OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering is 53. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Revisiting each fracture size and spatial pattern: Inference from rock mass surface to interior	249
Integrated wellbore-reservoir-geomechanics modeling for enhanced interpretation of distributed fiber-optic strain sensing data in hydraulic-fracture analysis	187
Experimental study on progressive interfacial mechanical behaviors using fiber optic sensing cable in frozen soil	181
Multi-relation spatiotemporal graph residual network model with multi-level feature attention: A novel approach for landslide displacement prediction	171
Using multivariate adaptive regression splines to develop relationship between rock quality designation and permeability	159
Visualization test and numerical simulations of 2D blasting crack propagation	156
Can different machine learning methods have consistent interpretations of DEM-based factors in shallow landslide susceptibility assessments?	153
An improved strain-softening constitutive model of granite considering the effect of crack deformation	119
Extraction of high activity bacterial urease and its application to biomineralization of soil	119
Automatic interpretation of geometric information of discontinuities and its influence on the stability of highly-jointed rock slopes	114
Physics-based and data-driven modeling for stability evaluation of buried structures in natural clays	108
Geomechanical risk assessment for CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers	106
Cracking and deformation behaviors of overhanging rock: Laboratory tests and optical monitoring	103
Validity of continuous-failure-state unloading triaxial tests as a means to estimate the residual strength of rocks	101
Analytical model of 2D leakoff in waterflood-induced fractures	100
Macro-micro tests of cohesive soil under varied normal and shear stresses subjected to drying-wetting cycles	87
A practical framework for performance-based reliability analysis of subway stations based on a fault–structure combined system	85
Experimental investigation on shear strength deterioration at the interface between different rock types under cyclic loading	85
Rock mass response for lined rock caverns subjected to high internal gas pressure	83
Modeling of multiphase flow in low permeability porous media: Effect of wettability and pore structure properties	81
A novel method for geometric quality assurance of rock joint replicas in direct shear testing – Part 2: Validation and mechanical replicability	79
Influence of soil density on gas permeability and water retention in soils amended with in-house produced biochar	78
Rock fracture initiation under deep extreme in situ conditions: A review	78
Numerical investigation of the path-dependent frost heave process in frozen rock under different freezing conditions	76
A material point finite element method for thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling in poro-elastic media with brittle fracturing	76

Rockburst process and strength-weakening effect of the high-stress circular tunnel under internal unloading	74
Determination of critical state line (CSL) for silty-sandy iron ore tailings subjected to low-high confining pressures	73
Molecular insight into the transport of multicomponent heavy metals in calcium silicate hydrate and its mechanical behavior	73
Determination of rock mass integrity coefficient using a non-invasive geophysical approach	70
Modeling footing resting on anisotropic sand using material point method	70
Centrifuge modelling of permeable pipe pile in consideration of pile driving process, soil consolidation, and axial loading	70
Tensile strength and failure behavior of rock-mortar interfaces: Direct and indirect measurements	68
Pore pressure prediction based on conventional well logs and seismic data using an advanced machine learning approach	68
Treatment of waste marine clay by alkaline-activated ground granulated blast-furnace slag and municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash	67
Microbially induced carbonate precipitation under high temperature and high pressure: Implications for geological CO2 storage	67
Analytical modeling of complex contact behavior between rock mass and lining structure	66
Investigation of imbibition and strain behavior of Longmaxi shale using fiber Bragg grating sensing	66
Continuous-discontinuous element method for three-dimensional thermal cracking of rocks	64
Viscoplastic solutions of time-dependent deformation for tunnels in swelling rock mass considering stress release	63
New digital drilling process monitoring: Instrumentation, validation and calibration	62
Macro-micro behaviors and failure mechanism of frozen weakly cemented mudstone	62
Dynamic modeling of minimum mass of pore-gas for triggering landslide in stable gentle soil slope	61
Analytical model for predicting time-dependent lateral deformation of geosynthetics-reinforced soil walls with modular block facing	61
A model LayerDFN for characterizing the inherent anisotropic rocks with large-scale and dense joints	60
A stable CS-FEM for the static and seismic stability of a single square tunnel in the soil where the shear strength increases linearly with depth	57
Microstructure evolution in anisotropic tight sandstones under hydrostatic loading and unloading processes	57
A rainfall infiltration-redistribution model for heterogeneous slopes considering multi-parameter uncertainties	57
Performance of identical rockbolts tested on four dynamic testing rigs employing the direct impact method	55
Reply to Discussion on “Analysis of Bingham fluid radial flow in smooth fractures”	54
Saturated hydraulic conductivity of compacted bentonite–sand mixtures before and after gas migration in artificial seawater	54
Visualization and quantification of soil laboratory impact compaction	54
Effect of fiber-reinforcement on the mechanical behavior of sand approaching the critical state	54
Determination of convergence of underground gas storage caverns using non-invasive methodology based on land surface subsidence measurement	53
Viscoelastic Burger's model for tunnels supported with tangentially yielding liner	53
Moment tensor and stress inversion solutions of acoustic emissions during compression and tensile fracturing in crystalline rocks	53