2026 William J. Likos: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	32	8553	7947	2796	2476	128	6565

Overview

William J. Likos is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. The scientist has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and environmental science, with a significant focus on civil and structural engineering, geophysics, environmental engineering, environmental chemistry, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

Their research spans multiple topics, prominently featuring soil and unsaturated flow, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, methane hydrates and related phenomena, landfill environmental impact studies, geotechnical engineering and soil stabilization, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, and asphalt pavement performance evaluation.

Frequent publication venues for William J. Likos include:

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Geotechnical Testing Journal
Environmental Geotechnics
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Coauthors who have collaborated repeatedly with this researcher are:

Toshiya Kanamatsu
Michael B. Underwood
Gaku Kimura
Ning Lu
Masataka Kinoshita

Selected recent papers include:

Soil water potential: A historical perspective and recent breakthroughs, 2022, Vadose Zone Journal
Variation of Resilient Modulus of Subgrade Soils over a Wide Range of Suction States, 2020, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Cavitation of Water in Soil, 2021, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Is the Conventional Pore Water Pressure Concept Adequate for Fine-Grained Soils in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering?, 2021, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Mechanical and hydraulic compatibility of RAP with geosynthetics used in MSE walls, 2021, Geosynthetics International

Best Publications

Unsaturated Soil Mechanics

Ning Lu;William J. Likos

1861
Citations
Suction Stress Characteristic Curve for Unsaturated Soil

Ning Lu;Ning Lu;William J. Likos;William J. Likos

1207
Citations
Hysteresis and Uncertainty in Soil Water-Retention Curve Parameters

William J. Likos;Ning Lu;Jonathan W. Godt

235
Citations
Tensile Strength of Unsaturated Sand

Ning Lu;Tae-Hyung Kim;Stein Sture;William J. Likos

221
Citations
Hysteresis of Capillary Stress in Unsaturated Granular Soil

William J. Likos;Ning Lu

207
Citations
Rate of capillary rise in soil

N. Lu;W. J. Likos

158
Citations
Hydraulic Conductivity of Geosynthetic Clay Liners to Low-Level Radioactive Waste Leachate

Kuo Tian;Craig H. Benson;William J. Likos

141
Citations
Automated Humidity System for Measuring Total Suction Characteristics of Clay

William J. Likos;Ning Lu

134
Citations
PORE-SCALE ANALYSIS OF BULK VOLUME CHANGE FROM CRYSTALLINE INTERLAYER SWELLING IN Na+- AND Ca2+-SMECTITE

William J. Likos;Ning Lu

120
Citations
Polymer Elution and Hydraulic Conductivity of Bentonite–Polymer Composite Geosynthetic Clay Liners

Kuo Tian;William J. Likos;Craig H. Benson

107
Citations
Water vapor sorption behavior of smectite-kaolinite mixtures

William J. Likos;Ning Lu

98
Citations
Quantification of Grain, Pore, and Fluid Microstructure of Unsaturated Sand from X-Ray Computed Tomography Images

Clinton S. Willson;Ning Lu;William J. Likos

98
Citations
Filter Paper Technique for Measuring Total Soil Suction

William J. Likos;Ning Lu

95
Citations
Intrinsic Relationship between Specific Surface Area and Soil Water Retention

Morteza Khorshidi;Ning Lu;Idil Deniz Akin;William J. Likos

94
Citations
Pore-Scale Model for Water Retention and Fluid Partitioning of Partially Saturated Granular Soil

William J. Likos;Rani Jaafar

92
Citations
Modified Direct Shear Apparatus for Unsaturated Sands at Low Suction and Stress

William J. Likos;Alexandra Wayllace;Jonathan Godt;Ning Lu

90
Citations
Specific Surface Area of Clay Using Water Vapor and EGME Sorption Methods

Idil Deniz Akin;William J. Likos

83
Citations
POROSITY EVOLUTION OF FREE AND CONFINED BENTONITES DURING INTERLAYER HYDRATION

William J. Likos;Alexandra Wayllace

81
Citations
Soil water potential: A historical perspective and recent breakthroughs

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78
Citations
Hydraulic Conductivity of Bentonite–Polymer Composite Geosynthetic Clay Liners Permeated with Coal Combustion Product Leachates

Jiannan Chen;Hulya Salihoglu;Craig H. Benson;William J. Likos

76
Citations
The Accuracy of Hydrometer Analysis for Fine-Grained Clay Particles

Ning Lu;Gerald H Ristow;William J Likos

68
Citations
Enhanced bentonites for containment of inorganic waste leachates by GCLs

Joseph Scalia;Gretchen Bohnhoff;Charles Shackelford;Craig Benson

68
Citations
Constant Flow Method for Concurrently Measuring Soil-Water Characteristic Curve and Hydraulic Conductivity Function

Ning Lu;Alexandra Wayllace;Jiny Carrera;William J. Likos

65
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Tuncer B. Edil University of Wisconsin–Madison

Craig H. Benson University of Wisconsin–Madison

Halil Ceylan Iowa State University

Anand J. Puppala Texas A&M University

Balasingam Muhunthan Washington State University

John S. McCartney University of California, San Diego

Jonathan W. Godt United States Geological Survey

Ahmet H. Aydilek University of Maryland, College Park

Charles D. Shackelford Colorado State University

Ming Xiao Royal Institute of Technology

External Links

Personal website of William J. Likos

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