OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Impact Engineering is 40. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	121
Numerical validation of composite panel impact tests	110
Investigation of blast-induced cerebrospinal fluid cavitation: Insights from a simplified head surrogate	101
Preliminary study of radio frequency waves in hypervelocity impact plasma	93
Velocity-space analysis method for hazardous fragments in debris clouds	92
Enhancing the impact resistance of composite laminates through in-plane mechanical property optimization using the isotropic degree index	83
Indentation modelling of aluminium cladding panels subjected to hailstone impact	82
Dynamic Brazilian splitting experiment of bedding shale based on continuum-discrete coupled method	75
Experimental and numerical study of the interaction between dynamically loaded cracks and pre-existing flaws in edge impacted PMMA specimens	72
Stochastic analysis of dynamic fracture of concrete using CT-image based mesoscale models with a rate-dependent phase field method	70
Research on material equivalent method based on damage mode of underwater explosion grillage structure	70
Direct impact Hopkinson compression bar experiment for testing at a strain rate of 50,000 s-1	69
Effects of lateral inertia on the group velocities and specific damping capacities of viscoelastic polymeric rods	67
Blast-resistance characteristics and design of steel wire reinforced ultra-high performance concrete slabs	61
An improved dynamic constitutive model for ceramics	58
A new equivalent method for complex-shaped pulse loading based on saturation analysis and membrane factor method	57
Testing and modelling of aluminium cans for prismatic lithium-ion cells under crash loading	56
Damage response of high elastic polyurea coated liquid-filled tank subjected to close-in blast induced by charge with prefabricated fragments	55
Experimental evaluation on the mitigation performance of double-layered Kirigami corrugated cladding against impact load	53
Dimensionless parameters for ballistic performance evaluation of ceramic-faced bicomponent targets against sharp-nosed projectiles	52
Behaviour of two semi-crystalline polymers at a wide range of rates and temperatures	51
In-situ observation of ductile failure with High-speed X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging	51
Impact dynamics of a free-falling reference test mass in space	50
A generalized model for one dimensional impact response of a heterogeneous layered medium	49
Dynamic cumulative damage characteristics of deep-buried granite from Shuangjiangkou hydropower station under true triaxial constraint	49

Typical fracture modes of metal cylindrical shells under internal explosive loading	49
Numerical and theoretical modeling of the elastic-plastic bulging deformation of UHMWPE composite laminate under high-speed impact	49
Research on the evolution of state field and damage range of multiple source cloud explosions	48
Experimental and numerical investigation of badarpur sand subjected to air-blast loading	47
Validation of a coupled element-particle approach to debris analysis during hypervelocity impact	46
Damage characteristic of electronic devices caused by products generated by Al/Ep/KMnO4/TiH2 active material projectile hypervelocity impacting on aluminum target	46
Determination and evaluation of Holmquist-Johnson-Cook constitutive model parameters for ultra-high-performance concrete with steel fibers	46
Prediction of perforation into concrete accounting for saturation ratio influence at high confinement	45
Response of hybrid plate-rod lattices to static and dynamic compression–An experimental study	44
Modelling blast wave propagation and failure in concrete induced by internal charge explosion by coupled peridynamics and smoothed particle hydrodynamics	44
Analysis of hypervelocity-impacted thin films for space applications	43
The influence of interlayer properties on the response of laminated glass to low-velocity hard-object impact	42
A novel size distribution model for debris generated by in-orbit collisions	41
Experimental and numerical investigation of the behavior of multi-layer windshield consisting of glass and polycarbonate against bird strike	41
Microstructure evolution of 6252 armor steel under hypervelocity impact	41
Dynamic response of rock sheds to successive rockfall impacts using lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) cushions: An experimental and numerical study	40
Bridging the gap between rate-dependent plasticity and stress wave dynamics: Calibrating a constitutive model for high-strength steel by inverse optimization	40