Ross W. Boulanger

9.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
192 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Ross W. Boulanger is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Ross W. Boulanger has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 186 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 22 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and 12 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Ross W. Boulanger's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (153 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (143 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (119 papers). Ross W. Boulanger is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (153 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (143 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (119 papers). Ross W. Boulanger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Israel. Ross W. Boulanger's co-authors include I. M. Idriss, Bruce L. Kutter, Daniel W. Wilson, Jason T. DeJong, Katerina Ziotopoulou, Abbas Abghari, Christina Curras, Scott J. Brandenberg, Brina M. Montoya and Dongdong Chang and has published in prestigious journals such as Géotechnique, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering and Canadian Geotechnical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Ross W. Boulanger

186 papers receiving 6.7k 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.

Seismic Soil-Pile-Structure Interaction Experiments and Analyses

1999 589 citations Ross W. Boulanger, Bruce L. Kutter et al. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering profile →
Semi-empirical procedures for evaluating liquefaction potential during earthquakes

2005 558 citations I. M. Idriss, Ross W. Boulanger profile →
Dynamic response of liquefiable sand improved by microbial-induced calcite precipitation

2013 353 citations Jason T. DeJong, Ross W. Boulanger et al. profile →
CPT-Based Liquefaction Triggering Procedure

2015 275 citations Ross W. Boulanger, I. M. Idriss Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ross W. Boulanger United States	46	6.9k	857	652	571	248	192	7.1k
Fook Hou Lee Singapore	32	3.4k 0.5×	1.1k 1.3×	185 0.3×	272 0.5×	41 0.2×	124	3.7k
Tarek Abdoun United States	35	3.2k 0.5×	355 0.4×	153 0.2×	301 0.5×	172 0.7×	193	3.5k
Vincent P. Drnevich United States	17	2.8k 0.4×	289 0.3×	377 0.6×	365 0.6×	393 1.6×	78	3.3k
Paul W. Mayne United States	32	4.1k 0.6×	1.2k 1.5×	128 0.2×	511 0.9×	443 1.8×	184	4.6k
David Maš́ın Czechia	35	3.0k 0.4×	808 0.9×	221 0.3×	758 1.3×	61 0.2×	114	3.3k
Ali Noorzad Iran	27	1.6k 0.2×	415 0.5×	129 0.2×	211 0.4×	180 0.7×	125	2.0k
Don J. DeGroot United States	23	1.4k 0.2×	400 0.5×	210 0.3×	210 0.4×	93 0.4×	108	1.9k
Stuart K. Haigh United Kingdom	24	1.9k 0.3×	330 0.4×	411 0.6×	161 0.3×	37 0.1×	140	2.3k
Guoliang Dai China	25	1.8k 0.3×	475 0.6×	240 0.4×	297 0.5×	40 0.2×	200	2.0k
C. P. Wroth United Kingdom	24	4.5k 0.7×	985 1.1×	89 0.1×	530 0.9×	106 0.4×	51	4.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Boulanger, Ross W., et al.. (2024). A viscoplastic constitutive model for plastic silts and clays for static slope stability applications. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 61(11). 2553–2570. 1 indexed citations

Boulanger, Ross W., et al.. (2022). System Response of an Interlayered Deposit with Spatially Distributed Ground Deformations in the Chi-Chi Earthquake. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 148(10). 6 indexed citations

Boulanger, Ross W.. (2019). Nonlinear Dynamic Analyses of Austrian Dam in the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 145(11). 19 indexed citations

Cox, Brady R., et al.. (2019). In Situ Investigation of False-Positive Liquefaction Sites in Christchurch, New Zealand: Palinurus Road Case History. Geo-Congress 2019. 436–451. 8 indexed citations

Chang, Dongdong, Ross W. Boulanger, Scott J. Brandenberg, & Bruce L. Kutter. (2013). FEM Analysis of Dynamic Soil‐Pile‐Structure Interaction in Liquefied and Laterally Spreading Ground. Earthquake Spectra. 29(3). 733–755. 47 indexed citations

Khosravifar, Arash, Ross W. Boulanger, & Sashi K. Kunnath. (2013). Effects of Liquefaction on Inelastic Demands on Extended Pile Shafts. Earthquake Spectra. 30(4). 1749–1773. 34 indexed citations

Khosravifar, Arash, Ross W. Boulanger, & Sashi K. Kunnath. (2013). Design of Extended Pile Shafts for the Effects of Liquefaction. Earthquake Spectra. 30(4). 1775–1799. 14 indexed citations

Cox, Brady R., Ross W. Boulanger, Kohji Tokimatsu, et al.. (2013). Liquefaction at Strong Motion Stations and in Urayasu City during the 2011 Tohoku‐Oki Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra. 29(1S). 55–80. 43 indexed citations

Idriss, I. M. & Ross W. Boulanger. (2012). Examination of SPT‐Based Liquefaction Triggering Correlations. Earthquake Spectra. 28(3). 989–1018. 24 indexed citations

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Kishida, Tadahiro, et al.. (2009). Seismic Response of Levees in the Sacramento‐San Joaquin Delta. Earthquake Spectra. 25(3). 557–582. 18 indexed citations

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Kishida, Tadahiro, et al.. (2009). Site Effects for the Sacramento‐San Joaquin Delta. Earthquake Spectra. 25(2). 301–322. 15 indexed citations

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Hutchinson, Tara C., Y. H. Chai, Ross W. Boulanger, & I. M. Idriss. (2004). Inelastic Seismic Response of Extended Pile‐Shaft‐Supported Bridge Structures. Earthquake Spectra. 20(4). 1057–1080. 76 indexed citations

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Hutchinson, Tara C., Y. H. Chai, Ross W. Boulanger, & I. M. Idriss. (2004). Estimating Inelastic Displacements for Design: Extended Pile‐Shaft‐Supported Bridge Structures. Earthquake Spectra. 20(4). 1081–1094. 7 indexed citations

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Boulanger, Ross W., et al.. (2002). EFFECTS OF VOID REDISTRIBUTION ON LIQUEFACTION FLOW OF LAYERED SOIL – CENTRIFUGE DATA REPORT FOR EJM01. 3 indexed citations

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Boulanger, Ross W.. (2002). Seismic Design Guidelines for Port Structures Working Group No. 34 of the Maritime Navigation Commission, 2001. International Navigation Association (ed.), A. A. Balkema: Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 484 pp., $95, hardback.. Earthquake Spectra. 18(3). 579–580. 36 indexed citations

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Stewart, Jonathan P., Daniel B. Chu, Raymond B. Seed, et al.. (2001). 4 Soil Liquefaction. Earthquake Spectra. 17(1S). 37–60. 12 indexed citations

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Boulanger, Ross W. & Susumu Iai. (2000). 13 Performance of Waterfront Structures. Earthquake Spectra. 16(1S). 295–310. 8 indexed citations

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Stewart, D.P., et al.. (1999). Mitigation of Earthquake Liquefaction Hazards: A Review of Physical Modelling Studies. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA). 337–343. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Shaomin, et al.. (1998). 8. Nonlinear Seismic Soil‐Pile Structure Interaction. Earthquake Spectra. 14(2). 377–396. 89 indexed citations

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Bray, Jonathan D., et al.. (1992). Finite Element Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering. 410–417. 15 indexed citations

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