Guy Lefebvre

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Guy Lefebvre is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Geophysics and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Guy Lefebvre has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 6 papers in Geophysics and 3 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Guy Lefebvre's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (7 papers), Soil and Unsaturated Flow (7 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (6 papers). Guy Lefebvre is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (7 papers), Soil and Unsaturated Flow (7 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (6 papers). Guy Lefebvre collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Guy Lefebvre's co-authors include Pierre Delage, Jacques Locat, Gilles Grondin, Mourad Karray, Gérard Ballivy, Ariane Locat, Pascal Locat, Denis Demers, Serge Leroueil and J. Michael Duncan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Canadian Geotechnical Journal and Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Guy Lefebvre

21 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Study of the structure of a sensitive Champlain clay and ... 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Study of the structure of a sensitive Champlain clay and of its evolution during consolidation
    1984 459 citations Pierre Delage, Guy Lefebvre Canadian Geotechnical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Guy Lefebvre Canada 14 918 280 245 224 170 23 1.2k
Caterina Di Maio Italy 18 1.3k 1.5× 134 0.5× 789 3.2× 168 0.8× 245 1.4× 44 1.7k
Roy E. Olson United States 17 1.3k 1.4× 96 0.3× 98 0.4× 47 0.2× 292 1.7× 53 1.5k
Guido Musso Italy 15 538 0.6× 167 0.6× 134 0.5× 116 0.5× 147 0.9× 61 761
Kamil Kayabalı Türkiye 17 590 0.6× 143 0.5× 101 0.4× 26 0.1× 127 0.7× 55 820
T. William Lambe United States 16 1.2k 1.3× 86 0.3× 217 0.9× 38 0.2× 156 0.9× 63 1.5k
Cristina Jommi Italy 18 1.1k 1.2× 82 0.3× 579 2.4× 50 0.2× 134 0.8× 70 1.4k
K. H. Head 7 642 0.7× 45 0.2× 134 0.5× 33 0.1× 148 0.9× 9 884
M. Fam Canada 13 590 0.6× 221 0.8× 70 0.3× 55 0.2× 28 0.2× 21 892
Gabriele Della Vecchia Italy 16 1.0k 1.1× 77 0.3× 331 1.4× 40 0.2× 181 1.1× 51 1.2k
Liujiang Wang China 13 559 0.6× 62 0.2× 224 0.9× 80 0.4× 58 0.3× 32 715

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Fields of papers citing papers by Guy Lefebvre

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Guy Lefebvre

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Guy Lefebvre. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Guy Lefebvre 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 Guy Lefebvre. Guy Lefebvre is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Locat, Ariane, et al.. (2017). The Saint-Jude landslide of 10 May 2010, Quebec, Canada: Investigation and characterization of the landslide and its failure mechanism. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 54(10). 1357–1374. 43 indexed citations
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Karray, Mourad, et al.. (2011). Influence of particle size on the correlation between shear wave velocity and cone tip resistance. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 48(4). 599–615. 44 indexed citations
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Locat, Jacques & Guy Lefebvre. (2011). Étude de la formation des sédiments fins glacio-lacustres du lac Barlow-Ojibway : le site d’Olga, Matagami, Québec . Géographie physique et Quaternaire. 35(1). 93–103. 2 indexed citations
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Karray, Mourad, et al.. (2010). Assessment of deep compaction of the Péribonka dam foundation using “modal analysis of surface waves” (MASW). Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 47(3). 312–326. 28 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Guy, et al.. (2004). A case record of electroosmotic consolidation of soft clay with improved soilelectrode contact. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 41(6). 1038–1053. 135 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Guy, et al.. (2002). Improvements of electroosmotic consolidation of soft clays by minimizing power loss at electrodes. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 39(2). 399–408. 92 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Guy, et al.. (1996). Comparison and Evaluation of Different Riprap Stability Formulas Using Field Performance. Journal of Waterway Port Coastal and Ocean Engineering. 122(1). 8–15. 3 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Guy, et al.. (1996). <title>Image processing for dam survey in civil engineering</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2785. 129–139.
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Lefebvre, Guy, et al.. (1994). Damage Mechanisms and Influence of Gradation for Steep Riprap. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 120(3). 514–527. 2 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Guy, et al.. (1994). Laboratory and field determinations of small-strain shear modulus for a structured Champlain clay. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 31(1). 61–70. 24 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Guy, et al.. (1992). Field Performance and Analysis of Steep Riprap. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 118(9). 1431–1448. 4 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Guy, et al.. (1989). Stability threshold for cyclic loading of saturated clay. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 26(1). 122–131. 27 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Guy, et al.. (1986). Erosivity of intact clay: Influence of the natural structure. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 23(4). 427–434. 13 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Guy, et al.. (1985). Erosivity of natural intact structured clay: Evaluation. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 22(4). 508–517. 26 indexed citations
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Delage, Pierre & Guy Lefebvre. (1984). Study of the structure of a sensitive Champlain clay and of its evolution during consolidation. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 21(1). 21–35. 459 indexed citations breakdown →
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Locat, Jacques, Guy Lefebvre, & Gérard Ballivy. (1984). Mineralogy, chemistry, and physical properties interrelationships of some sensitive clays from Eastern Canada. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 21(3). 530–540. 94 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Guy & Jacques Locat. (1980). Significance of amorphous material relative to sensitivity in some Champlain clays: Discussion. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 17(4). 635–636. 1 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Guy, J. Michael Duncan, & Edward L. Wilson. (1974). Closure to “Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analyses of Dams”. Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division. 100(10). 1164–1164. 2 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Guy, et al.. (1973). Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analyses of Dams. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 99(7). 495–507. 3 indexed citations

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