OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Cold Regions Science and Technology is 31. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	87
Numerical analyses on the spatial-temporal thermal influence range of embankment in the Qinghai-Tibet Engineering Corridor	60
An initial study of interference coloration for quantifying the texture and fabric of ice	53
Thawing warm permafrost of quicklime (CaO) piles and their optimization design	52
Research on the types and characteristics of permafrost engineering distress in the China-Nepal Transportation Corridor	51
Study on the shear mechanical characteristics and model of the frozen soil-concrete interface based on stress path loading	50
Editorial Board	49
Editorial Board	48
Formulation and validation of resistance prediction scheme for ships in ice regime described in WMO egg code	47
Towards standards in the analysis of wind turbines operating in cold climate. Part B: Methodology for evaluating wind turbine alternative operational strategies	45
Regional freezing index and its frequency calculation considering the certainty effects of elevation and latitude	44
Editorial Board	43
Volumetric behavior of an unsaturated clayey soil-rock mixture subjected to freeze-thaw cycles: A new insight	40
Water transfer in building materials over capillary saturation during freezing	40
Data-theory driven prediction approach for the residual axial load carrying capacity of RC columns under salt freeze-thaw cycles	38
Study on the effects of temperature fluctuations in the seasonal frozen regions on the axial force and deformation of steel support structures in deep foundation pits	37
Comparative study of different materials for insulated pavement in cold regions	37
Experimental study on the effect and influence mechanism of boundary hydraulic pressure on frost heaving	37
Modeling of frozen soil-structure interface shear behavior by supervised deep learning	37
Comprehensive evaluation of thermally conductive functional layer on snow-melting performance for electric heating bridge system	35
Insight of key parameters in freeze-thaw damage on the performance of cement-based materials: A comparative study with rapid-freeze method	35
Performance of clay soil reinforced with PET plastic waste subjected to freeze-thaw cycles for pavement subgrade application	35
Investigation of ice and snow accumulations on the bogie areas of high-speed trains using ice wind tunnel experiments	34
Hydration investigation of negative temperature concrete at early age based on low-field nuclear magnetic resonance	34
Numerical simulation of water migration in saturated soft clay induced by horizontal freezing	34

Enhanced post freeze-thaw stability of Zn/Pb co-contaminated soil through MgO-activated steel slag and fiber treatment	34
Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS) of frozen soil: A model considering temperature, moisture, and strain rate	33
Ground surface boundary condition methods for analysis of climate-driven permafrost thaw: A comparative study and long-term projections for Nunavik, Canada	33
Comparative analysis of nine categories of soil freezing characteristic curve models for simulating frost heave	32
Influence of intermediate principal stress ratio on strength and deformation characteristics of frozen sandy soil under different moisture contents	32
Evaluating the importance of footloose-type failure in ice island deterioration modeling	31
Probabilistic assessment of first-year ice ridge action on offshore structures	31
Deterioration process and damage constitutive model of concrete under freeze-thaw circumstance of severely cold regions	31
Corrigendum to “Peak loads during dynamic ice-structure interaction caused by rapid ice strengthening at near-zero relative velocity” [Cold Regions Science and Technology 211 (2023) 103864]	31