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.
Shear Behavior of Railway Ballast Based on Large-Scale Triaxial Tests
1998383 citationsBuddhima Indraratna, D. Ionescu et al.Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineeringprofile →
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Petrolito, J., et al.. (2006). An Introduction to Civil Engineering Practice through Project Work. 867.
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Ionescu, D., Buddhima Indraratna, & David Christie. (2004). Construction Potential of Recycled Railway Ballast Based on Large-Scale Triaxial Tests. 29.
Indraratna, Buddhima, Wadud Salim, D. Ionescu, & David Christie. (2001). Stress-strain and degradation behaviour of railway ballast under static and dynamic loading, based on large-scale triaxial testing. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 2093–2096.18 indexed citations
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Indraratna, Buddhima, et al.. (2000). State-of-the-art Large Scale Testing of Ballast. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 208.13 indexed citations
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Indraratna, Buddhima & D. Ionescu. (1999). Deformation of ballast under static and dynamic loading.2 indexed citations
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Indraratna, Buddhima, et al.. (1998). Shear Behavior of Railway Ballast Based on Large-Scale Triaxial Tests. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 124(5). 439–449.383 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ionescu, D., et al.. (1998). Deformation of Railway Ballast Under Dynamic Loads. 111.1 indexed citations
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Indraratna, Buddhima, D. Ionescu, David Christie, & Rajib Chowdhury. (1997). Compression and Degradation of Railway Ballast Under One-Dimensional Loading. Research Online (University of Wollongong).31 indexed citations
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Ionescu, D., Buddhima Indraratna, & David Christie. (1996). Laboratory Evaluation of the Behaviour of Railway Ballast Under Static and Repeated Loads. 86.3 indexed citations
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