Jean Sulem

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
136 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Jean Sulem is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Jean Sulem has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 64 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 34 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Jean Sulem's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (78 papers), Drilling and Well Engineering (30 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (26 papers). Jean Sulem is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (78 papers), Drilling and Well Engineering (30 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (26 papers). Jean Sulem collaborates with scholars based in France, Greece and Australia. Jean Sulem's co-authors include I. Vardoulakis, Siavash Ghabezloo, Ioannis Stefanou, A. Guenot, M Panet, Didier Subrin, Pierre Delage, J. Saint‐Marc, Vincent Famin and Sylvine Guédon and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Jean Sulem

126 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

Bifurcation Analysis in Geomechanics 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Bifurcation Analysis in Geomechanics
    1995 621 citations Jean Sulem, I. Vardoulakis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jean Sulem France 38 2.6k 2.3k 911 838 678 136 4.5k
Joseph F. Labuz United States 35 3.3k 1.3× 2.1k 0.9× 1.8k 2.0× 574 0.7× 692 1.0× 177 4.6k
John A. Hudson United Kingdom 29 2.6k 1.0× 1.4k 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 1.3k 1.5× 767 1.1× 72 4.1k
Frédéric‐Victor Donzé France 35 2.2k 0.8× 1.9k 0.8× 483 0.5× 313 0.4× 613 0.9× 95 4.0k
Fengshou Zhang China 39 2.2k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 2.0k 2.2× 994 1.2× 2.7k 4.0× 229 5.0k
Peng‐Zhi Pan China 34 2.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 1.0k 1.1× 228 0.3× 447 0.7× 144 3.3k
Giovanni Grasselli Canada 39 5.4k 2.1× 3.2k 1.4× 1.7k 1.9× 582 0.7× 1.3k 1.9× 128 6.9k
Baotang Shen Australia 34 3.1k 1.2× 1.3k 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 222 0.3× 521 0.8× 113 3.6k
Hui Zhou China 37 3.7k 1.4× 2.1k 0.9× 1.3k 1.5× 393 0.5× 506 0.7× 166 4.5k
D.O. Potyondy United States 15 4.2k 1.6× 2.5k 1.1× 1.3k 1.4× 253 0.3× 1.0k 1.5× 33 5.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sulem, Jean, et al.. (2025). Time-dependent modeling of supported drifts excavated in Callovo-Oxfordian claystone considering the excavation-induced fractured zone. Computers and Geotechnics. 179. 107030–107030. 1 indexed citations
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Labuz, Joseph F., Jean Sulem, Florian Amann, et al.. (2025). ISRM Suggested Method for Achieving Full Water Saturation of Rock. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering.
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Bornert, Michel, et al.. (2025). Synchrotron 4D X‐Ray Computed Tomography of a Porous Limestone: Influence of Porosity on Deformation Mechanisms at Multiple Scales. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 130(10).
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Sulem, Jean, et al.. (2024). Analytical solutions considering face advance and time-dependent behavior for back-analysis of convergence measurements in deep circular tunnels under isotropic initial stress state. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 182. 105866–105866. 2 indexed citations
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Sulem, Jean, et al.. (2024). Data‐Driven Tools to Evaluate Support Pressure, Radial Displacements, and Face Extrusion for Tunnels Excavated in Elastoplastic Grounds. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 49(2). 654–664. 1 indexed citations
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Sulem, Jean, et al.. (2024). Symbolic regression based prediction of anisotropic closure in deep tunnels. Computers and Geotechnics. 171. 106355–106355. 4 indexed citations
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Sulem, Jean. (2023). Editorial on the Journal Policy on Publishing Papers on Coal Mining. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 57(1). 1–1. 1 indexed citations
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Sulem, Jean, et al.. (2023). Multi-scale analysis of a porous carbonate rock under triaxial conditions. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository.
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Ghabezloo, Siavash, et al.. (2018). Onset of Creation of Residual Strain during the hydration of oil-well cement paste. Cement and Concrete Research. 116. 27–37. 11 indexed citations
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Brantut, Nicolas, et al.. (2018). Dehydration embrittlement and compaction instabilities in subduction zones. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 5039. 1 indexed citations
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Rattez, Hadrien, Ioannis Stefanou, Jean Sulem, Manolis Veveakis, & Thomas Poulet. (2018). Numerical Analysis of Strain Localization in Rocks with Thermo-hydro-mechanical Couplings Using Cosserat Continuum. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 51(10). 3295–3311. 27 indexed citations
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Dupla, Jean-Claude, Siavash Ghabezloo, Jean Sulem, et al.. (2015). Experimental investigation of particle suspension injection and permeability impairment in porous media. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment. 3. 24–39. 42 indexed citations
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Sulem, Jean, et al.. (2011). On the THM behaviour of a sheared Boom clay sample: Application to the behaviour and sealing properties of the EDZ. Engineering Geology. 124. 47–58. 43 indexed citations
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Sulem, Jean, Vincent Famin, & Hirotomo Noda. (2009). Correction to “Thermal decomposition of carbonates in fault zones: Slip‐weakening and temperature‐limiting effects”. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 114(B6). 12 indexed citations
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Sulem, Jean, et al.. (2006). Thermo‐poro‐mechanical properties of clayey gouge and application to rapid fault shearing. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 31(3). 523–540. 65 indexed citations
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Sulem, Jean, et al.. (2004). Experimental characterization of the thermo-poro-mechanical properties of the Aegion Fault gouge. Comptes Rendus Géoscience. 336(4-5). 455–466. 41 indexed citations
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Sulem, Jean, et al.. (1996). Effects of Induced Anisotropy On the Strength And Deformation Behavior of Two Sedimentary Rocks. 1 indexed citations
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Vardoulakis, I., et al.. (1996). Elasto-plastic Behaviour of a Weak Sandstone. 1 indexed citations
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Sulem, Jean, M Panet, & A. Guenot. (1987). An analytical solution for time-dependent displacements in a circular tunnel. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts. 24(3). 155–164. 150 indexed citations
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Guenot, A., M Panet, & Jean Sulem. (1985). A New Aspect In Tunnel Closure Interpretation. 13 indexed citations

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