Michael Brown

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
170 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Michael Brown is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Brown has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 23 papers in Computational Mechanics and 21 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Michael Brown's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (59 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (46 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (35 papers). Michael Brown is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (59 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (46 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (35 papers). Michael Brown collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Michael Brown's co-authors include R. Raghavan, Jonathan Knappett, Erdal Özkan, Hossein Kazemi, E. Ozkan, H. Kazemi, Ahmed Elsheikh, Robert Pitt, Melinda M. Lalor and Richard Field and has published in prestigious journals such as Cancer Research, Clinical Infectious Diseases and Journal of Chromatography A.

In The Last Decade

Michael Brown

157 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Practical Solutions for Pressure-Transient Responses of Fractured Horizontal Wells in Unconventional Shale Reservoirs

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Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Michael Brown	1.1k	837	775	440	433	170	3.5k
Xiaoli Liu	1.4k 1.3×	597 0.7×	703 0.9×	1.6k 3.7×	16 0.0×	343	5.1k
Hailong He	863 0.8×	87 0.1×	90 0.1×	74 0.2×	152 0.4×	125	2.5k
Karen Chan	482 0.4×	166 0.2×	146 0.2×	182 0.4×	17 0.0×	9	3.0k
H. K. Versteeg	254 0.2×	1.1k 1.3×	425 0.5×	374 0.8×	29 0.1×	41	4.0k
Weeratunge Malalasekera	310 0.3×	1.0k 1.2×	397 0.5×	313 0.7×	34 0.1×	105	4.5k
Shiliang Liu	286 0.3×	85 0.1×	341 0.4×	675 1.5×	25 0.1×	90	1.5k
Guoyu Li	1.5k 1.4×	230 0.3×	285 0.4×	555 1.3×	19 0.0×	235	5.0k
S. Majid Hassanizadeh	1.8k 1.6×	1.9k 2.3×	3.5k 4.6×	1.9k 4.3×	48 0.1×	182	8.9k
Berend van Wachem	170 0.2×	912 1.1×	1.9k 2.4×	200 0.5×	27 0.1×	168	5.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Brown

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Brown

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Brown

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20 of 20 papers shown

Brown, Michael, et al.. (2025). Improved uplift capacity design for overhead line equipment in granular soils. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering. 178(7). 793–807.

Knappett, Jonathan, et al.. (2024). Numerical simulation of large tunnel alignments under seismic loading: The Large Hadron Collider as a case study. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 157. 106315–106315. 1 indexed citations

Cerfontaine, Benjamin, et al.. (2024). Centrifuge and DEM modelling of helical piles for offshore jacket foundations in sand. Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee). 1000–1007.

Brown, Michael, et al.. (2024). Comparison of 1g and centrifuge modelling of drag anchors with subsurface wireless tracking. International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics. 25(2). 102–114.

Ciantia, Matteo Oryem, et al.. (2023). P-y Response in Porous Rock: Numerical Derivation With Experimental Validation. 1 indexed citations

Cerfontaine, Benjamin, et al.. (2023). Anchor geotechnics for floating offshore wind: Current technologies and future innovations. Ocean Engineering. 279. 114327–114327. 44 indexed citations

Cerfontaine, Benjamin, et al.. (2023). DEM study of particle scale effect on plain and rotary jacked pile behaviour in granular materials. Computers and Geotechnics. 161. 105559–105559. 13 indexed citations

Brown, Michael, et al.. (2023). Impacts of reference strain rate and strain level dependency on rate effects in fine-grained soils. Géotechnique Letters. 13(1). 48–53. 2 indexed citations

Cerfontaine, Benjamin, et al.. (2021). Centrifuge Testing of Large Screw Pile Geometries for Offshore Applications. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 139–144. 1 indexed citations

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Brown, Michael, et al.. (2021). Assessing single-helix screw pile geometry on offshore installation and axial capacity. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering. 174(5). 512–529. 12 indexed citations

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Cerfontaine, Benjamin, et al.. (2021). Control of screw pile installation to optimise performance for offshore energy applications. Géotechnique. 73(3). 234–249. 23 indexed citations

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Brown, Michael, Benjamin Cerfontaine, Craig Davidson, et al.. (2020). Effects of screw pile installation on installation requirements and in-service performance using the discrete element method. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 58(9). 1334–1350. 31 indexed citations

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Davidson, Craig, Michael Brown, Benjamin Cerfontaine, et al.. (2020). Physical modelling to demonstrate the feasibility of screw piles for offshore jacket-supported wind energy structures. Géotechnique. 72(2). 108–126. 41 indexed citations

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Brown, Michael, Matteo Oryem Ciantia, Benjamin Cerfontaine, et al.. (2020). Using discrete element method (DEM) to create a cone penetration test (CPT)-based method to estimate the installation requirements of rotary-installed piles in sand. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 58(7). 919–935. 20 indexed citations

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Cerfontaine, Benjamin, Jonathan Knappett, Michael Brown, & Aaron S. Bradshaw. (2019). Effect of soil deformability on the failure mechanism of shallow plate or screw anchors in sand. Computers and Geotechnics. 109. 34–45. 33 indexed citations

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Kampas, Georgios, Jonathan Knappett, Michael Brown, et al.. (2018). The effect of tunnel lining modelling approaches on the seismic response of sprayed concrete tunnels in coarse-grained soils. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 117. 122–137. 29 indexed citations

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Brown, Michael, et al.. (2015). Interface shear characteristics of Scottish rock samples from sites with tidal energy potential. 1357–1362. 2 indexed citations

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Wakelin, Steven A., Chikako van Koten, Maureen O’Callaghan, & Michael Brown. (2013). Physicochemical properties of 50 New Zealand pasture soils: a starting point for assessing and managing soil microbial resources. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 56(4). 248–260. 26 indexed citations

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Zabel, Cynthia J., et al.. (1996). Demography of northern spotted owls in southwestern Oregon. Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida). 17. 77–82. 6 indexed citations

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Robbins, C. W., et al.. (1972). Effect of Phosphorus Fertilization on the Selenium Concentration in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Soil Science Society of America Journal. 36(4). 624–628. 22 indexed citations

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