OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Cold Regions Science and Technology is 29. 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
Editorial Board	97
Editorial Board	95
Editorial Board	79
An initial study of interference coloration for quantifying the texture and fabric of ice	68
Formulation and validation of resistance prediction scheme for ships in ice regime described in WMO egg code	63
Numerical analyses on the spatial-temporal thermal influence range of embankment in the Qinghai-Tibet Engineering Corridor	51
Editorial Board	50
Regional freezing index and its frequency calculation considering the certainty effects of elevation and latitude	50
Comparative study of different materials for insulated pavement in cold regions	49
Experimental study on the effect and influence mechanism of boundary hydraulic pressure on frost heaving	43
Enhanced post freeze-thaw stability of Zn/Pb co-contaminated soil through MgO-activated steel slag and fiber treatment	42
Influence of intermediate principal stress ratio on strength and deformation characteristics of frozen sandy soil under different moisture contents	41
Towards standards in the analysis of wind turbines operating in cold climate. Part B: Methodology for evaluating wind turbine alternative operational strategies	40
Insight of key parameters in freeze-thaw damage on the performance of cement-based materials: A comparative study with rapid-freeze method	40
Deterioration process and damage constitutive model of concrete under freeze-thaw circumstance of severely cold regions	39
Comparative analysis of nine categories of soil freezing characteristic curve models for simulating frost heave	38
Water transfer in building materials over capillary saturation during freezing	37
Modeling of frozen soil-structure interface shear behavior by supervised deep learning	36
Hydration investigation of negative temperature concrete at early age based on low-field nuclear magnetic resonance	36
Comprehensive evaluation of thermally conductive functional layer on snow-melting performance for electric heating bridge system	36
Formation and evolution of suprapermafrost taliks beneath earth-filled embankments along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in permafrost regions	35
Investigation of ice and snow accumulations on the bogie areas of high-speed trains using ice wind tunnel experiments	34
Performance of clay soil reinforced with PET plastic waste subjected to freeze-thaw cycles for pavement subgrade application	34
Volumetric behavior of an unsaturated clayey soil-rock mixture subjected to freeze-thaw cycles: A new insight	33
Towards standards in the analysis of wind turbines operating in cold climate – Part A: Power curve modeling and rotor icing detection	32

Future projections of atmospheric icing in Norway	31
Anti-icing fluid performance on substrates with different thermal conductivity and roughness	30
Dynamic bending of an ice wedge resting on a winkler-type elastic foundation	30
Evaluating the importance of footloose-type failure in ice island deterioration modeling	30
Effect of Cassie-Baxter versus Wenzel states on ice adhesion: A fracture toughness approach	29