OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Granular Matter is 6. 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
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	57
Experimental investigation of statistical characteristics of elastic mechanical parameters and strength indexes of rockfill particles	35
The slope of dry granular materials surface is generally curved	27
Study of triaxial loading of segregated granular assemblies through experiments and DEM simulations	26
Effect of fines content and particle diameter ratio on maximum shear modulus of dense binary packing of spherical particles	23
A discrete element framework for modeling the mechanical behaviour of snow Part II: model validation	23
Densification mechanism of granular soil under dynamic compaction of proceeding impacts	21
Analysis of velocity of granular media in cascade finishing by discrete element method with experimental validation	21
DEM modelling of cone penetration tests in lunar soil	20
DEM simulations of agglomerates impact breakage using Timoshenko beam bond model	19
Evaluation of sand–geomembrane interface behavior using discrete element method	19
Probabilistic-based analysis and model selection of the tangential stiffness reduction: displacement curves of nonconforming contacts	19
3D implementation and validation of VOF-coupled non-local granular rheology	18
Flow behaviors of ellipsoidal suspended particles in porous reservoir rocks using CFD-DEM combined with multi-element particle model	17
Liquefaction induced permanent ground deformations and energy dissipation analysis based on smoothed particle hydrodynamics method (SPH): validation by large-scale model tests	17
Comparative study of high-pressure fluid flow in densely packed granules using a 3D CFD model in a continuous medium and a simplified 2D DEM-CFD approach	17
Predicting the crystalline phase generation effectively in monosized granular matter using machine learning	17
Correction to: Modelling of the coefficients of restitution for prolate spheroid particles and its application in simulations of 2D granular flow	16
Effect of particle holdup on bubble formation in suspension medium by VOF–DPM simulation	14
Investigation of the interaction of particulate matter and its separation from the gas flow in a multi-channel cyclone with recirculation	14
Research and application on large-scale coarse-grained soil filling characteristics and gradation optimization	14
Phenotypic trait of particle geometries	13
Investigating the effect of gravel content on the small-strain shear modulus of sand-gravel mixtures	13
A study of wave propagation and stiffness anisotropy in anisotropically loaded granular material-synthetic fiber binary systems	13
Effects of initial static shear on undrained cyclic behavior of granular materials: energy evolution and micromechanical interpretation	13

Numerical and experimental estimation of anisotropy in granular soils using multi-orientation shear wave velocity measurements	12
Insights on the internal dynamics of bi-disperse granular flows from machine learning	12
Structural transitions in jammed asymmetric bidisperse granular packings	12
Contact rheological DEM model for visco-elastic powders during laser sintering	11
A new numerical method for constructing the three-dimensional microstructure of S-RM using digital image processing technology	11
Mechanical model of evolution of granular matter force chains	11
Investigating projectile penetration into immersed granular beds via CFD-DEM coupling	11
Macro- and micro-scale behavior of inherently anisotropic sands under true triaxial loading paths considering partial drainage conditions	11
Properties of interaction networks in compressed two and three dimensional particulate systems	11
Fragmentation model integrated in a gravity flow simulator for block caving planning	11
Effect of the combination of geogrid and rubber granules on the performance of ballast under impact loads	10
Prediction of liquid bridge rupture between two plates combining artificial neural network with grey wolf optimization algorithm	10
Numerical analysis of multi-scale mechanical theory of microfine magnesite powder molding	10
Granular damper with quasi-linear response: a cone-in-cone design	10
Development of optimal L-PBF process parameters using an accelerated discrete element simulation framework	10
Method for evaluating modulus evolution of granular materials under dynamic loading	10
XRCT image processing for sand fabric reconstruction	10
Numerical simulation of gas penetration and powder compression during high-pressure dynamic load in silo	10
A viscoelastic bonded particle model to predict rheology and mechanical properties of hydrogel spheres	9
Scale-up of dry impregnation processes for porous spherical catalyst particles in a rotating drum: experiments and simulations	9
Effect of particle breakage-induced frictional weakening on the dynamics of landslides	9
Linking the macro-scale response of granular materials during drained cyclic loading to the evolution of micro-structure, contact network and energy components	9
DEM simulation of small strain and large strain behaviors of granular soils with a coherent contact model	9
Study on modified pre-disintegrated carbonaceous mudstone triaxial test and binary medium model	9
Fluidization of soil under increasing seepage flow: an energy perspective through CFD-DEM coupling	9
Investigating the effects of elongation and flatness on the shear behaviour of breakable granular materials via the DEM	9
Mechanism study of the evolution of quasi-elasticity of granular soil during cyclic loading	9
Distinguishing between rheophysical regimes of fluid-saturated granular-flows using dilatancy and acoustic emission measurements	9
A modified method for morphology quantification and generation of 2D granular particles	9
Correction to: Effect of gas permeation and consolidation stress evolution on powder flow properties in the gas pressurization process	9
Micromechanical modeling of the effect of dissociation on the mechanical response of hydrate-bearing sediments	9
Microscopic insights into thermal cycling effects in granular materials via X-ray microtomography	9
Effect of basal friction on granular column collapse	9
Dynamic sublevel caving technology for thick seams with large dip angle in longwall top coal caving (LTCC)	9
In memoriam of Robert P. Behringer	8
Investigating peak strength of gap-graded soils through discrete element method: mechanisms and prediction	8
Particle shape effect on the shear banding in DEM-simulated sands	8
The effect of imbrication on the porosity value of non-uniform gravel bed: a case study from the Buëch River, France	8
A semi-empirical re-evaluation of the influence of state on elastic stiffness in granular materials	8
A discrete element framework for modeling the mechanical behaviour of snow—Part I: Mechanical behaviour and numerical model	8
Cooling after shearing: three possible fates for dense granular materials	8
Evolution of a contact force network in a 2D granular assembly: an examination using neutron diffraction	8
Evaluating the plate compactor frequency effect on compaction efficiency: numerical study with discrete element method	8
Numerical modeling of bulk flow on a pelletizing disc in different rotational regimes	8
Relation between force chain quantitative characteristics and side wall friction behaviour during ferrous powder compaction	7
Contact orientation distributions for visualisation of granular fabric	7
Macro- and micro-mechanical investigations on liquefaction behaviour of granular material under bi-directional simple shear	7
Kinematics of the discharge of flat particles from model silos	7
On the determination and evolution of fabric in representative elementary volumes for a sand specimen in triaxial compression	7
Multi-scale characteristics of the spatial distribution of space charge density that determines the vertical electric field during dust storms	7

Granular meta-material: response of a bending beam	7
A stress dilatancy relationship for coarse-grained soils incorporating particle breakage	7
Geometrical description of impact cratering under microgravity conditions	7
The experiment and analysis of the repose angle and the stress arch-caused stress dip of the sandpile	7
On the contact problem of soft-rigid interfaces: incorporation of Mindlin-Deresiewicz and self-deformation concepts	7
Modelling the final discharge angle in flighted rotary drums	7
Effect of particle size on the suction mechanism in granular grippers	7
A theoretical model to predict normal contact characteristics for elasto-plastic collisions	7
An updated critical state model by incorporating inertial effects for granular material in solid–fluid transition regime	7
Homogeneous cooling of a dilute polydisperse granular gas	7
Point process statistics improves particle size analysis	7
An improved index of mixing degree and its effect on the strength of binary geotechnical mixtures	7
A voxel-based clump generation method used for DEM simulations	7
Effect of sediment form and form distribution on porosity: a simulation study based on the discrete element method	7
Design of robust particle dampers using inner structures and coated container walls	7
Morse theory-based segmentation and fabric quantification of granular materials	7
On non-coaxiality and fabric evolution of granular media in circular shear simulated by DEM	6
A stochastic model leading to various particle mass distributions including the RRSB distribution	6
Effect of cohesion on structure of powder layers in additive manufacturing	6
Ballast crushing probability model considering the influence of particle morphology and size	6
On the elastoplastic behavior in collisional compression of spherical dust aggregates	6
How Fast are Elastic Domino Waves?	6
Mesoscopic dimensional analysis of submarine debris flows: implications for physical modelling	6
Continuum modelling of a just-saturated inertial column collapse: capturing fluid-particle interaction	6
Triangle side ratio method for particle angularity characterization: from quantitative assessment to classification applications	6
Influence of gradation range on strong contact network in granular materials	6
The effect of imbrication on the porosity value of uniform gravel bed	6
The influence of water sorption on the microstructure of a hydro-sensitive granular material (couscous) deduced from simultaneous neutron and X-ray tomography	6
Evaluation of three packing density models on reference particle-size distributions	6
Discrete element study of stresses and deformation on gravity retaining wall under static loading	6
Enhanced interlocking in granular jamming grippers through hard and soft particle mixtures	6
Heterarchical modelling of comminution for rotary mills: part II—particle crushing with segregation and mixing	6