OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Acta Geotechnica is 40. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
An approach for modelling spatial variability in permeability of cement-admixed soil	119
Lessons in geomechanics of deep foundations from nature	118
Passive earth pressure in sand on inclined walls with negative wall friction based on a statically admissible stress field	109
Effects of concave facing profile on the internal stability of geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls	88
Centrifuge model test on the behavior of geosynthetic-reinforced pile foundations under simulated train loads	87
Evaluation of liquefaction resistance for single- and multi-phase SICP-treated sandy soil using shaking table test	79
A bio-chemo-hydro-mechanical model of transport, strength and deformation for bio-cementation applications	78
Risk assessment of seepage failure in deep excavations based on fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and cloud model	77
Deep learning-based calibration of resistance factors for pile groups with load tests	75
A three-dimensional multi-surface plasticity soil model for seismically-induced liquefaction and earthquake loading applications	69
Engineering and leachability behavior of lime-treated highly compressible soil amended with nano-clay	66
Back-analysis of one-dimensional consolidation settlement	64
A weight combination anisotropic strength criterion considering the effect of joint orientation	61
Strengthening mechanism of plum blossom pile composite foundation	57
Mechanical behaviors and reinforcement mechanisms of engineering waste mud reinforced with industrial by-product lignocellulosic fiber and hydrophobic polymer	55
Spatiotemporal settlement deformation characteristics analysis of rockfill dam with anti-impact FBG sensing array	55
On the particle morphology characterization of granular geomaterials	55
Interpretation of grouting characteristics in unsaturated sand from the perspective of water–air interface	53
Changes in strength, hydraulic conductivity and microstructure of superabsorbent polymer stabilized soil subjected to wetting–drying cycles	53
Investigating the effect of degree of compaction, initial water content, and electric field intensity on electrokinetic remediation of an artificially Cu- and Pb-contaminated loess	50
Monotonic and cyclic triaxial testing of untreated and polyurethane-treated soil and soil–rubber mixtures	49
Effects of soil properties and geomorphic parameters on the breach mechanisms of landslide dams and prediction of peak discharge	49
On the role of joint roughness on the micromechanics of rock fracturing process: a numerical study	48
Generalised ultimate loads for pile groups	47
Analytical study on multiple-mode deformation behaviors of tunnels subjected to asymmetric loading in composite strata	47

Thermally induced volume change behavior of sand–clay mixtures	47
Macro and mesoscopic shear behavior of interface between sand and concrete with different JRC under cyclic load	47
Hydraulic conductivity and compressibility of polyanionic cellulose-modified sand-calcium bentonite slurry trench cutoff wall materials	47
Water–heat–vapor–salt–mechanics coupling mechanism in unsaturated freezing sulfate saline soil: insights from theory and experiment	46
Stress–strain–strength behavior of geosynthetic reinforced rubber–sand mixtures	45
Effects of biostimulation treatment methods on mechanical properties and microstructure characteristics of biocemented soil	45
Identification of the optimal ground motion intensity measure and input parameters for assessing liquefaction-induced lateral spreading based on the generalized additive method	45
Theoretical solutions of lateral response of a scoured fixed-head pile in elastoplastic soil considering plastic hinging	44
Laboratory investigation and constitutive modeling of the mechanical behavior of sand–GRP interfaces	44
Study of grouting effectiveness based on shear strength evaluation with experimental and numerical approaches	44
Effects of initial shear stress on the hydromechanical behavior of collapsible soils	44
Microstructure, strength and durability of nano-cemented soils under different seawater conditions: laboratory study	43
Reply to the discussion by Dimitrios Kolymbas of the article entitled “Characteristic limitations of advanced plasticity and hypoplasticity models for cyclic loading of sands”	42
Nonlinear burgers model for sliding zone soil subjected to cyclic seepage pressure and its applications to the deformation analysis of landslide	41
The effect of temperature on injection-induced shear slip of laboratory faults in sandstone	40
Optimal IM selection using fuzzy multiple criteria decision-making method for submarine shield tunnel in layered liquefiable seabed	40
Comment on “Experimental study on the thixotropic mechanism of deep-sea clay from the perspective of microstructure and bound water” by Ren et al. (2023), Acta Geotechnica, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11	40
Uniaxial compression characteristics of frozen soil–rock mixture	40