OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Extreme Mechanics Letters is 32. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Force-biased chemical degradation in rubbery networks: Insights from discrete network simulations	74
Chiral edge states for phononic crystals based on shunted piezoelectric materials	67
Origins of mechanical preconditioning in hierarchical nanofibrous materials	59
Strain compatibility and gradient elasticity in morphing origami metamaterials	57
Geometric optimization of pillars for enhanced adhesion	56
Front cover CO1	55
Ion-beam radiation-induced Eshelby transformations: The mean and variance in hydrostatic and shear residual stresses	54
A kinematics-based single-actuator setup for constant-curvature bending tests in extremely large deformations	53
Extreme mechanics of nanoscale diamond towards functional device applications	51
Programming metastable transition sequences in digital mechanical materials	50
Mechanics of transfer printing for elastomeric stamps with collapse cavities	49
How weak hydration interfaces simultaneously strengthen and toughen nanocellulose materials	48
Multistable shape-reconfigurable metawire in 3D space	47
Harnessing multimodal wrinkle patterns in flexible films by three-axial mechanical loading	47
Seeking the most informative design of test specimens for learning constitutive models	46
Atomistic insights into the mechanical anisotropy and fragility of monolayer fullerene networks using quantum mechanical calculations and machine-learning molecular dynamics simulations	43
Fatigue of amorphous hydrogels with dynamic covalent bonds	43
Orientation-dependent deformation and failure of micropillar shape memory ceramics: A 3D phase-field study	42
Interfacial fracture of Perovskite Light Emitting Devices	41
Flexoelectricity in hexagonal boron nitride monolayers	38
Study on the mechanical properties of cylindrical mechanical metamaterials with biomimetic honeycomb units of the diabolical ironclad beetle	37
New heat source model for accurate estimation of laser energy absorption near free surface in selective laser melting	37
Universality of the angled shear wave identity in soft viscous solids	36
Optimizing geometry for EM performance to design volume-efficient Miura-ori for reflectarray antennas	36
Tuneable Poisson’s ratio of monolayer GeS and Ge2SSe	36

Curvature-enhanced membrane asymmetry slows down protein diffusion	36
Influence of spider hair structure on acoustic response	35
Ultra-light kirigami lantern chain for superior impact mitigation	35
Artificial stretchable armor for skin-interfaced wearable devices and soft robotics	34
Tying carbon nanotubes using the double helix structure of a trefoil knot	34
Sodium mechanics: effects of temperature, strain rate, and grain rotation and implications for sodium metal batteries	33
A new model based on the in-plane deformation for the conformal piezoelectric systems for characterization of soft tissue modulus	32
A coarse-grained model for nanocellulose with hydration interfaces revealing the anomalous mechanical enhancement	32
Passive vibration isolation characteristics of negative extensibility metamaterials	32