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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
168
Citations
1 284
h-index
19
Publications
151
Citations
1 169
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
90 citations, 7.01%
Rock Mechanics Bulletin
67 citations, 5.22%
Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
49 citations, 3.82%
Scientific Reports
45 citations, 3.5%
Geoenergy Science and Engineering
40 citations, 3.12%
Computers and Geotechnics
33 citations, 2.57%
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences
33 citations, 2.57%
Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
29 citations, 2.26%
Physics of Fluids
28 citations, 2.18%
Geotechnical and Geological Engineering
25 citations, 1.95%
Engineering Fracture Mechanics
21 citations, 1.64%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
20 citations, 1.56%
Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
18 citations, 1.4%
Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology
17 citations, 1.32%
Engineering Geology
17 citations, 1.32%
Frontiers in Earth Science
16 citations, 1.25%
Processes
14 citations, 1.09%
Frontiers in Energy Research
13 citations, 1.01%
Deep Underground Science and Engineering
13 citations, 1.01%
International Journal of Geomechanics
12 citations, 0.93%
Geothermics
12 citations, 0.93%
Environmental Earth Sciences
11 citations, 0.86%
Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment
11 citations, 0.86%
Journal of Central South University
11 citations, 0.86%
Buildings
11 citations, 0.86%
International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
10 citations, 0.78%
Construction and Building Materials
10 citations, 0.78%
Acta Geotechnica
10 citations, 0.78%
Underground Space (China)
9 citations, 0.7%
Energy & Fuels
9 citations, 0.7%
Results in Earth Sciences
9 citations, 0.7%
Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation
8 citations, 0.62%
Engineering Failure Analysis
8 citations, 0.62%
Sustainability
8 citations, 0.62%
Energy Geoscience
8 citations, 0.62%
SPE Journal
7 citations, 0.55%
Sensors
7 citations, 0.55%
Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology
7 citations, 0.55%
Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources
7 citations, 0.55%
Natural Resources Research
6 citations, 0.47%
Results in Engineering
6 citations, 0.47%
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
6 citations, 0.47%
Journal of Applied Geophysics
6 citations, 0.47%
Fuel
6 citations, 0.47%
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
5 citations, 0.39%
International Journal of Geo-Engineering
5 citations, 0.39%
Renewable Energy
5 citations, 0.39%
Geological Journal
5 citations, 0.39%
Journal of Mountain Science
5 citations, 0.39%
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
5 citations, 0.39%
Marine and Petroleum Geology
5 citations, 0.39%
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
5 citations, 0.39%
Water (Switzerland)
5 citations, 0.39%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
5 citations, 0.39%
Cleaner Engineering and Technology
5 citations, 0.39%
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
4 citations, 0.31%
Petroleum Science
4 citations, 0.31%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
4 citations, 0.31%
Mathematics
4 citations, 0.31%
Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
4 citations, 0.31%
IEEE Sensors Journal
4 citations, 0.31%
Natural Hazards
4 citations, 0.31%
Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk
4 citations, 0.31%
ACS Omega
4 citations, 0.31%
Earth-Science Reviews
4 citations, 0.31%
Solid Earth Sciences
4 citations, 0.31%
Gas Science and Engineering
4 citations, 0.31%
Unconventional Resources
4 citations, 0.31%
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
3 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Cleaner Production
3 citations, 0.23%
Applied Geophysics
3 citations, 0.23%
AIP Advances
3 citations, 0.23%
International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials
3 citations, 0.23%
Soils and Foundations
3 citations, 0.23%
Land
3 citations, 0.23%
Powder Technology
3 citations, 0.23%
Petroleum Science and Technology
3 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Engineering Mechanics - ASCE
3 citations, 0.23%
Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures
3 citations, 0.23%
Cold Regions Science and Technology
3 citations, 0.23%
Geophysical Research Letters
3 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Hydrology
3 citations, 0.23%
Energy
3 citations, 0.23%
Remote Sensing
3 citations, 0.23%
PLoS ONE
3 citations, 0.23%
Frontiers in Materials
3 citations, 0.23%
Materials
3 citations, 0.23%
Fractal and Fractional
3 citations, 0.23%
Engineering Research Express
3 citations, 0.23%
Biogeotechnics
3 citations, 0.23%
Georisk
2 citations, 0.16%
Nuclear Engineering and Technology
2 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
2 citations, 0.16%
Science of the Total Environment
2 citations, 0.16%
Royal Society Open Science
2 citations, 0.16%
Lithosphere
2 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Solids and Structures
2 citations, 0.16%
Engineering
2 citations, 0.16%
Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements
2 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Energy Engineering - ASCE
2 citations, 0.16%
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Citing publishers

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Elsevier
553 citations, 43.07%
Springer Nature
318 citations, 24.77%
MDPI
99 citations, 7.71%
Wiley
47 citations, 3.66%
Frontiers Media S.A.
34 citations, 2.65%
AIP Publishing
32 citations, 2.49%
Taylor & Francis
20 citations, 1.56%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
19 citations, 1.48%
Society of Petroleum Engineers
15 citations, 1.17%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
14 citations, 1.09%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
10 citations, 0.78%
IOP Publishing
8 citations, 0.62%
Chinese Academy of Sciences
6 citations, 0.47%
Hindawi Limited
6 citations, 0.47%
Copernicus
5 citations, 0.39%
Oxford University Press
3 citations, 0.23%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
3 citations, 0.23%
American Geophysical Union
3 citations, 0.23%
ASME International
3 citations, 0.23%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
3 citations, 0.23%
Walter de Gruyter
2 citations, 0.16%
Emerald
2 citations, 0.16%
The Royal Society
2 citations, 0.16%
GeoScienceWorld
2 citations, 0.16%
Geological Society of London
2 citations, 0.16%
F1000 Research
2 citations, 0.16%
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, 14.88%
Tongji University
11 publications, 6.55%
Shandong University of Science and Technology
8 publications, 4.76%
University of Science and Technology Beijing
7 publications, 4.17%
Chongqing University
6 publications, 3.57%
Central South University
5 publications, 2.98%
Sun Yat-sen University
5 publications, 2.98%
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
4 publications, 2.38%
Guizhou University
4 publications, 2.38%
Nagasaki University
4 publications, 2.38%
ETH Zurich
3 publications, 1.79%
Hebei University of Technology
3 publications, 1.79%
Ningbo University
3 publications, 1.79%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
3 publications, 1.79%
Shaoxing University
3 publications, 1.79%
Shandong University
3 publications, 1.79%
Henan Polytechnic University
3 publications, 1.79%
New Jersey Institute of Technology
3 publications, 1.79%
Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
3 publications, 1.79%
University of Tehran
2 publications, 1.19%
Tarbiat Modares University
2 publications, 1.19%
University of Birjand
2 publications, 1.19%
Tsinghua University
2 publications, 1.19%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2 publications, 1.19%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2 publications, 1.19%
Sichuan University
2 publications, 1.19%
Fuzhou University
2 publications, 1.19%
Nanjing University
2 publications, 1.19%
China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
2 publications, 1.19%
China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
2 publications, 1.19%
Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
2 publications, 1.19%
Chongqing Jiaotong University
2 publications, 1.19%
University of New South Wales
2 publications, 1.19%
University of Oulu
2 publications, 1.19%
Nanyang Technological University
2 publications, 1.19%
Brunel University London
2 publications, 1.19%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 publications, 1.19%
Anhui University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 1.19%
Huaqiao University
2 publications, 1.19%
Stanford University
2 publications, 1.19%
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
2 publications, 1.19%
Hunan University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 1.19%
University of Minnesota
2 publications, 1.19%
Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
2 publications, 1.19%
Université de Lille
2 publications, 1.19%
Nazarbayev University
1 publication, 0.6%
Saudi Aramco
1 publication, 0.6%
Isfahan University of Technology
1 publication, 0.6%
Vellore Institute of Technology University
1 publication, 0.6%
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
1 publication, 0.6%
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad
1 publication, 0.6%
Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
1 publication, 0.6%
Zhejiang University
1 publication, 0.6%
Peking University
1 publication, 0.6%
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.6%
University of Rajasthan
1 publication, 0.6%
Sichuan University of Science and Engineering
1 publication, 0.6%
Jilin University
1 publication, 0.6%
Xi'an Jiaotong University
1 publication, 0.6%
Dalian University of Technology
1 publication, 0.6%
Uppsala University
1 publication, 0.6%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.6%
Southeast University
1 publication, 0.6%
Beijing Jiaotong University
1 publication, 0.6%
Beijing University of Technology
1 publication, 0.6%
China University of Petroleum (East China)
1 publication, 0.6%
Beijing University of Chemical Technology
1 publication, 0.6%
Wuhan University
1 publication, 0.6%
Chongqing University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.6%
Hebei University of Engineering
1 publication, 0.6%
Northeastern University
1 publication, 0.6%
Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
1 publication, 0.6%
Xiamen University of Technology
1 publication, 0.6%
Taiyuan University of Technology
1 publication, 0.6%
Polytechnic University of Turin
1 publication, 0.6%
Imperial College London
1 publication, 0.6%
Tianjin University
1 publication, 0.6%
Suzhou University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.6%
Jiangsu University
1 publication, 0.6%
Southern University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.6%
University of Southern California
1 publication, 0.6%
Chengdu University of Technology
1 publication, 0.6%
Liaoning Technical University
1 publication, 0.6%
Sanming University
1 publication, 0.6%
Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre
1 publication, 0.6%
University of Florence
1 publication, 0.6%
Xi'An University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.6%
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology
1 publication, 0.6%
Chang'an University
1 publication, 0.6%
Qingdao University of Technology
1 publication, 0.6%
University of Glasgow
1 publication, 0.6%
University of Strathclyde
1 publication, 0.6%
North Dakota State University
1 publication, 0.6%
Monash University
1 publication, 0.6%
University of Queensland
1 publication, 0.6%
University of Adelaide
1 publication, 0.6%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
1 publication, 0.6%
University of Newcastle Australia
1 publication, 0.6%
University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.6%
Inha University
1 publication, 0.6%
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China University of Mining and Technology
25 publications, 16.56%
Tongji University
11 publications, 7.28%
Shandong University of Science and Technology
8 publications, 5.3%
University of Science and Technology Beijing
7 publications, 4.64%
Chongqing University
6 publications, 3.97%
Central South University
5 publications, 3.31%
Sun Yat-sen University
5 publications, 3.31%
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
4 publications, 2.65%
Guizhou University
4 publications, 2.65%
Nagasaki University
4 publications, 2.65%
ETH Zurich
3 publications, 1.99%
Hebei University of Technology
3 publications, 1.99%
Ningbo University
3 publications, 1.99%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
3 publications, 1.99%
Shaoxing University
3 publications, 1.99%
Shandong University
3 publications, 1.99%
Henan Polytechnic University
3 publications, 1.99%
New Jersey Institute of Technology
3 publications, 1.99%
Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
3 publications, 1.99%
University of Tehran
2 publications, 1.32%
Tarbiat Modares University
2 publications, 1.32%
University of Birjand
2 publications, 1.32%
Tsinghua University
2 publications, 1.32%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2 publications, 1.32%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2 publications, 1.32%
Sichuan University
2 publications, 1.32%
Fuzhou University
2 publications, 1.32%
Nanjing University
2 publications, 1.32%
China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
2 publications, 1.32%
China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
2 publications, 1.32%
Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
2 publications, 1.32%
Chongqing Jiaotong University
2 publications, 1.32%
University of New South Wales
2 publications, 1.32%
University of Oulu
2 publications, 1.32%
Nanyang Technological University
2 publications, 1.32%
Brunel University London
2 publications, 1.32%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 publications, 1.32%
Anhui University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 1.32%
Huaqiao University
2 publications, 1.32%
Stanford University
2 publications, 1.32%
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
2 publications, 1.32%
Hunan University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 1.32%
University of Minnesota
2 publications, 1.32%
Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
2 publications, 1.32%
Université de Lille
2 publications, 1.32%
Nazarbayev University
1 publication, 0.66%
Saudi Aramco
1 publication, 0.66%
Isfahan University of Technology
1 publication, 0.66%
Vellore Institute of Technology University
1 publication, 0.66%
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
1 publication, 0.66%
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad
1 publication, 0.66%
Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
1 publication, 0.66%
Zhejiang University
1 publication, 0.66%
Peking University
1 publication, 0.66%
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Rajasthan
1 publication, 0.66%
Sichuan University of Science and Engineering
1 publication, 0.66%
Jilin University
1 publication, 0.66%
Xi'an Jiaotong University
1 publication, 0.66%
Dalian University of Technology
1 publication, 0.66%
Uppsala University
1 publication, 0.66%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.66%
Southeast University
1 publication, 0.66%
Beijing Jiaotong University
1 publication, 0.66%
Beijing University of Technology
1 publication, 0.66%
China University of Petroleum (East China)
1 publication, 0.66%
Beijing University of Chemical Technology
1 publication, 0.66%
Wuhan University
1 publication, 0.66%
Chongqing University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.66%
Hebei University of Engineering
1 publication, 0.66%
Northeastern University
1 publication, 0.66%
Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
1 publication, 0.66%
Xiamen University of Technology
1 publication, 0.66%
Taiyuan University of Technology
1 publication, 0.66%
Polytechnic University of Turin
1 publication, 0.66%
Imperial College London
1 publication, 0.66%
Tianjin University
1 publication, 0.66%
Suzhou University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.66%
Jiangsu University
1 publication, 0.66%
Southern University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Southern California
1 publication, 0.66%
Chengdu University of Technology
1 publication, 0.66%
Liaoning Technical University
1 publication, 0.66%
Sanming University
1 publication, 0.66%
Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Florence
1 publication, 0.66%
Xi'An University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.66%
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology
1 publication, 0.66%
Chang'an University
1 publication, 0.66%
Qingdao University of Technology
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Glasgow
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Strathclyde
1 publication, 0.66%
North Dakota State University
1 publication, 0.66%
Monash University
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Queensland
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Adelaide
1 publication, 0.66%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Newcastle Australia
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.66%
Inha University
1 publication, 0.66%
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China, 42, 25%
China
42 publications, 25%
USA, 12, 7.14%
USA
12 publications, 7.14%
Japan, 5, 2.98%
Japan
5 publications, 2.98%
Australia, 3, 1.79%
Australia
3 publications, 1.79%
Switzerland, 3, 1.79%
Switzerland
3 publications, 1.79%
France, 2, 1.19%
France
2 publications, 1.19%
United Kingdom, 2, 1.19%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 1.19%
Canada, 2, 1.19%
Canada
2 publications, 1.19%
Republic of Korea, 2, 1.19%
Republic of Korea
2 publications, 1.19%
Finland, 2, 1.19%
Finland
2 publications, 1.19%
Sweden, 2, 1.19%
Sweden
2 publications, 1.19%
Germany, 1, 0.6%
Germany
1 publication, 0.6%
Austria, 1, 0.6%
Austria
1 publication, 0.6%
India, 1, 0.6%
India
1 publication, 0.6%
Italy, 1, 0.6%
Italy
1 publication, 0.6%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1, 0.6%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 publication, 0.6%
Singapore, 1, 0.6%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.6%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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China, 41, 27.15%
China
41 publications, 27.15%
USA, 12, 7.95%
USA
12 publications, 7.95%
Japan, 5, 3.31%
Japan
5 publications, 3.31%
Australia, 3, 1.99%
Australia
3 publications, 1.99%
Switzerland, 3, 1.99%
Switzerland
3 publications, 1.99%
France, 2, 1.32%
France
2 publications, 1.32%
United Kingdom, 2, 1.32%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 1.32%
Canada, 2, 1.32%
Canada
2 publications, 1.32%
Republic of Korea, 2, 1.32%
Republic of Korea
2 publications, 1.32%
Finland, 2, 1.32%
Finland
2 publications, 1.32%
Sweden, 2, 1.32%
Sweden
2 publications, 1.32%
Germany, 1, 0.66%
Germany
1 publication, 0.66%
Austria, 1, 0.66%
Austria
1 publication, 0.66%
India, 1, 0.66%
India
1 publication, 0.66%
Italy, 1, 0.66%
Italy
1 publication, 0.66%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1, 0.66%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 publication, 0.66%
Singapore, 1, 0.66%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.66%
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