OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Acta Geotechnica is 41. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Theoretical solutions of lateral response of a scoured fixed-head pile in elastoplastic soil considering plastic hinging	121
Macro and mesoscopic shear behavior of interface between sand and concrete with different JRC under cyclic load	110
On the particle morphology characterization of granular geomaterials	106
Effects of biostimulation treatment methods on mechanical properties and microstructure characteristics of biocemented soil	102
Engineering and leachability behavior of lime-treated highly compressible soil amended with nano-clay	101
Risk assessment of seepage failure in deep excavations based on fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and cloud model	98
Microstructure, strength and durability of nano-cemented soils under different seawater conditions: laboratory study	88
Experimental study of horizontal displacement monitoring based on a distributed piezoelectric inclinometer tube	85
Stabilization of compacted kaolin against wetting-induced collapse under field conditions by geopolymerization-assisted sand columns matrix	81
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	77
A bio-chemo-hydro-mechanical model of transport, strength and deformation for bio-cementation applications	73
Thermally induced volume change behavior of sand–clay mixtures	71
Monotonic and cyclic triaxial testing of untreated and polyurethane-treated soil and soil–rubber mixtures	67
A three-dimensional multi-surface plasticity soil model for seismically-induced liquefaction and earthquake loading applications	66
A novel temperature-controlled apparatus for testing unsaturated/saturated soil–structure interfaces	66
How particle breakage affects the critical state line of silty-sand iron ore tailings	64
Changes in strength, hydraulic conductivity and microstructure of superabsorbent polymer stabilized soil subjected to wetting–drying cycles	62
Effects of initial shear stress on the hydromechanical behavior of collapsible soils	61
Analytical study on multiple-mode deformation behaviors of tunnels subjected to asymmetric loading in composite strata	58
Slurry pressure transmission in saturated sand during shield tunneling: expanding from infiltration tests to realistic scale simulation	57
Deep learning-based calibration of resistance factors for pile groups with load tests	57
Compacted red soil-bentonite liners: effect of compactive effort, wet-dry cycles and chemical contamination	56
Spatiotemporal settlement deformation characteristics analysis of rockfill dam with anti-impact FBG sensing array	55
Strengthening mechanism of plum blossom pile composite foundation	54
Identification of the optimal ground motion intensity measure and input parameters for assessing liquefaction-induced lateral spreading based on the generalized additive method	52

Effects of soil properties and geomorphic parameters on the breach mechanisms of landslide dams and prediction of peak discharge	51
Evaluation of liquefaction resistance for single- and multi-phase SICP-treated sandy soil using shaking table test	49
Analysis of a deep excavation project on gravelly cobble formation in Taichung based on feedback of reliable field data	48
Pullout responses of root-inspired anchors in transparent soil: visualizing anchor-soil interaction and correlation analysis	48
Lessons in geomechanics of deep foundations from nature	48
Hydraulic conductivity and compressibility of polyanionic cellulose-modified sand-calcium bentonite slurry trench cutoff wall materials	46
Mechanical behaviors and reinforcement mechanisms of engineering waste mud reinforced with industrial by-product lignocellulosic fiber and hydrophobic polymer	45
Effects of concave facing profile on the internal stability of geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls	44
A weight combination anisotropic strength criterion considering the effect of joint orientation	44
Back-analysis of one-dimensional consolidation settlement	44
Stress–strain–strength behavior of geosynthetic reinforced rubber–sand mixtures	43
Water–heat–vapor–salt–mechanics coupling mechanism in unsaturated freezing sulfate saline soil: insights from theory and experiment	43
Passive earth pressure in sand on inclined walls with negative wall friction based on a statically admissible stress field	43
Discussion to the article Characteristic limitations of advanced plasticity and hypoplasticity models for cyclic loading of sands, by J. Duque $$\cdot$$ M. Yang $$\cdot$$ W. Fuentes $$\cdot$$ D. Maš’i	42
Reply to discussion on “3D image-based method to measure soil stiffness in triaxial tests” Zewen Wang, Wenhan Du and B.M. Lehane	41
Three-dimensional dynamic analysis of seismic-induced rockslides and river blockage	41
Study on the differential disintegration mechanism of water glass cured sandy soil: analysis from the perspective of the coexistence state of gel and particles	41