OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering is 42. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Thanks to Our Reviewers 2021!	121
Assessing the Efficiency of Thermochemical Pressurization in the Jiweishan Rockslide	105
Derivation of the Discontinuity Spacings Distribution from Frequency Data Along Scanlines and Boreholes	98
Resin Flow Characteristics and Anchoring Performance of Resin-Anchored Bolts in Soft and Broken Surrounding Rock	97
A Computational Algorithm for Calculating Fracture Index of Core Runs	97
Evaluating Fracture Surface Imaging Methods Using Flow Simulations and Air Permeameter Measurements	87
A Method for Automatic Assessment of Rockfall Susceptibility Based on High-Resolution Point Clouds	75
Influence of Mineral Veins on Hydraulic Fracture Propagation	67
Discussion on “Prediction of Engineering Characteristics of Rock Masses Using Actual TBM Performance Data with Supervised and Unsupervised Learning Algorithms (a Case Study in Strong to Very Strong Ig	62
Evaluation of Fracture Properties in Ceramics Made of Sulfidic Mine Tailings	59
Study on Deformation Mechanism of Soft Rock Tunnel Under Seepage and Mechanical Response of Prestressed Anchor Cable	59
Estimating the Mechanical Properties of Rocks and Rock Masses Based on Mineral Micromechanics Testing	58
Applying Novel Micro–Nano-Siliceous Grouting Material Improves Mechanical Behaviors of Fractured Rock Masses and Microscopic Characteristics of Slurry–Rock Interface: Experimental and Numerical Simula	57
Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Shear in an Experimental Setting of Prestressed Anchor Cable in Mines	57
Evolution of Freeze–Thaw Damage Characteristics and Corresponding Models of Intact and Fractured Rocks Under Uniaxial Compression	57
Experimental Study on the Influence of Structural Planes on Rockbursts in Deep-Buried Hard-Rock Tunnels	57
Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Shear Strength Parameters of Rock Materials	56
Numerical Simulation and Parametric Analysis of Ultrasonic Velocity Test in Fractured Rock Based on the Discrete Element Method	56
An Anisotropic Thermal–Mechanical Coupling Failure Criterion for Slate	55
A Novel Disturbance Stress Direction Identification Method of Rock Mass Using Acoustic Parameters	55
Bentonite Swelling into Voids: Different Modelling Approaches for Hydration with Technological Gaps	54
Probing Constitutive Models of Bohus Granite with In Situ Spherical Indentation and Digital Volume Correlation	53
Correlating the Unconfined Compressive Strength of Rock with the Compressional Wave Velocity Effective Porosity and Schmidt Hammer Rebound Number Using Artificial Neural Networks	53
A Method for Accurate Measuring the Tensile Strength of Single Rock Grain Interface	52
The Reasonable Range Limit of the Shape Parameter in the Weibull Distribution for Describing the Brittle Failure Behavior of Rocks	50

Time Series Prediction of Microseismic Multi-parameter Related to Rockburst Based on Deep Learning	49
Application of the Theory of Critical Distances for the Fracture Assessment of a Notched Limestone Subjected to Different Temperatures and Mixed Mode with Predominant Mode I Loading Conditions	49
Multi-step Fracturing Radial Boreholes for Efficient Development of Unconventional Gas Reservoirs	48
Multi-objective Optimization of Curtain Grouting Construction Scheme with Ensemble Residual Surrogate Model	48
Experimental Investigation on the 3D Anisotropic Fracture Behavior of Layered Shales Under Mode-I Loading	48
Thanks to Our Reviewers 2022!	47
A Simplified Analytical Elastoplastic Embedment Depth Model of Proppant Based on the Drucker–Prager Yield Criterion	47
Hybrid Fuzzy-Based Modeling of Shear Strength Parameters of Rocks Using Petrographic Properties	47
A Three-dimensional Anisotropic Creep Model for Predicting the Time-dependent Deformation of Layered Rock Mass	47
Temperature-Induced Ductile–Brittle Transition in Porous Carbonates and Change in Compaction Band Growth Revealed by 4-D X-Ray Tomography	46
Millisecond-resolved gas sorption kinetics and time-dependent diffusivity of coal	46
Critical Angles of Obliquely Incident Stress Wave Through a Single Joint with Different Mediums on Both Sides	45
Brittleness Evaluation of Saturated Coal Based on Energy Method from Stress–Strain Curves of Uniaxial Compression	45
Inclined Block Impacts on Granular Strata: Coupled DEM-FDM Numerical Investigation and Rheological Modelling	44
The Damage Characteristics of Oil-Based Drilling Cuttings Coke Based on Ultrasonic Vibration	44
Fluid-Driven Debonding of Cement Interfaces of an Injector Well: A Coupled Thermo–Hydro–Mechanical Approach	44
Quantifying and Modeling of In Situ Stress Evolutions of Coal Reservoirs for Helium, Methane, Nitrogen and CO2 Depletions	43
Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Fluid Flow in Rough Rock Fracture: 3D Case	42