E Leca

842 total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 639 citations indexed

About

E Leca is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, E Leca has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 639 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 9 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and 1 paper in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in E Leca's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (9 papers), Tunneling and Rock Mechanics (5 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (5 papers). E Leca is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (9 papers), Tunneling and Rock Mechanics (5 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (5 papers). E Leca collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Brazil. E Leca's co-authors include Luc Dormieux, G. Wayne Clough, M Panet, P Humbert, J. Garnier and Patrick de Buhan and has published in prestigious journals such as Géotechnique, Computers and Geotechnics and Journal of Geotechnical Engineering.

In The Last Decade

E Leca

9 papers receiving 604 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Upper and lower bound solutions for the face stability of shallow circular tunnels in frictional material

1990 547 citations E Leca, Luc Dormieux Géotechnique profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
E Leca France	5	622	614	76	30	6	11	639
N. Manoharan India	5	385 0.6×	433 0.7×	41 0.5×	34 1.1×	2 0.3×	9	461
Xinsheng Yin China	7	376 0.6×	423 0.7×	34 0.4×	27 0.9×	14 2.3×	9	439
Didier Subrin France	13	568 0.9×	593 1.0×	307 4.0×	77 2.6×	9 1.5×	23	671
Ansgar Kirsch Austria	5	315 0.5×	320 0.5×	47 0.6×	29 1.0×	14 2.3×	7	343
Demetrious C. Koutsoftas United States	10	165 0.3×	369 0.6×	18 0.2×	35 1.2×	6 1.0×	33	385
Lvjun Tang China	3	391 0.6×	401 0.7×	28 0.4×	27 0.9×	15 2.5×	6	416
Тадатсугу Танака Japan	9	174 0.3×	448 0.7×	36 0.5×	54 1.8×	2 0.3×	22	474
Ping-Sien Lin Taiwan	5	146 0.2×	366 0.6×	14 0.2×	36 1.2×	3 0.5×	8	388
Qiguang Di China	11	335 0.5×	348 0.6×	55 0.7×	21 0.7×	22 3.7×	12	371
Gregor Idinger Austria	3	264 0.4×	292 0.5×	42 0.6×	85 2.8×	6 1.0×	3	322

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E Leca

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All Works

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11 of 11 papers shown

1.

Garnier, J., et al.. (2026). Experimental study of the stability of a tunnel face reinforced by bolts. 65–68.

2.

Leca, E, et al.. (2000). Underground Works In Soils And Soft Rock Tunneling. 6 indexed citations

3.

Leca, E, et al.. (1993). ANALYSE DES ECOULEMENTS HYDRAULIQUES AUTOUR DES TUNNELS. 3 indexed citations

4.

Clough, G. Wayne & E Leca. (1993). EPB Shield Tunneling in Mixed Face Conditions. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 119(10). 1640–1656. 21 indexed citations

5.

Leca, E & Luc Dormieux. (1992). Contribution à l’étude de la stabilité du front de taille d’un tunnel en milieu cohérent. Revue Française de Géotechnique. 5–16. 4 indexed citations

6.

Dormieux, Luc, Patrick de Buhan, & E Leca. (1992). Estimation par une méthode variationnelle en élasticité des déformations lors du creusement d’un tunnel : application au calcul du tassement de surface. Revue Française de Géotechnique. 15–32.

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Leca, E & G. Wayne Clough. (1992). Preliminary Design for NATM Tunnel Support in Soil. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 118(4). 558–575. 33 indexed citations

8.

Leca, E & Luc Dormieux. (1990). Upper and lower bound solutions for the face stability of shallow circular tunnels in frictional material. Géotechnique. 40(4). 581–606. 547 indexed citations breakdown →

9.

Leca, E & M Panet. (1989). Analysis of tunnel front stability, using the yield calculation approach. Computers and Geotechnics. 7(4). 339–339. 1 indexed citations

10.

Leca, E & M Panet. (1988). Application du calcul à la rupture à la stabilité du front de taille d’un tunnel. Revue Française de Géotechnique. 5–19. 23 indexed citations

11.

Leca, E, et al.. (1982). Piscicultura estuarina : aspectos tecnicos do cultivo. 22. 26–37. 1 indexed citations

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