OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources is 29. 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
Mechanism of the delayed coal–gas outburst caused by creep instability of the ‘‘barrier layer and tectonic coal’’ combination	86
Evaluation of excavation method on point load strength of rocks with poor geological conditions in a deep metal mine	71
Experimental study on joint sensing and early warning method of landslide disaster based on NPR-OFST	69
Numerical investigation of vertical borehole heat exchanger heat transfer under coupled conditions of groundwater seepage and layered subsurface	64
Dynamic splitting mechanical properties and strength prediction model of freeze–thawed water-saturated sandstone	50
Optimization and application research on pressure relief parameters of high-stress roadway drilling in micro-disseminated gold mines	50
Research on the evolution and modified model of dynamic characteristics of saturated tailings under different cyclic loading conditions	50
An accurate identification and spatial characterization method for the development degree of preferential flow paths in water-flooded reservoir	48
Dynamic failure characteristics of surrounding rocks under different lateral pressure coefficients in deep tunnel transient excavation	47
Effect of adsorption of different types of surfactants on conglomerate reservoir minerals on chemical oil recovery efficiency	46
Cracking process of surrounding rock with preset cracks after excavating a circular cavern based on a continuum-discontinuum method	42
Research process and hotspot prediction of deep-hole presplitting blasting technology in China’s mines	41
Experimental research on evolution characteristics of coal pore systems under acidification–modification conditions	41
Development of continuous estimates of the least principal stress with depth for application to multi-stage hydraulic fracturing	39
Microscopic deformation mechanism and characteristics of carbonaceous slate during the creep process	38
Analysis of geological factors affecting propagation behavior of fracture during hydraulic fracturing shale formation	34
Fluid flow behaviour in vesicular basalt samples from the Skoll High, Vøring Margin	34
Identifying payable cluster distributions for improved reservoir characterization: a robust unsupervised ML strategy for rock typing of depositional facies in heterogeneous rocks	34
Characteristics of soil moisture transport in the aeration zone of subsidence areas under the disturbance of coal seam mining	33
Fracture propagation characteristics of layered shale oil reservoirs with dense laminas under cyclic pressure shock fracturing	33
The impact of bedding planes on microwave-induced damage in rock at the field scale: a numerical model	33
Mass-loss effects on the non-Darcy seepage characteristics of broken rock mass with different clay contents	32
Cyclical hydraulic pressure pulses reduce breakdown pressure and initiate staged fracture growth in PMMA	32
The effects of sedimentary facies and diagenesis on pore structure: in the sandstones of Paleogene Formation of Nanpu Sag, China to be more representative to the results and discussion	31
Study on the mechanical properties of stratified rock mass based on 3D printing technology and FDEM algorithm	31

Experimental investigation on the triaxial unloading mechanical characteristics of sandstone immersed in different brines	30
Proposing an approach for geomechanical model construction based on laboratory and wellbore test results and wellbore instability assessment in the Kangan and Dalan formations	30
Enhancing fieldwork productivity in subsurface characterization: advancements in data acquisition with MASW-DS	30
Logging response characteristics and quantitative identification model of pyrobitumen—Taking Longwangmiao Formation in the central Sichuan Basin, China as an example	29
Investigation of the effects of two different cooling treatments on the physico-mechanical and microstructural properties of granite after high temperatures	29
Experimental investigation on deformation and failure mechanism of waste dump with partial-weak basement	29
Migration law of gob-side roadway roof by gangue grouting filling in bottom collapse zone: analysis of influencing factor of gangue slurry filling degree	29