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Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Damage Mechanics is 2. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Peridynamics simulations of the damage of reinforced concrete structures under radial blasting	39
Study on the creep constitutive model of layered rockconsidering anisotropic and damage factors after hightemperature exposure	31
A new damage-based failure criterion for nonlinear behavior of fibrous composite materials	28
Elastic moduli prediction of a short fiber composite with interface debonding at fiber ends	28
Unified analysis of phase-field models for cohesive fracture	27
Computational assessment of sustainable balsa and basalt composite sandwich for structural marine applications	27
Numerical modeling of flax-woven reinforced composites submitted to quasi-static indentation and low velocity impact	26
Engineering the undamageable material: Hyperelastic insights from biological tissues	25
An improved micromechanical model for multiscale fiber reinforced ultra-high performance concrete: From hydration, dehydration to thermal damage	21
A new unsymmetrical decomposition of the damage variable	21
Theory and methods of constructing equations for the evolutionary damageability of materials	21
Hydro-mechanical coupling characteristics and damage constitutive model of low-permeability granite under triaxial compression	21
A rolling contact fatigue life prediction model for bearing steel considering its gradient structure due to cyclic hardening	20
An elastoplastic-damage model based on nonlocal peridynamic theory for ductile damage analysis under cyclic loading	20
Fracture damage evolution of 7075 ultra-high strength aluminum alloy under uniaxial tension with complex loading paths	20
Experimental investigations and micromechanical thermal fatigue models of concrete	20
An elastoplastic stochastic damage constitutive model for concrete under multidimensional loading	20
Effects of multiple edge cracks, shear force, elastic foundation, and boundary conditions on bucking of small-scale pillars	19
A novel coupled multiphysics mesoscopic model for concrete damage evolution under dry–wet cycles	19
Local strain field deflection around fracture as a precursor to rock-like model instability: The modulating effect of compressive strength	19
Peridynamic modeling for impact failure of wet concrete considering the influence of saturation	18
IJDM special issue on damage mechanics of biobased composites—recent advances	18
A two-scale damage model for high-cycle fatigue life predictions following an incremental approach	18
Experimental study on energy and damage evolution of dry and water-saturated dolomite from a deep mine	18
Multi-scale study on the fatigue mechanical properties and energy laws of thermal-damage granite under fatigue loading	18

A three-dimensional rate-dependent cohesive zone model with electrical damage for soft conductive adhesive interface	17
Energy based damage model for low-cycle fatigue of ductile materials	17
Modeling of viscoelastic deformation and rate-dependent fracture damage in rat bone	15
Effect of cutting parameters on the microstructure evolution and damage mechanism of 7075-T6 aluminum alloy in micro cutting	15
Study on mechanical properties and strength criterion of mudstone under loading and unloading considering pre-peak damage	15
A review of multiaxial low-cycle fatigue criteria for life prediction of metals	14
Study on grouting reinforcement mechanism and experiments in fractured rock mass for underground engineering	13
Study on low-frequency disturbance damage mechanism of sandstone based on AE wave velocity change	13
Entropy-based damage model for assessing the remaining useful fatigue life	13
Experiment and meso-scale modelling on combined effects of strain rate and specimen size on uniaxial-compressive failures of concrete	12
Experimental study on the evolutionary characteristics of acoustic signals produced by granite damage under uniaxial compression	12
Damage constitutive model and Brittle–Ductile index of cemented ultra-fine tailing backfill with different binders considering initial damage and strain damage effect	12
Blast response and damage assessment of reinforced concrete slabs using convolutional neural networks	12
Characteristics of orthopaedic implants damage and mechanisms of its initiation	12
An improved dual shear unified strength model (IDSUSM) considering strain softening effect	12
Damage-based initiation and growth of cracks in compacted graphite iron: Comparison of numerical strategies for realistic morphology	11
Cross-scale prediction of macroscale viscoelasticity and fatigue of asphalt mixtures from meso-scale material compositions	11
Statistical damage constitutive model based on energy conversion for rocks	11
An improved damage constitutive model for pre-heated rocks under uniaxial compression considering the initial compaction effect and residual strength	11
A comparative study on combined high and low cycle fatigue life prediction model considering loading interaction	11
Seepage-stress combined experiment and damage model of rock in different loading and unloading paths	10
Theoretical shear damage characterization of intact rock under compressive-shear stress considering energy dissipation	10
Energy-driven damage evolution and instability in fissure-cavity-contained granite induced by freeze-thaw and multistage increasing-amplitude cyclic (F-T-MSIAC) loads	9
Study on creep properties and a viscoelastic–plastic constitutive model of slate considering freeze–thaw damage and joint effect	9
An enhanced direct method for ductile damage measurement	9
Hydro-mechanical coupling behavior and statistical damage constitutive model of deep marble with disturbance	9
Impact compression damages of 3D braided composites with/without axial yarns after thermo-oxidative ageing	8
Effect of microstructural damage evolution on tensile strength of ultra-high performance concrete: A multiscale numerical scheme	8
Behavior monitoring of flax fiber reinforced composites by guided waves	8
A thermodynamic damage model for 3D stress-induced mechanical characteristics and brittle–ductile transition of rock	8
Establishing rock stress–strain relationship through analysis of damage growth rate	8
A directional microcrack damage theory for brittle solids based on continuous hyperplasticity	8
A multi-scale model from microscopic cracks to macroscopic damage of concrete at elevated temperatures	8
Study on creep characteristics and fractional creep damage constitutive model of limestone under thermal-mechanical action	8
Metallic contaminants in wood panel production process: Evaluating press plate damage and detecting potential using IR thermography and spectroscopy	7
CORRIGENDUM	7
Fracture behavior and damage evolution model of sandstone containing a single pre-existing flaw under discontinuous fatigue loading	7
Preface to the special issues of the International Journal of Damage Mechanics	7
A novel fatigue life prediction approach of a GH4169 superalloy-welded joint based on a physics-informed machine learning method	7
Rock creep damage model based on the principle of minimum energy dissipation	7
Precursory and damage characteristics of static and dynamic failures in granite under biaxial compression with different loading rates: Insight from sound signals	6
A numerical study of Mullins softening effects on mode I crack propagation in viscoelastic solids	6
Weakening-strengthening evolution law of concrete flexural strength under sulfate attack	6
Fracture mechanics approach to minimum reinforcement design of fibre-reinforced and hybrid-reinforced concrete beams	6
Exploring freeze-thaw damage distribution of asphalt mixture through DIC in combination with CT	6
CORRIGENDUM to “Effective viscoelastic properties of micro-cracked heterogeneous materials” and ‘‘Generalized Maxwell model for micro-cracked viscoelastic materials”	6
A simple implementation of localizing gradient damage model in Abaqus	6
A CDM-based unified viscoplastic constitutive model of FLCs and FFLCs for boron steel under hot stamping conditions	6
Experimental analysis of extrusion-based additive manufacturing process of bio-composite NiTi alloy	6
Microscale modeling of fatigue crack growth at particle interfaces in viscoelastic asphalt materials	6

A novel statistical damage constitutive model of rock joints considering normal stress and joint roughness	6
A five-dimensional digital twin model of bogie frame with a new approach for accumulation fatigue damage	5
Investigation into a comprehensive forming limit curve considering multi-parameters effects for semi-cured FMLs through uniform pressure loading test	5
Micromechanical analysis of spherulitic polymers in multiaxial and non-proportional fatigue crack nucleation	5
State of art in regularization methods for numerical analysis of structures with softening	5
Statistical continuum damage healing mechanics (SCDHM)	5
Formulation and verification of an anisotropic damage plasticity constitutive model for plain concrete	5
Influence of hydrothermal fatigue on mechanical properties and damage mechanisms of hemp-reinforced biocomposites and comparison with glass-reinforced composites	5
Electromechanical interaction of a two-phase eccentric piezoelectric circular fiber having electromechanical interface damage with a straight piezoelectric screw dislocation	4
Study on mechanical properties and damage evolution of modified rubberized cement stabilized soil	4
Damage behavior of functionally graded kevlar/carbon epoxy nanocomposites reinforced with polyamide 6.6 nanofiber and MWCNTs subjected to low-velocity impact	4
A resilience assessment framework for microencapsulated self-healing cementitious composites based on a micromechanical damage-healing model	4
Damage-healing analysis of microencapsulated self-healing concrete subjected to tensile loading using a 2D micromechanical model	4
Impact simulations for high-performance fiber-reinforced cement composites using a coupled finite element and smoothed particle Galerkin method	4
Numerical simulation research on impact mechanical properties of frozen soil based on discrete element method	4
Cross-validation of vessel hull mid-section slamming damage assessment by novel log-integral reliability scheme	4
Characterization and modeling of anisotropic damage evolution for large-diameter thin-walled CP-Ti tube	3
Dynamic constitutive model of saturated saline frozen soil under uniaxial impact loading	3
A new statistical damage model for true triaxial pre-and post-peak behaviors of rock considering intermediate principal stress and initial compaction effects	3
Three-phase damage model based on composite mechanics for post-peak analysis of recycled aggregate concrete	3
A micromechanical crack bridging model considering the slip-softening interface with the residual shear stress for SFRCC	3
Size effect modellings of axial compressive failure of RC columns at low temperatures	3
A stress-state-dependent damage criterion for metals with plastic anisotropy	3
A damage-based analytical model to evaluate seepage pressure effect on rock macro mechanical behaviors from the perspective of micro-fracture	3
A hybrid physics-informed and data-driven framework for unsaturated sandy dolomite: Advancing constitutive modeling with subloading surface theory and artificial neural networks	3
Compressive stress-strain relationships of concrete exposed to elevated temperatures based on mesoscopic damage method	3
Stiffness degradation analysis of recycled aggregate concrete beam on Kerr-type foundation: Force-based approach	3
A modified Manson-Halford model based on improved WOA for fatigue life prediction under multi-level loading	3
Investigation into the time-dependent mechanical behavior of pre-stressed anchor bolts and fractured rock specimens under synchronized tensile loads	3
Mechanical behavior, mesoscopic properties and energy evolution of deeply buried marble during triaxial loading	3
The effects of boundary and inhomogeneities on the delamination of a bi-layered material system	3
Effect of fabric structural stability on the tensile property of bidirectional angle-interlock woven composites	3
On effective moduli of defective beam lattices via the lattice green’s functions	3
Combined effects of cryogenic temperature and strain rates on compressive behavior of concrete	3
Interaction of defects, martensitic transformation and slip in metastable body centred cubic crystals of Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al: A study via crystal plasticity finite element methods (CPFEM)	2
Modeling true three-dimensional creep responses of hard rocks considering the time-dependent damage: A constitutive relationship study	2
Cyclic loading and unloading strain equations and damage evolution of gypsum specimens considering damping effects	2
Key effects and selections of model parameters in a strength-based phase field model and applications	2
Defect effect on high strain rate compressive behaviors of 3D braided composites	2
Projectile impact and drop weight damage on hybrid composites reinforced with woven carbon/glass fibers on SS304 wire mesh	2
Damage analysis of axially compressed concrete-filled steel tube stub columns based on acoustic emission	2
Energy characteristics of rocks prior to macroscopic fracture under cyclic loading	2
Mechanical properties and damage constitutive model of coal specimen with different moisture under uniaxial loading	2
An anisotropic, brittle damage model for finite strains with a generic damage tensor regularization	2
Strain energy density and entire fracture surface parameters relationship for LCF life prediction of additively manufactured 18Ni300 steel	2
An extended isogeometric analysis approach via symplectic system for interface V-notched magneto-electro-elastic bimaterial	2
Molecular dynamics simulation of deformation and failure in magnesium bicrystals containing preexisting voids	2
Experimental and damage model study of layered shale under different moisture contents	2
Experimental and theoretical model study on grouting reinforcement effect of fractured rock mass	2