OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences is 50. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
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3D in-situ stress prediction for shale reservoirs based on the CapsNet-BiLSTM hybrid model	107
Three-dimensional surface deformation from multi-track InSAR and oil reservoir characterization: A case study in the Liaohe Oilfield, northeast China	99
Experimental study on the role of clay mineral and water saturation in ultrasonic P-wave behaviours across individual filled rock joints	95
Experimental investigation of borehole breakout formation in Gosford sandstone	93
Study of Cerchar abrasive parameters of monomineralic rocks and its application for evaluating cutting efficiency	88
Development of a computer program from photogrammetry for assisting Q-system rating	86
A local surface roughness mapping method for post-failure interpretation of brittle fracture propagation	83
Is the widely used relation between mechanical and hydraulic apertures reliable? Viewpoints from laboratory experiments	81
A quality assessment framework for in situ stress measurement via overcoring: Error metric and classification	79
Quantitative estimation of potential rockburst pit depths during blasting excavation in deep tunnels	79
A new Hoek-Brown-Matsuoka-Nakai failure criterion for rocks	78
Integrating 3D Point Cloud analysis for potentially unstable rock blocks characterization: a method for assessing size and shape distribution	77
The influence of device stiffness on swelling pressure in clayey rocks	76
A stacked deep multi-kernel learning framework for blast induced flyrock prediction	74
A novel multi-scale structural equivalent method for jointed rock masses and its application to slope stability analysis	72
Carbon negative backfill mining in coal mines for carbon neutralization: Chemical carbon fixation performances with mineralized gangue	72
Hydro-mechanical coupling in fractured rocks: A numerical study using the implicit joint-continuum model	71
Microwave-induced strength reduction and weakening mechanisms of basic rocks	71
Experimental analysis of rock mass transport during dolomite and gas outburst	70
Multiscale analysis of mechanical properties of sandstone: Integrating advanced microscopic characterizations and shape-factor-modified upscaling approach	68
Editorial Board	66

Characteristics of carbon dioxide fracturing in comparison to conventional water hydraulic fracturing: Evidence from acoustic emission monitoring of small-scale field experiments	65
Stress-sensitivity analysis of geological confined pores with ultrasonics	63
Small scale laboratory monotonic and cyclic pull out testing on grout and resin encapsulated cable bolts	62
Micromechanics of stick-slip deformation across rough faults	61
Study on mechanical properties of coal under microbial fluid and ScCO2 coupling action	61
Numerical modeling of rock spalling around a tunnel using visco-plastic interface elements and a rock removal strategy	61
Comprehensive in-situ stress estimation in a fractured geothermal reservoir in Pohang, South Korea using drilling data, hydraulic stimulations, and induced seismicity	60
Fracture Displacement Basis Function (FDBF) method for efficient geomechanical calculations of fractured rock	59
Geometry-dependent nonlinear flow behavior in mortar replicas with a single rough mismatched fracture	58
Deep learning-based segmentation framework to decouple matrix deformation and crack evolution in shales using X-ray computed tomography	58
Shear failure behavior of rock under high-stress and multidirectional dynamic disturbances: Insights from true triaxial double-sided shear tests	58
Automatic extraction of rock discontinuity orientations from 3D point clouds via an adaptive clustering and surface fitting approach	57
An integrated spatiotemporal framework for identification and early warning of mining-induced fault activation	57
Implicit hydromechanical representation of fractures using a continuum approach	57
Deep learning-based adaptive denoising method for prediction of crack opening displacement of rock from noisy strain data	57
Causal mechanism of Gotthard Base Tunnel-induced ground deformation: Insights from 3D fully-coupled hydro-mechanical simulation and comparison to field measurements	56
A fast permeability measurement method based on congenetic bilateral pulse decay	55
Experimental study of the inrush of fines events in caving mining	55
Estimation of proppant embedment from laboratory instrumented indentation tests on Montney formation in Western Canada	55
Damage constitutive model of brittle rock under uniaxial compression based on linear energy dissipation law	54
3D DEM simulations of the variability of rock mechanical behaviour based on random rock microcracks	53
A novel semi-analytical model for pore volume compressibility in oil-bearing sandstone formations	52
Numerical investigation of spatiotemporal flowing and blocking characteristics for grouting in multi karst conduits	52
Freezing deformation of saturation-dependent porous media considering interface energy and microstructure effects: From thermodynamics-based macroscopic constitutive relation to micromechanical upscal	51
Modelling rockbursts around a deep tunnel based on the particle finite element method: From progressive degradation to catastrophic ejection	50
Stress migration and failure mechanisms of rocks with holes under gradient stress conditions	50
Multitask intelligent early warning of rockbursts based on classification-regression cascaded network model	50