OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Plasticity is 67. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	165
Editorial Board	157
Modeling and numerical simulation of thermo-electro-mechanical coupling behaviors of liquid crystal elastomers	154
A crystal plasticity-based and temperature-dependent multi-phase field model for the ductile fracture of single crystals at elevated temperatures	142
Creep anisotropy modeling and uncertainty quantification of an additively manufactured Ni-based superalloy	140
Defect interaction summary between edge dislocations and <112>-axis symmetric tilt grain boundaries in copper on activation barriers and critical stresses	134
A deep learning energy-based method for classical elastoplasticity	127
Temperature-dependent damage of magnesium alloy with ratchetting–fatigue interaction effects: Experiments and mesomechanical theory	126
Thermodynamic modeling framework with experimental investigation of the large-scale bonded area and local void in Cu-Cu bonding interface for advanced semiconductor packaging	124
Gurson-Cohesive modeling (GCM) for 3D ductile fracture simulation	118
Enhancing fatigue life of low-carbon ultra-high strength steel by inducing multi-component precipitates	118
Grain-scale micromechanical behaviors of hexagonal titanium utilizing in-situ high-energy diffraction microscopy and crystal plasticity finite element simulations	114
A scheme for achieving strength-ductility trade-off in metallic glasses	113
Achieving strength and ductility synergy via a nanoscale superlattice precipitate in a cast Mg-Y-Zn-Er alloy	106
Assessment of the time-dependent behavior of dislocation multiplication under shock loading	105
Unveiling the orientation sensitivity of creep life in near [001] oriented Ni-based single crystal superalloys at intermediate temperatures	105
Counterexample-trained neural network model of rate and temperature dependent hardening with dynamic strain aging	99
In-situ neutron diffraction study of the strengthening mechanism and deformation behavior of cellular structure in high-entropy alloys by additive manufacturing	99
Fatigue-resistant design in low-cycle regime by regulating the micro-structural gradient in a TWIP steel: Modelling and experiment	98
Dislocation-interface interdependent twinning and sequential kinking deformation in fully lamellar Ti alloys fabricated by additive manufacturing	98
Coupled cellular automata-crystal plasticity modeling of microstructure-sensitive damage and fracture behaviors in deformation of α-titanium sheets affected by grain size	97
An efficient and minimalist scheme for continuum dislocation dynamics	96
A 3D finite deformation constitutive model for anisotropic shape memory polymer composites integrating viscoelasticity and phase transition concept	91
A comprehensive study of the anisotropic tensile properties of laser additive manufactured Ni-based superalloy after heat treatment	91
Lode-dependent anisotropic-asymmetric yield function for isotropic and anisotropic hardening of pressure-insensitive materials. Part I: Quadratic function under non-associated flow rule	89

Strength-ductility synergy of an additively manufactured metastable high-entropy alloy achieved by transformation-induced plasticity strengthening	89
Thermo-mechanically coupled gradient-extended damage-plasticity modeling of metallic materials at finite strains	87
A macro-micro approach for identifying crystal plasticity parameters for necking and failure in nickel-based alloy haynes 282	85
Anisotropic distortional hardening based on deviatoric stress invariants under non-associated flow rule	85
Modulating L12 precipitation behavior and mechanical properties in an Fe-rich medium-entropy alloy fabricated via laser powder bed fusion	85
Modeling dynamic formability of porous ductile sheets subjected to biaxial stretching: Actual porosity versus homogenized porosity	84
Deciphering the multiple deformation mechanisms responsible for sustained work hardening in a FeCrCoNi medium entropy alloy	83
Editorial Board	83
The roles of rise and fall time in load shedding and strain partitioning under the dwell fatigue of titanium alloys with different microstructures	82
Experimental characterization and crystal plasticity modeling for predicting load reversals in AA6016-T4 and AA7021-T79	82
Mechanistic insights into stress localization and crack precursors during dwell fatigue: Dislocation evolution from basal slip in near-α titanium alloys	81
Prismatic dislocation loop and helical dislocation generation from ellipsoidal inclusion in inhomogeneous materials: A comprehensive discrete dislocation dynamics simulation	80
Tuning generalized planar fault energies to enable deformation twinning in nanocrystalline aluminum alloys	80
Anisotropic plasticity and fracture of alpha titanium sheets from cryogenic to warm temperatures	79
The effect of hydro-mechanical coupling on the onset and orientation of localisation bands in partially saturated soils	79
Deformation-induced dynamic precipitation of 14H-LPSO structure and its effect on dynamic recrystallization in hot-extruded Mg-Y-Zn alloys	79
Temperature-dependent universal dislocation structures and transition of plasticity enhancing mechanisms of the Fe40Mn40Co10Cr10 high entropy alloy	78
Numerical modeling of shear band effect on Goss grain recrystallization in electrical steels: Crystal plasticity finite element and phase field modeling	78
Automated analysis framework of strain partitioning and deformation mechanisms via multimodal fusion and computer vision	78
On the strain delocalization mechanism of Cu/Nb nanolayered composites with amorphous interfacial layers	77
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	76
Nanoprecipitate and stacking fault-induced high strength and ductility in a multiscale heterostructured high-entropy alloy	76
In-situ investigation of plasticity in a Ti-Al-V-Fe (α+β) alloy: Slip mechanisms, strain localization, and partitioning	76
A steady-state irradiation creep and thermal creep model for zirconium alloys	75
Role of slip and twinning on strain hardening, and correlation with geometric hardening, latent hardening, and grain boundary strengthening in Titanium	75
Editorial Board	74
Editorial Board	74
Molecular dynamics simulation of twin nucleation and growth in Ni-based superalloys	74
Editorial Board	73
Significantly enhanced mechanical properties of NiCoV medium-entropy alloy via precipitation engineering	72
Modeling of nonlinear viscoelastic-viscoplastic behavior of glassy polymers based on intramolecular rotation of molecular chains	71
Superior fatigue response of CoCrNi-based multi-principal element alloy with Mo addition	70
Fatigue crack growth behavior of an additively manufactured titanium alloy: Effects of spatial and crystallographic orientations of α lamellae	70
A dislocation-based damage-coupled constitutive model for single crystal superalloy: Unveiling the effect of secondary orientation on creep life of circular hole	69
Precipitation kinetics and crystal plasticity modeling of artificially aged AA6061	69
Continuum modeling of dislocation channels in irradiated metals based on stochastic crystal plasticity	69
A novel crystal plasticity model incorporating transformation induced plasticity for a wide range of strain rates and temperatures	68
Hierarchical Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics of Thermally Activated Dislocation Plasticity of Metals and Alloys	68
Dynamic strain ageing of L12-strengthened Ni-Co base high-entropy alloy and unraveling its deformation mechanisms in strain ageing process	68
A parallelised algorithm to identify arbitrary yield surfaces in multiscale analyses	68
Experimental and numerical study on strain path and crystal orientation dependences of phase transformation behaviors of QP1180 steel	67
Hydrogen–vacancy effects on the elastic and plastic behaviour of Ni<100> probed by nanoindentation	67