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Gioacchino Viggiani

Gioacchino Viggiani

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 47 4809 4627 97 95 229 9716
Earth Science 47 3968 3640 286 267 204 9292

Gioacchino Viggiani publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gioacchino Viggiani between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gioacchino Viggiani published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 8.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2021. 17 of the 265 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2021. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 10 publications
1995 2025

265 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gioacchino Viggiani: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 2
1997 8
1998 0
1999 0
2000 4
2001 3
2002 3
2003 3
2004 10
2005 2
2006 6
2007 5
2008 3
2009 11
2010 8
2011 8
2012 9
2013 18
2014 15
2015 17
2016 10
2017 20
2018 13
2019 9
2020 12
2021 21
2022 15
2023 11
2024 7
2025 10
Total 265
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Gioacchino Viggiani 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 Gioacchino Viggiani sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 198–207 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 204 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333 204
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Gioacchino Viggiani 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 Gioacchino Viggiani sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 47 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 47 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202 47
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Gioacchino Viggiani is affiliated with Grenoble Alpes University in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and environmental science. Their work primarily spans civil and structural engineering, management, monitoring, policy and law, mechanics of materials, computational mechanics, and mechanical engineering.

The main topics that characterize Viggiani's research include landslides and related hazards, geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics, granular flow and fluidized beds, soil and unsaturated flow, rock mechanics and modeling, geotechnical engineering and underground structures, and hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis.

Several recent papers illustrate the breadth of their research output:

  • Bio-inspired geotechnical engineering: principles, current work, opportunities and challenges, 2021, published in Géotechnique
  • NeXT-Grenoble, the Neutron and X-ray tomograph in Grenoble, 2020, published in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
  • Image-based calibration of rolling resistance in discrete element models of sand, 2021, published in Computers and Geotechnics
  • Neutron imaging for geomechanics: A review, 2020, published in Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment
  • Can friction replace roughness in the numerical simulation of granular materials?, 2020, published in Granular Matter

Viggiani collaborates frequently with several co-authors, with notable collaborations including Edward Andò, Alessandro Tengattini, Gustavo Pinzón, Nicolas Lenoir, and Jacques Desrues.

The researcher has published multiple papers in several specialized scientific venues, with frequent publications found in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Granular Matter
  • Acta Geotechnica
  • IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science
  • Géotechnique Letters

Viggiani's research spans fundamental and applied aspects of geotechnical engineering and mechanics, contributing to understanding complex phenomena in soil behavior, granular material simulations, and imaging techniques for geomechanics.

Best Publications

  • Strain localization in sand: an overview of the experimental results obtained in Grenoble using stereophotogrammetry

    Jacques Desrues;Gioacchino Viggiani

  • Discrete and continuum analysis of localised deformation in sand using X-ray mu CT and volumetric digital image correlation

    S.A. Hall;Michel Bornert;Jacques Desrues;Yannick Pannier

  • Volumetric Digital Image Correlation Applied to X-ray Microtomography Images from Triaxial Compression Tests on Argillaceous Rock

    Nicolas Lenoir;Nicolas Lenoir;Michel Bornert;Jacques Desrues;Pierre Bésuelle

  • Grain-scale experimental investigation of localised deformation in sand: a discrete particle tracking approach

    Edward Andò;Stephen A. Hall;Gioacchino Viggiani;Jacques Desrues

  • An investigation of single sand particle fracture using X-ray micro-tomography

    B. Zhao;G. Viggiani;M. Jiang

  • All you need is shape: Predicting shear banding in sand with LS-DEM

    Reid Kawamoto;Edward Andò;Gioacchino Viggiani;José E. Andrade

  • Shear bands in plane strain compression of loose sand

    R J Finno;W W Harris;Michael A Mooney;G Viggiani

  • Level set discrete element method for three-dimensional computations with triaxial case study

    Reid Kawamoto;Edward Andò;Gioacchino Viggiani;José E. Andrade

  • Multiscale modeling and characterization of granular matter: From grain kinematics to continuum mechanics

    J.E. Andrade;C.F. Avila;S.A. Hall;Nicolas Lenoir

  • Strain Localization and Undrained Steady State of Sand

    Richard J. Finno;Wendell W. Harris;Michael A. Mooney;Gioacchino Viggiani

  • Fracture mechanisms in soft rock: Identification and quantification of evolving displacement discontinuities by extended digital image correlation

    Tuong Lam Nguyen;Stephen A. Hall;Pierre Vacher;Gioacchino Viggiani

  • The soilmodels.info project

    Gerd Gudehus;Angelo Amorosi;Antonio Gens;Ivo Herle

  • X-ray microtomography for studying localized deformation in fine-grained geomaterials under triaxial compression

    Gioacchino Viggiani;Nicolas Lenoir;Nicolas Lenoir;Pierre Bésuelle;Marco Di Michiel

  • Experimental micro-mechanics of granular media studied by x-ray tomography: Recent results and challenges

    Edward Andò;Gioacchino Viggiani;Stephen Hall;Jacques Desrues

  • Characterization of shear and compaction bands in a porous sandstone deformed under triaxial compression

    Elli-Maria Charalampidou;Elli-Maria Charalampidou;Stephen A. Hall;Sergei Stanchits;Helen Lewis

  • Strain localisation and grain breakage in sand under shearing at high mean stress: insights from in situ X-ray tomography

    R. Alikarami;R. Alikarami;E. Andò;E. Andò;M. Gkiousas-Kapnisis;M. Gkiousas-Kapnisis;A. Torabi

  • Use of Stereophotogrammetry to Analyze the Development of Shear Bands in Sand

    Wendell W. Harris;Gioacchino Viggiani;Michael A. Mooney;Richard J. Finno

  • Localised deformation patterning in 2D granular materials revealed by digital image correlation

    Stephen A. Hall;David Muir Wood;Erdin Ibraim;Gioacchino Viggiani

  • A numerical investigation of the incremental behavior of granular soils

    Francesco Calvetti;G. Viggiani;C. Tamagnini

  • NeXT-Grenoble, the Neutron and X-ray tomograph in Grenoble

    Alessandro Tengattini;Nicolas Lenoir;Edward Andò;Benjamin Giroud

  • Towards a more accurate characterization of granular media: extracting quantitative descriptors from tomographic images

    Ivan Vlahinić;Edward Andò;Gioacchino Viggiani;José E. Andrade

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen Hall
Stephen Hall Lund University
Philippe Roux
Philippe Roux Grenoble Alpes University
Richard J. Finno
Richard J. Finno Northwestern University
Michael A. Mooney
Michael A. Mooney Colorado School of Mines
János Urai
János Urai RWTH Aachen University
Michel Bornert
Michel Bornert École des Ponts ParisTech
Itai Einav
Itai Einav University of Sydney
Antonio Gens
Antonio Gens Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Giang D. Nguyen
Giang D. Nguyen University of Adelaide
Philip Ringrose
Philip Ringrose Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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