OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Environmental Geotechnics 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Award-winning paper in 2020	71
Regional stability and adaptation measures slope failures due to rainfall in Singapore	55
Editorial: New threats, new solutions: tackling emerging contaminants	36
Sustainable approaches for brownfield revitalisation & rehabilitation: a case in São Paulo	33
Performance of loose sand with different waste materials in stone columns in North Cyprus	30
Numerical investigation on the mechanical behaviour of karst sinkholes	27
A case study on the applicability of elastic velocity models to hydrate-bearing sediments	26
Swelling and consolidation behaviour of polymerised bentonites with cation solutions	22
Two-stage wetting deformation behaviour of rock-fill material	21
Environmental impacts of landfills: perspectives on bio-monitoring	20
Compressibility and shear strength behaviour of fresh and aged municipal solid wastes	19
Sustainable environmental geotechnics practices for a green economy	19
The strength and durability of steel fibre recycled concrete in chloride environments	16
Influence of boundary conditions on initiation of gas blowout in permeable rock	16
Editorial	16
The effect of soil–vegetation–atmosphere interaction on slope stability: a numerical study	16
Effect of drying–wetting cycles on the hydromechanical behaviour of compacted coal gangue	15
Study of hydraulic fracturing for gas drainage in a coal mine in Iran	15
Polymer-enhanced soil mixtures for potential use as covers or liners in landfill systems	15
Geochemical modelling of multimineral evolution for a 15-month experiment	13
Sorption and economic viability of peat, compost and biochar for zinc-contaminated site	13
Occurrence and ecotoxicological effects of fires at municipal solid waste landfills	13
Review: Complexation mechanism of organic matter and arsenic on iron-containing minerals	13
Mitigating deterioration of cement-treated clay by microbe-based calcite precipitation	12
Degradation of urban soil quality due to air and road traffic: relevant info and research	12

A review analysis of gas hydrate tests: engineering progress and policy trend	12
Effect of stress history of saturated clay on engineering behaviour of an energy pile	12
Dynamic properties of high-density polyethylene–sand by large-scale direct shear experiments	12
Dynamic deformation characteristics of lightweight soil based on Davidenkov model	11
Numerical investigation of hydrolysis failure of aggregates in loess	10
Shear strength of the geomembrane–subgrade interface in heap leaching applications	10
Monitoring infiltration of capillary barrier with actively heated fibre Bragg gratings	10
The influence of waste composition on biogas generation model parameters	10
Municipal solid waste management under Covid-19: challenges and recommendations	10
Environmental and economical assessment of earth-retaining walls for design optimisation	9
Microplastics in soils: an environmental geotechnics perspective	9
Unsaturated characteristics and transport of hydrated chromium ore processing residue	9
An improved quantification method for characterisation of clay microstructure using SEM	9
Use of lignocellulose-degrading enzyme bio-cemented soils in the construction industry	9
Lime stabilisation of highly compressible surface from soils in ex-Lake Texcoco, Mexico	8
Effect of acid on the hydrophysical properties of red clay	8
Prediction of hydraulic conductivity of sodium bentonite GCLs by machine learning approaches	8
Editorial: Use of biopolymers in environmental geotechnics	8
Preliminary test results on gas permeability of soils and geosynthetic clay liners	8
Effect of pore fluid pH on the collapse behaviour and microstructural evolution of a loess	8
Behaviour of energy piles under climate-change scenarios: a case study in Southern Italy	8
Solidify/stabilise a heavy metal-contaminated soil using a novel steel slag-based binder	8
Characteristics of gas hydrate reservoir from resistivity image in the Shenhu area, China	8
Grading curve relations for saturated hydraulic conductivity of granular materials	8
A numerical approach to modelling biodegradable vertical drains	8
Dry shrinkage cracking and permeability of biopolymer-modified clay under dry–wet cycles	8
Laboratory investigation on the longitudinal dispersivity of sand–illite mixtures	7
Editorial	7
Editorial: Interventions into soil can amelliorate its properties	7
Editorial: Physical–chemical coupling in environmental geotechnics	7
Botanical and geotechnical characteristics of blanket peat at three Irish bogflows	7
Casein as a foaming agent in cement-treated soil for lightweight embankments	7
Long-term environmental impact of an artificial island of solidified dredged marine silt	7
Real-time monitoring of pH and dissolved oxygen during disturbances in polluted sediments	6
Editorial	6
Deterioration of the performance of cement mortar lining due to sulfate attack	6
Editorial	6
Introduction to anion-exchange membranes and their use in electro-osmotic consolidation	6
Briefing: Water content determinations of peaty soils using the oven-drying method	6
Environmental Geotechnics: Referees 2022	6
Experimental investigation of gas migration behaviour in unsaturated sand–clay mixtures	6
Improving erosion resistance of sandy soils using zein biopolymer	5
Remediation of acid mine drainage with recycled concrete aggregates and fly ash	5
Wetting–drying response of an unsaturated pyroclastic soil vegetated with long-root grass	5
Environmental and geotechnical properties of lightweight aggregates made of reused solid wastes	5
Testing the hydraulic conductivity of degraded municipal solid waste in China	5
Role of vegetation in improving the stability of a tropical hill slope in Guam	5
Investigation of methane fluxes from temporary cover of Xi’an Jiangcungou landfill, China	5
Synthesis of alkali-activated mortar using phosphogypsum-neutralised bauxite residue	5
Editorial: Emerging technologies and applications for Green Infrastructure	5

Editorial: Advancing sustainable solutions in environmental geotechnics: innovations in resource utilization and engineering performance	5
Investigation on thermo-mechanical response of energy piles in saturated clay	5
Editorial: Investigation, management and rehabilitation of contaminated sites	4
Bio-cementation of tailings sands using ultraviolet-induced urease-producing bacteria	4
The influence of polymer content on the shear wave velocities in fine sand	4
Effect of wetting–drying cycles on the desiccation of tailings pre-dewatered with super absorbent polymer	4
Hydraulic conductivity of tyre-derived aggregate for leachate collection and removal	4
Editorial	4
Editorial	4
An assessment of a simplified methodology for determining the thermal performance of thermo-active piles	4
Mechanical damage of geotextiles induced by recycled construction and demolition waste	4
Hydrogen gas transfer between a borehole and claystone: experiment and geochemical model	4
Hazardous waste on waste rock of São Pedro da Cova coal mine (Portugal): site reclamation	3
Experimental study of particle lift initiation on roller-compacted sand–clay mixtures	3
Response of granular iron tailings to laboratory-induced environmental stressing	3
Low-frequency seismic responses during microbial biofilm formation in sands	3
Analytical solution to axisymmetric consolidation under surcharge–vacuum–electro-osmosis	3
Performance of food-waste compost biocovers in mitigating methane emission from landfills	3
Geotechnical property development and micro-characteristic evolution of solidified sludge	3
Editorial: Understanding the impact of solid-fluid interactions and implications on the stability of natural and engineered geomaterials	3
A prediction model for the gas permeability of geomaterials	3
The impact of temperature, chlorides and sulfate-reducing bacteria on the corrosion of steel in soil	3
Chemical clogging of synthetic filters in tailings ponds caused by ferrous iron ions	3
Index tests for geosynthetic clay liners containing bentonite–polymer composites	3
Attenuation of erythromycin-laden waste water using the constructed wetland technique	3
Editorial	3
Combined method limiting shrinkage–swelling behaviours of expansive soils in Huai’an, China	3
Editorial	3
Ecological flexible protection method of expansive soil slopes under rainfall	3
Effect of solution composition on the efficiency of Fe⁰ and lapillus permeable reactive barriers	3
Comprehensive geotechnical and geochemical characterisation of two diamond ore tailings	3
Multicomponent landfill gas transport in soil cover: column tests and numerical modelling	3
Obituary: Professor Yudhbir	3
Editorial: Geoenvironmental issues related to gas hydrates, part I	3
Editorial	3
Treatment of Pb (II) and Cu (II) using Na-bentonite-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron	3
Editorial	3
Comprehensive evaluation of carbonation and leaching reactions in lime-stabilised soils	3
Chemical clogging of granular media under acidic groundwater conditions	2
Ecotoxicity assessment of hydrophobised soils	2
Swelling pressures and hydration times in a clay seal	2
Corrosion resistance of polyurethane grouting material in landfill site	2
Natural pore pressure fluctuations as an indicator of shallow aquitard continuity	2
Geophysical characteristics of a focused fluid flow system in the western South China Sea	2
Editorial	2
Extraction, characterisation and remediation of microplastics from organic solid matrices	2
Effects of far-field boundary conditions on the simulation of hydrate production	2
Mechanical and microstructural properties of iron tailings	2
Effect of MSW properties on bio-thermo-hydro-mechanical responses in anaerobic landfills	2
Additives based on vegetable biomass to improve the stabilisation of expansive clay soil	2
Gravity-induced collapse of a soft rock cliff due to notch growth	2
Carbon dioxide capture potential of industrial by-products for post-carbon society	2
Editorial	2
Morphological and mineral features of nZVI-induced precipitation on quartz particles	2
Evolution of municipal solid waste structure over time: compaction and settlement effects	2
Editorial	2
Development of an oil sands tailings management simulation model	2
Permeability and solute sorption of unamended and polymer-enhanced geosynthetic clay liners	2
Submarine slope failure due to overpressure fluid associated with gas hydrate dissociation	2
Biological soil improvement using new environmental bacteria isolated from northern Iran	2
Effects of high temperatures and unloading confining pressures on granite	2
Editorial	2
A thermo-hydro-mechanical finite-element model with freezing processes in saturated soils	2
Mathematical and numerical modelling of limestone dissolution	2
Assessment of engineering properties of slag mixtures as a bottom liner in landfills	2
Effects of organic content on soil-water characteristic curve and soil shrinkage	2
Development of a pressure-retained transfer system of seafloor natural gas hydrates	2
Editorial	2
Use of new bacterial strain in solidification and stabilisation of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash	2
Editorial	2
The particle-size sieving technique to remediate Pb- and Cu-contaminated agricultural soil	2
Damage constitutive model of fly ash–cementitious iron tailings powder under small strain	2