OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Plasticity is 64. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	156
Enhancing fatigue life of low-carbon ultra-high strength steel by inducing multi-component precipitates	151
Defect interaction summary between edge dislocations and <112>-axis symmetric tilt grain boundaries in copper on activation barriers and critical stresses	147
A scheme for achieving strength-ductility trade-off in metallic glasses	130
Thermodynamic modeling framework with experimental investigation of the large-scale bonded area and local void in Cu-Cu bonding interface for advanced semiconductor packaging	127
A 3D finite deformation constitutive model for anisotropic shape memory polymer composites integrating viscoelasticity and phase transition concept	123
In-situ neutron diffraction study of the strengthening mechanism and deformation behavior of cellular structure in high-entropy alloys by additive manufacturing	122
A crystal plasticity-based and temperature-dependent multi-phase field model for the ductile fracture of single crystals at elevated temperatures	119
Gurson-Cohesive modeling (GCM) for 3D ductile fracture simulation	113
Creep anisotropy modeling and uncertainty quantification of an additively manufactured Ni-based superalloy	108
A deep learning energy-based method for classical elastoplasticity	106
Grain-scale micromechanical behaviors of hexagonal titanium utilizing in-situ high-energy diffraction microscopy and crystal plasticity finite element simulations	106
Assessment of the time-dependent behavior of dislocation multiplication under shock loading	102
Fatigue-resistant design in low-cycle regime by regulating the micro-structural gradient in a TWIP steel: Modelling and experiment	99
Modelling and physical analysis of the high-temperature rheological behavior of a metallic glass	98
Achieving strength and ductility synergy via a nanoscale superlattice precipitate in a cast Mg-Y-Zn-Er alloy	98
Anisotropic distortional hardening based on deviatoric stress invariants under non-associated flow rule	94
An efficient and minimalist scheme for continuum dislocation dynamics	93
Temperature-dependent damage of magnesium alloy with ratchetting–fatigue interaction effects: Experiments and mesomechanical theory	90
Micromechanical crystal plasticity back stress evolution within FCC dislocation substructure	90
Editorial Board	90
Modeling and numerical simulation of thermo-electro-mechanical coupling behaviors of liquid crystal elastomers	87
Strength-ductility synergy of an additively manufactured metastable high-entropy alloy achieved by transformation-induced plasticity strengthening	84
A comprehensive study of the anisotropic tensile properties of laser additive manufactured Ni-based superalloy after heat treatment	83
Counterexample-trained neural network model of rate and temperature dependent hardening with dynamic strain aging	82

Thermo-mechanically coupled gradient-extended damage-plasticity modeling of metallic materials at finite strains	81
Unveiling the orientation sensitivity of creep life in near [001] oriented Ni-based single crystal superalloys at intermediate temperatures	81
Coupled cellular automata-crystal plasticity modeling of microstructure-sensitive damage and fracture behaviors in deformation of α-titanium sheets affected by grain size	81
Lode-dependent anisotropic-asymmetric yield function for isotropic and anisotropic hardening of pressure-insensitive materials. Part I: Quadratic function under non-associated flow rule	80
Prismatic dislocation loop and helical dislocation generation from ellipsoidal inclusion in inhomogeneous materials: A comprehensive discrete dislocation dynamics simulation	79
The effect of hydro-mechanical coupling on the onset and orientation of localisation bands in partially saturated soils	78
A macro-micro approach for identifying crystal plasticity parameters for necking and failure in nickel-based alloy haynes 282	76
Temperature-dependent universal dislocation structures and transition of plasticity enhancing mechanisms of the Fe40Mn40Co10Cr10 high entropy alloy	75
Modulating L12 precipitation behavior and mechanical properties in an Fe-rich medium-entropy alloy fabricated via laser powder bed fusion	75
In-situ investigation of plasticity in a Ti-Al-V-Fe (α+β) alloy: Slip mechanisms, strain localization, and partitioning	75
Mechanistic insights into stress localization and crack precursors during dwell fatigue: Dislocation evolution from basal slip in near-α titanium alloys	75
The roles of rise and fall time in load shedding and strain partitioning under the dwell fatigue of titanium alloys with different microstructures	74
Modeling dynamic formability of porous ductile sheets subjected to biaxial stretching: Actual porosity versus homogenized porosity	74
Automated analysis framework of strain partitioning and deformation mechanisms via multimodal fusion and computer vision	72
Editorial Board	72
Tuning generalized planar fault energies to enable deformation twinning in nanocrystalline aluminum alloys	72
On the strain delocalization mechanism of Cu/Nb nanolayered composites with amorphous interfacial layers	71
Anisotropic plasticity and fracture of alpha titanium sheets from cryogenic to warm temperatures	71
Numerical modeling of shear band effect on Goss grain recrystallization in electrical steels: Crystal plasticity finite element and phase field modeling	71
Creep-fatigue damage mechanisms and life prediction based on crystal plasticity combined with grain boundary cavity model in a nickel-based superalloy at 650°C	70
Role of slip and twinning on strain hardening, and correlation with geometric hardening, latent hardening, and grain boundary strengthening in Titanium	70
Deformation-induced dynamic precipitation of 14H-LPSO structure and its effect on dynamic recrystallization in hot-extruded Mg-Y-Zn alloys	70
Experimental characterization and crystal plasticity modeling for predicting load reversals in AA6016-T4 and AA7021-T79	69
A steady-state irradiation creep and thermal creep model for zirconium alloys	69
Deciphering the multiple deformation mechanisms responsible for sustained work hardening in a FeCrCoNi medium entropy alloy	69
Nanoprecipitate and stacking fault-induced high strength and ductility in a multiscale heterostructured high-entropy alloy	69
Editorial Board	68
Molecular dynamics simulation of twin nucleation and growth in Ni-based superalloys	68
Ultra-low temperature mechanical response of VCoNi medium-entropy alloy with unprecedented high strength and ductility	68
Novel approach to achieve gigapascal level yield strength and large uniform elongation in metastable β-Ti alloys	67
High strain rate Bauschinger response of 6061-T6 Aluminum alloy	66
Editorial Board	66
Unveiling the self-annealing phenomenon and texture evolution in room-temperature-rolled Cu-Fe-P alloy sheets	65
Hydrogen–vacancy effects on the elastic and plastic behaviour of Ni<100> probed by nanoindentation	65
Fatigue crack growth behavior of an additively manufactured titanium alloy: Effects of spatial and crystallographic orientations of α lamellae	64
Significantly enhanced mechanical properties of NiCoV medium-entropy alloy via precipitation engineering	64
Editorial Board	64
A parallelised algorithm to identify arbitrary yield surfaces in multiscale analyses	64
Strain-bearing capacity and strain hardening awakened by inter-zone constraint in twin-structured Al0.1CoCrFeNi alloy	64