OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Engineering Geology is 54. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Determining a representative elementary area for soil desiccation cracking	149
Efficient Class C prediction of PVD-improved soft clay settlements	144
Temporal stability and risk analysis of soil slopes subject to rainfall: The influence of heterogeneity	141
Temperature anomaly as an indicator of groundwater flow prior to the shaft sinking with the use of artificial ground freezing	141
Experimental investigation on swelling and gas breakthrough properties of GMZ bentonite considering alkaline solution effects	131
Investigation on capturing bedding planes in laminated shale through advanced physics-informed image processing for multiscale geomechanical simulation	121
Characterization of directionality influence on non-Darcian flow in single rock fractures	120
Pull-out capacity and failure mechanism of suction anchors in clay considering trench configuration and local scour effects	108
Experimental research on geological fissure monitoring based on distributed piezoelectric sensing technology	99
A multi-method approach in the physical and mechanical assessment of lava rocks with distinct microstructure	96
Dynamic analysis of multi-block rockfalls using improved 3-D discontinuous deformation analysis: Effect of coefficient of restitution	96
Elastoplastic model of statistical mechanics of rock masses (SMRM): Theory and verification	92
Editorial Board	88
Spatial multi criteria analysis of ground conditions in early stages railway planning using analytical hierarchy process applied to viaduct-type rail in Southern Sweden.	85
Geothermal potential in Singapore explored with non-invasive seismic data	84
Insights into gas migration in saturated GMZ bentonite using the RCP technique	81
Use of UAV-based photogrammetry products for semi-automatic detection and classification of asphalt road damage in landslide-affected areas	80
Hyperspectral remote sensing for detecting geotechnical problems at Ray mine	80
Physico-mechanical properties of thick paleosol in Q1 strata of the Chinese Loess Plateau and their variations during tunnel excavation	79
Influence of soil density on the solid-to-fluid phase transition in flowslide flume experiments	78
Geomechanical property evolution of hydrate-bearing sediments under dynamic loads: Nonlinear behaviors of modulus and damping ratio	76
Effects of near-fault stress evolution and surface asperities on rough fault slip: An evaluation based on photoelastic shear tests and additively printed models	74
Unique relation between pore water pressure generated at the first loading cycle and liquefaction resistance	74
Analysis of capillary water imbibition in sandstone via a combination of nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and numerical DEM modeling	73
Unloading depth of rock masses and its relations with river downcutting in deep valleys in Southwest China	73

Microstructure evolution of soft clay under consolidation loading	71
The fabric evaluation of two Indian bentonites subjected to different suctions and consolidation pressures	71
Automatic soil crack recognition under uneven illumination condition with the application of artificial intelligence	69
Floodplain evolution and its influence on liquefaction clustering: The case study of March 2021 Thessaly, Greece, seismic sequence	66
Anisotropic hydration-induced cracking behavior of compacted bentonite	66
Influence of 3D subsurface flow on slope stability for unsaturated soils	66
Rockburst prediction and prevention in a deep-buried tunnel excavated by drilling and blasting: A case study	63
DPT-based seismic liquefaction triggering assessment in gravelly soils based on expanded case history dataset	63
Machine learning-based intelligent modeling of hydraulic conductivity of sandy soils considering a wide range of grain sizes	62
The rock-forming minerals and macroscale mechanical properties of asteroid rocks	60
Influence of dry-wet cycles on the strength behavior of basalt-fiber reinforced loess	60
Assessment of seabed trench formation based on marine sediment properties and chain-bar penetration tests	59
A new approach to the correlation of SPT-CPT depending on the soil behavior type index	59
Resistivity and damage of coal under cyclic loading and unloading	59
River blockage and impulse wave evolution of the Baige landslide in October 2018: Insights from coupled DEM-CFD analyses	59
Evolution process of the microstructure of saline soil with different compaction degrees during freeze-thaw cycles	58
Experimental study on the stability of noncohesive landslide dams based on seepage effect	58
A frost heave pressure model for fractured rocks subjected to repeated freeze-thaw deterioration	58
Stress-dependent water retention behaviour of two intact aeolian soils with multi-modal pore size distributions	57
Influence of desiccation during freeze-thaw cycles on volumetric shrinkage and tensile strength of compacted clayey soils	57
Robustness evaluation of the probability-based HTCA model for simulating debris-flow run-out extent: Case study of the 2010 Hongchun event, China	57
Investigating cracking behavior of saline clayey soil under cyclic freezing-thawing effects	57
Editorial Board	56
Editorial Board	56
Comment on “Petrographic features influencing basic geotechnical parameters of carbonate soft rocks from Apulia (southern Italy)” [Eng. Geol. 233: 76–97]	56
Editorial Board	55
Editorial Board	55
Comprehensive identification of statistical homogeneity of fractured rock masses for a candidate HLW repository site, China	55
Editorial Board	54
Rock-avalanche deposit causes extreme high indoor radon concentrations in Kinsarvik, Ullensvang municipality, Western Norway	54