| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | A bonded-particle model for rock | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2004 | 3,446 |
| 2 | Practical estimates of rock mass strength | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 1997 | 2,518 |
| 3 | Empirical estimation of rock mass modulus | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2006 | 910 |
| 4 | Fracture coalescence in rock-type materials under uniaxial and biaxial compression | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 1998 | 891 |
| 5 | A review of techniques, advances and outstanding issues in numerical modelling for rock mechanics and rock engineering | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2003 | 847 |
| 6 | Computer simulation of hydraulic fractures | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2007 | 840 |
| 7 | A clumped particle model for rock | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2007 | 804 |
| 8 | Determination of stress orientation and magnitude in deep wells | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2003 | 789 |
| 9 | Numerical simulation of progressive rock failure and associated seismicity | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 1997 | 758 |
| 10 | Laboratory investigation of the mechanical behaviour of Tournemire shale | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 1997 | 707 |
| 11 | A modeling approach for analysis of coupled multiphase fluid flow, heat transfer, and deformation in fractured porous rock | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2002 | 667 |
| 12 | Some new Q-value correlations to assist in site characterisation and tunnel design | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2002 | 657 |
| 13 | Rock burst process of limestone and its acoustic emission characteristics under true-triaxial unloading conditions | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2010 | 653 |
| 14 | Generalized crack initiation and crack damage stress thresholds of brittle rock masses near underground excavations | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2004 | 641 |
| 15 | Suggested methods for determining the dynamic strength parameters and mode-I fracture toughness of rock materials | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2012 | 616 |
| 16 | Poisson's ratio values for rocks | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2007 | 608 |
| 17 | Systematic evaluation of cracking behavior in specimens containing single flaws under uniaxial compression | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2009 | 504 |
| 18 | Estimation of rock mass deformation modulus and strength of jointed hard rock masses using the GSI system | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2004 | 501 |
| 19 | Quantifying progressive pre-peak brittle fracture damage in rock during uniaxial compression | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 1999 | 491 |
| 20 | Numerical analysis of initiation and progressive failure in natural rock slopes—the 1991 Randa rockslide | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2004 | 490 |
| 21 | Crack coalescence in a rock-like material containing two cracks | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 1998 | 474 |
| 22 | Evaluation of simple methods for assessing the uniaxial compressive strength of rock | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2001 | 471 |
| 23 | Numerical studies of the influence of microstructure on rock failure in uniaxial compression — Part I: effect of heterogeneity | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2000 | 470 |
| 24 | Damage initiation and propagation in hard rock during tunnelling and the influence of near-face stress rotation | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2004 | 462 |
| 25 | Numerical methods in rock mechanics | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2002 | 455 |
| 26 | Modelling brittle failure of rock | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2002 | 444 |
| 27 | A new true triaxial cell for testing mechanical properties of rock, and its use to determine rock strength and deformability of Westerly granite | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2000 | 435 |
| 28 | Analysis of fracture propagation behavior and fracture geometry using a tri-axial fracturing system in naturally fractured reservoirs | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2008 | 424 |
| 29 | An improved model for hydromechanical coupling during shearing of rock joints | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2001 | 418 |
| 30 | Coalescence of multiple flaws in a rock-model material in uniaxial compression | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2002 | 418 |
| 31 | Stress-dependent permeability of fractured rock masses: a numerical study | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2004 | 417 |
| 32 | How sorption-induced matrix deformation affects gas flow in coal seams: A new FE model | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2008 | 413 |
| 33 | Stress-dependence of the permeability and porosity of sandstone and shale from TCDP Hole-A | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2010 | 410 |
| 34 | Application of experimental design and optimization to PFC model calibration in uniaxial compression simulation | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2007 | 407 |
| 35 | Analysis of crack coalescence in rock-like materials containing three flaws—Part I: experimental approach | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2001 | 405 |
| 36 | Effect of shear displacement on the aperture and permeability of a rock fracture | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 1998 | 401 |
| 37 | Water-induced variations in mechanical properties of clay-bearing rocks | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2009 | 401 |
| 38 | Crack coalescence in specimens with open and closed flaws: A comparison | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2009 | 401 |
| 39 | The synthetic rock mass approach for jointed rock mass modelling | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2011 | 397 |
| 40 | Material coefficients of anisotropic poroelasticity | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 1997 | 392 |
| 41 | Relation between the Mogi and the Coulomb failure criteria | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2005 | 388 |
| 42 | Constitutive law for the shear strength of rock joints based on three-dimensional surface parameters | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2003 | 380 |
| 43 | ISRM Suggested Methods for rock stress estimation—Part 3: hydraulic fracturing (HF) and/or hydraulic testing of pre-existing fractures (HTPF) | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2003 | 370 |
| 44 | A statistical evaluation of intact rock failure criteria constrained by polyaxial test data for five different rocks | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2002 | 368 |
| 45 | The elasto-plastic response of underground excavations in rock masses that satisfy the Hoek–Brown failure criterion | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 1999 | 358 |
| 46 | Geohydromechanical processes in the Excavation Damaged Zone in crystalline rock, rock salt, and indurated and plastic clays—in the context of radioactive waste disposal | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2005 | 352 |
| 47 | Deformation and strength anisotropy of Asan gneiss, Boryeong shale, and Yeoncheon schist | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2012 | 350 |
| 48 | Innovative testing technique of rock subjected to coupled static and dynamic loads | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2008 | 340 |
| 49 | Estimation of rock modulus: For intact rocks with an artificial neural network and for rock masses with a new empirical equation | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2006 | 334 |
| 50 | Evaluation of mechanical rock properties using a Schmidt Hammer | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences | 2000 | 332 |
