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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Boussinesq indentation of a cracked half space: a theoretical modelling of impact induced compressive fracture	190
Unconservatism of ANSI AIAA S081B for damage tolerance life analysis of COPVs	173
Strain monitoring and depth estimation for multiple surface cracks in steel structures using smart CFRP embedded with distributed fiber sensors	162
Temperature-dependent fracture characterization of methacrylate adhesive-bonded glass fibre-reinforced reactive thermoplastic composites	131
Fracture mechanics of sustainable ultra high performance repair mortar with flexible joints	117
Progressive deterioration and fracture mechanisms of heterogeneous rocks induced by open-ended microwave irradiation: A multi-scale numerical and experimental investigation	110
Prefabricated crack propagation in translucent alumina ceramic sheets during flame thermal shock	104
Stiffness/constraint effects in analytical flaw assessment. A technical note	97
Fatigue integrity analysis of a howitzer cannon by using a fracture mechanics approach	95
Modeling multiple crack propagation in the material point method by J-integral methods accounting for other cracks intersecting the J contour	92
Crowbar Loading-A New Test Technique to Characterize Interfacial Delamination	92
Brittle fracture prediction using a degradation tensor-based phase field model	79
A dual-horizon peridynamic model for Reissner–Mindlin plates with arbitrary horizon sizes and shapes	77
Modified Williams’ crack tip solution including crack face pressure	75
Singularity analysis of linear hardening V-notch by asymptotic expansion coupled BEM	72
LCF behavior of 2024AA under uni- and biaxial loading taking into account creep pre-deformation	69
Use of modified Madou–Leblond model to predict crack initiation in low alloy steel specimens with different stress states	69
A physics-enhanced deep learning approach for prediction of stress intensity factors in bimaterial interface cracks	68
OFDR distributed fiber optic blasting fracture monitoring considering fiber interfacial slip	67
Translaminar fracture toughness of carbon fibre reinforced polymer composite laminates with cross-ply configuration under biaxial tensile loading	66
Development and verification of interfacial fracture energy simulation methodology for porous stacked thin films	66
Molecular investigation on temperature-dependent mechanical properties of PMMA/CNT nanocomposite	65
Fracture failure analysis of plastic fiber based on thermodynamic strength theory and experiment	62
Finite element analyses of rail head cracks: Predicting direction and rate of rolling contact fatigue crack growth	61
Corrosion fatigue crack growth behavior of a structurally gradient steel for high-speed railway axles	60

A unified estimation method for gear fatigue P-S-N curves and fatigue limits based on ensemble learning and data augmentation	59
Local creep damage effects on subsequent low temperature fatigue crack growth behaviour of thick-walled pressure vessels	57
Thermomechanical analysis of ultrasonically welded copper-magnesium sheets with Ni and Zn interlayers	56
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)	55
On distribution softening in the yielding of porous materials	53
Fracturing characteristics of unconfined rock plate subjected to point-plate loading	53
Effect of loading waveform on the blasting crack propagation mechanism in single-hole and dual-hole blasting	53
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	53
Tearing fracture of poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/ poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (PBSA) cast extruded films: Effect of the PBSA content	52
Capturing fracture initiation and crack propagation of car windshields	52
An extended average strain energy density criterion for predicting crack propagation of mixed mode I-II fracture in concrete	52
Plasticization-assisted slow crack growth modeling of high-density polyethylene	52
An enhanced lattice beam element model for the numerical simulation of rate-dependent self-healing in cementitious materials	51
A stress-based poro-damage phase field model for hydrofracturing of creeping glaciers and ice shelves	51
Stress, Strain, or Energy? which one is superior predictor of fatigue life in notched Components? a novel Machine Learning-Based framework	51
Prediction of failure of hybrid composites with ultra-thin carbon/epoxy layers using the Coupled Criterion	50
Effect of geometrical features of pores on the mechanical properties and fracture of ceramic materials	50
Experimental characterization and phase-field modeling of anisotropic brittle fracture in silicon	50
In-situ investigation on tensile deformation and fracture behaviors of inhomogeneous microstructure during laser repair of Ti-6Al-4 V titanium alloy	49
Improvement of low-cycle fatigue properties in electron beam powder bed fusion processed Ti-6Al-4V alloy by laser shock peening	48
Large deformation and crack propagation analyses of hydrogel by peridynamics	48
Numerical modelling of brittle fracture using lattice particle method with applications to fluid structure interaction problems via SPH coupling	48
Experimental analysis and prediction of CFRP delamination caused by ice impact	47