OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Geotechnical Testing Journal is 4. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Development of Direct Shear Apparatus and Liquefaction Strength Tests	28
Second Discussion of “Determining Soil Plasticity Utilizing Manafi Method and Apparatus” by Masoud S. G. Manafi, An Deng, Abbas Taheri, Mark B. Jaksa, and Nagaraj HB, Published in Geotechnical Test	27
Analysis of Mechanical Properties and Failure Modes of Layered Shale in Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar Brazilian Splitting Tests	17
Experimental Study on Working Performance of Reinforced Soil Retaining Wall under Vehicle Dynamic Load	16
pH-Dependent Leaching Characteristics of Steel Slag Mitigated with Water Treatment Residual	16
Relationship between a Layered Geomembrane–Geotextile System and Constituent Materials in a Multiaxial Tension Test	15
Carbon Sequestration Capacity of Stabilized Soft Clays with Recycled Binders	14
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Calibration and Validation of S3F Sensor for Measuring Normal and Shear Stresses in Soil	14
Influence of Pre-existing Flaws and Moisture Content on Damage Characteristics of Sandstone in Uniaxial Compression Experiments	13
Resonant Column Testing Procedure for Microbial-Induced Carbonate-Precipitated Sands	12
Developing Soil Internal Erosion Indicator to Quantify Soil Internal Erosion around Defective Buried Pipes under Water Exfiltration	11
The Manometer Sedimentation (m-Sed) System for Particle Size Distribution of Sand	11
CPT+NMR Technology for On-Land and Offshore Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Applications	10
Mix Ratio Inversion of Geomechanical Model Materials Considering Shear Strength Parameters	10
Laboratory Testing of Ferrochrome Slag as an Aggregate in Porous Pavements	9
A True Triaxial Apparatus for Soil Testing with Three-Dimensional Rigid Boundary	8
Development of a Three-Dimensional Visual Simulation Test and Experiment on Water Inrush Evolution in the Floor Area	8
Experimental Investigation of Shear Behavior at the Pile–Soil Interface for Distributed Post-grouted Piles in Cohesive Soil	8
Mesostructural Mechanism of Hydraulic Gradient Fluctuations Affecting Internal Instability Using Transparent Soil	8
Editorial: Special Issue on Shear Testing of Soils, Part 2	8
Determination of the Coefficient of Consolidation Using the Inflection Point on the Pore Pressure Dissipation Curve	7
Development of a Laboratory Test Apparatus for Simulating Core Drilling under High In Situ Stress	7
A Combined Slump-Sliding Test for Dredged Fine Sediments	7
Micrometer-Scale Profile Test of Rock Fracture Surface Based on Spectral Confocal Displacement Sensor	7

Stress-Dependent Behavior of Lightly Stabilized Industrial Waste Subbase Using Falling Weight Deflectometer	7
Application of Asaoka’s Method in Multistage Triaxial Compression Testing of Normally Consolidated Soils	7
An Innovative Experimental Methodology for Testing Anisotropic Permeabilities of Formation Rocks	6
Full-Scale Field Test and Application of Long Servo Steel Struts for Deep Excavation	6
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Quantification of Gypsum in Soils via Portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry	6
Recommendations on Use of DIC in Experimental Geotechnics	6
Centrifuge Model Design for Axially Loaded Structures under Large Ground Movements	6
Stabilization Tests for Deep Mixing—Round-Robin Tests in Eight Finnish Laboratories	6
Compression Behavior of Municipal Solid Waste in Temperature-Controlled Isotropic Condition	5
Application of Experimental Design to Study the Fully Softened Shear Strength	5
The Influence of Surface Characteristics on Cohesive Soils–Structure Interface Monotonic Shear Response	5
Evaluation of the Penetration Behavior of Viscous Fluids into Porous Media in the Context of Volume Determination	5
Reliability of Chilled-Mirror Hygrometer (WP4C) for Soil Total Suction Measurement	5
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How to Correctly Interpret Strange Data for Field Permeability (Slug) Tests in Monitoring Wells or between Packers	5
The Use of Steel Slags in Transport Infrastructures: A Critical Review	5
Development of Tools for the Direct Measurement of Shear Stress and Shear Strain within a Soil Mass	5
Development of Cyclic Interface Shear Test Device and Testing Procedure to Measure the Response of Cohesive Soil-Structure Interface	5
Experimental Study on Stability Analysis of Shallow-Buried Metro Station Hard Rock Excavation under Blasting Vibration Effect	5
Dialysis Leaching Test Method for Measuring Solute Diffusion in Bentonites	5
Characterization of Partial Drainage during Medusa Flat Dilatometer Testing	4
A Convenient Device to Measure the Permeability of Intact Rock (Heterogeneity and Anisotropy)	4
Optimizing Hydraulic Conductivity Estimation from In Situ Measurements Using Artificial Data	4
Physical and Numerical Modeling of Micropile Group Slope Protection Bearing Test	4
Study on the Damage Evolution of Weathered Granite under Different Confining Pressure Based on Hoek-Brown Failure Criterion and Acoustic Emission Parameters	4
Laboratory Testing and Numerical Modeling of Creep Behavior of HDPE Geomembranes under Multistage Loading	4
Experimental Studies and Sustainability Assessments of Quarry Dust for Chemical Treatment of Expansive Soils	4
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Residual Strength of Liquefied Soil: The Effect of Induced Partial Saturation	4
Geotechnical Characterization of Laponite as Transparent Clay Surrogate	4
Strength and Deformation Behavior of Equestrian Riding Surfaces Improved with Recycled Geosynthetics	4
Grouting Spread and Sealing Mechanisms in Rough-Walled Fractures under Flowing Water: A Visual Experimental Investigation	4
Experimental and Numerical Characterization of Rocks under Triaxial Loading Conditions	4
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Tensile Strength of Cement-Treated Sand at Different Loading Rates	4
A Revision to the Minimum Required Specimen Width to Maximum Particle Size Ratio in ASTM D3080/D3080M for Direct Shear Testing of Coarse Granular Materials	4
Influence of Stress State on the Expected Behavior of Filtered Iron Ore Tailings for Compacted Stacking Disposal	4
Experimental Investigations on Noncoaxiality of Unsaturated Weathered Red Mudstone Subjected to Monotonic and Cyclic Simple Shearing	4