OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Acta Geotechnica is 38. 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
The detailed particle breakage around the pile in coral sand	110
Displacement prediction of Jiuxianping landslide using gated recurrent unit (GRU) networks	94
Homogeneity and mechanical behaviors of sands improved by a temperature-controlled one-phase MICP method	92
Compression behavior of MICP-treated sand with various gradations	85
Predicting tunnel squeezing using support vector machine optimized by whale optimization algorithm	82
A comparative study of different machine learning algorithms in predicting EPB shield behaviour: a case study at the Xi’an metro, China	78
Retarding effect of concentration of cementation solution on biocementation of soil	74
Real-time prediction of shield moving trajectory during tunnelling	72
Quantitative evaluation of geological uncertainty and its influence on tunnel structural performance using improved coupled Markov chain	70
Investigating the effect of degree of compaction, initial water content, and electric field intensity on electrokinetic remediation of an artificially Cu- and Pb-contaminated loess	69
Comparative performance of eight ensemble learning approaches for the development of models of slope stability prediction	64
Bio-mediated calcium carbonate precipitation and its effect on the shear behaviour of calcareous sand	61
Coupled thermal–hydraulic modeling of artificial ground freezing with uncertainties in pipe inclination and thermal conductivity	59
Intelligent assistant driving method for tunnel boring machine based on big data	56
Failure characteristics of brittle rock containing two rectangular holes under uniaxial compression and coupled static-dynamic loads	55
Real-time prediction of shield moving trajectory during tunnelling using GRU deep neural network	54
A new approach for stabilization of lateritic soil with Portland cement and sand: strength and durability	52
A 2D mixed fracture–pore seepage model and hydromechanical coupling for fractured porous media	51
Effects of internal pores on the mechanical properties of marine calcareous sand particles	51
Hypoplastic modeling of anisotropic sand behavior accounting for fabric evolution under monotonic and cyclic loading	50
Numerical investigation of the mechanism of granular flow impact on rigid control structures	48
Kinetic biomineralization through microfluidic chip tests	48
Effect of wool fiber addition on the reinforcement of loose sands by microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP): mechanical property and underlying mechanism	47
A 2D FDEM-based moisture diffusion–fracture coupling model for simulating soil desiccation cracking	47
Predicting permeability of tight carbonates using a hybrid machine learning approach of modified equilibrium optimizer and extreme learning machine	46

Poroelastic coefficients for anisotropic single and double porosity media	46
Centrifuge modelling of rainfall-induced slope failure in variably saturated soil	45
Insights into the deformation and failure characteristic of a slope due to excavation through multi-field monitoring: a model test	44
Modelling three-dimensional stress-dependent failure of hard rocks	44
Evaluation of undrained shear strength of surficial marine clays using ball penetration-based CFD modelling	43
A triaxial creep model for deep coal considering temperature effect based on fractional derivative	42
Energy dissimilation characteristics and shock mechanism of coal-rock mass induced in steeply-inclined mining: comparison based on physical simulation and numerical calculation	42
Effect of pH on soil improvement using one-phase-low-pH MICP or EICP biocementation method	42
Design optimization of the soil nail wall-retaining pile-anchor cable supporting system in a large-scale deep foundation pit	41
Mechanical behaviors of conjugate-flawed rocks subjected to coupled static–dynamic compression	40
A continuum-based model on axial pile-head dynamic impedance in inhomogeneous soil	38
Assessment of rockburst risk using multivariate adaptive regression splines and deep forest model	38
3D DEM method for compaction and breakage characteristics simulation of broken rock mass in goaf	38
Use of microfluidic experiments to optimize MICP treatment protocols for effective strength enhancement of MICP-treated sandy soils	38