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2023

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
88
Citations
26303
World Ranking
324
National Ranking
28

Scott W. Sloan 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 Scott W. Sloan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 381 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Scott W. Sloan 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 Scott W. Sloan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Australia Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)

Overview

Scott W. Sloan was affiliated with the University of Newcastle Australia in Australia.

They published research primarily in the field of engineering, with notable contributions in subfields such as ocean engineering, civil and structural engineering, mechanics of materials, environmental engineering, and sociology and political science.

The main topics explored in their work included:

  • Rock mechanics and modeling
  • Geophysical methods and applications
  • Drilling and well engineering
  • Soil and unsaturated flow
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Dam engineering and safety
  • Family support in illness

Their recent papers included:

  • Three-dimensional finite element simulation of fracture propagation in rock specimens with pre-existing fissure(s) under compression and their strength analysis, 2020, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
  • Numerical integration of an elasto-plastic critical state model for soils under unsaturated conditions, 2021, Computers and Geotechnics
  • PAR volume 147 issue 4 Cover and Back matter, 2020, Parasitology
  • Real-world holistic care for adult cancer survivors and their families: improved family dynamics and positive outlook, 2025, Academia Mental Health and Well-Being

Frequent co-authors included:

  • R. Pakzad
  • Shanyong Wang
  • Martí Lloret-Cabot
  • Simon J. Wheeler
  • Antonio Gens

The venues where they most regularly published were:

  • International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
  • Computers and Geotechnics
  • Parasitology
  • Academia Mental Health and Well-Being

Scott W. Sloan was recognized as a Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Lower bound limit analysis using finite elements and linear programming

    S. W. Sloan

  • Geotechnical stability analysis

    S.W. Sloan

  • Lower bound limit analysis using non-linear programming

    A. V. Lyamin;S. W. Sloan

  • Upper bound limit analysis using discontinuous velocity fields

    S.W. Sloan;P.W. Kleeman

  • Upper bound limit analysis using linear finite elements and non-linear programming

    A. V. Lyamin;S. W. Sloan

  • Substepping schemes for the numerical integration of elastoplastic stress–strain relations

    S. W. Sloan

  • Refined explicit integration of elastoplastic models with automatic error control

    Scott W. Sloan;Andrew J. Abbo;Daichao Sheng

  • Upper bound limit analysis using finite elements and linear programming

    S. W. Sloan

  • A fast algorithm for constructing Delaunay triangulations in the plane

    S. W. Sloan

  • A new discontinuous upper bound limit analysis formulation

    Kristian Krabbenhoft;Andrei Vadimovich Lyamin;Mohammed Hjiaj;Scott William Sloan

  • Formulation and solution of some plasticity problems as conic programs

    K. Krabbenhøft;A.V. Lyamin;S.W. Sloan

  • A constitutive model for unsaturated soils: thermomechanical and computational aspects

    D. Sheng;S. Sloan;Antonio Gens

  • Limit Analysis versus Limit Equilibrium for Slope Stability

    H. S. Yu;R. Salgado;S. W. Sloan;J. M. Kim

  • A smooth hyperbolic approximation to the Mohr-Coulomb yield criterion

    A.J. Abbo;S.W. Sloan

  • Stability of plate anchors in undrained clay

    R. S. Merifield;S. W. Sloan;H. S. Yu

  • NUMERICAL PREDICTION OF COLLAPSE LOADS USING FINITE ELEMENT METHODS

    S. W. Sloan;M. F. Randolph

  • The ultimate pullout capacity of anchors in frictional soils

    R S Merifield;S W Sloan

  • Aspects of finite element implementation of critical state models

    D. Sheng;S. W. Sloan;H. S. Yu

  • An algorithm for profile and wavefront reduction of sparse matrices

    S. W. Sloan

  • Two- and three-dimensional bearing capacity of foundations in clay

    R. Salgado;A. V. Lyamin;S. W. Sloan;H. S. Yu

Frequent Co-Authors

Daichao Sheng
Daichao Sheng University of Technology Sydney
Andrei V. Lyamin
Andrei V. Lyamin University of Newcastle Australia
Shanyong Wang
Shanyong Wang University of Newcastle Australia
Jinsong Huang
Jinsong Huang University of Newcastle Australia
John P. Carter
John P. Carter University of Newcastle Australia
Hai-Sui Yu
Hai-Sui Yu University of Leeds
Mark Cassidy
Mark Cassidy University of Melbourne
Jidong Zhao
Jidong Zhao Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Philip John Binning
Philip John Binning Technical University of Denmark
Antonio Gens
Antonio Gens Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

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