2026 James K. Mitchell: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	59	2276	2174	710	645	249	26058
Earth Science	61	1741	1563	764	668	260	25920

Research.com Recognitions

1998 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1976 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering Leadership in studies of the engineering properties of soils and soil stabilization and their use in design.

Overview

James K. Mitchell is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research spans multiple intersecting fields, including engineering and agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on both geotechnical engineering and plant pathology.

Their primary research topics include:

Powdery Mildew Fungal Diseases
Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
Fungal Plant Pathogen Control
Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Research
Plant Pathogens and Resistance

Mitchell has published in a variety of academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

GEOSTRATA Magazine
New Phytologist
Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication
Forest Pathology
Geo-Congress 2020

Among recent publications are:

"An emerging fungal disease is spreading across the globe and affecting the blueberry industry" (2025, New Phytologist)
"A Simplified Energy-based Liquefaction Triggering Model" (2024, Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication)
"Erysiphe aesculi-sylvaticae sp. nov. Infecting North American Aesculus Species: A New Cryptic Species Provides Insights Into the Invasion Dynamics of an Important Fungal Pathogen" (2025, Forest Pathology)
"Evaluating Liquefaction Triggering Potential at Sites Impacted by the 2016 Mw 5.8 Pawnee, Oklahoma, Induced Earthquake" (2020, Geo-Congress 2020)
"Evaluating the Energy and Carbon of Geotechnical Works: An Important Step in Developing Sustainable Designs" (2020, GEOSTRATA Magazine)

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors, notably:

Michael Bradshaw
Uma Crouch
Russell A. Green
Kelly Ivors
Janet C. Broome

Mitchell's research delves into civil and structural engineering, plant science, cell biology, building and construction, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics. Their subfields of study include:

Civil and Structural Engineering
Plant Science
Cell Biology
Building and Construction
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Their work also intersects diverse thematic areas in engineering and biology, integrating knowledge of soil mechanics and fungal plant disease control.

James K. Mitchell has received recognition through awards such as:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1998)
Member of the National Academy of Engineering (1976) for leadership in studies of the engineering properties of soils and soil stabilization and their use in design

Best Publications

Fundamentals of soil behavior

James Kenneth Mitchell

11568
Citations
Fundamentals of Soil Behaviour

JK Mitchell;K Soga

1304
Citations
Biological Considerations in Geotechnical Engineering

James K. Mitchell;James K. Mitchell;J. Carlos Santamarina;J. Carlos Santamarina

898
Citations
Influence of Temperature Variations on Soil Behavior

Richard G. Campanella;James K. Mitchell

610
Citations
Effects of Sample Preparation on Sand Liquefaction

J. Paul Mulilis;Kandiah Arulanandan;James K. Mitchell;Clarence K. Chan

598
Citations
LIQUEFACTION RESISTANCE OF SOILS : SUMMARY REPORT FROM THE 1996 NCEER AND 1998 NCEER / NSF WORKSHOPS ON EVALUATION OF LIQUEFACTION RESISTANCE OF SOILSa

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481
Citations
Cavity Expansion and Penetration Resistance in Sand

R. Salgado;J. K. Mitchell;M. Jamiolkowski

441
Citations
GENERAL STRESS-STRAIN-TIME FUNCTION FOR SOILS

Awtar Singh;James K. Mitchell

412
Citations
Practical problems from surprising soil behavior

James K. Mitchell

378
Citations
Assessment of Liquefaction Potential during Earthquakes by Arias Intensity

Robert E. Kayen;James K. Mitchell

364
Citations
Permeability of Compacted Clay

James K. Mitchell;Don R. Hooper;Richard G. Campenella

359
Citations
Analysis of Cone Resistance: Review of Methods

H. S. Yu;J. K. Mitchell

329
Citations
Time‐Dependent Strength Gain in Freshly Deposited or Densified Sand

James K. Mitchell;Zoltan V. Solymar

313
Citations
Kettleman Hills Waste Landfill Slope Failure. I: Liner‐System Properties

James K. Mitchell;Raymond B. Seed;H. Bolton Seed

290
Citations
Influence of colloidal silica grout on liquefaction potential and cyclic undrained behavior of loose sand

Patricia M Gallagher;James K Mitchell

273
Citations
Conduction phenomena: from theory to geotechnical practice

J. K. Mitchell

264
Citations
Coupled fluid, electrical and chemical flows in soil

A. T. Yeung;J. K. Mitchell

235
Citations
Calibration Chamber Size Effects on Penetration Resistance in Sand

R. Salgado;J. K. Mitchell;M. Jamiolkowski

232
Citations
Kettleman Hills Waste Landfill Slope Failure. II: Stability Analyses

Raymond B. Seed;James K. Mitchell;H. Bolton Seed

220
Citations
FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF ELECTRO-OSMOSIS IN SOILS

Donald H. Gray;James K. Mitchell

208
Citations
A Contextual Model of Natural Hazard

James K. Mitchell;Neal Devine;Kathleen Jagger

205
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David Denver Lancaster University

Edward Kavazanjian Arizona State University

Kenichi Soga University of California, Berkeley

Charles Pattie University of Sheffield

Michael J. Keating The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Raymond B. Seed University of California, Berkeley

Nicholas Sitar University of California, Berkeley

Russell A. Green Virginia Tech

H. Bolton Seed University of California, Berkeley

Ailsa Henderson University of Edinburgh

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