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International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Robert ZimmermanImperial CollegeLondon, UK

12th International Congress on Rock MechanicsBeijing, China17-21 October 2011

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Editorial BoardEditorial Board

L.R. Alejano, Universidad de Vigo, Spain

B. Amadei, University of Colorado, USA

N.R. Barton, Barton & Associates, Norway

B.H.G. Brady, U of Western Australia, Australia

E. T. Brown, Golder Associates, Australia

C. Carranza-Torres, U of Minnesota at Duluth, USA

F.H. Cornet, Univ Pierre et Marie Curie, France

E. Detournay, University of Minnesota, USA

A.K. Dhawan, Ministry of Water Resources, India

C. Fairhurst, University of Minnesota, USA

X.-T. Feng, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

R.J. Fowell, University of Leeds, UK

R.E. Goodman, U of California at Berkeley, USA

B.C. Haimson, University of Wisconsin, USA

Y.H. Hatzor, Ben Gurion University, Israel

L. Jing, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

P.R. La Pointe, Golder Associates, USA

C.D. Martin, University of Alberta, Canada

K.-B. Min, Seoul National University, South Korea

Y.H. Ohnishi, Kyoto University, Japan

F. Ouchterlony, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria

W.G. Pariseau, University of Utah, USA

C.M. Sayers, Schlumberger, USA

J. Shao, University of Lille, France

H. Sonmez, Hacettepe University, Turkey

O. Stephansson, GFZ, Germany

C.A. Tang, Northeastern University, China

J. Zhao, EPFL, Switzerland

Editor-in-Chief, R.W. Zimmerman, Imperial College, UK

Editor Emeritus, J.A. Hudson, Imperial College, UK

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Papers, Submitted and PublishedPapers, Submitted and Published

Year Submitted Published

2006 257 114

2007 249 90

2008 279 123

2009 325 142

2010 371 143

2011 367 (projected) 143

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Published papers, by country of lead author (2009-2011)Published papers, by country of lead author (2009-2011)

Country Number of papers Percentage

China 65 19%

U.S.A. 38 11%

Turkey 27 8%

Iran 26 8%

Australia 25 7%

Canada 25 7%

France 16 5%

Japan 14 4%

India 11 3%

South Korea 11 3%

Sweden 11 3%

UK 9 3%

Rest of World 62 18%

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Impact Factor (ISI)Impact Factor (ISI)

Year Total citations Impact factor

2006 2003 0.624

2007 1868 0.735

2008 2516 1.031

2009 3601 1.142

2010 3603 1.390

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Most cited papers (published 2008-2011)Most cited papers (published 2008-2011)

Cited 35 times

Coupled reservoir-geomechanical analysis of the potential for tensile and shear failure associated with CO2 injection in multilayered reservoir-caprock systems Rutqvist, J., Birkholzer, J.T., Tsang, C.-F. (2008)

Cited 31 times

Analytical solutions for stresses and displacements around a circular opening in a generalized Hoek-Brown rockSharan, S.K. (2008)

Cited 24 times

How sorption-induced matrix deformation affects gas flow in coal seams: A new FE model Zhang, H., Liu, J., Elsworth, D. (2008)

Cited 21 times

Fracture toughness anisotropy in granitic rocks Nasseri, M.H.B., Mohanty, B. (2008)

Cited 20 times

Effects of microstructures on dynamic compression of Barre granite Xia, K., Nasseri, M.H.B., Mohanty, B., Lu, F., Chen, R., Luo, S.N. (2008)

Cited 19 times

Numerical investigation of blasting-induced damage in cylindrical rocks Zhu, Z., Xie, H., Mohanty, B. (2008)

Cited 18 times

Evaluation of effect of blasting pattern parameters on back break using neural networksMonjezi, M., Dehghani, H. (2008)

Cited 18 times

Displacement, stress and seismicity in roadway roofs during mining-induced failureShen, B., King, A., Guo, H. (2008)

Cited 17 times

Prediction of the strength and elasticity modulus of gypsum using multiple regression, ANN, and ANFIS modelYilmaz, I., Yuksek, G. (2009)

Cited 16 times

Influence of intermediate principal stress on rock fracturing and strength near excavation boundaries-Insight from numerical modellingCai, M. (2008)

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Most cited papersMost cited papers

508 citations Practical estimates of rock mass strengthHoek E, Brown ET (1997)

336 citations Permeability of crystalline and argillaceous rockBrace WF (1980)

293 citations Development of stress-induced microcracks in Westerly granite Tapponier P, Brace WF (1976)

293 citations Fundamentals of rock mass deformationBandis SC, Lumsden AC, Bartin NR (1983)

246 citations Strength, deformation and conductivity coupling of rock jointsBarton NR, Bandis SC, Bakhtar K (1985)

208 citations Numerical simulation of progressive rock failure and associated seismicityTang CA (1997)

198 citations Continuum modeling of explosive fracture in oil-shale Grady KE, Kipp ME (1980)

197 citations Crack growth and faulting in cylindrical specimens of Chelmsford granitePeng S, Johnson AM (1972)

193 citations A bonded-particle model for rock Potyondy DO, Cundall PA (2004)

190 citations Micromechanics of faulting in Westerly graniteWong TF (1982)

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IJRMMS Downloads from ScienceDirectIJRMMS Downloads from ScienceDirect

Year Downloads

2008 288,144

2009 341,336

2010 348,986

2011 234,479 (partial)

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Other International Rock Mechanics JournalsOther International Rock Mechanics Journals

Journal Publisher Editors

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering Springer Giovanni BarlaKalman Kovári, Herb Einstein

Tunnelling & Underground Space Technology

Elsevier Chris RogersRay SterlingJian Zhao

Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

Inst of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Wuhan

Qihu QianS.G. SheH.B. LiC.B. Zhou

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Rock Mechanics andRock Engineering

Editor-in-ChiefGiovanni BarlaPolitecnico di TorinoTorino, Italy

12th International Congress on Rock MechanicsBeijing, China17-21 October 2011

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EDITORIAL BOARD

G. Anagnostou, Zurich, Switzerland

O. Aydan, Shizuoka, Japan

N. Barton, Hovik, Norway

A. Bobet, West Lafayette, IN, USA

C. Carranza Torres, Falcon Heights, MN, USA

T. B. Celestino, Sao Paulo, Brazil

J. C. Chern, Taipei, Taiwan

B. Dershowitz, Redmond, WA, USA

C. Dowding, Evanston, IL, USA

E. Eberhardt, Vancouver, BC, USA

X.T. Feng, Wuhan, China

W.L. Fournay, College Park, MD, USA

G. Gioda, Milano, Italy

R. E. Goodman, Mendocino, CA, USA

G. Grasselli, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Y.H. Hatzor, Beer-Sheva, Israel

S. Hencher, Hong Kong

P. K. Kaiser, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

M. Kwasniewski, Gliwice, Poland

P. G. Marinos, Zagrafou, Greece

M. Mauldon, Knoxville, TN, USA

B. Nilsen, Trondheim, Norway

F. Ouchterlony, Stockholm, Sweden

M. Panet, Sceaux, France

M. Pastor, Madrid, Spain

S. D. Priest, Mawson Lakes, SA, Australia

F. Rummel, Bochum, Germany

S. Sakurai, Kita-ku, Kobe, Japan

W. Schubert, Graz, Austria

O. Stephansson, Potsdam, Germany

J. Sulem, Marne La Vallee, France

Xu Zeping, Beijing, China

W. S. Zhu, Jinan City, China

Editor-in-Chief, G. Barla, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Co-Editor E. Einstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Co-Editor K. Kovári, Zurich

Assistant Editor, M. Bonini, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

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THE JOURNAL HISTORY and AIM

1930: Joseph Stini founds this journal with the title “Geologie und Bauwesen”

1963: “Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology” becomes the official scientific journal of ISRM (Müller)

1969: the title changes to “Rock Mechanics - Felsmechanik - Mechanique des Roches”

Publishing each year the Rocha Medal Paper (when available) and 6 issues comprising a Special Issue (since 2007).

We look for a close connection between theory and practice. Our aim is “to have a balance

between articles dealing with fundamentals of rock mechanics, with engineering geology,

and problems arising from construction practice” (Kovári and Einstein, 1983).

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PAPERS, SUBMITTED AND PUBLISHED

Year Submitted Published

2008* 78 21

2009 107 38

2010 168 69

2011 226 (projected)

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* Period May-December

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PUBLISHED PAPERS, BY COUNTRY, BY LEAD AUTHOR (2008-2011)

Country Number of papers

Percentage

China 104 26%

Iran 66 16%

India 40 10%

Turkey 39 10%

Australia 22 5%

Switzerland 15 4%

U.S.A. 14 3%

Italy 13 3%

Canada 13 3%

Rest of World 80 20%

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IMPACT FACTOR (ISI)

Year Impact Factor Citations

2008 0.589 455

2009 0.944 613

2010 1.192 688

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