OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Engineering Fracture Mechanics is 46. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Stiffness/constraint effects in analytical flaw assessment. A technical note	141
Crowbar Loading-A New Test Technique to Characterize Interfacial Delamination	136
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	133
Local creep damage effects on subsequent low temperature fatigue crack growth behaviour of thick-walled pressure vessels	130
Fatigue crack growth behavior of 42CrMo high-strength steel with tempered sorbite/bainite microstructures: Roles of grain and constituent in microstructures	114
LCF behavior of 2024AA under uni- and biaxial loading taking into account creep pre-deformation	109
Effect of loading waveform on the blasting crack propagation mechanism in single-hole and dual-hole blasting	105
Strength, energy consumption, particle size distribution and fracture toughness in rock fragmentation under dynamic loading	100
Singularity analysis of linear hardening V-notch by asymptotic expansion coupled BEM	87
Use of modified Madou–Leblond model to predict crack initiation in low alloy steel specimens with different stress states	84
Full-time domain rust expansion investigation and visual evaluation of reinforced concrete under synergistic protection	83
A validated approach for probabilistic structural integrity design code implementation	81
Accurate measurement of mechanical properties of soft materials by introducing transition layers into test samples	80
Modified Williams’ crack tip solution including crack face pressure	76
A dual-horizon peridynamic model for Reissner–Mindlin plates with arbitrary horizon sizes and shapes	67
Multiple edge cracks in a coated semi-infinite medium due to non-Fourier thermal shock	67
Effect of complex stress states on creep rupture life of nickel-based superalloys: Mechanisms and modeling	66
Fracturing characteristics of unconfined rock plate subjected to point-plate loading	65
Experimentally validated macro-mesoscopic simulation study on the fatigue short crack initiation and propagation in polycrystalline structure utilizing CP-XFEM	64
Molecular investigation on temperature-dependent mechanical properties of PMMA/CNT nanocomposite	61
Atomistic insights into the debonding of Epoxy–Concrete interface with water presence	61
An experimental fracture mechanics study of the combined effect of hydrogen embrittlement and loss of constraint	60
Finite element analyses of rail head cracks: Predicting direction and rate of rolling contact fatigue crack growth	60
Quantifying 3D crack propagation in nodular graphite cast iron using advanced digital volume correlation and X-ray computed tomography	59
Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracture height layer-through propagation based on three-dimensional lattice method	58

A unified estimation method for gear fatigue P-S-N curves and fatigue limits based on ensemble learning and data augmentation	57
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)	56
Stress, Strain, or Energy? which one is superior predictor of fatigue life in notched Components? a novel Machine Learning-Based framework	55
A physics-enhanced deep learning approach for prediction of stress intensity factors in bimaterial interface cracks	54
Improvement of low-cycle fatigue properties in electron beam powder bed fusion processed Ti-6Al-4V alloy by laser shock peening	54
Prefabricated crack propagation in translucent alumina ceramic sheets during flame thermal shock	54
Fracture mechanics of sustainable ultra high performance repair mortar with flexible joints	53
Boussinesq indentation of a cracked half space: a theoretical modelling of impact induced compressive fracture	52
Unconservatism of ANSI AIAA S081B for damage tolerance life analysis of COPVs	52
Energy release rate in bimaterial specimens tested in pure modes I and II	51
Augmenting the fracture toughness and structural health monitoring capabilities in Kevlar/epoxy composites using carbon nanotubes	50
Propagation regimes, transition times, and approximate universality in 2D hydraulic fracture propagation with fluid lag	49
Development and verification of interfacial fracture energy simulation methodology for porous stacked thin films	49
An enhanced lattice beam element model for the numerical simulation of rate-dependent self-healing in cementitious materials	48
Controllable peeling of an elastic strip on a viscoelastic substrate	48
An extended average strain energy density criterion for predicting crack propagation of mixed mode I-II fracture in concrete	48
Analysis of mechanical properties and behaviors in HTS Roebel cable strand under tensile load	48
Large deformation and crack propagation analyses of hydrogel by peridynamics	47
Capturing fracture initiation and crack propagation of car windshields	47
Adaptive isogeometric analysis–based phase-field modeling of brittle electromechanical fracture in piezoceramics	47
Fracture mechanical properties and interfacial characteristics of engineered cementitious composites containing coarse aggregate	46