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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Energy Characteristics and Damage Constitutive Model of Frozen Sandstone under Triaxial Compression	34
Strength, Microstructure, and Deformation Behavior of Frozen Cemented Tailing Material	25
Experimental Study of the Shear Strength of Petroleum-Contaminated Soil under Freeze–Thaw Conditions	24
Thermal Effectiveness of a New Type of Air Convection Embankment to Preserve a Northern Airstrip near the Hudson Bay Coast, Canada	22
Effect of Sulfate Crystallization on Uniaxial Compressive Behavior of Concrete Subjected to Combined Actions of Dry–Wet and Freeze–Thaw Cycles	19
Experimental Study of the Mechanical Properties of River Ice in the Harbin Section of the Songhua River	14
Closure to “Prevention of Water Intake Blockage by Ice during Supercooling Events”	13
Prediction of Ice-Induced Subgouge Soil Deformation in Sand Using Group Method of Data Handling–Based Neural Network	13
Analytical Study on Heat Transfer of a Tunnel Lining-Rock-Insulation Structure in Cold Regions	10
Potential of Utilizing Form-Stable Phase Change Materials to Improve Freeze–Thaw Resistance of Mortar with Varying Water Content	10
Hydrothermal Interaction Properties of Unsaturated Frozen Soil Studied Using a Modified Soil Freezing Characteristic Curve	10
Improvement of the Thermomechanical Stability of an Embankment with Suprapermafrost Taliks by Engineering Remedial Countermeasures	10
Effect of Frozen Ground on Seismic Response of Pile-Supported Bridge	9
Closure to “Variation in Subgrade Temperature of Highway in Seasonal Frozen Soil Region”	9
Thermal Modeling of Small Modular Reactors in Permafrost Regions Subjected to Climate Nonstationarity	9
Behavior of Acoustic Emission Waves in Rubberized Concretes under Flexure in a Subfreezing Environment	8
Predictions of Wind-Induced Snow Redistribution on Long-Span Building Roofs Using Two-Way Coupled Simulations	8
Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of the Freezing Process of Drainage Channels in Cold Region Tunnels	8
Estimation of Road Surface Temperature Using NOAA Gridded Forecast Weather Data for Snowplow Operations Management	8
Dynamic Mechanical Properties and Damage Mechanism of Red Sandstone Subjected to Freeze–Thaw Cycling under Incremental Repeated Impact Loading	8
Numerical Simulations of the Prethawing Performance of Lime-Energy-Column Embankments in Warm Permafrost Regions	8
Coupled Thermal-Hydraulic-Electromagnetic Properties of Frozen Soils	8
A FiPy-DEM Solution Method for Hydrothermal Coupled Modeling of Soil Freezing and Thawing	8
Variation in Mechanical Properties of a Lead–Rubber Bearing Exposed to Low Temperature	7
Lateral Performance of Bridge Pile Foundations in Seasonally Frozen Soils Considering Ground Scour Effect	7

Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Multilayer Graphene Composite Conductive Concrete	7
Temperature Effect on the Thermal Expansion Coefficient of Concrete	7
Investigating the Bond–Slip Behavior of Steel Rebar–Geopolymer Concrete after Freeze–Thaw Damage	7
Closure to “Physical Modeling of Temperature Influence on Performance of Geogrid-Reinforced Retaining Walls Considering Backfill Type Effect”	7
Evaluating the Intensity of Green Warning Light for Snowplow Trucks Using CIELAB Color Space	7
Study on Active Snow and Ice Melting Tests and Stability of Conductive Rubber Composites for Roads	6
Systematic Literature Search and Meta Regression of Measured Static Ice Loads on Concrete Dams	6
Evaluating the Effects of Climate Change on Spring Load Restrictions across Ontario, Canada	6
Factors Influencing Pavement Friction during Snowstorms	6
Multiple Camera Large-Scale Particle Image Velocimetry Feasibility for Rivers in Alaska	6
Analysis of Construction Workers’ Health and Safety in Cold Weather Conditions	6
Case Study of the Thermal Regime and Application of Engineering Solutions to Preserve the Road Embankment near Ungava Bay Coast, Canada	5
Quantitative Analysis of the Microstructures of Deep Silty Clay Subjected to Two Freezing–Thawing Cycles under Subway Vibration Loading	5
Durability Assessment of Engineered Geopolymer Composites under Freeze–Thaw Conditions	5
Effect of Thermogelation Biopolymers on Geotechnical Properties of Red Mud Tailings Exposed to Freeze and Thaw	4
Reviewers	4
A Unified Theoretical Thaw Expansion and Settlement Coefficient Model for Frozen Soil	4
Optimizing Snow and Ice Route Removal Operations Using Vehicle Routing Problems and Geographic Information System	4
Resistivity of Frozen Silty Clay Using an RC Circuit–Based Testing System and MARS Prediction Model	4
Low Salt Design	4