OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Mechanics Research Communications is 5. 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.)

Article	Citations
Virtual element method for modeling the deformation of multiphase composites	52
Topology identification for super-stable tensegrity structure from a given number of nodes in two dimensional space	49
Breakdown of smooth solutions in one dimensional nonlinear nonlocal elasticity	32
Periodic rhomboidal cells for symmetry-preserving homogenization and isotropic metamaterials	27
Vehicle crashworthiness performance in frontal impact: Mathematical model using elastic pendulum	26
Improving Composite Low Velocity Impact Performance Using SMA: A Multiscale Analysis	24
A singularity analysis in Keer’s elastic indentation problem	23
Corrigendum to “Uncertainty quantification of effective mechanical characteristics of hexagonal cellular material” [Mechanics Research Communications 144 (2025): 104368]	23
Kinematic Solutions and Bifurcation Analysis of Single Vertex Origami Pattern	22
Size-dependent and piezoelectric effects on SH wave propagation in functionally graded plates	21
Energy absorption and deformation of cellular structures with dovetail joints	21
Detecting transverse cracks initiation in composite laminates via statistical analysis of sensitivity data	20
Waves in elastically coupled sandwich beams: An analytical investigation	20
Free vibration of three-layer sandwich plate with viscoelastic core modelled with fractional theory	19
Kresling tube metamaterial exhibits extreme large-displacement buckling behavior	18
3D-printed composites with a programmable response to tension and torsion: A design guide	18
Impact of an interface electrode charge and materials polarization to a conductive interface crack	17
Effect of tension-compression asymmetry of AZ31B magnesium alloys on four-point bending	17
Editorial Board	16
Attenuation effects of seismic metamaterials based on local resonance and Rayleigh wave dispersion phenomena	16
The effect of geometric imperfections on the mechanical response of isotropic closed-cell plate lattices	15
Piezoelectric flutter energy harvesting: Absolute nodal coordinate formulation model and wind tunnel experiment	15
Dispersive wave propagation in piezoelectric–piezomagnetic imperfectly bonded media with surface effects based on strain gradient theory	15
Centrifugal and gyroscopic effects on dynamic response of rotating cantilever beams under step loading	15
A comprehensive investigation of compressive behavior of architectured materials based on topologically interlocking structures: Experimental and numerical approaches	15

Causality in strain gradient elasticity: An internal variables approach	14
Analysis of two types of harmonic waves in a Zener viscoelastic material	14
The influence of out-of-plane motion on the deformation measurement of planar biaxial tests on biological soft tissue	14
Application of vibroacoustic metamaterials for structural vibration reduction in space structures	13
Active elastic metamaterials with equidistant solely resonant bandgaps	13
Elevated temperature nanoscratch of Inconel 617 Superalloy	13
Influence of nozzle design on flow, mixing, and fluidisation in a bubbling bed fluidised by a single nozzle	13
Intuitive analytical solution for the uniformly loaded elastica using elliptic integrals	12
Optimal resonator damping for wave propagation control in mechanical metamaterials	12
An attempt to calculate analytical elastic fields in two joined quarter spaces due to an interior point load	12
Numerical algorithms for the phase-field models using discrete cosine transform	12
On the instability for an incremental problem in elastodynamics	11
Recurrent neural networks as a physics-based self-learning solver to satisfy plane stress viscoplasticity undergoing isotropic damage	11
Constitutive modeling of electro-magneto-rheological fluids before yielding	11
Analysis of APB in vertical wells with evaporite layers: A 1D axisymmetric multilayer thermomechanical model	11
On the dynamic response of a building model equipped with multiple curved-surface sliders	11
Numerical investigation into the dynamic behavior of sands	11
Denis Louis Blackmore (20 July 1943 – 24 April 2022)	10
Uncertainty of pipe flow friction factor equations	10
Vibration response analysis of PZT-4/PZT-5H based functionally graded tapered plate subjected to electro-mechanical loading	10
Degenerate scale problem for some configurations with rigid line tips in antiplane elasticity or Laplace equation	10
Constitutive relation, limited stretchability, and stability of residually stressed Gent materials	10
Fabric controls on fracture surface roughness of an architected rock material	10
Editorial Board	10
Editorial Board	10
Buckling analysis of embedded thermo-magneto-electro-elastic nano cylindrical shell subjected to axial load with nonlocal strain gradient theory	9
Constitutive models for random fiber network materials: A review of current status and challenges	9
A block-based variational elasto-damage model for masonry analysis inspired from granular micromechanics: Preliminary study	9
Design and analysis of a double-helix tensegrity spherical lander	9
Modeling stretch-dependent collagen fiber density	9
On the effect of the ratio between the yield stresses in shear and in uniaxial tension on forming of isotropic materials	9
Discontinuity waves in temperature and diffusion models	9
Erratum to "Multiscale hydrodynamics in line contacts" [Mechanics Research Communications, Vol. 111 (2021) 103658]	9
Optimization of tensegral roofs for innovative greenhouses	9
An integrated methodology to estimate the effective elastic parameters of amorphous TiO2 nanostructured films, combining SEM images, finite element simulations and homogenization techniques	8
A fractional nonlocal elastic model for lattice wave analysis	8
Comparison of different sensitivity matrices relating element elongations to structural response of pin-jointed structures	8
Editorial Board	8
Chaos identification and parameter optimization for vibration suppression in composite bistable structures	8
Thermomechanical buckling response of precompressed sandwich plate with foam metal core and symmetric FGM face layers subjected to magnetic field and Pasternak foundation	8
Control of the piezoelectric and flexoelectric homogenized properties of architected materials by tuning their inner topology	8
Continuum models for pantographic blocks with second gradient energies which are incomplete	8
Flow rate–pressure drop relations for new configurations of slender compliant tubes arising in microfluidics experiments	8
Experimental validation of DEM in rotating drums using Positron Emission Particle Tracking	8
Vibrations and bending of thin laminated square plates with holes in gradient elasticity: A finite element solution	8
The concept of representative crack elements applied to eigenfracture	8
On control of harmonic waves in an acoustic metamaterial	7
Earth concrete under cyclic loadings: Stress-strain curves and damage assessment by means of acoustic emission and digital image correlation techniques	7
Adhesive depth-sensing indentation tests: Slopes of the force–displacement curves	7
Generalizing rigid-foldable tubular structures of T-hedral type	7

Implicit implementation of the cell-micropillars interaction during cell drop under gravity	7
Machine learning and quantum computing for reactive turbulence modeling and simulation	7
Energy-efficient cable-actuation strategies of the V-Expander tensegrity structure subjected to five shape changes	7
Assessing measurement uncertainties on high-speed DCB testing of composites	7
Effect of imperfect contact on the cloaking of a circular elastic cylinder from antiplane elastic waves	7
Modeling nonlinear beams for metamaterials design in a dynamic setting	7
Development of a methodology for prediction and calibration of parameters of DEM simulations based on machine learning	7
Response of 2D and 3D crystal plasticity models subjected to plane strain condition	7
Variational phase-field fracture with controlled nucleation	7
Dynamic behavior of self-acting gas-lubricated long journal bearing	7
On a geometrically nonlinear incremental formulation for the modeling of 3D concrete printing	7
An adhesive detachment paradox: Does the substrate thickness matter?	6
Monotonic energy stability for inclined laminar flows	6
Editorial Board	6
An efficient high-order asymptotic approach for the elastodynamic homogenization of periodic composites	6
An ecologically aware modification of the Morison’s equation for long term marine growth effects	6
On the Λ-fractional spherical ballons	6
An improved upper bound analysis for study of the void closure behavior in the plane strain extrusion	6
Designing multistable metamaterials inspired by Kresling tubes	6
When does the onset of convection in an inclined porous layer become subcritical?	6
Slip lines versus shear bands: Two competing localization modes	6
Lattice modes of periodic origami tessellations with voids	6
Analysis of the effects of nonlinear damping on a multiple-degree-of-freedom quasi-zero-stiffness vibration isolator	6
Editorial Board	6
A new approach for rapid fatigue limit assessment for C45 steel based on contrast damage parameters	6
Experimental analysis on metamaterials boundary layers by means of a pantographic structure under large deformations	6
Strong ellipticity within the Toupin–Mindlin first strain gradient elasticity theory	6
FIB manufactured microstructures with low coefficients of thermal expansion	6
Editorial Board	6
A homogenization scheme for viscoplastic composites based on the plane-wave decomposition of constitutive potentials	6
A model of the pulsatile fluid flow in the lymph node	6
Different erosion and entrainment mechanisms in snow avalanches	5
Editorial Board	5
On the effects of a beam-like piezoelectric passive controller on the linear stability of the visco-elastic Beck’s beam	5
Jeffery’s paradox for the rotation of a single ‘stick–slip’ cylinder	5
A new modification to Mononobe-Okabe's pseudo-static model for passive earth pressure prediction using homogeneous differential equation	5
Effect of finite mass on phononic band structure of face centered pentamodal lattice	5
Reprint of: Tykhonov well-posedness of a rate-type viscoplastic constitutive law	5
A perspective on intelligent design of engineered materials and structures by interface mechanics	5
Hybrid finite element theory in dynamic analysis of an imperfect plate	5
Development of nonlinear Reynolds average turbulent κ	5
Analysis of FGM micro cylindrical shell with variable thickness using Cooper Naghdi model: Bending and buckling solutions	5
On the transition of the contact eccentricity of an elastic layer resting on a rigid frictionless substrate	5
Connectivity of rough contacts in plane and axially symmetric cases	5
Anisotropy can imply exponential decay in micropolar elasticity	5
Prediction of nonlinear specific heat during single crystal HMX phase transition	5
Relationship between subsurface stress and wear particle size in sliding contacts during running-in	5
Editorial Board	5
Second-sound phenomena in type II conductors with Stefan–Boltzmann source	5
Editorial Board	5
Resonance-induced band gaps of elastic waves traveling along corrugated-plate sidewalls	5
Geometric modelling of polycrystalline materials: Laguerre tessellations and periodic semi-discrete optimal transport	5