OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Transportation Geotechnics is 35. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Mechanical Properties of Palygorskite Clay Stabilized with Polyelectrolytes	123
A simple method to determine soil–water retention curves of compacted active clays	103
Thermo-mechanical response of sand-silt mixtures	88
A novel data-driven approach for proactive risk assessment in shield tunnel construction	75
Comprehensive in-situ freeze-thaw monitoring under a granular-surfaced road system	75
Improved determination of the S-wave velocity of rocks in dry and saturated conditions: Application of machine-learning algorithms	73
Characterization of a fractured rock mass using geological strength index: A discrete fracture network approach	68
Performance of industrial fly ash based stabilized mine haul roads under seasonal moisture changes	66
A mechanical analysis model for tunnels under strike-slip faulting considering the fault zone width and nonlinear tunnel-stratum interaction	66
Investigation of resilient modulus and permanent deformation of tropical soil with Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement	66
Towards a wireless sensing infrastructure for smart mobility	64
Hydromechanical behavior of unsaturated sandy soils with different particle shapes under loading–unloading paths: Numerical simulation and experimental validation	61
Investigating the particle size effect of calcareous sand using a critical state-based model with the covariance matrix adaptation evolutionary strategies algorithm optimization	60
Analysis of soil settlement behind bridge abutments	55
Macro and micro analyses of static and dynamic shear characteristics of geogrid and rubber–sand mixture interface	54
Reinforcement mechanism and the stress-strain behaviors of geocells made by non-woven geotextile	53
Predicting subsurface classification in 2D from cone penetration test data	51
Cyclic strain sweep testing-analysis to evaluate the mechanical characteristics of stabilized soils	47
A novel thermodynamic constitutive model of coarse-grained soils considering the particle breakage	47
Research on the Coupled Dynamic Response of Vibratory Roller-Unsaturated Subgrade under Different Compaction and Moisture Content States	46
Editorial Board	45
Stabilization of gold mining tailings with alkali-activated carbide lime and sugarcane bagasse ash	45
Experimental and numerical study on mechanical properties of sand-contaminated ballast aggregates in confined condition	45
Detailed particle breakage of crushable granular materials under cyclic shearing conditions using dyed gypsum technique	44
Editorial Board	44

A semi-analytical solution for the transient response of one-dimensional saturated single-layer porous media with general boundary conditions	42
Data-driven clay-fouled ballast permeability assessment using analytical-numerical and machine learning approaches	41
Review of numerical approaches used in soil-pipe interaction analysis of water mains	40
Optimized machine learning models for predicting crown convergence of plateau mountain tunnels	40
The role of rice husk ash, cement and polypropylene fibers on the mechanical behavior of a soil from Guabirotuba formation	40
Impact of drying-wetting cycles on the small strain behaviour of compacted clay	40
Effect of Shape Discrepancies on Strength of Binary Soils	37
Mechanical properties of stabilized soil: study on recovered field samples from deep stabilization sites	36
Accumulated plastic deformation behavior of granite residual soil under cyclic loading considering the influence of initial unloading	35
The effect of ballast moisture content and fouling index on railway track settlement	35