OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Engineering Fracture Mechanics is 47. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Boussinesq indentation of a cracked half space: a theoretical modelling of impact induced compressive fracture	163
Unconservatism of ANSI AIAA S081B for damage tolerance life analysis of COPVs	161
Improvement of low-cycle fatigue properties in electron beam powder bed fusion processed Ti-6Al-4V alloy by laser shock peening	151
Fatigue cracking propagation behavior of 10CrNi3MoV steel mismatched welded joints at sub-temperature	124
Fracture mechanical properties and interfacial characteristics of engineered cementitious composites containing coarse aggregate	124
Fracturing characteristics of unconfined rock plate subjected to point-plate loading	113
Effect of complex stress states on creep rupture life of nickel-based superalloys: Mechanisms and modeling	112
Multiple edge cracks in a coated semi-infinite medium due to non-Fourier thermal shock	100
Stress, Strain, or Energy? which one is superior predictor of fatigue life in notched Components? a novel Machine Learning-Based framework	94
Experimentally validated macro-mesoscopic simulation study on the fatigue short crack initiation and propagation in polycrystalline structure utilizing CP-XFEM	90
Tearing fracture of poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/ poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (PBSA) cast extruded films: Effect of the PBSA content	90
Dynamic mechanical behavior and failure evolution of water-bearing grotto sandstone under cyclic loading and unloading	88
Fracture mechanics of sustainable ultra high performance repair mortar with flexible joints	78
Prefabricated crack propagation in translucent alumina ceramic sheets during flame thermal shock	74
Large deformation and crack propagation analyses of hydrogel by peridynamics	72
A simple and efficient implementation of localizing gradient damage method in COMSOL for fracture simulation	68
Capturing fracture initiation and crack propagation of car windshields	67
Adaptive isogeometric analysis–based phase-field modeling of brittle electromechanical fracture in piezoceramics	67
Finite element analyses of rail head cracks: Predicting direction and rate of rolling contact fatigue crack growth	67
Prediction of failure of hybrid composites with ultra-thin carbon/epoxy layers using the Coupled Criterion	67
Comprehensive investigation of rock fracture behaviour in clay-rich rocks under the effect of temperature: Experimental study under three loading modes (I, I/II, II)	65
Roadway fracture mechanism investigation subjected to static and blast loading under different lateral pressure coefficients	65
Effect of crack interaction and friction on the dynamic strength of rock-like materials with many cracks	64
Atomistic insights into the debonding of Epoxy–Concrete interface with water presence	62
Mechanical properties and healing efficiency of 3D-printed ABS vascular based self-healing cementitious composite: Experiments and modelling	61

A stress-based poro-damage phase field model for hydrofracturing of creeping glaciers and ice shelves	61
A unified estimation method for gear fatigue P-S-N curves and fatigue limits based on ensemble learning and data augmentation	60
An innovative and sustainable methodology for fatigue characterization and design	60
Fatigue integrity analysis of a howitzer cannon by using a fracture mechanics approach	57
A validated approach for probabilistic structural integrity design code implementation	57
Development and verification of interfacial fracture energy simulation methodology for porous stacked thin films	55
LCF behavior of 2024AA under uni- and biaxial loading taking into account creep pre-deformation	54
Modified Williams’ crack tip solution including crack face pressure	53
A dual-horizon peridynamic model for Reissner–Mindlin plates with arbitrary horizon sizes and shapes	53
Use of modified Madou–Leblond model to predict crack initiation in low alloy steel specimens with different stress states	52
Singularity analysis of linear hardening V-notch by asymptotic expansion coupled BEM	52
Quantifying 3D crack propagation in nodular graphite cast iron using advanced digital volume correlation and X-ray computed tomography	50
Crowbar Loading-A New Test Technique to Characterize Interfacial Delamination	50
An enhanced lattice beam element model for the numerical simulation of rate-dependent self-healing in cementitious materials	50
Fatigue crack growth in functionally graded materials using an adaptive phase field method with cycle jump scheme	49
Local creep damage effects on subsequent low temperature fatigue crack growth behaviour of thick-walled pressure vessels	49
A comparative study of nil-SIF-based and initial fracture toughness-based criteria for prediction of mode-I crack propagation in concrete at low temperatures	49
Translaminar fracture toughness of carbon fibre reinforced polymer composite laminates with cross-ply configuration under biaxial tensile loading	48
Fracture behavior of shale containing two parallel veins under semi-circular bend test using a phase‐field method	47
Quantifying effect of overload-induced residual stress behind crack tip on fatigue crack growth	47
Fracture failure analysis of plastic fiber based on thermodynamic strength theory and experiment	47
Stiffness/constraint effects in analytical flaw assessment. A technical note	47
Molecular investigation on temperature-dependent mechanical properties of PMMA/CNT nanocomposite	47
Modeling multiple crack propagation in the material point method by J-integral methods accounting for other cracks intersecting the J contour	47
Energy release rate in bimaterial specimens tested in pure modes I and II	47