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2023

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
90
Citations
27558
World Ranking
269
National Ranking
20

Earth Science

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90
Citations
26442
World Ranking
273
National Ranking
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Buddhima Indraratna publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Buddhima Indraratna sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 821 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Buddhima Indraratna D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Buddhima Indraratna sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Buddhima Indraratna is affiliated with the University of Technology Sydney in Australia. The primary area of their research falls within the broader field of Engineering, with a special focus on Civil and Structural Engineering among other subfields. Their contributions extend into Mechanical Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Mechanics of Materials, and General Engineering.

Their extensive publication record covers various topics predominantly related to Geotechnical Engineering and reflects multidisciplinary engagement across the following key subjects:

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Railway Engineering and Dynamics
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
  • Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Research
  • Landslides and related hazards

Indraratna has published frequently in several scientific venues. The most common among these are:

  • Transportation Geotechnics
  • Canadian Geotechnical Journal
  • Computers and Geotechnics
  • International Journal of Geomechanics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Recurring collaborations have been established with a number of coauthors, indicating active teamwork within the research community. Notable among these contributors are Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn, Thanh Trung Nguyen, Trung Ngo, Yujie Qi, and Rakesh Sai Malisetty.

Key publications authored or co-authored by Buddhima Indraratna include:

  • "Laboratory study on subgrade fluidization under undrained cyclic triaxial loading," 2020, Canadian Geotechnical Journal
  • "Prediction of resilient modulus of ballast under cyclic loading using machine learning techniques," 2022, Transportation Geotechnics
  • "Influence of Kaolin content on the cyclic loading response of railway subgrade," 2020, Transportation Geotechnics

These publications indicate a research focus on the mechanical behavior of soils and railway infrastructure under various conditions, including the use of advanced computational methods such as machine learning.

Best Publications

  • Shear Behavior of Railway Ballast Based on Large-Scale Triaxial Tests

    Buddhima Indraratna;D. Ionescu;H. D. Christie

  • Advanced Rail Geotechnology - Ballasted Track

    Buddhima Indraratna;Wadud Salim;Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn

  • Effect of confining pressure on ballast degradation and deformation under cyclic triaxial loading

    J. Lackenby;Buddhima Indraratna;G. McDowell;D. Christie

  • Experimental and Numerical Study of Railway Ballast Behavior under Cyclic Loading

    Buddhima Indraratna;Pramod Kumar Thakur;Jayan S Vinod

  • Numerical modeling of vertical drains with smear and well resistance installed in soft clay

    Buddhima Indraratna;I W Redana

  • Plane-Strain Modeling of Smear Effects Associated with Vertical Drains

    Buddhima Indraratna;I. W. Redana

  • Effect of confining pressure on the degradation of ballast under cyclic loading

    Buddhima Indraratna;J. Lackenby;D. Christie

  • Large-scale triaxial testing of greywacke rockfill

    B. Indraratna;L. S. S. Wijewardena;A. S. Balasubramaniam

  • Laboratory Determination of Smear Zone due to Vertical Drain Installation

    Buddhima Indraratna;I. W. Redana

  • Field Assessment of the Performance of a Ballasted Rail Track with and without Geosynthetics

    Buddhima Indraratna;Sanjay Nimbalkar;David Christie;Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn

  • A new elastoplastic constitutive model for coarse granular aggregates incorporating particle breakage

    Wadud Salim;Buddhima Indraratna

  • Analytical and numerical solutions for a single vertical drain including the effects of vacuum preloading

    Buddhima Indraratna;Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn;Iyathurai Sathananthan

  • Behavior of fresh and fouled railway ballast subjected to direct shear testing: discrete element simulation

    Buddhima Indraratna;Ngoc Trung Ngo;Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn;J. S. Vinod

  • Analytical and Numerical Modeling of Soft Soil Stabilized by Prefabricated Vertical Drains Incorporating Vacuum Preloading

    Buddhima Indraratna;I. Sathananthan;Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn;A. S. Balasubramaniam

  • The role of ballast fouling characteristics on the drainage capacity of rail substructure

    Nayoma Tennakoon;Buddhima Indraratna;Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn;Sanjay Nimbalkar

  • Geotechnical properties of ballast and the role of geosynthetics in rail track stabilisation

    Buddhima Indraratna;H. Khabbaz;Wadud Salim;D. Christie

  • Performance of Test Embankment Constructed to Failure on Soft Marine Clay

    Buddhima Indraratna;A S Balasubramaniam;S Balachandran

  • Behavior of geogrid-reinforced ballast under various levels of fouling

    Buddhima Indraratna;Ngoc Trung Ngo;Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn

  • Radial consolidation of clay using compressibility indices and varying horizontal permeability

    Buddhima Indraratna;Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn;Iyathurai Sathananthan

  • DEM simulation of the behaviour of geogrid stabilised ballast fouled with coal

    Ngoc Trung Ngo;Buddhima Indraratna;Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn

  • Stress-Strain Degradation Response of Railway Ballast Stabilized with Geosynthetics

    Buddhima Indraratna;Sanjay Nimbalkar

Frequent Co-Authors

Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn
Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn University of Technology Sydney
Sanjay Nimbalkar
Sanjay Nimbalkar University of Technology Sydney
Hadi Khabbaz
Hadi Khabbaz University of Technology Sydney
Behzad Fatahi
Behzad Fatahi University of Technology Sydney
Xueyu Geng
Xueyu Geng University of Warwick
Mohamed A. Shahin
Mohamed A. Shahin Curtin University
John P. Carter
John P. Carter University of Newcastle Australia
Asadul Haque
Asadul Haque Monash University
Pathegama Gamage Ranjith
Pathegama Gamage Ranjith Monash University
Long D. Nghiem
Long D. Nghiem University of Technology Sydney

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