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Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake

Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 48 4642 4468 1332 1230 210 7766
Earth Science 48 3843 3522 1512 1341 207 7765

Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2019. 3 of the 220 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2019. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1981 2025

220 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 3
1985 2
1986 4
1987 5
1988 3
1989 3
1990 5
1991 4
1992 2
1993 5
1994 4
1995 6
1996 6
1997 5
1998 2
1999 5
2000 3
2001 8
2002 1
2003 5
2004 3
2005 1
2006 3
2007 2
2008 3
2009 2
2010 2
2011 10
2012 10
2013 5
2014 5
2015 9
2016 14
2017 10
2018 8
2019 19
2020 8
2021 10
2022 7
2023 4
2024 2
2025 1
Total 220
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Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake 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 Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake 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, 198–207 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: 207 publications — 66th percentile

66% 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
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333 207
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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Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake 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 Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% 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
48 207 48
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

Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake is a researcher affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their work spans several fields within engineering and environmental science, focusing primarily on rock mechanics, geotechnical engineering, and landslide-related hazards.

The main fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science

Their subfields cover areas such as:

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Environmental Engineering

Kulatilake's research topics reflect a concentration on:

  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
  • Tunneling and Rock Mechanics
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Geomechanics and Mining Engineering
  • Dam Engineering and Safety

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Kulatilake include:

  • "Non-stationarity, heterogeneity, scale effects, and anisotropy investigations on natural rock joint roughness using the variogram method" (2021), published in Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
  • "Evaluating landslide susceptibility based on cluster analysis, probabilistic methods, and artificial neural networks" (2020), Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
  • "Stress and deformation analysis of gob-side pre-backfill driving procedure of longwall mining: a case study" (2021), International Journal of Coal Science & Technology
  • "Role of heterogeneity on joint size effect, and influence of anisotropy and sampling interval on rock joint roughness quantification" (2022), Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources
  • "Formation mechanism of a rainfall triggered complex landslide in southwest China" (2020), Journal of Mountain Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kulatilake include:

  • Mawuko Luke Yaw Ankah
  • Desmond Talamwin Sunkpal
  • Xiaokang Zhao
  • Amin Manouchehrian
  • Rui Wu

Kulatilake has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
  • Geotechnics
  • International Journal of Geomechanics
  • Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources
  • International Journal of Coal Science & Technology

Best Publications

  • New peak shear strength criteria for anisotropic rock joints

    P.H.S.W. Kulatilake;G. Shou;T.H. Huang;R.M. Morgan

  • Estimation of mean trace length of discontinuities

    P. H. S. W. Kulatilake;T. H. Wu

  • Physical and particle flow modeling of jointed rock block behavior under uniaxial loading

    P.H.S.W. Kulatilake;Bwalya Malama;Jialai Wang

  • Joint network modelling with a validation exercise in Stripa mine, Sweden

    P.H.S.W. Kulatilake;D.N. Wathugala;O. Stephansson

  • Natural rock joint roughness quantification through fractal techniques

    P. H. S. W. Kulatilake;P. Balasingam;Jinyong Park;R. Morgan

  • REV and its properties on fracture system and mechanical properties, and an orthotropic constitutive model for a jointed rock mass in a dam site in China

    Qiong Wu;Qiong Wu;P.H.S.W. Kulatilake

  • Estimation of REV size and three-dimensional hydraulic conductivity tensor for a fractured rock mass through a single well packer test and discrete fracture fluid flow modeling

    M Wang;P.H.S.W Kulatilake;J Um;J Narvaiz

  • Mechanical behavior of rock-like jointed blocks with multi-non-persistent joints under uniaxial loading: A particle mechanics approach

    Xiang Fan;Xiang Fan;P.H.S.W. Kulatilake;Xin Chen

  • Effect of finite size joints on the deformability of jointed rock in three dimensions

    P.H.S.W. Kulatilake;S. Wang;O. Stephansson

  • Mean particle size prediction in rock blast fragmentation using neural networks

    P.H.S.W. Kulatilake;Wu Qiong;T. Hudaverdi;T. Hudaverdi;C. Kuzu

  • Investigation of natural rock joint roughness

    Yunfeng Ge;Yunfeng Ge;Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake;Huiming Tang;Chengren Xiong

  • Models for normal fracture deformation under compressive loading

    B. Malama;P.H.S.W. Kulatilake

  • Discontinuum–Equivalent Continuum Analysis of the Stability of Tunnels in a Deep Coal Mine Using the Distinct Element Method

    Srisharan Shreedharan;Pinnaduwa H. S. W. Kulatilake

  • Improvements for the smooth joint contact model of the particle flow code and its applications

    Mohammad Hadi Mehranpour;Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake

  • Stochastic fracture geometry modeling in 3-D including validations for a part of Arrowhead East Tunnel, California, USA

    Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake;Jeong Gi Um;Mingyu Wang;Richard F. Escandon

  • Numerical simulation of a jointed rock block mechanical behavior adjacent to an underground excavation and comparison with physical model test results

    Xuxu Yang;Xuxu Yang;P.H.S.W. Kulatilake;Hongwen Jing;Shengqi Yang

  • The density of discontinuity traces in sampling windows

    P.H.S.W. Kulatilake;T.H. Wu

  • Requirements for accurate quantification of self affine roughness using the roughness-length method

    P.H.S.W Kulatilake;J Um

  • Use of the distinct element method to perform stress analysis in rock with non-persistent joints and to study the effect of joint geometry parameters on the strength and deformability of rock masses

    P.H.S.W. Kulatilake;H. Ucpirti;S. Wang;Gunnar Rådberg

  • Box fractal dimension as a measure of statistical homogeneity of jointed rock masses

    Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake;Reno Fiedler;Bibhuti B. Panda

Frequent Co-Authors

Ove Stephansson
Ove Stephansson University of Potsdam
Huiming Tang
Huiming Tang China University of Geosciences
Sheng-Qi Yang
Sheng-Qi Yang China University of Mining and Technology
Ping Cao
Ping Cao Central South University
Qinghui Jiang
Qinghui Jiang Wuhan University
George Mylonakis
George Mylonakis University of Bristol
Brendan C. O'Kelly
Brendan C. O'Kelly Trinity College Dublin
Hongwen Jing
Hongwen Jing China University of Mining and Technology

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