OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Engineering Fracture Mechanics is 43. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
A comparative study of probabilistic and Non-probabilistic models for the stress intensity factors of embedded cracks	196
An innovative and sustainable methodology for fatigue characterization and design	157
Full-time domain rust expansion investigation and visual evaluation of reinforced concrete under synergistic protection	128
Comparative experimental investigation on shale fracture propagation induced by high-temperature water and carbon dioxide	110
A physics-enhanced deep learning approach for prediction of stress intensity factors in bimaterial interface cracks	95
Energy storage characteristics and damage constitutive model of thermally treated granite: An experimental investigation	92
Cone cracking and fragmentation of alumina plates under high-speed penetration: Experiments and modeling	82
Effect of different CFRP strengthening methods on fracture parameters of concrete beam	81
Fracture of multilayer soft materials	79
Effect of complex stress states on creep rupture life of nickel-based superalloys: Mechanisms and modeling	78
Welding process parameters and mechanical properties of carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites: Experimental and simulation analysis	76
Effect of joint density on mechanical behavior of rock mass: Insight from 3D printing tests and DEM simulation	74
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	74
A thermodynamically consistent phase field model for damage-healing of chemically active solids	72
Uncertainties in phase-field fracture simulations of a 4-point bending experiment	70
Characterisation of mode-I fracture resistance of adhesive layers with imperfections	68
Dynamic crack velocity and fracture toughness in concrete using two full-field measurement techniques: Effect of free-water	68
Impact crack quantification analyses in 3-D angle-interlock woven composite using image segmentation method	65
Microstructure design and mechanical properties of grain-gradient graphene/aluminum composites	64
Dynamic fracture analysis of the linearly uncoupled and coupled physical phenomena by the variable-node multiscale XFEM	59
Uncertainty quantification of the failure assessment diagram for flawed steel components in BS 7910:2019	57
A digital twin approach toward unlocking elasto-plastic fatigue crack growth rates under negative load ratios	57
A comparative study of creep-fatigue life prediction for complex geometrical specimens using supervised machine learning	56
Invariant-based interpretation of anisotropic damage induced by cyclic loading	56
Development of higher-order displacement discontinuity method to simulate fatigue crack growth in brittle materials	55

Experimental investigation on concrete rock breaking performance of self-excited oscillation pulsed waterjet	55
Peridynamic simulation on hydraulic fracture propagation in shale formation	52
Atomistic insights into the debonding of Epoxy–Concrete interface with water presence	51
Experimental study on the influencing factors of hydraulic fracture initiation from prefabricated crack tips	50
Fracture behavior of SiGe nanosheets: Mechanics of monocrystalline vs. polycrystalline structure	50
Development of Virtual Internal Bond method based material model for Carbon fiber and its application to Carbon fiber reinforced epoxy system	49
Prediction of effective cohesive parameters for mode I failure behavior of LPBF Ti-6Al-4V/CFRTP interface using meso-scale modelling	49
An oblique circular cylinder element for 3D interfacial cracks in composites	49
Fracture resistance of shape memory alloys under thermomechanical loading	48
Accurate measurement of mechanical properties of soft materials by introducing transition layers into test samples	48
An improved life prediction strategy at elevated temperature based on pure creep and fatigue data: Classical strain controlled and hybrid stress–strain controlled creep-fatigue test	46
Study on rock fracture mechanism based on the combustion and explosion characteristics of high-energy expansive agent	46
Revealing the influences of strain amplitudes on hybrid stress–strain controlled creep-fatigue interaction responses for 9 %Cr steel	45
An adaptive coupling of PD-CCM model involving a viscoelastic constitutive relation for quasi-brittle material dynamic failure	44
Coupling effect of braided structure and thermo-oxidative aging on torsional damages of 3-D braided composite tubes	44
Introducing a novel LLD-CMOD equivalence fracture model for quasi-brittle materials exposed to three-point bending	44
Corrosion fatigue crack growth behavior of a structurally gradient steel for high-speed railway axles	44
Fracture toughness of electron-beam-welded parts of super-thick TC4-DT Ti alloy for aeronautical use	43