As released by 2011 Chinese S&T Journal Citation Reports, Rock and Soil Mechanics was cited 4404 times in 2010, the impact factor is 0.839. The citation ranks first in mechanics journals, the impact factor ranks second, Rock and Soil Mechanics also ranks second in comprehensive subject ranking.

On Dec 2nd 2011, The Release Conference of China Science and Technology Paper Statistical Result is held in Beijing. According to the information released on the conference, Rock and Soil Mechanics, the academic journal from Wuhan Rock and Soil Mechanics Institute, is awarded The Second Year High Quality Science and Technology Journal of China. This is the first time for Rock and Soil Mechanics to win the award.

The essay Application of Strength Reduction Finite Element Method to Road Tunnels(ZHANG Li-ming, Qingdao Technological University, 2007,28(1):97-101) from Rock and Soil Mechanics is awarded the 2010 One Hundred Most Effective Domestic Academic Paper Of China.