OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering is 51. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Revisiting each fracture size and spatial pattern: Inference from rock mass surface to interior	239
Integrated wellbore-reservoir-geomechanics modeling for enhanced interpretation of distributed fiber-optic strain sensing data in hydraulic-fracture analysis	175
Experimental study on progressive interfacial mechanical behaviors using fiber optic sensing cable in frozen soil	173
Validity of continuous-failure-state unloading triaxial tests as a means to estimate the residual strength of rocks	159
Analytical model of 2D leakoff in waterflood-induced fractures	150
A material point finite element method for thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling in poro-elastic media with brittle fracturing	148
Numerical investigation of the path-dependent frost heave process in frozen rock under different freezing conditions	142
Macro-micro tests of cohesive soil under varied normal and shear stresses subjected to drying-wetting cycles	117
A novel method for geometric quality assurance of rock joint replicas in direct shear testing – Part 2: Validation and mechanical replicability	113
Determination of critical state line (CSL) for silty-sandy iron ore tailings subjected to low-high confining pressures	112
A practical framework for performance-based reliability analysis of subway stations based on a fault–structure combined system	104
Determination of rock mass integrity coefficient using a non-invasive geophysical approach	101
Multi-relation spatiotemporal graph residual network model with multi-level feature attention: A novel approach for landslide displacement prediction	99
Using multivariate adaptive regression splines to develop relationship between rock quality designation and permeability	98
Visualization test and numerical simulations of 2D blasting crack propagation	95
Can different machine learning methods have consistent interpretations of DEM-based factors in shallow landslide susceptibility assessments?	84
Physics-based and data-driven modeling for stability evaluation of buried structures in natural clays	82
Automatic interpretation of geometric information of discontinuities and its influence on the stability of highly-jointed rock slopes	81
Experimental investigation on shear strength deterioration at the interface between different rock types under cyclic loading	78
Cracking and deformation behaviors of overhanging rock: Laboratory tests and optical monitoring	77
An improved strain-softening constitutive model of granite considering the effect of crack deformation	76
Influence of soil density on gas permeability and water retention in soils amended with in-house produced biochar	74
Modeling footing resting on anisotropic sand using material point method	74
Rock mass response for lined rock caverns subjected to high internal gas pressure	74
Extraction of high activity bacterial urease and its application to biomineralization of soil	72

Rock fracture initiation under deep extreme in situ conditions: A review	72
Modeling of multiphase flow in low permeability porous media: Effect of wettability and pore structure properties	71
Centrifuge modelling of permeable pipe pile in consideration of pile driving process, soil consolidation, and axial loading	70
Rockburst process and strength-weakening effect of the high-stress circular tunnel under internal unloading	67
Microbially induced carbonate precipitation under high temperature and high pressure: Implications for geological CO2 storage	67
Pore pressure prediction based on conventional well logs and seismic data using an advanced machine learning approach	67
Tensile strength and failure behavior of rock-mortar interfaces: Direct and indirect measurements	67
Treatment of waste marine clay by alkaline-activated ground granulated blast-furnace slag and municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash	66
Investigation of imbibition and strain behavior of Longmaxi shale using fiber Bragg grating sensing	65
Geomechanical risk assessment for CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers	65
Analytical modeling of complex contact behavior between rock mass and lining structure	62
Reply to Discussion on “Analysis of Bingham fluid radial flow in smooth fractures”	62
Determination of convergence of underground gas storage caverns using non-invasive methodology based on land surface subsidence measurement	61
Time series prediction of reservoir bank landslide failure probability considering the spatial variability of soil properties	60
Laboratory investigation on damping characteristics of homogeneous and stratified soil-ash system	59
Correction of dynamic Brazilian disc tensile strength of rocks under preloading conditions considering the overload phenomenon and invoking the Griffith criterion	59
Experimental and numerical investigation on the mechanical responses and cracking mechanism of 3D confined single-flawed rocks under dynamic loading	58
Evaluation of slope stability through rock mass classification and kinematic analysis of some major slopes along NH-1A from Ramban to Banihal, North Western Himalayas	57
Continuous-discontinuous element method for three-dimensional thermal cracking of rocks	57
Thornthwaite moisture index and depth of suction change under current and future climate ‒ An Australian study	55
Parameter calibration of the tensile-shear interactive damage constitutive model for sandstone failure	55
Uncertainty quantification of inverse analysis for geomaterials using probabilistic programming	55
Viscoelastic Burger's model for tunnels supported with tangentially yielding liner	54
An undrained expansion solution of cylindrical cavity in SANICLAY for K0-consolidated clays	52
Experimental investigations on effects of gas pressure on mechanical behaviors and failure characteristic of coals	52
Intermittent swelling and shrinkage of a highly expansive soil treated with polyacrylamide	51
Saturated hydraulic conductivity of compacted bentonite–sand mixtures before and after gas migration in artificial seawater	51
Performance of identical rockbolts tested on four dynamic testing rigs employing the direct impact method	51
A hybrid data-driven approach for rainfall-induced landslide susceptibility mapping: Physically-based probabilistic model with convolutional neural network	51