International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Aims & Scope

The journal welcomes manuscripts that substantially contribute to the understanding of the complex mechanical behaviour of geomaterials (soils, rocks, concrete, ice, snow, and powders), through innovative experimental techniques, and/or through the development of novel numerical or hybrid experimental/numerical modelling concepts in geomechanics.

Topics of interest include instabilities and localization, interface and surface phenomena, fracture and failure, multi-physics and other time-dependent phenomena, micromechanics and multi-scale methods, and inverse analysis and stochastic methods.

Papers related to energy and environmental issues are particularly welcome.

The illustration of the proposed methods and techniques to engineering problems is encouraged.

However, manuscripts dealing with applications of existing methods, or proposing incremental improvements to existing methods – in particular marginal extensions of existing analytical solutions or numerical methods – will not be considered for review.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.6
2024	3.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.107

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	121

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4087

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1669

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
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• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Engineering and Materials Science, 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.

• Dynamic behaviour of saturated porous media; The generalized Biot formulation and its numerical solution

  Citation: 830

  Authors: O. C., T.

• Lagrangian meshfree particles method (SPH) for large deformation and failure flows of geomaterial using elastic–plastic soil constitutive model

  Citation: 685

  Authors: Ha H., Ryoichi, Kazunari, Shintaro

• Lower bound limit analysis using finite elements and linear programming

  Citation: 609

  Authors: S. W.

• Experimental and numerical investigations of the behaviour of a heat exchanger pile

  Citation: 601

  Authors: Lyesse, Mathieu, Laurent

• Generalized plasticity and the modelling of soil behaviour

  Citation: 521

  Authors: M., O. C., A. H. C.

• Experimental study of thermal effects on the mechanical behaviour of a clay

  Citation: 509

  Authors: Cane, Lyesse

• Thin‐layer element for interfaces and joints

  Citation: 499

  Authors: C. S., M. M., J. G., H. J.

• Rotational failure mechanisms for the face stability analysis of tunnels driven by a pressurized shield

  Citation: 423

  Authors: Guilhem, Daniel, Abdul‐Hamid

• Strain localization in sand: an overview of the experimental results obtained in Grenoble using stereophotogrammetry

  Citation: 416

  Authors: Jacques, Gioacchino

• Effective stress concept in unsaturated soils: Clarification and validation of a unified framework

  Citation: 415

  Authors: Mathieu, Lyesse

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