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D-Index
41
Citations
9080
World Ranking
5419
National Ranking
2004

Overview

J. Dungan Smith was a scientist affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focused on engineering and environmental science, with a particular emphasis on civil and structural engineering as well as the management, monitoring, policy, and law aspects within these broad fields.

Their work covered several main topics, including geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics, soil and unsaturated flow, and landslides and related hazards. These areas of study reflect a concentration on soil behavior and the natural hazards associated with soil instability.

Smith authored research published in venues such as Computers and Geotechnics. A notable recent paper was titled Bayesian constitutive model parameter calibration for strain softening soils, published in 2025 in Computers and Geotechnics. This publication represented a technical contribution to the modeling of soil properties using Bayesian statistical methods.

  • Bayesian constitutive model parameter calibration for strain softening soils, 2025, Computers and Geotechnics

Frequent collaborators in Smith's scholarly work included Sam Stanier and Vikram Singh, who coauthored at least one paper each with Smith. This cooperation reflects interdisciplinary and collaborative research practice in their field.

  • Sam Stanier
  • Vikram Singh

Smith's publications were primarily concentrated in the journal Computers and Geotechnics. Their contributions to this venue indicate a focus on computational methods applied to geotechnical engineering problems.

  • Computers and Geotechnics (1 publication)

The scientist produced work in the intersection of engineering and environmental science disciplines, applying technical and statistical approaches to soil and structural engineering challenges. Their research has contributed to understanding and modeling strain softening behavior in soils, an important factor in assessing soil stability and failure.

Best Publications

  • Spatially averaged flow over a wavy surface

    J. Dungan Smith;S. R. McLean

  • Calculations of the Critical Shear Stress for Motion of Uniform and Heterogeneous Sediments

    Patricia L. Wiberg;J. Dungan Smith

  • Influence of the point bar on flow through curved channels

    William E. Dietrich;J. Dungan Smith

  • Tidal interaction of stratified flow with a sill in Knight Inlet

    David M. Farmer;J. Dungan Smith

  • Bed Load Transport in a River Meander

    William E. Dietrich;J. Dungan Smith

  • A theoretical model for saltating grains in water

    Patricia L. Wiberg;J. Dungan Smith

  • Flow and Sediment Transport in a Sand Bedded Meander

    William E. Dietrich;J. Dungan Smith;Thomas Dunne

  • A Model for Flow in Meandering Streams

    J. Dungan Smith;S. R. Mclean

  • Circulation, density distribution and neap-spring transitions in the Columbia River Estuary

    David A. Jay;J. Dungan Smith

  • Velocity distribution and bed roughness in high-gradient streams

    Patricia L. Wiberg;J. Dungan Smith

  • Model for Calculating Bed Load Transport of Sediment

    Patricia L. Wiberg;J. Dungan Smith

  • Flow in Meandering Channels with Natural Topography

    Jonathan M. Nelson;J. Dungan Smith

  • Mechanics of flow over ripples and dunes

    Jonathan M. Nelson;J. Dungan Smith

  • Shear instability in a highly stratified estuary

    W. Rockwell Geyer;J. Dungan Smith

  • Stability of a sand bed subjected to a shear flow of low Froude number

    J. Dungan Smith

  • A Model for Flow Over Two‐Dimensional Bed Forms

    S. R. McLean;J. Dungan Smith

  • Evolution and Stability of Erodible Channel Beds

    Jonathan M. Nelson;J. Dungan Smith

  • A comparison of field data and theoretical models for wave-current interactions at the bed on the continental shelf

    Patricia Wiberg;J. Dungan Smith

  • Residual circulation in shallow estuaries: 2. Weakly stratified and partially mixed, narrow estuaries

    David A. Jay;J. Dungan Smith

  • Residual circulation in shallow estuaries. 1. Highly stratified, narrow estuaries

    David A. Jay;J. Dungan Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Jason W. Kean
Jason W. Kean United States Geological Survey
Patricia L. Wiberg
Patricia L. Wiberg University of Virginia
Jonathan M. Nelson
Jonathan M. Nelson United States Geological Survey
David M. Farmer
David M. Farmer University of Rhode Island
David A. Jay
David A. Jay Portland State University
William E. Dietrich
William E. Dietrich University of California, Berkeley
Yasuyuki Shimizu
Yasuyuki Shimizu Hokkaido University
John A. Moody
John A. Moody United States Geological Survey
Barbara M. Hickey
Barbara M. Hickey University of Washington
Miles G. McPhee
Miles G. McPhee University of Washington

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