OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology is 2. 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
Digital drilling-based determination of rock anisotropy and anisotropic effect on cutter wear	38
Using numerical modelling to test the geological and groundwater conceptual understanding of a complex, layered aquifer: a case study from the Fell Sandstone, Northumbria	24
Lugeon test: new insights into calculated hydraulic conductivity	20
Swelling damage evolution of argillaceous slate in a water-rich environment	19
A geological and geotechnical information system (GEO-GIS) for urban planning and its application to the Acıpayam Basin (Denizli, Turkey) with some observations from a M _w	17
Rock joint detection from 3D point clouds based on colour space	15
The amplification effect of river valley topography on the seismic response of a tunnel near a valley: simulated using the boundary element method	15
Cross-scale study of pore fractal characteristics and the pore structure of weathered granite	10
Study of the strength properties and micromechanisms of nano-Al ₂ O ₃ -modified predisintegrated carbonaceous mudstone based on or	10
Well performance in relation to design, construction and wellfield operation: a case study from the fossil Ram Sandstone aquifer in southern Jordan	10
Chloride in the Chalk aquifer of East Anglia, UK. Part 1: distribution of chloride in brackish and saline groundwater	8
Mechanical properties and acoustic emission response of carbonate fault breccias: a study from Greece	8
Chloride in the Chalk aquifer of East Anglia, UK. Part 2: causes of elevated chloride in freshwater	7
Stability analysis before and after support of a multi-stage structural surfaces landslide mass	7
A pilot study investigating the rapid estimation of intact dry density of chalk using low impact energy hardness measurements taken with an Equotip Leeb hardness tester	6
Natural attenuation of dissolved petroleum fuel constituents in a fractured Chalk aquifer: contaminant mass balance with probabilistic analysis	6
Evaluation of measures to improve the performance of an open loop ground source heat pump system in the chalk aquifer: a case study	6
Chalk: all we need is a fracture log!	5
Landslide costs on the national road network of Laos, with some regional implications	5
A cluster-based multiparametric similarity test for the compartmentalization of crystalline rocks into structural domains	5
A comprehensive view on the compilation of an engineering geological map of carbonate rocks: a case study in the Central Alborz Zone, Iran	5
Study of ground investigation data along the Brunei Temburong Bridge alignment	5
Baseline surface- and groundwater monitoring prior to an onshore shale gas operation in the Vale of Pickering, UK	5
3D stability analysis method for toppling failure on rock slopes	5
Predicting tunnel-boring machine penetration rate utilizing geomechanical properties	5

A comparison of three methods to assess natural source zone depletion at paved fuel retail sites	5
Developing an in situ , hydromechanical coupling, true triaxial rock compression tester and investigating the deformation patterns of reservoir bank slopes	5
Construction geological logging of the Thames Tideway Tunnel beneath central London: unearthing the ground truth	5
A revised hydrogeological conceptual model of the Fell Sandstone aquifer, Northumberland and its impact on the interpretation of long-term nitrate trends	4
Development of an initial normal-loading direct shear tester of discontinuities, with subsequent passive changes in local normal load/stiffness allowable, and an investigation of the shear behaviours	4
The relationship between mechanical properties and mineralogical composition of some sedimentary rocks	4
Geological mapping by thermal inertia derived from long-term maximum and minimum temperatures in ASTER data	4
Editorial 2023	4
Investigation of strain-softening behaviours and development of constitutive model of red clays in Guiyang, China	4
Characterization and behaviour of soils: actual objectives and requirements	4
Study on water migration and the microstructure of unsaturated expansive clays	4
A new toolbox for managing sites affected by light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPLs)	4
Managing a potential conflict between the protection of geological sites and the need to safeguard essential road infrastructure: the Coverack North Coast Protection Scheme and palaeo-Moho in Cornwall	4
Geological and geotechnical evaluation of the tunnel site of the Koto Hydropower Project, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	3
Using slurry TBM data to assess the variability of weathered Kowloon Granite	3
Is concrete gunning in volcanic tunnelling effective in reducing the presence of radon gas? Experience in road tunnels, the Canary Islands (Spain)	3
Dynamic damage distribution in inclined shafts under high geostress during blasting excavation	3
24 ^th Glossop Lecture. Landslide Risk Assessment: Radical Uncertainty and Engineering Geomorphology	3
Engineering properties of tropical transported soils: case study from the Republic of the Congo	3
Size effect of anisotropy in spatial variability of rocks: evaluation through digital drilling	3
Integrated fault identification in granite tunnel based on the analysis of structural and mineral characteristics of rock masses: a case study	3
One-dimensional consolidation of multilayered aquifer systems with viscoelastic properties induced by time-dependent groundwater drawdown	3
Drilling into mines for heat: geological synthesis of the UK Geoenergy Observatory in Glasgow and implications for mine water heat resources	3
Anisotropic flow characteristics in single-fractured tensile and shear fractures in granite subjected to various confining stress	3
Increasing road network resilience to the impacts of ground movement due to climate change: a case study from Lincolnshire, UK	3
Changes in geotechnical properties of soil contaminated by methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE)	3
Using landslide-inventory mapping for a combined bagged-trees and logistic-regression approach to determining landslide susceptibility in eastern Kentucky, USA	3
Generic modelling to develop thermal yield nomograms for coaxial deep borehole heat exchangers (DBHEs)	3
Engineering geomorphology of HS2: management of geohazards	3
Understanding the behaviour of seismically derived Poisson's ratio in near-surface characterization	3
Viscoelastic–plastic rheological model and its application to tunnels	2
Human-induced reactivation of a dormant earthflow? A geomorphological interpretation of historical mining maps of the Ischl salt mine (Austria)	2
Experimental study of the mechanism of grouting colloidal nano-silica in over-broken coal mass	2
Discussion on ‘Predicting tunnel-boring machine penetration rate utilizing geomechanical properties’ by Karrari et al. 2022 ( QJEGH , 55,	2
Rock mass deterioration model of bank slope based on high-precision 3D multiperiod point clouds in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China	2
Reducing future climate impact on rural transport infrastructure in developing countries; the role of engineering geology	2
Influences of bedding angle and soaking time on the mechanical behaviour of silty mudstone: laboratory testing and theoretical modelling	2
Thermo-fluid–mechanical numerical simulations of surface subsidence at the site of underground coal gasification	2
Investigating seepage paths at the Golfaraj earthen dam, NW Iran	2
Degradation and protection of cut slopes in weathered gneiss; a 40 year case study	2
Increasing density and viscosity of light non-aqueous phase liquids are indicators of natural source zone depletion	2
Sarıçay Dam: a case study on in-depth seismic evaluation, deformation modulus and key geotechnical parameters	2
Geological influence on the index properties variability and shear strength probability density functions	2
A sensitivity analysis of a single extraction well from deep geothermal aquifers in the Cheshire Basin, UK	2
The 1st Hanrahan Lecture: Geotechnical properties of Irish glacial and interglacial soils	2
Could California's groundwater resource management lessons be beneficial to England?	2
The John Mitchell Lecture 2022: thinking conceptually about groundwater problems	2
Determining the appropriate sealing conditions through a permeability and groutability evaluation: a case study of the Sivaki Dam, Iran	2
Unravelling the influencing hydrogeological factors contributing to land subsidence in the Tianjin Plain of China using a multi-scale geographically weighted regression model and monitoring data	2
Geophysical research on the interplays between soil–rock variability and hydrogeological structures: a case study	2

Experimental study of the effect of the inclination angle on mechanical characteristics and failure modes of layered sandstone	2
Machine learning applied to pore-space geometry in sandstones: a tool for evaluating grain-scale similarity?	2
Comparative experimental study on the physical and mechanical properties of quartz sandstone after water-cooling and natural-cooling under high temperature	2
Development characteristics of joints in the Chang 6–Chang 9 reservoirs of the Yanchang Formation in southern Ordos Basin, China	2
Evaluation method for the intactness of tunnel face surrounding rock based on tunnel face images	2
Introduction to the 18th Glossop Lecture	2
Lithological controls on the expansion of unbound aggregates in Dublin, eastern Ireland: two contrasting cases	2