Reşat Ulusay

6.9k citations

124 papers · 5.5k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 39

Impact in

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law top 0.1%
- Landslides and related hazards
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality top 0.1%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis

Papers in ⓘ

Civil and Structural Engineering 78
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures 27
- Tunneling and Rock Mechanics 24
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics 22
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization 13
- Seismic Performance and Analysis 12
Mechanics of Materials 66
- Rock Mechanics and Modeling 62

Co-authors: H. Sönmez (14 shared papers)Zeynal Abiddin Ergüler (9 shared papers)Candan Gökçeoğlu (16 shared papers)Ömer Aydan (37 shared papers)Nilsun Hasançebi (5 shared papers)Hasan Karakul (10 shared papers)Ergün Tuncay (13 shared papers)Nihat Sinan Işık (8 shared papers)
Journals: Engineering Geology (28 papers)Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment (22 papers)International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences (14 papers)Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (11 papers)Canadian Geotechnical Journal (5 papers)
Partner nations: Türkiye Japan Netherlands

In The Last Decade

Reşat Ulusay

122 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

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The ISRM Suggested Methods for Rock Characterization, Testing and Monitoring: 2007-2014 2014 · 890 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2014 CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
2008 International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

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1	The ISRM Suggested Methods for Rock Characterization, Testing and Monitoring: 2007-2014 CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) ·Reşat Ulusay Hit paper breakdown →	2014	890
2	Water-induced variations in mechanical properties of clay-bearing rocks International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences ·Zeynal Abiddin Ergüler, Reşat Ulusay Hit paper breakdown →	2008	446
3	Modifications to the geological strength index (GSI) and their applicability to stability of slopes International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences ·H. Sönmez, Reşat Ulusay	1999	310
4	Prediction of engineering properties of a selected litharenite sandstone from its petrographic characteristics using correlation and multivariate statistical techniques Engineering Geology ·Reşat Ulusay, K. Türeli, M.H. Ider	1994	216
5	Empirical correlations between shear wave velocity and penetration resistance for ground shaking assessments Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment ·Nilsun Hasançebi, Reşat Ulusay	2006	205
6	Factors affecting the durability of selected weak and clay-bearing rocks from Turkey, with particular emphasis on the influence of the number of drying and wetting cycles Engineering Geology ·Candan Gökçeoğlu, Reşat Ulusay, H. Sönmez	2000	181
7	An attenuation relationship based on Turkish strong motion data and iso-acceleration map of Turkey Engineering Geology ·Reşat Ulusay, Ergün Tuncay, H. Sönmez, Candan Gökçeoğlu	2004	166
8	Empirical Correlations for Predicting Strength Properties of Rocks from P-Wave Velocity Under Different Degrees of Saturation Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering ·Hasan Karakul, Reşat Ulusay	2013	147
9	Indirect determination of the modulus of deformation of rock masses based on the GSI system International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences ·H. Sönmez, Candan Gökçeoğlu, Reşat Ulusay	2004	132
10	A New Rock Mass Quality Rating System: Rock Mass Quality Rating (RMQR) and Its Application to the Estimation of Geomechanical Characteristics of Rock Masses Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering ·Ömer Aydan, Reşat Ulusay, N. Tokashiki	2013	98
11	Characterization of weathered acidic volcanic rocks and a weathering classification based on a rating system Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment ·Fehmi Arıkan, Reşat Ulusay, Nihal Aydın	2007	94
12	Draft ISRM suggested method for determining block punch strength index (BPI) International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences ·Reşat Ulusay, Candan Gökçeoğlu, Selma SÜLÜKÇÜ	2001	90
13	A simple test and predictive models for assessing swell potential of Ankara (Turkey) Clay Engineering Geology ·Zeynal Abiddin Ergüler, Reşat Ulusay	2002	88
14	An application of fuzzy sets to the Geological Strength Index (GSI) system used in rock engineering Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence ·H. Sönmez, Candan Gökçeoğlu, Reşat Ulusay	2003	88
15	Assessment of physical disintegration characteristics of clay-bearing rocks: Disintegration index test and a new durability classification chart Engineering Geology ·Zeynal Abiddin Ergüler, Reşat Ulusay	2009	86
16	Evaluation of the block punch index test with particular reference to the size effect, failure mechanism and its effectiveness in predicting rock strength International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences ·Selma SÜLÜKÇÜ, Reşat Ulusay	2001	82
17	Engineering geological characterization of coal mine waste material and an evaluation in the context of back-analysis of spoil pile instabilities in a strip mine, SW Turkey Engineering Geology ·Reşat Ulusay, Fehmi Arıkan, M. Fatih Yoleri, Dinçer Çağlan	1995	74
18	Geotechnical and geoenvironmental characteristics of man-made underground structures in Cappadocia, Turkey Engineering Geology ·Ömer Aydan, Reşat Ulusay	2003	72
19	Needle penetration test: Evaluation of its performance and possible uses in predicting strength of weak and soft rocks Engineering Geology ·Reşat Ulusay, Zeynal Abiddin Ergüler	2012	70
20	ISRM Suggested Method for Determining the Basic Friction Angle of Planar Rock Surfaces by Means of Tilt Tests Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering ·Leandro R. Alejano, José Muralha, Reşat Ulusay, C. C. Li, Ignacio Pérez–Rey, Hasan Karakul, P. Chryssanthakis, Ömer Aydan	2018	65

About Reşat Ulusay

Reşat Ulusay is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Ocean Engineering, having authored 124 papers that have together received 5.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (62 papers), Landslides and related hazards (44 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (40 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (27 papers), Tunneling and Rock Mechanics (24 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (22 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (13 papers) and Seismic Performance and Analysis (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (1.8k citations), Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality (1.3k citations), Mechanics of Materials (3.3k citations), Civil and Structural Engineering (2.8k citations) and Ocean Engineering (1.4k citations). Reşat Ulusay has collaborated with scholars based in Türkiye, Japan and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include H. Sönmez, Zeynal Abiddin Ergüler, Candan Gökçeoğlu, Ömer Aydan, Nilsun Hasançebi, Hasan Karakul, Ergün Tuncay, Nihat Sinan Işık, Masanori Hamada and Vedat Doyuran. Their work appears in journals such as Engineering Geology, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering and Canadian Geotechnical Journal.

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