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Turkey
2026

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Engineering and Technology

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43
Citations
7774
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26

Earth Science

D-Index
43
Citations
7774
World Ranking
4919
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Turkey Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Turkey Leader Award

Overview

Resat Ulusay is affiliated with Hacettepe University in Turkey and conducts research primarily in the field of engineering, with a particular focus on civil and structural engineering, mechanics of materials, ocean engineering, safety, risk, reliability and quality, as well as management, monitoring, policy, and law.

Their research spans several interconnected topics including rock mechanics and modeling, tunneling and rock mechanics, geotechnical engineering and analysis, landslides and related hazards, geophysical methods and applications, geotechnical engineering and underground structures, and structural response to dynamic loads.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Resat Ulusay include:

  • Ömer Aydan
  • Halil Kumsar
  • Hasan Karakul
  • H. Kumsar
  • Rui Kong

Their publications have appeared predominantly in the following venues:

  • Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
  • Engineering Geology
  • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • Geoenvironmental Disasters
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Resat Ulusay include:

  • "Ground liquefaction caused by 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes of Türkiye and some assessments on its extent and impacts on built environment," 2024, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
  • "Preliminary report of field reconnaissance on the 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaras Earthquakes in Türkiye," 2024, Geoenvironmental Disasters
  • "The damage and response of some underground structures by the 2023 February 6 Great Turkish Earthquakes and some considerations," 2024, Engineering Geology
  • "An experimental investigation on stress-induced cracking mechanisms of a volcanic rock," 2020, Engineering Geology
  • "Point Load Strength Index of Half-Cut Core Specimens and Correlation with Uniaxial Compressive Strength," 2020, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Best Publications

  • The ISRM suggested methods for rock characterization, testing and monitoring, 2007-2014

    R Ulusay

  • Water-induced variations in mechanical properties of clay-bearing rocks

    Z.A. Erguler;R. Ulusay

  • Modifications to the geological strength index (GSI) and their applicability to stability of slopes

    H Sonmez;R Ulusay

  • Empirical correlations between shear wave velocity and penetration resistance for ground shaking assessments

    Nilsun Hasancebi;Resat Ulusay

  • Prediction of engineering properties of a selected litharenite sandstone from its petrographic characteristics using correlation and multivariate statistical techniques

    R. Ulusay;K. Türeli;M.H. Ider

  • Factors affecting the durability of selected weak and clay-bearing rocks from Turkey, with particular emphasis on the influence of the number of drying and wetting cycles

    Candan Gökceoğlu;Resat Ulusay;Harun Sönmez

  • An attenuation relationship based on Turkish strong motion data and iso-acceleration map of Turkey

    Resat Ulusay;Ergün Tuncay;Harun Sonmez;Candan Gokceoglu

  • Empirical Correlations for Predicting Strength Properties of Rocks from P-Wave Velocity Under Different Degrees of Saturation

    Hasan Karakul;Resat Ulusay

  • Indirect determination of the modulus of deformation of rock masses based on the GSI system

    H Sonmez;C Gokceoglu;R Ulusay

  • A simple test and predictive models for assessing swell potential of Ankara (Turkey) Clay

    Zeynal Abiddin Erguler;Resat Ulusay

  • A New Rock Mass Quality Rating System: Rock Mass Quality Rating (RMQR) and Its Application to the Estimation of Geomechanical Characteristics of Rock Masses

    Ömer Aydan;Reşat Ulusay;Naohiko Tokashiki

  • Characterization of weathered acidic volcanic rocks and a weathering classification based on a rating system

    Fehmi Arıkan;Reşat Ulusay;Nihal Aydın

  • Draft ISRM suggested method for determining block punch strength index (BPI)

    R. Ulusay;C. Gokceoglu;S. Sulukcu

  • An application of fuzzy sets to the Geological Strength Index (GSI) system used in rock engineering

    Harun Sonmez;Candan Gokceoglu;Resat Ulusay

  • Dynamic and Static Stability Assessment of Rock Slopes Against Wedge Failures

    H. Kumsar;Ö. Aydan;R. Ulusay

  • Assessment of physical disintegration characteristics of clay-bearing rocks: Disintegration index test and a new durability classification chart

    Z.A. Erguler;R. Ulusay

  • Geotechnical and geoenvironmental characteristics of man-made underground structures in Cappadocia, Turkey

    Ömer Aydan;Reşat Ulusay

  • Evaluation of the block punch index test with particular reference to the size effect, failure mechanism and its effectiveness in predicting rock strength

    S. Sulukcu;R. Ulusay

  • Engineering geological characterization of coal mine waste material and an evaluation in the context of back-analysis of spoil pile instabilities in a strip mine, SW Turkey

    R. Ulusay;F. Arikan;M.F. Yoleri;D. Çaǧlan

  • A practical procedure for the back analysis of slope failures in closely jointed rock masses

    H. Sonmez;R. Ulusay;C. Gokceoglu

Frequent Co-Authors

Candan Gokceoglu
Candan Gokceoglu Cappadocia University
Leandro R. Alejano
Leandro R. Alejano Universidade de Vigo
Xia-Ting Feng
Xia-Ting Feng Northeastern University
Louis Ngai Yuen Wong
Louis Ngai Yuen Wong University of Hong Kong

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