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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Investigating Toppling Failure Mechanism of Anti-dip Layered Slope due to Excavation by Physical Modelling	169
Fracture Evolution and Energy Characteristics During Marble Failure Under Triaxial Fatigue Cyclic and Confining Pressure Unloading (FC-CPU) Conditions	126
Investigation on the Failure Characteristics and Fracture Classification of Shale Under Brazilian Test Conditions	104
Experimental Study on Damage and Fracture Characteristics of Beishan Granite Subjected to High-temperature Treatment with DIC and AE Techniques	98
Numerical Simulation of Water–Silt Inrush Hazard of Fault Rock: A Three-Phase Flow Model	84
Time Interval Effect in Triaxial Discontinuous Cyclic Compression Tests and Simulations for the Residual Stress in Rock Salt	84
Analysis of Fractured Rock Permeability Evolution Under Unloading Conditions by the Model of Elastoplastic Contact Between Rough Surfaces	84
Influences of Loading Method and Notch Type on Rock Fracture Toughness Measurements: From the Perspectives of T-Stress and Fracture Process Zone	82
Effect of Unloading Rate on the Mechanical Behavior and Fracture Characteristics of Sandstones Under Complex Triaxial Stress Conditions	81
Automated Recognition Model of Geomechanical Information Based on Operational Data of Tunneling Boring Machines	79
Study on a Damage Model and Uniaxial Compression Simulation Method of Frozen–Thawed Rock	74
Water Saturation Effects on Thermal Infrared Radiation Features of Rock Materials During Deformation and Fracturing	68
A Monitoring Investigation into Rock Burst Mechanism Based on the Coupled Theory of Static and Dynamic Stresses	64
Underlying Mechanisms of Crack Initiation for Granitic Rocks Containing a Single Pre-existing Flaw: Insights From Digital Image Correlation (DIC) Analysis	61
Experimental Study on Coal Damage Subjected to Microwave Heating	60
Dynamic Cracking Behaviors and Energy Evolution of Multi-flawed Rocks Under Static Pre-compression	59
Dynamic Strength and Cracking Behaviors of Single-Flawed Rock Subjected to Coupled Static–Dynamic Compression	59
Experimental Study on Rock Strength and Deformation Characteristics Under Triaxial Cyclic Loading and Unloading Conditions	58
Permeability Evolution of Two-Dimensional Fracture Networks During Shear Under Constant Normal Stiffness Boundary Conditions	54
Failure Performance of 3DP Physical Twin-Tunnel Model and Corresponding Safety Factor Evaluation	54
Deformation Behaviors and Mechanical Mechanisms of Double Primary Linings for Large-Span Tunnels in Squeezing Rock: A Case Study	54
Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Shear Failure Behavior of Rock-like Samples Containing Multiple Non-Persistent Joints	53
Three-Dimensional Discontinuous Deformation Analysis of Failure Mechanisms and Movement Characteristics of Slope Rockfalls	53
Changes in Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Low-Permeability Coal Induced by Pulsating Nitrogen Fatigue Fracturing Tests	53
Frequency Characteristics of Acoustic Emissions Induced by Crack Propagation in Rock Tensile Fracture	53

Experimental Evaluation of Physical and Mechanical Properties of Geothermal Reservoir Rock after Different Cooling Treatments	53
Study on the Triaxial Unloading Creep Mechanical Properties and Damage Constitutive Model of Red Sandstone Containing a Single Ice-Filled Flaw	52
Prediction of Relatively High-Energy Seismic Events Using Spatial–Temporal Parametrisation of Mining-Induced Seismicity	51
Mesoscopic Damage and Fracturing of Heterogeneous Brittle Rocks Based on Three-dimensional Polycrystalline Discrete Element Method	51
Physical Model Test on the Deformation Behavior of an Underground Tunnel Under Blasting Disturbance	51
Mechanism of Secondary Lining Cracking and its Simulation for the Dugongling Tunnel	49
Modeling Damage Evolution in Heterogeneous Granite Using Digital Image-Based Grain-Based Model	49
Experimental Study on the Bearing Mechanisms of Rock-socketed Piles in Soft Rock Based on Micro X-ray CT Analysis	49
New Detecting Method on the Connecting Fractured Zone Above the Coal Face and a Case Study	49
Evaluation of Fracture Toughness of Sandstone and Shale Using Digital Image Correlation	48
Laboratory True Triaxial Hydraulic Fracturing of Granite Under Six Fluid Injection Schemes and Grain-Scale Fracture Observations	48
Damage Characteristics of Jalore Granitic Rocks After Thermal Cycling Effect for Nuclear Waste Repository	48
A Comprehensive Experimental Study on Mechanical Behavior, Microstructure and Transport Properties of 3D-printed Rock Analogs	47
Study of Rock-Cutting Process by Disc Cutters in Mixed Ground based on Three-dimensional Particle Flow Model	46
A New Theoretical Method to Predict Strata Movement and Surface Subsidence due to Inclined Coal Seam Mining	46
A New Perspective on the Constant mi of the Hoek–Brown Failure Criterion and a New Model for Determining the Residual Strength of Rock	46
Influence of Water on the Mechanical Properties and Failure Behaviors of Sandstone Under Triaxial Compression	46
Experimental Investigation on the Thermal, Mechanical and Cracking Behaviours of Three Igneous Rocks Under Microwave Treatment	45
Linear Energy Storage and Dissipation Laws of Rocks Under Preset Angle Shear Conditions	45
Effect of Cyclic Wetting–Drying Treatment on Strength and Failure Behavior of Two Quartz-Rich Sandstones Under Direct Shear	45
Correlation Between the Constant mi of Hoek–Brown Criterion and Porosity of Intact Rock	45