OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Engineering Fracture Mechanics is 44. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
A comparative study of probabilistic and Non-probabilistic models for the stress intensity factors of embedded cracks	181
Full-time domain rust expansion investigation and visual evaluation of reinforced concrete under synergistic protection	139
Comparative experimental investigation on shale fracture propagation induced by high-temperature water and carbon dioxide	120
Effect of different CFRP strengthening methods on fracture parameters of concrete beam	118
Very-high-cycle-fatigue behaviour of ultrasonic-assisted TIG welded TC4 joints: Microcrack initiation and life prediction influenced by dislocations and oxides under shear stress	105
Numerical analysis on failure mode of 3D columnar polycrystalline ice based on discrete element method	103
Effect of joint density on mechanical behavior of rock mass: Insight from 3D printing tests and DEM simulation	101
A thermodynamically consistent phase field model for damage-healing of chemically active solids	97
Welding process parameters and mechanical properties of carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites: Experimental and simulation analysis	97
Investigation of damage and fracture in inert shell–solid propellant double-layered plates under projectile impact	92
Meso-fracture model of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete pertinent to aggregate gradation and fiber spacing	89
A comparative study of nil-SIF-based and initial fracture toughness-based criteria for prediction of mode-I crack propagation in concrete at low temperatures	86
Enhanced fatigue properties of pure copper welded joints in submarine cable by double-sided symmetrical oblique laser shock peening	74
Experimental and numerical investigations on the influence of crack-tip constraint on the ductile fracture behavior in nodular cast iron	73
OFDR distributed fiber optic blasting fracture monitoring considering fiber interfacial slip	72
Invariant-based interpretation of anisotropic damage induced by cyclic loading	69
Defect tolerance in ultra-high cycle fatigue of additively manufactured IN939 alloy	66
Establishment and verification of anisotropic ductile fracture criteria applicable to AA6016-T4 incremental forming	65
Comparing Mode I, Mode II and Mixed-Mode I/II interlaminar fracture toughness of glass and carbon fiber reinforced polymer laminates with the same epoxy matrix system	63
Adhesive bond characterization under mixed-mode I + II loading using the mmb test	62
Experimental study on the fracture behavior of a novel multi-scale fiber reinforced ultra-high performance concrete with hollow microspheres after high temperatures	61
Thermal fracture behavior and strength evolution of oil shale under high-temperature steam treatment: A dual-stage analysis of mechanical response	60
Uncovering the damage behavior of heterogeneous grains in Mg-RE alloys	59
Development of Virtual Internal Bond method based material model for Carbon fiber and its application to Carbon fiber reinforced epoxy system	58
Fracture behavior of SiGe nanosheets: Mechanics of monocrystalline vs. polycrystalline structure	58

Introducing a novel LLD-CMOD equivalence fracture model for quasi-brittle materials exposed to three-point bending	57
Revealing the influences of strain amplitudes on hybrid stress–strain controlled creep-fatigue interaction responses for 9 %Cr steel	57
Corrosion fatigue crack growth behavior of a structurally gradient steel for high-speed railway axles	56
Failure probability prediction of delamination under cyclic loading in composite laminates using cohesive interface elements	54
Editorial Board	53
Preface: Recent advances in fracture research of materials and structures	52
Fracture behavior of Alumina-Tricalcium phosphate-Titania composites for bone tissue reconstruction	51
Determination of critical energy flux for filled elastomer based on global energy balance and J-Integral	51
Investigation on Beremin parameters based on the toughness scaling model	50
Nanofracture of graphyne family with geometrical distortions of crack fronts	50
Fatigue crack growth behavior of 42CrMo high-strength steel with tempered sorbite/bainite microstructures: Roles of grain and constituent in microstructures	50
Propagation regimes, transition times, and approximate universality in 2D hydraulic fracture propagation with fluid lag	49
Fracture mechanisms of additively manufactured polylactide: Effect of in vitro hydrolytic degradation	48
The effect of high temperature on the fracture damage of loess	48
An investigation into the influence of variable amplitude creep-fatigue loading on plasticity-induced crack closure	47
Fracture behavior and fracture surface smoothness of rock-like model subjected to axial decoupling spherical charging	46
Machine learning-based fatigue life prediction of lamellar titanium alloys: A microstructural perspective	45
Tearing fracture of poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/ poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (PBSA) cast extruded films: Effect of the PBSA content	44
Effect of natural defects on the fracture behaviors and failure mechanism of basalt through mesotesting and FDEM modeling	44
Fracture toughness of electron-beam-welded parts of super-thick TC4-DT Ti alloy for aeronautical use	44
Using acoustic emission technique for structural health monitoring of laminate composite: A novel CNN-LSTM framework	44
Experimental study on Mode Ⅰ fracture characteristics of laminated flattened-bamboo lumber combined with VIC-3D system	44
A shear constitutive model and experimental demonstration considering dual void portion and solid skeleton portion of rock	44