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Alec Westley Skempton

Alec Westley Skempton

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
37
Citations
16102
World Ranking
8223
National Ranking
519

Earth Science

D-Index
39
Citations
15768
World Ranking
5978
National Ranking
637

Alec Westley Skempton publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alec Westley Skempton sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 63 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Alec Westley Skempton D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alec Westley Skempton sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alec Westley Skempton was affiliated with the Science Museum in the United Kingdom. Their career included contributions to scientific research and curation associated with this institution. Skempton's work was situated within the framework of science as preserved and presented by museum practices, though specific research topics and fields of study related to their work are not documented in available data.

There are no records of published papers under Skempton's name, with no listed titles, publication years, venues, or citation counts. Likewise, no information exists regarding frequent co-authors or collaborations.

Details regarding Skempton's involvement with academic journals or other publication venues are not recorded. Similarly, there is no evidence of book publications or affiliations with academic publishers tied to their profile.

The scope of Skempton's research fields or subfields has not been identified. Correspondingly, no specific topics of research or thematic areas connected to their scholarly activity are documented in available sources.

Information on awards or formal recognitions granted to Skempton is absent from the data, and the specific timing of any such honors cannot be confirmed.

As Skempton is noted to be deceased, references to their career and contributions are framed in the past tense.

Best Publications

  • THE PORE-PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS A AND B

    A. W. Skempton

  • Long-Term Stability of Clay Slopes

    A. W. Skempton

  • Residual strength of clays in landslides, folded strata and the laboratory

    A. W. Skempton

  • The Colloidal “Activity” of Clays

    A. W. Skempton

  • The bearing capacity of clays

    A. W. Skempton

  • Standard penetration test procedures and the effects in sands of overburden pressure, relative density, particle size, ageing and overconsolidation

    Alec Westley Skempton

  • Experiments on piping in sandy gravels

    A. W. Skempton;J. M. Brogan

  • THE ALLOWABLE SETTLEMENTS OF BUILDINGS.

    A W Skempton;D H Macdonald

  • Notes on the compressibility of clays

    Alec Westley Skempton;O. T. Jones

  • The consolidation of clays by gravitational compaction

    Alec Westley Skempton

  • STABILITY OF NATURAL SLOPES AND EMBANKMENT FOUNDATIONS

    A W Skempton;J Hutchinson

  • Standard penetration test procedures and the effects in sands of overburden pressure, relative density, particle size, ageing and overconsolidation

    Unknown

  • A Contribution to the settlement analysis of foundations on clay

    A. W. Skempton;L. Bjerrum

  • First-Time Slides in Over-Consolidated Clays

    A. W. Skempton

  • EFFECTIVE STRESS IN SOILS, CONCRETE AND ROCKS

    A W Skempton

  • Slope Stability of Cuttings in Brown London Clay

    A. W. Skempton

  • Stability of Natural Slopes in London Clay

    A. W. Skempton;F. A. Delory

  • The Behaviour of Saturated Clays During Sampling and Testing

    A. W. Skempton;V. A. Sowa

  • THE STRENGTH ALONG STRUCTURAL DISCONTINUITIES IN STIFF CLAYS

    A W Skempton;D J Petley

  • SOIL MECHANICS IN RELATION TO GEOLOGY

    A. W. Skempton

  • Ignition Loss and other Properties of Peats and Clays from Avonmouth, King's Lynn and Cranberry Moss

    A. W. Skempton;D. J. Petley

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