OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering is 47. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Experimental Investigation of Incompatible Deformation Characteristics of Ultra-Deep Composite Rock Salt	138
Seismic Dynamic Response Analysis Method of Tunnel Considering Coseismic Dislocation	125
Assessment of Microseismic Events via Moment Tensor Inversion and Stress Evolution to Understand the Rupture of a Hard–Thick Rock Stratum	114
Estimation of Cutting Forces Acting on Conical Cutters Based on Rock Properties and the Contact Area Between Cutter Tip and Rock	113
Role of Rock Sections in Intermittent Joints in Controlling Rock Mass Strength and Failure Modes	112
Limit Equilibrium Analysis Incorporating the Generalized Hoek–Brown Criterion	92
Thermal Impact on the Excavation Damage Zone Around a Supported Drift Using the 2nd Gradient Model	77
Heterogeneous Swelling of an Isotropically Compacted Bentonite-Based Material: Experimental Observations and Modelling	72
Permeability Evolution in a Fracture in Granite During Isotropic Compression	72
A Regularised Anisotropic Elastoplastic Damage and Viscoplastic Model and Its Hydromechanical Application to a Meuse/Haute-Marne URL Drift	71
Experimental Investigation of Saturation Effect on the Mechanical Behaviour of Château-Landon Chalk	71
Experimental Investigation and Semi-Analytical Simulation of Instantaneous and Time-Dependent Damage Behaviors of Beishan Granite	67
Bentonite Swelling into Voids: Different Modelling Approaches for Hydration with Technological Gaps	64
Correction to: Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Axially Loaded Bored Piles Socketed in a Conglomerate Rock Mass	64
On the Interpretability of Machine Learning Using Input Variable Selection: Forecasting Tunnel Liner Yield	64
Surface Subsidence Observations and Strata Breaking Activity Inversion from Underground Coal Mining: A Case Study in Western China	63
Fracture propagation and permeability evolution mechanism of jointed rock mass in coastal mines	62
Wear of Cutting Tools in Hard Rock Excavation Process: A Critical Review of Rock Abrasiveness Testing Methods	62
Influence of Mineral Veins on Hydraulic Fracture Propagation	61
Experimental Investigation on Strength and Failure Characteristics of Composite Rock in Contact Zone under Biaxial Compression	60
Large Deformation Characteristics and Mechanisms of Deep-Buried Foliated Basalt Tunnel: A Case Study of the Haba Snow Mountain Tunnel	58
Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study on Rock Fragmentation and Crack Propagation Characteristics with Hole Enlargement Under Impact Load	57
Analysis of the Deformation Characteristics of the Surrounding Rock Mass of a Deep Tunnel During Excavation Through a Fracture Zone	57
Modeling Brazilian Tensile Strength Tests on a Brittle Rock Using Deterministic, Semi-deterministic, and Voronoi Bonded Block Models	55
A Simplified Approach to Estimate Anchoring Capacity of Blocky Rock Mass with Pressure Arch Theory	55

Influence of Slot Width in Cartridge on Crack Propagation and Energy Concentration Under Explosion Load	55
Effects of Wet–Dry Cycles and Acidic Environments on the Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Silty Mudstone	55
Millisecond-resolved gas sorption kinetics and time-dependent diffusivity of coal	54
Fracture Activation and Induced Seismicity During Long-Term Heat Production in Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs	53
Investigation on Damage and Failure Mechanisms of Roadway Surrounding Rock Triggered by Dynamic–Static Combined Loads	53
Rockburst Intensity Grade Prediction Based on Data Preprocessing Techniques and Multi-model Ensemble Learning Algorithms	52
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	52
Petrophysical and Mechanical Properties of Complex Structure Coalbed Methane Reservoir: A Laboratory Investigation	51
Experimental Study on the Fracture Process Zones and Fracture Characteristics of Coal and Rocks in Coal Beds	50
Evaluating the Anisotropy of Drilling Mechanical Characteristics of Rock in the Process of Digital Drilling	50
Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Initial Irreversible Critical Damage State of Red Mudstone	50
A Numerical Meso-Scale Elasto-Plastic Damage Model for Modeling the Deformation and Fracturing of Sandstone Under Cyclic Loading	49
Prediction of Uniaxial Strength of Rocks Using Relevance Vector Machine Improved with Dual Kernels and Metaheuristic Algorithms	49
Analysis of In-Situ Dynamic Ground Support Test Results with Insights Revealed by Time-Dependent Terms of Power and Strain Rate	49
Loading/Unloading Response of Crystalline Rocks with Varied Thermal-Damaged Degrees to Cyclic Compression Using a Grain-Based Model	49
Stability Analysis and Deformation Control of Tunnel with Extremely Weak Surrounding Rocks Caused by Strike-Slip Fault Activity	48
New Criterion of Critical Mining Stress Index for Risk Evaluation of Roadway Rockburst	48
Spatial–Temporal Evolution and Countermeasures for Coal and Gas Outbursts Represented as a Dynamic System	48
A Numerical Analysis of Coal Burst Potential After the Release of the Fault-Slip Energy	48
Dynamic Shear Fracture Behaviour of Granite Under Axial Static Pre-force by 3D High-Speed Digital Image Correlation	48
Mechanical Properties of Shale After CO2 and CO2-Based Fluids Imbibition: Experimental and Modeling Study	47
Comprehensive 3-D Modeling of Mining-Induced Fault Slip: Impact of Panel Length, Panel Orientation and Far-Field Stress Orientation	47