OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Fatigue is 49. 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
Torsional-loaded notched specimen fatigue strength prediction based on mode I and mode III critical distances and fracture surface investigations with a 3D optical profilometer	200
Editorial Board	192
Fatigue crack propagation of planar three-dimensional cracks	162
Editorial Board	138
Evaluation of crack-closure by second harmonic thermoelastic stress analysis	122
Effect of misalignments and welding penetration on the fatigue strength of a common welded detail: SED method predictions and comparisons with codes	105
Thermo-mechanical fatigue induced unexpected strain hardening of Cu clip wiring on transfer-mold type EV power modules	104
Corrigendum to “Size effect in fatigue modelling of defective materials: Application of the calibrated weakest-link theory” [Int. J. Fatigue 165 (2022) 107213]	101
Combined loading effect on high cycle fatigue fracture behaviors of a stainless steel welded structure of elbow and socket	96
Multiaxial plain and notch fatigue strength of thick-walled ductile cast iron EN-GJS-600-3: Combining multiaxial fatigue criteria, theory of critical distances, and defect sensitivity	94
Fatigue failure mechanisms and influential factors for aluminum alloy and its welded joint in a high-speed train	91
Thermomechanical testing and modelling of railway wheel steel	84
A comparative study using water atomized and gas atomized powder in laser powder bed fusion – Assessment of the fatigue performance	84
Microstructure sensitivity of the low cycle fatigue crack initiation mechanisms for the Al0.3CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy: in-situ SEM study and crystal plasticity simulation	83
Evaluation of the endurance limit of notch intersections under inner-pressure loading	83
Effect of three-stage heat treatment on the composite waveform and variable amplitude fatigue properties of TC4 titanium alloy pulsed laser-arc hybrid welded joints	82
Influence of the loading rate of force on the formation of deformation twins in martensitic stainless steel under repetitive loading–unloading process	80
Fatigue crack growth due to spectrum load produced by trains in a bridge	80
Experimental evaluation of multiaxial test-tailored specifications based on Fatigue Damage multi-Spectra	73
An efficient/accurate multi-scale fatigue prediction method for Metal-Polymer hybrid (MPH) interface	72
An automated measurement method for the fatigue crack propagation based on decorrelated digital image correlation	71
Variations on a critical distance theme	71
Near-tip residual stress as an independent load interaction mechanism	70
The effect of temperature on slip in microtextured Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-2Mo under dwell fatigue	70
Thermo-mechanical fatigue deformation and fracture mechanisms of nickel-based powder metallurgy superalloy	69

Life prediction of cord/rubber laminates under multiaxial fatigue	67
Defect sensitivity in L-PBF AlSi7Mg0.6 alloy subjected to fatigue load: Effect of load ratio and torsion loading	66
Explainable machine learning-based fatigue assessment of 316L stainless steel fabricated by laser-powder bed fusion	65
Bolt fatigue in CFRP joints	65
Fatigue strength evaluation of 5059 aluminum alloy welded joints Considering welding deformation and residual stress	64
Life degradation and damage mechanism of ZL114A aluminum alloy under pre-corrosion fatigue in simulated tropical marine atmospheric environment	63
Squats on the Great Britain rail network: Possible root causes and research recommendations	62
Investigation on the fatigue behavior of 7075 aluminum alloy at different aging states	60
Numerical and experimental investigations on fretting fatigue properties of GH4169 superalloy at the elevated temperature	60
Effects of tensile load hold time on the fatigue and corrosion-fatigue behavior of turbine blade materials	60
Fatigue performance and failure mechanism of ultrasonic-assisted abrasive-belt-ground Inconel 718	60
Mechanical fatigue of biodegradable polymers: A study on polylactic acid (PLA), polybutylene succinate (PBS) and polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT)	58
The microstructure evolution of ballastless track high-strength concrete exposed to compressive and flexural fatigue loads	56
Evaluation of scale invariance in fatigue crack growth in metallic materials	55
Fatigue life study of superelastic NiTi Shape Memory Alloys using self-heating under cyclic loading method	55
Fatigue prediction criteria for rubber antivibration design with temperature effects	55
Corrosion and corrosion-fatigue properties of composite ceramic coated aluminum alloy formed by combining surface nanocrystallization pre-treatment, micro-arc oxidation, and sealing post-treatment	55
Internal fatigue crack propagation in a Ti-6Al-4V alloy: An in situ study	54
Molecular dynamics simulation of thermomechanical fatigue properties of Ni-based single crystal superalloys	53
Impact of single structural voids on fatigue properties of AISI 316L manufactured by laser powder bed fusion	53
Nonlocal fretting fatigue assessment for dovetail joints	52
A hybrid ANN-multiaxial fatigue nonlocal model to estimate fretting fatigue life for aeronautical Al alloys	50
Probabilistic flexural fatigue strength of ultra-lightweight cement concrete and high strength lightweight aggregate concrete	50
Fatigue properties and S-N curve estimating of 316L stainless steel prepared by SLM	49
Effect of peening with fine iron-sulfide particles on the rotating bending fatigue properties of low alloy steel and formation of iron-sulfide layer	49
Self-heating and fatigue crack growth behavior of reinforced NR/BR nanocomposites with different blending ratio	49
The fatigue mechanism and a new defect-based life prediction model for selective laser melted Al-Mg-Sc-Zr alloy	49
Physics-guided machine learning frameworks for fatigue life prediction of AM materials	49