts on Expansive clay presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Swell and Swelling.

The journal explores research in Structural engineering and the adjacent study of Numerical analysis. Research on Soil water presented in the journal concerns the broader topic of Soil science.

• Geotechnical engineering (62.48%)
• Structural engineering (18.39%)
• Soil water (12.01%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Buckling force chains in dense granular assemblies: physical and numerical experiments (100 citations)
• Bearing capacity of foundations on slopes (93 citations)
• The prediction of equivalent granular steady state line of loose sand with fines (79 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Geomechanics and Geoengineering:

The main points discussed in the journal publications deal with Geotechnical engineering, Structural engineering, Shear (geology), Stiffness and Consolidation (soil). The studies on Geotechnical engineering discussed at the most cited publications can also contribute to research in the domains of Finite element method and Shear modulus. The published papers address concerns in Stiffness which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Plasticity, Stress (mechanics), Distribution (mathematics), Limit (mathematics) and Pore water pressure.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Composite material
• Thermodynamics
• Structural engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Geomechanics and Geoengineering was organized to reinforce research efforts on Geotechnical engineering, Soil water, Bearing capacity, Composite material and Finite element method. Geotechnical engineering and Expansive clay are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal. The research on Expansive clay featured in Geomechanics and Geoengineering combines topics in other fields like Swell, Lime and Water content.

The Soil water works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Cement and Shallow foundation. The Bearing capacity study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Rock mass classification. While it focused on Finite element method, it was also able to explore topics like Layer (electronics) and Upper and lower bounds.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Estimating the efficiency of the sandy soils-cement based grout interactions from Particle size distribution (PSD) (21 citations)
• Spectral bearing capacity analysis of strip footings under pseudo-dynamic excitation (6 citations)
• Evaluation of the pseudo-dynamic bearing capacity of surface footings on cohesionless soils using finite element lower bound limit analysis (5 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Geomechanics and Geoengineering (based on the number of publications) are:

• Devendra Singh (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
• B. R. Phanikumar (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Buddhima Indraratna (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
• T. G. Sitharam (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Hai-Sui Yu (7 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Geomechanics and Geoengineering (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Nottingham (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Indian Institute of Science (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Islamic Azad University (14 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• VIT University (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 11.11% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.59% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 19.32% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.05% of all publications and 42.05% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.