OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Engineering Fracture Mechanics is 48. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Boussinesq indentation of a cracked half space: a theoretical modelling of impact induced compressive fracture	220
Unconservatism of ANSI AIAA S081B for damage tolerance life analysis of COPVs	200
Strain monitoring and depth estimation for multiple surface cracks in steel structures using smart CFRP embedded with distributed fiber sensors	149
Crowbar Loading-A New Test Technique to Characterize Interfacial Delamination	148
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)	136
Strength, energy consumption, particle size distribution and fracture toughness in rock fragmentation under dynamic loading	126
Adaptive isogeometric analysis–based phase-field modeling of brittle electromechanical fracture in piezoceramics	108
Multiple edge cracks in a coated semi-infinite medium due to non-Fourier thermal shock	108
Experimental analysis and prediction of CFRP delamination caused by ice impact	102
Progressive deterioration and fracture mechanisms of heterogeneous rocks induced by open-ended microwave irradiation: A multi-scale numerical and experimental investigation	82
Quantifying effect of overload-induced residual stress behind crack tip on fatigue crack growth	80
A simple and efficient implementation of localizing gradient damage method in COMSOL for fracture simulation	78
Analysis of progressive failure and structural size effect in fiber-reinforced concrete composite with an improved peridynamic model	75
Corrigendum to “Investigation on the static and cyclic anisotropic mechanical behavior of polychloroprene rubber (CR) reinforced with tungsten nano-particles” [Eng. Fract. Mech. 235 (2020) 107183]	73
Fatigue crack growth in functionally graded materials using an adaptive phase field method with cycle jump scheme	72
Improvement of low-cycle fatigue properties in electron beam powder bed fusion processed Ti-6Al-4V alloy by laser shock peening	70
Singularity analysis of linear hardening V-notch by asymptotic expansion coupled BEM	69
Use of modified Madou–Leblond model to predict crack initiation in low alloy steel specimens with different stress states	66
OFDR distributed fiber optic blasting fracture monitoring considering fiber interfacial slip	65
Fracture and fatigue behavior of sinusoidal interface adhesive joints using a modified double cantilever beam geometry	64
Fatigue cracking propagation behavior of 10CrNi3MoV steel mismatched welded joints at sub-temperature	62
Molecular investigation on temperature-dependent mechanical properties of PMMA/CNT nanocomposite	62
An experimental and numerical study on the translaminar fracture of cross-ply non-crimp fabric composites	62
Roadway fracture mechanism investigation subjected to static and blast loading under different lateral pressure coefficients	61
Atomistic insights into the debonding of Epoxy–Concrete interface with water presence	60

Effect of loading waveform on the blasting crack propagation mechanism in single-hole and dual-hole blasting	60
Analysis of mechanical properties and behaviors in HTS Roebel cable strand under tensile load	59
Full-time domain rust expansion investigation and visual evaluation of reinforced concrete under synergistic protection	58
An investigation into the influence of variable amplitude creep-fatigue loading on plasticity-induced crack closure	58
Accurate measurement of mechanical properties of soft materials by introducing transition layers into test samples	58
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	57
Application of unified constraint-dependent J-R curve in leak-before-break assessment of dissimilar metal welded joints	57
An innovative and sustainable methodology for fatigue characterization and design	56
An enhanced lattice beam element model for the numerical simulation of rate-dependent self-healing in cementitious materials	56
Fracturing characteristics of unconfined rock plate subjected to point-plate loading	55
Dynamic mechanical behavior and failure evolution of water-bearing grotto sandstone under cyclic loading and unloading	55
Meso-fracture model of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete pertinent to aggregate gradation and fiber spacing	54
Corrosion fatigue crack growth behavior of a structurally gradient steel for high-speed railway axles	54
Capturing fracture initiation and crack propagation of car windshields	53
Fracture behavior of aluminosilicate glass under ballistic impact: An experimental and peridynamic study	52
Brittle fracture prediction using a degradation tensor-based phase field model	52
A unified estimation method for gear fatigue P-S-N curves and fatigue limits based on ensemble learning and data augmentation	50
Fatigue crack growth behavior of 42CrMo high-strength steel with tempered sorbite/bainite microstructures: Roles of grain and constituent in microstructures	50
Finite element tensile fracture analysis of α-uranium based on 3D crystal plastic model and cohesive element	50
Tearing fracture of poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/ poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (PBSA) cast extruded films: Effect of the PBSA content	49
Experimental characterization and phase-field modeling of anisotropic brittle fracture in silicon	49
A stress-based poro-damage phase field model for hydrofracturing of creeping glaciers and ice shelves	49
Fatigue characteristics and fracture behaviour of sandstone under discontinuous multilevel constant-amplitude fatigue disturbance	48
Fracture mechanical properties and interfacial characteristics of engineered cementitious composites containing coarse aggregate	48
Modeling multiple crack propagation in the material point method by J-integral methods accounting for other cracks intersecting the J contour	48
Random anisotropic initial damage tensor	48
A dual-horizon peridynamic model for Reissner–Mindlin plates with arbitrary horizon sizes and shapes	48
Fatigue integrity analysis of a howitzer cannon by using a fracture mechanics approach	48
An extended average strain energy density criterion for predicting crack propagation of mixed mode I-II fracture in concrete	48