OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Mechanics of Materials is 29. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Materials mechanics beyond the Horizon – Alan Needleman at 80	77
Stress concentration around a pressurized elliptical hole in a soft elastic solid: Modified results and nonlinear effects	66
A hybrid algorithm of particle swarm optimization and finite element method to identify local mesoscopic damage of concrete-like materials	51
A multiscale tensile failure model for double network elastomer composites	48
Effects of primary α grains on rolling reductions and deformation modes in Zr alloys: Experiments and modeling	44
Probabilistic analysis of homogenized elastic property for resin products fabricated by additive manufacturing based on three-dimensional random field modeling of microstructure	44
Predicting mechanical heterogeneity in glassy polymer nanocomposites via an inverse computational approach based on atomistic molecular simulations and homogenization methods	44
Constitutive equations for thermo-elasto-plastic metallic materials undergoing large temperature variations	44
Identification, uncertainty quantification and validation of orthotropic material properties for additively manufactured polymers	43
Correlation between stress state and crystal orientation distribution in alternating back extrusion of magnesium alloy	41
Dynamic indentation testing and characterization of metals based on the split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) device	39
Spall strength in alloyed magnesium: A compendium of research efforts from the CMEDE 10-year effort	39
Shock wave characteristics and spalling behavior of non-coherent Cu/Nb multilayers	38
Mechanical behavior of crimped collagen fibers under uniaxial tension	37
Experimental investigation of the behaviour of a simulant material for plastic-bonded explosives and modelling of the effectivity and damage induced anisotropy	37
Prediction of the stress distributions and strength properties of 3-D braided composites with an eccentric circular hole	36
Peridynamic investigation of dynamic damage behaviors of PBX confined in spherical steel shells	36
Bioinspired soft-hard interfaces fabricated by multi-material additive manufacturing: A fracture mechanics investigation using essential work of fracture	35
Continuum-based modeling large-strain plastic deformation of semi-crystalline polyethylene systems: Implication of texturing and amorphicity	35
Independent parameters of orthotropic linear transformation-based yield functions	34
A generalized machine learning framework for brittle crack problems using transfer learning and graph neural networks	33
Non-iterative stress projection method for anisotropic hardening	33
Viscoelastic mechanical behavior of periodontal ligament: Creep and relaxation hyper-viscoelastic constitutive models	33
Modeling of structure and interface controlled strength of laminated metal/graphene composites	33
Mechanical design of ring tensile specimen via surrogate modelling for inverse material parameter identification	32

Prediction of viscoelastic effective creep compliances in cracked cross-ply composite laminates	31
Rigorous analysis and pragmatic guidelines in estimating strain rate sensitivity using stress relaxation test	31
A dislocation density-based model for the temperature dependent anomalous behaviors of nickel-based single-crystal superalloy	29
Multifunctional design of lattice metamaterial with desired thermal expansion behaviors using topology optimization	29
Predicting the double-yield phenomenon in low-density polyethylene film using three-network viscoplastic model	29
Interdependent effects of surface and flexoelectricity on the electromechanical behavior of BNRC nanoplate	29