Karl Terzaghi

12.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Karl Terzaghi is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. According to data from OpenAlex, Karl Terzaghi has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 4 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 3 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Recurrent topics in Karl Terzaghi's work include Dam Engineering and Safety (4 papers), Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics (4 papers) and Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering (3 papers). Karl Terzaghi is often cited by papers focused on Dam Engineering and Safety (4 papers), Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics (4 papers) and Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering (3 papers). Karl Terzaghi collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and Czechia. Karl Terzaghi's co-authors include Ralph B. Peck, Yves Lacroix, A. W. Skempton, L Bjerrum, A. Casagrande, C.R.I. Clayton, William Powrie, P. W. Rowe, Adolf Meyer and Don U. Deere and has published in prestigious journals such as Géotechnique, AAPG Bulletin and Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie.

In The Last Decade

Karl Terzaghi

26 papers receiving 936 citations

Hit Papers

Evalution of Conefficients of Subgrade Reaction 1955 2026 1978 2002 1955 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. Evalution of Conefficients of Subgrade Reaction
    1955 490 citations Karl Terzaghi Géotechnique profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karl Terzaghi United States 12 768 287 228 191 94 29 1.1k
Laurits Bjerrum Norway 11 1.5k 1.9× 425 1.5× 386 1.7× 161 0.8× 79 0.8× 16 1.7k
D. J. Henkel United States 13 1.2k 1.6× 214 0.7× 264 1.2× 227 1.2× 60 0.6× 19 1.6k
Laing Barden United Kingdom 21 1.2k 1.6× 115 0.4× 291 1.3× 225 1.2× 47 0.5× 36 1.4k
N Janbu Norway 12 1.0k 1.3× 530 1.8× 303 1.3× 98 0.5× 31 0.3× 18 1.2k
Chin-Yung Chang United States 3 1.6k 2.1× 525 1.8× 212 0.9× 208 1.1× 50 0.5× 6 1.8k
K. H. Roscoe United Kingdom 8 2.0k 2.7× 244 0.9× 552 2.4× 468 2.5× 76 0.8× 10 2.5k
George F. Sowers United States 15 568 0.7× 177 0.6× 139 0.6× 88 0.5× 30 0.3× 46 1.0k
P. B. Attewell United Kingdom 16 607 0.8× 356 1.2× 267 1.2× 448 2.3× 34 0.4× 39 1.1k
A R Jumikis Netherlands 11 474 0.6× 81 0.3× 56 0.2× 98 0.5× 83 0.9× 50 754
F. Tavenas Canada 24 2.2k 2.9× 518 1.8× 342 1.5× 177 0.9× 70 0.7× 58 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Karl Terzaghi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karl Terzaghi

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

All Works

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Clayton, C.R.I., et al.. (1997). TERZAGHI'S THEORY OF CONSOLIDATION, AND THE DISCOVERY OF EFFECTIVE STRESS. DISCUSSION.. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering. 125(2). 126–126. 1 indexed citations
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Terzaghi, Karl. (1993). Mekanika tanah dalam praktek rekayasa, jilid 1 / Karl Terzaghi, Ralph B. Peck; alih bahasa: Bagus Witjaksono, Benny Krisna R.. 1993(1993). 1–99. 4 indexed citations
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Terzaghi, Karl, et al.. (1974). Terzaghi lectures, 1963-1972. American Society of Civil Engineers eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Terzaghi, Karl. (1967). Soil mechanics in engineering practice / Karl Terzaghi and Ralph B. Peck. 1967(1967). 1–99.
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Terzaghi, Karl & Yves Lacroix. (1964). Mission Dam an Earth and Rockfill Dam on a Highly Compressible Foundation. Géotechnique. 14(1). 14–50. 11 indexed citations
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Terzaghi, Karl. (1963). Correspondence. Géotechnique. 13(1). 91–91. 1 indexed citations
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Terzaghi, Karl. (1962). Sedimentation of Fraser River Delta, British Columbia: DISCUSSION. AAPG Bulletin. 46. 6 indexed citations
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Terzaghi, Karl. (1962). Stability of Steep Slopes on Hard Unweathered Rock. Géotechnique. 12(4). 251–270. 225 indexed citations
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Terzaghi, Karl. (1960). From theory to practice in soil mechanics : selections from the writings of Karl Terzaghi, with bibliography and contributions on his life and achievents. Wiley eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Terzaghi, Karl, L Bjerrum, A. Casagrande, Ralph B. Peck, & A. W. Skempton. (1960). From theory to practice in soil mechanics; selections from the writings of Karl Terzaghi. 18 indexed citations
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Terzaghi, Karl. (1960). Discussion of “Terzaghi on Wishon and Courtright”. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 125(2). 622–625. 1 indexed citations
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Terzaghi, Karl. (1960). Discussion of “Terzaghi on Salt Springs and Lower Bear River”. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 125(2). 139–148. 13 indexed citations
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Terzaghi, Karl, et al.. (1958). DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SASUMUA DAM. (PAPER ALSO INCLUDES AN APPENDIX BY R.H.S. ROBERTSON ENTITLED `A MINERALOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SASUMUA CLAY`).. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 9(4). 369–394. 20 indexed citations
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Terzaghi, Karl. (1958). Landforms and subsurface drainage in the Gačka Region in Yugoslavia. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie. 2. 76–100. 2 indexed citations
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Terzaghi, Karl & Ralph B. Peck. (1957). Stabilization of an Ore Pile by Drainage. Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division. 83(1). 2 indexed citations
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Meyerhof, G. G., Karl Terzaghi, Ralph B. Peck, et al.. (1956). DISCUSSION. THE ALLOWABLE SETTLEMENTS OF BUILDINGS.. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 5(6). 768–784. 3 indexed citations
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Terzaghi, Karl. (1954). Anchored Bulkheads. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 119(1). 1243–1280. 5 indexed citations
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Terzaghi, Karl. (1954). Theoretische Bodenmechanik. 47 indexed citations
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Terzaghi, Karl. (1953). Origin and Functions of Soil Mechanics. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 118(2). 666–696. 3 indexed citations
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Rowe, P. W., et al.. (1952). CORRESPONDENCE : ANCHORED SHEET-PILE WALLS.. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 1(5). 616–647. 2 indexed citations

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