Thomas D. O’Rourke

10.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
142 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

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Thomas D. O’Rourke is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas D. O’Rourke has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 35 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 25 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Thomas D. O’Rourke's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (102 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (38 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (31 papers). Thomas D. O’Rourke is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (102 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (38 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (31 papers). Thomas D. O’Rourke collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and New Zealand. Thomas D. O’Rourke's co-authors include Stephanie E. Chang, Michel Bruneau, Kathleen J. Tierney, Masanobu Shinozuka, Detlof von Winterfeldt, Ronald T. Eguchi, George C. Lee, A. M. Reinhorn, William A. Wallace and Tarek Abdoun and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Géotechnique and Composite Structures.

In The Last Decade

Thomas D. O’Rourke

137 papers receiving 7.2k citations

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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.

A Framework to Quantitatively Assess and Enhance the Seismic Resilience of Communities

2003 3.6k citations Thomas D. O’Rourke, Masanobu Shinozuka et al. Earthquake Spectra profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas D. O’Rourke United States	35	6.2k	1.3k	1.1k	1.0k	710	142	7.7k
Paolo Gardoni United States	55	8.1k 1.3×	1.0k 0.8×	965 0.9×	738 0.7×	764 1.1×	338	10.9k
Michel Bruneau United States	50	11.3k 1.8×	2.5k 1.9×	358 0.3×	500 0.5×	802 1.1×	413	14.1k
Gian Paolo Cimellaro Italy	41	5.2k 0.8×	1.7k 1.3×	278 0.3×	552 0.5×	145 0.2×	217	6.3k
A. M. Reinhorn United States	55	13.3k 2.1×	2.4k 1.8×	356 0.3×	833 0.8×	1.2k 1.7×	248	15.8k
Bilal M. Ayyub United States	37	2.6k 0.4×	375 0.3×	484 0.5×	339 0.3×	562 0.8×	243	5.2k
Bruce R. Ellingwood United States	62	10.1k 1.6×	740 0.5×	857 0.8×	317 0.3×	902 1.3×	305	12.8k
Seth D. Guikema United States	42	1.9k 0.3×	746 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	373 0.4×	145 0.2×	186	5.6k
Solomon Tesfamariam Canada	44	4.1k 0.7×	202 0.2×	287 0.3×	659 0.6×	1.2k 1.7×	265	7.1k
Dan M. Frangopol United States	78	19.4k 3.1×	466 0.3×	1.9k 1.8×	723 0.7×	2.6k 3.6×	636	23.3k
George C. Lee United States	29	4.9k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	177 0.2×	278 0.3×	125 0.2×	70	6.3k

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Ahmadi, Hamid, Ahmad Salah, Allan Manalo, et al.. (2024). Linear and nonlinear axial behaviour of internal replacement pipe systems for pipeline rehabilitation. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. 1–33. 1 indexed citations

Dixon, Patrick, et al.. (2024). Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Response of Rehabilitated Pipelines under Cyclic Axial Deformation. 282–291. 1 indexed citations

Argyrou, Christina, et al.. (2020). Ductile iron pipeline response to earthquake‐induced ground rupture. Earthquake Spectra. 36(2). 832–855. 18 indexed citations

Nikolaou, Sissy, Youssef M. A. Hashash, Beena Sukumaran, et al.. (2020). Geotechnical Effects and a 6-Year Outlook of the 2012 Hurricane Sandy in the Eastern United States. 5(4). 106–128. 1 indexed citations

Ballegooy, Sjoerd van, et al.. (2014). Assessment of Liquefaction‐Induced Land Damage for Residential Christchurch. Earthquake Spectra. 30(1). 31–55. 178 indexed citations

O’Rourke, Thomas D., Sang-Soo Jeon, Selçuk Toprak, et al.. (2014). Earthquake Response of Underground Pipeline Networks in Christchurch, NZ. Earthquake Spectra. 30(1). 183–204. 127 indexed citations

Symans, Michael D., Michael O’Rourke, Tarek Abdoun, et al.. (2013). Numerical Modeling of Buried HDPE Pipelines Subjected to Normal Faulting: A Case Study. Earthquake Spectra. 29(2). 609–632. 68 indexed citations

Davis, Craig A. & Thomas D. O’Rourke. (2011). ShakeOut Scenario: Water System Impacts from a M _w 7.8 San Andreas Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra. 27(2). 459–476. 12 indexed citations

Cubrinovski, Misko, Brendon Bradley, Liam Wotherspoon, et al.. (2011). Geotechnical aspects of the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering. 44(4). 205–226. 155 indexed citations

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O’Rourke, Thomas D., et al.. (2006). Liquefaction and Ground Failures in San Francisco. Earthquake Spectra. 22(2S). 91–112. 14 indexed citations

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O’Rourke, Thomas D., et al.. (2000). 16 Water, Gas, Electric Power, and Telecommunications Performance. Earthquake Spectra. 16(1S). 377–402. 9 indexed citations

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O’Rourke, Thomas D., et al.. (2000). Case Study of Excavation Base Stability in Deep Marine Clay. 480–495. 2 indexed citations

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O’Rourke, Thomas D.. (1998). An Overview of Geotechnical and Lifeline Earthquake Engineering. 1392–1426. 23 indexed citations

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Dobry, R., et al.. (1997). Centrifuge and numerical modeling of soil-pile interaction during earthquake induced soil liquefaction and lateral spreading. 76–82. 6 indexed citations

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O’Rourke, Thomas D., et al.. (1996). 7. Earthquake Performance of Gas Transmission Pipelines. Earthquake Spectra. 12(3). 493–527. 73 indexed citations

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Toprak, Selçuk, et al.. (1995). Pile response to lateral spread: A benchmark case. 755–762. 2 indexed citations

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O’Rourke, Michael, Masanobu Shinozuka, T. Ariman, et al.. (1992). 7. Pilot Study of Crude Oil Transmission System Seismic Vulnerability in the Central U.S.. Earthquake Spectra. 8(3). 443–469. 2 indexed citations

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Hall, William J. & Thomas D. O’Rourke. (1991). Seismic Behavior and Vulnerability of Pipelines. 761–773. 15 indexed citations

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O’Rourke, Thomas D.. (1985). FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF CAST IRON PIPELINES: A REVIEW OF US OBSERVATION AND RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS. 1 indexed citations

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O’Rourke, Thomas D. & Mohamed Tawfik. (1983). Effects of lateral spreading on buried pipelines during the 1971 San Fernando earthquake.. 77. 124–132. 8 indexed citations

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