2026 Matthew Richard Coop: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	61	2045	1949	135	124	167	13625

Matthew Richard Coop publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matthew Richard Coop sits on this spectrum.

38 publications 804+

This scientist: 167 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Matthew Richard Coop D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matthew Richard Coop sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Matthew Richard Coop is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a substantial contribution to civil and structural engineering, mechanics of materials, and computational mechanics.

The main topics of their work include:

Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
Landslides and related hazards
Railway Engineering and Dynamics
Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics
Soil and Unsaturated Flow

Coop has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, including Béatrice A. Baudet, Nilo César Consoli, Fatin N. Altuhafi, Hugo Carlos Scheuermann Filho, and Kostas Senetakis.

Their publication record shows frequent contributions to the following venues:

Géotechnique
Acta Geotechnica
Engineering Geology
Géotechnique Letters
Granular Matter

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Matthew Richard Coop include:

A miniature triaxial apparatus for investigating the micromechanics of granular soils with in situ X-ray micro-tomography scanning (2020, Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering)
Experimental study on the coefficient of restitution of grain against block interfaces for natural and engineered materials (2020, Canadian Geotechnical Journal)
Influence of anisotropic stress path and stress history on stiffness of calcareous sands from Western Australia and the Philippines (2021, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering)
A micromechanical investigation of sand-rubber mixtures using the discrete element method (2023, Engineering Geology)
Development of inter-particle friction in a railway ballast (2020, Géotechnique Letters)

Best Publications

Particle breakage during shearing of a carbonate sand

M. R. Coop;K. K. Sorensen;T. Bodas Freitas;G. Georgoutsos

896
Citations
The mechanics of cemented carbonate sands

M. R. Coop;J. H. Atkinson

600
Citations
The mechanics of uncemented carbonate sands

M. R. Coop

573
Citations
Objective criteria for determining Gmax from bender element tests

V. Jovičić;Matthew Richard Coop;M. Simić

535
Citations
The influence of particle characteristics on the behaviour of coarse grained soils

I Cavarretta;M Coop;C O'Sullivan

461
Citations
Changes to particle characteristics associated with the compression of sands

F. N. Altuhafi;Matthew Richard Coop

411
Citations
On the mechanics of structured sands

T. Cuccovillo;M. R. Coop

380
Citations
Effect of Particle Shape on the Mechanical Behavior of Natural Sands

Fatin N. Altuhafi;Matthew R. Coop;Vasiliki N. Georgiannou

365
Citations
THE INFLUENCE OF PARTICLE BREAKAGE ON THE LOCATION OF THE CRITICAL STATE LINE OF SANDS

V. Bandini;M. R. Coop

313
Citations
Influence of grading on the mechanical behaviour of Stava tailings

A. Carrera;M. Coop;Renato Lancellotta

303
Citations
Non-invasive characterization of particle morphology of natural sands

J. Fonseca;C. O’Sullivan;M.R. Coop;P.D. Lee

281
Citations
Isotropic yielding in an artificially cemented soil cured under stress

G. V. Rotta;N. C. Consoli;P. D. M. Prietto;M. R. Coop

269
Citations
THE MEASUREMENT OF LOCAL AXIAL STRAINS IN TRIAXIAL TESTS USING LVDTS

T. Cuccovillo;M. R. Coop

252
Citations
The stiffness of natural London Clay

A. Gasparre;S. Nishimura;N. A. Minh;M. R. Coop

240
Citations
Yielding and pre-failure deformation of structured sands

T. Cuccovillo;M. R. Coop

237
Citations
On the Relationship between Particle Breakage and the Critical State of Sands

L. Luzzani;M. R. Coop

229
Citations
Effect of Microreinforcement of Soils from Very Small to Large Shear Strains

Karla Salvagni Heineck;Karla Salvagni Heineck;Matthew Richard Coop;Matthew Richard Coop;Nilo Cesar Consoli;Nilo Cesar Consoli

197
Citations
An investigation of breakage behaviour of single sand particles using a high-speed microscope camera

W. Wang;M. R. Coop

195
Citations
Quantifying the Evolution of Soil Fabric during Shearing using Directional Parameters

J. Fonseca;C. O'sullivan;M.R. Coop;P.D. Lee

189
Citations
Stiffness of coarse-grained soils at small strains

V. JoviČIĆ;M. R. Coop

183
Citations
Performance of a fibre-reinforced sand at large shear strains

N. C. Consoli;M. D. T. Casagrande;M. R. Coop

175
Citations
THE BEHAVIOUR OF GRANULAR SOILS AT ELEVATED STRESSES

M R Coop;I K Lee

136
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Nilo Cesar Consoli Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Kostas Senetakis City University of Hong Kong

Catherine O'Sullivan Imperial College London

Richard J. Jardine Imperial College London

Buddhima Indraratna University of Technology Sydney

Peter D. Lee University College London

Hanlong Liu Chongqing University

Yang Xiao Chongqing University

Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn University of Technology Sydney

Clarence Choi University of Hong Kong

External Links

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