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Geomechanik und Tunnelbau
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Geomechanik und Tunnelbau

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Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 529 8 12 5

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Number of Best Scientists*: 21
Documents by Best Scientists*: 27
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 25
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.182
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Geomechanik Und Tunnelbau?

Geomechanik Und Tunnelbau mainly deals with areas of study such as Geotechnical engineering, Civil engineering, Humanities, Mechanical engineering and Geomorphology. The study on Geotechnical engineering presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Quantum tunnelling. While Geomechanik Und Tunnelbau focused on Humanities, it was also able to explore topics like New Austrian Tunnelling method and Electrical engineering.

The research on Excavation discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Mining engineering.

  • Geotechnical engineering (20.33%)
  • Civil engineering (16.30%)
  • Humanities (13.26%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Hard Rock TBM Cutterhead Modeling for Design and Performance Prediction (81 citations)
  • Classification of the abrasiveness of soil and rock (56 citations)
  • Factors Influencing Disc Cutter Wear (49 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Geomechanik Und Tunnelbau:

The published papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Geotechnical engineering, Mechanical engineering, Humanities, Structural engineering and Electrical engineering. The most cited papers explore issues in Geotechnical engineering which can be linked to other research areas like Swelling pressure, Large diameter and Forensic engineering. The most cited papers focus on Electrical engineering but also tackle concerns of closely connected disciplines like

  • Drilling and related Mining engineering,
  • Geomorphology together with Tunnel construction..

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

  • Mechanical engineering
  • Civil engineering
  • Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Geotechnical engineering, Mining engineering, Base (topology), Landslide and Long term monitoring. The featured Geotechnical engineering works encompass concepts such as Rock mechanics and Ground freezing and examines them in conjunction with Term (time) and Suez canal. Some problems in Rock mechanics that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Extensometer, Human settlement, Face (geometry), Surface (mathematics) and Quantum tunnelling.

The studies in Mining engineering featured incorporate elements of Gas pipeline and Power station. In addition to Base (topology) research, it aims to explore topics under Civil engineering, Tunnel construction and Section (archaeology). Some problems in Landslide that were presented in Geomechanik Und Tunnelbau overlapped with concepts under Observational method, Piezometer and Soil mechanics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Rodundwerk I, new headrace system – Concept and realization (1 citations)
  • Long‐term monitoring of visually not inspectable tunnel linings using fibre optic sensing (1 citations)
  • Long-term monitoring of railway tunnels (1 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.

The top authors publishing in Geomechanik Und Tunnelbau (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Robert Galler (52 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Wulf Schubert (40 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Bernd Moritz (37 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Kurosch Thuro (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ulrich Maidl (16 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Geomechanik Und Tunnelbau (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Graz University of Technology (79 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Leoben (33 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Ruhr University Bochum (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Technische Universität München (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Vienna University of Technology (23 papers) absent at the last 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, 81.25% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 77.78% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.11% of all publications and 0.00% 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.

Top Publications

  • Anticipating an imminent large rock slope failure at the Hochvogel (Allgäu Alps)

    Johannes Leinauer;Benjamin Jacobs;Michael Krautblatter

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Tunnel geothermics – A review

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • Bewertung von Sinter und deren Bildungsbedingungen in Tunnelbauwerken der ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG – Ein Teilprojekt der Task Force Drainage

    Stefanie Eichinger;Albrecht Leis;Ronny Boch;Christian Seywald

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Automated geological model updates during TBM operation – An approach based on probabilistic machine learning concepts

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Use of green inhibitors for hardness stabilisation of tunnel drainage systems

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Scale formation processes – State of knowledge and current challenges

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Deep seated gravitational slope deformation of the southern Heinzenberg (Grison, Switzerland)

    Julian Osten;Jan Küppers;Anja Dufresne;Andreas Huwiler

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Soft sedimentary rocks and their boreability characteristics in mechanised tunnelling projects

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • Permafrost rocks and high-alpine infrastructure: Interrelated, interconnected, interacting

    Regina Pläsken;Markus Keuschnig;Michael Krautblatter

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • Debris flows at Illgraben, Switzerland – From seismic wiggles to machine learning

    (2022)
    1 Citations

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