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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Development of a computer program from photogrammetry for assisting Q-system rating	145
Editorial Board	145
Editorial Board	109
Editorial Board	102
Editorial Board	100
Rheological-dynamical method for prediction of compressive strength and deformation of rocks	97
Editorial Board	94
Impact of rock fracture geometry on geotechnical barrier integrity – A numerical study	94
Editorial Board	90
Transmission and application of a P-wave across joints based on a modified g-λ<	88
Differences in the plastic and brittle properties of Danian and Maastrichtian reservoir chalk from the North Sea	83
Editorial Board	80
Investigation on the coupling response of stress-fracture-seepage field during oil-bearing coal mining	79
Editorial Board	79
Editorial Board	76
Editorial Board	76
Simulation of tensile failure problems by improved three-dimensional discontinuous deformation analysis with multi-spring face-to-face contact model	73
Non-local continuum damage model for poro-viscoelastic porous media	71
Development of design norms for rib/snook during mechanised depillaring by continuous miner	70
A novel model for air velocities in airblast events in block caving mining	67
Experimental validation and mechanistic elucidation of crack division and two-phase flow-mediated sealing in coalbed methane extraction boreholes	66
Carbon negative backfill mining in coal mines for carbon neutralization: Chemical carbon fixation performances with mineralized gangue	63
Predicting three-dimensional roughness of rock discontinuity based on limited outcrop information during tunnel construction	62
Identification and thermal characteristics of linear discontinuities on a high-steep slope using UAV with thermal infrared imager	62
Thermally induced fracture modeling during a long-term water injection	60

A novel approach of mitigating fault-slip induced dynamic disasters based on liquid super-lubricity	57
Experimental investigation of failure process and characteristics in circular tunnels under different stress states and internal unloading conditions	56
Editorial Board	55
Theoretical and numerical investigation of damage zones in deep tunnels within a layered rock mass under full-face blasting	55
An uncertainty hybrid model for risk assessment and prediction of blast-induced rock mass fragmentation	55
Modeling the shearing behavior of discontinuous rock mass incorporating dilation of joint aperture	54
Investigation of strength behavior of thermally deteriorated sedimentary rocks subjected to dynamic cyclic loading	53
Plasma blasting of rocks and rocks-like materials: An analytical model	53
Dynamic cracking process of rock interpreted by localized strain-rate, rate-dependent strength field and transition strain-rate	52
A micromechanical analysis of marble pulverization under quasi-static progressive cyclic loading	51
Is the widely used relation between mechanical and hydraulic apertures reliable? Viewpoints from laboratory experiments	49
A comparison study on the predictive ability of numerical methods for fracturing of rock with different pre-existing flaws	48
Development of gravity flow draw theory and determination of its parameters	48
Determination of heat transfer representative element volume and three-dimensional thermal conductivity tensor of fractured rock masses	48
A stacked deep multi-kernel learning framework for blast induced flyrock prediction	47
Experimental investigation of borehole breakout formation in Gosford sandstone	46
Prediction of rockfall hazard in open pit mines using a regression based machine learning model	46
Strength changes associated with water transport in unsaturated tuff during drying	45
Effects of crystal orientation, temperature, deviatoric stress, and confining stress on creep of rock salt	45
Experimental study and model improvement on coal permeability: The influence of effective stress, slip effect, and water content	44