F. D. Patton

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 744 citations indexed

About

F. D. Patton is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, F. D. Patton has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 744 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 3 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 2 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in F. D. Patton's work include Tunneling and Rock Mechanics (3 papers), Dam Engineering and Safety (3 papers) and Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering (2 papers). F. D. Patton is often cited by papers focused on Tunneling and Rock Mechanics (3 papers), Dam Engineering and Safety (3 papers) and Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering (2 papers). F. D. Patton collaborates with scholars based in United States. F. D. Patton's co-authors include Don U. Deere, Edward J. Cording, James A. Goodrich and Ralph B. Peck and has published in prestigious journals such as Engineering Geology and US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (Knowledge Core).

In The Last Decade

F. D. Patton

7 papers receiving 666 citations

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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.

Multiple Modes of Shear Failure In Rock

1966 430 citations F. D. Patton profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
F. D. Patton United States	4	562	389	352	232	130	8	744
Don U. Deere United States	11	363 0.6×	373 1.0×	169 0.5×	167 0.7×	133 1.0×	21	644
J.W. Bray United Kingdom	11	716 1.3×	555 1.4×	343 1.0×	562 2.4×	91 0.7×	16	959
Haruhiko Uno Japan	5	465 0.8×	232 0.6×	223 0.6×	214 0.9×	133 1.0×	11	539
G. Archambault Canada	10	366 0.7×	218 0.6×	207 0.6×	91 0.4×	93 0.7×	25	540
Edmund Medley United States	13	416 0.7×	367 0.9×	346 1.0×	230 1.0×	93 0.7×	21	667
J. Um United States	8	352 0.6×	229 0.6×	213 0.6×	105 0.5×	111 0.9×	14	512
P.R. Sheorey India	14	1.1k 1.9×	620 1.6×	376 1.1×	456 2.0×	311 2.4×	33	1.3k
José Muralha Portugal	9	474 0.8×	285 0.7×	282 0.8×	156 0.7×	126 1.0×	29	577
Loren Lorig United States	13	362 0.6×	191 0.5×	171 0.5×	143 0.6×	81 0.6×	37	489
Bo‐An Jang South Korea	15	405 0.7×	379 1.0×	202 0.6×	137 0.6×	117 0.9×	50	729

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. D. Patton

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All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

1.

Peck, Ralph B., et al.. (1993). Geological Surprises at Itezhitezhi Dam, Zambia.

2.

Goodrich, James A., et al.. (1988). Ground Water Monitoring for Resource Management. 446–454. 1 indexed citations

3.

Patton, F. D., et al.. (1987). The vaiont slide — A geotechnical analysis based on new geologic observations of the failure surface. Engineering Geology. 24(1-4). 475–491. 87 indexed citations

4.

Patton, F. D., et al.. (1985). THE VAIONT SLIDE, A GEOTECHNICAL ANALYSIS BASED ON NEW GEOLOGIC OBSERVATIONS OF THE FAILURE SURFACE. VOLUME I MAIN TEXT, VOLUME II, APPENDICES A THROUGH G. 1 indexed citations

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Patton, F. D., et al.. (1985). The Vaiont Slide: A Geotechnical Analysis Based on New Geologic Observations of the Failure Surface, Volume 1: Main Text. US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (Knowledge Core). 2 indexed citations

6.

Patton, F. D. & Don U. Deere. (1971). Geologic factors controlling slope stability in open pit mines. 4 indexed citations

7.

Deere, Don U., et al.. (1966). Design Of Surface And Near-Surface Construction In Rock. 219 indexed citations

8.

Patton, F. D.. (1966). Multiple Modes of Shear Failure In Rock. 430 indexed citations breakdown →

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