Birger Schmidt

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Birger Schmidt is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Birger Schmidt has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 4 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and 2 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Birger Schmidt's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (5 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (3 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (2 papers). Birger Schmidt is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (5 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (3 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (2 papers). Birger Schmidt collaborates with scholars based in United States and Slovakia. Birger Schmidt's co-authors include Youssef M. A. Hashash, John Yao, Ross W. Boulanger and I. M. Idriss and has published in prestigious journals such as Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology and Civil engineering.

In The Last Decade

Birger Schmidt

10 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Seismic design and analysis of underground structures 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Seismic design and analysis of underground structures
    2001 983 citations Youssef M. A. Hashash, Birger Schmidt et al. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Birger Schmidt United States 6 1.2k 523 262 116 86 11 1.2k
Chann Seng Taiwan 3 616 0.5× 312 0.6× 202 0.8× 63 0.5× 34 0.4× 3 631
Vasileios Drosos Greece 15 783 0.7× 175 0.3× 102 0.4× 53 0.5× 75 0.9× 18 798
Alain Pecker France 20 1.4k 1.2× 273 0.5× 65 0.2× 188 1.6× 111 1.3× 53 1.5k
Lianjin Tao China 15 619 0.5× 364 0.7× 112 0.4× 24 0.2× 95 1.1× 44 653
Takis Georgarakos Greece 8 639 0.6× 201 0.4× 90 0.3× 53 0.5× 47 0.5× 9 649
Bin Ruan China 15 602 0.5× 235 0.4× 77 0.3× 60 0.5× 56 0.7× 37 696
T.H. Huang Taiwan 9 771 0.7× 421 0.8× 329 1.3× 97 0.8× 41 0.5× 13 1.0k
Maria Rossella Massimino Italy 16 709 0.6× 245 0.5× 63 0.2× 94 0.8× 30 0.3× 45 739
Toshihiro Asakura Japan 10 472 0.4× 283 0.5× 96 0.4× 23 0.2× 64 0.7× 51 542
F. Gelagoti Greece 17 1.0k 0.9× 284 0.5× 41 0.2× 63 0.5× 54 0.6× 20 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Birger Schmidt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Birger Schmidt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Birger Schmidt

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Birger Schmidt. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Birger Schmidt based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Birger Schmidt. Birger Schmidt is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Hashash, Youssef M. A., et al.. (2001). Seismic design and analysis of underground structures. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 16(4). 247–293. 983 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schmidt, Birger, et al.. (1999). Major Sewer Tunnel Construction beneath Metro Tunnels in Singapore. 29–40. 2 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Birger, et al.. (1998). US IMMERSED TUBE RETROFIT.. 19 indexed citations
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Boulanger, Ross W., et al.. (1998). Drainage capacity of stone columns or gravel drains for mitigating liquefaction. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia). 678–690. 51 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Birger. (1988). Learning from Nuclear waste repository design: the ground-control plan. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 3(2). 175–181. 1 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Birger, et al.. (1987). Nuclear Waste Disposal: Where Are We?. Civil engineering. 57(7). 62–65. 1 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Birger. (1987). Pull-out capacity of single batter piles in sand: Discussion. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 24(3). 467–468. 1 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Birger. (1983). Discussion of “ Ko‐OCR Relationships in Soils ” by Paul W. Mayne and Fred H. Kulhawy (June, 1982). Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 109(6). 866–867. 9 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Birger, et al.. (1979). Settlements of Immersed Tunnels. Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division. 105(9). 1031–1047. 15 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Birger. (1966). Earth Pressures at Rest Related to Stress History. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 3(4). 239–242. 116 indexed citations

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