OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources is 28. 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 process of surrounding rock with preset cracks after excavating a circular cavern based on a continuum-discontinuum method	84
Mechanism of the delayed coal–gas outburst caused by creep instability of the ‘‘barrier layer and tectonic coal’’ combination	68
Cyclical hydraulic pressure pulses reduce breakdown pressure and initiate staged fracture growth in PMMA	67
Fracture propagation characteristics of layered shale oil reservoirs with dense laminas under cyclic pressure shock fracturing	64
Evaluation of excavation method on point load strength of rocks with poor geological conditions in a deep metal mine	49
Development of continuous estimates of the least principal stress with depth for application to multi-stage hydraulic fracturing	47
Fluid flow behaviour in vesicular basalt samples from the Skoll High, Vøring Margin	46
Experimental study on joint sensing and early warning method of landslide disaster based on NPR-OFST	45
Microscopic deformation mechanism and characteristics of carbonaceous slate during the creep process	45
Critical damage threshold of brittle rock failure based on Renormalization Group theory	42
Dynamic failure characteristics of surrounding rocks under different lateral pressure coefficients in deep tunnel transient excavation	41
Research process and hotspot prediction of deep-hole presplitting blasting technology in China’s mines	40
Numerical investigation of vertical borehole heat exchanger heat transfer under coupled conditions of groundwater seepage and layered subsurface	36
Research on the evolution and modified model of dynamic characteristics of saturated tailings under different cyclic loading conditions	35
Optimization and application research on pressure relief parameters of high-stress roadway drilling in micro-disseminated gold mines	35
The impact of bedding planes on microwave-induced damage in rock at the field scale: a numerical model	32
Dynamic splitting mechanical properties and strength prediction model of freeze–thawed water-saturated sandstone	32
Effect of adsorption of different types of surfactants on conglomerate reservoir minerals on chemical oil recovery efficiency	31
An accurate identification and spatial characterization method for the development degree of preferential flow paths in water-flooded reservoir	31
Analysis of geological factors affecting propagation behavior of fracture during hydraulic fracturing shale formation	31
Mass-loss effects on the non-Darcy seepage characteristics of broken rock mass with different clay contents	31
Characteristics of soil moisture transport in the aeration zone of subsidence areas under the disturbance of coal seam mining	31
Identifying payable cluster distributions for improved reservoir characterization: a robust unsupervised ML strategy for rock typing of depositional facies in heterogeneous rocks	30
Study on the mechanical properties of stratified rock mass based on 3D printing technology and FDEM algorithm	29
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	29

Fracture seepage and the temperature field distribution of rocks surrounding high-temperature tunnels: a numerical analysis	28
Proposing an approach for geomechanical model construction based on laboratory and wellbore test results and wellbore instability assessment in the Kangan and Dalan formations	28
Enhancing fieldwork productivity in subsurface characterization: advancements in data acquisition with MASW-DS	28
Study on the influence of stress difference coefficient on hydraulic fractures in deep shale reservoir and the formation method of complex fracture network	28