OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Cold Regions Engineering 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
Experimental Study of the Shear Strength of Petroleum-Contaminated Soil under Freeze–Thaw Conditions	37
Experimental Study of the Mechanical Properties of River Ice in the Harbin Section of the Songhua River	28
Thermal Effectiveness of a New Type of Air Convection Embankment to Preserve a Northern Airstrip near the Hudson Bay Coast, Canada	18
Effect of Sulfate Crystallization on Uniaxial Compressive Behavior of Concrete Subjected to Combined Actions of Dry–Wet and Freeze–Thaw Cycles	17
Closure to “Prevention of Water Intake Blockage by Ice during Supercooling Events”	13
Potential of Utilizing Form-Stable Phase Change Materials to Improve Freeze–Thaw Resistance of Mortar with Varying Water Content	12
Hydrothermal Interaction Properties of Unsaturated Frozen Soil Studied Using a Modified Soil Freezing Characteristic Curve	11
Effect of Frozen Ground on Seismic Response of Pile-Supported Bridge	11
Prediction of Ice-Induced Subgouge Soil Deformation in Sand Using Group Method of Data Handling–Based Neural Network	10
A FiPy-DEM Solution Method for Hydrothermal Coupled Modeling of Soil Freezing and Thawing	10
Analytical Study on Heat Transfer of a Tunnel Lining-Rock-Insulation Structure in Cold Regions	10
Predictions of Wind-Induced Snow Redistribution on Long-Span Building Roofs Using Two-Way Coupled Simulations	10
Thermal Modeling of Small Modular Reactors in Permafrost Regions Subjected to Climate Nonstationarity	10
Dynamic Mechanical Properties and Damage Mechanism of Red Sandstone Subjected to Freeze–Thaw Cycling under Incremental Repeated Impact Loading	10
Closure to “Variation in Subgrade Temperature of Highway in Seasonal Frozen Soil Region”	10
Behavior of Acoustic Emission Waves in Rubberized Concretes under Flexure in a Subfreezing Environment	9
Coupled Thermal-Hydraulic-Electromagnetic Properties of Frozen Soils	9
Evaluating the Intensity of Green Warning Light for Snowplow Trucks Using CIELAB Color Space	8
Estimation of Road Surface Temperature Using NOAA Gridded Forecast Weather Data for Snowplow Operations Management	8
Numerical Simulations of the Prethawing Performance of Lime-Energy-Column Embankments in Warm Permafrost Regions	8
Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Multilayer Graphene Composite Conductive Concrete	8
Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of the Freezing Process of Drainage Channels in Cold Region Tunnels	8
Closure to “Physical Modeling of Temperature Influence on Performance of Geogrid-Reinforced Retaining Walls Considering Backfill Type Effect”	7
Investigating the Bond–Slip Behavior of Steel Rebar–Geopolymer Concrete after Freeze–Thaw Damage	7
Temperature Effect on the Thermal Expansion Coefficient of Concrete	7

Variation in Mechanical Properties of a Lead–Rubber Bearing Exposed to Low Temperature	7
Systematic Literature Search and Meta Regression of Measured Static Ice Loads on Concrete Dams	7
Lateral Performance of Bridge Pile Foundations in Seasonally Frozen Soils Considering Ground Scour Effect	7
Interpretable Machine Learning for Thermomechanical Property Prediction of Geopolymer-Solidified Soils under Subzero Curing Conditions	6
Analysis of Construction Workers’ Health and Safety in Cold Weather Conditions	6
Evaluating the Effects of Climate Change on Spring Load Restrictions across Ontario, Canada	6
Study on Active Snow and Ice Melting Tests and Stability of Conductive Rubber Composites for Roads	6
Factors Influencing Pavement Friction during Snowstorms	5
Case Study of the Thermal Regime and Application of Engineering Solutions to Preserve the Road Embankment near Ungava Bay Coast, Canada	5
Multiple Camera Large-Scale Particle Image Velocimetry Feasibility for Rivers in Alaska	5
A Unified Theoretical Thaw Expansion and Settlement Coefficient Model for Frozen Soil	5
Seismic Performance Analysis of Railway Station Roofs under Complex Climatic Conditions in Cold Regions	5
Durability Assessment of Engineered Geopolymer Composites under Freeze–Thaw Conditions	5
Optimizing Snow and Ice Route Removal Operations Using Vehicle Routing Problems and Geographic Information System	4
Reviewers	4
Laboratory Test of Second Log-Wake Law for Effects of Ice Cover and Wind Shear Stress on River Velocity Distributions	4
Experimental Study of the Heat Transfer Performance of a Two-Phase Closed Thermosyphon under Ultralow Ambient Temperature	4
Effect of Thermogelation Biopolymers on Geotechnical Properties of Red Mud Tailings Exposed to Freeze and Thaw	4
Low Salt Design	4
Wind-Induced Fragility Assessment of Large-Span Continuous Girder Bridges under Construction in Cold Regions	4
A Coupled THM Model for Predicting Frost Heave in Unsaturated Fine-Grained Soil under Step-Cooling Conditions	4
Resistivity of Frozen Silty Clay Using an RC Circuit–Based Testing System and MARS Prediction Model	4
Extreme Cold Mechanical Properties of Concrete with Additive-Based Freeze Protection System	4
Expanding Liquid Application Rate Guidance with Field Data and Practitioner Experience	4
Reviewers	4