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Spain
2026

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
77
Citations
25167
World Ranking
643
National Ranking
18

Earth Science

D-Index
76
Citations
24520
World Ranking
646
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Spain Leader Award
  • 2011 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)

Overview

Antonio Gens is affiliated with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on engineering disciplines, with a specialization in civil and structural engineering, mechanics of materials, and computational mechanics. Their work also covers areas such as management, monitoring, policy and law, as well as safety, risk, reliability, and quality within engineering contexts.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies

Antonio Gens has contributed extensively to several publication venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • Computers and Geotechnics
  • Géotechnique
  • E3S Web of Conferences
  • Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment
  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Recent publications include:

  • "Image-based calibration of rolling resistance in discrete element models of sand," 2021, Computers and Geotechnics
  • "Geotechnical particle finite element method for modeling of soil-structure interaction under large deformation conditions," 2022, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  • "Feasibility of constructing a full-scale radioactive high-level waste disposal cell and characterization of its thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior," 2020, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • "Numerical simulation of underground excavations in an indurated clay using non-local regularisation. Part 1: formulation and base case," 2021, Géotechnique
  • "A full-scale in situ heating test in Callovo-Oxfordian claystone: observations, analysis and interpretation," 2021, Computers and Geotechnics

Antonio Gens frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Marcos Arroyo
  • Jean Vaunat
  • Minh-Ngoc Vu
  • Gilles Armand
  • Lluís Monforte

In recognition of their professional contributions, Antonio Gens was named a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • A Constitutive Model for Partially Saturated Soils

    Eduardo Alonso;Antonio Gens;A. Josa

  • A framework for the behaviour of unsaturated expansive clays

    Antonio Gens;Eduardo Alonso

  • Numerical formulation for a simulator (CODE_BRIGHT) for the coupled analysis of saline media

    S. Olivella;A. Gens;J. Carrera;E.E. Alonso

  • Modelling the mechanical behaviour of expansive clays

    Eduardo Alonso;J Vaunat;Antonio Gens

  • An elasto-plastic model for unsaturated soil incorporating the effects of suction and degree of saturation on mechanical behaviour

    D. Gallipoli;A. Gens;R. Sharma;J. Vaunat

  • Water permeability, water retention and microstructure of unsaturated compacted Boom clay

    E. Romero;A. Gens;A. Lloret

  • THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW HOLLOW CYLINDER APPARATUS FOR INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS OF PRINCIPAL STRESS ROTATION IN SOILS

    D. W. Hight;A. Gens;M. J. Symes

  • Conceptual bases for a constitutive model for bonded soils and weak rocks

    A Gens;R Nova

  • Mechanical behaviour of heavily compacted bentonite under high suction changes

    A. Lloret;M. Villar;M. Sanchez;Antonio Gens

  • Soil–environment interactions in geotechnical engineering

    Antonio Gens

  • Mechanics of Materials and Interfaces: The Disturbed State Concept

    Chandrakant S. Desai;Antonio Gens

  • A new modelling approach for unsaturated soils using independent stress variables

    Daichao ShengD. Sheng;Daichao ShengD. Sheng;Daichao ShengD. Sheng;Delwyn G. FredlundD.G. Fredlund;Delwyn G. FredlundD.G. Fredlund;Delwyn G. FredlundD.G. Fredlund;Antonio GensA. Gens;Antonio GensA. Gens;Antonio GensA. Gens

  • A constitutive model for unsaturated soils: thermomechanical and computational aspects

    D. Sheng;S. Sloan;Antonio Gens

  • Undrained anisotropy and principal stress rotation in saturated sand

    M. J. P. R. Symes;A. Gens;D. W. Hight

  • Nonisothermal multiphase flow of brine and gas through saline media

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  • THM-coupled finite element analysis of frozen soil: formulation and application

    S. Nishimura;Antonio Gens;Sebastià Olivella;R. Jardine

  • A double structure generalized plasticity model for expansive materials

    Marcelo Sánchez;Antonio Gens;Leonardo do Nascimento Guimarães;Sebastián Olivella

  • A full-scale in situ heating test for high-level nuclear waste disposal: observations, analysis and interpretation

    A. Gens;M. Sanchez;L.D.N. Guimarães;E.E. Alonso

  • Finite element formulation and algorithms for unsaturated soils. Part I: theory

    Daichao Sheng;Scott W. Sloan;Antonio Gens;David W. Smith

  • On constitutive modelling of unsaturated soils

    Antonio Gens;Marcelo Sánchez;Daichao Sheng

  • Analysis of a full scale in situ test simulating repository conditions

    Antonio Gens;A. García-Molina;S. Olivella;Eduardo Alonso

Frequent Co-Authors

Eduardo Alonso
Eduardo Alonso City, University of London
Enrique Romero
Enrique Romero Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Daichao Sheng
Daichao Sheng University of Technology Sydney
Scott W. Sloan
Scott W. Sloan University of Newcastle Australia
Delwyn G. Fredlund
Delwyn G. Fredlund University of Saskatchewan
Jesús Carrera
Jesús Carrera Spanish National Research Council
Catherine O'Sullivan
Catherine O'Sullivan Imperial College London
Ignacio Carol
Ignacio Carol Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
David M. Potts
David M. Potts Imperial College London
Richard J. Jardine
Richard J. Jardine Imperial College London

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