OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering is 50. 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
Rockburst prediction based on multi-featured drilling parameters and extreme tree algorithm for full-section excavated tunnel faces	226
Thermal effects on the strain rate-dependent behavior of highly compacted GMZ01 bentonite	169
Effects of bacterial strains on undrained cyclic behavior of bio-cemented sand considering wetting and drying cycles	160
Geomechanical properties will constrain CO2 injection into the lower Ordovician Rose Run sandstone deep saline reservoir, Appalachian Basin, Kentucky, USA	147
Automatic identification of discontinuities and refined modeling of rock blocks from 3D point cloud data of rock surfaces	146
Analytical solution of overlying pressure for shallowly buried underwater box tunnel: A case study of box jacking in Suzhou, China	137
A material point finite element method for thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling in poro-elastic media with brittle fracturing	135
New interpretation methods for rockhead determination using passive seismic surface wave data: Insights from Singapore	113
Improving the interpretation of undrained shear strength from piezocone penetration tests by integrating soil physical properties using a hybrid meta-heuristic algorithm	107
Geological storage of CO2 in deep saline sandstone aquifers: A geomechanical perspective	107
Understanding the scattering data from cone penetration tests based on sedimentary facies	99
Compression behavior and particle breakage in iron ore tailings	99
Gas breakthrough in compacted Gaomiaozi bentonite under rigid boundary conditions	98
Optimization of particle size distribution of sulfur-free lignin in enhancing disintegration resistance of saline soil	92
Practical bio-healing of rock weathering cracks using an enzyme-induced magnesia carbonization	92
Design of a type of strike-slip active fault container for shaking table tests	84
Automatic identification of concealed dangerous rock blocks on high-steep slopes considering finite-sized discontinuity intersections	79
Three-year field study on grass growth and soil hydrological properties in biochar-amended soil	75
Mechanical and hydraulic properties of carbonate rock: The critical role of porosity	75
Rockburst process and strength-weakening effect of the high-stress circular tunnel under internal unloading	74
Development of a convolutional neural network based geomechanical upscaling technique for heterogeneous geological reservoir	73
Capability of discrete element method to investigate the macro-micro mechanical behaviours of granular soils considering different stress conditions and morphological gene mutation	71
Tunnel boring machine vibration-based deep learning for the ground identification of working faces	70
Analysis of ground surface settlement in anisotropic clays using extreme gradient boosting and random forest regression models	70
Consolidation of soft clay foundation improved by geosynthetic-reinforced granular columns: Numerical evaluation	67

Analytical model of 2D leakoff in waterflood-induced fractures	67
Thermal effects on mechanical and failure behaviors of anisotropic shale subjected to direct shear	66
A refined nonlinear theoretical model for mechanical analysis of tunnels subjected to strike-slip faulting with multiple fault planes	66
Model test of negative Poisson's ratio cable for supporting super-large-span tunnel using excavation compensation method	66
Using multivariate adaptive regression splines to develop relationship between rock quality designation and permeability	64
A novel approach to structural anisotropy classification for jointed rock masses using theoretical rock quality designation formulation adjusted to joint spacing	64
Quantitatively characterizing sandy soil structure altered by MICP using multi-level thresholding segmentation algorithm	64
Investigation on microstructure evolution of clayey soils: A review focusing on wetting/drying process	63
Multiscale evolution mechanism of sandstone under wet-dry cycles of deionized water: From molecular scale to macroscopic scale	63
Aseismic performances of constrained damping lining structures made of rubber-sand-concrete	63
Rate-dependent mechanical behavior of jointed rock with an impersistent joint under different infill conditions	62
Rock mass response for lined rock caverns subjected to high internal gas pressure	62
A novel fractal-statistical scaling model of rocks considering strain rate	59
Effect of non-uniform swelling on coal multiphysics during gas injection: The triangle approach	59
Feasibility of compacted attapulgite/diatomite amended clayey soils as gas barrier materials	58
Characterizing permeability-porosity relationships of porous rocks using a stress sensitivity model in consideration of elastic-structural deformation and tortuosity sensitivity	58
Numerical analysis of the effects of vesicle distribution characteristics on the engineering properties of volcanic rocks	57
Advanced classification of drill core rock type and weathering grade using detection transformer-based artificial intelligence techniques	57
Modelling the viscoplastic behaviour of Callovo-Oxfordian claystone with consideration of damage effect	55
Development of physical model test system for fault-slip induced rockburst in underground coal mining	54
Exploring an eco-friendly approach to improve soil tensile behavior and cracking resistance	54
Reviewer acknowledgment	54
Experimental studies on the pore structure and mechanical properties of anhydrite rock under freeze-thaw cycles	52
Calibration of an elastoplastic model of sand liquefaction using the swarm intelligence with a multi-objective function	51
Influence of anisotropic stress path and stress history on stiffness of calcareous sands from Western Australia and the Philippines	51
Treatment of waste marine clay by alkaline-activated ground granulated blast-furnace slag and municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash	50
Experimental investigation on shear strength deterioration at the interface between different rock types under cyclic loading	50
Disasters of gas-coal spontaneous combustion in goaf of steeply inclined extra-thick coal seams	50