OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Granular Matter 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Insights on the internal dynamics of bi-disperse granular flows from machine learning	35
Numerical simulation of gas penetration and powder compression during high-pressure dynamic load in silo	33
Fluidization of soil under increasing seepage flow: an energy perspective through CFD-DEM coupling	25
Investigating the effects of elongation and flatness on the shear behaviour of breakable granular materials via the DEM	24
Investigating projectile penetration into immersed granular beds via CFD-DEM coupling	24
Microscopic insights into thermal cycling effects in granular materials via X-ray microtomography	23
Effect of basal friction on granular column collapse	23
Image brightness analysis as a tool for strain measurement in photo-elastic compression tests on PDMS granulate	21
A study of wave propagation and stiffness anisotropy in anisotropically loaded granular material-synthetic fiber binary systems	19
DEM simulation of small strain and large strain behaviors of granular soils with a coherent contact model	18
Effect of particle holdup on bubble formation in suspension medium by VOF–DPM simulation	18
Strength and dilatancy of sands from their image-based intrinsic properties	18
Soil fabric of coarse-grained soils sedimented under water and its relation to relative density and excess pore water pressure	17
Interaction of regular non-spherical particles with rigid barrier in gravity-driven dry granular flow	17
Multi-scale characteristics of the spatial distribution of space charge density that determines the vertical electric field during dust storms	17
Correction: Statistics for simulated assemblies of particles from mathematical models	16
Effect of particle shape on the void space in granular materials: implications for the properties of granular filters	16
On the elastoplastic behavior in collisional compression of spherical dust aggregates	16
Granular binary mixtures improve energy dissipation efficiency of granular dampers	16
Investigating peak strength of gap-graded soils through discrete element method: mechanisms and prediction	16
On the mean square displacement of intruders in freely cooling granular gases	15
Experimental study on the influence of grain size distribution, initial water content, and particle shape on the vibration-induced segregation in granular materials	15
Percolating contacts network and force chains during interface shear in granular media	15
Vibrocompaction behaviour of dry granular matter depends on the dynamic to static stress ratio	15
Experimental studies on deformation of granular materials during orthogonal cutting	14

Particulate behaviour of soft granular materials: a case study on lentils	14
Quantifying the morphology of crushed sand particles using X-ray micro-tomography	14
Effect of flexible membrane in triaxial test on the mechanical behaviour of rockfill material using Discrete Element Method	14
On the extension of the grain loop concept from 2D to 3D granular assemblies	14
Surge instability of dry granular materials in large scale rotating drum experiments	13
Laboratory investigation of breakage and deformation characteristics of phyllite residual fills under varying gradation conditions	13
Closed-form displacement field equations for a disc subjected to self-equilibrated arbitrary loads	13
Effects of aggregate crushing and strain rate on fracture in compressive concrete with a DEM-based breakage model	13
Plane morphometric analysis of particles using an automatic image analysis system: a case study of the Xinmo landslide	13
Experimental exploration of geometric cohesion and solid fraction in columns of highly non-convex Platonic polypods	13
Rolling friction and Hertz’s contact model: an approximation from inclined track experiments	13
Light sheet imaging in granular materials: interdisciplinary opportunities	12
What is shape? Characterizing particle morphology with genetic algorithms and deep generative models	12
Energy transport and dissipation in granular systems	12
Evolution of particle breakage during cyclic shear of sand	12
Experimental study on shock wave interference in gravity-driven particle flow around parallel cylinders	12
Behavioural responses to horizontal vibrations of quasi-2D ideal granular beds: an experimental approach	11
Collision time in the inelastic bouncing ball model of granular materials	11
A method for coarse graining fluctuation velocities in granular flows	11
Fluid effects in model granular flows	11
Construction of velocity similarity graph for velocity field analysis in granular intruder motion	11
An open-access database for the assessment of particle damper simulation tools	11
Macroscopic characterization of the liquid bridge effect: a study on the influence laws of water content on the shear strength of aeolian sand	11
3D waveforms and patterning behavior in thin monodisperse and multidisperse vertically-vibrated layers	11
Performance and limits of a geotechnical centrifuge: DEM-LBM simulations of saturated granular column collapse	11
Coarse-graining particulate two-phase flow	11
Scaling laws for quasi-statically deforming granular soil at critical state	10
Characteristics of sand transport fluctuation in near-neutral atmospheric surface layer	10
A thermodynamic critical state model for sands	10
Representations of major physical statistics of windblown sand in the atmospheric surface layer	10
DEM-simulation of thin elastic membranes interacting with a granulate	10
Dynamic behavior of eccentric discharging in the underground grain silo based on discrete element method	10
Properties of interaction networks in compressed two and three dimensional particulate systems	10
Experimental investigation on breakage characteristics of feed particle beds by uniaxial compression	10
Particle-volume tracking-assisted discrete digital volume correlation for kinematics analysis of particles	10
Macroscopic effects of intraparticle fracture, grain topology and shape on vehicle dynamics and mobility over gravel road beds	10
Structural fluctuations in thin cohesive particle layers in powder-based additive manufacturing	10
Investigation on the spreading behaviour of sand powder used in binder jet 3D printing	10
On the creep problem of soft-rigid interfaces: analysis of the normal contact behavior and application of creep models	10
Mechanism analysis of collaborative optimization for screening efficiency and screen surface load in vibrating screening process	10
Simplified approach for liquefaction assessment in granular soils: integrating bulk and grain properties	10
Effects of cementing solution parameters on the mechanical properties and microstructural mechanisms of biocemented granite residual soil	10
Shape properties validation of virtual 3D particles created from AIMS 2D images for railway ballast DEM modeling	10
An adaptative discretization to model boundary value problems with discrete element method	10
Effect of free water on the quasi-static compression behavior of partially-saturated concrete with a fully coupled DEM/CFD approach	10
Continuous bidirectional shear moduli monitoring and micro X-ray CT to evaluate fabric evolution under different stress paths	10
A theoretical study on the hydraulic conductivity of anisotropic granular materials by implementing the microstructure tensor	10
Theoretical study on the inherently anisotropic MICP-cemented sand by micromechanics-based model	10
Macro- and micro-scale behavior of inherently anisotropic sands under true triaxial loading paths considering partial drainage conditions	9
Numerical and experimental estimation of anisotropy in granular soils using multi-orientation shear wave velocity measurements	9

Viscoplastic modelling of rate-dependent pile penetration in crushable sand	9
Research on the development of a monitoring experimental platform for top coal migration trajectory in longwall top coal caving and optimization of coal drawing process	9
XRCT image processing for sand fabric reconstruction	9
A new numerical method for constructing the three-dimensional microstructure of S-RM using digital image processing technology	9
Granular flow enhancement in a model silo by using a pedant mobile obstacle	9
Dynamic sublevel caving technology for thick seams with large dip angle in longwall top coal caving (LTCC)	9
DEM simulations of agglomerates impact breakage using Timoshenko beam bond model	9
Contact rheological DEM model for visco-elastic powders during laser sintering	9
Granular damper with quasi-linear response: a cone-in-cone design	9
Angular grain fragmentation with DEM modeling: application to fault gouge shearing	8
Calibration and verification of contact parameters for firework oxidizer powders based on DEM	8
The influence of water sorption on the microstructure of a hydro-sensitive granular material (couscous) deduced from simultaneous neutron and X-ray tomography	8
Competition analysis of grain flow versus clogging by means of information theory	8
Continuum modelling of a just-saturated inertial column collapse: capturing fluid-particle interaction	8
A stochastic model leading to various particle mass distributions including the RRSB distribution	8
Determination of discrete element method (DEM) simulation parameters for polymeric waste particles	8
Evolution and collision of wave fronts in two-dimensional hexagonal packing granular lattices	8
Evaluation of three packing density models on reference particle-size distributions	8
Coupled fluid–solid simulation of matric suction and resilient modulus in subgrade soils under moisture variation	8
DEM study of spatiotemporal segregation in cylindrical containers	8
Heterarchical modelling of comminution for rotary mills: part I—particle crushing along streamlines	8
Baffles’ engineering optimization in rock avalanches’ prevention: brief review and protection measures for particle splashing of various shapes	8
Crescent-shaped attractor of barchan dunes and their influencing factors: a downsized experimental investigation	8
Mesoscopic mechanics and microstructural evolution of triaxially compressed polydisperse pebbles: insights from DEM modeling	8
Research on the influence of press-loading process on the quality of arc-shaped charges in warheads	8
Granular wave-solid state: an accident of density inversion?	7
Particle breakage of ultra-high dam rockfills under drained shearing	7
Understanding shear bands in granular media through in-plane ploughing experiments at different strain rates	7
Influence of non-plastic siliciclastic coating on the monotonic and cyclic contact behavior of granular systems	7
A simplified model for stability analysis of reservoir bank slopes under water level dropping condition	7
Clogging reduction by addition of small particles of various material densities	7
Mechanical behavior and particle breakage evolution of vesicular volcanic soil under repeated one-dimensional compression	7
3D structure of free-surface avalanche deposits from MRI: particle-size segregation in free-surface, bi-disperse granular flows	7
Using tracer particle kinematics to sense particle size in rotating drums	7
A bonded polyhedral DEM model for irregular cemented granular materials based on energy-conserving contact theory	7
A modular hypoplastic constitutive model for granular soils	7
Statistical evaluation of the effect of size and strain rate on particle strength of rockfill materials	7
Pressure model and scaling laws in jammed bidisperse granular packings	7
A representation learning framework for detection and characterization of dead versus strain localization zones from pre- to post-failure	7
Numerical investigation of packed granular beds subjected to thermal cycling with application to thermal energy storage systems: a continuous approach	7
Effect of confining stress and lateral boundary conditions on the drained instability response of sand: a DEM based assessment across the length scales	7