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D-Index
36
Citations
5838
World Ranking
8664
National Ranking
2404

Richard J. Finno 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 Richard J. Finno sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 183 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard J. Finno 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 Richard J. Finno sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard J. Finno is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and has focused their research primarily within the field of engineering, with a significant emphasis on civil and structural engineering, as well as safety, risk, reliability, and quality.

Their work spans several key areas related to geotechnical engineering, including underground structures, geotechnical analysis, soil stabilization, and soil mechanics. Additional topics addressed in their research include civil and geotechnical engineering research, grouting and rheology, and dam engineering and safety.

Frequent publication venues for this scientist include:

  • Geo-Congress 2020
  • Canadian Geotechnical Journal
  • Computers and Geotechnics
  • Transportation Geotechnics
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Noteworthy recent papers authored or coauthored by Richard J. Finno include:

  • Inverse analysis of Hypoplastic Clay model for computing deformations caused by excavations, 2020, Computers and Geotechnics
  • Stiffness and strength anisotropy of overconsolidated Bootlegger Cove clays, 2020, Canadian Geotechnical Journal
  • Effects of excavations on freight tunnels at Block 37 in Chicago, 2024, Transportation Geotechnics
  • Case Study of the Observational Method: Northwestern University Simpson-Querrey Biomedical Research Center, 2020, Geo-Congress 2020
  • Lessons (Re)learned from Geotechnical Failures, 2020, Geo-Congress 2020

Frequent collaborators in research projects include:

  • Sangrae Kim
  • Justin R. Lewis
  • David G. Zapata-Medina
  • Leon D. Cortes-Garcia
  • Luis G. Arboleda-Monsalve

Best Publications

  • Selecting parameters to optimize in model calibration by inverse analysis

    Michele Calvello;Richard J Finno

  • Three-Dimensional Effects for Supported Excavations in Clay

    Richard J. Finno;Richard J. Finno;J. Tanner Blackburn;J. Tanner Blackburn;Jill F. Roboski;Jill F. Roboski

  • Shear bands in plane strain compression of loose sand

    R J Finno;W W Harris;Michael A Mooney;G Viggiani

  • Supported Excavations: Observational Method and Inverse Modeling

    Richard J. Finno;Michele Calvello

  • Digital Image Correlation to Evaluate Shear Banding in Dilative Sands

    Amy L. Rechenmacher;Richard J. Finno

  • Evaluating Damage Potential in Buildings Affected by Excavations

    Richard J. Finno;Frank T. Voss;Edwin Rossow;J. Tanner Blackburn

  • Strain Localization and Undrained Steady State of Sand

    Richard J. Finno;Wendell W. Harris;Michael A. Mooney;Gioacchino Viggiani

  • Evaluation of Soil Response to EPB Shield Tunneling

    Richard J. Finno;G. Wayne Clough

  • Finite Element Analyses of HDR‐4 Excavation

    Richard J. Finno;Indra S. Harahap

  • Three-Dimensional Responses of a Tied-Back Excavation through Clay

    Richard J. Finno;Jill F. Roboski

  • Inverse analysis techniques for parameter identification in simulation of excavation support systems

    Cecilia Rechea;Séverine Levasseur;Richard J Finno

  • Observed performance of a deep excavation in clay

    R.J. Finno;D.K. Atmatzidis;S.B. Perkins

  • OBSERVED PERFORMANCE OF A DEEP EXCAVATION IN CLAY

    Richard J. Finno;Dimitrios K. Atmatzidis;Scott B. Perkins

  • Performance of a stiff support system in soft clay

    Richard J. Finno;Sebastian Bryson;Michele Calvello

  • A Unique Critical State for Sand

    Michael A Mooney;R J Finno;M G Viggiani

  • Response of Building Adjacent to Stiff Excavation Support System in Soft Clay

    Richard J. Finno;L. Sebastian Bryson

  • Use of Stereophotogrammetry to Analyze the Development of Shear Bands in Sand

    Wendell W. Harris;Gioacchino Viggiani;Michael A. Mooney;Richard J. Finno

  • Comparison of two inverse analysis techniques for learning deep excavation response

    Youssef M.A. Hashash;Séverine Levasseur;Abdolreza Osouli;Richard Finno

  • Distributions of ground movements parallel to deep excavations in clay

    Jill Roboski;Richard J Finno

  • Three-Dimensional Responses Observed in an Internally Braced Excavation in Soft Clay

    J. Tanner Blackburn;Richard J. Finno

  • Analysis of performance of pile groups adjacent to deep excavation

    Richard J. Finno;Samir A. Lawrence;Nabil F. Allawh;Indra S. Harahap

Frequent Co-Authors

Gioacchino Viggiani
Gioacchino Viggiani Grenoble Alpes University
Michael A. Mooney
Michael A. Mooney Colorado School of Mines
Youssef M. A. Hashash
Youssef M. A. Hashash University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
John W. Rudnicki
John W. Rudnicki Northwestern University

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