Geosciences | Highly Cited Papers Published in 2024–2025 in the “Geomechanics” Section

We are pleased to introduce a list of highly cited papers published in the “Geomechanics” Section of Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263). The aim of this Section is to publish original and top-quality research papers, notes, comments, and reviews in the fields of solid earth, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and space sciences.

Geomechanics involves the study of the mechanics of soil and rock; thus, the two main disciplines of geomechanics are soil mechanics and rock mechanics. Soil mechanics deals with the behavior of soil from small to large scales, whereas rock mechanics deals with issues related to rock mass behavior and characterization. Many aspects of geomechanics overlap, and these include, but are not limited to, geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, mining and blasting engineering, geological engineering, underground structures, road and pavement engineering, engineering geophysics, offshore and marine geotechnics, geothermal energy, and railway track geotechnology.

Authors are invited to submit articles to this section of Geosciences. As our goal is to advance knowledge of geomechanics, articles covering interdisciplinary topics of geomechanics are especially welcome.

For more details about this Section and to access the latest publications, please visit the following link:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/geosciences/sections/geomechanics.

To enrich this Section’s academic content and advance innovative research, we welcome Special Issue Proposals.

1. “Optimized Random Forest Models for Rock Mass Classification in Tunnel Construction”
by Bo Yang, Danial Jahed Armaghani, Hadi Fattahi, Mohammad Afrazi, Mohammadreza Koopialipoor, Panagiotis G. Asteris and Manoj Khandelwal
Geosciences 2025, 15(2), 47; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences15020047

2. “Review of Correlations Between Soil Electrical Resistivity and Geotechnical Properties”
by Kornkanok Sangprasat, Avirut Puttiwongrak and Shinya Inazumi
Geosciences 2025, 15(5), 166; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences15050166

3. “State of the Art of CFD-DEM Coupled Modeling and Its Application in Turbulent Flow-Induced Soil Erosion”
by Jun Xu, Fei Wang and Ruth Abegaz
Geosciences 2025, 15(1), 21; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences15010021

4. “Impact of Vetiver Plantation on Unsaturated Soil Behavior and Stability of Highway Slope”
by Fariha Rahman, Avipriyo Chakraborty, Sadik Khan and Rakesh Salunke
Geosciences 2024, 14(5), 123; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14050123

5. “Engineering Geological and Geophysical Investigations to Characterise the Unstable Rock Slope of the Sopu Promontory (Gozo, Malta)”
by Davide Pistillo, Emanuele Colica, Sebastiano D’Amico, Daniela Farrugia, Federico Feliziani, Luciano Galone, Roberto Iannucci and Salvatore Martino
Geosciences 2024, 14(2), 39; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14020039

6. “Nonlinear 3D Finite Element Analysis of a Coupled Soil–Structure System by a Deterministic Approach”
by Francesco Castelli, Salvatore Grasso, Valentina Lentini and Maria Stella Vanessa Sammito
Geosciences 2024, 14(4), 100; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14040100

7. “State-of-the-Art Review and Prospect of Modelling the Dynamic Fracture of Rocks Under Impact Loads and Application in Blasting”
by Muhammad Kamran, Hongyuan Liu, Daisuke Fukuda, Peng Jia, Gyeongjo Min and Andrew Chan
Geosciences 2025, 15(8), 314; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences15080314

8. “Mechanics of Rainfall-Induced Landslides after a Prolonged Dry Period Based on Laboratory Tests and Numerical Models Incorporating Soil-Water Characteristic Curves”
by Kishan Bhadiyadra and Dominic E. L. Ong
Geosciences 2024, 14(7), 174; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14070174

9. “Algorithmic Geology: Tackling Methodological Challenges in Applying Machine Learning to Rock Engineering”
by Beverly Yang, Lindsey J. Heagy, Josephine Morgenroth and Davide Elmo
Geosciences 2024, 14(3), 67; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14030067

10. “Exploring the Influence of Climate Change on Earthen Embankments with Expansive Soil”
by Debayan Ghosh, Aritra Banerjee, Anand J. Puppala and Prince Kumar
Geosciences 2024, 14(2), 37; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14020037