OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Plasticity is 54. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	153
An efficient and minimalist scheme for continuum dislocation dynamics	137
Editorial Board	125
Editorial Board	120
A continuum model for dislocation climb	111
Editorial Board	105
Editorial Board	96
Strain-rate and temperature dependent optimum precipitation sizes for strengthening in medium-entropy alloys	90
Enhancing fatigue life of low-carbon ultra-high strength steel by inducing multi-component precipitates	88
Unified prediction of uniaxial ratcheting deformation at elevated temperatures with physics-informed multimodal network	86
A crystal plasticity-damage coupled finite element framework for predicting mechanical behavior and ductility limits of thin metal sheets	82
Effect of vanadium microalloying on the deformation behavior and strain hardening of a medium Mn steel	79
Defect interaction summary between edge dislocations and <112>-axis symmetric tilt grain boundaries in copper on activation barriers and critical stresses	78
Orientation-dependent deformation mechanisms of alpha-uranium single crystals under shock compression	78
Multi-scale modelling of rafting behaviour under complex stress states for Ni3Al superalloys	78
Strengthening and toughening of Cu matrix composites reinforced by metallic glass particles with variable size	78
Two laser beam modulation of microstructure and residual stress field in cold sprayed Al alloy for recovering fatigue performance	77
Heterogeneous metallic glass composites with a unique combination of strength, plasticity and conductivity	74
A non-local methodology for geometrically necessary dislocations and application to crack tips	73
Abnormal hardening and amorphization in an FCC high entropy alloy under extreme uniaxial tension	72
Evolution of recrystallization texture in medium to low stacking fault energy alloys: Experiments and simulations	72
New deformation mechanism and strength-ductility synergy in pure titanium with high density twin	71
Atomic irradiation defects induced hardening model in irradiated tungsten based on molecular dynamics and CPFEM	70
A temporal graph neural network for cross-scale modelling of polycrystals considering microstructure interaction	70
Computational modelling of poro-visco-hyperelastic effects on time-dependent fatigue crack growth of hydrogels	69

Coupled cellular automata-crystal plasticity modeling of microstructure-sensitive damage and fracture behaviors in deformation of α-titanium sheets affected by grain size	67
On multiaxial creep–fatigue considering the non-proportional loading effect: Constitutive modeling, deformation mechanism, and life prediction	67
Exploring structural origins responsible for the exceptional mechanical property of additively manufactured 316L stainless steel via in-situ and comparative investigations	66
A robust and efficient hybrid solver for crystal plasticity	66
Wavy interface enables extra strengthening in an additively manufactured high-entropy alloy with Mortise-Tenon architecture	65
Fatigue-resistant design in low-cycle regime by regulating the micro-structural gradient in a TWIP steel: Modelling and experiment	64
Lithium concentration and atomic chain bridging induced strength–ductility synergy in amorphous lithiated sulfur cathodes	64
A scheme for achieving strength-ductility trade-off in metallic glasses	63
Interaction between basal edge/mixed <a> dislocations and point defects in zirconium	62
A multiscale investigation on the preferential deformation mechanism of coarse grains in the mixed-grain structure of 316LN steel	62
Mesoscopic unit cell analysis of ductile failure under plane stress conditions	62
Editorial Board	61
Modeling shock-induced void collapse in single-crystal Ta systems at the mesoscales	60
Relating stress/strain heterogeneity to lath martensite strength by experiments and dislocation density-based crystal plasticity	60
Deep active learning for constitutive modelling of granular materials: From representative volume elements to implicit finite element modelling	60
Modeling and numerical simulation of thermo-electro-mechanical coupling behaviors of liquid crystal elastomers	59
Experimental and modelling assessment of ductility in a precipitation hardening AlMgScZr alloy	58
An extended gradient damage model for anisotropic fracture	58
Intrinsic characteristics of grain boundary elimination induced by plastic deformation in front of intergranular microcracks in bcc iron	57
A generalised framework for modelling anisotropic creep-ageing deformation and strength evolution of 2xxx aluminium alloys	57
3D microstructure-based modelling of ductile damage at large plastic strains in an aluminum sheet	57
Editorial Board	57
Multiscale computational analysis of crack initiation at the grain boundaries in hydrogen-charged bi-crystalline alpha-iron	56
Developing parametrically upscaled constitutive and crack nucleation models for the	56
A ductile fracture criterion under warm-working conditions based on the multiscale model combining molecular dynamics with finite element methods	55
Improved creep behaviour for a high strength Al-Li alloy in creep age forming: Experimental studies and constitutive modelling	55
An insight into size effect on fracture behavior of Inconel 718 cross-scaled foils	54
Assessment of the time-dependent behavior of dislocation multiplication under shock loading	54
A Combined Atomistic-Continuum Study on the Unfaulting of Single and Multi-layer Interstitial Dislocation Loops in Irradiated FCC and HCP Metals	54