OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering is 58. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Molecular insight into the transport of multicomponent heavy metals in calcium silicate hydrate and its mechanical behavior	262
Bearing capacity, shear band evolution, and deformation characteristics of slopes reinforced by root-inspired anchors using transparent soil model testing	248
Macro-micro tests of cohesive soil under varied normal and shear stresses subjected to drying-wetting cycles	232
Multi-relation spatiotemporal graph residual network model with multi-level feature attention: A novel approach for landslide displacement prediction	206
Centrifuge modelling of permeable pipe pile in consideration of pile driving process, soil consolidation, and axial loading	193
Experimental investigation on shear strength deterioration at the interface between different rock types under cyclic loading	188
A physics-based probabilistic method for assessment of landslide-induced wave run-up hazards	159
Using multivariate adaptive regression splines to develop relationship between rock quality designation and permeability	143
Analytical model of 2D leakoff in waterflood-induced fractures	141
Automatic interpretation of geometric information of discontinuities and its influence on the stability of highly-jointed rock slopes	137
Can different machine learning methods have consistent interpretations of DEM-based factors in shallow landslide susceptibility assessments?	132
A material point finite element method for thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling in poro-elastic media with brittle fracturing	124
Strength of biocemented sand-EPS mixtures	113
Treatment of waste marine clay by alkaline-activated ground granulated blast-furnace slag and municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash	106
Extraction of high activity bacterial urease and its application to biomineralization of soil	106
A novel method for geometric quality assurance of rock joint replicas in direct shear testing – Part 2: Validation and mechanical replicability	103
Revisiting each fracture size and spatial pattern: Inference from rock mass surface to interior	95
Modeling footing resting on anisotropic sand using material point method	94
Geomechanical risk assessment for CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers	94
Experimental study on progressive interfacial mechanical behaviors using fiber optic sensing cable in frozen soil	92
Rock fracture initiation under deep extreme in situ conditions: A review	91
Determination of critical state line (CSL) for silty-sandy iron ore tailings subjected to low-high confining pressures	89
Integrated wellbore-reservoir-geomechanics modeling for enhanced interpretation of distributed fiber-optic strain sensing data in hydraulic-fracture analysis	88
An improved strain-softening constitutive model of granite considering the effect of crack deformation	87
A new algorithm for high-speed identification of discontinuities on large-scale rock outcrop: A case study in Jinsha River suture zone	86

Quantitative evaluation of shear wear on natural and fresh skarn joint surfaces based on acoustic emission and 3D laser scanning technology	85
Numerical investigation of the path-dependent frost heave process in frozen rock under different freezing conditions	82
Tensile strength and failure behavior of rock-mortar interfaces: Direct and indirect measurements	80
Coupled computational fluid dynamics–discrete-element method investigation of soil contact erosion under cyclic hydraulic loading: A multiscale perspective	80
Cracking and deformation behaviors of overhanging rock: Laboratory tests and optical monitoring	80
Modeling of multiphase flow in low permeability porous media: Effect of wettability and pore structure properties	78
Determination of rock mass integrity coefficient using a non-invasive geophysical approach	77
Visualization test and numerical simulations of 2D blasting crack propagation	75
Microbially induced carbonate precipitation under high temperature and high pressure: Implications for geological CO2 storage	75
Pore pressure prediction based on conventional well logs and seismic data using an advanced machine learning approach	75
Rock mass response for lined rock caverns subjected to high internal gas pressure	74
Rockburst process and strength-weakening effect of the high-stress circular tunnel under internal unloading	74
A practical framework for performance-based reliability analysis of subway stations based on a fault–structure combined system	71
Dynamic modeling of minimum mass of pore-gas for triggering landslide in stable gentle soil slope	70
Physics-based and data-driven modeling for stability evaluation of buried structures in natural clays	70
Mechanical behaviors and rupture processes of a typical granitic stratum	70
A model LayerDFN for characterizing the inherent anisotropic rocks with large-scale and dense joints	70
Cementing interfaces debonding during methane deflagration fracturing based on measured bond strength and pressure data	69
Microwave-assisted heating on sandstone subjected to liquid nitrogen freeze-thaw: Pore structures and temperature characteristics	69
Visualization and quantification of soil laboratory impact compaction	68
Viscoplastic solutions of time-dependent deformation for tunnels in swelling rock mass considering stress release	68
Spatially distributed damage in sandstone under stress-freeze-thaw coupling conditions	68
Parameter calibration of the tensile-shear interactive damage constitutive model for sandstone failure	67
Inflow and outflow permeability tests in a very soft clay under low stresses	66
Vibrations induced by time-delayed double blastholes in underground rocks: Experimental study and theoretical analysis	63
Soil desiccation cracking triggered by surface defects: Insight and mechanism based on strain/displacement analysis using DIC	63
Analytical model for predicting time-dependent lateral deformation of geosynthetics-reinforced soil walls with modular block facing	62
Moment tensor and stress inversion solutions of acoustic emissions during compression and tensile fracturing in crystalline rocks	62
Viscoelastic Burger's model for tunnels supported with tangentially yielding liner	62
Uncertainty quantification of inverse analysis for geomaterials using probabilistic programming	61
Water retention behavior and shear strength of artificially cemented granite residual soil subjected to free drying	61
Continuous-discontinuous element method for three-dimensional thermal cracking of rocks	59
Correction of dynamic Brazilian disc tensile strength of rocks under preloading conditions considering the overload phenomenon and invoking the Griffith criterion	59
Microstructure evolution in anisotropic tight sandstones under hydrostatic loading and unloading processes	58
Effect of triaxial stress constraints on explosive fracture in bedding shale	58
Machine learning-driven reliability assessment of liquefaction probability based on state parameter analysis	58