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Rock Mechanics Bulletin

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SCImago
Q1
WOS
Q1
Impact factor
7.0
SJR
1.807
CiteScore
6.8
Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
Rock Mechanics Bulletin
Publications
154
Citations
1 177
h-index
19
Publications
138
Citations
1 118
Top-3 countries
China (42 publications)
USA (12 publications)
Japan (5 publications)
China (41 publications)
USA (12 publications)
Japan (5 publications)

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Citing journals

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Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
88 citations, 7.48%
Rock Mechanics Bulletin
63 citations, 5.35%
Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
44 citations, 3.74%
Scientific Reports
43 citations, 3.65%
Geoenergy Science and Engineering
40 citations, 3.4%
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences
32 citations, 2.72%
Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
28 citations, 2.38%
Physics of Fluids
26 citations, 2.21%
Geotechnical and Geological Engineering
24 citations, 2.04%
Computers and Geotechnics
22 citations, 1.87%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
20 citations, 1.7%
Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology
16 citations, 1.36%
Frontiers in Earth Science
16 citations, 1.36%
Engineering Fracture Mechanics
16 citations, 1.36%
Engineering Geology
15 citations, 1.27%
Processes
14 citations, 1.19%
Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
13 citations, 1.1%
Frontiers in Energy Research
13 citations, 1.1%
Deep Underground Science and Engineering
13 citations, 1.1%
International Journal of Geomechanics
12 citations, 1.02%
Geothermics
12 citations, 1.02%
Environmental Earth Sciences
11 citations, 0.93%
Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment
11 citations, 0.93%
Buildings
11 citations, 0.93%
International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
10 citations, 0.85%
Journal of Central South University
10 citations, 0.85%
Underground Space (China)
9 citations, 0.76%
Energy & Fuels
9 citations, 0.76%
Construction and Building Materials
9 citations, 0.76%
Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation
8 citations, 0.68%
Engineering Failure Analysis
8 citations, 0.68%
Sustainability
8 citations, 0.68%
Acta Geotechnica
8 citations, 0.68%
Energy Geoscience
8 citations, 0.68%
SPE Journal
7 citations, 0.59%
Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology
7 citations, 0.59%
Results in Earth Sciences
7 citations, 0.59%
Natural Resources Research
6 citations, 0.51%
Results in Engineering
6 citations, 0.51%
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
6 citations, 0.51%
Journal of Applied Geophysics
6 citations, 0.51%
Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources
6 citations, 0.51%
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
5 citations, 0.42%
International Journal of Geo-Engineering
5 citations, 0.42%
Renewable Energy
5 citations, 0.42%
Journal of Mountain Science
5 citations, 0.42%
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
5 citations, 0.42%
Marine and Petroleum Geology
5 citations, 0.42%
Sensors
5 citations, 0.42%
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
5 citations, 0.42%
Fuel
5 citations, 0.42%
Water (Switzerland)
5 citations, 0.42%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
5 citations, 0.42%
Cleaner Engineering and Technology
5 citations, 0.42%
Petroleum Science
4 citations, 0.34%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
4 citations, 0.34%
Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
4 citations, 0.34%
IEEE Sensors Journal
4 citations, 0.34%
Natural Hazards
4 citations, 0.34%
Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk
4 citations, 0.34%
ACS Omega
4 citations, 0.34%
Earth-Science Reviews
4 citations, 0.34%
Solid Earth Sciences
4 citations, 0.34%
Gas Science and Engineering
4 citations, 0.34%
Unconventional Resources
4 citations, 0.34%
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
3 citations, 0.25%
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
3 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Cleaner Production
3 citations, 0.25%
AIP Advances
3 citations, 0.25%
International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials
3 citations, 0.25%
Soils and Foundations
3 citations, 0.25%
Land
3 citations, 0.25%
Mathematics
3 citations, 0.25%
Geological Journal
3 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Engineering Mechanics - ASCE
3 citations, 0.25%
Cold Regions Science and Technology
3 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Hydrology
3 citations, 0.25%
Energy
3 citations, 0.25%
Remote Sensing
3 citations, 0.25%
PLoS ONE
3 citations, 0.25%
Frontiers in Materials
3 citations, 0.25%
Materials
3 citations, 0.25%
Fractal and Fractional
3 citations, 0.25%
Engineering Research Express
3 citations, 0.25%
Biogeotechnics
3 citations, 0.25%
Georisk
2 citations, 0.17%
Nuclear Engineering and Technology
2 citations, 0.17%
International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
2 citations, 0.17%
Science of the Total Environment
2 citations, 0.17%
Royal Society Open Science
2 citations, 0.17%
Lithosphere
2 citations, 0.17%
International Journal of Solids and Structures
2 citations, 0.17%
Engineering
2 citations, 0.17%
Applied Geophysics
2 citations, 0.17%
Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements
2 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Energy Engineering - ASCE
2 citations, 0.17%
International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
2 citations, 0.17%
Nuclear Engineering and Design
2 citations, 0.17%
Geological Society Special Publication
2 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Geophysics and Engineering
2 citations, 0.17%
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Citing publishers

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Elsevier
505 citations, 42.91%
Springer Nature
303 citations, 25.74%
MDPI
92 citations, 7.82%
Wiley
42 citations, 3.57%
Frontiers Media S.A.
34 citations, 2.89%
AIP Publishing
30 citations, 2.55%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
19 citations, 1.61%
Taylor & Francis
18 citations, 1.53%
Society of Petroleum Engineers
15 citations, 1.27%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
14 citations, 1.19%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
10 citations, 0.85%
IOP Publishing
8 citations, 0.68%
Chinese Academy of Sciences
5 citations, 0.42%
Copernicus
5 citations, 0.42%
Oxford University Press
3 citations, 0.25%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
3 citations, 0.25%
Hindawi Limited
3 citations, 0.25%
ASME International
3 citations, 0.25%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
3 citations, 0.25%
Walter de Gruyter
2 citations, 0.17%
Emerald
2 citations, 0.17%
The Royal Society
2 citations, 0.17%
American Geophysical Union
2 citations, 0.17%
GeoScienceWorld
2 citations, 0.17%
Geological Society of London
2 citations, 0.17%
F1000 Research
2 citations, 0.17%
SAGE
1 citation, 0.08%
Begell House
1 citation, 0.08%
Fuji Technology Press
1 citation, 0.08%
Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1 citation, 0.08%
Japan Health Physics Society
1 citation, 0.08%
Center of Biomass and Renewable Energy Scientia Academy
1 citation, 0.08%
Optical Society of India
1 citation, 0.08%
Science in China Press
1 citation, 0.08%
Irkutsk National Research Technical University
1 citation, 0.08%
Tech Science Press
1 citation, 0.08%
Research Square Platform LLC
1 citation, 0.08%
The Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
1 citation, 0.08%
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China University of Mining and Technology
25 publications, 16.23%
Tongji University
10 publications, 6.49%
Shandong University of Science and Technology
8 publications, 5.19%
University of Science and Technology Beijing
7 publications, 4.55%
Chongqing University
6 publications, 3.9%
Central South University
5 publications, 3.25%
Sun Yat-sen University
5 publications, 3.25%
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
4 publications, 2.6%
Guizhou University
4 publications, 2.6%
Nagasaki University
4 publications, 2.6%
ETH Zurich
3 publications, 1.95%
Ningbo University
3 publications, 1.95%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
3 publications, 1.95%
Shaoxing University
3 publications, 1.95%
Shandong University
3 publications, 1.95%
Henan Polytechnic University
3 publications, 1.95%
New Jersey Institute of Technology
3 publications, 1.95%
Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
3 publications, 1.95%
University of Tehran
2 publications, 1.3%
Tarbiat Modares University
2 publications, 1.3%
University of Birjand
2 publications, 1.3%
Tsinghua University
2 publications, 1.3%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2 publications, 1.3%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2 publications, 1.3%
Sichuan University
2 publications, 1.3%
Nanjing University
2 publications, 1.3%
China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
2 publications, 1.3%
Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
2 publications, 1.3%
Chongqing Jiaotong University
2 publications, 1.3%
Hebei University of Technology
2 publications, 1.3%
University of New South Wales
2 publications, 1.3%
University of Oulu
2 publications, 1.3%
Nanyang Technological University
2 publications, 1.3%
Brunel University London
2 publications, 1.3%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 publications, 1.3%
Anhui University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 1.3%
Huaqiao University
2 publications, 1.3%
Stanford University
2 publications, 1.3%
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
2 publications, 1.3%
Hunan University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 1.3%
University of Minnesota
2 publications, 1.3%
Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
2 publications, 1.3%
Université de Lille
2 publications, 1.3%
Nazarbayev University
1 publication, 0.65%
Saudi Aramco
1 publication, 0.65%
Isfahan University of Technology
1 publication, 0.65%
Vellore Institute of Technology University
1 publication, 0.65%
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
1 publication, 0.65%
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad
1 publication, 0.65%
Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
1 publication, 0.65%
Zhejiang University
1 publication, 0.65%
Peking University
1 publication, 0.65%
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.65%
University of Rajasthan
1 publication, 0.65%
Sichuan University of Science and Engineering
1 publication, 0.65%
Jilin University
1 publication, 0.65%
Xi'an Jiaotong University
1 publication, 0.65%
Dalian University of Technology
1 publication, 0.65%
Uppsala University
1 publication, 0.65%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.65%
Fuzhou University
1 publication, 0.65%
Southeast University
1 publication, 0.65%
Beijing Jiaotong University
1 publication, 0.65%
Beijing University of Technology
1 publication, 0.65%
China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
1 publication, 0.65%
China University of Petroleum (East China)
1 publication, 0.65%
Beijing University of Chemical Technology
1 publication, 0.65%
Wuhan University
1 publication, 0.65%
Chongqing University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.65%
Hebei University of Engineering
1 publication, 0.65%
Northeastern University
1 publication, 0.65%
Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
1 publication, 0.65%
Xiamen University of Technology
1 publication, 0.65%
Taiyuan University of Technology
1 publication, 0.65%
Polytechnic University of Turin
1 publication, 0.65%
Imperial College London
1 publication, 0.65%
Tianjin University
1 publication, 0.65%
Suzhou University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.65%
Jiangsu University
1 publication, 0.65%
Southern University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.65%
University of Southern California
1 publication, 0.65%
Chengdu University of Technology
1 publication, 0.65%
Liaoning Technical University
1 publication, 0.65%
Sanming University
1 publication, 0.65%
Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre
1 publication, 0.65%
University of Florence
1 publication, 0.65%
Xi'An University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.65%
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology
1 publication, 0.65%
Chang'an University
1 publication, 0.65%
Qingdao University of Technology
1 publication, 0.65%
University of Glasgow
1 publication, 0.65%
University of Strathclyde
1 publication, 0.65%
North Dakota State University
1 publication, 0.65%
Monash University
1 publication, 0.65%
University of Queensland
1 publication, 0.65%
University of Adelaide
1 publication, 0.65%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
1 publication, 0.65%
University of Newcastle Australia
1 publication, 0.65%
University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.65%
Inha University
1 publication, 0.65%
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Publishing organizations in 5 years

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China University of Mining and Technology
25 publications, 18.12%
Tongji University
10 publications, 7.25%
Shandong University of Science and Technology
8 publications, 5.8%
University of Science and Technology Beijing
7 publications, 5.07%
Chongqing University
6 publications, 4.35%
Central South University
5 publications, 3.62%
Sun Yat-sen University
5 publications, 3.62%
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
4 publications, 2.9%
Guizhou University
4 publications, 2.9%
Nagasaki University
4 publications, 2.9%
ETH Zurich
3 publications, 2.17%
Ningbo University
3 publications, 2.17%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
3 publications, 2.17%
Shaoxing University
3 publications, 2.17%
Shandong University
3 publications, 2.17%
Henan Polytechnic University
3 publications, 2.17%
New Jersey Institute of Technology
3 publications, 2.17%
Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
3 publications, 2.17%
University of Tehran
2 publications, 1.45%
Tarbiat Modares University
2 publications, 1.45%
University of Birjand
2 publications, 1.45%
Tsinghua University
2 publications, 1.45%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2 publications, 1.45%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2 publications, 1.45%
Sichuan University
2 publications, 1.45%
Nanjing University
2 publications, 1.45%
China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
2 publications, 1.45%
Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
2 publications, 1.45%
Chongqing Jiaotong University
2 publications, 1.45%
Hebei University of Technology
2 publications, 1.45%
University of New South Wales
2 publications, 1.45%
University of Oulu
2 publications, 1.45%
Nanyang Technological University
2 publications, 1.45%
Brunel University London
2 publications, 1.45%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 publications, 1.45%
Anhui University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 1.45%
Huaqiao University
2 publications, 1.45%
Stanford University
2 publications, 1.45%
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
2 publications, 1.45%
Hunan University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 1.45%
University of Minnesota
2 publications, 1.45%
Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
2 publications, 1.45%
Université de Lille
2 publications, 1.45%
Nazarbayev University
1 publication, 0.72%
Saudi Aramco
1 publication, 0.72%
Isfahan University of Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
Vellore Institute of Technology University
1 publication, 0.72%
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
1 publication, 0.72%
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad
1 publication, 0.72%
Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
1 publication, 0.72%
Zhejiang University
1 publication, 0.72%
Peking University
1 publication, 0.72%
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Rajasthan
1 publication, 0.72%
Sichuan University of Science and Engineering
1 publication, 0.72%
Jilin University
1 publication, 0.72%
Xi'an Jiaotong University
1 publication, 0.72%
Dalian University of Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
Uppsala University
1 publication, 0.72%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
Fuzhou University
1 publication, 0.72%
Southeast University
1 publication, 0.72%
Beijing Jiaotong University
1 publication, 0.72%
Beijing University of Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
1 publication, 0.72%
China University of Petroleum (East China)
1 publication, 0.72%
Beijing University of Chemical Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
Wuhan University
1 publication, 0.72%
Chongqing University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
Hebei University of Engineering
1 publication, 0.72%
Northeastern University
1 publication, 0.72%
Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
1 publication, 0.72%
Xiamen University of Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
Taiyuan University of Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
Polytechnic University of Turin
1 publication, 0.72%
Imperial College London
1 publication, 0.72%
Tianjin University
1 publication, 0.72%
Suzhou University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
Jiangsu University
1 publication, 0.72%
Southern University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Southern California
1 publication, 0.72%
Chengdu University of Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
Liaoning Technical University
1 publication, 0.72%
Sanming University
1 publication, 0.72%
Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Florence
1 publication, 0.72%
Xi'An University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
Chang'an University
1 publication, 0.72%
Qingdao University of Technology
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Glasgow
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Strathclyde
1 publication, 0.72%
North Dakota State University
1 publication, 0.72%
Monash University
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Queensland
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Adelaide
1 publication, 0.72%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Newcastle Australia
1 publication, 0.72%
University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.72%
Inha University
1 publication, 0.72%
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China, 42, 27.27%
China
42 publications, 27.27%
USA, 12, 7.79%
USA
12 publications, 7.79%
Japan, 5, 3.25%
Japan
5 publications, 3.25%
Australia, 3, 1.95%
Australia
3 publications, 1.95%
Switzerland, 3, 1.95%
Switzerland
3 publications, 1.95%
France, 2, 1.3%
France
2 publications, 1.3%
United Kingdom, 2, 1.3%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 1.3%
Canada, 2, 1.3%
Canada
2 publications, 1.3%
Republic of Korea, 2, 1.3%
Republic of Korea
2 publications, 1.3%
Finland, 2, 1.3%
Finland
2 publications, 1.3%
Sweden, 2, 1.3%
Sweden
2 publications, 1.3%
Germany, 1, 0.65%
Germany
1 publication, 0.65%
Austria, 1, 0.65%
Austria
1 publication, 0.65%
India, 1, 0.65%
India
1 publication, 0.65%
Italy, 1, 0.65%
Italy
1 publication, 0.65%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1, 0.65%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 publication, 0.65%
Singapore, 1, 0.65%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.65%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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China, 41, 29.71%
China
41 publications, 29.71%
USA, 12, 8.7%
USA
12 publications, 8.7%
Japan, 5, 3.62%
Japan
5 publications, 3.62%
Australia, 3, 2.17%
Australia
3 publications, 2.17%
Switzerland, 3, 2.17%
Switzerland
3 publications, 2.17%
France, 2, 1.45%
France
2 publications, 1.45%
United Kingdom, 2, 1.45%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 1.45%
Canada, 2, 1.45%
Canada
2 publications, 1.45%
Republic of Korea, 2, 1.45%
Republic of Korea
2 publications, 1.45%
Finland, 2, 1.45%
Finland
2 publications, 1.45%
Sweden, 2, 1.45%
Sweden
2 publications, 1.45%
Germany, 1, 0.72%
Germany
1 publication, 0.72%
Austria, 1, 0.72%
Austria
1 publication, 0.72%
India, 1, 0.72%
India
1 publication, 0.72%
Italy, 1, 0.72%
Italy
1 publication, 0.72%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1, 0.72%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 publication, 0.72%
Singapore, 1, 0.72%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.72%
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