OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources is 23. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Shear mechanical responses of sandstone exposed to high temperature under constant normal stiffness boundary conditions	85
Numerical modeling and simulation of the electric breakdown of rocks immersed in water using high voltage pulses	74
Fractal evolution and connectivity characteristics of mining-induced crack networks in coal masses at different depths	65
Investigating the effect of water quenching cycles on mechanical behaviors for granites after conventional triaxial compression	51
Factors affecting the lower limit of the safe mud weight window for drilling operation in hydrate-bearing sediments in the Northern South China Sea	44
The role of multiple heating and water cooling cycles on physical and mechanical responses of granite rocks	42
Improving the efficiency of microseismic source locating using a heuristic algorithm-based virtual field optimization method	38
Experimental investigation on mechanical characteristics of red sandstone under graded cyclic loading and its inspirations for stability of overlying strata	31
A method for selection rationality evaluation of the first-mining seam in multi-seam mining	30
Damage evolution analysis and gas–solid coupling model for coal containing gas	30
Reservoir quality discrimination of the Albian-Cenomanian reservoir sequences in the Ivorian basin: a lithological and petrophysical study	30
Stability of roadway along hard roof goaf by stress relief technique in deep mines: a theoretical, numerical and field study	27
Investigation of pore pressure, in-situ stress state and borehole stability in the West and South Al-Khilala hydrocarbon fields, Nile Delta, Egypt	27
Design and performance of an open-ended converging microwave antenna in fracturing biotite diorite at low microwave power levels	26
Investigations of mechanical and failure properties of 3D printed columnar jointed rock mass under true triaxial compression with one free face	25
Crack propagation characteristics during progressive failure of circular tunnels and the early warning thereof based on multi-sensor data fusion	25
Numerical investigation of blast-induced fractures in granite: insights from a hybrid LS-DYNA and UDEC grain-based discrete element method	25
Integrating 3D seismic interpretation, well log analysis and static modelling for characterizing the Late Miocene reservoir, Ngatoro area, New Zealand	24
Macro-meso dynamic fracture behaviors of Xinjiang marble exposed to freeze thaw and frequent impact disturbance loads: a lab-scale testing	24
On the strong earthquakes induced by deep coal mining under thick strata-a case study	24
Engineering properties of four different rocks after heat treatment	23
Experimental study on the effects of pre-cracks, fracturing fluid, and rock mechanical characteristics on directional hydraulic fracturing with axial pre-cracks	23
Modeling pressurized fracture propagation with the isogeometric BEM	23