OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 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
Editorial Board	155
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Editorial Board	109
Experimental analysis of rock mass transport during dolomite and gas outburst	97
3D in-situ stress prediction for shale reservoirs based on the CapsNet-BiLSTM hybrid model	93
Uplift of the surface of the earth above abandoned coal mines. Part A: Analysis of satellite data related to the movement of the surface	89
A stacked deep multi-kernel learning framework for blast induced flyrock prediction	85
Microwave-induced strength reduction and weakening mechanisms of basic rocks	81
Carbon negative backfill mining in coal mines for carbon neutralization: Chemical carbon fixation performances with mineralized gangue	78
Characterisation of fracture evolution of a single cemented brittle grain using in-situ X-ray computed tomography	74
Quantitative estimation of potential rockburst pit depths during blasting excavation in deep tunnels	70
Experimental investigation of borehole breakout formation in Gosford sandstone	70
Experimental study on the role of clay mineral and water saturation in ultrasonic P-wave behaviours across individual filled rock joints	69
A local surface roughness mapping method for post-failure interpretation of brittle fracture propagation	66
Study of Cerchar abrasive parameters of monomineralic rocks and its application for evaluating cutting efficiency	65
Development of a computer program from photogrammetry for assisting Q-system rating	64
Three-dimensional surface deformation from multi-track InSAR and oil reservoir characterization: A case study in the Liaohe Oilfield, northeast China	64
A new Hoek-Brown-Matsuoka-Nakai failure criterion for rocks	64
On tensile fracture of a brittle rock	62
Hard Rock Fragmentation in Percussion Drilling Considering Confining Pressure: Insights from an Experimental Study	62
Experimental investigation of failure process and characteristics in circular tunnels under different stress states and internal unloading conditions	61
Failure in rock with intersecting rough joints under uniaxial compression	60
Is the widely used relation between mechanical and hydraulic apertures reliable? Viewpoints from laboratory experiments	59
Improving uniaxial compressive strength estimation of carbonate sedimentary rocks by combining minimally invasive and non-destructive techniques	59

Volumetric deformation and damage evolution of Tibet interbedded skarn under multistage constant-amplitude-cyclic loading	58
Quantifying fines migration in block caving through 3D experiments	57
Modeling the orientation- and stress-dependent permeability of anisotropic rock with particle-based discrete element method	56
A novel in-situ stress measurement method incorporating non-oriented core ground re-orientation and acoustic emission: A case study of a deep borehole	54
Modelling rockbursts around a deep tunnel based on the particle finite element method: From progressive degradation to catastrophic ejection	52
Experimental study of the inrush of fines events in caving mining	51
Characteristics of carbon dioxide fracturing in comparison to conventional water hydraulic fracturing: Evidence from acoustic emission monitoring of small-scale field experiments	50
Experimental observations on the effect of strain rate on rock tensile fracturing	50
A fast permeability measurement method based on congenetic bilateral pulse decay	50
Estimation of proppant embedment from laboratory instrumented indentation tests on Montney formation in Western Canada	49
Numerical investigation of spatiotemporal flowing and blocking characteristics for grouting in multi karst conduits	48
Comprehensive in-situ stress estimation in a fractured geothermal reservoir in Pohang, South Korea using drilling data, hydraulic stimulations, and induced seismicity	48
Deep learning-based adaptive denoising method for prediction of crack opening displacement of rock from noisy strain data	47
Numerical modeling of rock spalling around a tunnel using visco-plastic interface elements and a rock removal strategy	45
Stress-sensitivity analysis of geological confined pores with ultrasonics	45
Small scale laboratory monotonic and cyclic pull out testing on grout and resin encapsulated cable bolts	45
A novel method for evaluating stability and mechanism of flexural toppling based on energy conservation principle and numerical simulation	45
Freezing deformation of saturation-dependent porous media considering interface energy and microstructure effects: From thermodynamics-based macroscopic constitutive relation to micromechanical upscal	44
Calibrating high-dimensional rock creep constitutive models for geological disaster prevention: An application of data assimilation methods	44
Efficient implicit methods for wellbore shear failure analysis during drilling and production in coalbeds	44
Multitask intelligent early warning of rockbursts based on classification-regression cascaded network model	44
Probabilistic stability analysis of failed and stable cases of coal pillars	44