OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Engineering Fracture Mechanics is 45. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Stiffness/constraint effects in analytical flaw assessment. A technical note	145
Crowbar Loading-A New Test Technique to Characterize Interfacial Delamination	141
Local creep damage effects on subsequent low temperature fatigue crack growth behaviour of thick-walled pressure vessels	138
LCF behavior of 2024AA under uni- and biaxial loading taking into account creep pre-deformation	116
Singularity analysis of linear hardening V-notch by asymptotic expansion coupled BEM	115
Use of modified Madou–Leblond model to predict crack initiation in low alloy steel specimens with different stress states	107
Full-time domain rust expansion investigation and visual evaluation of reinforced concrete under synergistic protection	105
A validated approach for probabilistic structural integrity design code implementation	92
Accurate measurement of mechanical properties of soft materials by introducing transition layers into test samples	86
Modified Williams’ crack tip solution including crack face pressure	86
Multiple edge cracks in a coated semi-infinite medium due to non-Fourier thermal shock	84
A dual-horizon peridynamic model for Reissner–Mindlin plates with arbitrary horizon sizes and shapes	79
An experimental fracture mechanics study of the combined effect of hydrogen embrittlement and loss of constraint	68
Effect of complex stress states on creep rupture life of nickel-based superalloys: Mechanisms and modeling	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
Prefabricated crack propagation in translucent alumina ceramic sheets during flame thermal shock	66
Propagation regimes, transition times, and approximate universality in 2D hydraulic fracture propagation with fluid lag	63
Augmenting the fracture toughness and structural health monitoring capabilities in Kevlar/epoxy composites using carbon nanotubes	63
Development and verification of interfacial fracture energy simulation methodology for porous stacked thin films	63
Controllable peeling of an elastic strip on a viscoelastic substrate	61
An enhanced lattice beam element model for the numerical simulation of rate-dependent self-healing in cementitious materials	61
Capturing fracture initiation and crack propagation of car windshields	60
Large deformation and crack propagation analyses of hydrogel by peridynamics	59
OFDR distributed fiber optic blasting fracture monitoring considering fiber interfacial slip	58
Experimental characterization and phase-field modeling of anisotropic brittle fracture in silicon	57

An innovative and sustainable methodology for fatigue characterization and design	56
A stress-based poro-damage phase field model for hydrofracturing of creeping glaciers and ice shelves	56
Creep deformation and continuous damage mechanics parameters prediction based on a meta-learning framework	55
Effect of crack interaction and friction on the dynamic strength of rock-like materials with many cracks	55
Unconservatism of ANSI AIAA S081B for damage tolerance life analysis of COPVs	54
Fracturing characteristics of unconfined rock plate subjected to point-plate loading	53
Boussinesq indentation of a cracked half space: a theoretical modelling of impact induced compressive fracture	53
Fatigue integrity analysis of a howitzer cannon by using a fracture mechanics approach	51
Improvement of low-cycle fatigue properties in electron beam powder bed fusion processed Ti-6Al-4V alloy by laser shock peening	51
Mechanical properties and healing efficiency of 3D-printed ABS vascular based self-healing cementitious composite: Experiments and modelling	51
Fracture behavior of shale containing two parallel veins under semi-circular bend test using a phase‐field method	51
Modeling multiple crack propagation in the material point method by J-integral methods accounting for other cracks intersecting the J contour	49
Near-threshold fatigue crack propagation in a Ni-based single crystal superalloy affected by crystallographic anisotropy	49
Tearing fracture of poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/ poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (PBSA) cast extruded films: Effect of the PBSA content	48
Quantitative analysis of the effect of acidification on in-situ residual fracture openings in laboratory fracturing simulation tests	48
Fracture failure analysis of plastic fiber based on thermodynamic strength theory and experiment	48
Stress, Strain, or Energy? which one is superior predictor of fatigue life in notched Components? a novel Machine Learning-Based framework	47
Quantifying 3D crack propagation in nodular graphite cast iron using advanced digital volume correlation and X-ray computed tomography	47
A unified estimation method for gear fatigue P-S-N curves and fatigue limits based on ensemble learning and data augmentation	46
Corrosion fatigue crack growth behavior of a structurally gradient steel for high-speed railway axles	46
Rate-dependent damage and failure behavior of lithium-ion battery electrodes	45