OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Engineering Fracture Mechanics is 47. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
A machine-learning fatigue life prediction approach of additively manufactured metals	152
A review of phase-field models, fundamentals and their applications to composite laminates	137
Mesoscale modelling of concrete – A review of geometry generation, placing algorithms, constitutive relations and applications	117
Experimental investigation of thermal cycling effect on fracture characteristics of granite in a geothermal-energy reservoir	106
Hydraulic fracture vertical propagation behavior in transversely isotropic layered shale formation with transition zone using XFEM-based CZM method	104
Application of different acoustic emission descriptors in damage assessment of fiber reinforced plastics: A comprehensive review	96
Corrosion fatigue lifetime assessment of high-speed railway axle EA4T steel with artificial scratch	86
Fracture behavior and damage mechanisms of sandstone subjected to wetting-drying cycles	84
Investigation of the low-temperature properties and cracking resistance of fiber-reinforced asphalt concrete using the DIC technique	79
A data-driven approach based on long short-term memory and hidden Markov model for crack propagation prediction	78
The influence of in-plane raster angle on tensile and fracture strengths of 3D-printed PLA specimens	77
Probabilistic fatigue assessment of notched components under size effect using critical distance theory	75
A review on phase-field modeling of hydraulic fracturing	75
Defect-based fatigue life prediction of L-PBF additive manufactured metals	73
A three-dimensional numerical study of hydraulic fracturing with degradable diverting materials via CZM-based FEM	71
Experimental study of acoustic emission multi-parameter information characterizing rock crack development	70
A 3-D hydraulic fracture propagation model applied for shale gas reservoirs with multiple bedding planes	70
Data-driven fatigue life prediction in additive manufactured titanium alloy: A damage mechanics based machine learning framework	67
Effect of aspect ratio on dynamic fracture toughness of particulate polymer composite using artificial neural network	65
Fracture predictions based on a coupled chemo-mechanical model with strain gradient plasticity theory for film electrodes of Li-ion batteries	65
On the comparison of two mixed-mode I + III fracture test specimens	65
Development of fracture process zone in full-graded dam concrete under three-point bending by DIC and acoustic emission	64
Digital twin for the structural health management of reusable spacecraft: A case study	63
Full-field measurement and fracture and fatigue characterizations of asphalt concrete based on the SCB test and stereo-DIC	63
Experimental study on fracture and fatigue crack propagation processes in concrete based on DIC technology	60

Fracture loads prediction of the modified 3D-printed ABS specimens under mixed-mode I/II loading	60
Meso-mechanical modelling of damage in concrete using discrete element method with porous ITZs of defined width around aggregates	60
Failure mechanism of fractured rock and associated acoustic behaviors under different loading rates	58
Meso-scale simulations of size effect on concrete dynamic splitting tensile strength: Influence of aggregate content and maximum aggregate size	58
Discrete mechanical models of concrete fracture	57
Anisotropic fracture and energy characteristics of a Tibet marble exposed to multi-level constant-amplitude (MLCA) cyclic loads: A lab-scale testing	57
Predictive modelling of fracture behaviour in silica-filled polymer composite subjected to impact with varying loading rates using artificial neural network	56
Mixed-mode I + II tensile fracture analysis of thermally treated granite using straight-through notch Brazilian disc specimens	56
Effect of the manufacturing parameters on the tensile and fracture properties of FDM 3D-printed PLA specimens	55
Cracking process and acoustic emission characteristics of sandstone with two parallel filled-flaws under biaxial compression	54
A physics-informed neural network for creep-fatigue life prediction of components at elevated temperatures	53
Failure and mechanical behavior of transversely isotropic rock under compression-shear tests: Laboratory testing and numerical simulation	51
Evaluation of variational phase-field models for dynamic brittle fracture	51
Phase field modeling and computer implementation: A review	50
Evolutionary characteristics of mode-I fracture toughness and fracture energy in granite from different burial depths under high-temperature effect	50
Uncertainty of the smeared crack model applied to RC beams	49
Laboratory investigations on failure, energy and permeability evolution of fissured rock-like materials under seepage pressures	49
Modelling fracture process zone width and length for quasi-brittle fracture of rock, concrete and ceramics	48
Experimental study on development characteristics and size effect of rock fracture process zone	48
Exploring hydraulic fracture behavior in glutenite formation with strong heterogeneity and variable lithology based on DEM simulation	48
A digital twin feasibility study (Part II): Non-deterministic predictions of fatigue life using in-situ diagnostics and prognostics	47
The tensile properties and interlaminar shear strength of microcapsules-glass fibers/epoxy self-healable composites	47
On the effect of stress amplitude on fracture and energy evolution of pre-flawed granite under uniaxial increasing-amplitude fatigue loads	47
Phase-field modeling of crack branching and deflection in heterogeneous media	47