OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering is 44. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Assessment of Microseismic Events via Moment Tensor Inversion and Stress Evolution to Understand the Rupture of a Hard–Thick Rock Stratum	144
Estimation of Cutting Forces Acting on Conical Cutters Based on Rock Properties and the Contact Area Between Cutter Tip and Rock	118
Experimental Investigation of Saturation Effect on the Mechanical Behaviour of Château-Landon Chalk	117
Correction to: Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Axially Loaded Bored Piles Socketed in a Conglomerate Rock Mass	84
On the Interpretability of Machine Learning Using Input Variable Selection: Forecasting Tunnel Liner Yield	81
Surface Subsidence Observations and Strata Breaking Activity Inversion from Underground Coal Mining: A Case Study in Western China	80
Research on Seismic Performance Evaluation Method of NPR Anchor Cables for Tunnel Crossing Fault Seismic Zones	79
Investigation of Borehole Pressures and Rise Times for Coupled and Decoupled Blasting in Different Rock Types	78
Experimental Investigation and Semi-Analytical Simulation of Instantaneous and Time-Dependent Damage Behaviors of Beishan Granite	77
Seismic Dynamic Response Analysis Method of Tunnel Considering Coseismic Dislocation	77
Analysis of the Deformation Characteristics of the Surrounding Rock Mass of a Deep Tunnel During Excavation Through a Fracture Zone	71
Petrophysical and Mechanical Properties of Complex Structure Coalbed Methane Reservoir: A Laboratory Investigation	67
Comprehensive 3-D Modeling of Mining-Induced Fault Slip: Impact of Panel Length, Panel Orientation and Far-Field Stress Orientation	66
Experimental Investigation on Strength and Failure Characteristics of Composite Rock in Contact Zone under Biaxial Compression	66
Permeability Evolution in a Fracture in Granite During Isotropic Compression	64
Modeling Brazilian Tensile Strength Tests on a Brittle Rock Using Deterministic, Semi-deterministic, and Voronoi Bonded Block Models	63
A 3D Subspring Network Breakable Voronoi Model for Rock	63
Heterogeneous Swelling of an Isotropically Compacted Bentonite-Based Material: Experimental Observations and Modelling	63
Influence of Slot Width in Cartridge on Crack Propagation and Energy Concentration Under Explosion Load	61
Effects of Complex Triaxial Unloading Confining Stress Conditions on the Mechanical Behaviour and Fracture Mechanism of Sandstone	61
A Simplified Approach to Estimate Anchoring Capacity of Blocky Rock Mass with Pressure Arch Theory	60
Influence of Mineral Veins on Hydraulic Fracture Propagation	59
Analysis of In-Situ Dynamic Ground Support Test Results with Insights Revealed by Time-Dependent Terms of Power and Strain Rate	59
Experimental Investigation of Incompatible Deformation Characteristics of Ultra-Deep Composite Rock Salt	58
Rock Engineering Systems for Quantifying Risks and Controls for the Resilient Design and Optimisation of Long and Ultra-long Ore Passes	55

Research and Application of the Calculation Method for Vertical Stress of Interlayer Rock in Coal Mining Under Pillar Goaf	55
Investigation on Damage and Failure Mechanisms of Roadway Surrounding Rock Triggered by Dynamic–Static Combined Loads	55
Fracture propagation and permeability evolution mechanism of jointed rock mass in coastal mines	53
Mechanical Properties of Shale After CO2 and CO2-Based Fluids Imbibition: Experimental and Modeling Study	53
Fracture Activation and Induced Seismicity During Long-Term Heat Production in Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs	52
Large Deformation Characteristics and Mechanisms of Deep-Buried Foliated Basalt Tunnel: A Case Study of the Haba Snow Mountain Tunnel	52
Bentonite Swelling into Voids: Different Modelling Approaches for Hydration with Technological Gaps	51
Mechanical and Fracture Behaviors of Brittle Material with a Circular Inclusion: Insight from Infilling Composition	51
Rockburst Intensity Grade Prediction Based on Data Preprocessing Techniques and Multi-model Ensemble Learning Algorithms	49
Thermal Impact on the Excavation Damage Zone Around a Supported Drift Using the 2nd Gradient Model	48
Effects of Wet–Dry Cycles and Acidic Environments on the Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Silty Mudstone	47
Influence of Initial Oil Saturation, Injection Velocity and Wettability on Microscopic Characteristics in CO2-Oil–Water Displacement System	47
Spatial–Temporal Evolution and Countermeasures for Coal and Gas Outbursts Represented as a Dynamic System	47
Stability Analysis and Deformation Control of Tunnel with Extremely Weak Surrounding Rocks Caused by Strike-Slip Fault Activity	46
Effect of an Isolation Layer on the Seismic Vulnerability of a Shield Tunnel and Validation Through Shaking Table Tests	46
An Improved Discontinuous Deformation Analysis to Solve Numerical Creep Problem in Shear Direction	45
New Criterion of Critical Mining Stress Index for Risk Evaluation of Roadway Rockburst	45
Dynamic Shear Fracture Behaviour of Granite Under Axial Static Pre-force by 3D High-Speed Digital Image Correlation	45
Experimental Study on the Fracture Process Zones and Fracture Characteristics of Coal and Rocks in Coal Beds	45
Evaluating the Anisotropy of Drilling Mechanical Characteristics of Rock in the Process of Digital Drilling	44
Millisecond-resolved gas sorption kinetics and time-dependent diffusivity of coal	44
Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study on Rock Fragmentation and Crack Propagation Characteristics with Hole Enlargement Under Impact Load	44
Numerical Simulation on Cross-Layer Propagation of Hydraulic Fracture in Sand–mud Interbedded Layers: Taking the Shahejie Formation in BZ 25–1 Offshore Oilfield as an Example	44
A Regularised Anisotropic Elastoplastic Damage and Viscoplastic Model and Its Hydromechanical Application to a Meuse/Haute-Marne URL Drift	44
Study on the Influence of Geological Fault Structure on the Energy Evolution of Rockbursts	44