OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Environmental Geotechnics is 5. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial: New threats, new solutions: tackling emerging contaminants	59
Award-winning paper in 2020	45
Regional stability and adaptation measures slope failures due to rainfall in Singapore	33
Sustainable approaches for brownfield revitalisation & rehabilitation: a case in São Paulo	25
Study on mechanical properties and microscopic mechanism of MICP-modified expansive soil	22
Removal of salinity from soil using the electrokinetic treatment method	20
A case study on the applicability of elastic velocity models to hydrate-bearing sediments	19
Sustainable environmental geotechnics practices for a green economy	19
Swelling and consolidation behaviour of polymerised bentonites with cation solutions	17
Environmental impacts of landfills: perspectives on bio-monitoring	16
Two-stage wetting deformation behaviour of rock-fill material	16
The strength and durability of steel fibre recycled concrete in chloride environments	16
Compressibility and shear strength behaviour of fresh and aged municipal solid wastes	16
Permafrost and gas hydrate stability: Eurasian ice sheet dynamics and paleo impact	15
Influence of boundary conditions on initiation of gas blowout in permeable rock	15
Effect of drying–wetting cycles on the hydromechanical behaviour of compacted coal gangue	15
Review: Complexation mechanism of organic matter and arsenic on iron-containing minerals	15
Experimental study of thermal behaviour of energy tunnels at the entrance in cold regions	14
Geochemical modelling of multimineral evolution for a 15-month experiment	14
Mitigating deterioration of cement-treated clay by microbe-based calcite precipitation	14
Dynamic properties of high-density polyethylene–sand by large-scale direct shear experiments	13
Degradation of urban soil quality due to air and road traffic: relevant info and research	12
Sorption and economic viability of peat, compost and biochar for zinc-contaminated site	12
Dynamic deformation characteristics of lightweight soil based on Davidenkov model	12
Effect of stress history of saturated clay on engineering behaviour of an energy pile	11

Occurrence and ecotoxicological effects of fires at municipal solid waste landfills	11
A review analysis of gas hydrate tests: engineering progress and policy trend	11
Shear strength of the geomembrane–subgrade interface in heap leaching applications	10
Water uptake and water retention behaviour of bentonite-polymer geosynthetic clay liners	10
Impact of groundwater level and soil air entry suction on energy tunnels’ thermal performance	9
Transpiration measurements on vegetated soil layers over waste rock and tailings	9
Use of lignocellulose-degrading enzyme bio-cemented soils in the construction industry	9
The influence of waste composition on biogas generation model parameters	9
An improved quantification method for characterisation of clay microstructure using SEM	9
Numerical investigation of hydrolysis failure of aggregates in loess	9
Monitoring infiltration of capillary barrier with actively heated fibre Bragg gratings	9
A unit series–parallel electrical conductivity model of soil under environmental loads	9
Unsaturated characteristics and transport of hydrated chromium ore processing residue	8
Environmental and economical assessment of earth-retaining walls for design optimisation	8
Experimental investigation of durability and mechanical properties of EICP treated raw earth	8
Characteristics of gas hydrate reservoir from resistivity image in the Shenhu area, China	8
Immobilisation of soil cadmium and lead by an integrated approach of SICP and absorbent additives	7
Dry shrinkage cracking and permeability of biopolymer-modified clay under dry–wet cycles	7
Cyclic weathering effects on thermal behaviour and cracking of MgO-stabilised soils	7
Grading curve relations for saturated hydraulic conductivity of granular materials	7
Solidify/stabilise a heavy metal-contaminated soil using a novel steel slag-based binder	7
Effect of pore fluid pH on the collapse behaviour and microstructural evolution of a loess	7
Publisher’s note	7
Effect of acid on the hydrophysical properties of red clay	7
Casein as a foaming agent in cement-treated soil for lightweight embankments	6
Geoenvironmental engineering aspects of carbon capture, utilisation, and storage	6
A numerical approach to modelling biodegradable vertical drains	6
Botanical and geotechnical characteristics of blanket peat at three Irish bogflows	6
Editorial: Use of biopolymers in environmental geotechnics	6
Editorial	6
Laboratory investigation on the longitudinal dispersivity of sand–illite mixtures	6
Prediction of hydraulic conductivity of sodium bentonite GCLs by machine learning approaches	6
Editorial: Physical–chemical coupling in environmental geotechnics	5
Real-time monitoring of pH and dissolved oxygen during disturbances in polluted sediments	5
Editorial: Postcards from Chania	5
Long-term environmental impact of an artificial island of solidified dredged marine silt	5
Experimental investigation of gas migration behaviour in unsaturated sand–clay mixtures	5
Environmental Geotechnics: Referees 2022	5
Introduction to anion-exchange membranes and their use in electro-osmotic consolidation	5
Deterioration of the performance of cement mortar lining due to sulfate attack	5