H. Sönmez

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
67 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

H. Sönmez is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Mechanics of Materials and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, H. Sönmez has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 32 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 27 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in H. Sönmez's work include Landslides and related hazards (33 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (31 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (26 papers). H. Sönmez is often cited by papers focused on Landslides and related hazards (33 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (31 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (26 papers). H. Sönmez collaborates with scholars based in Türkiye, India and Australia. H. Sönmez's co-authors include Candan Gökçeoğlu, Hakan A. Nefeslioğlu, Reşat Ulusay, Ali Kayabaşı, Ergün Tuncay, Tamer Y. Duman, Tolga Çan, Murat Ercanoğlu, Edmund Medley and Gülseren Dağdelenler and has published in prestigious journals such as Geomorphology, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Engineering Geology.

In The Last Decade

H. Sönmez

65 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

An assessment on the use of logistic regression and artificial neural networks with different sampling strategies for the preparation of landslide susceptibility maps

2008 466 citations Hakan A. Nefeslioğlu, Candan Gökçeoğlu et al. profile →
Estimation of rock modulus: For intact rocks with an artificial neural network and for rock masses with a new empirical equation

2005 359 citations H. Sönmez, Candan Gökçeoğlu et al. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
H. Sönmez Türkiye	31	2.3k	1.8k	1.8k	1.3k	883	67	4.4k
L.G. Tham Hong Kong	40	2.3k 1.0×	2.6k 1.4×	3.1k 1.7×	1.1k 0.8×	435 0.5×	118	5.7k
Hengxing Lan China	39	3.5k 1.5×	1.7k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	887 1.0×	196	5.2k
Hakan A. Nefeslioğlu Türkiye	33	2.8k 1.2×	926 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	1.8k 2.1×	70	4.4k
Shaojun Li China	46	3.0k 1.3×	3.8k 2.0×	2.3k 1.3×	1.5k 1.1×	1.9k 2.1×	182	7.3k
K.T. Chau Hong Kong	35	2.0k 0.9×	3.6k 1.9×	2.4k 1.3×	624 0.5×	222 0.3×	143	5.3k
Qiang Xu China	42	3.9k 1.7×	769 0.4×	1.9k 1.0×	928 0.7×	853 1.0×	156	5.0k
Weiya Xu China	34	2.0k 0.9×	2.3k 1.2×	2.2k 1.2×	952 0.7×	142 0.2×	179	4.3k
Doug Stead Canada	46	4.2k 1.8×	4.2k 2.3×	2.0k 1.1×	2.1k 1.6×	193 0.2×	142	6.7k
Jianbing Peng China	33	2.4k 1.0×	403 0.2×	2.0k 1.1×	797 0.6×	320 0.4×	134	3.6k
Federico Agliardi Italy	25	4.1k 1.8×	1.1k 0.6×	944 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	993 1.1×	74	4.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sönmez, H., et al.. (2026). Suggested empirical equations for estimating modulus of elasticity of intact rock. 563–572.

Sönmez, H., et al.. (2024). An innovative methodology for the adjustable use of energy line angle for susceptibility mapping by using cone propagation approach. Landslides. 21(5). 975–1001.

Sönmez, H., Gülseren Dağdelenler, Yılmaz Özçelik, & Murat Ercanoğlu. (2024). A complementary approach to quantify the basic GSI chart considering scale effect on rock structure. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 17(1). 154–167. 1 indexed citations

Dağdelenler, Gülseren, H. Sönmez, & Charalampos Saroglou. (2020). A flexible system for selection of rock mass excavation method. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 79(10). 5355–5369. 9 indexed citations

Sönmez, H.. (2018). Anadolu Üniversitesi Açıköğretim Sistemindeki öğrencilerin ders çalışma alışkanlıklarının betimsel değerlendirilmesi. DergiPark (Istanbul University). 4(2). 171–188. 1 indexed citations

Dağdelenler, Gülseren, et al.. (2017). Landslide susceptibility mapping at Ovacık-Karabük (Turkey) using different artificial neural network models: comparison of training algorithms. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 78(1). 89–102. 71 indexed citations

Ulusoy, İnan, et al.. (2017). Hafif bir İHA ile bir Açık Maden Ocağının 3B Çok-bakılı Stereo Modellemesi. Türkiye Jeoloji Bülteni / Geological Bulletin of Turkey. 60(2). 223–241. 1 indexed citations

Sönmez, H., et al.. (2014). Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Based Model for Predicting of Overall Strength of Volcanic Bimrock. 2 indexed citations

Nefeslioğlu, Hakan A., Candan Gökçeoğlu, H. Sönmez, & Tolga Görüm. (2011). Medium-scale hazard mapping for shallow landslide initiation: the Buyukkoy catchment area (Cayeli, Rize, Turkey). Landslides. 8(4). 459–483. 76 indexed citations

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Sönmez, H., et al.. (2010). A New Empirical Approach For Prediction Of Rock Mass Strength Based On A Strength Reducing Curve Zone Instead Of Unique Strength Reducing Curve. 4 indexed citations

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Sönmez, H., et al.. (2009). A Conceptual Empirical Approach for the Overall Strength of Unwelded Bimrocks. 13 indexed citations

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Gökçeoğlu, Candan, H. Sönmez, & K. Zorlu. (2009). Estimating the uniaxial compressive strength of some clay‐bearing rocks selected from Turkey by nonlinear multivariable regression and rule‐based fuzzy models. Expert Systems. 26(2). 176–190. 54 indexed citations

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Gökçeoğlu, Candan, et al.. (2007). Extraction of potential debris source areas by logistic regression technique: a case study from Barla, Besparmak and Kapi mountains (NW Taurids, Turkey). Environmental Geology. 54(1). 9–22. 94 indexed citations

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Gökçeoğlu, Candan, et al.. (2007). An artificial neural network application to produce debris source areas of Barla, Besparmak, and Kapi Mountains (NW Taurids, Turkey). Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 7(5). 557–570. 21 indexed citations

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Sönmez, H., et al.. (2006). CONSIDERATIONS IN DEVELOPING AN EMPIRICAL STRENGTH CRITERION FOR BIMROCKS. 12 indexed citations

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Sönmez, H. & Candan Gökçeoğlu. (2005). A liquefaction severity index suggested for engineering practice. Environmental Geology. 48(1). 81–91. 114 indexed citations

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Sönmez, H., Candan Gökçeoğlu, Hakan A. Nefeslioğlu, & Ali Kayabaşı. (2005). Estimation of rock modulus: For intact rocks with an artificial neural network and for rock masses with a new empirical equation. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 43(2). 224–235. 359 indexed citations breakdown →

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Çan, Tolga, Hakan A. Nefeslioğlu, Candan Gökçeoğlu, H. Sönmez, & Tamer Y. Duman. (2005). Susceptibility assessments of shallow earthflows triggered by heavy rainfall at three catchments by logistic regression analyses. Geomorphology. 72(1-4). 250–271. 209 indexed citations

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Gökçeoğlu, Candan, H. Sönmez, & Ali Kayabaşı. (2003). Predicting the deformation moduli of rock masses. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 40(5). 701–710. 145 indexed citations

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Gökçeoğlu, Candan, H. Sönmez, & Murat Ercanoğlu. (2001). Bulanık mantık: Özellikleri ve süreksizlik denetimli bir şev duraysızlığına uygulanması. 23(1). 19–31. 1 indexed citations

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