OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Cold Regions Engineering is 3. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Study on Strength Characteristics of Sodium Sulfate Saline Sand Based on Homogenization Theory	16
Evaluating the Effects of Climate Change on Spring Load Restrictions across Ontario, Canada	15
Factors Influencing Pavement Friction during Snowstorms	13
Experimental and Numerical Study of the Uniaxial Compressive Strength of Ice with Initial Fibrous Pore: Effects of Temperature and Loading Rate	13
Visibility of Winter Operations Vehicles: The State of Practice in the United States	12
Study on Active Snow and Ice Melting Tests and Stability of Conductive Rubber Composites for Roads	11
Effect of Anti-Icing Chemicals during Hoar Frost Situations	11
Factors Affecting Frost Heave of Chilled Gas Pipelines	9
The Development of a Laboratory-Based Method to Simulate Cold-Weather Dusting on Mine Tailings Impoundments	9
Systematic Literature Search and Meta Regression of Measured Static Ice Loads on Concrete Dams	8
Rock Damage Constitutive Model Based on the Modified Logistic Equation under Freeze–Thaw and Load Conditions	7
Study on Mechanical Properties of Saline Soil and Evaluation of Influencing Factors	7
Stabilization of Soft Clays Exposed to Freeze–Thaw Cycles Using Chitosan	6
Strength, Microstructure, and Deformation Behavior of Frozen Cemented Tailing Material	6
Statistical Evaluation of Seismic Velocity Models of Permafrost	6
BIM-CFD-based Thermal Analysis for Northern Buildings on Permafrost	6
Experimental Study on the Thawing Characteristics of Frozen Clay Minerals and Frozen Sand–Mineral Mixtures	6
Thermal Stabilization of Embankments Built on Thaw-Sensitive Permafrost	5
Energy Characteristics and Damage Constitutive Model of Frozen Sandstone under Triaxial Compression	5
Effect of Sulfate Crystallization on Uniaxial Compressive Behavior of Concrete Subjected to Combined Actions of Dry–Wet and Freeze–Thaw Cycles	5
Analysis of Construction Workers’ Health and Safety in Cold Weather Conditions	5
Quantitative Analysis of the Microstructures of Deep Silty Clay Subjected to Two Freezing–Thawing Cycles under Subway Vibration Loading	5
Closure to “Physical Modeling of Temperature Influence on Performance of Geogrid-Reinforced Retaining Walls Considering Backfill Type Effect”	5
Reviewers	4
Impacts of Temperature Data Sets on Macroscale Snowmelt Simulations in the Missouri River Basin	4

Effect of Thermogelation Biopolymers on Geotechnical Properties of Red Mud Tailings Exposed to Freeze and Thaw	4
Physical Model Tests of Piles under Freeze–Thaw Cycles Subjected to Individual and Combined Loads	4
Reviewers	4
Cost–Benefit Analysis of Implementing Solar Photovoltaic Structural Snow Fences in Minnesota	4
Comparison of Antistripping Performance Evaluation Methods on Asphalt Runway Pavement in Cold Regions	4
Strength, Deformation Behavior, and Microstructure of Cement Paste Backfill with Calcium Chloride in Subzero Environments	4
The Influence of Varying Subgrade Soil Compaction on the Relationship between Soil Water Content and Resistivity	4
Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of Nanoconcretes Exposed to Low-Temperature Curing	4
Optimizing Snow and Ice Route Removal Operations Using Vehicle Routing Problems and Geographic Information System	4
Multiple Camera Large-Scale Particle Image Velocimetry Feasibility for Rivers in Alaska	4
Study on Stability of Soil Slope in Seasonally Frozen Region Based on Water Transfer and Strength Deterioration under Freeze–Thaw Cycles	3
A Method for Evaluating Material Performance Parameters in Long-Life Structural Design under Random Degradation from Freeze–Thaw Cycles	3
Rolling Resistance Measurements on Cycleways Using an Instrumented Bicycle	3
A Review of the Existing Data on Soil-Freezing Experiments and Assessment of Soil-Freezing Curves Derived from Soil–Water Retention Curves	3
Freeze–Thaw Resistance of Nonproprietary Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete	3
Mechanism of Radial Stress in the Freezing Direction Produced by Non-Frost-Susceptible Materials	3
Transport Properties and Deicing Salt Resistance of Blended Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete	3
Effect of Frozen Ground on Seismic Response of Pile-Supported Bridge	3