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Soils and Rocks
H-index 6

Soils and Rocks

1980-9743

Published by: SciELO

https://www.scielo.br/j/soiroc/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 496 19 16 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 26
Documents by Best Scientists*: 28
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 16
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.313
Impact Factor: N/A

Top Publications

  • New modeling approach for tunnels under complex ground and loading conditions

    Osvaldo Paiva Magalhães Vitali;Tarcisio Barreto Celestino;Antonio Bobet

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Myths and misconceptions related to unsaturated soil mechanics

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • Thermo-energy performance of neighbouring energy piles

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Analytical and numerical methods for prediction of the bearing capacity of shallow foundations in unsaturated soils

    Sai K. Vanapalli;Won-Taek Oh

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Tunnel Misalignment with Geostatic Principal Stress Directions in Anisotropic Rock Masses

    Osvaldo Paiva Magalhães Vitali;Tarcisio Barreto Celestino;Antonio Bobet

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Forks in the road: decisions that have shaped and will shape the teaching and practice of geotechnical engineering

    (2024)
    2 Citations
  • FEM modeling requirements for accurate analysis of highly nonlinear shallow tunnels

    (2024)
    1 Citations
  • An international initiative on geosynthetic education

    (2023)
    1 Citations
  • Investigating the Martian soil at the InSight landing site

    (2024)
    1 Citations
  • Overconsolidated flysch-type clays. Engineering considerations for the Strait of Gibraltar tunnel project

    (2023)
    1 Citations

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