OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Geomechanics is 31. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Experimental Study of Fracture Toughness and Subcritical Crack Growth of Three Rocks under Different Environments	119
Time-Dependent Deformation Mechanism for Swelling Soft-Rock Tunnels in Coal Mines and Its Mathematical Deduction	97
Experimental Study on Shear Behavior and a Revised Shear Strength Model for Infilled Rock Joints	97
One-Dimensional Compression Behavior of Calcareous Sand and Marine Clay Mixtures	88
Theoretical and Numerical Analyses on Hydro–Thermal–Salt–Mechanical Interaction of Unsaturated Salinized Soil Subjected to Typical Unidirectional Freezing Process	67
Influence of Load Mode on Particle Crushing Characteristics of Silica Sand at High Stresses	57
Yield Criterion for Rocklike Geomaterials Based on Strain Energy and CMP Model	57
Quantifying the Morphology of Calcareous Sands by Dynamic Image Analysis	57
Dilatancy and Critical State of Calcareous Sand Incorporating Particle Breakage	57
Face Stability Analysis for a Shield Tunnel in Anisotropic Sands	54
Coordinated Deformation Mechanism of the Top Coal and Filling Body of Gob-Side Entry Retaining in a Fully Mechanized Caving Face	49
Failure Evolution and Instability Mechanism of Surrounding Rock for Close-Distance Parallel Chambers with Super-Large Section in Deep Coal Mines	49
Particle Breakage and Deformation Behavior of Carbonate Sand under Drained and Undrained Triaxial Compression	47
Stress-Dilatancy Behavior of MICP-Treated Sand	46
Limit Analysis of Modified Pseudodynamic Lateral Earth Pressure in Anisotropic Frictional Medium Using Finite-Element and Second-Order Cone Programming	46
A Coupled CFD–DEM Approach to Examine the Hydraulic Critical State of Soil under Increasing Hydraulic Gradient	45
Rainfall-Induced Erosion of Biocemented Graded Slopes	44
Correlation of Critical State Strength Properties with Particle Shape and Surface Fractal Dimension of Clinker Ash	43
Numerical Investigation of Brittleness Effect on Strength and Microcracking Behavior of Crystalline Rock	41
Experimental Investigation of Cuttability Improvement for Hard Rock Fragmentation Using Conical Cutter	41
Elastoplastic Analytical Solution for the Stress and Deformation of the Surrounding Rock in Cold Region Tunnels Considering the Influence of the Temperature Field	40
Influence of Particle Breakage on Drained Shear Strength of Calcareous Sands	39
Undrained Stability of Ring Foundations: Axisymmetry, Anisotropy, and Nonhomogeneity	39
Study of Active Earth Pressure behind a Vertical Retaining Wall Subjected to Rotation about the Base	38
Disturbed State Concept–Based Model for the Uniaxial Strain-Softening Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced Soil	37

Influence of the Spatial Variability of Soil Shear Strength on Deep Excavation: A Case Study of a Bangkok Underground MRT Station	36
Three-Dimensional Analysis of Circular Tunnel Headings Using Broms and Bennermark’s Original Stability Number	36
Strength and Damage Response of Sandstone and Granodiorite under Different Loading Conditions of Multistage Uniaxial Cyclic Compression	36
Arching Development in Transparent Soil during Multiple Trapdoor Movement and Surface Footing Loading	33
Review of Strength Improvements of Biocemented Soils	32
New Creep Constitutive Model for Soft Rocks and Its Application in the Prediction of Time-Dependent Deformation in Tunnels	31
Pore Morphology, Porosity, and Pore Size Distribution in Kaolinitic Remolded Clays under Triaxial Loading	31
Experimental Study of Bolt-Anchoring Mechanism for Bedded Rock Mass	31