R A Widger

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

R A Widger is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, R A Widger has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 4 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 3 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in R A Widger's work include Soil and Unsaturated Flow (5 papers), Landslides and related hazards (4 papers) and Smart Materials for Construction (3 papers). R A Widger is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Unsaturated Flow (5 papers), Landslides and related hazards (4 papers) and Smart Materials for Construction (3 papers). R A Widger collaborates with scholars based in . R A Widger's co-authors include D. G. Fredlund, N. R. Morgenstern, E. A. Christiansen, E. Karl Sauer and S. Lee Barbour and has published in prestigious journals such as Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board and University Library - University of Saskatchewan (University of Saskatchewan).

In The Last Decade

R A Widger

7 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

The shear strength of unsaturated soils

1978 1.2k citations D. G. Fredlund, N. R. Morgenstern et al. Canadian Geotechnical Journal profile →

Peers

R A Widger

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A W Clifton

D G Fredlund

H Ochiai Japan

Dobroslav Znidarčić United States

Y. P. Vaid Canada

D E Pufahl Canada

M. D. Fredlund Canada

Abbas Soroush Iran

Hideaki Marui Japan

Joel Smethurst United Kingdom

A W Clifton

R A Widger

1.2k ×1.0

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662 ×0.9

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263 ×0.8

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103 ×1.0

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72 ×0.7

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Citations per year, relative to R A Widger R A Widger (= 1×) peers A W Clifton

Countries citing papers authored by R A Widger

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by R A Widger

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by R A Widger. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by R A Widger. The network helps show where R A Widger may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of R A Widger

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

All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Widger, R A, et al.. (2006). Saskatchewan’s 15 Year Study of the Environmental Impacts Generated by Deicing Salt. 1 indexed citations

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Widger, R A, et al.. (2006). Trend Analysis of Road Salt Impacts on Groundwater Salinity at a Long-term Monitoring Site. 1 indexed citations

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Sauer, E. Karl, et al.. (1999). A transient analysis of slope stability following drawdown after flooding of a highly plastic clay. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 36(6). 1151–1171. 26 indexed citations

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Sauer, E. Karl, et al.. (1995). Deformation of the Deer Creek bridge by an active landslide in clay shale. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 32(4). 701–724. 12 indexed citations

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Fredlund, D. G., et al.. (1992). MONITORING SOIL SUCTION IN AN INDOOR TEST TRACK FACILITY. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 4 indexed citations

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Widger, R A & D. G. Fredlund. (1979). Stability of swelling clay embankments. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 16(1). 140–151. 19 indexed citations

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Fredlund, D. G., N. R. Morgenstern, & R A Widger. (1978). The shear strength of unsaturated soils. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 15(3). 313–321. 1232 indexed citations breakdown →

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Widger, R A. (1976). Slope stability in unsaturated soils. University Library - University of Saskatchewan (University of Saskatchewan). 3 indexed citations

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