2026 Ahmet H. Aydilek: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	32	9614	9200	3448	3192	125	4917

Overview

Ahmet H. Aydilek is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to subfields including Civil and Structural Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Building and Construction, and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality.

The main topics of Ahmet H. Aydilek's work include:

Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
Landfill Environmental Impact Studies
Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
Soil erosion and sediment transport
Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation

Ahmet H. Aydilek has published extensively in various scientific journals, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

Geosynthetics International
The Science of The Total Environment
Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Marine Georesources and Geotechnology

Recent publications by Ahmet H. Aydilek include:

"Mechanical and hydraulic compatibility of RAP with geosynthetics used in MSE walls" (2021), Geosynthetics International
"Measuring soil coverage using image feature descriptors and the decision tree learning algorithm" (2020), Biosystems Engineering
"Geoenvironmental Evaluation of RCA-Stabilized Dredged Marine Sediments as Embankment Material" (2020), Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
"Compost for Permanent Vegetation Establishment and Erosion Control along Highway Embankments" (2021), Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
"Long-term hydraulic performance of geotextiles filtering recycled materials" (2022), Geosynthetics International

Collaborations form an important part of Ahmet H. Aydilek's research network. Frequent coauthors include:

Allen P. Davis
Asli Y. Dayıoglu
Margaret Houlihan
S. C. Ryoo
Dylan Owen

In addition to journal publications, Ahmet H. Aydilek has contributed to book literature. One publication with Transportation Research Board eBooks is titled "Achieving Highway Runoff Volume and Pollutant Reduction Using Vegetated Compost Blankets: A Guide" (2023).

Best Publications

Biogeochemical processes and geotechnical applications: progress, opportunities and challenges

J. T. Dejong;K. Soga;E. Kavazanjian;S. Burns

900
Citations
Stabilization of Organic Soils with Fly Ash

Erdem O. Tastan;Tuncer B. Edil;Craig H. Benson;Ahmet H. Aydilek

386
Citations
Biocalcification of sand through ureolysis

Chiung-Wen Chou;Eric A. Seagren;Ahmet H. Aydilek;Michael Lai

343
Citations
Class F Fly-Ash-Amended Soils as Highway Base Materials

Sunil Arora;Ahmet H. Aydilek

237
Citations
Effects of pH on the leaching mechanisms of elements from fly ash mixed soils

Kanokwan Komonweeraket;Bora Cetin;Ahmet H. Aydilek;Craig H. Benson

198
Citations
Geoenvironmental behavior of foundry sand amended mixtures for highway subbases

Yucel Guney;Ahmet H. Aydilek;M. Melih Demirkan

169
Citations
Stabilization of recycled base materials with high carbon fly ash

Bora Cetin;Ahmet H. Aydilek;Yucel Guney

165
Citations
Laboratory validation of lattice Boltzmann method for modeling pore-scale flow in granular materials

Muhammed E. Kutay;Ahmet H. Aydilek;Eyad Masad

156
Citations
Leaching characteristics of toxic constituents from coal fly ash mixed soils under the influence of pH

Kanokwan Komonweeraket;Bora Cetin;Craig H. Benson;Ahmet H. Aydilek

143
Citations
Laboratory evaluation of geocell-reinforced gravel subbase over poor subgrades

B.F. Tanyu;A.H. Aydilek;A.W. Lau;T.B. Edil

127
Citations
Computational and Experimental Evaluation of Hydraulic Conductivity Anisotropy in Hot-Mix Asphalt

M Emin Kutay;Ahmet H Aydilek;Eyad A Masad;Thomas Harman

113
Citations
Digital Image Analysis to Determine Pore Opening Size Distribution of Nonwoven Geotextiles

Ahmet H. Aydilek;Seyfullah H. Oguz;Tuncer B. Edil

112
Citations
Experimental and numerical analysis of metal leaching from fly ash-amended highway bases

Bora Cetin;Ahmet H. Aydilek;Lin Li

87
Citations
Trace Metal Leaching from Embankment Soils Amended with High-Carbon Fly Ash

Bora Cetin;Ahmet H. Aydilek;Lin Li

77
Citations
Leaching of trace metals from high carbon fly ash stabilized highway base layers

Bora Cetin;Ahmet H. Aydilek;Yucel Guney

69
Citations
Retention performance of geotextile containers confining geomaterials

M. E. Kutay;A. H. Aydilek

65
Citations
Filtration Performance of Woven Geotextiles With Wastewater Treatment Sludge

A.H. Aydilek;T.B. Edil

60
Citations
Dynamic Effects on Moisture Transport in Asphalt Concrete

M. Emin Kutay;Ahmet H. Aydilek

58
Citations
Mechanical and Environmental Suitability of Recycled Concrete Aggregate as a Highway Base Material

Janile O. Bestgen;Mustafa Hatipoglu;Bora Cetin;Ahmet H. Aydilek

54
Citations
Influence of laboratory compaction method on mechanical and hydraulic characteristics of unbound granular base materials

Altan Cetin;Zulkuf Kaya;Bora Cetin;Ahmet H. Aydilek

45
Citations
Leaching of Metals from Fly Ash-Amended Permeable Reactive Barriers

Doina L. Morar;Ahmet H. Aydilek;Eric A. Seagren;M. Melih Demirkan

43
Citations
Utilization of sepiolite materials as a bottom liner material in solid waste landfills

Yucel Guney;Bora Cetin;Ahmet H. Aydilek;Burak F. Tanyu

42
Citations
Constriction Size of Geotextile Filters

Ahmet H. Aydilek;Ahmet H. Aydilek;Ahmet H. Aydilek;Seyfullah H. Oguz;Seyfullah H. Oguz;Seyfullah H. Oguz;Tuncer B. Edil;Tuncer B. Edil;Tuncer B. Edil

41
Citations
pH and fly ash type effect on trace metal leaching from embankment soils

Bora Cetin;Ahmet H. Aydilek

38
Citations
Field Evaluation of a Leachate Collection System Constructed with Scrap Tires

Ahmet H. Aydilek;Edward Tristram Madden;M. Melih Demirkan

34
Citations
CCB-based encapsulation of pyrite for remediation of acid mine drainage.

Sowmya Bulusu;Ahmet H. Aydilek;Neha Rustagi

32
Citations
Preventing Swelling and Decreasing Alkalinity of Steel Slags Used in Highway Infrastructures

Asli Y Dayioglu;Ahmet H Aydilek;Bora Cetin

31
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Allen P. Davis University of Maryland, College Park

Tuncer B. Edil University of Wisconsin–Madison

Craig H. Benson University of Wisconsin–Madison

Eyad Masad Hamad bin Khalifa University

William J. Likos University of Wisconsin–Madison

Kenichi Soga University of California, Berkeley

Lyesse Laloui École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Edward Kavazanjian Arizona State University

James C. Hower University of Kentucky

Jason T. DeJong University of California, Davis

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