Luc Thorel

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Luc Thorel is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Luc Thorel has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 8 papers in Environmental Engineering and 7 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Luc Thorel's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (48 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (44 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (40 papers). Luc Thorel is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (48 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (44 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (40 papers). Luc Thorel collaborates with scholars based in France, Brazil and Colombia. Luc Thorel's co-authors include Bernardo Caicedo, Matthieu Blanc, Cristina de Hollanda Cavalcanti Tsuha, J. Garnier, Daniel Dias, Márcio de Souza Soares de Almeida, Christophe Gaudin, Diethard König, Bruce L. Kutter and D. J. Goodings and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Géotechnique and Engineering Geology.

In The Last Decade

Luc Thorel

75 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Catalogue of scaling laws and similitude questions in geo... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 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. Catalogue of scaling laws and similitude questions in geotechnical centrifuge modelling
    2007 402 citations J. Garnier, Luc Thorel et al. International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Luc Thorel France 22 1.6k 276 152 152 152 82 1.7k
Richard Kelly Australia 24 1.6k 1.0× 539 2.0× 87 0.6× 154 1.0× 138 0.9× 71 1.8k
Andrea Diambra United Kingdom 22 1.7k 1.0× 210 0.8× 147 1.0× 88 0.6× 143 0.9× 76 1.8k
Huayang Lei China 22 1.2k 0.8× 335 1.2× 235 1.5× 161 1.1× 74 0.5× 113 1.4k
Alessandro Flora Italy 19 1.3k 0.8× 281 1.0× 65 0.4× 147 1.0× 76 0.5× 91 1.4k
Charles W. W. Ng Hong Kong 21 945 0.6× 443 1.6× 74 0.5× 206 1.4× 54 0.4× 34 1.1k
Bernardo Caicedo Colombia 21 1.1k 0.7× 137 0.5× 48 0.3× 236 1.6× 155 1.0× 107 1.3k
S. Narasimha Rao India 25 1.6k 1.0× 171 0.6× 175 1.2× 51 0.3× 95 0.6× 66 1.7k
Wei-Qiang Feng China 20 882 0.5× 231 0.8× 61 0.4× 206 1.4× 89 0.6× 72 1.1k
Diethard König Germany 14 887 0.5× 239 0.9× 69 0.5× 146 1.0× 51 0.3× 31 1.0k
Norihiko Miura Japan 21 2.2k 1.3× 467 1.7× 232 1.5× 157 1.0× 83 0.5× 69 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Luc Thorel

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luc Thorel

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All Works

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Li, Zheng, et al.. (2025). Numerical investigation of the effect of non-plastic fines on the behavior of an embankment on liquefiable soil subjected to earthquake. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 196. 109427–109427. 1 indexed citations
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Thorel, Luc, et al.. (2024). Centrifuge modelling of the loading capacity of suction anchors in soft clay: towards multidirectional load. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 1 indexed citations
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Dano, Christophe, et al.. (2024). Compilation des propriétés physiques et mécaniques du sable de Fontainebleau NE34. Revue Française de Géotechnique. 6–6.
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Tsuha, Cristina de Hollanda Cavalcanti, et al.. (2024). Cyclic response of pre-failed and reinstalled single-helix piles in sand. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 62. 1–17.
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Cazacliu, Bogdan, et al.. (2023). Discrete numerical analysis of drained cyclic loading on a model sand. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 1 indexed citations
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Lenoir, Thomas, et al.. (2023). Data-Driven Prediction of Cement-Stabilized Soils Tensile Properties. Infrastructures. 8(10). 146–146. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Zheng, et al.. (2023). Centrifuge and numerical modeling of the behavior of homogeneous embankment on liquefiable soil subjected to dynamic excitation. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 172. 107999–107999. 9 indexed citations
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Blanc, Matthieu, et al.. (2022). Effect of embedding depth on the monotonic lateral response of monopiles in sand: centrifuge and numerical modelling. Géotechnique. 74(11). 1111–1126. 4 indexed citations
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Blanc, Matthieu, et al.. (2021). Effects of embedding depth and load eccentricity on lateral response of offshore monopiles in dense sand: a centrifuge study. Géotechnique. 73(9). 811–825. 11 indexed citations
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Blanc, Matthieu, et al.. (2021). Impact driving of monopiles in centrifuge: effect on the lateral response in sand. International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics. 22(6). 318–331. 4 indexed citations
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Blanc, Matthieu, et al.. (2019). Using FBGS to estimate the horizontal response of a monopile in a geotechnical centrifuge. International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics. 20(3). 164–174. 6 indexed citations
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Desideri, A., et al.. (2018). Experimental observation on laterally loaded pile in unsaturated silty soil. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 56(11). 1545–1556. 32 indexed citations
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Almeida, Márcio de Souza Soares de, et al.. (2015). Behaviour of piled embankment without reinforcement. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering. 168(6). 514–525. 23 indexed citations
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Dano, Christophe, et al.. (2015). Projet CHARGEOL : Etude expérimentale et numérique des pieux de fondation des éoliennes offshore. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 1 indexed citations
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Caicedo, Bernardo & Luc Thorel. (2014). Centrifuge modelling of unsaturated soils. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 2(1-2). 83–103. 17 indexed citations
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Blanc, Matthieu, et al.. (2014). Geosynthetic reinforcement of a granular load transfer platform above rigid inclusions: comparison between centrifuge testing and analytical modelling. Geosynthetics International. 21(1). 37–52. 37 indexed citations
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Tsuha, Cristina de Hollanda Cavalcanti, et al.. (2012). Evaluation of the efficiencies of helical anchor plates in sand by centrifuge model tests. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 49(9). 1102–1114. 85 indexed citations
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Thorel, Luc, et al.. (2012). Centrifuge investigation of the load transfer mechanism above rigid inclusions. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Dano, Christophe, et al.. (2005). Interprétation des essais au pressiomètre miniature en centrifugeuse. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 1 indexed citations

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