OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering is 47. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
A review of experimental and theoretical research on the deformation and failure behavior of rocks subjected to cyclic loading	188
Innovation and future of mining rock mechanics	158
Improved prediction of slope stability using a hybrid stacking ensemble method based on finite element analysis and field data	148
Slope stability prediction using ensemble learning techniques: A case study in Yunyang County, Chongqing, China	138
Rock brittleness indices and their applications to different fields of rock engineering: A review	119
Real-time prediction of rock mass classification based on TBM operation big data and stacking technique of ensemble learning	116
Application of artificial intelligence to rock mechanics: An overview	112
Stabilization of expansive soils using chemical additives: A review	102
A review of rockburst: Experiments, theories, and simulations	101
Clayey soil stabilization using alkali-activated volcanic ash and slag	99
Landslide susceptibility prediction using slope unit-based machine learning models considering the heterogeneity of conditioning factors	88
Prediction of blasting mean fragment size using support vector regression combined with five optimization algorithms	83
Excavation-induced deep hard rock fracturing: Methodology and applications	82
Mechanical behaviors of coal measures and ground control technologies for China's deep coal mines – A review	80
Prediction of rockhead using a hybrid N-XGBoost machine learning framework	79
A state-of-the-art review of automated extraction of rock mass discontinuity characteristics using three-dimensional surface models	79
Comparison of machine learning methods for ground settlement prediction with different tunneling datasets	77
Experimental investigations on effects of gas pressure on mechanical behaviors and failure characteristic of coals	70
Application of microbially induced carbonate precipitation to form bio-cemented artificial sandstone	69
Investigation of feature contribution to shield tunneling-induced settlement using Shapley additive explanations method	68
Analytical computation of support characteristic curve for circumferential yielding lining in tunnel design	68
Prediction of geological characteristics from shield operational parameters by integrating grid search and K-fold cross validation into stacking classification algorithm	67
Predicting roof displacement of roadways in underground coal mines using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system optimized by various physics-based optimization algorithms	65
Face stability of shield tunnels considering a kinematically admissible velocity field of soil arching	63
Rock-like behavior of biocemented sand treated under non-sterile environment and various treatment conditions	62

Principles and methods of rock support for rockburst control	61
Real-time rock mass condition prediction with TBM tunneling big data using a novel rock–machine mutual feedback perception method	59
Experimental study on mitigating wind erosion of calcareous desert sand using spray method for microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation	58
Numerical modeling for rockbursts: A state-of-the-art review	58
Effects of dry-wet cycles on three-dimensional pore structure and permeability characteristics of granite residual soil using X-ray micro computed tomography	57
Tunnel boring machine vibration-based deep learning for the ground identification of working faces	54
Plasticity role in strength behavior of cement-phosphogypsum stabilized soils	53
Strength properties of xanthan gum and guar gum treated kaolin at different water contents	52
Rock damage and fracturing induced by high static stress and slightly dynamic disturbance with acoustic emission and digital image correlation techniques	51
An analytical solution of equivalent elastic modulus considering confining stress and its variables sensitivity analysis for fractured rock masses	51
Use of recycled gypsum in the cement-based stabilization of very soft clays and its micro-mechanism	50
Artificial neural network optimized by differential evolution for predicting diameters of jet grouted columns	49
Editorial for Advances and applications of deep learning and soft computing in geotechnical underground engineering	49
Deep learning-based evaluation of factor of safety with confidence interval for tunnel deformation in spatially variable soil	49
Experiments on rockburst proneness of pre-heated granite at different temperatures: Insights from energy storage, dissipation and surplus	48
Analytical algorithm for longitudinal deformation profile of a deep tunnel	48
Prediction of flyrock distance induced by mine blasting using a novel Harris Hawks optimization-based multi-layer perceptron neural network	48
Machine learning-based automatic control of tunneling posture of shield machine	47
Particle breakage evolution of coral sand using triaxial compression tests	47
A novel true triaxial test system for microwave-induced fracturing of hard rocks	47
Influence of grain size on strength of polymineralic crystalline rock: New insights from DEM grain-based modeling	47
A review of methods, applications and limitations for incorporating fluid flow in the discrete element method	47