OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Engineering Fracture Mechanics is 46. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Meso-fracture model of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete pertinent to aggregate gradation and fiber spacing	154
Analysis of mechanical properties and behaviors in HTS Roebel cable strand under tensile load	149
Fracture mechanical properties and interfacial characteristics of engineered cementitious composites containing coarse aggregate	147
Fracture mechanics of sustainable ultra high performance repair mortar with flexible joints	122
Phase-field fracture modelling of piezoelectric quasicrystals	120
A physics-enhanced deep learning approach for prediction of stress intensity factors in bimaterial interface cracks	111
Energy release rate in bimaterial specimens tested in pure modes I and II	111
Full-time domain rust expansion investigation and visual evaluation of reinforced concrete under synergistic protection	93
Multiple edge cracks in a coated semi-infinite medium due to non-Fourier thermal shock	92
Effect of complex stress states on creep rupture life of nickel-based superalloys: Mechanisms and modeling	89
Determination of the plastic J integral of ductile material using the XFEM with only Heaviside function and variable-node elements	86
Plasticization-assisted slow crack growth modeling of high-density polyethylene	85
Capturing fracture initiation and crack propagation of car windshields	73
Fatigue cracking propagation behavior of 10CrNi3MoV steel mismatched welded joints at sub-temperature	72
Progressive deterioration and fracture mechanisms of heterogeneous rocks induced by open-ended microwave irradiation: A multi-scale numerical and experimental investigation	71
Corrosion fatigue crack growth behavior of a structurally gradient steel for high-speed railway axles	68
Comprehensive investigation of rock fracture behaviour in clay-rich rocks under the effect of temperature: Experimental study under three loading modes (I, I/II, II)	67
Tearing fracture of poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/ poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (PBSA) cast extruded films: Effect of the PBSA content	65
Effect of joint density on mechanical behavior of rock mass: Insight from 3D printing tests and DEM simulation	64
Mechanical properties and healing efficiency of 3D-printed ABS vascular based self-healing cementitious composite: Experiments and modelling	64
A stress-based poro-damage phase field model for hydrofracturing of creeping glaciers and ice shelves	64
Fatigue characteristics and fracture behaviour of sandstone under discontinuous multilevel constant-amplitude fatigue disturbance	62
Rate-dependent damage and failure behavior of lithium-ion battery electrodes	61
Stress intensity factors and T-stresses by boundary integral equations: 3D statics	61
Fracturing characteristics of unconfined rock plate subjected to point-plate loading	60

A simple and efficient implementation of localizing gradient damage method in COMSOL for fracture simulation	60
Adaptive isogeometric analysis–based phase-field modeling of brittle electromechanical fracture in piezoceramics	57
A state-of-the-art review of crack branching	56
Strength, energy consumption, particle size distribution and fracture toughness in rock fragmentation under dynamic loading	56
Prediction of failure of hybrid composites with ultra-thin carbon/epoxy layers using the Coupled Criterion	55
Stress, Strain, or Energy? which one is superior predictor of fatigue life in notched Components? a novel Machine Learning-Based framework	54
Experimental analysis and prediction of CFRP delamination caused by ice impact	53
Ductile fracture prediction of HPDC aluminum alloy based on a shear-modified GTN damage model	52
Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracture height layer-through propagation based on three-dimensional lattice method	52
An extended average strain energy density criterion for predicting crack propagation of mixed mode I-II fracture in concrete	51
Brittle fracture prediction using a degradation tensor-based phase field model	51
An innovative and sustainable methodology for fatigue characterization and design	49
Improvement of low-cycle fatigue properties in electron beam powder bed fusion processed Ti-6Al-4V alloy by laser shock peening	49
Creep deformation and continuous damage mechanics parameters prediction based on a meta-learning framework	49
Boussinesq indentation of a cracked half space: a theoretical modelling of impact induced compressive fracture	49
Unconservatism of ANSI AIAA S081B for damage tolerance life analysis of COPVs	49
Modeling multiple crack propagation in the material point method by J-integral methods accounting for other cracks intersecting the J contour	48
Fracture failure analysis of plastic fiber based on thermodynamic strength theory and experiment	48
A unified estimation method for gear fatigue P-S-N curves and fatigue limits based on ensemble learning and data augmentation	47
Prefabricated crack propagation in translucent alumina ceramic sheets during flame thermal shock	47
Controllable peeling of an elastic strip on a viscoelastic substrate	46
Fatigue crack growth in functionally graded materials using an adaptive phase field method with cycle jump scheme	46
A validated approach for probabilistic structural integrity design code implementation	46
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	46
Finite element analyses of rail head cracks: Predicting direction and rate of rolling contact fatigue crack growth	46