OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Cold Regions Engineering is 4. 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
Effect of Freezing on Stress–Strain Characteristics of Granular and Cohesive Soils	34
Chemically Induced Water Repellency and the Freeze–Thaw Durability of Soils	24
Pulsed NMR Measurements of Unfrozen Water Content in Partially Frozen Soil	24
Application of PIV Technique in Model Test of Frost Heave of Unsaturated Soil	16
Frost Jacking Characteristics of Transmission Tower Pile Foundations with and without Thermosyphons in Permafrost Regions of Qinghai–Tibet Plateau	12
Climate Change Challenges for Flexible Pavement in Canada: An Overview	11
Estimating Unfrozen Water Content in Frozen Soils Based on Soil Particle Distribution	10
Experimental Study of the Anisotropic Frost Heave Characteristics of Rock Surrounding Tunnels in Cold Regions	10
Characteristic Analysis of Crack Initiation and Crack Damage Stress of Sandstone and Mudstone under Low-Temperature Condition	9
Cementation of Shale Soils by MICP Technology and Its Damage Characteristics Due to Freeze–Thaw Weathering Processes	9
Thermal Behavior in Cross-Passage Construction during Artificial Ground Freezing: Case of Harbin Metro Line	9
Characterizing Ice Cover Formation during Freeze-Up on the Regulated Upper Nelson River, Manitoba	9
Study on Mechanical Properties of Saline Soil and Evaluation of Influencing Factors	9
Freeze–Thaw Resistance of Nonproprietary Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete	8
Strength of Recompacted Loess Affected by Coupling between Acid–Base Pollution and Freeze–Thaw Cycles	8
Numerical Analysis of Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Coupling of Diversion Tunnels in a Seasonally Frozen Region	7
Comprehensive Review of Artificial Ground Freezing Applications to Urban Tunnel and Underground Space Engineering in China in the Last 20 Years	7
Compressive Behaviors of Concrete Stub Columns with SFRCC Jacket under Cold-Region Marine Environments	6
Thaw Settlement and Mechanical Properties of Admixture-Stabilized Frozen Soil	6
Rock Damage Constitutive Model Based on the Modified Logistic Equation under Freeze–Thaw and Load Conditions	6
Convective Heat Transfer in Crushed Rock Aggregates: The Effects of Grain Size Distribution and Moisture Content	6
A Review of the Existing Data on Soil-Freezing Experiments and Assessment of Soil-Freezing Curves Derived from Soil–Water Retention Curves	6
Stabilization of Soft Clays Exposed to Freeze–Thaw Cycles Using Chitosan	6
Prevention of Water Intake Blockage by Ice during Supercooling Events	6
Well Casing Subsidence in Thawing Permafrost: A Case Study	6

Experimental Study on Salt Expansion Characteristics of Coarse-Grained Sulfate Soils	5
Environmental, Economic, and Operational Impacts of Roadway Winter Maintenance: Salt Brine Field Evaluation	5
Experimental Study of Sea Ice Motion in Waves	5
Effect of Sulfate Crystallization on Uniaxial Compressive Behavior of Concrete Subjected to Combined Actions of Dry–Wet and Freeze–Thaw Cycles	5
Experimental Study on 2D Freezing in Saturated Soils	5
Calculation for Frost Jacking Resistance of Single Helical Steel Piles in Cohesive Soils	5
Rolling Resistance Measurements on Cycleways Using an Instrumented Bicycle	5
Simulation of Brash Ice Behavior in the Gulf of Bothnia Using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Formulation	4
Monitoring Environmental and Climatic Exposure Conditions for Structures in Cold Regions	4
Visibility of Winter Operations Vehicles: The State of Practice in the United States	4
Estimation of Road Surface Temperature Using NOAA Gridded Forecast Weather Data for Snowplow Operations Management	4