The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Manuel Pastor sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 184 publications — 58th percentile
58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Manuel Pastor sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile
55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
Manuel Pastor is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research spans across several fields primarily within engineering and environmental science. The main areas of focus include civil and structural engineering, computational mechanics, and management, monitoring, policy, and law. Pastor's work also extends into mechanics of materials and sociology and political science, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to complex engineering and environmental problems.
Themes prevalent in Pastor's research cover landslides and related hazards, fluid dynamics simulations and interactions, and numerical methods in engineering. Additional topics of work include dam engineering and safety, geotechnical engineering and underground structures, advanced numerical methods in computational mathematics, and geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics.
Their recent publications illustrate a diverse interest in both practical and theoretical aspects of engineering and environmental science. Notable recent papers include:
Manuel Pastor frequently publishes in several journals, with multiple contributions to Computers and Geotechnics and Acta Geotechnica. Other common publication venues include the SSRN Electronic Journal, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, and the International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics.
Collaborative efforts are a significant aspect of Pastor's work. Frequent co-authors include Miguel Martín Stickle, Diego Manzanal, Saeid Moussavi Tayyebi, Miguel Molinos, and Pedro Navas, each with numerous joint publications reflecting ongoing research partnerships.
In addition to journal articles, Pastor has authored books published by New York University Press eBooks and The New Press eBooks, including titles such as South Central Dreams (2021) and Charging Forward (2024).
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