OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Development of a computer program from photogrammetry for assisting Q-system rating	148
Uplift of the surface of the earth above abandoned coal mines. Part A: Analysis of satellite data related to the movement of the surface	148
Editorial Board	113
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Experimental investigation of borehole breakout formation in Gosford sandstone	101
A stacked deep multi-kernel learning framework for blast induced flyrock prediction	97
The velocity of roof deflection as an indicator of underground workings stability – Case study from polish deep copper mines	96
Editorial Board	91
Experimental analysis of rock mass transport during dolomite and gas outburst	91
3D in-situ stress prediction for shale reservoirs based on the CapsNet-BiLSTM hybrid model	85
Study of Cerchar abrasive parameters of monomineralic rocks and its application for evaluating cutting efficiency	85
A local surface roughness mapping method for post-failure interpretation of brittle fracture propagation	84
Carbon negative backfill mining in coal mines for carbon neutralization: Chemical carbon fixation performances with mineralized gangue	81
Is the widely used relation between mechanical and hydraulic apertures reliable? Viewpoints from laboratory experiments	77
Improving uniaxial compressive strength estimation of carbonate sedimentary rocks by combining minimally invasive and non-destructive techniques	76
A novel in-situ stress measurement method incorporating non-oriented core ground re-orientation and acoustic emission: A case study of a deep borehole	76
Modeling the orientation- and stress-dependent permeability of anisotropic rock with particle-based discrete element method	70
Rheological-dynamical method for prediction of compressive strength and deformation of rocks	68
Experimental investigation of failure process and characteristics in circular tunnels under different stress states and internal unloading conditions	67
A new Hoek-Brown-Matsuoka-Nakai failure criterion for rocks	67
On tensile fracture of a brittle rock	64
Quantifying fines migration in block caving through 3D experiments	63
Volumetric deformation and damage evolution of Tibet interbedded skarn under multistage constant-amplitude-cyclic loading	63
Hard Rock Fragmentation in Percussion Drilling Considering Confining Pressure: Insights from an Experimental Study	62

Experimental study on the role of clay mineral and water saturation in ultrasonic P-wave behaviours across individual filled rock joints	61
Quantitative estimation of potential rockburst pit depths during blasting excavation in deep tunnels	59
Failure in rock with intersecting rough joints under uniaxial compression	57
Experimental study of the inrush of fines events in caving mining	57
Three-dimensional surface deformation from multi-track InSAR and oil reservoir characterization: A case study in the Liaohe Oilfield, northeast China	57
Characterisation of fracture evolution of a single cemented brittle grain using in-situ X-ray computed tomography	57
Poroelastic effects on gas transport mechanisms and influence on apparent permeability in shale	55
A rigorous multiscale random field approach to generate large scale rough rock surfaces	54
Efficient implicit methods for wellbore shear failure analysis during drilling and production in coalbeds	53
Calibrating high-dimensional rock creep constitutive models for geological disaster prevention: An application of data assimilation methods	52
Causal mechanism of Gotthard Base Tunnel-induced ground deformation: Insights from 3D fully-coupled hydro-mechanical simulation and comparison to field measurements	51
Multitask intelligent early warning of rockbursts based on classification-regression cascaded network model	51
Small scale laboratory monotonic and cyclic pull out testing on grout and resin encapsulated cable bolts	50
Comprehensive in-situ stress estimation in a fractured geothermal reservoir in Pohang, South Korea using drilling data, hydraulic stimulations, and induced seismicity	48
Study on the mechanism of a new fully mechanical mining method for extremely thick coal seam	48
Implicit hydromechanical representation of fractures using a continuum approach	47
Estimation of proppant embedment from laboratory instrumented indentation tests on Montney formation in Western Canada	47
A fast permeability measurement method based on congenetic bilateral pulse decay	46
Characteristics of carbon dioxide fracturing in comparison to conventional water hydraulic fracturing: Evidence from acoustic emission monitoring of small-scale field experiments	46
Probabilistic stability analysis of failed and stable cases of coal pillars	45
Numerical investigation of spatiotemporal flowing and blocking characteristics for grouting in multi karst conduits	45