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Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Damage Mechanics is 3. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Elastic moduli prediction of a short fiber composite with interface debonding at fiber ends	71
A new damage-based failure criterion for nonlinear behavior of fibrous composite materials	37
Study on the creep constitutive model of layered rockconsidering anisotropic and damage factors after hightemperature exposure	36
Peridynamics simulations of the damage of reinforced concrete structures under radial blasting	31
A rolling contact fatigue life prediction model for bearing steel considering its gradient structure due to cyclic hardening	31
Theory and methods of constructing equations for the evolutionary damageability of materials	30
Numerical modeling of flax-woven reinforced composites submitted to quasi-static indentation and low velocity impact	30
Hydro-mechanical coupling characteristics and damage constitutive model of low-permeability granite under triaxial compression	29
A new unsymmetrical decomposition of the damage variable	28
Effect of ply position switching in quasi-isotropic glass fibre reinforced polymer composite subjected to low velocity impact	24
An elastoplastic-damage model based on nonlocal peridynamic theory for ductile damage analysis under cyclic loading	22
A convex anisotropic damage model based on the compliance tensor	20
Experimental investigations and micromechanical thermal fatigue models of concrete	20
Experimental study on energy and damage evolution of dry and water-saturated dolomite from a deep mine	19
Peridynamic modeling for impact failure of wet concrete considering the influence of saturation	19
Effects of multiple edge cracks, shear force, elastic foundation, and boundary conditions on bucking of small-scale pillars	19
Multi-scale study on the fatigue mechanical properties and energy laws of thermal-damage granite under fatigue loading	18
Multiscale modeling of damage and fracture in freeze-thawed shotcrete	18
A review of multiaxial low-cycle fatigue criteria for life prediction of metals	17
IJDM special issue on damage mechanics of biobased composites—recent advances	17
Characteristics of orthopaedic implants damage and mechanisms of its initiation	16
Study on mechanical properties and strength criterion of mudstone under loading and unloading considering pre-peak damage	16
Modeling of viscoelastic deformation and rate-dependent fracture damage in rat bone	15
Experiment and meso-scale modelling on combined effects of strain rate and specimen size on uniaxial-compressive failures of concrete	15
Effect of cutting parameters on the microstructure evolution and damage mechanism of 7075-T6 aluminum alloy in micro cutting	15

Entropy-based damage model for assessing the remaining useful fatigue life	15
Energy based damage model for low-cycle fatigue of ductile materials	15
An improved dual shear unified strength model (IDSUSM) considering strain softening effect	15
An enhanced direct method for ductile damage measurement	14
A strain-based fatigue damage model for naturally fractured marble subjected to freeze-thaw and uniaxial cyclic loads	14
Blast response and damage assessment of reinforced concrete slabs using convolutional neural networks	14
Modeling and simulation of ductile damage in forged steel used to encapsulate high-level radioactive waste	14
A comparative study on combined high and low cycle fatigue life prediction model considering loading interaction	14
Experimental study on the evolutionary characteristics of acoustic signals produced by granite damage under uniaxial compression	14
Theoretical shear damage characterization of intact rock under compressive-shear stress considering energy dissipation	13
A directional microcrack damage theory for brittle solids based on continuous hyperplasticity	13
An improved damage constitutive model for pre-heated rocks under uniaxial compression considering the initial compaction effect and residual strength	13
Energy-driven damage evolution and instability in fissure-cavity-contained granite induced by freeze-thaw and multistage increasing-amplitude cyclic (F-T-MSIAC) loads	13
Damage-based initiation and growth of cracks in compacted graphite iron: Comparison of numerical strategies for realistic morphology	13
A thermodynamic damage model for 3D stress-induced mechanical characteristics and brittle–ductile transition of rock	13
Hydro-mechanical coupling behavior and statistical damage constitutive model of deep marble with disturbance	12
Quantifying damage evolution within olivine basalt based on crack propagation behavior under microwave irradiation	12
Statistical damage constitutive model based on energy conversion for rocks	12
Seepage-stress combined experiment and damage model of rock in different loading and unloading paths	12
Behavior monitoring of flax fiber reinforced composites by guided waves	11
A multi-scale model from microscopic cracks to macroscopic damage of concrete at elevated temperatures	11
An improved continuous damage model to estimate multiaxial fatigue life under strain control problems	11
Study on creep characteristics and fractional creep damage constitutive model of limestone under thermal-mechanical action	11
Study on mechanical properties and statistical damage constitutive model of red sandstone after heating and water-cooling cycles	11
Effect of microstructural damage evolution on tensile strength of ultra-high performance concrete: A multiscale numerical scheme	11
Impact compression damages of 3D braided composites with/without axial yarns after thermo-oxidative ageing	11
Metallic contaminants in wood panel production process: Evaluating press plate damage and detecting potential using IR thermography and spectroscopy	10
CORRIGENDUM	10
Study on long-term uniaxial compression creep mechanical behavior of rocksalt-mudstone combined body	10
Damage mechanism characterization of ±35° and ±55° FW composite tubes using acoustic emission method	10
A numerical study of Mullins softening effects on mode I crack propagation in viscoelastic solids	10
A simple implementation of localizing gradient damage model in Abaqus	10
A comparative study on energy-based fatigue criteria for lifetime calculation of magnetorheological elastomers under multiaxial loading	10
Fracture behavior and damage evolution model of sandstone containing a single pre-existing flaw under discontinuous fatigue loading	10
Damage growth and failure detection in hybrid fiber composites using experimental in-situ optical strain measurements and smoothing element analysis	10
Experimental analysis of extrusion-based additive manufacturing process of bio-composite NiTi alloy	10
Strain-rate-dependent progressive damage modelling of UHMWPE composite laminate subjected to impact loading	9
In situ and experimental analysis of longitudinal load on carbody fatigue life using nonlinear damage accumulation	9
Exploring freeze-thaw damage distribution of asphalt mixture through DIC in combination with CT	9
A novel statistical damage constitutive model of rock joints considering normal stress and joint roughness	9
Damage characterization of dental nanocomposite adhesive in orthodontic treatment applications	9
Weakening-strengthening evolution law of concrete flexural strength under sulfate attack	9
CORRIGENDUM to “Effective viscoelastic properties of micro-cracked heterogeneous materials” and ‘‘Generalized Maxwell model for micro-cracked viscoelastic materials”	9
Research on strain softening constitutive model of coal-rock combined body with damage threshold	8
Effects of cyclic freeze-thaw by liquid nitrogen on the coal breakage properties and fragment size distribution	8
A CDM-based unified viscoplastic constitutive model of FLCs and FFLCs for boron steel under hot stamping conditions	8
Influence of hydrothermal fatigue on mechanical properties and damage mechanisms of hemp-reinforced biocomposites and comparison with glass-reinforced composites	8
Anisotropic, rate-dependent ductile fracture of Ti-6Al-4V alloy	8
Micromechanical modeling for the in-plane mechanical behavior of orthogonal three-dimensional woven ceramic matrix composites with transverse and matrix cracking	8
Fracture mechanics approach to minimum reinforcement design of fibre-reinforced and hybrid-reinforced concrete beams	8

Statistical continuum damage healing mechanics (SCDHM)	8
Damage-healing analysis of microencapsulated self-healing concrete subjected to tensile loading using a 2D micromechanical model	7
Multiaxial high-cycle fatigue failure and life prediction based on critical plane method	7
Damage behavior of functionally graded kevlar/carbon epoxy nanocomposites reinforced with polyamide 6.6 nanofiber and MWCNTs subjected to low-velocity impact	7
Impact simulations for high-performance fiber-reinforced cement composites using a coupled finite element and smoothed particle Galerkin method	7
Formulation and verification of an anisotropic damage plasticity constitutive model for plain concrete	7
Mechanical behavior and failure mechanisms of cylindrical and prismatic rock specimens under various confining stresses	7
Spatially random modulus and tensile strength: Contribution to variability of strain, damage, and fracture in concrete	7
Micromechanical analysis of spherulitic polymers in multiaxial and non-proportional fatigue crack nucleation	7
Investigation into a comprehensive forming limit curve considering multi-parameters effects for semi-cured FMLs through uniform pressure loading test	7
A novel synergistic multi-scale modeling framework to predict micro- and meso-scale damage behaviors of 2D triaxially braided composite	7
A resilience assessment framework for microencapsulated self-healing cementitious composites based on a micromechanical damage-healing model	6
A stress-state-dependent damage criterion for metals with plastic anisotropy	6
A review of continuum damage and plasticity in concrete: Part I – Theoretical framework	6
Three-phase damage model based on composite mechanics for post-peak analysis of recycled aggregate concrete	5
A damage-based analytical model to evaluate seepage pressure effect on rock macro mechanical behaviors from the perspective of micro-fracture	5
Multiaxial fatigue behavior and life prediction of 2198-T8 Al-Li alloy notched tubular specimen based on DIC technique	5
Combined effects of cryogenic temperature and strain rates on compressive behavior of concrete	5
Investigation into the time-dependent mechanical behavior of pre-stressed anchor bolts and fractured rock specimens under synchronized tensile loads	5
Numerical simulation research on impact mechanical properties of frozen soil based on discrete element method	5
Dynamic constitutive model of saturated saline frozen soil under uniaxial impact loading	5
A new statistical damage model for true triaxial pre-and post-peak behaviors of rock considering intermediate principal stress and initial compaction effects	5
The effects of boundary and inhomogeneities on the delamination of a bi-layered material system	5
Mechanical behavior, mesoscopic properties and energy evolution of deeply buried marble during triaxial loading	5
A new progressive damage model for predicting the tensile behavior of the three-dimensional woven carbon/carbon composites using micromechanics method	5
Uniaxial compression mechanical properties and damage constitutive model of limestone under osmotic pressure	5
A micromechanical crack bridging model considering the slip-softening interface with the residual shear stress for SFRCC	4
Effect of fabric structural stability on the tensile property of bidirectional angle-interlock woven composites	4
Compressive stress-strain relationships of concrete exposed to elevated temperatures based on mesoscopic damage method	4
Analytical examination of mesh-dependency issue for uniaxial RC elements and new fracture energy-based regularization technique	4
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)	3
A modified Manson-Halford model based on improved WOA for fatigue life prediction under multi-level loading	3
Strain energy density and entire fracture surface parameters relationship for LCF life prediction of additively manufactured 18Ni300 steel	3
Experimental study on the damage process of marble under true triaxial pre-peak unloading conditions	3
Fatigue damage behaviors of pre-flawed granite containing hole and fissures exposed to variable-frequency multi-level constant amplitude (VFMLCA) cyclic loads	3
Fracture simulations using edge-based smoothed finite element method for isotropic damage model via Delaunay/Voronoi dual tessellations	3
Damage analysis of axially compressed concrete-filled steel tube stub columns based on acoustic emission	3
Deviation-based calibration for progressive damage analysis in pultruded glass fiber reinforced composites	3
Cyclic loading and unloading strain equations and damage evolution of gypsum specimens considering damping effects	3
On effective moduli of defective beam lattices via the lattice green’s functions	3
Size effect modellings of axial compressive failure of RC columns at low temperatures	3
A novel approach for characterizing frozen soil damage based on mesostructure	3
Experimental and theoretical model study on grouting reinforcement effect of fractured rock mass	3