Geotechnique Letters

Top Research Topics at Geotechnique Letters?

The foci of the journal are Geotechnical engineering, Composite material, Soil water, Mechanics and Structural engineering. Geotechnique Letters holds forums on Geotechnical engineering that merges themes from other disciplines such as Shear (geology) and Stress (mechanics). In particular, the Composite material works presented emphasize discussions on Ultimate tensile strength.

It focuses on Soil water as well as the interrelated topic of Partial saturation. Studies on Mechanics discussed in Geotechnique Letters link to the field of Granular material. The journal focuses on Bearing capacity research which is adjacent to topics in Foundation (engineering).

• Geotechnical engineering (54.20%)
• Composite material (12.79%)
• Soil water (11.26%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Experimental micro-mechanics of granular media studied by x-ray tomography: Recent results and challenges (79 citations)
• 3D assessment of fracture of sand particles using discrete element method (76 citations)
• Centrifuge modelling of energy piles subjected to heating and cooling cycles in clay (64 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Geotechnique Letters:

The journal articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Geotechnical engineering, Mechanics, Soil water, Shear (geology) and Composite material. The most cited articles center on topics in Geotechnical engineering, with a focus on Bearing capacity. The most cited articles hold forums on Composite material that merge themes from other disciplines such as Fractal dimension, Fractal and Mineralogy.

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

• Composite material
• Thermodynamics
• Geotechnical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates studies in Geotechnical engineering, Composite material, Mechanics, Soil science and Bearing capacity. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Geotechnical engineering, apply to Soil water as well. The featured Composite material works encompass concepts such as Ultimate tensile strength, Stiffness, Wetting and Polymer and examines them in conjunction with Energy based.

While Mechanics is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Compaction, Kinematic hardening and Void ratio. The journal explores issues in Soil science which can be linked to other research areas like Pore size and Shrinkage. Topics in Bearing capacity explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Point (geometry) and Foundation (engineering).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Simplified effective stress simulation of shear wave propagation in saturated granular soils (10 citations)
• Relating physical properties to temperature-induced damage in carbonate rocks (4 citations)
• Failure envelopes of pile groups under inclined and eccentric load (2 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 Geotechnique Letters (based on the number of publications) are:

• Charles Wang Wai Ng (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Gioacchino Viggiani (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Jean-Michel Pereira (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Edward Andò (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Glenn R. McDowell (8 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 Geotechnique Letters (based on the number of publications) are:

• Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• University of Western Australia (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• China University of Mining and Technology (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Grenoble (10 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Hohai University (7 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, 7.32% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.68% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.26% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 39.47% of all publications and 31.58% 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.