Gordon A. Fenton

11.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
156 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Gordon A. Fenton is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Gordon A. Fenton has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 129 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and 32 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Gordon A. Fenton's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (129 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (68 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (49 papers). Gordon A. Fenton is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (129 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (68 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (49 papers). Gordon A. Fenton collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Gordon A. Fenton's co-authors include D. V. Griffiths, Jinsong Huang, Erik H. Vanmarcke, N. Manoharan, Mark B. Jaksa, D. Vaughan Griffiths, Michael Hicks, Martí Lloret‐Cabot, Donglin Zhu and H G Poulos and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Resources Research, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering and International Journal of Solids and Structures.

In The Last Decade

Gordon A. Fenton

152 papers receiving 8.6k 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.

Risk Assessment in Geotechnical Engineering

2008 895 citations Gordon A. Fenton, D. V. Griffiths profile →
Probabilistic Slope Stability Analysis by Finite Elements

2004 835 citations D. V. Griffiths, Gordon A. Fenton Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering profile →
Influence of Spatial Variability on Slope Reliability Using 2-D Random Fields

2009 487 citations D. V. Griffiths, Jinsong Huang et al. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering profile →
Bearing-capacity prediction of spatially random c ϕ soils

2003 422 citations Gordon A. Fenton, D. V. Griffiths profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gordon A. Fenton Canada	47	7.9k	7.3k	2.2k	827	616	156	9.1k
Jianye Ching Taiwan	46	5.1k 0.7×	3.6k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	1.6k 1.9×	692 1.1×	210	6.7k
Zi-Jun Cao China	36	3.6k 0.5×	3.2k 0.4×	1.4k 0.6×	704 0.9×	439 0.7×	88	4.5k
Wenping Gong China	34	2.1k 0.3×	1.7k 0.2×	1.2k 0.5×	191 0.2×	453 0.7×	126	3.3k
Mark B. Jaksa Australia	29	2.7k 0.3×	1.6k 0.2×	502 0.2×	55 0.1×	302 0.5×	138	3.4k
Qinghui Jiang China	43	2.7k 0.3×	1.1k 0.2×	1.7k 0.8×	61 0.1×	3.0k 4.8×	154	4.8k
Lidija Zdravković United Kingdom	38	3.9k 0.5×	1.1k 0.2×	611 0.3×	37 0.0×	478 0.8×	132	4.4k
Jonathan P. Stewart United States	53	10.1k 1.3×	701 0.1×	819 0.4×	223 0.3×	142 0.2×	295	11.0k
Ahmed Elgamal United States	44	6.0k 0.8×	515 0.1×	378 0.2×	96 0.1×	237 0.4×	192	6.4k
Pin Zhang China	32	2.1k 0.3×	1.3k 0.2×	389 0.2×	60 0.1×	528 0.9×	124	3.3k
Suzanne Lacasse Norway	18	1.4k 0.2×	840 0.1×	1.4k 0.7×	49 0.1×	268 0.4×	65	2.6k

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Griffiths, D. V., et al.. (2025). Probabilistic stability analyses of two-layer undrained slopes. Computers and Geotechnics. 182. 107178–107178. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Xiaobin, et al.. (2025). Probabilistic analysis of slopes designed by the partial material factor approach. Computers and Geotechnics. 188. 107572–107572.

Fenton, Gordon A., et al.. (2024). Probabilistic Design Analysis of Plate Anchors in Spatially Variable Clay. Computers and Geotechnics. 177. 106828–106828. 3 indexed citations

Fenton, Gordon A., et al.. (2024). Pullout Capacity of Strip Anchors in Spatially Variable Soil. II: Sand. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 150(11). 2 indexed citations

Liu, Yi, et al.. (2024). Calibration of resistance factors for seismic design of masonry infilled frames using the random finite element method. Engineering Structures. 316. 118590–118590. 3 indexed citations

Fenton, Gordon A., et al.. (2023). Calibration of resistance factors for design of deep foundations against lateral deflections. Computers and Geotechnics. 156. 105250–105250. 5 indexed citations

Griffiths, D. V., et al.. (2021). Random finite element analysis of backward erosion piping. Computers and Geotechnics. 138. 104322–104322. 19 indexed citations

Jaksa, Mark B., et al.. (2018). A method for generating virtual soil profiles with complex, multi-layer stratigraphy. Georisk Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards. 13(2). 154–163. 21 indexed citations

Zhu, Donglin, D. V. Griffiths, Jinsong Huang, & Gordon A. Fenton. (2017). Probabilistic stability analyses of undrained slopes with linearly increasing mean strength. Géotechnique. 67(8). 733–746. 65 indexed citations

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Griffiths, D. V., et al.. (2015). The Random Finite Element Method (RFEM) in Probabilistic Slope Stability Analysis with Consideration of Spatial Variability of Soil Properties. 1946–1955. 14 indexed citations

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Fenton, Gordon A., et al.. (2013). Modern geotechnical design codes of practice : implementation, application and development. 12 indexed citations

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Huang, Jingjing, A. V. Lyamin, D. V. Griffiths, et al.. (2013). Undrained bearing capacity of spatially random clays by finite elements and limit analysis. NOVA (University of Newcastle Australia). 5 indexed citations

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Huang, Jinsong, D. V. Griffiths, & Gordon A. Fenton. (2013). A Benchmark Slope For System Reliability Analysis. 93. 962–971. 1 indexed citations

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Griffiths, D. V., Jinsong Huang, & Gordon A. Fenton. (2010). Comparison of Slope Reliability Methods of Analysis. GeoFlorida 2010. 1952–1961. 9 indexed citations

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Griffiths, D. V., Gordon A. Fenton, & Mark D. Denavit. (2007). Traditional and Advanced Probabilistic Slope Stability Analysis. 1–10. 37 indexed citations

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Griffiths, D. V., et al.. (2006). Seeking Out Failure: The Random Finite Element Method (RFEM) in Probabilistic Geotechnical Analysis. 1–6. 7 indexed citations

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Fenton, Gordon A., et al.. (2004). COST OF FOUNDATION FAILURES DUE TO LIMITED SITE INVESTIGATIONS. Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide). 7 indexed citations

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Fenton, Gordon A. & D. V. Griffiths. (1995). Flow Through Earth Dams with Spatially Random Permeability. Engineering Mechanics. 341–344. 9 indexed citations

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Griffiths, D. V., et al.. (1994). Influence of Spatially Random Soil Stiffness on Foundation Settlements. 628–639. 7 indexed citations

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Fenton, Gordon A.. (1990). Simulation and analysis of random fields. 21(10). 638–40. 144 indexed citations

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