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Geotechnical Testing Journal
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Geotechnical Testing Journal

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 317 53 87 11
Engineering and Technology 681 64 103 12
Environmental Sciences 793 10 10 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 97
Documents by Best Scientists*: 134
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 75
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.518
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Geotechnical Testing Journal?

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Geotechnical engineering, Soil test, Soil water, Soil mechanics and Water content. The journal holds forums on Geotechnical engineering that merges themes from other disciplines such as Shear (geology), Triaxial shear test and Structural engineering. It explores issues in Shear (geology) which can be linked to other research areas like Shearing (physics) and Shear stress.

Pile and Stiffness are all areas of Structural engineering tackled in it. The Soil test study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Mineralogy. The studies in Soil water featured incorporate elements of Silt, Permeability (earth sciences) and Suction.

While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Water content, it also covered topics in Moisture and Compaction. The main emphasis of Geotechnical Testing Journal is the subject of Consolidation (soil), focusing on Oedometer test.

  • Geotechnical engineering (97.09%)
  • Soil test (19.21%)
  • Soil water (18.94%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Preparing Test Specimens Using Undercompaction (732 citations)
  • ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF TIRE CHIPS AND SOIL MIXTURES (285 citations)
  • Measurement of Shear Waves in Laboratory Specimens by Means of Piezoelectric Transducers (278 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Geotechnical Testing Journal:

The published articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Geotechnical engineering, Soil test, Soil water, Soil mechanics and Triaxial shear test. Shear (geology), Direct shear test and Mineralogy are some topics wherein Geotechnical engineering research discussed in the most cited articles has an impact. The published papers hold forums on Soil water that merge themes from other disciplines such as Kaolinite and Permeability (earth sciences).

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

  • Composite material
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Thermodynamics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates areas of study like Geotechnical engineering, Soil water, Rheology, Plasticity and Mechanics. Geotechnical Testing Journal focuses on Geotechnical engineering but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Vibration, Trapped air and Displacement (vector). While the journal focused on Soil water, it was also able to explore topics like Characterization (materials science) and Void ratio.

Rheology research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Chemical engineering, Grain size and Contact area. Plasticity research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Shrinkage, Fly ash, Degree of saturation and Water content. Topics in Mechanics explored in Geotechnical Testing Journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Hydraulic fracturing, Hydraulic head, Head (vessel) and Permeability (earth sciences).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Reappraisal of Fall-Cone Flow Curve for Soil Plasticity Determinations (1 citations)
  • A Modified Triaxial Apparatus for Soils under High-Frequency, Low-Amplitude Vibrations (0 citations)
  • Determination of Dispersive Erosion Resistance in Fine-Grained Soils with Newly Developed Test Equipment (0 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 Geotechnical Testing Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Thomas C. Sheahan (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert P. Chapuis (34 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Asuri Sridharan (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • L David Suits (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harianto Rahardjo (20 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 Geotechnical Testing Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • École Polytechnique de Montréal (27 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • China University of Mining and Technology (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nanyang Technological University (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (21 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 2022 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.38% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.38% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.69% of all publications and 61.54% 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

  • Centrifuge Modeling of the Impact of Local and Global Scour Erosion on the Monotonic Lateral Response of a Monopile in Sand

    Q Li;L. J. Prendergast;A. Askarinejad;G. Chortis

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Assessment of Three-Dimensional Printing of Granular Media for Geotechnical Applications

    O. Adamidis;S. Alber;I. Anastasopoulos

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Salinity Assessment for Salted Soil Considering Both Dissolved and Precipitated Salts

    Zi Ying;Myriam Duc;Yu-Jun Cui;Nadia Benahmed

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Laboratory tests on mitigation of soil liquefaction using microbial induced desaturation and precipitation

    Liya Wang;Liya Wang;Leon van Paassen;Yunqi Gao;Jia He

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Dynamic Response of Segmental Lining Tunnel

    Juntao Chen;Yong Yuan;Haitao Yu;Haitao Yu

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Physical Modeling of Coupled Thermohydraulic Behavior of Compacted MX80 Bentonite during Heating

    (2022)
    16 Citations
  • Reappraisal of Fall-Cone Flow Curve for Soil Plasticity Determinations

    Amin Soltani;Brendan C. O’Kelly

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • The Hydraulic Properties of Aquabeads Considering Forchheimer Flow and Local Heterogeneity

    (2022)
    15 Citations

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