OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment is 7. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Cracking of unsaturated clays using a newly developed small-beam bending apparatus and analysis by digital image correlation	48
Comparative analysis of quasi-static penetration characteristics of slotted granite and intact granite	43
Experimental study on seepage–corrosion coupling characteristics of a single fracture in limestone subjected to acid mine drainage	41
Evaluation of generalised soil water retention models and their role in hydro–mechanical modelling of unsaturated soils	38
Post-mining related reactivation potential of faults hosted in tight reservoir rocks around flooded coal mines, eastern Ruhr Basin, Germany	34
The impacts of scaled capillary pressure combined with coupled flow and geomechanics on gas hydrate deposits	30
Effects of rate-dependent behavior of sandstone on performance of gas storage in aquifer	29
Shear strength and shear stiffness analysis of compacted Wyoming-type bentonite	29
Temperature dependence of soil-structure interface behaviour in the context of thermally-activated piles: A review	27
Proxy-based Bayesian inversion of strain tensor data measured during well tests	27
Field tests on the prediction of heating power requirements for deicing in Jiangyin, China	26
Fractal characteristics of rocks and mesoscopic fractures at different loading rates	25
How geomechanical attributes control the morphology of stylolites in carbonate sequences? A case from Permian–Triassic gas reservoirs in the Persian Gulf	25
Experimental investigation and parametric analysis for shear behavior of frozen clayed soil containing lens ice	24
A suction-history-based framework for characterizing flexure-induced cracking in clay plates	24
The hydro-mechanical characteristics and micro-structure of loess enhanced by microbially induced carbonate precipitation	24
Assessing swelling-induced damage in shale samples during triaxial testing	22
Nonlinear creep damage model of rocks under the influence of cohesion and internal friction angle	22
Temperature- and Displacement-Dependent Model for unsaturated Earth pressures behind thermo-active retaining walls	21
Hydromechanical simulation of argillaceous rocks: From laboratory tests to drift excavation	21
Soft interface instability and gas flow channeling in low-permeability deformable media	20
Effects of thermophysical parameters of fracturing fluid on hot dry rock damage in hydraulic fracturing	19
Synthesis of results for Brine Availability Test in Salt (BATS) DECOVALEX-2023 Task E	19
Engineering soil barriers to minimise annual shrinkage/swelling in plastic clays	19
Flow-geomechanics coupling constrains fault geometry in induced earthquakes	19

Coupling of a water permeability function with a bounding surface hydromechanical model for unsaturated soils	19
Load transfer analysis of driven energy pile under combined thermal and mechanical loading	19
Thermoporoelastic model for fluid-driven debonding of cement during CO	19
Effects of supercritical CO2 based fluids imbibition on the mechanical properties of shale: An experimental study at high-temperature and high-pressure condition	19
Influence of stress-level due to self-weight on the hydraulic conductivity of permeable concrete for geotechnical applications	18
Modeling of coupled processes in full-scale engineered barrier system performance experiment at Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory, Japan	18
Numerical investigation of THM behavior in anisotropic poroelastic media: from element test to geological disposal applications	18
Multiscale modeling of hydraulic fracture propagation and design optimization in heterogeneous oil–gas reservoirs	17
Single fluid-driven crack propagation in analogue rock assisted by chemical environment	17
Novel and simplified method of producing microbial calcite powder for clayey soil stabilization	17
Experimental and constitutive modeling of the anisotropic mechanical properties of shale subjected to thermal treatment	17
The nucleation of injection-induced earthquakes on low-permeability strike-slip faults	17
AC-assisted microbially induced carbonate precipitation for sand reinforcement: An experimental study	17
Fluid injection through artificially reconstituted bio-cemented sands	16
Modeling of thermal–hydraulic–mechanical–chemical acid fracturing with discretized virtual internal bond	16
Strata control methods and optimization design for mining earthquake prevention and environmental protection	16
Analysis of shear mock-up tests in a canister-clay system for spent nuclear fuel isolation	16
Influence of natural fracture zones on hydraulic fracture propagation and proppant transport in tight sandstone reservoirs	16
Wellbore cement fracture permeability as a function of confining stress and pore pressure	15
Post-wildfire soil hydrophobicity and slope erosion remediation by applying environmentally friendly modifiers	15
Investigations into crack evolution during controlled continual laser-based rock processing	15
Experimental study on tensile strength of granite residual soil during drying and wetting	15
Assessment of mechanical behavior and failure criteria under varied confining pressures in treated calcareous sand	15
Shear behavior of ice–frozen soil interface: Experiments and elastoplastic modeling	15
Thermo-hydraulic analysis of desiccation cracked soil strata considering ground temperature and moisture dynamics under the influence of soil-atmosphere interactions	15
Three-dimensional evaluation of effective thermal conductivity in micro-carbon fiber reinforced clay soils with varying fiber distributions	15
Assessment of sensor performance in the context of geological radwaste disposal—A first case study in the Belgian URL HADES	14
Heat transfer-deformation characteristics and fracture damage analysis during LN2 freeze-thaw process in different rank coals	14
Experimental investigation into the effect of porosity on the strains developing during anhydrite to gypsum transformation	14
Laboratory validation of a new hydro-mechanical energy-based brittleness index model for hydraulic fracturing	14
Designing a repository in domal salt: The influence of design variants in different modelling environments	13
Dam impoundment near active faults in areas with high seismic potential: Case studies from Bisri and Mseilha dams, Lebanon	13
Hydraulic and mechanical behavior of compacted silts modified by waste steel slag	13
Thermally driven fracturing in hot dry rock systems and the role of wellbore cooling	12
Creep behavior and permeability evolution of red sandstone in three Gorges Reservoir area subjected to cyclic seepage pressure	12
Effect of particle size on mechanical properties of bio-cemented sand using enzyme-induced calcite precipitation	12
Experimental and simulation study of cryogenic stimulation of granites from Akmola region in Kazakhstan	12
Influence of the strain rate on the deformation and failure of rocks with multiscale cracks	12
Analysis of shearing behavior in hydrate-bearing sediments from a micromechanical perspective: A DEM simulation study	12
Corrigendum to “Self-sealing behavior of compacted bentonite–sand mixtures containing technological voids” [Geomech Energy Environ 25 (2021) 100213]	11
Desiccation cracking behavior of discrete fiber mixed with clay material	11
Insight into the mechanical degradation of coal corroded by concentrated brine solution	11
Study on energy consumption and failure mechanism of water-saturated coal sample during impact cracking	11
Comparing modelling approaches for a generic nuclear waste repository in salt	11
A three-dimensional elastoplastic constitutive model incorporating Lode angle dependence	11
3D numerical modelling and analysis of heat harvesting and pavement temperature regulation of a thermo-active road	11
A fast approximate method for simulating thermal pile heat exchangers	11
A multi-method integration approach for determining draw angles in underground metal mining: A case study of the kuogeshaye gold mine	11
Effective stress in unsaturated soils: Lessons from capillarity in regular sphere arrangements	10
NMR-based analysis of pore water state of unsaturated compacted bentonite considering the saline effect	10

Investigating stress evolution in rock burst prone regions in an underground mine with seismic tomographic imaging	10
Hydro-mechanical evolution during saturation of a two-component bentonite barrier for radioactive waste disposal	10
Internal erosion of sandy gravels and occurrence of open-framework gravels in the subsoil of a river dike	10
Influence of matric suction on the behavior of energy pile groups under geometrically asymmetrical thermal cycling	10
Impact of shear displacement on advective transport in a laboratory-scale fracture	10
Integrating geomechanical proxy models with data assimilation for energy transition applications	10
Study on novel alkali-activated cementitious grout for scour control of offshore foundation	10
A Hybrid Data-Driven/Physics-Based Modeling Approach for Hydraulic Fracture Initiation and Early-Phase Propagation in Shale	10
Comparison of performance assessment models and methods in crystalline rock: Task F1 DECOVALEX-2023	10
Micromechanical modeling of long-term creep behavior of quasi-brittle rocks considering thermo-mechanical coupling effects	10
An assessment of the salt caprock creep impact on Pre-salt reservoir geomechanics	10
Insights from an extensive triaxial testing campaign on a shale for comparative site characterization of a deep geological repository	10
A preliminary investigation on the mechanical behaviour of a stiff Italian clay in the context of hydrogen storage	10
Transient temperature and water distributions in unconstrained compacted granular bentonite under elevated temperatures	10
Influence of mechanical strength on gas migration through bentonite: Numerical analysis from laboratory to field scale	10
Prediction of the shale gas permeability: A data mining approach	10
Constraint strategies for estimating in-situ stress from borehole measurements	10
A review of fiber optic sensing in geomechanical applications at laboratory and field scales	9
A feasibility study of a modal analysis-based acoustic method for noninvasively estimating elastic properties of rocks	9
Feedback on the discussion of “assessment of an amended soil as a climate adaptive barrier: Element testing and physical modelling”	9
A methodology for incorporating thermal interference in the design of thermo-active pile groups	9
A data-driven and machine learning-assisted interpretation of hydraulic fracturing experiments in various formations	9
Landslide susceptibility evaluation in Alpine environment: 2. Thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling for the response to climate-related variables	9
Detection of potential voids in the granulated bentonite mixture and concrete plug in the Full-scale Emplacement experiment using a parallel-wire cable as an extra-long TDR waveguide	9
Strengthening effect of nano-SiO2 on microbial induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) solidified sediment: Macro- and micro-analysis	9
Mechanism of anomalous “internal subsidence and peripheral uplift” in a salt mine goaf: A multi-source validated superposition of poroelastic uplift and mining-induced subsidence	9
A three-dimensional fractional elastoplastic constitutive model for rocks within ductile domain	8
Triaxial unloading effects on pre-holed sandstone energy characteristics and damage evolution mechanism: Comparative analysis of diffrent borehole bottom locations	8
A comparative analysis of numerical approaches for the description of gas flow in clay-based repository systems: From a laboratory to a large-scale gas injection test	8
Surrogate models for development of unconventional shale reservoirs by an integrated numerical approach of hydraulic fracturing, flow and geomechanics, and machine learning	8
Comparative analysis of primary variables selection in modeling non-isothermal two-phase flow: Insights from EBS experiment at Horonobe URL	8
Failure characteristics and brittleness index establishment based on marble energy evolution mechanism	8
Corrigendum to ‘Modeling fracture growth for EGS in foreland sedimentary basins’ [Geomech Energy Environ 45 (2026) 100796]	8
Effect of temperature on gas breakthrough and permeability of compacted loess in landfill cover	8
Rock-mass heterogeneous rheological properties caused the formation of deep tension fractures	8
Experimental study on the swelling pressure of compacted bentonite under high temperatures above 100 °C	8
Determination of fault damage zones in sandstone rocks using numerical models and statistical analyses	8
New rock strength-based UCS-V	8
Hydro-mechanical behavior of dual-scale natural fractures: Insights from analytical modeling and microseismic analysis in shale	8
Predicting subsurface thermal conductivity from wellbore temperatures	8
Benchmark study of a new simplified DFN model for shearing of intersecting fractures and faults	8
Effects of in-situ stress on heat transfer in fracture networks	8
Experimental study on the settlement behavior of soil–rock mixtures under reservoir water level rise and fall	8
Vertical dynamic responses of model energy piles	7
Numerical study of fluid injection-induced deformation and seismicity in a mature fault zone with a low-permeability fault core bounded by a densely fractured damage zone	7
Finite element analysis of shear stress evolution in fault-related folds: implications for subsurface geomechanics and energy applications	7
Suction-induced strains in intact rocks	7
Numerical study of the effect of soil-plant-atmosphere interaction under future climate projections and different vegetation covers	7
Investigation of additive-assisted microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation in 3D printed cross fractures	7
Free swelling behavior of MX80 bentonite under elevated temperatures up to 200 °C	7
Effect of thermal cycling on the isotropic consolidation and triaxial shear behavior of lateritic clay	7
Study on the characteristics of coal pore structure changes during hot flue gas displacement and their impact on the gas displacement effect	7
Impacts of intensive seepage flow on suffusion development in cohesionless soil: Insight from a theoretical model	7
Numerical simulation of solute transport in argillaceous rock under thermal gradient with a coupled THM-solute transport model	7
Reducing uncertainty on land subsidence modeling prediction by a sequential data-integration approach. Application to the Arlua off-shore reservoir in Italy	7
An effective poroelastic model for fractured porous media	7
Full-scale in-situ tests on a displacement cast in situ energy pile: Effects of cyclic thermal loads under different mechanical load levels on pile stress and strain	7
Thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior of energy barrettes: Field experiments and numerical simulations	7
Thermo-hydro mechanical coupling in a discrete modelling: Large-scale 3D application to thermal hydrofracturing	7
Effect of multifractal characteristics of pore structure in coal adsorbed by low pressure gas on thermal conductivity and thermal diffusion	7
A thermodynamically consistent model of strain coupling in expansive soils	7