OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology is 1. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Granites of Dublin, Ireland: uniaxial compression strength, point load index and correlation analysis	31
Using numerical modelling to test the geological and groundwater conceptual understanding of a complex, layered aquifer: a case study from the Fell Sandstone, Northumbria	24
Mechanical properties and acoustic emission response of carbonate fault breccias: a study from Greece	20
Enhancing the visualization and analysis of geotechnical properties: examples from the 3D volume change potential of UK clay soils	13
Multiphysical monitoring of a thermal plume during mine water geothermal experimentation	12
Introduction to the 23rd Glossop Lecture	11
Anisotropic flow characteristics in single-fractured tensile and shear fractures in granite subjected to various confining stress	10
Unravelling the influencing hydrogeological factors contributing to land subsidence in the Tianjin Plain of China using a multi-scale geographically weighted regression model and monitoring data	9
Non-linear analysis of argillaceous slate disintegration under water–rock interaction effects	9
Characterizing structural variation in the shallow subsurface at the Otway Basin, Australia: challenges for environmental monitoring of geological CO ₂	8
Understanding the behaviour of seismically derived Poisson's ratio in near-surface characterization	8
The impact of wide-graded debris flow on sediment-trap dams in the Tibetan Plateau: an experimental study	7
Investigating the response of groundwater and streamflow to rainfall in a tropical catchment using non-parametric methods	7
EMODnet Geology: pan-European assessment of coastal resilience and vulnerability	7
A40 Brecon bypass landslide: investigation, remediation and asset management for climate resilience	7
Three-dimensional dynamic simulation of waves produced by landslides: an analysis of the Mogangling landslide caused by the Moxi earthquake in 1786	7
Estimation of rock mass deformability based on empirical relations for Ghezel Ozan dam site in the north of Iran	7
Book review	7
A single multi-scale and multi-sourced semi-automated lineament detection technique for detailed structural mapping with applications to geothermal energy exploration	7
Development of a drought-resilient water supply from dolomitized limestones of the Irish Midlands	6
Debris flow at Luib on the A87 strategic road: Isle of Skye, Scotland	6
Research on correlation and cost optimization of the downstream mining operations with rock blasting results	6
Correlations between BQ and Q rock mass classification systems and design impact on a tunnel project in Malaysia	6
Hydrogeology of a landslide: a case study in the Montagne de Reims (Paris basin, France)	6
Demonstrating natural attenuation of tert-amyl methyl ether (TAME) through a multiple lines of evidence approach: a compilation of case studies	5

Spatiotemporal evolution and driving mechanisms of terrestrial water storage in the Yangtze River source region	5
Contribution of temperature measurements to the hydrogeological model in the Snowy 2.0 deep tunnels	5
Record of a pioneering geothermal borehole in London	5
In situ thermal remediation application in South Africa: a case study incorporating sustainable remediation principles	5
Swelling evolution mechanism for argillaceous slate in a hydrochemical environment	5
Law of overburden and surface deformation in roof cutting and backfilling mining under thin bedrock in shallow buried coal seam	5
A note on the analysis of groundwater travel times for injection–abstraction doublets	5
Periglacial discontinuities observed in Jurassic mudstones between Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire	5
Remediating the sky: the role of geoenvironmental engineers and applied geoscientists in geochemical carbon dioxide removal	4
Study on the instability characteristics and precursor signals of rockburst in ancient fluvial sedimentary microfacies coal seam	4
Laboratory simulation of gypsum rock dissolution at different pressures, water-flow velocities and pH ranges	4
Experimental investigation of temperature effects on the physical and mechanical properties of red sandstone	4
Engineering geomorphology of coastal landslides at Limestone Downs, North Island, New Zealand	4
Analysis of physical and mechanical properties of granite under different cooling methods under high-temperatures thermal cycles	4
Construction-induced groundwater changes and hillslope instability	4
Dissolved sulfate δ ³⁴ S and the origin of sulfate in coal mine waters; NE England	4
Drilling into coal mine workings: overview and experience from Britain's coalfields	4
Using hydrogeological data to characterize regional Chalk flow processes in East Kent	4
Impact liquefaction mechanism of sandy silt with a change in impact energy	4
Experimental study of the effect of bound water on the shear strength and structural units of Malan loess	4
Study on water inrush risk of overlying old goaf water in fully mechanized caving mining of lower coal group	4
Generic modelling to develop thermal yield nomograms for coaxial deep borehole heat exchangers (DBHEs)	4
Editorial 2023	3
Slope collapse instability mechanism of Jurassic soft and hard alternate strata in the Three Gorges Reservoir area	3
Investigation of earthquake damage and seismic slope displacements in open irrigation channels using the coupled Eulerian–Lagrangian method	3
The John Mitchell Lecture 2022: thinking conceptually about groundwater problems	3
Research and engineering application of large-area vacuum preloading settlement prediction method	3
Rudolph (Silas) Glossop: some fragments and family memories	3
Natural attenuation of dissolved petroleum fuel constituents in a fractured Chalk aquifer: contaminant mass balance with probabilistic analysis	3
Chloride in the Chalk aquifer of East Anglia, UK. Part 2: causes of elevated chloride in freshwater	3
Introduction to the 18th Glossop Lecture	3
Investigation of planar sliding deformation and analysis of the damage mechanism of a rocky landslide in Yaoping triggered by highway excavation in Hubei, China	3
Initial assessment of soil liquefaction potential for selected sites in Hilla city, Babylon Governorate, Iraq	3
Experimental study of the effects of fracture number on the creep and acoustic emission characteristics of sandstone	3
Geological and geotechnical evaluation of the tunnel site of the Koto Hydropower Project, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	3
Assessment of the petroleum vapour intrusion pathway: vertical screening distances for UK sites	3
Preliminary analysis of failure characteristics and evolution of the Zongling collapse group	3
Integrated fault identification in granite tunnel based on the analysis of structural and mineral characteristics of rock masses: a case study	3
Permanent displacement characteristics of landslides taking into consideration the frequency and energy behaviour of historical seismic ground motions	3
Influences of bedding angle and soaking time on the mechanical behaviour of silty mudstone: laboratory testing and theoretical modelling	3
The John Mitchell Lecture 2023: road asset, socio-economic and fatality risk from debris flow	3
Abstraction of heat from mineworkings: use of a one-dimensional model to quantify long-run impacts on the subsurface geothermal resource	2
Rudolph Glossop (1902–1993): the founding of the Engineering Group of the Geological Society of London	2
A systematic review of climate change impacts on mine water resources using the UK as a case study	2
The influence of cyclic humidification and dehumidification on the migration of colloidal clay particles in loess	2
Hydrogeological insights from groundwater ice formation on the Niagara Escarpment, Hamilton, Canada	2
Roles and responsibilities as an expert in geotechnical engineering	2
Standard penetration tests in clays derived from weathered Jurassic mudstones in central England	2
Investigation of strain-softening behaviours and development of constitutive model of red clays in Guiyang, China	2
Distinguishing sources of ammonium in groundwater at former gasworks sites using nitrogen isotopes	2

Stability analysis before and after support of a multi-stage structural surfaces landslide mass	2
Geological characterization and failure analysis of a catastrophic landslide in volcaniclastic soils: the Banjarnegara–Jemblung Landslide (Indonesia)	2
Multi-scale investigation on the stability of soil–gravel mixture slopes using imaging analyses	2
A century of urban landslides: the legacy and consequences of altering riverbank landscapes	2
Analysis of energy dissipation characteristics and numerical simulation of surrounding rock control for backfill combinations with different ash/sand ratios	2
Natural and anthropogenic halite karst subsidence in north Cheshire, UK; comparison of Rostherne Mere, Melchett Mere, Tatton Mere and their surroundings	2
Modelling the stress–strain curves of rocks using an improved spring model	2
Chloride in the Chalk aquifer of East Anglia, UK. Part 1: distribution of chloride in brackish and saline groundwater	2
Discussion on ‘Predicting tunnel-boring machine penetration rate utilizing geomechanical properties’ by Karrari et al. 2022 ( QJEGH , 55,	2
Construction of the ‘Gateshead Mine Water Heat Living Laboratory’	2
Evaluating risk in reservoir accumulation landslides: the role of instability pattern uncertainty	2
Exploring the impact of fracture interaction on connectivity and flow channelling using grown fracture networks	2
The geotechnical behaviour and microstructural characteristics of the alkaline residue/cement-stabilized expansive soil under wetting–drying cycles	2
Integration of conventional well logs and core samples to predict porosity of tight reservoir: a case study from Ordos Basin	2
Experimental investigation of physical and tensile mechanical properties of granite after different heating and cooling treatments	2
Analytical expressions of hydraulic conductivity intervals for steady flow to a single pumping well in an unconfined aquifer	2
Cross-scale study of pore fractal characteristics and the pore structure of weathered granite	2
Study of the strength properties and micromechanisms of nano-Al ₂ O ₃ -modified predisintegrated carbonaceous mudstone based on or	2
A new toolbox for managing sites affected by light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPLs)	2
Hydrogeology of southeastern coastal parts of Great Nicobar Island, India: development of an integrated conceptual model for a hitherto unexplored island in the Indian Ocean	1
The effect of weathering on the variation of geotechnical properties of a granitic rock from Chile	1
Measuring ground surface elevation changes in a slow-moving colluvial landslide using combinations of regional airborne lidar, UAV lidar and UAV photogrammetric surveys	1
Engineering geological aspects of the Network Rail earthworks assessment framework	1
Subaqueous landslides associated with historical road improvements in steep glaciated terrain, Loch Lomond, western Scotland	1
Comparison of existing joint orientation parameters and their effect on rock erodibility in dam spillways	1
The 18th Glossop Lecture: variability and ground hazards: how does the ground get to be ‘unexpected’?	1
Sarıçay Dam: a case study on in-depth seismic evaluation, deformation modulus and key geotechnical parameters	1
Experimental study of the effect of the inclination angle on mechanical characteristics and failure modes of layered sandstone	1
The relationship between mechanical properties and mineralogical composition of some sedimentary rocks	1
Reply to discussion on ‘Predicting tunnel-boring machine penetration rate utilizing geomechanical properties’ by Karrari et al. 2022 ( QJEGH	1
Debris flow susceptibility assessment based on stacking ensemble learning optimization in Aba Prefecture, China	1
Geological and mechanical characteristics of fault breccia in the Philippine Mobile Belt region	1
Innovative use of change detection in large numbers of satellite scenes, with geological applications	1
Thermal damage and acoustic emission characteristics of granite based on Brazilian splitting test	1
Quantitative research on the delayed effects of landslide displacement based on DLNMs: a case study of the Outang landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area	1
Rare travertine systems in Jordan: evolution, chemical and biogenic composition	1
Spatial distribution law of landslides and landslide susceptibility assessment in the eastern Himalayan syntaxis region	1
The influence of cooling methods on tensile properties and damage constitutive model of layered sandstone after undergoing high temperatures	1
Study on anisotropic characteristics of rock joints considering fractal features of actual contact surface morphology	1
Litho-structural control on rock slope failures at Garmaksla, Billefjorden coastline, Svalbard	1
The performance of speckle filters on Copernicus Sentinel-1 SAR images containing natural oil slicks	1
Is concrete gunning in volcanic tunnelling effective in reducing the presence of radon gas? Experience in road tunnels, the Canary Islands (Spain)	1
Managing a potential conflict between the protection of geological sites and the need to safeguard essential road infrastructure: the Coverack North Coast Protection Scheme and palaeo-Moho in Cornwall	1
A discontinuity roughness parameter combined with shear failure mechanism and its correlation with JRC	1
Book review Soft clay engineering and ground improvement, by J. Ameratunga, N. Sivakugan and B.M. Das, CRC Press, 2021, £64.99, e-book, 480 pp., ISBN 9780429455544	1
Engineering geomorphological reconnaissance of the December 2018 Waimata Valley mud volcano eruption, Gisborne, New Zealand	1
Damage evolution process and damage precursor law under cyclic splitting action of different types of rocks	1
Variations of thermal properties with water content and density of residual and basaltic sands from Chile	1
Geological mapping by thermal inertia derived from long-term maximum and minimum temperatures in ASTER data	1
Structure of the Plio-Quaternary coastal aquifer (Mediterranean Basin, Tunisia): insights from gravity and seismic analysis	1
Evaluating the impact of tunnelling on surface-water resources: update of the Drawdown Hazard Index (DHI) method	1
Evaluation method for the intactness of tunnel face surrounding rock based on tunnel face images	1
Introduction to the 21st Glossop Lecture	1
Degradation and protection of cut slopes in weathered gneiss; a 40 year case study	1
Could California's groundwater resource management lessons be beneficial to England?	1
Rock joint detection from 3D point clouds based on colour space	1
Depositional environment and aquifer properties of the Sherwood Sandstone Group in the Cleveland Basin based on investigations at Woodsmith Mine	1
Introduction to the 24th Glossop Lecture	1
Permeability evolution of carbonaceous mudstone fill material induced by particle breakage under dynamic loading and seepage conditions	1
Brunsden's Jurassic World Heritage coast, Dorset, UK tribute and account of the EGGS field excursion, 13–15 June 2025	1