OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Environmental Geotechnics is 2. 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
Microplastics in soils: an environmental geotechnics perspective	54
Mechanical behaviours of gas-hydrate-bearing clayey sediments of the South China Sea	45
Remediation of heavy-metal-contaminated soils by biochar: a review	36
Potential CO₂ leakage from geological storage sites: advances and challenges	30
Municipal solid waste management under Covid-19: challenges and recommendations	29
Post Covid-19 water and waste water management to protect public health and geoenvironment	28
Sustainable environmental geotechnics practices for a green economy	27
Environmental geotechnics: challenges and opportunities in the post-Covid-19 world	24
Evaluation of MICP treatment through EC and pH tests in urea hydrolysis process	22
Synthesis of alkali-activated mortar using phosphogypsum-neutralised bauxite residue	20
Creep behaviours of methane hydrate-bearing sediments	17
Effect of climate change on earthen embankments in Southern Ontario, Canada	17
Biological soil improvement using new environmental bacteria isolated from northern Iran	15
Compressibility and shear strength behaviour of fresh and aged municipal solid wastes	15
Submarine slope failure due to overpressure fluid associated with gas hydrate dissociation	15
Size effect on mudstone strength during the freezing–thawing cycle	14
Analytical solution for transport of degradable contaminant in cut-off wall and aquifer	14
Technical aspects of mercury intrusion porosimetry for clays	14
Numerical investigation on the mechanical behaviour of karst sinkholes	13
Polymer-enhanced soil mixtures for potential use as covers or liners in landfill systems	13
Bagasse ash–fly ash-geopolymer-treated soft Bangkok clay as subgrade material	13
Compositional and geoenvironmental factors in microbially induced partial saturation	13
Mechanical behaviour of soil under drying–wetting cycles and vertical confining pressures	12
A comparison between Fe⁰/pumice and Fe⁰/lapillus mixtures in permeable reactive barriers	12
Extraction, characterisation and remediation of microplastics from organic solid matrices	12

A review analysis of gas hydrate tests: engineering progress and policy trend	11
Wetting–drying response of an unsaturated pyroclastic soil vegetated with long-root grass	10
Visualising fluid migration due to hydrate dissociation: implications for submarine slides	10
Briefing: Water content determinations of peaty soils using the oven-drying method	10
Waste-composition-dependent ‘HBM’ model parameters based on degradation experiments	10
Mechanical and microstructural properties of iron tailings	10
Impact of transient seepage on slope stability of earth-rock dams with geomembrane barrier defects	9
Characterising sediment physical property variability for bench-scale dewatering purposes	9
Possibility of impervious coating for the geotechnical reuse of soil and solid waste	9
Effect of stress history of saturated clay on engineering behaviour of an energy pile	9
Improving dust resistance of mine tailings using green biopolymer	9
Role of vegetation in improving the stability of a tropical hill slope in Guam	8
The effect of soil–vegetation–atmosphere interaction on slope stability: a numerical study	8
Thermo-elasto-plastic analysis of geosynthetic clay liners exposed to thermal dehydration	8
Desiccation crack formation and prevention in thin bentonite layers	8
Chemical clogging of granular media under acidic groundwater conditions	8
Steady-state analysis of pollutant transport to assess landfill liner performance	8
Monitoring infiltration of capillary barrier with actively heated fibre Bragg gratings	8
Soil properties affecting erosion induced by saltating particles	8
Solidify/stabilise a heavy metal-contaminated soil using a novel steel slag-based binder	8
Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering education during the pandemic	7
Lime stabilisation of highly compressible surface from soils in ex-Lake Texcoco, Mexico	7
Two-stage wetting deformation behaviour of rock-fill material	7
Effects of air-injection pressure on airflow pattern of air sparging	7
Performance of loose sand with different waste materials in stone columns in North Cyprus	7
Experimental study on the monotonic shear strength of GM/CCL composite liner interface	6
Multicomponent landfill gas transport in soil cover: column tests and numerical modelling	6
Combined method limiting shrinkage–swelling behaviours of expansive soils in Huai’an, China	6
Optimisation of microbially induced calcite precipitation protocol against erosion	6
Deterioration of marine soft clay at east China solidified by cement–metakaolin composite	6
Shear behaviour of Canadian marine clay/geomembrane interface under freeze–thaw cycles	6
Effect of drying–wetting cycles on the hydromechanical behaviour of compacted coal gangue	6
Index tests for geosynthetic clay liners containing bentonite–polymer composites	6
Design of mass burial sites for safe and dignified disposal of pandemic fatalities	6
DEM simulation of coexistence type methane hydrate bearing sediments	6
Remediation of acid mine drainage with recycled concrete aggregates and fly ash	6
The strength and durability of steel fibre recycled concrete in chloride environments	6
A practical bio-based reversible permeability control for saturated sands	6
Hydraulic and environmental compatibility of RCA with filters and subgrades in highways	5
Optimising geosynthetic clay liner overlaps: implications on hydraulic performance	5
A numerical approach to modelling biodegradable vertical drains	5
Simulation of gas production from hydrate reservoirs (AT1) of Eastern Nankai Trough, Japan	5
Prediction of hydraulic conductivity of sodium bentonite GCLs by machine learning approaches	5
A thermo-hydro-mechanical finite-element model with freezing processes in saturated soils	5
Botanical and geotechnical characteristics of blanket peat at three Irish bogflows	5
Solidification and stabilisation of metal plating sludge with fly ash geopolymers	5
Coupling effect on shallow slope stability under infiltration	5
Occurrence and ecotoxicological effects of fires at municipal solid waste landfills	4
Review: Complexation mechanism of organic matter and arsenic on iron-containing minerals	4
Effects of organic content on soil-water characteristic curve and soil shrinkage	4

Morphological controls on flow conductivity and viscosity of bentonite–polymer composites	4
Relationship between dielectric constant of soils with clay content and dry unit weight	4
Behaviour of energy piles under climate-change scenarios: a case study in Southern Italy	4
Paradigm shifts in incinerator ash, sediment material recovery and landfill monitoring	4
Investigation of methane fluxes from temporary cover of Xi’an Jiangcungou landfill, China	4
Coupled effects of matric suction and temperature on the compression behaviour of loess	4
Fate and impact of nano/microplastic in the geoenvironment — ecotoxicological perspective	4
Effect of pore fluid pH on the collapse behaviour and microstructural evolution of a loess	4
Regional stability and adaptation measures slope failures due to rainfall in Singapore	3
Reusing abandoned natural gas storage sites for compressed air energy storage	3
Evolution of municipal solid waste structure over time: compaction and settlement effects	3
Development of a pressure-retained transfer system of seafloor natural gas hydrates	3
Mitigating deterioration of cement-treated clay by microbe-based calcite precipitation	3
Optimal ranges of soil index properties for diesel containment using compacted barriers	3
Environmental impact and mechanical improvement of microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation-treated coal fly ash–soil mixture	3
Environmental assessment of underground coal gasification in deep-buried seams	3
Investigation on thermo-mechanical response of energy piles in saturated clay	3
Characteristics of gas hydrate reservoir from resistivity image in the Shenhu area, China	3
Shear strength of the geomembrane–subgrade interface in heap leaching applications	3
Recent peat slide in Co. Antrim extends the known range of weak basal peat across Ireland	3
The particle-size sieving technique to remediate Pb- and Cu-contaminated agricultural soil	3
Swelling and consolidation behaviour of polymerised bentonites with cation solutions	3
Effect of acid on the hydrophysical properties of red clay	3
Characterisation, remediation and valorisation of contaminated sediments: a critical review	3
Water-retention properties of xanthan-gum-biopolymer-treated soils	3
An expression for irregularly distributed hydrocarbon volume using exponential decay method	3
Response of granular iron tailings to laboratory-induced environmental stressing	3
Monitoring of electrokinetic treatment of landfill leachate-contaminated clay in Portugal	3
Study of hydraulic fracturing for gas drainage in a coal mine in Iran	2
A case study on the applicability of elastic velocity models to hydrate-bearing sediments	2
Mathematical and numerical modelling of limestone dissolution	2
Low-frequency seismic responses during microbial biofilm formation in sands	2
Rheological model of viscoelastic–plastic geogrid-reinforced tailings	2
Analytical solution to axisymmetric consolidation under surcharge–vacuum–electro-osmosis	2
Numerical investigation of hydrolysis failure of aggregates in loess	2
Preliminary test results on gas permeability of soils and geosynthetic clay liners	2
Effects of far-field boundary conditions on the simulation of hydrate production	2
Corrosion resistance of polyurethane grouting material in landfill site	2
The impact of temperature, chlorides and sulfate-reducing bacteria on the corrosion of steel in soil	2
Additives based on vegetable biomass to improve the stabilisation of expansive clay soil	2
Ecotoxicity assessment of hydrophobised soils	2
Chemical clogging of synthetic filters in tailings ponds caused by ferrous iron ions	2
Swelling pressures and hydration times in a clay seal	2
Phenol adsorption properties and microstructural changes of organically modified bentonite	2
Abandoned lignite mines in Mitake, Japan, and some issues	2
Influence of salinity on sedimentation during electrokinetic consolidation of dredged mud	2
A bounding surface model of gas-hydrate-bearing sediments	2
Editorial: Geoenvironmental issues related to gas hydrates, part I	2
Environmental and geotechnical properties of lightweight aggregates made of reused solid wastes	2
Simulation of water storage in a reclamation cover incorporating tailings consolidation	2
Effect of precipitation pattern of enzyme-induced calcite on compressive strength of sand	2
Hydromechanical modelling of CO₂ sequestration using a component-based multiphysics code	2
Effect of effective stress on hydraulic conductivity of bentonite–polymer geosynthetic clay liners to coal combustion product leachates	2
Comprehensive geotechnical and geochemical characterisation of two diamond ore tailings	2
Determination of heat generation due to organic degradation in a double-layered bioreactor	2
Fate of bentonite in slag–cement–bentonite slurry trench cut-off walls for polluted sites	2
Foamed backfilling for combatting mine fires	2
Treatment of Pb (II) and Cu (II) using Na-bentonite-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron	2
Steady-state analysis of heat–moisture–salt coupling in unsaturated layered soil	2
Ultralightweight foundation system for peaty ground	2
THCM numerical simulations of the engineered barrier system for radioactive waste disposal	2
Hydraulic conductivity of tyre-derived aggregate for leachate collection and removal	2
Long-term behaviour of coir-fibre-reinforced soils	2
Editorial: Geoenvironmental issues related to gas hydrates, part II	2
In situ chemical remediation using the jet grouting technique: a field test	2
Testing the hydraulic conductivity of degraded municipal solid waste in China	2
Clay–fly ash geopolymer characterisation and application for the removal of lead and zinc	2
A prediction model for the gas permeability of geomaterials	2
Solidification/stabilisation of Zn-contaminated soils using cement and soda residue	2
Power-law correlations of mine subsidence for a metal mine in China	2
Natural pore pressure fluctuations as an indicator of shallow aquitard continuity	2
Compression strength of wood chips mixed with steelmaking slag	2