International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences Robert Zimmerman Imperial College Presented London, UK by: Title: th International Congress on Rock Mechanics 12 Date: Beijing, China 17 -21 October 2011

Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief, R. W. Zimmerman, Imperial College, UK Editor Emeritus, J. A. Hudson, Imperial College, UK L. R. Alejano, Universidad de Vigo, Spain L. Jing, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden B. Amadei, University of Colorado, USA P. R. La Pointe, Golder Associates, USA N. R. Barton, Barton & Associates, Norway C. D. Martin, University of Alberta, Canada B. H. G. Brady, U of Western Australia, Australia K. -B. Min, Seoul National University, South Korea E. T. Brown, Golder Associates, Australia Y. H. Ohnishi, Kyoto University, Japan C. Carranza-Torres, U of Minnesota at Duluth, USA F. Ouchterlony, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria F. H. Cornet, Univ Pierre et Marie Curie, France W. G. Pariseau, University of Utah, USA E. Detournay, University of Minnesota, USA C. M. Sayers, Schlumberger, USA A. K. Dhawan, Ministry of Water Resources, India J. Shao, University of Lille, France C. Fairhurst, University of Minnesota, USA H. Sonmez, Hacettepe University, Turkey X. -T. Feng, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China O. Stephansson, GFZ, Germany R. J. Fowell, University of Leeds, UK C. A. Tang, Northeastern University, China R. E. Goodman, U of California at Berkeley, USA J. Zhao, EPFL, Switzerland B. C. Haimson, University of Wisconsin, USA Y. H. Hatzor, Ben Gurion University, Israel 2

Papers, Submitted and Published 3 Year Submitted Published 2006 257 114 2007 249 90 2008 279 123 2009 325 142 2010 371 143 2011 367 (projected) 143

Published papers, by country of lead author (2009 -2011) 4 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%

Impact Factor (ISI) 5 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

Most cited papers (published 2008 -2011) 6 Cited 35 times Coupled reservoir-geomechanical analysis of the potential for tensile and shear failure associated with CO 2 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 rock Sharan, 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 networks Monjezi, M. , Dehghani, H. (2008) Cited 18 Displacement, stress and seismicity in roadway roofs during mining-induced

Most cited papers 7 508 citations Practical estimates of rock mass strength Hoek E, Brown ET (1997) 336 citations Permeability of crystalline and argillaceous rock Brace WF (1980) 293 citations Development of stress-induced microcracks in Westerly granite Tapponier P, Brace WF (1976) 293 citations Fundamentals of rock mass deformation Bandis SC, Lumsden AC, Bartin NR (1983) 246 citations Strength, deformation and conductivity coupling of rock joints Barton NR, Bandis SC, Bakhtar K (1985) 208 citations Numerical simulation of progressive rock failure and associated seismicity Tang 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 granite Peng S, Johnson AM (1972) 193 A bonded-particle model for rock

IJRMMS Downloads from Science. Direct 8 Year Downloads 2008 288, 144 2009 341, 336 2010 348, 986 2011 234, 479 (partial)

Other International Rock Mechanics Journals 9 Journal Publisher Editors Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering Springer Giovanni Barla Kalman Kovári, Herb Einstein Tunnelling & Underground Space Technology Elsevier Chris Rogers Ray Sterling Jian Zhao Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Inst of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Wuhan Qihu Qian S. G. She H. B. Li C. B. Zhou

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering Editor-in-Chief Giovanni Barla Politecnico di Torino, Italy 12 th International Congress on Rock Mechanics Beijing, China 17 -21 October 2011 1 0

à EDITORIAL BOARD 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 G. Anagnostou, Zurich, Switzerland P. K. Kaiser, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada O. Aydan, Shizuoka, Japan M. Kwasniewski, Gliwice, Poland N. Barton, Hovik, Norway P. G. Marinos, Zagrafou, Greece A. Bobet, West Lafayette, IN, USA M. Mauldon, Knoxville, TN, USA C. Carranza Torres, Falcon Heights, MN, USA B. Nilsen, Trondheim, Norway T. B. Celestino, Sao Paulo, Brazil F. Ouchterlony, Stockholm, Sweden J. C. Chern, Taipei, Taiwan M. Panet, Sceaux, France B. Dershowitz, Redmond, WA, USA M. Pastor, Madrid, Spain C. Dowding, Evanston, IL, USA S. D. Priest, Mawson Lakes, SA, Australia E. Eberhardt, Vancouver, BC, USA F. Rummel, Bochum, Germany X. T. Feng, Wuhan, China S. Sakurai, Kita-ku, Kobe, Japan W. L. Fournay, College Park, MD, USA W. Schubert, Graz, Austria G. Gioda, Milano, Italy O. Stephansson, Potsdam, Germany R. E. Goodman, Mendocino, CA, USA J. Sulem, Marne La Vallee, France G. Grasselli, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Xu Zeping, Beijing, China Y. H. Hatzor, Beer-Sheva, Israel W. S. Zhu, Jinan City, China S. Hencher, Hong Kong 1 1

à 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). 1 2

à PAPERS, SUBMITTED AND PUBLISHED Year Submitted Published 2008* 78 21 2009 107 38 2010 168 69 2011 226 (projected) 70 * Period May-December 1 3

à PUBLISHED PAPERS, BY COUNTRY, BY LEAD AUTHOR (2008 -2011) Country 1 4 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%

à IMPACT FACTOR (ISI) 1 5 Year Impact Factor Citations 2008 0. 589 455 2009 0. 944 613 2010 1. 192 688

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