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Jinchun Chai

Jinchun Chai

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 47 4954 4767 79 76 190 7354
Earth Science 47 4076 3742 91 82 174 7172

Jinchun Chai publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jinchun Chai between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jinchun Chai published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2013. 8 of the 208 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2013. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 6 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 7 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 8 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 3 publications
1992 2025

208 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jinchun Chai: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 6
1994 5
1995 2
1996 1
1997 2
1998 3
1999 2
2000 3
2001 4
2002 4
2003 1
2004 7
2005 6
2006 6
2007 1
2008 8
2009 6
2010 8
2011 8
2012 4
2013 16
2014 12
2015 9
2016 7
2017 13
2018 13
2019 10
2020 11
2021 12
2022 4
2023 5
2024 5
2025 3
Total 208
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Jinchun Chai 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 Jinchun Chai 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, 168–177 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: 174 publications — 52nd percentile

52% 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
168–177 490 174
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
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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Jinchun Chai 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 Jinchun Chai 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

Jinchun Chai is affiliated with Saga University in Japan and works primarily in the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science. Their research focuses heavily on Civil and Structural Engineering, with additional contributions to Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, and areas related to Management, Monitoring, Policy, and Law.

Their work addresses specific topics within Geotechnical Engineering, including soil stabilization, underground structures, soil mechanics, grouting, rheology, and landfill environmental impact studies. Soil and unsaturated flow, as well as geotechnical analysis, are also areas covered by their research.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Jinchun Chai include:

  • Wenqi Ding
  • Yafei Qiao
  • Takenori Hino
  • Jun Wang
  • Hongtao Fu

The scientist publishes regularly in several academic journals, with notable frequent publication venues being:

  • Transportation Geotechnics
  • International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering
  • Geotextiles and Geomembranes
  • Acta Geotechnica
  • Computers and Geotechnics

Recent publications by Jinchun Chai include:

  • "Behaviour of a PVD unit cell under vacuum pressure and a new method for consolidation analysis," 2020, Computers and Geotechnics
  • "Prevention/mitigation of natural disasters in urban areas," 2023, Smart Construction and Sustainable Cities
  • "Barrier properties of a geosynthetic clay liner using polymerized sodium bentonite," 2020, Geotextiles and Geomembranes
  • "Method for calculating horizontal drain induced non-linear and large strain degree of consolidation," 2021, Geotextiles and Geomembranes

These publications reflect ongoing investigation into soil behavior, disaster mitigation strategies in urban settings, and innovative geotechnical engineering methods.

Best Publications

  • Traffic-Load-Induced Permanent Deformation of Road on Soft Subsoil

    Jin-Chun Chai;N. Miura

  • Simple Method of Modeling PVD-Improved Subsoil

    Jin-Chun Chai;Shui-Long Shen;Norihiko Miura;Dennes T. Bergado

  • Land subsidence due to groundwater drawdown in Shanghai

    J.-C. Chai;S.-L. Shen;H.-H. Zhu;X.-L. Zhang

  • Ground Deformation Induced by Vacuum Consolidation

    J. C. Chai;J. C. Chai;J. P. Carter;J. P. Carter;S. Hayashi;S. Hayashi

  • Analysis of field performance of embankments on soft clay deposit with and without PVD-improvement

    Shui-Long Shen;Jin-Chun Chai;Zhen-Shun Hong;Feng-Xi Cai

  • Vacuum consolidation and its combination with embankment loading

    J C Chai;J P Carter;S Hayashi

  • Measured and predicted performance of prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs) with and without vacuum preloading

    J. Saowapakpiboon;D.T. Bergado;S. Youwai;J.C. Chai

  • PVD IMPROVEMENT OF SOFT BANGKOK CLAY WITH COMBINED VACUUM AND REDUCED SAND EMBANKMENT PRELOADING

    D T Bergado;J C Chai;N Miura;A S Balasubramaniam

  • BEHAVIOR OF VERTICAL DRAIN IMPROVED SUBSOIL UNDER EMBANKMENT LOADING

    Jinchun Chai;Norihiko Miura;Saiichi Sakajo;Dennes Bergado

  • Interaction between cohesive-frictional soil and various grid reinforcements

    D.T. Bergado;J.C. Chai;H.O. Abiera;M.C. Alfaro

  • Improvement Techniques of Soft Ground in Subsiding and Lowland Environment

    D T Bergado;J C Chai;M C Alfaro;A S Balasubramaniam

  • Vacuum-drain consolidation induced pressure distribution and ground deformation

    Jinchun Chai;Zhenshun Hong;Shuilong Shen

  • 2D and 3D analyses of an embankment on clay improved by soil–cement columns

    Jin-Chun Chai;Sailesh Shrestha;Takenori Hino;Wen-Qi Ding

  • Preloading clayey deposit by vacuum pressure with cap-drain: Analyses versus performance

    Jinchun Chai;Norihiko Miura;D.T. Bergado

  • Performance of embankments with and without reinforcement on soft subsoil

    Jin-Chun Chai;Norihiko Miura;Shui-Long Shen

  • Consolidation analysis of clayey deposits under vacuum pressure with horizontal drains

    Jinchun Chai;Jinchun Chai;Suksun Horpibulsuk;Shuilong Shen;John P. Carter

  • Pullout force/displacement relationship of extensible grid reinforcements

    Dennes T. Bergado;Jin-Chun Chai

  • Permeability of lime- and cement-treated clayey soils

    Nguyen Duy Quang;Jin Chun Chai

  • Equivalent ‘smear’ effect due to non-uniform consolidation surrounding a PVD

    Y. Zhou;J. C. Chai

  • Deformation Analysis in Soft Ground Improvement

    Jinchun Chai;John P. Carter

  • Modelling the cutoff behavior of underground structure in multi-aquifer-aquitard groundwater system

    Ye-Shuang Xu;Shui-Long Shen;Yan-Jun Du;Jin-Chun Chai

Frequent Co-Authors

Shui-Long Shen
Shui-Long Shen Shantou University
John P. Carter
John P. Carter University of Newcastle Australia
Dennes T. Bergado
Dennes T. Bergado Asian Institute of Technology
Suksun Horpibulsuk
Suksun Horpibulsuk Suranaree University of Technology
Arul Arulrajah
Arul Arulrajah Swinburne University of Technology
Hehua Zhu
Hehua Zhu Tongji University
Xueyu Geng
Xueyu Geng University of Warwick
Ye-Shuang Xu
Ye-Shuang Xu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yuanqiang Cai
Yuanqiang Cai Zhejiang University
Huai-Na Wu
Huai-Na Wu Hunan University

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