Masanobu Oda

7.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
71 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Masanobu Oda is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Masanobu Oda has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 32 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 26 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Masanobu Oda's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (27 papers), Landslides and related hazards (26 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (24 papers). Masanobu Oda is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (27 papers), Landslides and related hazards (26 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (24 papers). Masanobu Oda collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Denmark. Masanobu Oda's co-authors include Kazuyoshi IWASHITA, Junichi Konishi, S. Nemat-Nasser, Toshio Higuchi, Takato Takemura, Ken Kawamoto, Ken‐ichiro Suzuki, Kiichi Suzuki, Yuzo OHNISHI and Masayuki Sato and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Water Resources Research and Soil Science Society of America Journal.

In The Last Decade

Masanobu Oda

63 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Rolling Resistance at Contacts in Simulation of Shear Band Development by DEM

1998 664 citations Kazuyoshi IWASHITA, Masanobu Oda profile →
Initial Fabrics and their Relations to Mechanical Properties of Granular Material

1972 655 citations Masanobu Oda SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masanobu Oda Japan	29	3.9k	1.9k	1.8k	1.6k	601	71	5.7k
David Muir Wood United Kingdom	44	6.9k 1.8×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	843 0.5×	583 1.0×	179	8.1k
Gioacchino Viggiani France	39	3.4k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	1.9k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	562 0.9×	150	5.4k
Poul V. Lade United States	55	8.3k 2.1×	2.3k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	796 0.5×	496 0.8×	158	9.4k
Jacques Desrues France	27	2.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.8k 1.0×	755 0.5×	422 0.7×	81	4.0k
M. R. Coop United Kingdom	57	8.7k 2.2×	2.2k 1.2×	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	606 1.0×	157	9.8k
L. Rothenburg Canada	30	2.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	731 1.2×	94	4.0k
Catherine O’Sullivan United Kingdom	48	5.5k 1.4×	2.6k 1.4×	1.7k 0.9×	2.5k 1.5×	962 1.6×	190	7.5k
Nasser Khalili Australia	46	5.0k 1.3×	1.6k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	552 0.3×	953 1.6×	162	6.7k
Frédéric‐Victor Donzé France	35	1.9k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	2.2k 1.2×	982 0.6×	613 1.0×	95	4.0k
Itai Einav Australia	35	2.9k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	576 1.0×	143	4.6k

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Oda, Masanobu, Takato Takemura, & Ken‐ichiro Suzuki. (2025). Crack aperture and hydraulic conductivity tensors for cracked crystalline rock masses. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 188. 106058–106058.

Suzuki, Ken‐ichiro, et al.. (2024). Hydraulic conductivity tensor of cracked rock masses at depths reaching 1,000 m. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 178. 105752–105752. 2 indexed citations

Suzuki, Kenichiro, et al.. (2024). DEPTH-DEPENDENT ANISOTROPY OF HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY TENSOR OF JOINTED ROCK MASSES. Japanese Journal of JSCE. 80(7). n/a–n/a. 1 indexed citations

Takemura, Takato, et al.. (2013). Effects of Sedimentary Depositional Environment on the Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Holocene Clay in the Southern Kanto Plain, Central Japan. Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi). 122(3). 472–492.

Resurreccion, Augustus C., Toshiko Komatsu, Ken Kawamoto, et al.. (2008). Linear Model to Predict Soil-Gas Diffusivity from Two Soil-Water Retention Points in Unsaturated Volcanic Ash Soils. SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS. 48(3). 397–406. 15 indexed citations

Suzuki, Kiichi, et al.. (2007). A CONSIDERATION ON LOCAL PIPING DUE TO UPWARD SEEPAGE FLOW. Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshuu C. 63(2). 602–611.

Kawamoto, Ken, Per Møldrup, Toshiko Komatsu, Lis Wollesen de Jonge, & Masanobu Oda. (2007). Water Repellency of Aggregate Size Fractions of a Volcanic Ash Soil. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 71(6). 1658–1666. 71 indexed citations

Takemura, Takato, et al.. (2007). Three-Dimensional Fabric Analysis for Anisotropic Material Using Multi-Directional Scanning Line —Application to X-ray CT Image—. MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS. 48(6). 1173–1178. 6 indexed citations

Takemura, Takato & Masanobu Oda. (2006). Changes in crack density and wave velocity in association with crack growth in triaxial tests of Inada granite. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2(1). 13–16. 1 indexed citations

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Oda, Masanobu, et al.. (2001). Microstructural Interpretation on Reliquefaction of Saturated Granular Soils under Cyclic Loading. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 127(5). 416–423. 118 indexed citations

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IWASHITA, Kazuyoshi, et al.. (1995). DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD WITH THE EFFECT OF MOMENT TRANSFER AT THE CONTACT POINTS. Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshu. 1995(529). 145–154. 8 indexed citations

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Oda, Masanobu, et al.. (1990). Ultimate Bearing Capacity Tests on Sand with Clay Layer. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 116(12). 1902–1906. 14 indexed citations

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Oda, Masanobu, et al.. (1985). Permeability tensor for jointed rock masses. Pages. 6 indexed citations

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Oda, Masanobu, et al.. (1983). A Method of Lumped Mass System in Wave Propagation Problems for an Elastic-Plastic Bar. TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Series A. 49(444). 1000–1009. 1 indexed citations

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Oda, Masanobu, et al.. (1982). MEANING OF PROGRESSIVE FAILURE IN BEARING CAPACITY PROBLEM OF SHALLOW FOOTING. Proceedings of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers. 1982(321). 113–122. 2 indexed citations

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Oda, Masanobu, Junichi Konishi, & S. Nemat-Nasser. (1982). Experimental micromechanical evaluation of strength of granular materials: Effects of particle rolling. Mechanics of Materials. 1(4). 269–283. 350 indexed citations

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Oda, Masanobu, et al.. (1978). STRENGTH ANISOTROPY OF SAND GROUND AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN SOIL ENGINEERING. Proceedings of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers. 1978(273). 111–120. 5 indexed citations

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Oda, Masanobu. (1977). Co-Ordination Number and its Relation to Shear Strength of Granular Material. SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS. 17(2). 29–42. 153 indexed citations

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Oda, Masanobu. (1972). Initial Fabrics and their Relations to Mechanical Properties of Granular Material. SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS. 12(1). 17–36. 655 indexed citations breakdown →

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Oda, Masanobu. (1972). The Mechanism of Fabric Changes During Compressional Deformation of Sand. SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS. 12(2). 1–18. 309 indexed citations

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