Geomechanik und Tunnelbau

Aims & Scope

The contributions published in Geomechanics and Tunnelling deal with tunnelling, rock engineering and applications of rock and soil mechanics as well as engineering geology in practice.

Each issue focuses on a current topic or specific project.

Brief news, reports from construction sites and news on conferences round off the content.

An internationally renowned Editorial Board assures a highly interesting selection of topics and guarantees the high standard of the contributions.

Main topics: NATM TBM tunnelling Traffic tunnels Hydro power plants Structural design of underground space Numerical analyses Support elements Rock mass behaviour Rock mass characterization Rock foundations Slope stabilization.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.182

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	25

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	22361

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	260

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Hard Rock TBM Cutterhead Modeling for Design and Performance Prediction

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Jamal

• Factors Influencing Disc Cutter Wear

  Citation: 86

  Authors: Christian, Heiko, Kurosch

• Soil conditioning with foam during EPB tunnelling /

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Markus, Christoph

• Design and construction of the tunnel geothermal system in Jenbach /

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Stephan, Jan Niklas, Thomas

• Classification of the abrasiveness of soil and rock

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Kurosch, Heiko

• TBM performance and disc cutter wear prediction based on ten years experience of TBM tunnelling in Iran

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Jafar, Jamal, Jian, Sadegh Tarigh

• The development of earth pressure shields: from the beginning to the present / Entwicklung der Erddruckschilde: Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Martin, Markus, Christoph

• Abrasiveness and tool wear in shield tunnelling in soil / Abrasivität und Werkzeugverschleiß beim Schildvortrieb im Lockergestein

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Manfred, Ulrich, Lothar

• Yielding elements – requirements, overview and comparison / Stauchelemente – Anforderungen, Ãœberblick und Vergleich

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Bernd

• Swelling of sulphatic claystones – some fundamental questions and their practical relevance /

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Georg, Erich, Konstantinos

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