OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Harnessing nanostructures and fiber architecture: A synergistic leap in shape memory polymer composites	49
The effective crack extension and its implications on the single cantilever beam test for sandwich composites	46
Dynamic response of foam sandwich structures under multiple ice projectiles impacts at high velocity	42
Enhancing carbon fiber thermoplastic sandwich structures with springback effect	38
Impact response of a sandwich with a foam aluminum core enhanced by a ceramic tile: An experimental study	36
Proof test methodology for reducing the risk of unvented honeycomb core failures in aerospace structures	36
Design and verification of the square convex surface multilayer radar absorbing structure based on additive manufacturing	35
Sound insulation performance of pyramidal truss core sandwich structure with frame	33
On the use of a trilinear traction-separation law to represent stitch failure in stitched sandwich composites	32
Study on the residual stress of simple cubic lattice structure produced by selective laser melting	31
Wooden sandwich panels with auxetic core for furniture - experimental and numerical analysis	24
Scaling behaviour of corrugated sandwich panels under impact load	21
Fracture toughness and crack growth resistance of sandwich panels with grooved cores	21
Bending performance and failure mechanism of 3D-printed hybrid geometry honeycombs with various poisson’s ratios	20
Investigation on the free vibration behavior of sandwich conical shells with reinforced cores	19
Effect of dislocation and layer height on the compression performance of tandem honeycombs	17
A nondestructive approach to predict buckling load of composite lattice-core sandwich conical shells based on vibration correlation technique	17
Erratum to ‘Experimental and numerical investigation on the buckling of 3D printed sandwich structure with lattice core”	17
Dynamic response of foam-filled negative Poisson’s ratio beams under low-velocity impact	17
Dirac cones in three-layered plates	17
Residual compressive strength of aluminum alloy honeycomb sandwich panel in the presence of multiple impact dents	16
Numerical study on structured sandwich panels exposed to spherical air explosions	16
Low-velocity impact damage of bionic turtle shell sandwich laminates with different suture shapes	16
Lateral instability of sandwich beams under uniform bending	15
Experimental investigation of bamboo-concrete composite beams with threaded reinforcement connections	15

A sequential mixed-integer programming method for concurrent optimization of core topology and face sheet thickness of a sandwich beam	15
Design and characteristics of a double-layer gradient grid structure for broadband electromagnetic wave absorption	14
Clamping method and mechanical properties of aluminum honeycomb cylindrical curved plates under radial compression	14
Development and evaluation of the sandwich open-hole compression test	14
Design analysis and testing of flat sandwich panels under bird strike	13
Dynamic cushioning energy absorption of paper composite sandwich structures with corrugation and honeycomb cores under drop impact	12
A review on manufacture of polymeric foam cores for sandwich structures of complex shape in automotive applications	12
Impact analysis of compression preloaded honeycomb sandwich structures	12
Advances in naval composite and sandwich structures for blast and implosion mitigations	12
Lattice modeling for the influence of geometrical patterns of 3D spacer fabric on tensile behavior of concrete canvas	11
Multi-objective optimization of sandwich structures for reinforcing composite fuselages	11
Damage of Nickel-coated glass/epoxy foam-core composites induced by artificial lightning strikes	11
An experimental study of multi-core composite aluminium honeycomb sandwich panels under low-velocity impacts	11
Nonlocal buckling analysis of five-layer laminated nanocomposites on kerr foundation: A refined zigzag theory approach	11
Strength reduction of foam-core sandwich structures with core mismatches	10
Crushable polymer foam behavior at cold temperatures	10
Acoustic response analysis of periodic orthogonal stiffened composite sandwich structure with pyramidal truss cores	10
Vibration and uncertainty analysis of MWCNT reinforced composite sandwich beam with a biomimetic dual core	10
A novel integrated forming strategy based on chemical vapor infiltration for C/C honeycomb with variable stiffness	9
Investigation of the effect of wavy honeycomb on the bending performance of the sandwich structure	9
Sub-critical damage study of aluminium honeycomb and CFRP sandwich panels subjected to impact	9
A finite element model for analyzing curved surface sandwich panel forming	9
A new modelling method for open cell foam structure based on centroidal and capacity constraint power diagram	8
Damping contribution of the glass reinforced aluminum laminates epoxy to the aluminum based-sandwich structures	8
Bending response and failure characteristics of nomex honeycomb sandwich with continuous composite facesheet encasement	8
High-velocity impact performance of sandwich panels with additively manufactured hierarchical honeycomb cores: An experimental and numerical study	8
Predicting failure modes of 3D-printed multi-material polymer sandwich structures from process parameters	8
Mechanical performance of sandwich materials with reduced environmental impact for marine structures	7
Review of literature on eco-friendly sandwich structures made of non-wood cellulose fibers	7
Numerical modeling of flatwise energy absorption behavior of 3D woven honeycomb composites with different cell structures	7
Structural performance of sandwich wall made of concrete cast in between GFRP facings	7
Impact of blast and mechanical loads on the shear deformable stiffened sandwich plate with an auxetic core layer in thermal environment	7
A novel graded auxetic honeycomb core model for sandwich structures with increasing natural frequencies	7
Mode II fracture characterisation of a honeycomb/carbon-epoxy sandwich panel using the asymmetric end-notched flexure test	7
Face/core disbond fatigue growth in honeycomb cored aircraft sandwich elements under mixed mode flatwise tension loading	7
High-order torsion analysis of sandwich beams of rectangular cross-section	7
Optimizing an auxetic metamaterial structure for enhanced mechanical energy absorption: Design and performance evaluation under compressive and impact loading	6
Bending performance and failure mechanisms of composite sandwich structures with 3D printed hybrid triply periodic minimal surface cores	6
Improved compressive performance of lattice truss core sandwich composites with modified Kagome topologies: An experimental and numerical study	6
Novel design of honeycomb hybrid sandwich structures under air-blast	6
Graphene nanoplatelet additive impact on compression and bending strength of S-2 glass face-sheet honeycomb sandwich panels: An experimental study	6
Flexural response of sandwich composites integrated with 3D multi-layer stitched core	6
Optimization of dynamic properties for laminated multiphase nanocomposite sandwich conical shell in thermal and magnetic conditions	6
Evaluation of test methods and face-sheet thickness effects in damage tolerance assessment of composite sandwich plates	5
Effect of temperature on the low-velocity impact response of environmentally friendly cork sandwich structures	5
A convex-deformable sandwich panel for mobile devices	5
Energy absorption and low-velocity impact responses of the sandwich panels with lattice truss core	5
Preface to the special issue in honor of Dr. Yapa D.S. Rajapakse	5
Effects of parameters on postbuckling failure of composite sandwich panels loaded axially: Function form and applications	5
Compressive response and failure mode of glass fiber reinforced polyimide composite honeycomb with cell wall defects	5

Influence of geometric parameters on free vibration behavior of an aluminum honeycomb core sandwich beam using experimentally validated finite element models	5
Transverse energy absorption performance of sandwich tubes with various origami foldcores	5
A mirror symmetric dodecagon resonator based double band ENG-metamaterial with multilayer tunability and sensing application	5
Vibration response of glass fiber composite multi-layer graded corrugated sandwich panels	5
Evaluation of facings and sandwich properties of carbon fiber/epoxy-PVC foam sandwich composites: Comparison of VARI co-cure and precure manufacturing methods	5
Achieving structurally and functionally integrated electromagnetic shielding composites based on polyetheretherketone by sandwich structure	5
On infinite group velocity in composite plates	5
A homogenization method for natural frequencies and damping analysis of composite pyramidal lattice truss sandwich structures based on representative volume elements	5
A rate-dependent constitutive model for 3D printed discontinuously carbon fiber composite foam	5
A quasi-three-dimensional isogeometric model for porous sandwich functionally graded plates reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets	5
Analysis of vibration characteristics of auxetic sandwich cylindrical shells resting on elastic foundation	5
An experimental methodology to study impulsive hydrodynamic loading of air-backed composite plates	5
Compressive properties characterization of PBO paper honeycomb core constituent material and relationship with honeycomb behaviors	4
Design of continuously radial density-graded aluminum foam with unidirectional and bidirectional and study on blast resistance of sandwich tube	4
Water ingress detection in an aluminum honeycomb sandwich structure using laser ultrasonics based on mode conversion behaviors	4
Investigation on microperforated sandwich structures with light weight and broadband sound absorption: Influences of foam filling and core configurations	4
Dynamic compressive response of gradient truss–core sandwich structure subjected to underwater shock loading	4
On the large amplitude vibration of shallow sandwich shells with FG-GNPRP core considering initial geometric imperfections	4
Backing plate material selection for optimizing joint performance in friction stir welded aluminium honeycomb	4
Effect of plate lattice-filling on the compressive mechanical property of 3D-printed square honeycombs	4
Study on the failure behavior of Nomex honeycomb sandwich panels under three-point bending load: Experiments and meso-scale simulation	4
Bending analysis of functionally graded sandwich plates using the refined finite strip method	4
Numerical crashworthiness analysis of 2014 Aluminium-Silicon Carbide Particle (SiCp) foam filled Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) tube under impact loading	3
Analysis methodology for the assessment of unvented honeycomb sandwich structures subject to in-plane and pressure loads	3
Vibration and acoustic characteristics of novel auxetic honeycomb sandwich panels with polyurea-metal laminate face sheets	3
Design and structural testing of 3D printed honeycomb cores with optimised integrated blended inserts	3
Analysys and optimization of an end double-lap bonded joint for GFRP composite sandwich panels	3
Preface to the Special Issue of JSSM dedicated to the Life of Professor Paul Lagacé	3
Flexure-after-impact behaviors of green composite sandwich beams with natural fiber facesheets and balsa cores	3
Fracture behavior of Al/GFRP/Al sandwich panels under uniaxial static and impact tensile loadings	3
Exploring flexural behavior of additively manufactured sandwich beams with bioinspired functionally graded cores	3
The combined effect of temperature and seawater on the compression properties of carbon fiber vinyl ester composites for sandwich structures	3
Flatwise compression behaviour and mechanical properties of gradient-tandem nomex honeycomb sandwich panels	3
Mechanical properties of periodic rectangular tube sandwich structure subjected to out-of-plane impact compression loading	3
The effect of nanoclay on the performance of basalt-epoxy facesheet and foam core sandwich panels	3
All-composite integrated 3D-Kagome lattice cores sandwich structure with flexible mortise-tenon joints	3
Mechanical modeling of a stitched sandwich thermal protection structure with ceramic-fiber-reinforced SiO₂ aerogel as core layer	3
Efficiency of in-wall weave patterns on the mechanical properties of integrally woven carbon/carbon honeycomb structures	3
Strength of asymmetric tapered composite foam core sandwich structures subjected to thermomechanical loading	2
Low-velocity impact response of sandwich panels with hierarchical honeycomb and graded hierarchical honeycomb cores: A numerical approach	2
New bio-based honeycomb panel with a core in Arundo donax rings and flax/epoxy composite skins: Experimental tests and numerical model validation	2
Vibro-acoustical responses of a sandwich panel consist of aluminum honeycomb core and fabric-reinforced graphite facings	2
Failure mechanisms of corrugated sandwich panels under transverse three-point bending	2
Flexural behavior and microstructural material properties of sandwich foam core under arctic temperature conditions	2
Multi bandgaps design of sandwich metamaterial plate with embedded membrane-type resonators	2
Compression and energy absorption of wood-based reinforced 3D Kagome lattice structures	2
Determination of the fracture energy under mode I loading of a honeycomb/carbon-epoxy sandwich panel using the asymmetric double cantilever beam test	2
Balancing lightweight design and crashworthiness in NPR sandwich structures: A multi-objective optimization approach for enhanced crashworthiness	2
Analysis of bi-directional functionally graded sandwich plates via higher-order shear deformation theory and finite element method	2
Quantitative validation of finite element models of fibre metal laminate thermo-forming	2
Development of an electromagnetic compatible composite-insert embedded in a double-curved sandwich panel	2
Development and evaluation of the sandwich flexure after impact test	2
Experimental, analytical, and numerical analysis of perforation behavior of a novel hybrid composite sandwich panel	2
Flexural and impact response of sandwich panels with Nomex honeycomb core and hybrid fiber composite skins	2
Effects of temperature and thermal cycles on the mechanical properties of expanded polystyrene foam	2
Optimization on compressive strength of sandwich plates with internal arborescent microstructure	2
Mechanical performance of sandwich composites with additively manufactured triply periodic minimal surface cellular structured core	2
In-plane free vibrations of functionally graded sandwich arches using shear and quasi-3D deformation theories	2
Deflection assessment of prestressed steel-concrete–steel sandwich panel: experiment and numerical simulation	2
Structural optimization and experimental study on the Ti-alloy Kagome structure formed by the superplastic forming/diffusion bonding process	2
Sandwich Structures With Bio-Inspired Viscoelastic Optimized Suture Face Sheets for Blast Mitigation	2
Experimental and numerical research on flexural behavior of fiber metal laminate sandwich composite structures with 3D woven hollow integrated core	2
Mechanical response of sisal/glass fabrics reinforced polyester – polyethylene terephthalate foam core sandwich panels	2
Low-velocity impact of clamped Y-shaped sandwich beams with metal foam core	2
Theoretical and experimental investigation of sandwich panels with 3D printed cores with GFRP composite and aluminum face sheets under 3-point bending	2