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D-Index
58
Citations
22469
World Ranking
2425
National Ranking
747

D. V. Griffiths 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 D. V. Griffiths sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 312 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

D. V. Griffiths 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 D. V. Griffiths sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

D. V. Griffiths is affiliated with the Colorado School of Mines in the United States and specializes in fields related to engineering and environmental science. Their work spans multiple subfields, with a strong focus on civil and structural engineering, safety, risk, reliability and quality, management, monitoring, policy and law, mechanics of materials, and materials chemistry.

Their research covers a range of topics within geotechnical engineering and related areas. Key areas include:

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Dam Engineering and Safety
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies

Griffiths has contributed extensively to the following publication venues:

  • Computers and Geotechnics
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Canadian Geotechnical Journal
  • Georisk Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards
  • Engineering Geology

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Griffiths include:

  • Advances in reliability and risk analyses of slopes in spatially variable soils: A state-of-the-art review, 2021, Computers and Geotechnics
  • Random finite element analysis of backward erosion piping, 2021, Computers and Geotechnics
  • A novel methodology for characterizing fracture process zone evolution in Barre granite specimens under mode I loading, 2022, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
  • Optimal geotechnical site investigations for slope reliability assessment considering measurement errors, 2021, Engineering Geology
  • Transformations of spatial correlation lengths in random fields, 2021, Computers and Geotechnics

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Gordon A. Fenton
  • Pengpeng He
  • Bryant A. Robbins
  • Jinsong Huang
  • Desheng Zhu

Best Publications

  • SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS BY FINITE ELEMENTS

    D. V. Griffiths;P. A. Lane

  • Programming the Finite Element Method

    I.M. Smith;D.V. Griffiths;L. Margetts

  • Risk Assessment in Geotechnical Engineering

    Gordon A. Fenton;D. V. Griffiths

  • Probabilistic slope stability analysis by finite elements

    D. V. Griffiths;Gordon A. Fenton

  • Programming the finite element method

    I. M. Smith;D. V. Griffiths

  • Influence of spatial variability on slope reliability using 2-D random fields.

    D. V. Griffiths;D. V. Griffiths;Jinsong Huang;Jinsong Huang;Gordon A. Fenton;Gordon A. Fenton

  • Bearing-capacity prediction of spatially random c ϕ soils

    Gordon A. Fenton;D. V. Griffiths

  • Bearing capacity of spatially random soil: the undrained clay Prandtl problem revisited

    D. V. Griffiths;G. A. Fenton

  • Probabilistic Foundation Settlement on Spatially Random Soil

    Gordon A. Fenton;D. V. Griffiths

  • Three-dimensional slope stability analysis by elasto-plastic finite elements

    D. V. Griffiths;R. M. Marquez

  • Bearing Capacity of Rough Rigid Strip Footing on Cohesive Soil: Probabilistic Study

    D. V. Griffiths;Gordon A. Fenton;N. Manoharan

  • ASSESSMENT OF STABILITY OF SLOPES UNDER DRAWDOWN CONDITIONS

    P. A. Lane;P. A. Lane;D. V. Griffiths;D. V. Griffiths

  • COMPUTATION OF BEARING CAPACITY FACTORS USING FINITE ELEMENTS

    D. V. Griffiths

  • SEEPAGE BENEATH WATER RETAINING STRUCTURES FOUNDED ON SPATIALLY RANDOM SOIL

    D. V. Griffiths;Gordon A. Fenton

  • Probabilistic infinite slope analysis

    D.V. Griffiths;Jinsong Huang;Gordon A. Fenton

  • Three-Dimensional Probabilistic Foundation Settlement

    Gordon A. Fenton;Gordon A. Fenton;D. V. Griffiths;D. V. Griffiths

  • Quantitative risk assessment of landslide by limit analysis and random fields

    J. Huang;A.V. Lyamin;D.V. Griffiths;D.V. Griffiths;K. Krabbenhoft

  • SYSTEM RELIABILITY OF SLOPES BY RFEM

    Jinsong Huang;D. V. Griffiths;Gordon A. Fenton

  • Unsaturated slope stability analysis with steady infiltration or evaporation using elasto‐plastic finite elements

    D. V. Griffiths;N. Lu

  • Advances in reliability and risk analyses of slopes in spatially variable soils: A state-of-the-art review

    Shui-Hua Jiang;Jinsong Huang;Jinsong Huang;D.V. Griffiths;Zhi-Ping Deng

  • Modelling of elastic continua using a grillage of structural elements based on discrete element concepts

    D. V. Griffiths;G. G. W. Mustoe

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon A. Fenton
Gordon A. Fenton Dalhousie University
Jinsong Huang
Jinsong Huang University of Newcastle Australia
Scott W. Sloan
Scott W. Sloan University of Newcastle Australia
Harry G. Poulos
Harry G. Poulos University of Sydney
Andrei V. Lyamin
Andrei V. Lyamin University of Newcastle Australia
Richard J. Bathurst
Richard J. Bathurst Royal Military College of Canada
Daichao Sheng
Daichao Sheng University of Technology Sydney
Li Min Zhang
Li Min Zhang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Mark Cassidy
Mark Cassidy University of Melbourne
Huiming Tang
Huiming Tang China University of Geosciences

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