OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology-Transactions of the Asme 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Statistical Distribution Model of Charpy Absorbed Energy in Transition Temperature Range for Reactor Pressure Vessel Steel	83
Damage Assessment of Similar Martensitic Welds Under Creep, Fatigue, and Creep-Fatigue Loading	38
Creep-Fatigue Life Property of P91 Welded Piping Subjected to Bending and Torsional Moments at High Temperature	29
Reviewer's Recognition	25
Optimization of the Fitting Methods for Creep Rupture Test Data—Short-Term Data	24
Experimental Study on Pressure Pulsation and Acceleration Response of Fluid Conveying Pipeline Under Multi-Excitation	20
Fatigue Crack Growth Evaluation of Pipeline Steels and Girth Welds	14
Master Curve Evaluation Using the Fracture Toughness Data at Low Temperature of T − T0 < −50 °C	13
Fundamental Consideration of Maximum Allowable Flaw Lengths for Limit Load Evaluation Based on Flat Plates for the ASME Code Section XI	13
A Unified Fracture Model for X65 Pipeline Material Under Various Constraints Using the Extended Finite Element Method (XFEM)	12
Study on the Leakage and Diffusion Characteristics of Buried Hydrogen-Blended Natural Gas Pipelines	12
Optimization of Protection Device Parameters for Pump-Stopping Water Hammer Protection in Long-Distance Water Conveyance Pipelines Via Hybrid NSGA-II	10
Burst Pressure Solutions of Thin and Thick-Walled Cylindrical Vessels	10
Effect of Surface Finish on Fatigue Properties of Notched Carbon Steel Specimens	9
Added Mass and Damping of an Hexagonal Rod Vibrating in Highly Confined Viscous Fluids	9
Investigation on Failure Mode of Short Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites Joints of Nonmetallic Pipeline	9
Experiment on the Excitation of Vapor Behavior and the Vibration by Thermal Flow Under C-Tube Pool Boiling Model	8
Effect of Pitch Ratio and Tube Support Conditions on the Dynamic Behavior of a Low Mass-Damping Parameter Parallel Triangular Array	8
Artificial Neural Network Technique for Seismic Fragility Analysis of a Storage Tank Supported by Multi-Storey Frame	7
Dynamic Response and Damage Analysis of a Large Steel Tank Impacted by an Explosive Fragment	7
Combined Gas Tungsten Arc Welding and Shielded Metal Arc Welding Processes for Joining Tube to Tubesheet in Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers	7
A Numerical Comparison of Different Methods for Evaluating Pipe Flanges Under External Loads	6
Failure Analysis of a Waste Heat Boiler of a Sulfur-Burning Sulfuric Acid Plant	6
Thermal Striping Limits Analysis on the Cylinder With a Defect of Liquid-Cooled Nuclear Fast Reactors	6
Thermoelasticity Determined Stresses in Inclined-Loaded Finite-Width Plate Having Two Transversely Aligned Different-Size Neighboring Holes	6

An Improved Model for Predicting Affected Region of Flashing Jet	5
Validity of Toughness Measurements From Miniature Specimens Failing in Different Fracture Modes	5
Numerical Fatigue Life Evaluation With Experimental Results for Type III Accumulators	5
Analysis of the Effect of Crack Curvature in Mini-C(T) Specimen on Fracture Toughness Evaluation	5
Research on Dynamic Characteristics of a High-Pressure and High-Precision Hydrogen Pressure Reducing Valve for Small Mobile Vehicles	5
Development of Nondestructive Examination Acceptance Criteria for Shallow Partial Penetration Welds in a Conceptual Used Nuclear Fuel Container	5
Selection of Electrode Material for Inconel 617/P92 Steel SMAW Dissimilar Welds	5
Analytical Calculation of Elastic–Plastic Stress in Multilayered Cylinders With Interlaminar Gaps	5
Constraint Effect and Crack-Tip Plastic Zone of the Pipe With Internal Inclined Surface Cracks Under External Pressure	5
Strain Growth and Water Suppression in Spherical Explosion Containment Vessels Under Eccentric Blast Loading	4
Evolution of Thermoelastic Stresses in a Finite-Width Slab or Thick Cylinder With a Growing or Receding Boundary	4
The Potential of Using Chromium Plating to Reduce Ingress of Hydrogen Isotopes in CANDU Reactor Rolled Joints	4
Applicability of Nonuniformly Varying the Fin Density of Tandem Finned Cylinders as a Viable Vortex and Noise Suppression Technique	4
Development and Application of a Wax Deposition Prediction Model for the BoZi Crude Oil Pipeline	4
Removal of Cavitation Using HDPE/LDPE Inline Section-Pipe	4
Stress Analysis of ASME Section X Flanges Using Classical Lamination Theory	4
Effects of Combined Thermal Autofrettage and Wire-winding on the Structural Performance of Thick-walled Cylinders	4
Guided Wave Localization and Quantification of Actual Corrosion Damage in Metallic Pipelines Considering Environmental Factors	4
Structural Integrity Evaluation of Three-Dimensional-Printed Graphene-Reinforced Polylactic Acid Notched Plates Using Failure Assessment Diagrams	4
Study on Autofrettage Process Parameters Selection and Methods Improvement of Hoop Wrapped Composite Vessel	4
Vorticity Shedding and Acoustic Resonance Excitation of a Square Tube Array: Effect of Flow Approach Angle	4
Investigation on Thermal Buckling of Functionally Gradient Material-Coated Cylindrical Shell Considering Material Properties Varying With Temperature	4
A New Type of S–N Equation and Its Application to Multi-Axial Fatigue Life Prediction	4
Research on the Regulation Mechanism of Residual Stress in Tube-to-Tubesheet Welded-and-Expanded Joints of Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger	4
Determination and Sensitivity Analysis of Target Flaw Sizes for Performance Demonstration of Cast Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipe by Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics	4
Research on the Dynamical Behavior of Sand/Steel Composite Structures Under Confined Explosion	4
Optimization of High-Vapor Pressure Condensate Pipeline Commissioning Schemes in Large Uplift Environments	4
Study on the Influence of Different Welding Processes on the Mechanical Properties of X80 Girth Welding Joints	3
Effect of the Connection Types of Air Vessels on the Water Hammer Protection in the Water Delivery Systems	3
Thermally Assisted Rotational Autofrettage of Long Cylinders With Free Ends	3
Formulation of the Stress Corrosion Crack Growth Rates Based on the Theoretical Strain Rate Model for Light Water Reactors	3
Study on Dynamic Post-Buckling Stability of Thin-Walled Cylinders Subjected to Horizontal Vibration	3
Seismic Safety Analysis of Double-Steel-Wall Full-Containment Liquefied Natural Gas Storage Tanks Under Service and Leakage Conditions	3
Influences of Sediment Particles on Air Vessel Water Hammer Protection Effect in the Long-Distance Water Supply Systems	3
Guided Wave Damage Location of Pressure Vessel Based on Optimized Explainable Convolutional Neural Network for Multivariate Time Series Classification Neural Network	3
Tensile Strain Capacity of an X70 Pipe With Internal and External Semi-Elliptical Crack Under Bending and Tension	3
Experimental Investigation of Tube-to-Tubesheet Welding in Stainless Steel Heat Exchangers	3
Shaking Characteristics and Leakage Diffusion Mechanism of Vehicle Mounted Liquid Hydrogen Storage Tanks	3
Mach Number Correction of Rectangular Duct Criticals	3
Experimental Research on Thermal-Oxidative Aging Performance of Polyethylene Pipe Under Hydrostatic Pressure	3
Integrity Evaluation of Boundary Function of Main Components in Nuclear Plants During Severe Accidents	3
Analysis of Anomalies in Water Hammer Experiments With Partially Open Valves	3
Interfacial Separation Mechanism and Mechanical Response of Bimetallic Composite Pipes Under Strike-Slip Fault Movement	3
Limit Load Analysis of Pressure Pipes With Partial-Through Circumferential Cracks	3
Technical Basis for Revising the Fatigue Crack Growth Rates for Ferritic Steels in the ASME Code Section XI	3
Convolutional Neural Network Based Defect Recognition Model for Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing Images of Electrofusion Joints	3
Crack Combination Criteria for Internal Semi-Elliptical Surface Cracks in Pressurized Pipes	3
Tensile Strain Characteristics of Small-Scale Fracture Toughness Test Specimens and Large-Scale Tests Under Loading	3
Elastic Interaction in Bolted Flange Joints During Hot Bolting and Disassembly	2
Influence of External Magnetic Field on Mechanical and Metallurgical Properties of Pressure Vessel Steel (SA 516 Grade 70) Welds Using Gas Tungsten Arc Welding	2

Optimization of Temperature Field by Differentiating Number of Circumferential Control Zones in Local Post Weld Heat Treatment on 9%Cr Heat-Resistant Steel Pipe	2
Pneumatic Soft Actuator Based on Origami Structure	2
Comparative Analysis of ASME B16.5 and EN 1092-1 Welding Neck Flanges	2
Optimizing Coupled Fluid-Structure Simulations for Nuclear-Relevant Geometries	2
Buckling Analysis of Functionally Graded Plates: Influence of Homogenization, Geometry, and Porosity	2
A Re-Evaluation of Rupture Data for CF8C-Plus Austenitic Stainless Steel	2
Experimental and Numerical Investigations on the Relaxation Behavior of Power Plant Flange Connections Under Steady State and Transient Conditions	2
Practical Method for Online Leak Sealing of Valve Bonnet Using Compound Injection	2
Optimization Method for Pneumatic Conveying Parameters and Energy Consumption Performance Analysis of a Compact Blow Tank	2
The Behavior of Elbow Elements at Pure Bending Applications Compared to Beam and Shell Element Models	2
Effects of Fatigue Parameters on Fatigue Crack Growth Rate of Pipe Steels and Girth Weld	2
A Finite Element Analysis-Unascertained Measure Theory-Based Hybrid Approach to Safety Assessment for Pipelines Subject to Landslide Disasters	2
An Optimization Method for Valve Seat Contour to Improve the Sealing Performance of Cryogenic Butterfly Valve	2
Proposal of a Nonlinear Spring Model on Piping Support Structures for an Elastoplastic Response Analysis Method	2
A Forward Sensitivity Analysis and Design of U-Shaped Bellows Considering the Radial Compensation Capability Under Internal Pressure	2
Effect of Specimen Rotation on Crack Size Estimation in J – R Curve Testing Using Compact Tension Specimen	2
Experimental Study on Fatigue Performance of TC4 Titanium Alloy Liner Carbon Fiber Composite Cylinders in Seawater Environment	2
Ductile Tearing or Plastic Collapse?	2
Determination of Tensile Strain Capacity of Girth-Welded X70 and X100 Grade Pipelines With Surface Cracks Under Tension and Bending	2
On the Use of a Stress-Independent Threshold Stress Term in Creep Life Models	2
Research on the Accelerated Life Test Method for Gaskets and the Verification of the Accuracy of the Life Prediction	2
Study on Dynamic Postbuckling Stability of Fast Reactor Vessels Subjected to Vertical Vibration	2
On the Strength and Tightness of ASME B16.5 and B16.47 Series A Standard Flanges	2
Investigation on Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow-Induced Vibrations of a Horizontal Elastic Pipe	2
Burst of Internally Pressurized Steel Torispheres	2
Interpolated Moduli Adjustment Technique for Limit Loads	2
Mechanical Behavior of Buried HDPE Pipe Subjected to Surface Load: Constitutive Modeling and Finite Element Method Simulations	2
The Selective Cell-Based Smoothed Finite Element Method for Partitioned Semi-Implicit Fluid–Structure Interaction	2