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Charles D. Shackelford

Charles D. Shackelford

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
47
Citations
8927
World Ranking
4841
National Ranking
1393

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
48
Citations
9243
World Ranking
5513
National Ranking
2017

Charles D. Shackelford 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 Charles D. Shackelford sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 148 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Charles D. Shackelford 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 Charles D. Shackelford sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Charles D. Shackelford is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research focuses on environmental science and engineering, with primary contributions in civil and structural engineering, industrial and manufacturing engineering, environmental engineering, environmental chemistry, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Shackelford's work encompasses several main research topics, including:

  • Landfill Environmental Impact Studies
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics
  • Groundwater Flow and Contamination Studies
  • Arsenic Contamination and Mitigation
  • Electrokinetic Soil Remediation Techniques
  • Heavy Metals in Environment

Their recent publications include:

  • "Hydraulic Performance of Geosynthetic Clay Liners Comprising Anionic Polymer-Enhanced Bentonites," 2022, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • "Mechanisms controlling the hydraulic conductivity of anionic polymer-enhanced GCLs," 2022, Geosynthetics International
  • "Assessment of Consolidation-Induced Contaminant Transport for In Situ Capping of Subaqueous Contaminated Sediments," 2021, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • "Assessing the influence of chemico-osmosis on solute transport in bentonite membranes based on combined phenomenological and physical modeling," 2021, Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication
  • "Fundamental considerations for column testing of engineered, clay-based barriers," 2021, Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication

Charles D. Shackelford has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication
  • Geosynthetics International
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering

Among frequent collaborators, Shackelford has coauthored with:

  • Joseph Scalia
  • Jin Chul Joo
  • Anna Norris
  • Hyeon Woo Go
  • Hee Sun Moon

Best Publications

  • Evaluating the hydraulic conductivity of GCLs permeated with non-standard liquids

    Charles D Shackelford;Craig H Benson;Takeshi Katsumi;Tuncer B Edil

  • Diffusion in Saturated Soil. I: Background

    Charles D. Shackelford;David E. Daniel

  • Laboratory diffusion testing for waste disposal — A review

    Charles D Shackelford

  • Long-term hydraulic conductivity of a geosynthetic clay liner permeated with inorganic salt solutions

    Ho Young Jo;Craig H. Benson;Charles D. Shackelford;Jae Myung Lee

  • DIFFUSION IN SATURATED SOIL. II: RESULTS FOR COMPACTED CLAY

    Charles D. Shackelford;David E. Daniel

  • Long-Term Hydraulic Conductivity of a Bentonite-Polymer Composite Permeated with Aggressive Inorganic Solutions

    Joseph Scalia;Craig H. Benson;Gretchen L. Bohnhoff;Tuncer B. Edil

  • Correlating Index Properties and Hydraulic Conductivity of Geosynthetic Clay Liners

    Jae Myung Lee;Charles D. Shackelford;Craig H. Benson;Ho Young Jo

  • Waste-Soil Interactions that Alter Hydraulic Conductivity

    CD Shackelford

  • Chemico-osmotic efficiency of a geosynthetic clay liner

    Michael A. Malusis;Charles D. Shackelford

  • Impact of Bentonite Quality on Hydraulic Conductivity of Geosynthetic Clay Liners

    Jae-Myung Lee;Charles D. Shackelford

  • Hydraulic conductivity of geosynthetic clay liners to tailings impoundment solutions

    Charles D. Shackelford;Gerald W. Sevick;Gerald R. Eykholt

  • Fickian diffusion of radionuclides for engineered containment barriers: Diffusion coefficients, porosities, and complicating issues

    Charles D. Shackelford;Stephanie M. Moore

  • Coupling effects during steady-state solute diffusion through a semipermeable clay membrane.

    Michael A. Malusis;Charles D. Shackelford

  • SOLUTE BREAKTHROUGH CURVES FOR PROCESSED KAOLIN AT LOW FLOW RATES

    Charles D. Shackelford;Patrick L. Redmond

  • Flow and transport through clay membrane barriers

    Michael A. Malusis;Charles D. Shackelford;Harold W. Olsen

  • Critical Concepts for Column Testing

    Charles D. Shackelford

  • A Laboratory Apparatus to Measure Chemico-Osmotic Efficiency Coefficients for Clay Soils

    Michael A. Malusis;Charles D. Shackelford;Harold W. Olsen

  • Consolidation and Hydraulic Conductivity of Nine Model Soil-Bentonite Backfills

    Sang-Sik Yeo;Charles D. Shackelford;Jeffrey C. Evans

  • Evaluating dual porosity of pelletized diatomaceous earth using bimodal soil-water characteristic curve functions

    Craig A Burger;Charles D Shackelford

  • Transit-time design of earthen barriers

    Charles D. Shackelford

  • Uncertainty in the Geologic Environment : from Theory to Practice

    Charles D. Shackelford;Priscilla P. Nelson;Mary J. S. Roth

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig H. Benson
Craig H. Benson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Tuncer B. Edil
Tuncer B. Edil University of Wisconsin–Madison
David E. Daniel
David E. Daniel The University of Texas at Dallas
Jorge G. Zornberg
Jorge G. Zornberg The University of Texas at Austin
Akram N. Alshawabkeh
Akram N. Alshawabkeh Northeastern University
Krishna R. Reddy
Krishna R. Reddy University of Illinois at Chicago
Patrick J. Fox
Patrick J. Fox Pennsylvania State University
Abdelmalek Bouazza
Abdelmalek Bouazza Monash University
Will P. Gates
Will P. Gates Deakin University
Brent E. Sleep
Brent E. Sleep University of Toronto

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