International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Papers
(The median citation count of International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences is 7. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
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Experimental analysis of rock mass transport during dolomite and gas outburst107
Modeling the orientation- and stress-dependent permeability of anisotropic rock with particle-based discrete element method105
A local surface roughness mapping method for post-failure interpretation of brittle fracture propagation102
Quantitative estimation of potential rockburst pit depths during blasting excavation in deep tunnels89
Carbon negative backfill mining in coal mines for carbon neutralization: Chemical carbon fixation performances with mineralized gangue83
Experimental study on the role of clay mineral and water saturation in ultrasonic P-wave behaviours across individual filled rock joints83
Improving uniaxial compressive strength estimation of carbonate sedimentary rocks by combining minimally invasive and non-destructive techniques83
A stacked deep multi-kernel learning framework for blast induced flyrock prediction80
Three-dimensional surface deformation from multi-track InSAR and oil reservoir characterization: A case study in the Liaohe Oilfield, northeast China79
Experimental investigation of failure process and characteristics in circular tunnels under different stress states and internal unloading conditions73
Hard Rock Fragmentation in Percussion Drilling Considering Confining Pressure: Insights from an Experimental Study72
Experimental investigation of borehole breakout formation in Gosford sandstone70
3D in-situ stress prediction for shale reservoirs based on the CapsNet-BiLSTM hybrid model67
Microwave-induced strength reduction and weakening mechanisms of basic rocks66
Study of Cerchar abrasive parameters of monomineralic rocks and its application for evaluating cutting efficiency66
Is the widely used relation between mechanical and hydraulic apertures reliable? Viewpoints from laboratory experiments64
Quantifying fines migration in block caving through 3D experiments64
Development of a computer program from photogrammetry for assisting Q-system rating63
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A new Hoek-Brown-Matsuoka-Nakai failure criterion for rocks58
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Uplift of the surface of the earth above abandoned coal mines. Part A: Analysis of satellite data related to the movement of the surface54
A novel in-situ stress measurement method incorporating non-oriented core ground re-orientation and acoustic emission: A case study of a deep borehole54
Volumetric deformation and damage evolution of Tibet interbedded skarn under multistage constant-amplitude-cyclic loading54
Causal mechanism of Gotthard Base Tunnel-induced ground deformation: Insights from 3D fully-coupled hydro-mechanical simulation and comparison to field measurements53
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3D DEM simulations of the variability of rock mechanical behaviour based on random rock microcracks53
Automatic extraction of rock discontinuity orientations from 3D point clouds via an adaptive clustering and surface fitting approach53
Stress-sensitivity analysis of geological confined pores with ultrasonics52
Estimation of proppant embedment from laboratory instrumented indentation tests on Montney formation in Western Canada51
Characteristics of carbon dioxide fracturing in comparison to conventional water hydraulic fracturing: Evidence from acoustic emission monitoring of small-scale field experiments50
Deep learning-based adaptive denoising method for prediction of crack opening displacement of rock from noisy strain data50
Experimental study of the inrush of fines events in caving mining50
A novel semi-analytical model for pore volume compressibility in oil-bearing sandstone formations49
Efficient implicit methods for wellbore shear failure analysis during drilling and production in coalbeds49
Poroelastic effects on gas transport mechanisms and influence on apparent permeability in shale48
Experimental observations on the effect of strain rate on rock tensile fracturing48
Comprehensive in-situ stress estimation in a fractured geothermal reservoir in Pohang, South Korea using drilling data, hydraulic stimulations, and induced seismicity47
Stress migration and failure mechanisms of rocks with holes under gradient stress conditions46
A novel method for evaluating stability and mechanism of flexural toppling based on energy conservation principle and numerical simulation46
Small scale laboratory monotonic and cyclic pull out testing on grout and resin encapsulated cable bolts46
Fracture Displacement Basis Function (FDBF) method for efficient geomechanical calculations of fractured rock45
Cyclic fatigue effect on mechanical property change of hot dry rock in wellbores of enhanced geothermal systems44
Modelling rockbursts around a deep tunnel based on the particle finite element method: From progressive degradation to catastrophic ejection44
A fast permeability measurement method based on congenetic bilateral pulse decay44
Micromechanics of stick-slip deformation across rough faults44
Freezing deformation of saturation-dependent porous media considering interface energy and microstructure effects: From thermodynamics-based macroscopic constitutive relation to micromechanical upscal44
Implicit hydromechanical representation of fractures using a continuum approach43
Calibrating high-dimensional rock creep constitutive models for geological disaster prevention: An application of data assimilation methods43
Damage constitutive model of brittle rock under uniaxial compression based on linear energy dissipation law42
Numerical modeling of rock spalling around a tunnel using visco-plastic interface elements and a rock removal strategy42
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Numerical investigation of spatiotemporal flowing and blocking characteristics for grouting in multi karst conduits41
Multitask intelligent early warning of rockbursts based on classification-regression cascaded network model41
Experimental study on dilatancy behavior of soft rock under dynamic loading40
Evaluating the deformation modulus at representative elementary volume using electrical resistivity tomography40
A total system stiffness approach for determining shut-in pressure in hydraulic fracturing stress measurements40
Upscaling the creep behavior of clay-rich and quartz-rich shales from nanoindentation measurements: Application to the Wufeng-Longmaxi shale, China39
An integrated field scale computational model for hydraulic conductivity of high energy explosive driven fracturing39
New insights into tunnel spalling from scale model and element testing39
A simple nonlinear constitutive model for rocks and its application to the semi-analytical solution of deeply buried tunnels39
Time-dependent cracking and brittle creep in macrofractured sandstone39
Integrating numerical modeling and deep learning with electrical resistance tomography for rock mechanics38
Blast-induced fracture mechanisms and fragmentation characteristics of brittle materials under anisotropic stress fields38
Study on interaction between TBM cutter and assisting kerfs based on full-scale cutting tests38
The correlation between blockiness and the existence of a hydraulic conductivity representative elementary volume of fractured rocks37
Influence of thin spray-on layer (TSL) wrapping support on the spalling failure characteristics of sandstone37
Comparison of high-frequency components in acoustic emissions from rock fracture under Mode Ⅰ and Mode Ⅱ dominated loading37
Influence of joint inclination on mechanical behaviors of shales during unloading-induced slip processes37
Mechanisms of stress- and fluid-pressure-driven fault reactivation in Gonghe granite: Implications for injection-induced earthquakes37
Characterizing the cracking process of various rock types under Brazilian loading based on coupled Acoustic Emission and high-speed imaging techniques37
An experimental study of the contact mechanical behaviour of marble spheres under cyclic loading36
Statistical study of squeezing for soft rocks based on factor and regression analyses of effective parameters36
An adjusted analytical solution for thermal design in artificial ground freezing36
Grain-scale analysis of fracture paths from high-cycle hydraulic fatigue experiments in granites and sandstone36
Effect of liquid nitrogen cooling on mechanical characteristics and fracture morphology of layer coal under Brazilian splitting test35
New criterion for the spalling failure of deep rock engineering based on energy release35
Experimental insights into coupled hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical behaviors of granite fractures: Implications for indirect estimation of crustal permeability changes35
Ultrasonic and NMR-based estimation of the microstructure at ice-rock interface35
Discing behavior and mechanism of cores extracted from Songke-2 well at depths below 4,500 m34
Rock shear creep modelling: DEM – Rate process theory approach34
Mechanical response and strain localization in coal under uniaxial loading, using digital volume correlation on X-ray tomography images34
Modeling the behavior of a coal pillar rib using Bonded Block Models with emphasis on ground-support interaction34
Controls of lithological heterogeneity on self-sealing behavior of propped fractures in Marcellus shale34
Fractal contact and asperities coalescence of rock joints under normal loading: Insights from pressure-sensitive film measurement34
Effects of time-dependent deformation of shale on the integrity of a geological nuclear waste repository34
Numerical modeling for rockbursts in circular tunnels using a nodal-based continuous-discontinuous deformation analysis method33
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A new shear strength criterion for rock discontinuities considering roughness degradation and loading rate effect33
Anisotropic behavior and mechanical characteristics of the Montney Formation33
Creep characteristics of a fracturing fluid-softened shale investigated by microindentation33
Unsupervised clustering of mining-induced microseismicity provides insights into source mechanisms32
Modeling of thermally driven longitudinal fractures along a vertical well32
Mechanical performance of a 3D printed scaled mine roadway model32
Enhanced discontinuity characterization in hard rock pillars using point cloud completion and DBSCAN clustering32
Dynamic mechanical behaviours of frozen rock under sub-zero temperatures and dynamic loads32
Impact of cyclic high-voltage pulse discharge on the formation mechanism of rock plasma channels and quantitative assessment of its weakening effect on rock strength32
Dynamic unsaturated effect of microcrack extension on brittle rock fracture under impact compression32
3D multiscale modeling of fault-slip rockbursts around deep tunnels: Insights into static versus dynamic triggering mechanisms32
On the stress dependency of sand production coefficient in hydro-dynamical sanding criteria31
Model tests on dynamic responses of surrounding rock and support structure on underground tunnel under combined dynamic and static loading31
Enhancing fracture conductivity in carbonate formations through mineral alteration31
Study on the mechanism of displacement mutation for jointed rock slopes during blasting excavation31
Experimental study on the effective stress law and permeability of damaged sandstone under true triaxial stress31
Fracture mechanism and energy evolution of sandstone with a circular inclusion31
Assessing the contribution of mineral composition to meso-macro progressive failure in granite under thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) conditions: Inspiration for hydraulic fracturing in Enhanced Geotherm31
Rockfall in open pit mines: management of the pit geometry and protection measures design31
Comparison of contact treatment methods for rigid polyhedral discrete element models31
Development of empirical model for strength estimation of irregular-shaped-heightened-rib/snook for mechanised depillaring31
A micromechanical thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling model for fractured rocks based on multi-scale structures variations31
Open-pit slope design using a DtN-FEM: Parameter space exploration31
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Systematic investigation of stress-induced fracture closure and permeability evolution in Lac du Bonnet granite30
Mechanical properties of α-quartz using nanoindentation tests and molecular dynamics simulations30
Ground surface uplift during hardcoal longwall mining30
Dynamic analysis of soil-rock mixtures based on improved 3-D DDA-SPH method30
Deep transfer learning for P-wave arrival identification and automatic seismic source location in underground mines30
Numerical analysis of hydro-thermal fracturing in saturated rocks by considering material anisotropy and micro-structural heterogeneity30
Experimental study of poromechanical behavior of Callovo-Oxfordian claystone in undrained triaxial compression and extension tests30
Cracking of granitic rock by high frequency-high voltage-alternating current actuation of piezoelectric properties of quartz mineral: 3D numerical study30
Statistical analysis of the impact of ore draw strategies on wet inrush hazard susceptibility in a panel cave mine29
Influence of coupling and properties of encapsulating mortars on the anchoring capacity of rock bolts29
Subsidence above irregular-shaped reservoirs29
Detection of hidden mining-induced ground fissures via unmanned aerial vehicle infrared system and ground-penetrating radar29
Salt-induced structure damage and permeability enhancement of Three Gorges Reservoir sandstone under wetting-drying cycles29
Feature extraction and classification for induced microseismic signals during hydraulic fracturing: Implication for coalbed methane reservoir stimulation28
A new methodology inspired from the Theory of Critical Distances for determination of inherent tensile strength and fracture toughness of rock materials28
Uplift of the surface of the earth above abandoned coal mines. Part B: Framework to understand and explain uplift28
Three-dimensional cracking and coalescence of two spatial-deflection joints in rock-like specimens under uniaxial compression28
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Stress modelling using cellular automata for block caving applications28
Monitoring stress-induced brittle rock mass damage for preventative support maintenance28
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A 2D adaptive finite-discrete element method for simulating fracture and fragmentation in geomaterials26
A twisted yieldable rock bolt as a tool for dissipation of the ground pressure energy26
Hydraulic fractures evaluation of the glutenite and the effects of gravel heterogeneity based on cores26
Effects of thermal treatment on acoustic waves in Carrara marble26
A novel approach to determine rock mechanical parameters using non-invasive geophysical methods26
An experimental investigation on fatigue characteristics of granite under repeated dynamic tensions26
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Numerical investigation of progressive damage and associated seismicity on a laboratory fault26
Effects of high-power microwave irradiation on tar-rich coal for realising in situ pyrolysis, fragmentation, and low-carbon utilisation of tar-rich coal26
A novel graph-based 3D breakage method for angular particles with an image-based DEM26
Stationary asperity stress drop during controlled 3D tensile fracture propagation25
Thermal-mechanical modelling on cumulative freeze-thaw deformation of porous rock in elastoplastic state based on Drucker-Prager criterion considering dilatancy25
Experimental investigation and numerical simulation on Multiphysics coupling of shale under laser irradiation25
Theory and analytical solutions to wellbore problems with hardening/softening Drucker-Prager models25
Progressive damage and fracture of biaxially-confined anisotropic coal under repeated impact loads25
High pre-tension reinforcing technology and design for ultra-shallow buried large-span urban tunnels25
Experiment and three-dimensional discrete element method analysis on the fatigue failure behavior of composite rock Brazilian discs with various bedding angles and loading paths25
Numerical simulation of mixed aseismic/seismic fault-slip induced by fluid injection using coupled X-FEM analysis25
Erosion characteristics of hydrate-bearing sediments exposed to a cavitation jet25
A novel Tree-augmented Bayesian network for predicting rock weathering degree using incomplete dataset25
Characteristics of fractures stimulated by supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing in shale based on acoustic emission monitoring24
Strain rate effect on mixed mode I/II fracture toughness of sandstone and its micromechanism24
Comprehensive evaluation of three-dimensional Hoek–Brown strength criteria: Properties, applicability, and parameter reliability24
Numerical electric breakdown model of heterogeneous granite for electro-pulse-boring24
Feature extraction, recognition, and classification of acoustic emission waveform signal of coal rock sample under uniaxial compression24
Numerical simulation on multi-well fracturing considering multiple thin layers in vertical direction24
A study on influential rock properties for predicting the longitudinal wave velocity in a rock bolt: Numerical and machine learning approaches24
The novel learnable physics engines for interpretable elastoplastic models of geomaterials based on the message passing neural network24
Formulation, calibration, and applications of disk-based discontinuous deformation analysis for rock failure simulation23
Experimental study on response and precursor of pressure stimulated currents of combined coal-rock under cycling stress23
An inversion for asymmetric hydraulic fracture growth and fracture opening distribution from tilt measurements23
Bayesian inference of rock strength anisotropy: Uncertainty analysis of the Hoek–Brown failure criterion23
Thermal-mechanical modelling of rock response and damage evolution during excavation in prestressed geothermal deposits23
Meso-mechanical mechanism of ordered mica alignment on the progressive failure process of granite under different lateral stress directions23
Ultrasonic P-wave velocities in granite cores with an inclined joint filled with sand and clay under varying water contents23
Extension of reliability information of Z-numbers and fuzzy cognitive map: Development of causality-weighted rock engineering system to predict and risk assessment of blast-induced rock size distribut23
Rock mass characteristics model for TBM penetration rate prediction– an updated version23
The influence of morphology and the loading-unloading process on discontinuity stress states observed via photoelastic technique and its inspiration to induced seismicity23
Integration of automatic discontinuity identification and multi-scale hierarchical modeling for stability analysis of highly-jointed rock slopes23
Induced and triggered seismicity by immediate stress transfer and delayed fluid migration in a fractured geothermal reservoir at Pohang, South Korea22
A three-phase coupled numerical model for the hydraulic fracturing of rock22
Overview and comprehensive performance description of a new Micro Turbine Drilling - MTD technology for drilling laterals into hard reservoir rock22
Developments to the Bonded Block Modeling technique for Discrete Element simulation of transversely isotropic rocks22
A true triaxial compression-induced microcracking model for evaluating short-term progressive and long-term creep failures of brittle rock22
Experimental investigation on the influence of NaCl concentration on triaxial mechanical behaviors of a low-clay shale22
Laboratory characterization of cyclic hydraulic fracturing for deep shale application in Southwest China22
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Comparison of subcritical crack growth and dynamic fracture propagation in rocks under double-torsion tests22
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Application of artificial neural network for determining elastic constants of a transversely isotropic rock from a single-orientation core22
Experimental study and model improvement on coal permeability: The influence of effective stress, slip effect, and water content22
Effects of sandstone mineral composition heterogeneity on crack initiation and propagation through a microscopic analysis technique22
Modelling the loosening of rock in the experimental rock mining method22
Impact of computer-controlled drill carriage's position deviation on automated hole positioning in underground roadways22
Changes in the nanomechanical properties of the constituent minerals in the ductile fauske marble and the brittle kuru granite during progressive failure22
A phase transition model for acid dissolution along a rough-walled carbonate fracture22
Study of cutting forces acting on a disc cutter and impact of variable penetration measured by full scale linear cutting tests22
Anisotropic dynamic-static elasticity correlations in lacustrine shales: Experimental insights for in situ stress estimation21
A general equivalent continuum model and elastic wave velocity analysis of jointed rock masses21
Evolution of water content and suction of Opalinus Clay from recovery at the drilling site to handling in the laboratory21
The mechanical creep property of shale for different loads and temperatures21
Roles of heat and stress transfer in triggering fault instability in conjugate faulted reservoirs21
Permeability enhancement of reservoir rocks loaded by repeated low-amplitude stress waves21
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Evolution and evaluation of the non-Darcy effects for partially filled fractures21
Investigating the textural and physico-mechanical response of granites to heat treatment21
Geomechanical properties of laminated shale and bedding shale after water absorption: A case study of the Chang 7 shale in Ordos basin, China21
Effect of hydro-chemical corrosion on mechanical properties of red sandstone under uniaxial and triaxial compression21
A new coupled depth-integrated model incorporating 3D DDA on debris flow with large boulders21
Frictional properties of the rupture surface of a carbonate rock avalanche21
A wellbore-fracture coupled fracturing model to simulate non-uniform fracture propagation under multiple clusters of fracturing21
Assessing the stability of high-level pillars in deeply-buried metal mines stabilized using cemented backfill21
New micromechanical data and modelling framework for the elastic response of calcareous mudstones20
Modelling the relationship between oversize fragments and nature of rock mass for a sublevel caving operation20
Size effects on strength and deformability of artificially jointed hard rock20
A comprehensive method for risk assessment and intensity classification of rockburst induced by loading and unloading based on its entire process modelling20
Experimental study on dynamic mechanical and failure behavior of a jointed rock mass20
Investigating the cutting force of disc cutter in multi-cutter rotary cutting of sandstone: Simulations and experiments20
Modeling study of cumulative damage effects and safety criterion of surrounding rock under multiple full-face blasting of a large cross-section tunnel20
Theoretical and numerical investigation of damage zones in deep tunnels within a layered rock mass under full-face blasting20
Characteristics of SH-wave propagation during oil reservoir excitation using BEM formulation in half-plane model representation20
Investigation on the coupling response of stress-fracture-seepage field during oil-bearing coal mining20
Radiation efficiency and acoustic efficiency in rock cracking: a new understanding from low and high frequency waveforms20
Dynamic mode III fracture behaviors in shale: Unraveling the controlling role of bedding structures through experimental characterization and theoretical insights20
Automatic fracture characterization in CT images of rocks using an ensemble deep learning approach19
Anisotropic acoustoelastic effective-medium model for stress-dependent elastic moduli of fractured rocks19
Laboratory hydraulic shearing of granitic fractures with surface roughness under stress states of EGS: Permeability changes and energy balance19
Water weakening and the compressive brittle strength of carbonates: Influence of fracture toughness and static friction19
Laboratory observation of shear stress recovery in rock joints considering joint compaction and dilatancy19
Drag bit/rock interface laws for the transition between two layers19
Supervised domain adaptation in prediction of peak shear strength of rock fractures19
A novel system for multivariate analysis of discontinuities in fractured rock masses based on manifold learning and fractal models19
A new model for coal gas seepage based on fracture-pore fractal structure characteristics19
Long-term evolution mechanisms of permeability during gas injection for enhanced coalbed methane recovery19
Experimental validation of a velocity discontinuity model for prediction of the seismic and static shear stiffness of rock joints19
Investigation of physical mechanisms behind full-scale engineered barrier systems through coupled thermal-hydraulic-mechanical (THM) simulations19
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Grading scalping and sample size effects on critical shear strength of mine waste rock through laboratory and in-situ testing19
Physical modeling of high extraction columns in block cave mining19
The effect of strain rate on inelastic strain development in porous sandstones deformed under reservoir conditions19
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Asymmetric failure mechanisms of anisotropic shale under direct shear18
Influence of pre-existing crack on rockburst characteristics in coal-rock combination: A laboratory investigation18
Material point method with a strain-softening model to simulate roof strata movement induced by progressive longwall mining18
Self-healing behaviors of damaged rock salt under humidity cycling18
A new integral equation method for calculating interacting stress-intensity factors of multiple holed-cracked anisotropic rock under both far-field and arbitrary surface stresses18
Cryogenic strengthening effects on sandstone from 20 °C to −120 °C: Influence of initial water saturation and temperature18
Relationship between rock brittleness and rockburst early warning time18
Prediction of the transitional normal stress of rock joints under shear18
Non-isothermal consolidation: A systematic evaluation of two implementations based on multiphase and Richards equations18
Mechanical and fracturing characteristics of defected rock-like materials under biaxial compression18
Geochemical experimental study on the alteration of granite pore structures under CO2-H2O-rock interactions in CO2-enhanced geothermal systems18
Automatic identification and interpretation of discontinuities of rock slope from a 3D point cloud based on UAV nap-of-the-object photogrammetry18
Intelligent detection of dynamic cracking along an interface of brittle material using high-speed photography assisted by data augmentation and machine learning18
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