Roy E. Olson

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Roy E. Olson is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Roy E. Olson has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 12 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 7 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Roy E. Olson's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (30 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (24 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (17 papers). Roy E. Olson is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (30 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (24 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (17 papers). Roy E. Olson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Türkiye. Roy E. Olson's co-authors include G. Mesri, Magued Iskander, Alan F. Rauch, Adam Luke, Charles C. Ladd, Norman D. Dennis, Bengt H. Fellenius, David E. Daniel, T. Shantz and Richard A. Coffman and has published in prestigious journals such as Anesthesiology, Géotechnique and Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Roy E. Olson

50 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Mechanisms Controlling the Permeability of Clays 1971 2026 1989 2007 1971 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Mechanisms Controlling the Permeability of Clays
    1971 415 citations G. Mesri, Roy E. Olson Clays and Clay Minerals profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roy E. Olson United States 17 1.3k 292 164 151 121 53 1.5k
Guy Lefebvre Canada 14 918 0.7× 170 0.6× 115 0.7× 96 0.6× 90 0.7× 23 1.2k
C W Lovell United States 14 914 0.7× 196 0.7× 68 0.4× 85 0.6× 196 1.6× 67 1.1k
Martin Fahey Russia 27 1.9k 1.5× 144 0.5× 95 0.6× 509 3.4× 109 0.9× 92 2.0k
Yu-Jun Cui France 19 1.1k 0.9× 179 0.6× 214 1.3× 137 0.9× 72 0.6× 30 1.2k
Zhen-Shun Hong China 23 1.8k 1.4× 198 0.7× 127 0.8× 153 1.0× 230 1.9× 81 2.0k
N. S. Pandian India 17 798 0.6× 253 0.9× 78 0.5× 85 0.6× 68 0.6× 42 975
P. Y. Hicher France 17 1.1k 0.9× 83 0.3× 187 1.1× 237 1.6× 131 1.1× 31 1.2k
Norihiko Miura Japan 21 2.2k 1.7× 232 0.8× 85 0.5× 117 0.8× 467 3.9× 69 2.3k
R J Woodward United States 10 730 0.6× 96 0.3× 87 0.5× 45 0.3× 132 1.1× 23 843
Laing Barden United Kingdom 21 1.2k 1.0× 71 0.2× 95 0.6× 225 1.5× 115 1.0× 36 1.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dennis, Norman D. & Roy E. Olson. (2014). Axial Capacity of Steel Pipe Piles in Clay. 176–194. 6 indexed citations
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Olson, Roy E., et al.. (2014). Axial Load Capacity of Pipe Piles in Sands. 209–220. 1 indexed citations
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Olson, Roy E., et al.. (2009). Empirical Correlations of Young's Modulus for Displacements of Driven Piles. 137. 270–277. 1 indexed citations
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Olson, Roy E., et al.. (2006). Comparison of Different In-Situ Shear Strength Tests In Normally Consolidated Clay. 354–361. 1 indexed citations
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Olson, Roy E., et al.. (2000). Modeling of Suction Caisson Foundations. The Proceedings of the ... International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. 2. 670–677. 12 indexed citations
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Olson, Roy E., et al.. (1999). The Cyclic Pullout Capacity of Suction Caisson Foundations. The Proceedings of the ... International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. 1. 660–667. 12 indexed citations
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Olson, Roy E., et al.. (1998). Laboratory Modeling of Suction Caisson Foundations. The Proceedings of the ... International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. 1. 537–542. 3 indexed citations
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Olson, Roy E., et al.. (1998). The Pullout Capacity of Suction Caisson Foundations For Tension Leg Platforms. The Proceedings of the ... International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. 1. 531–536. 15 indexed citations
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Olson, Roy E. & Magued Iskander. (1998). Axial Load Capacity of Piles in Sand. 1 indexed citations
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Iskander, Magued, et al.. (1993). Behavior of suction piles in sand. 157–171. 4 indexed citations
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Daniel, David E. & Roy E. Olson. (1985). Closure to “ Failure of an Anchored Bulkhead ” by David E. Daniel and Roy E. Olson (October, 1982). Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 111(3). 436–439.
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Olson, Roy E. & Charles C. Ladd. (1979). One-Dimensional Consolidation Problems. Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division. 105(1). 11–30. 26 indexed citations
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Daniel, David E. & Roy E. Olson. (1974). Stress-Strain Properties of Compacted Clays. Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division. 100(10). 1123–1136. 6 indexed citations
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Olson, Roy E., et al.. (1973). Orthognathic Surgery. Surgical Clinics of North America. 53(1). 253–276. 4 indexed citations
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Mesri, G. & Roy E. Olson. (1971). Mechanisms Controlling the Permeability of Clays. Clays and Clay Minerals. 19(3). 151–158. 415 indexed citations breakdown →
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Olson, Roy E.. (1971). MECHANISMS CONTROLLING THE. 7 indexed citations
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Olson, Roy E., et al.. (1967). Pile-Driving Formulas for Friction Piles in Sand. Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division. 93(6). 279–296. 31 indexed citations
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Olson, Roy E., et al.. (1964). Discussion of “Importance of Free Ends in Triaxial Testing”. Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division. 90(6). 167–179. 9 indexed citations
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Olson, Roy E.. (1964). Effective Stress Theory of Soil Compaction. Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division. 90(2). 171–184. 3 indexed citations
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Olson, Roy E.. (1962). The Shear Strength Properties of Calcium Illite. Géotechnique. 12(1). 23–43. 23 indexed citations

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