OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Environmental Geotechnics is 5. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of pore fluid pH on the collapse behaviour and microstructural evolution of a loess	54
Coupling effect on shallow slope stability under infiltration	49
Possibility of impervious coating for the geotechnical reuse of soil and solid waste	33
Analytical solution for transport of degradable contaminant in cut-off wall and aquifer	29
Permeability and solute sorption of unamended and polymer-enhanced geosynthetic clay liners	28
Award-winning paper in 2020	27
Morphological and mineral features of nZVI-induced precipitation on quartz particles	24
Environmental assessment of underground coal gasification in deep-buried seams	23
Seismic response and stability of abandoned lignite mines in Japan	22
Editorial	17
Reusing abandoned natural gas storage sites for compressed air energy storage	17
Geophysical characteristics of a focused fluid flow system in the western South China Sea	15
Editorial	15
Hydromechanical modelling of CO₂ sequestration using a component-based multiphysics code	15
Editorial	15
Simulation of water storage in a reclamation cover incorporating tailings consolidation	14
Preliminary test results on gas permeability of soils and geosynthetic clay liners	14
Effects of organic content on soil-water characteristic curve and soil shrinkage	14
Paradigm shifts in incinerator ash, sediment material recovery and landfill monitoring	13
Clay–fly ash geopolymer characterisation and application for the removal of lead and zinc	13
Design of mass burial sites for safe and dignified disposal of pandemic fatalities	13
Grading curve relations for saturated hydraulic conductivity of granular materials	12
Improving dust resistance of mine tailings using green biopolymer	12
Regional stability and adaptation measures slope failures due to rainfall in Singapore	11
Optimisation of microbially induced calcite precipitation protocol against erosion	11

Corrosion resistance of polyurethane grouting material in landfill site	10
In situ chemical remediation using the jet grouting technique: a field test	10
Lime stabilisation of highly compressible surface from soils in ex-Lake Texcoco, Mexico	10
Editorial: Sustainable circularity for improving material quality and performance	10
Hydrogen gas transfer between a borehole and claystone: experiment and geochemical model	10
Editorial: New threats, new solutions: tackling emerging contaminants	10
Effect of acid on the hydrophysical properties of red clay	9
Effect of wetting–drying cycles on the desiccation of tailings pre-dewatered with super absorbent polymer	9
Editorial: Geoenvironmental issues related to gas hydrates, part I	8
The role of hydraulic and thermal properties of soil in evaporation: a numerical insight	8
Mechanical damage of geotextiles induced by recycled construction and demolition waste	8
A practical bio-based reversible permeability control for saturated sands	8
Electrical conductivity of sand–clay mixtures	8
Analytical solutions for transport of organic solutes in multi-layered porous media	8
Sustainable environmental geotechnics practices for a green economy	8
Sustainable approaches for brownfield revitalisation & rehabilitation: a case in São Paulo	8
The influence of polymer content on the shear wave velocities in fine sand	7
Dry shrinkage cracking and permeability of biopolymer-modified clay under dry–wet cycles	7
Compressibility and shear strength behaviour of fresh and aged municipal solid wastes	7
Low-frequency seismic responses during microbial biofilm formation in sands	7
Behaviour of energy piles under climate-change scenarios: a case study in Southern Italy	7
Size effect on mudstone strength during the freezing–thawing cycle	7
Editorial	7
Sustainability challenges of clean-energy critical minerals: copper and rare earths	6
Numerical investigation on the mechanical behaviour of karst sinkholes	6
Research on the control of high-fill roadbed with tunnel slag in karst sections	6
THCM numerical simulations of the engineered barrier system for radioactive waste disposal	6
Steady-state analysis of pollutant transport to assess landfill liner performance	6
A simplified methodology for determining the thermal performance of thermo-active piles	6
Performance of food-waste compost biocovers in mitigating methane emission from landfills	6
Detection of hydrocarbon spills by means of a coaxial impedance dielectric sensor	6
A thermo-hydro-mechanical finite-element model with freezing processes in saturated soils	6
Editorial	6
Prediction of hydraulic conductivity of sodium bentonite GCLs by machine learning approaches	6
A numerical approach to modelling biodegradable vertical drains	6
Analytical solution to axisymmetric consolidation under surcharge–vacuum–electro-osmosis	6
Solidification and stabilisation of metal plating sludge with fly ash geopolymers	5
A case study on the applicability of elastic velocity models to hydrate-bearing sediments	5
Swelling and consolidation behaviour of polymerised bentonites with cation solutions	5
Two-stage wetting deformation behaviour of rock-fill material	5
Fate and impact of nano/microplastic in the geoenvironment — ecotoxicological perspective	5
Influence of salinity on sedimentation during electrokinetic consolidation of dredged mud	5
Solidify/stabilise a heavy metal-contaminated soil using a novel steel slag-based binder	5