OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment is 36. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Time series modelling: applications for groundwater control in urban tunnelling	100
Quantitative research on sensitive factors of coal wall rib spalling in full mechanized caving face with large mining height	98
Study on geometry and seepage evolution mechanism of fracture channels in granular filling coal	92
Wetting and swelling behaviors of unsaturated compacted Korean Ca-bentonite in contact with a cement-equilibrated fluid	72
Numerical simulation of P and S wave propagation in porous and low porosity carbonate rocks: laboratory tests, automatic P and S waves detection and FLAC3D simulation	70
Numerical analysis of borehole parameters effects on strength weakening of red sandstone	61
Mechanism of failure and control measures for deep excavation and unloading rock mass	60
Failure characteristics of heated granite under different minor principal stresses: an experimental study	59
Influence of rock morphology on the dynamic response of flexible rockfall nets under rockfall impacts	58
Analysis of the slope damage characteristics of the Xiluodu Hydropower Station during the impoundment period	53
Rock abrasiveness prediction based on multi-source physical, mechanical and mineralogical properties	50
Evaluating the uncertainty in landslide susceptibility prediction: effect of spatial data variability and evaluation unit choices	49
A conceptual model for spatially regulating debris flow materials and energy by cascading check dams based on flume experiments	45
Study on large deformation mechanism and control technology of layered carbonaceous slate in deep tunnels	45
Analysis on mechanical behavior and progressive failure of deep-buried marble based on complete stress-strain curves	44
Development characteristics and dynamic mechanisms of tectonic ground fissures in Weihe Basin, China	42
Dynamic mechanism triggering an underground-mining-induced landslide in karst mountains, Southwest China	42
Study of nonlinear gas transport in double-porous and double-permeable coal rocks based on the increasing fractal construction method	42
Investigation of desiccation cracking in unsaturated clays improved by recycled micro-concrete particles	42
Pore characteristics and permeability changes of high-temperature sandstone after rapid dry ice cooling	41
A re-examination of the factors controlling mobility of large rock avalanches	40
Reactivation mechanism and evolution characteristics of water softening-induced reservoir-reactivated landslides: a case study for the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China	40
Slide-controlling modes and classification system of the mélange high slopes: insight into a disaster-causing mechanism of the Jinsha River mélange belt in the eastern Tibetan Plateau	40
Landslide stability investigation and subsurface deformation mapping by optimizing low-frequency GPR: A mega rainfall susceptible landslide case study (Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan)	39
Dynamic fragmentation characteristics of columnar rockfall: insights from discrete element method	38

Failure process and mechanism analysis of rock slope induced by underground mining: a case study in Yanqianshan open-pit mine, China	38
An innovative test to study cracking behavior of fractured rock-like material under stepped excavation unloading	37
Multi-dynamic mechanisms of ground fissures on marginal mountainous region in the Fenwei Basin, China	37
Parameter optimization of coal face blasting for coal and gas outburst control	37
Hybrid catboost models optimized with metaheuristics for predicting shear strength in rock joints	37
Comparative study on the deformation moduli of roadway surrounding rock in coal mines: a case study	37
Unconfined compression behavior of basalt fiber–reinforced loess based on digital image correlation and scanning electron microscope	37
Investigation of tensile strength and deformation behaviors of basalt fiber-reinforced loess subjected to dry-wet cycles	37
Physical model test on the influence of reservoir water level fluctuation on the deformation of landslides with weak interlayers	37
What causes the excessive metro tunnel settlement in soft deposits: learned from a detailed case with factor decomposition	36
Study of the influence of particle breakage on compression properties for carbonate sand	36