OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Engineering Geology is 54. 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
Stiffness degradation of coarse and fine sand mixtures due to cyclic loading	160
Efficient Class C prediction of PVD-improved soft clay settlements	149
Spatial multi criteria analysis of ground conditions in early stages railway planning using analytical hierarchy process applied to viaduct-type rail in Southern Sweden.	145
Hydro-mechanical behavior of a deep excavation with dewatering and recharge in soft deposits	145
Editorial Board	128
Editorial Board	120
Editorial Board	114
Comprehensive identification of statistical homogeneity of fractured rock masses for a candidate HLW repository site, China	104
Robustness evaluation of the probability-based HTCA model for simulating debris-flow run-out extent: Case study of the 2010 Hongchun event, China	101
Integrated structural, geophysical and remote sensing data for characterizing extensional linked fault systems and related land deformation hazards at Cairo-Suez District, Egypt	98
Elastoplastic model of statistical mechanics of rock masses (SMRM): Theory and verification	93
Dynamic analysis of multi-block rockfalls using improved 3-D discontinuous deformation analysis: Effect of coefficient of restitution	93
Machine learning techniques for relating liquid limit obtained by Casagrande cup and fall cone test in low-medium plasticity fine grained soils [Eng. Geol. (2021) 294, 106381]	90
A unique failure model for a landslide induced by the Wenchuan earthquake in the Liujiawan area, Qingchuan County, China	86
Fluctuation characteristics of probability density function and first-passage dynamic reliability of slope systems under seismic excitations	84
CFD-DEM-based evaluation of main-channel sediment transport processes subject to supplement from a steep tributary	83
Impact of diatoms on the load-deformation response of marine sediments during drained shear: Small-to-large strain stiffness	83
Interrelationship among weathering degree, pore distribution and water retention in an unsaturated gneissic residual soil	82
Residual state rate effects of shear-zone soil regulating slow-to-fast transition of catastrophic landslides	80
Investigation of morphological features and mechanical behavior of jointed limestone subjected to wet-dry cycles and cyclic shear in drawdown areas of the Three Gorges Reservoir	77
Stress-dependent water retention behaviour of two intact aeolian soils with multi-modal pore size distributions	76
Shear behavior of loess: The role of drainage condition	75
Evolution of pore structure and analysis of freeze damage in granite during cyclic freeze-thaw using NMR technique	75
A high resolution detection approach combining probe drilling and horizontal cross-hole resistivity tomography to interpret water conducting channels ahead of the tunnel: A case study in Yunnan, China	74
Experimental study on the influence of rock pore structure on pressure stimulated voltage variations based on nuclear magnetic resonance	73

Experimental study on the mechanism of sand boils and associated settlements due to soil liquefaction in loose sand	72
Study of the damage and cracking of heterogeneous rocks based on the FFT method - A comparison of computer generation and image reconstruction models	71
Quasi-distributed fiber-optic in-situ monitoring technology for large-scale measurement of soil water content and its application	69
Utilization of bioethanol industry recycled waste for sustainable soil improvement: A win-win application	67
Permeability characteristics, structural failure characteristics, and triggering process of loess landslides in two typical strata structures	67
X-ray CT-based interpretation of microbial-induced carbonate precipitation and local hydraulic behaviors	65
Geotechnical characterisation of coal spoil piles using high-resolution optical and multispectral data: A machine learning approach	64
Seismic amplification maps of Italy based on site-specific microzonation dataset and one-dimensional numerical approach	63
A comparison of shear modulus of unsaturated sand in triaxial and simple shear tests under different strains and suctions	61
Toppling stability of partially buried blocks in granite residual soil slope under extremely heavy rainfall condition	60
Monitoring land subsidence induced by tectonic activity and groundwater extraction in the eastern Gediz River Basin (Türkiye) using Sentinel-1 observations	60
A new approach to the correlation of SPT-CPT depending on the soil behavior type index	60
Sequential probabilistic back analyses of spatially varying soil parameters and slope reliability prediction under rainfall	60
Quantifying the transition of impact mechanisms of geophysical flows against flexible barrier	60
Effect of initial fabric from sample preparation on the mechanical behaviour of a carbonate sand from the South China Sea	59
Probabilistic life-cycle landslide assessment subjected to nonstationary rainfall based on alternating stochastic renewal process	59
Cracking and sealing behavior of the compacted bentonite upon technological voids filling	59
Enhanced rock mass rating prediction from tunnel face imagery: A decision-supportive ensemble deep learning approach	59
Interpreting the influence of rainfall and reservoir water level on a large-scale expansive soil landslide in the Danjiangkou Reservoir region, China	58
Graphical comparison of numerical analysis, slope mass rating, and kinematic analysis for the effects of weak plane orientations on rock slope stability	58
Microstructure observations in compacted clays subjected to thermal loading	57
Editorial Board	57
The critical mechanics of the initiation of loess flow failure and implications for landslides	57
Geomechanical property evolution of hydrate-bearing sediments under dynamic loads: Nonlinear behaviors of modulus and damping ratio	57
Advance prediction of collapse for TBM tunneling using deep learning method	57
Editorial Board	56
Editorial Board	55
Editorial Board	55
Comparison of different hydrological and stability assumptions for physically-based modeling of shallow landslides	54
Analysis of an excavation-induced landslide in stiff clay using the material point method	54
Liquefaction evaluation on sand-like gravelly soil deposits based on field Vs measurements during the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake	54
Failure process analysis of a catastrophic landslide in Zhenxiong triggered by prolonged low-intensity rainfall using centrifuge tests	54
Unraveling the effect of a two-layer system on the mobility of rapid gravitational flows	54