Pierre‐Yves Hicher

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
108 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Pierre‐Yves Hicher is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Pierre‐Yves Hicher has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 30 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 26 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Pierre‐Yves Hicher's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (60 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (43 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (30 papers). Pierre‐Yves Hicher is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (60 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (43 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (30 papers). Pierre‐Yves Hicher collaborates with scholars based in France, China and Hong Kong. Pierre‐Yves Hicher's co-authors include Zhen‐Yu Yin, Ching S. Chang, Christophe Dano, Ali Daouadji, Shui‐Long Shen, Yin‐Fu Jin, Mahdia Hattab, Carlos Ovalle, Farid Laouafa and Jie Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Geophysical Research Letters and Journal of Hydrology.

In The Last Decade

Pierre‐Yves Hicher

99 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Optimization techniques for identifying soil parameters in geotechnical engineering: Comparative study and enhancement

2017 232 citations Zhen‐Yu Yin, Yin‐Fu Jin et al. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics profile →
Hydro-mechanical analysis of particle migration in fractures with CFD-DEM

2024 42 citations Zhen‐Yu Yin, Farid Laouafa et al. Engineering Geology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pierre‐Yves Hicher France	36	3.3k	1.0k	736	731	453	108	4.0k
Stefano Utili United Kingdom	33	1.6k 0.5×	1.2k 1.2×	907 1.2×	853 1.2×	655 1.4×	78	2.8k
Dong Wang China	31	2.1k 0.6×	569 0.6×	456 0.6×	442 0.6×	568 1.3×	165	3.0k
Ikuo Towhata Japan	41	4.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.3×	472 0.6×	571 0.8×	355 0.8×	186	5.1k
Kostas Senetakis Hong Kong	36	3.7k 1.1×	784 0.8×	976 1.3×	532 0.7×	827 1.8×	154	4.6k
Claudio di Prisco Italy	25	1.5k 0.4×	876 0.9×	418 0.6×	462 0.6×	309 0.7×	102	2.0k
Feng Jin China	34	2.4k 0.7×	508 0.5×	880 1.2×	287 0.4×	632 1.4×	187	3.4k
R. J. Jardine United Kingdom	45	6.6k 2.0×	808 0.8×	745 1.0×	1.1k 1.4×	384 0.8×	219	7.2k
David Muir Wood United Kingdom	44	6.9k 2.1×	1.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.7×	851 1.2×	843 1.9×	179	8.1k
Alexander M. Puzrin Switzerland	33	2.3k 0.7×	944 0.9×	712 1.0×	755 1.0×	258 0.6×	147	3.4k
Ming Peng China	34	1.9k 0.6×	1.9k 1.8×	294 0.4×	662 0.9×	312 0.7×	134	3.4k

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Zhao, Chaofa, et al.. (2025). Swelling pressure of clayey geomaterials: A comprehensive analysis of experimental methods, numerical estimates and molecular dynamics simulations. Applied Clay Science. 276. 107881–107881.

Yin, Zhen‐Yu, et al.. (2024). Hydro-mechanical analysis of particle migration in fractures with CFD-DEM. Engineering Geology. 335. 107557–107557. 42 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Yijie, et al.. (2024). Hysteresis at low humidity on vapor sorption isotherm of Ca-montmorillonite: The key role of interlayer cations. Applied Clay Science. 263. 107628–107628. 1 indexed citations

Lyu, Hai‐Min, Zhen‐Yu Yin, Pierre‐Yves Hicher, & Farid Laouafa. (2024). Incorporating mitigation strategies in machine learning for landslide susceptibility prediction. Geoscience Frontiers. 15(5). 101869–101869. 10 indexed citations

Wei, Pengchang, et al.. (2024). Interfacial mechanical behavior of epoxy-quartz: MD nanoindentation and nanoscratching study. Acta Geotechnica. 20(4). 1599–1620. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Pei, Zhen‐Yu Yin, Pierre‐Yves Hicher, & Yu‐Jun Cui. (2023). Micro‐mechanical analysis of one‐dimensional compression of clay with DEM. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 47(15). 2706–2724. 71 indexed citations

Dano, Christophe, et al.. (2022). A Multiscale Investigation of the Effects of Water on Grain Crushing. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. 40(12). 5895–5903.

Yang, Jie, Zhen‐Yu Yin, Farid Laouafa, & Pierre‐Yves Hicher. (2019). Hydromechanical modeling of granular soils considering internal erosion. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 57(2). 157–172. 75 indexed citations

Nguyen, Trung-Kien, Nadia Benahmed, & Pierre‐Yves Hicher. (2017). Determination of the equivalent intergranular void ratio - Application to the instability and the critical state of silty sand. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 140. 2019–2019. 9 indexed citations

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Yin, Zhen‐Yu, Yin‐Fu Jin, Shui‐Long Shen, & Pierre‐Yves Hicher. (2017). Optimization techniques for identifying soil parameters in geotechnical engineering: Comparative study and enhancement. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 42(1). 70–94. 232 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Jian, Zhen‐Yu Yin, Yu‐Jun Cui, & Pierre‐Yves Hicher. (2016). Work input analysis for soils with double porosity and application to the hydromechanical modeling of unsaturated expansive clays. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 54(2). 173–187. 35 indexed citations

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Chupin, Olivier, et al.. (2014). Calculation of the dynamic response of a viscoelastic railway structure based on a quasi-stationary approach. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 51(13). 2297–2307. 13 indexed citations

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Yin, Zhen‐Yu, Qiang Xu, & Pierre‐Yves Hicher. (2013). A simple critical-state-based double-yield-surface model for clay behavior under complex loading. Acta Geotechnica. 8(5). 509–523. 90 indexed citations

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Yin, Zhen‐Yu, et al.. (2013). Macro and Micro Analysis for Grading-Dependent Mechanical Behavior of Granular Materials. 1082–1089. 5 indexed citations

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Hattab, Mahdia, et al.. (2012). Behaviour of a sensitive marine sediment: microstructural investigation. Géotechnique. 63(1). 71–84. 59 indexed citations

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Hicher, Pierre‐Yves, Ching S. Chang, & Christophe Dano. (2008). Multi-scale modeling of grouted sand behavior. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 45(16). 4362–4374. 21 indexed citations

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Hammoum, Ferhat, et al.. (2007). Évaluation de la résistance aux efforts tangentiels des revêtements routiers. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 1 indexed citations

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Hicher, Pierre‐Yves & C. S. Chang. (2005). Evaluation of Two Homogenization Techniques for Modeling the Elastic Behavior of Granular Materials. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 131(11). 1184–1194. 24 indexed citations

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Hicher, Pierre‐Yves, et al.. (1994). Elementary Mechanics of Soil Behaviour: Saturated Remoulded Soils. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 113 indexed citations

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Hicher, Pierre‐Yves & Poul V. Lade. (1987). Rotation of Principal Directions in K0‐Consolidated Clay. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 113(7). 774–788. 22 indexed citations

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