OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering is 46. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Seismic Dynamic Response Analysis Method of Tunnel Considering Coseismic Dislocation	139
Assessment of Microseismic Events via Moment Tensor Inversion and Stress Evolution to Understand the Rupture of a Hard–Thick Rock Stratum	132
Estimation of Cutting Forces Acting on Conical Cutters Based on Rock Properties and the Contact Area Between Cutter Tip and Rock	115
Limit Equilibrium Analysis Incorporating the Generalized Hoek–Brown Criterion	113
Thermal Impact on the Excavation Damage Zone Around a Supported Drift Using the 2nd Gradient Model	113
Experimental Investigation of Saturation Effect on the Mechanical Behaviour of Château-Landon Chalk	96
A Regularised Anisotropic Elastoplastic Damage and Viscoplastic Model and Its Hydromechanical Application to a Meuse/Haute-Marne URL Drift	82
Experimental Investigation and Semi-Analytical Simulation of Instantaneous and Time-Dependent Damage Behaviors of Beishan Granite	77
On the Interpretability of Machine Learning Using Input Variable Selection: Forecasting Tunnel Liner Yield	74
Correction to: Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Axially Loaded Bored Piles Socketed in a Conglomerate Rock Mass	74
Bentonite Swelling into Voids: Different Modelling Approaches for Hydration with Technological Gaps	74
Surface Subsidence Observations and Strata Breaking Activity Inversion from Underground Coal Mining: A Case Study in Western China	71
Experimental Investigation on Strength and Failure Characteristics of Composite Rock in Contact Zone under Biaxial Compression	68
Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study on Rock Fragmentation and Crack Propagation Characteristics with Hole Enlargement Under Impact Load	65
Large Deformation Characteristics and Mechanisms of Deep-Buried Foliated Basalt Tunnel: A Case Study of the Haba Snow Mountain Tunnel	65
A Simplified Approach to Estimate Anchoring Capacity of Blocky Rock Mass with Pressure Arch Theory	65
Millisecond-resolved gas sorption kinetics and time-dependent diffusivity of coal	63
Effects of Wet–Dry Cycles and Acidic Environments on the Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Silty Mudstone	63
Rockburst Intensity Grade Prediction Based on Data Preprocessing Techniques and Multi-model Ensemble Learning Algorithms	62
Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Initial Irreversible Critical Damage State of Red Mudstone	61
Prediction of Uniaxial Strength of Rocks Using Relevance Vector Machine Improved with Dual Kernels and Metaheuristic Algorithms	61
Loading/Unloading Response of Crystalline Rocks with Varied Thermal-Damaged Degrees to Cyclic Compression Using a Grain-Based Model	60
Analysis of In-Situ Dynamic Ground Support Test Results with Insights Revealed by Time-Dependent Terms of Power and Strain Rate	59
Dynamic Shear Fracture Behaviour of Granite Under Axial Static Pre-force by 3D High-Speed Digital Image Correlation	58
Effects of Complex Triaxial Unloading Confining Stress Conditions on the Mechanical Behaviour and Fracture Mechanism of Sandstone	57

Stability Analysis and Deformation Control of Tunnel with Extremely Weak Surrounding Rocks Caused by Strike-Slip Fault Activity	57
Comprehensive 3-D Modeling of Mining-Induced Fault Slip: Impact of Panel Length, Panel Orientation and Far-Field Stress Orientation	55
Role of Rock Sections in Intermittent Joints in Controlling Rock Mass Strength and Failure Modes	54
Influence of Mineral Veins on Hydraulic Fracture Propagation	54
Experimental Investigation of Incompatible Deformation Characteristics of Ultra-Deep Composite Rock Salt	54
Influence of Slot Width in Cartridge on Crack Propagation and Energy Concentration Under Explosion Load	53
Investigation on Damage and Failure Mechanisms of Roadway Surrounding Rock Triggered by Dynamic–Static Combined Loads	53
Mechanical Properties of Shale After CO2 and CO2-Based Fluids Imbibition: Experimental and Modeling Study	52
Permeability Evolution in a Fracture in Granite During Isotropic Compression	52
Modeling Brazilian Tensile Strength Tests on a Brittle Rock Using Deterministic, Semi-deterministic, and Voronoi Bonded Block Models	51
Experimental Study on the Fracture Process Zones and Fracture Characteristics of Coal and Rocks in Coal Beds	51
An Improved Discontinuous Deformation Analysis to Solve Numerical Creep Problem in Shear Direction	50
A Numerical Meso-Scale Elasto-Plastic Damage Model for Modeling the Deformation and Fracturing of Sandstone Under Cyclic Loading	50
New Criterion of Critical Mining Stress Index for Risk Evaluation of Roadway Rockburst	49
Analysis of the Deformation Characteristics of the Surrounding Rock Mass of a Deep Tunnel During Excavation Through a Fracture Zone	49
Wear of Cutting Tools in Hard Rock Excavation Process: A Critical Review of Rock Abrasiveness Testing Methods	49
Petrophysical and Mechanical Properties of Complex Structure Coalbed Methane Reservoir: A Laboratory Investigation	48
Evaluating the Anisotropy of Drilling Mechanical Characteristics of Rock in the Process of Digital Drilling	47
A Numerical Analysis of Coal Burst Potential After the Release of the Fault-Slip Energy	46
Spatial–Temporal Evolution and Countermeasures for Coal and Gas Outbursts Represented as a Dynamic System	46
Fracture Activation and Induced Seismicity During Long-Term Heat Production in Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs	46