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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Cracking of unsaturated clays using a newly developed small-beam bending apparatus and analysis by digital image correlation	47
Comparative analysis of quasi-static penetration characteristics of slotted granite and intact granite	41
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	32
The impacts of scaled capillary pressure combined with coupled flow and geomechanics on gas hydrate deposits	31
Effects of rate-dependent behavior of sandstone on performance of gas storage in aquifer	30
Shear strength and shear stiffness analysis of compacted Wyoming-type bentonite	30
Hydromechanical simulation of argillaceous rocks: From laboratory tests to drift excavation	29
Proxy-based Bayesian inversion of strain tensor data measured during well tests	26
Temperature dependence of soil-structure interface behaviour in the context of thermally-activated piles: A review	26
Assessing swelling-induced damage in shale samples during triaxial testing	26
The hydro-mechanical characteristics and micro-structure of loess enhanced by microbially induced carbonate precipitation	24
Experimental investigation and parametric analysis for shear behavior of frozen clayed soil containing lens ice	23
Nonlinear creep damage model of rocks under the influence of cohesion and internal friction angle	23
How geomechanical attributes control the morphology of stylolites in carbonate sequences? A case from Permian–Triassic gas reservoirs in the Persian Gulf	22
A suction-history-based framework for characterizing flexure-induced cracking in clay plates	22
Fractal characteristics of rocks and mesoscopic fractures at different loading rates	22
Field tests on the prediction of heating power requirements for deicing in Jiangyin, China	22
AC-assisted microbially induced carbonate precipitation for sand reinforcement: An experimental study	21
Temperature- and Displacement-Dependent Model for unsaturated Earth pressures behind thermo-active retaining walls	20
Influence of stress-level due to self-weight on the hydraulic conductivity of permeable concrete for geotechnical applications	20
Soft interface instability and gas flow channeling in low-permeability deformable media	19
Single fluid-driven crack propagation in analogue rock assisted by chemical environment	19
Modeling of coupled processes in full-scale engineered barrier system performance experiment at Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory, Japan	19

The nucleation of injection-induced earthquakes on low-permeability strike-slip faults	19
Flow-geomechanics coupling constrains fault geometry in induced earthquakes	19
Engineering soil barriers to minimise annual shrinkage/swelling in plastic clays	19
Effects of thermophysical parameters of fracturing fluid on hot dry rock damage in hydraulic fracturing	19
Effects of supercritical CO2 based fluids imbibition on the mechanical properties of shale: An experimental study at high-temperature and high-pressure condition	18
Thermoporoelastic model for fluid-driven debonding of cement during CO	18
Load transfer analysis of driven energy pile under combined thermal and mechanical loading	18
Coupling of a water permeability function with a bounding surface hydromechanical model for unsaturated soils	17
Numerical investigation of THM behavior in anisotropic poroelastic media: from element test to geological disposal applications	17
Synthesis of results for Brine Availability Test in Salt (BATS) DECOVALEX-2023 Task E	17
Novel and simplified method of producing microbial calcite powder for clayey soil stabilization	17
Analysis of shear mock-up tests in a canister-clay system for spent nuclear fuel isolation	16
Heat transfer-deformation characteristics and fracture damage analysis during LN2 freeze-thaw process in different rank coals	16
Experimental and constitutive modeling of the anisotropic mechanical properties of shale subjected to thermal treatment	16
Modeling of thermal–hydraulic–mechanical–chemical acid fracturing with discretized virtual internal bond	16
Wellbore cement fracture permeability as a function of confining stress and pore pressure	16
Fluid injection through artificially reconstituted bio-cemented sands	16
Strata control methods and optimization design for mining earthquake prevention and environmental protection	15
Thermo-hydraulic analysis of desiccation cracked soil strata considering ground temperature and moisture dynamics under the influence of soil-atmosphere interactions	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
Laboratory validation of a new hydro-mechanical energy-based brittleness index model for hydraulic fracturing	15
Multiscale modeling of hydraulic fracture propagation and design optimization in heterogeneous oil–gas reservoirs	15
Assessment of mechanical behavior and failure criteria under varied confining pressures in treated calcareous sand	15
Influence of natural fracture zones on hydraulic fracture propagation and proppant transport in tight sandstone reservoirs	15
Experimental study on tensile strength of granite residual soil during drying and wetting	15
Shear behavior of ice–frozen soil interface: Experiments and elastoplastic modeling	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
Designing a repository in domal salt: The influence of design variants in different modelling environments	14
Experimental investigation into the effect of porosity on the strains developing during anhydrite to gypsum transformation	14
Dam impoundment near active faults in areas with high seismic potential: Case studies from Bisri and Mseilha dams, Lebanon	14
Experimental and simulation study of cryogenic stimulation of granites from Akmola region in Kazakhstan	14
Thermally driven fracturing in hot dry rock systems and the role of wellbore cooling	14
Influence of the strain rate on the deformation and failure of rocks with multiscale cracks	13
Effect of particle size on mechanical properties of bio-cemented sand using enzyme-induced calcite precipitation	13
Analysis of shearing behavior in hydrate-bearing sediments from a micromechanical perspective: A DEM simulation study	13
Hydraulic and mechanical behavior of compacted silts modified by waste steel slag	13
Corrigendum to “Self-sealing behavior of compacted bentonite–sand mixtures containing technological voids” [Geomech Energy Environ 25 (2021) 100213]	13
Creep behavior and permeability evolution of red sandstone in three Gorges Reservoir area subjected to cyclic seepage pressure	13
Modeling fractures and barriers in porous media using finite elements with high aspect ratio	13
Effective stress in unsaturated soils: Lessons from capillarity in regular sphere arrangements	12
NMR-based analysis of pore water state of unsaturated compacted bentonite considering the saline effect	12
3D numerical modelling and analysis of heat harvesting and pavement temperature regulation of a thermo-active road	12
Integrating geomechanical proxy models with data assimilation for energy transition applications	12
Study on energy consumption and failure mechanism of water-saturated coal sample during impact cracking	12
Comparing modelling approaches for a generic nuclear waste repository in salt	11
Investigating stress evolution in rock burst prone regions in an underground mine with seismic tomographic imaging	11
A multi-method integration approach for determining draw angles in underground metal mining: A case study of the kuogeshaye gold mine	11
Hydro-mechanical evolution during saturation of a two-component bentonite barrier for radioactive waste disposal	11

Transient temperature and water distributions in unconstrained compacted granular bentonite under elevated temperatures	11
Study on novel alkali-activated cementitious grout for scour control of offshore foundation	11
A fast approximate method for simulating thermal pile heat exchangers	11
Desiccation cracking behavior of discrete fiber mixed with clay material	11
Insight into the mechanical degradation of coal corroded by concentrated brine solution	10
Strengthening effect of nano-SiO2 on microbial induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) solidified sediment: Macro- and micro-analysis	10
Micromechanical modeling of long-term creep behavior of quasi-brittle rocks considering thermo-mechanical coupling effects	10
A three-dimensional elastoplastic constitutive model incorporating Lode angle dependence	10
Influence of matric suction on the behavior of energy pile groups under geometrically asymmetrical thermal cycling	10
A Hybrid Data-Driven/Physics-Based Modeling Approach for Hydraulic Fracture Initiation and Early-Phase Propagation in Shale	10
Influence of mechanical strength on gas migration through bentonite: Numerical analysis from laboratory to field scale	10
Comparison of performance assessment models and methods in crystalline rock: Task F1 DECOVALEX-2023	10
A feasibility study of a modal analysis-based acoustic method for noninvasively estimating elastic properties of rocks	10
Prediction of the shale gas permeability: A data mining approach	10
A preliminary investigation on the mechanical behaviour of a stiff Italian clay in the context of hydrogen storage	10
Internal erosion of sandy gravels and occurrence of open-framework gravels in the subsoil of a river dike	10
Impact of shear displacement on advective transport in a laboratory-scale fracture	10
Constraint strategies for estimating in-situ stress from borehole measurements	10
An assessment of the salt caprock creep impact on Pre-salt reservoir geomechanics	10
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	10
Insights from an extensive triaxial testing campaign on a shale for comparative site characterization of a deep geological repository	10
New rock strength-based UCS-V	9
Feedback on the discussion of “assessment of an amended soil as a climate adaptive barrier: Element testing and physical modelling”	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
Hydro-mechanical behavior of dual-scale natural fractures: Insights from analytical modeling and microseismic analysis in shale	9
A data-driven and machine learning-assisted interpretation of hydraulic fracturing experiments in various formations	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
Landslide susceptibility evaluation in Alpine environment: 2. Thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling for the response to climate-related variables	9
A review of fiber optic sensing in geomechanical applications at laboratory and field scales	9
Benchmark study of a new simplified DFN model for shearing of intersecting fractures and faults	9
A three-dimensional fractional elastoplastic constitutive model for rocks within ductile domain	9
Experimental study on the swelling pressure of compacted bentonite under high temperatures above 100 °C	9
Triaxial unloading effects on pre-holed sandstone energy characteristics and damage evolution mechanism: Comparative analysis of diffrent borehole bottom locations	9
Rock-mass heterogeneous rheological properties caused the formation of deep tension fractures	8
Corrigendum to ‘Modeling fracture growth for EGS in foreland sedimentary basins’ [Geomech Energy Environ 45 (2026) 100796]	8
Effect of multifractal characteristics of pore structure in coal adsorbed by low pressure gas on thermal conductivity and thermal diffusion	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
Life cycle environmental assessment of retaining walls in unsaturated soils	8
Predicting subsurface thermal conductivity from wellbore temperatures	8
Impacts of intensive seepage flow on suffusion development in cohesionless soil: Insight from a theoretical model	8
Determination of fault damage zones in sandstone rocks using numerical models and statistical analyses	8
Numerical study of the effect of soil-plant-atmosphere interaction under future climate projections and different vegetation covers	8
A methodology for incorporating thermal interference in the design of thermo-active pile groups	8
Effects of in-situ stress on heat transfer in fracture networks	8
Effect of temperature on gas breakthrough and permeability of compacted loess in landfill cover	8
Experimental study on the settlement behavior of soil–rock mixtures under reservoir water level rise and fall	8
Suction-induced strains in intact rocks	8
Surrogate models for development of unconventional shale reservoirs by an integrated numerical approach of hydraulic fracturing, flow and geomechanics, and machine learning	8
Study on the characteristics of coal pore structure changes during hot flue gas displacement and their impact on the gas displacement effect	7
Thermo-hydro mechanical coupling in a discrete modelling: Large-scale 3D application to thermal hydrofracturing	7
Numerical simulation of solute transport in argillaceous rock under thermal gradient with a coupled THM-solute transport model	7
Enhanced soil-pile friction using colloidal silica grouting in granular soils	7
Underground storage of heating and cooling through energy walls	7
Quantitative prediction of tertiary formation fractures and its application in lost circulation prediction in the Bozhong Depression	7
An effective poroelastic model for fractured porous media	7
Thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior of energy barrettes: Field experiments and numerical simulations	7
Vertical dynamic responses of model energy piles	7
Free swelling behavior of MX80 bentonite under elevated temperatures up to 200 °C	7
Finite element analysis of shear stress evolution in fault-related folds: implications for subsurface geomechanics and energy applications	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
Micro-macro investigation on bio-cemented sand under different grouting saturation: An effective enhancement method	7
A simple method for analyzing thermomechanical response of an energy pile in a group	7
Reducing uncertainty on land subsidence modeling prediction by a sequential data-integration approach. Application to the Arlua off-shore reservoir in Italy	7
Investigation of additive-assisted microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation in 3D printed cross fractures	7
A thermodynamically consistent model of strain coupling in expansive soils	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
Effect of thermal cycling on the isotropic consolidation and triaxial shear behavior of lateritic clay	7
Modelling of failure and fracture development of the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone during an in-situ heating experiment associated with geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste	7
Probability analysis of rock slope using FORM based on a nonlinear strength criterion	7