Mechanics Research Communications

Papers
(The median citation count of Mechanics Research Communications is 2. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Virtual element method for modeling the deformation of multiphase composites52
Topology identification for super-stable tensegrity structure from a given number of nodes in two dimensional space49
Breakdown of smooth solutions in one dimensional nonlinear nonlocal elasticity32
Periodic rhomboidal cells for symmetry-preserving homogenization and isotropic metamaterials27
Vehicle crashworthiness performance in frontal impact: Mathematical model using elastic pendulum26
Improving Composite Low Velocity Impact Performance Using SMA: A Multiscale Analysis24
Corrigendum to “Uncertainty quantification of effective mechanical characteristics of hexagonal cellular material” [Mechanics Research Communications 144 (2025): 104368]23
A singularity analysis in Keer’s elastic indentation problem23
Kinematic Solutions and Bifurcation Analysis of Single Vertex Origami Pattern22
Energy absorption and deformation of cellular structures with dovetail joints21
Size-dependent and piezoelectric effects on SH wave propagation in functionally graded plates21
Waves in elastically coupled sandwich beams: An analytical investigation20
Detecting transverse cracks initiation in composite laminates via statistical analysis of sensitivity data20
Free vibration of three-layer sandwich plate with viscoelastic core modelled with fractional theory19
3D-printed composites with a programmable response to tension and torsion: A design guide18
Kresling tube metamaterial exhibits extreme large-displacement buckling behavior18
Impact of an interface electrode charge and materials polarization to a conductive interface crack17
Effect of tension-compression asymmetry of AZ31B magnesium alloys on four-point bending17
Attenuation effects of seismic metamaterials based on local resonance and Rayleigh wave dispersion phenomena16
Editorial Board16
Piezoelectric flutter energy harvesting: Absolute nodal coordinate formulation model and wind tunnel experiment15
Dispersive wave propagation in piezoelectric–piezomagnetic imperfectly bonded media with surface effects based on strain gradient theory15
Centrifugal and gyroscopic effects on dynamic response of rotating cantilever beams under step loading15
A comprehensive investigation of compressive behavior of architectured materials based on topologically interlocking structures: Experimental and numerical approaches15
The effect of geometric imperfections on the mechanical response of isotropic closed-cell plate lattices15
Analysis of two types of harmonic waves in a Zener viscoelastic material14
The influence of out-of-plane motion on the deformation measurement of planar biaxial tests on biological soft tissue14
Causality in strain gradient elasticity: An internal variables approach14
Active elastic metamaterials with equidistant solely resonant bandgaps13
Elevated temperature nanoscratch of Inconel 617 Superalloy13
Influence of nozzle design on flow, mixing, and fluidisation in a bubbling bed fluidised by a single nozzle13
Application of vibroacoustic metamaterials for structural vibration reduction in space structures13
An attempt to calculate analytical elastic fields in two joined quarter spaces due to an interior point load12
Numerical algorithms for the phase-field models using discrete cosine transform12
Intuitive analytical solution for the uniformly loaded elastica using elliptic integrals12
Optimal resonator damping for wave propagation control in mechanical metamaterials12
Constitutive modeling of electro-magneto-rheological fluids before yielding11
Analysis of APB in vertical wells with evaporite layers: A 1D axisymmetric multilayer thermomechanical model11
On the dynamic response of a building model equipped with multiple curved-surface sliders11
Numerical investigation into the dynamic behavior of sands11
On the instability for an incremental problem in elastodynamics11
Recurrent neural networks as a physics-based self-learning solver to satisfy plane stress viscoplasticity undergoing isotropic damage11
Vibration response analysis of PZT-4/PZT-5H based functionally graded tapered plate subjected to electro-mechanical loading10
Degenerate scale problem for some configurations with rigid line tips in antiplane elasticity or Laplace equation10
Constitutive relation, limited stretchability, and stability of residually stressed Gent materials10
Fabric controls on fracture surface roughness of an architected rock material10
Editorial Board10
Editorial Board10
Denis Louis Blackmore (20 July 1943 – 24 April 2022)10
Uncertainty of pipe flow friction factor equations10
Design and analysis of a double-helix tensegrity spherical lander9
Modeling stretch-dependent collagen fiber density9
On the effect of the ratio between the yield stresses in shear and in uniaxial tension on forming of isotropic materials9
Discontinuity waves in temperature and diffusion models9
Erratum to "Multiscale hydrodynamics in line contacts" [Mechanics Research Communications, Vol. 111 (2021) 103658]9
Optimization of tensegral roofs for innovative greenhouses9
Buckling analysis of embedded thermo-magneto-electro-elastic nano cylindrical shell subjected to axial load with nonlocal strain gradient theory9
Constitutive models for random fiber network materials: A review of current status and challenges9
A block-based variational elasto-damage model for masonry analysis inspired from granular micromechanics: Preliminary study9
Chaos identification and parameter optimization for vibration suppression in composite bistable structures8
Thermomechanical buckling response of precompressed sandwich plate with foam metal core and symmetric FGM face layers subjected to magnetic field and Pasternak foundation8
Control of the piezoelectric and flexoelectric homogenized properties of architected materials by tuning their inner topology8
Continuum models for pantographic blocks with second gradient energies which are incomplete8
Flow rate–pressure drop relations for new configurations of slender compliant tubes arising in microfluidics experiments8
Experimental validation of DEM in rotating drums using Positron Emission Particle Tracking8
Vibrations and bending of thin laminated square plates with holes in gradient elasticity: A finite element solution8
The concept of representative crack elements applied to eigenfracture8
An integrated methodology to estimate the effective elastic parameters of amorphous TiO2 nanostructured films, combining SEM images, finite element simulations and homogenization techniques8
A fractional nonlocal elastic model for lattice wave analysis8
Comparison of different sensitivity matrices relating element elongations to structural response of pin-jointed structures8
Editorial Board8
Implicit implementation of the cell-micropillars interaction during cell drop under gravity7
Machine learning and quantum computing for reactive turbulence modeling and simulation7
Energy-efficient cable-actuation strategies of the V-Expander tensegrity structure subjected to five shape changes7
Assessing measurement uncertainties on high-speed DCB testing of composites7
Effect of imperfect contact on the cloaking of a circular elastic cylinder from antiplane elastic waves7
Modeling nonlinear beams for metamaterials design in a dynamic setting7
Development of a methodology for prediction and calibration of parameters of DEM simulations based on machine learning7
Response of 2D and 3D crystal plasticity models subjected to plane strain condition7
Variational phase-field fracture with controlled nucleation7
Dynamic behavior of self-acting gas-lubricated long journal bearing7
On a geometrically nonlinear incremental formulation for the modeling of 3D concrete printing7
On control of harmonic waves in an acoustic metamaterial7
Earth concrete under cyclic loadings: Stress-strain curves and damage assessment by means of acoustic emission and digital image correlation techniques7
Adhesive depth-sensing indentation tests: Slopes of the force–displacement curves7
Generalizing rigid-foldable tubular structures of T-hedral type7
Experimental analysis on metamaterials boundary layers by means of a pantographic structure under large deformations6
Strong ellipticity within the Toupin–Mindlin first strain gradient elasticity theory6
FIB manufactured microstructures with low coefficients of thermal expansion6
Editorial Board6
A homogenization scheme for viscoplastic composites based on the plane-wave decomposition of constitutive potentials6
A model of the pulsatile fluid flow in the lymph node6
A new approach for rapid fatigue limit assessment for C45 steel based on contrast damage parameters6
An adhesive detachment paradox: Does the substrate thickness matter?6
Monotonic energy stability for inclined laminar flows6
Editorial Board6
An efficient high-order asymptotic approach for the elastodynamic homogenization of periodic composites6
An ecologically aware modification of the Morison’s equation for long term marine growth effects6
On the Λ-fractional spherical ballons6
Designing multistable metamaterials inspired by Kresling tubes6
When does the onset of convection in an inclined porous layer become subcritical?6
Slip lines versus shear bands: Two competing localization modes6
Lattice modes of periodic origami tessellations with voids6
Analysis of the effects of nonlinear damping on a multiple-degree-of-freedom quasi-zero-stiffness vibration isolator6
Editorial Board6
An improved upper bound analysis for study of the void closure behavior in the plane strain extrusion6
Relationship between subsurface stress and wear particle size in sliding contacts during running-in5
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Second-sound phenomena in type II conductors with Stefan–Boltzmann source5
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Resonance-induced band gaps of elastic waves traveling along corrugated-plate sidewalls5
Geometric modelling of polycrystalline materials: Laguerre tessellations and periodic semi-discrete optimal transport5
Different erosion and entrainment mechanisms in snow avalanches5
Editorial Board5
On the effects of a beam-like piezoelectric passive controller on the linear stability of the visco-elastic Beck’s beam5
Jeffery’s paradox for the rotation of a single ‘stick–slip’ cylinder5
A new modification to Mononobe-Okabe's pseudo-static model for passive earth pressure prediction using homogeneous differential equation5
Effect of finite mass on phononic band structure of face centered pentamodal lattice5
Reprint of: Tykhonov well-posedness of a rate-type viscoplastic constitutive law5
A perspective on intelligent design of engineered materials and structures by interface mechanics5
Hybrid finite element theory in dynamic analysis of an imperfect plate5
Development of nonlinear Reynolds average turbulent κ5
Analysis of FGM micro cylindrical shell with variable thickness using Cooper Naghdi model: Bending and buckling solutions5
On the transition of the contact eccentricity of an elastic layer resting on a rigid frictionless substrate5
Connectivity of rough contacts in plane and axially symmetric cases5
Anisotropy can imply exponential decay in micropolar elasticity5
Prediction of nonlinear specific heat during single crystal HMX phase transition5
Effects of anisotropy on dynamic void collapse and temperature rise in low-symmetry crystals4
Regular precession of a rigid body in two uniform fields4
Characteristics of force transmission in cohesive agglomerates impacting a rigid surface4
Mechanics and physics of the light-driven response of hydrogels4
Editorial Board4
Effects of compressive stress on wave Love waves propagation in a piezoelectric semiconductor ZnO/Diamond: A screening effect4
Forecasting nonlinear vibrations of patches of granular materials by elastic interactions between spheres4
An analytical approach for modelling hypervelocity impact by long rod4
High-fidelity modeling of dynamic origami folding using Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation (ANCF)4
Editorial Board4
Corrigendum to “Periodic rhomboidal cells for symmetry-preserving homogenization and isotropic metamaterials” [Mech. Res. Commun. 126 (2022) 104001]4
Analytical solutions for the Laplace problem of an eccentric annular domain4
Self-consistent homogenization approach for polycrystals within second gradient elasticity4
Mechanical design of an asymmetric-deformation-driven rotating machinery4
Influence of martian soil simulant on microstructural heterogeneity and mechanical response of martian concretes4
Phase field theory for pressure-dependent strength in brittle solids with dissipative kinetics4
Discontinuous bifurcation of FRCC with zero-thickness interface modeling4
On the double-diffusive layer formation in the vertical annulus driven by radial thermal and salinity gradients4
Effect of element wall thickness on the homogeneity and isotropy of hardness in SLM IN718 using nanoindentation4
Neural network constitutive model for uniaxial cyclic plasticity based on return mapping algorithm4
Modelling and simulation of fracture in anisotropic brittle materials by the phase-field method with novel strain decompositions4
Equilibrium and transient response of photo-actuated Liquid Crystal Elastomer beams4
Mechanics and transient morphing of soft hygroscopic bilayers4
Deformation and stress in materials with inhomogeneity/void under contact loading4
Solving coupled differential eigenvalue problems using the differential transformation method numerical example: Dynamic analysis of multi-span beams4
Motion behavior of a 30-strut locomotive tensegrity robot3
Preliminary semi-analytical investigation of momentum exchange in a bouncing container filled with swirling fluid: Pressure impulse induced by central jet3
Rayleigh waves in an elastic half-space with a hard sphere-filled metasurface3
The role of dissipation regarding the concept of purely mechanical theories in plasticity3
Effect of interaction between polarization direction and inclined force on the dynamic stability of a pre-stressed piezoelectric plate3
The implementation of M-integral in cross-scale correlation analysis of porous materials3
Low-frequency vibrations of a high-contrast orthotropic lattice3
Repercussions of quasi-isotropic behavior emerging in FGMs obtained via FAST/SPS3
Computational homogenization of bio-inspired metamaterial with a random fiber network microstructure3
Effective elastic properties of loosely connected fibrous bio-inspired materials3
A finite element framework for the simulation of bio-inspired adhesives with mushroom-shaped microstructures3
Independent friction-restitution description of billiard ball collisions3
Study of circumferential SH-wave interaction with a piezoelectric cylinder having pre-stressed viscoelastic imperfect coating3
A refined fractional viscoelastic model for vibration analysis of moderately-thick plates3
A brief review of solitary waves in nonlinear metamaterials3
Investigating the 3D coupling of mechanical and electrical effects on porous materials via Green’s function3
Second gradient Green–Naghdi type thermo-elasticity and viscoelasticity3
Editorial Board3
Vibration response of sandwich plate reinforced by GPLs/GOAM3
A novel variational perturbation approach for formulating both linear and nonlinear acoustic model equations3
A geometric-based method for the mesh stiffness evaluation of spur gears with spatial cracks3
Discrete modeling of elastic heterogeneous media3
Strong ellipticity conditions and infinitesimal stability within nonlinear strain gradient elasticity3
A mixed formulation of the plane-stress problem to facilitate reuse of constitutive models in finite-element programs3
Deployable structure based on double-layer Miura-ori pattern3
On the net displacement of contact surface centroid in contractile bodies3
Nonlinear strain gradient and micromorphic one-dimensional elastic continua: Comparison through strong ellipticity conditions3
Non-Fickian macroscopic model of axial diffusion of granular materials in a long cylindrical tumbler3
A review of theories to calculate pore pressures when fluids penetrate into rocks3
Multi-bounce resonances in the interaction of walking droplets3
A numerical method based on Polonsky-Keer's conjugate gradient iterative scheme for solving axisymmetric contact of layered half-space3
Minimal mass design of a new cable truss in two states3
Ratcheting assessment of additively manufactured SS316 alloys at elevated temperatures within the dynamic strain aging domain3
Effect of auxetic behavior on effective properties of composite materials3
On the partial wrinkling of imperfectly guided webs2
An experimental study of the aerodynamic performance of a maple wing model at low Reynolds numbers2
Memoriam: Prof. Siavouche Nemat-Nasser (1937 – 2021)2
Analytical solution for the free transverse vibration of an elastically connected annular plate system with discontinuities2
An analytical method for the drag force of a thin flat plate in a flow of viscous fluid2
Experimental and numerical studies of a reinforced concrete component subjected to corrosion2
On the modeling of additive manufacturing: Printing process and printed structures2
Large amplitude forced vibrations of multi-stepped beams carrying concentric masses2
Discovering asymptotic expansions for problems in mechanics using symbolic regression2
Editorial Board2
Bandgap merging with double-negative metabeam2
Hadamard compatibility condition implies existence of supersonic shock waves in bi-modular materials2
Design of tensegrity torus based on bilevel optimization model2
Stephen Timoshenko's life during last five years in the Russian Empire: From the letters of his son Gregory2
The infinite Schmidt number limit of the salt fingering convection model and the inertial free salt convection model2
Memory-free loading paths for a coupled continuous contact problem with friction2
A rate-independent internal friction to describe the hysteretic behavior of pantographic structures under cyclic loads2
A novel residual improved deep learning indirect measurement algorithm (RIDLA) for nonlinear dynamic responses2
Influence of residual stress in failure of soft materials2
Tempering the mechanical response of FCC micro-pillars: An Eulerian plasticity approach2
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Crack tip fields in a fiber-reinforced hyperelastic sheet: Competing roles of fiber and matrix stiffening2
Non-continuous furcation phenomenon of SH dispersion curves in magneto-electro-elastic alloy plate with negative magnetic permeability2
Exact solution for mode shapes of cracked nonuniform axially functionally graded beams2
Multiphysics modeling of ultrasonic elastic wave attenuation for wireless power transfer including viscoelasticity and acoustic emission2
Uncertainty quantification of effective mechanical characteristics of hexagonal cellular material2
On the view of considering regularization parameter as material constant2
Dedication2
Topology optimization of extruded beams modeled with the XFEM for maximizing their natural frequencies2
Self-consistent approximations for the tangential-displacement correction to the incremental indentation stiffness2
Variable stiffness plate tensegrity structures inspired with topology optimization2
Impact of vertical vibration and gyrotactic microorganisms on stability of thermo-bioconvection2
Shape optimization of non-rigid origami leading to emerging bistability2
Analysis of a tensegrity camber morphing airfoil2
Editorial Board2
An energy-based strategy to find admissible thrust networks compatible with foundation settlements in masonry structures2
On the coupled linear theory of thermoelasticity for nanomaterials which triple porosity2
Flexoelectric anisotropy and shear contributions in lead-free piezocomposites2
Editorial Board2
The road ahead for applications of mechanics in drug delivery2
An enhanced multiaxial low-cycle fatigue life model2
Preface: Special issue in origami engineering and physics2
Unusual nonlinear frequency response in circular dielectric elastomer membranes excited by fluctuating through-thickness voltages2
Variational study of a Maxwell–Rayleigh-type finite length model for the preliminary design of a tensegrity chain with a tunable band gap2
Antiplane anisotropic elastodynamics: Babinet’s principle2
Semi-analytical model for stretch ratio determination in inflation test for isotropic membranes2
Effect of magnetic fields on the formation of the neck of a flat aluminum sample with inclusions during stretching2
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Modelling and analysis of a novel E-shape piezoelectric vibration energy harvester with dynamic magnifier2
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