OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Underground Space is 35. 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
Evaluation of the effect of using fiber reinforcement in tunnel linings for metro projects	187
Influence of erosion voids and traffic loads on buried large-diameter reinforced concrete pipes	176
Fatigue damage analysis of ballastless slab track in heavy-haul railway tunnels	130
Novel pipe-roof method for a super shallow buried and large-span metro underground station	125
Pseudo-dynamic analysis of a 3D tunnel face in inclined weak strata	103
Hydraulic head difference at two sides of suspended waterproof curtain during multi-grade dewatering of excavation	90
Analytical solution for tunnelling-induced response of an overlying pipeline considering gap formation	78
Fluid-solid coupling numerical simulation of micro-disturbance grouting treatment for excessive deformation of shield tunnel	76
Determination of groundwater buoyancy reduction coefficient in clay: Model tests, numerical simulations and machine learning methods	68
Mechanism and preventive measures of slurry leakage at shield tail brushes under abnormal shutdown condition—A case study	67
Imbalanced rock burst assessment using variational autoencoder-enhanced gradient boosting algorithms and explainability	66
Horizontal convergence reconstruction in the longitudinal direction for shield tunnels based on conditional random field	63
Influence of the spatial distribution of underground tunnel group on its blasting vibration response	60
The analysis of the optimal scalar and vector intensity measurements for seismic performance assessment of deep-buried hydraulic arched tunnels	60
Analytical model for the sealant performance of tunnel gasketed joints based on multi-scale contact and percolation theories	58
New method to identify optimal discontinuity set number of rock tunnel excavation face orientation based on Fisher mixed evaluation	56
Deep learning to evaluate seismic-induced soil liquefaction and modified transfer learning between various data sources	54
Multi-source data integration and multi-scale modeling framework for progressive prediction of complex geological interfaces in tunneling	52
Goaf risk prediction based on IAOA–SVM and numerical simulation: A case study	52
Study on influence of key blasthole parameters on tunnel overbreak	49
A simulation-based software to support the real-time operational parameters selection of tunnel boring machines	48
Test and damage assessment of shallow buried RC tunnel under explosion	47
Use of GIS and BIM for the integration of tunnel design and construction process in conventional tunneling	47
Development and application of wellbore heat transfer model considering variable mass flow	47
Bayesian ensemble methods for predicting ground deformation due to tunnelling with sparse monitoring data	43

Numerical analysis of a deep and oversized group excavation: A case study	43
Risks analysis of large diameter slurry shield tunneling in urban area	42
An improved artificial bee colony-random forest (IABC-RF) model for predicting the tunnel deformation due to an adjacent foundation pit excavation	40
3D suitability evaluation of urban underground space using a variable weight method and considering ground restrictions	40
Numerical and analytical studies on the coupling effects of unloading and cutterhead vibration on tunnel face in dry sandy ground	39
Real-time assessment of tunnelling-induced damage to structures within the building information modelling framework	39
Effect of confining pressure on rock breaking by high-pressure waterjet-assisted TBM	37
Influential factors of spatial performance in metro-led urban underground public space: A case study in Shanghai	37
Creep damage constitutive model of rock based on the mechanisms of crack-initiated damage and extended damage	36
Deformation analysis and safety assessment of existing metro tunnels affected by excavation of a foundation pit	36