OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Shear mechanical responses of sandstone exposed to high temperature under constant normal stiffness boundary conditions	75
Fractal evolution and connectivity characteristics of mining-induced crack networks in coal masses at different depths	61
Numerical modeling and simulation of the electric breakdown of rocks immersed in water using high voltage pulses	58
Application of nanoindentation technology in rocks: a review	48
Investigating the effect of water quenching cycles on mechanical behaviors for granites after conventional triaxial compression	42
Factors affecting the lower limit of the safe mud weight window for drilling operation in hydrate-bearing sediments in the Northern South China Sea	41
The role of multiple heating and water cooling cycles on physical and mechanical responses of granite rocks	40
Improving the efficiency of microseismic source locating using a heuristic algorithm-based virtual field optimization method	39
Using stress path-dependent permeability law to evaluate permeability enhancement and coalbed methane flow in protected coal seam: a case study	35
A method for selection rationality evaluation of the first-mining seam in multi-seam mining	28
Reservoir quality discrimination of the Albian-Cenomanian reservoir sequences in the Ivorian basin: a lithological and petrophysical study	28
Research on the safe mining depth of anti-dip bedding slope in Changshanhao Mine	27
Stability of roadway along hard roof goaf by stress relief technique in deep mines: a theoretical, numerical and field study	26
Damage evolution analysis and gas–solid coupling model for coal containing gas	26
Modeling pressurized fracture propagation with the isogeometric BEM	24
Investigations of mechanical and failure properties of 3D printed columnar jointed rock mass under true triaxial compression with one free face	24
Macro-meso dynamic fracture behaviors of Xinjiang marble exposed to freeze thaw and frequent impact disturbance loads: a lab-scale testing	23
Engineering properties of four different rocks after heat treatment	23
DEM numerical simulation study on fracture propagation of synchronous fracturing in a double fracture rock mass	23
Optimization of blasting design in open pit limestone mines with the aim of reducing ground vibration using robust techniques	23
Investigation of pore pressure, in-situ stress state and borehole stability in the West and South Al-Khilala hydrocarbon fields, Nile Delta, Egypt	22
Experimental investigation and theoretical analysis of indentations on cuboid hard rock using a conical pick under uniaxial lateral stress	22
Design and performance of an open-ended converging microwave antenna in fracturing biotite diorite at low microwave power levels	22
Experimental investigation on mechanical characteristics of red sandstone under graded cyclic loading and its inspirations for stability of overlying strata	22
A new method for threshold determination of gray image	21

Analysis of main factors influencing the apertures of mining-induced horizontal fractures at longwall coal mining	20
Numerical investigation of blast-induced fractures in granite: insights from a hybrid LS-DYNA and UDEC grain-based discrete element method	20
Influence of existing natural fractures and beddings on the formation of fracture network during hydraulic fracturing based on the extended finite element method	20
Experimental study of crack evolution in prefabricated double-fissure red sandstone based on acoustic emission location	20
Integrating 3D seismic interpretation, well log analysis and static modelling for characterizing the Late Miocene reservoir, Ngatoro area, New Zealand	20
Experimental study on the effects of pre-cracks, fracturing fluid, and rock mechanical characteristics on directional hydraulic fracturing with axial pre-cracks	19
Effects of bedding orientation on the failure pattern and acoustic emission activity of shale under uniaxial compression	19
On the strong earthquakes induced by deep coal mining under thick strata-a case study	19
True triaxial experimental study on mechanical characteristics and energy evolution of sandstone under various loading and unloading rates	19
Experimental investigation of mechanical properties, impact tendency, and brittleness characteristics of coal mass under different gas adsorption pressures	18
Full-field quantification of time-dependent and -independent deformation and fracturing of double-notch flawed rock using digital image correlation	18
Stress–strain relationship of sandstone under confining pressure with repetitive impact	18
Experimental study on strength and failure behavior of transversely isotropic rock-like material under uniaxial compression	18
Failure characteristics of roof in working face end based on stress evolution of goaf	18
Waveform features and failure patterns of hollow cylindrical sandstone specimens under repetitive impact and triaxial confinements	17
Acoustic emission characteristics of different brittle rocks and its application in brittleness evaluation	17
Developing the efficiency-modeling framework to explore the potential of CO2 storage capacity of S3 reservoir, Tahe oilfield, China	17
A variable-order fractional derivative creep constitutive model of salt rock based on the damage effect	17
Effects of gradation and grain crushing on the liquefaction resistance of calcareous sand	16
The fracturing models of hard roofs and spatiotemporal law of mining-induced stress in a top coal caving face with an extra-thick coal seam	16
Horizontal in situ stresses prediction using a CNN-BiLSTM-attention hybrid neural network	15
Crack propagation characteristics during progressive failure of circular tunnels and the early warning thereof based on multi-sensor data fusion	15
Numerical simulation of rockfalls colliding with a gravel cushion with varying thicknesses and particle sizes	15
Sensitivity of the stability assessment of a deep excavation to the material characterisations and analysis methods	15
Physical and numerical investigations of bedding adhesion strength on stratified rock roof fracture with longwall coal mining	15
Discrete element method simulation of the growth and efficiency of multiple hydraulic fractures simultaneously-induced from two horizontal wells	14
Experimental study on the mechanism of pressure releasing control in deep coal mine roadways located in faulted zone	14
Variations in the physical and mechanical properties of rocks from different depths in the Songliao Basin under uniaxial compression conditions	14
The strength changes and failure modes of high-temperature granite subjected to cooling shocks	14
The assessment of the factors affecting the microwave heating of magmatic rocks	14
Long-term assessment of creep and water effects on tunnel lining loads in weak rocks using displacement-based direct back analysis: an example from northwest of Iran	13
An improved stratigraphic modified lorenz (ISML) plot as a tool for describing efficiency of the hydraulic flow units (HFUs) in clastic and non-clastic reservoir sequences	13
Evaluation and analysis of sandstone brittleness under the influence of temperature	13
Impact of injection rate ramp-up on nucleation and arrest of dynamic fault slip	13
Electron scanning characteristics of rock materials under different loading methods: a review	13
Explicit dynamics based numerical simulation approach for assessment of impact of relief hole on blast induced deformation pattern in an underground face blast	13
Low amplitude fatigue performance of sandstone, marble, and granite under high static stress	13
A critical review of the experimental and theoretical research on cyclic hydraulic fracturing for geothermal reservoir stimulation	12
Correlation study between fracability and brittleness of shale-gas reservoir	12
Effect of thermal damage on tensile strength and microstructure of granite: a case study of Beishan, China	12
Quantitative characterization of single-phase flow through rough-walled fractures with variable apertures	11
Experimental investigation of microscopic crack development and damage characteristics of sandstone based on acoustic emission characteristic parameters	11
Dynamic response of rock mass subjected to blasting disturbance during tunnel shaft excavation: a field study	11
Numerical assessment of the pressure relief effect of the hydraulic punching cavitation technique in a soft coal seam	11
Quantification of cracks and the evolution of permeability for reservoir rock under coupled THM: equipment development and experimental research	11
Effects of coal bedding dip angle on hydraulic fracturing crack propagation	11
A three-dimensional damage-based contact element model for simulating the interfacial behaviors of rocks and its validation and applications	11
Mediate relation between electrical and thermal conductivity of soil	11
Application of a synthetic rock mass approach to the simulation of blasting-induced crack propagation and coalescence in deep fractured rock	10
Stochastic assessment of hard rock pillar stability based on the geological strength index system	10

A modified triaxial split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) system for quantifying the dynamic compressive response of porous rocks subjected to coupled hydraulic-mechanical loading	10
Assessment of the petrophysical properties and hydrocarbon potential of the Lower Miocene Nukhul Formation in the Abu Rudeis-Sidri Field, Gulf of Suez Basin, Egypt	10
Discrete element numerical simulation of two-hole synchronous hydraulic fracturing	10
Structural geometry of Ikogosi warm spring, southwestern Nigeria: evidence from aeromagnetic and remote sensing interpretation	10
Mechanism study on steering acid fracture initiation and propagation under different engineering geological conditions	10
Stability analysis of wellbore for multiple weakness planes in shale formations	10
Slope stability of deep surface coal mines in the presence of a weak zone	10
Mechanical behavior and permeability evolution of sandstone with confining pressure after dynamic loading	10
Characterization of hydraulic crack initiation of coal seams under the coupling effects of geostress difference and complexity of pre-existing natural fractures	10
Mechanical properties and failure characteristics of sandstone under ramp loading paths	10
New permeability model of deep coal rock considering the structure and 3D stress compression-induced anisotropy	10
Slope stability analysis using deterministic and probabilistic approaches for poorly defined stratigraphies	9
Investigation on the influence coupling drilling fluid and formation boundary on acoustic wave propagation in drill string	9
Numerical investigation of the effect of grain size-to-particle size ratio on the dynamic fracture toughness of granite by using PFC3D-GBM	9
Laboratory friction-permeability response of rock fractures: a review and new insights	9
Experimental study on the fracturing process of thermally treated granite under mixed mode I-II loading	9
Dynamic compression mechanical behavior and damage model of singly-jointed samples	9
Stress and deformation evolution characteristics of gob-side entry retained by the N00 mining method	9
Strength reduction model for jointed rock masses and peridynamics simulation of uniaxial compression testing	9
Segmentation of X-ray tomography images of compacted soils	9
Simulation of pressure response resulted from non-uniform fracture network communication and its application to interwell-fracturing interference in shale oil reservoirs	9
Experimental investigation on failure behaviors and mechanism of an anisotropic shale in direct tension	9
Numerical simulation on the excavation damage of Jinping deep tunnels based on the SPH method	9
Non-isothermal two-phase flow in deformable porous media: systematic open-source implementation and verification procedure	9
Sedimentological and diagenetic study of mixed siliciclastic/carbonate sediments in the propagation stage of Gulf of Suez Rift basin, Northeastern Africa: controls on reservoir architecture and reserv	9
Numerical study on fracture control blasting using air–water coupling	9
A study on rock mass crack propagation and coalescence simulation based on improved numerical manifold method (NMM)	9
Modified non-explosive expansive cement for preconditioning deep host rocks: A review	9
Hydro-mechanical properties of a low-clay shale with supercritical CO2 imbibition	9
Numerical modelling of the performance of bolted rough joint subjected to shear load	8
Integrated static modeling and dynamic simulation framework for CO2 storage capacity in Upper Qishn Clastics, S1A reservoir, Yemen	8
Experimental investigation of the mechanical characteristics and energy dissipation of gas-containing coal under incremental tiered cyclic loading	8
The role of weak bedding planes in the cross-layer crack growth paths of layered rocks	8
The evaluation criteria for rock brittleness based on double-body analysis under uniaxial compression	8
Crack propagation in jointed rock and its effect on rock macrofracture resistance: insights from discrete element analysis	8
Hydraulic stimulation strategies in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS): a review	8
Unsupervised machine learning and multi-seismic attributes for fault and fracture network interpretation in the Kerry Field, Taranaki Basin, New Zealand	8
Study on catastrophe mechanism of hydraulic fracturing fracks initiation in radial boreholes	8
Dynamic fracture and deformation responses of rock mass specimens containing 3D printing rough joint subjected to impact loading	8
Effect of nozzle structure on coal breakage of SC-CO2 used for well drilling	8
Pore structure and sorption capacity investigations of Ediacaran and Lower Silurian gas shales from the Upper Yangtze platform, China	8
Experimental research on damage characteristics and safety damage threshold of jointed caverns based on acoustic emissions	8
Reservoir characterization of the middle Miocene Kareem sandstones, Southern Gulf of Suez Basin, Egypt	8
Field evaluation of flexible support system with radial gap (FSRG) under a squeezing rock condition in a coal mine development	8
Experimental study for the effect of joint surface characteristics on stress wave propagation	8
The novel idea and technical progress of lunar in-situ condition preserved coring	8
Evaluation of ScCO2-water performance on bituminous coal: insights from experiments and 3D CT image reconstruction	8
Experimental investigation on the shear behavior of the bolt-grout interface under CNL and CNS conditions considering realistic bolt profiles	8
The influence of temperature and confining pressure on the cracks damage threshold and shape parameter m of igneous rock	8
The relationship between dynamic strength and strain rate and damage to rock materials subjected to dynamic cyclic loading	8
Effect of permeability heterogeneity on the dissolution process during carbon dioxide sequestration in saline aquifers: two-and three-dimensional structures	8
Effects of hydrothermal treatment on dynamic properties of granite containing single fissure subject to impact loading	8
An automatic inversion approach for magnetic data applying the global bat optimization algorithm (GBOA): application to ore deposits and basement rock intrusion	8
How does structure affect the evolution of cracking and the failure mode of anisotropic shale?	8
Research on the relationship between macroscopic and mesoscopic mechanical parameters of limestone based on Hertz Mindlin with bonding model	8
A criterion of rockburst in coal mines considering the influence of working face mining velocity	8
Prediction and prevention of mining-induced water inrush from rock strata separation space by 3D similarity simulation testing: a case study of Yuan Zigou coal mine, China	7
Effect of strain rate on mechanical response and failure characteristics of horizontal bedded coal under quasi-static loading	7
Fractal dimension and energy-damage evolution of deep-bedded sandstone under one-dimensional dynamic and static combined loading	7
Phase-field modeling of crack growth and interaction in rock	7
Numerical investigation on the hydraulic stimulation of naturally fractured Longmaxi shale reservoirs using an extended discontinuous deformation analysis (DDA) method	7
Experimental investigation on the grouting characteristics of fractured sandstones under different confining pressures	7
Experiment study on the evolution of permeability and heat recovery efficiency in fractured granite with proppants	7
Deformation and strength properties of completely decomposed granite in a fault zone	7
Mechanical response of permeability evolution to anisotropic structure of reservoir rock under true triaxial stress path	7
Prediction of organic carbon content in oil shale based on logging: a case study in the Songliao Basin, Northeast China	7
Correction to: Conceptualization and preliminary study of engineering disturbed rock dynamics	7
A new proposed method for observing fluid in rock fractures using enhanced x-ray images from digital radiography	7
Influence of blasting disturbance on dynamic response and safety of deep tunnels	7
Experimental studies on physical and mechanical behaviors of heated rocks with pre-fabricated hole exposed to different cooling rates	7
Laboratory investigation on microcrack fracturing behaviour of granite under quasi-static combined compression and shear	7
Effects of water content on mechanical failure behaviors of coal samples	7
Study of mechanical properties and failure characteristics of combined rock mass with weak interlayer	7
A methodology for determining the size distribution of broken rock masses in longwall mining goaf	7
A rheological constitutive model for damaged zone evolution of a tunnel considering strain hardening and softening	7
Numerical research on response characteristics of surrounding rock for deep layered clastic rock roadway under static and dynamic loading conditions	7
Α comprehensive geotechnical characterisation of overburden material from lignite mine excavations	7