OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering is 45. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Assessment of Microseismic Events via Moment Tensor Inversion and Stress Evolution to Understand the Rupture of a Hard–Thick Rock Stratum	144
Experimental Investigation of Saturation Effect on the Mechanical Behaviour of Château-Landon Chalk	120
Correction to: Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Axially Loaded Bored Piles Socketed in a Conglomerate Rock Mass	118
On the Interpretability of Machine Learning Using Input Variable Selection: Forecasting Tunnel Liner Yield	88
A 3D Subspring Network Breakable Voronoi Model for Rock	84
Seismic Dynamic Response Analysis Method of Tunnel Considering Coseismic Dislocation	83
Experimental Investigation on Strength and Failure Characteristics of Composite Rock in Contact Zone under Biaxial Compression	82
Petrophysical and Mechanical Properties of Complex Structure Coalbed Methane Reservoir: A Laboratory Investigation	79
Analysis of the Deformation Characteristics of the Surrounding Rock Mass of a Deep Tunnel During Excavation Through a Fracture Zone	79
Experimental Investigation and Semi-Analytical Simulation of Instantaneous and Time-Dependent Damage Behaviors of Beishan Granite	78
Mechanical and Fracture Behaviors of Brittle Material with a Circular Inclusion: Insight from Infilling Composition	71
Rock Engineering Systems for Quantifying Risks and Controls for the Resilient Design and Optimisation of Long and Ultra-long Ore Passes	69
Thermal Impact on the Excavation Damage Zone Around a Supported Drift Using the 2nd Gradient Model	68
Bentonite Swelling into Voids: Different Modelling Approaches for Hydration with Technological Gaps	66
A Simplified Approach to Estimate Anchoring Capacity of Blocky Rock Mass with Pressure Arch Theory	66
Fracture propagation and permeability evolution mechanism of jointed rock mass in coastal mines	66
Stability Analysis and Deformation Control of Tunnel with Extremely Weak Surrounding Rocks Caused by Strike-Slip Fault Activity	66
Experimental Investigation of Incompatible Deformation Characteristics of Ultra-Deep Composite Rock Salt	63
Heterogeneous Swelling of an Isotropically Compacted Bentonite-Based Material: Experimental Observations and Modelling	62
Influence of Slot Width in Cartridge on Crack Propagation and Energy Concentration Under Explosion Load	61
A Regularised Anisotropic Elastoplastic Damage and Viscoplastic Model and Its Hydromechanical Application to a Meuse/Haute-Marne URL Drift	61
An Improved Discontinuous Deformation Analysis to Solve Numerical Creep Problem in Shear Direction	61
Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Initial Irreversible Critical Damage State of Red Mudstone	60
Wear of Cutting Tools in Hard Rock Excavation Process: A Critical Review of Rock Abrasiveness Testing Methods	60
Analysis of In-Situ Dynamic Ground Support Test Results with Insights Revealed by Time-Dependent Terms of Power and Strain Rate	55

Research and Application of the Calculation Method for Vertical Stress of Interlayer Rock in Coal Mining Under Pillar Goaf	55
Study on the Influence of Geological Fault Structure on the Energy Evolution of Rockbursts	54
Influence of Initial Oil Saturation, Injection Velocity and Wettability on Microscopic Characteristics in CO2-Oil–Water Displacement System	54
Effect of an Isolation Layer on the Seismic Vulnerability of a Shield Tunnel and Validation Through Shaking Table Tests	53
Mechanical Properties of Shale After CO2 and CO2-Based Fluids Imbibition: Experimental and Modeling Study	53
Surface Subsidence Observations and Strata Breaking Activity Inversion from Underground Coal Mining: A Case Study in Western China	52
Loading/Unloading Response of Crystalline Rocks with Varied Thermal-Damaged Degrees to Cyclic Compression Using a Grain-Based Model	52
Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study on Rock Fragmentation and Crack Propagation Characteristics with Hole Enlargement Under Impact Load	51
Estimation of Cutting Forces Acting on Conical Cutters Based on Rock Properties and the Contact Area Between Cutter Tip and Rock	51
Effects of Complex Triaxial Unloading Confining Stress Conditions on the Mechanical Behaviour and Fracture Mechanism of Sandstone	50
Fracture Activation and Induced Seismicity During Long-Term Heat Production in Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs	49
Numerical Investigation of Hydro-Mechanical (HM) Effect on Meso-Failure Properties of Granite Using Improved HM Grain-Based Model	49
Dynamic Shear Fracture Behaviour of Granite Under Axial Static Pre-force by 3D High-Speed Digital Image Correlation	49
A Displacement Discontinuity Approach to Simulate Pillar Stress in Multi-Reef Hard Rock Mining Layouts with a Small Middling	48
A Numerical Analysis of Coal Burst Potential After the Release of the Fault-Slip Energy	48
Investigation of Borehole Pressures and Rise Times for Coupled and Decoupled Blasting in Different Rock Types	46
Large Deformation Characteristics and Mechanisms of Deep-Buried Foliated Basalt Tunnel: A Case Study of the Haba Snow Mountain Tunnel	46
Research on Seismic Performance Evaluation Method of NPR Anchor Cables for Tunnel Crossing Fault Seismic Zones	46
Influence of Mineral Veins on Hydraulic Fracture Propagation	46
Role of Rock Sections in Intermittent Joints in Controlling Rock Mass Strength and Failure Modes	46
Investigation into the Rock-Breaking Forces of TBM Disc Cutters with Diverse Edge Shapes	45
Permeability Evolution in a Fracture in Granite During Isotropic Compression	45
Comprehensive 3-D Modeling of Mining-Induced Fault Slip: Impact of Panel Length, Panel Orientation and Far-Field Stress Orientation	45
Evaluating the Anisotropy of Drilling Mechanical Characteristics of Rock in the Process of Digital Drilling	45
Numerical Simulation on Cross-Layer Propagation of Hydraulic Fracture in Sand–mud Interbedded Layers: Taking the Shahejie Formation in BZ 25–1 Offshore Oilfield as an Example	45