V.R.S. De Silva

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

V.R.S. De Silva is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, V.R.S. De Silva has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 14 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 11 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in V.R.S. De Silva's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (21 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (12 papers) and Drilling and Well Engineering (8 papers). V.R.S. De Silva is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (21 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (12 papers) and Drilling and Well Engineering (8 papers). V.R.S. De Silva collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and Switzerland. V.R.S. De Silva's co-authors include P.G. Ranjith, M.S.A. Perera, T.D. Rathnaweera, Minghe Ju, Jian Zhao, Bisheng Wu, M.H. Samarakoon, B.L. Avanthi Isaka, Upali A. Amarasinghe and David Molden and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Construction and Building Materials and Fuel.

In The Last Decade

V.R.S. De Silva

25 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Opportunities and Challenges in Deep Mining: A Brief Review

2017 427 citations P.G. Ranjith, Jian Zhao et al. Engineering profile →
Hydraulic fracturing under high temperature and pressure conditions with micro CT applications: Geothermal energy from hot dry rocks

2018 258 citations W.G.P. Kumari, P.G. Ranjith et al. Fuel profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
V.R.S. De Silva Australia	17	904	680	620	375	197	26	1.8k
Wang Chen China	26	1.4k 1.6×	673 1.0×	503 0.8×	255 0.7×	42 0.2×	81	2.0k
Ke Yang China	24	1.1k 1.2×	459 0.7×	692 1.1×	255 0.7×	26 0.1×	140	2.0k
Songhe Wang China	30	791 0.9×	481 0.7×	1.2k 2.0×	270 0.7×	43 0.2×	100	2.5k
Qiang Sun China	26	1.5k 1.6×	462 0.7×	950 1.5×	184 0.5×	33 0.2×	85	2.0k
Xueyu Geng China	33	470 0.5×	350 0.5×	2.1k 3.5×	482 1.3×	42 0.2×	168	3.2k
Xiexing Miao China	26	1.8k 2.0×	1.1k 1.7×	649 1.0×	337 0.9×	42 0.2×	43	2.3k
Long Jiang China	19	713 0.8×	408 0.6×	271 0.4×	393 1.0×	138 0.7×	94	1.6k
Shiliang Liu China	25	675 0.7×	341 0.5×	286 0.5×	85 0.2×	57 0.3×	90	1.5k
Junrui Chai China	28	506 0.6×	244 0.4×	1.7k 2.8×	298 0.8×	66 0.3×	161	2.6k

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Sun, Xiang, Guoqing Chen, Simon Loew, & V.R.S. De Silva. (2025). Experimental and Damage Model Investigation on Rheological Properties of Paraglacial Bedrock in Response to Fully Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Loading Cycles. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 59(3). 2957–2982.

Ranjith, P.G., et al.. (2024). Evaluation of Slow-Releasing Energy Material (SREMA) Injection for In-Situ Rock Breaking Under Uniaxial and Triaxial Loading: An Experimental Study. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 57(10). 7879–7903. 3 indexed citations

Silva, V.R.S. De, et al.. (2024). Strain energy dependent numerical simulation of rock fracture initiation and propagation using soundless cracking demolition agents (SCDA): Effects of SCDA-filled rock joints. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 177. 105740–105740. 8 indexed citations

Silva, V.R.S. De, et al.. (2023). A Hybrid Approach to Rock Pre-conditioning Using Non-explosive Demolition Agents and Hydraulic Stimulation. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 56(10). 7415–7439. 5 indexed citations

Ranjith, P.G., et al.. (2022). Enhancing rheological properties of slow releasing energy material (SREMA) for rock fragmentation under submerged conditions. Construction and Building Materials. 327. 126935–126935. 9 indexed citations

Silva, V.R.S. De, et al.. (2022). Grain-scale numerical simulation of crystalline rock fracturing using Soundless Cracking Demolition Agents for in-situ preconditioning. Computers and Geotechnics. 155. 105187–105187. 16 indexed citations

Samarakoon, M.H., P.G. Ranjith, & V.R.S. De Silva. (2020). Effect of soda-lime glass powder on alkali-activated binders: Rheology, strength and microstructure characterization. Construction and Building Materials. 241. 118013–118013. 69 indexed citations

Isaka, B.L. Avanthi, et al.. (2019). Quantification of thermally-induced microcracks in granite using X-ray CT imaging and analysis. Geothermics. 81. 152–167. 76 indexed citations

Silva, V.R.S. De & P.G. Ranjith. (2019). Evaluation of injection well patterns for optimum fracture network generation host-rock formations: An application in in-situ leaching. Minerals Engineering. 137. 319–333. 16 indexed citations

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Silva, V.R.S. De & P.G. Ranjith. (2019). A study of rock joint influence on rock fracturing using a static fracture stimulation method. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 137. 103817–103817. 26 indexed citations

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Silva, V.R.S. De & P.G. Ranjith. (2019). Intermittent and multi-stage fracture stimulation to optimise fracture propagation around a single injection well for enhanced in-situ leaching applications. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 220. 106662–106662. 19 indexed citations

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Silva, V.R.S. De, P.G. Ranjith, M.S.A. Perera, Bisheng Wu, & W.A.M. Wanniarachchi. (2018). A low energy rock fragmentation technique for in-situ leaching. Journal of Cleaner Production. 204. 586–606. 50 indexed citations

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Kumari, W.G.P., P.G. Ranjith, M.S.A. Perera, et al.. (2018). Hydraulic fracturing under high temperature and pressure conditions with micro CT applications: Geothermal energy from hot dry rocks. Fuel. 230. 138–154. 258 indexed citations breakdown →

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Silva, V.R.S. De, P.G. Ranjith, Bisheng Wu, & M.S.A. Perera. (2018). Micro-mechanics based numerical simulation of NaCl brine induced mechanical strength deterioration of sedimentary host-rock formations. Engineering Geology. 242. 55–69. 37 indexed citations

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Silva, V.R.S. De, P.G. Ranjith, M.S.A. Perera, Bisheng Wu, & T.D. Rathnaweera. (2018). The Influence of Admixtures on the Hydration Process of Soundless Cracking Demolition Agents (SCDA) for Fragmentation of Saturated Deep Geological Reservoir Rock Formations. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 52(2). 435–454. 34 indexed citations

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Silva, V.R.S. De, P.G. Ranjith, M.S.A. Perera, Bisheng Wu, & T.D. Rathnaweera. (2018). A modified, hydrophobic soundless cracking demolition agent for non-explosive demolition and fracturing applications. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 119. 1–13. 45 indexed citations

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Silva, V.R.S. De, P.G. Ranjith, M.S.A. Perera, Bisheng Wu, & T.D. Rathnaweera. (2017). Investigation of the mechanical, microstructural and mineralogical morphology of soundless cracking demolition agents during the hydration process. Materials Characterization. 130. 9–24. 49 indexed citations

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Ranjith, P.G., et al.. (2017). Opportunities and Challenges in Deep Mining: A Brief Review. Engineering. 3(4). 546–551. 427 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rathnaweera, T.D., P.G. Ranjith, M.S.A. Perera, & V.R.S. De Silva. (2017). Development of a laboratory-scale numerical model to simulate the mechanical behaviour of deep saline reservoir rocks under varying salinity conditions in uniaxial and triaxial test environments. Measurement. 101. 126–137. 7 indexed citations

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Seckler, David, et al.. (1998). World water demand and supply, 1990 to 2025: scenarios and issues. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 387 indexed citations

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