OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Fatigue is 58. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Fatigue crack growth due to spectrum load produced by trains in a bridge	159
Fretting and fatigue assessment of scalmalloy and AL7075-T651 shrink-fitted shafts	143
Evaluation of the endurance limit of notch intersections under inner-pressure loading	142
Defect sensitivity in L-PBF AlSi7Mg0.6 alloy subjected to fatigue load: Effect of load ratio and torsion loading	142
Editorial Board	120
Modeling procedure for the damage-accumulation mode of fatigue crack growth: A case study on cold-rolled SUS430 sheet under cyclic pure shear stress	114
An efficient/accurate multi-scale fatigue prediction method for Metal-Polymer hybrid (MPH) interface	113
Influence of the loading rate of force on the formation of deformation twins in martensitic stainless steel under repetitive loading–unloading process	105
Corrigendum to “Size effect in fatigue modelling of defective materials: Application of the calibrated weakest-link theory” [Int. J. Fatigue 165 (2022) 107213]	91
Microstructure sensitivity of the low cycle fatigue crack initiation mechanisms for the Al0.3CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy: in-situ SEM study and crystal plasticity simulation	90
Grinding – good or bad for reduction of rolling contact fatigue– observations from in-service rails with white etching layer	87
Comparison of low cycle fatigue data of X52 pipeline steel in air and gaseous hydrogen using conventional and hollow specimen	85
Fatigue life study of superelastic NiTi Shape Memory Alloys using self-heating under cyclic loading method	85
The fatigue mechanism and a new defect-based life prediction model for selective laser melted Al-Mg-Sc-Zr alloy	84
Torsional-loaded notched specimen fatigue strength prediction based on mode I and mode III critical distances and fracture surface investigations with a 3D optical profilometer	82
Combined loading effect on high cycle fatigue fracture behaviors of a stainless steel welded structure of elbow and socket	80
Fatigue crack propagation of planar three-dimensional cracks	78
Prediction of notch-fatigue thresholds based on cyclic R-curve method	78
Mechanisms of fatigue crack growth anisotropy in laser additively manufactured TC11 alloy: Role of microstructure, orientation and slip activity	77
Life degradation and damage mechanism of ZL114A aluminum alloy under pre-corrosion fatigue in simulated tropical marine atmospheric environment	76
Evaluation of crack-closure by second harmonic thermoelastic stress analysis	75
Thermomechanical testing and modelling of railway wheel steel	74
A multiscale-based methodology for the fatigue failure analysis of additively manufactured lattice structures applied to the four-point-bending test	74
Molecular dynamics simulation of thermomechanical fatigue properties of Ni-based single crystal superalloys	74
Multicondition fatigue behaviors of GH4169 alloy film cooling holes under thermo-mechanical coupling effects	73

Corrosion and corrosion-fatigue properties of composite ceramic coated aluminum alloy formed by combining surface nanocrystallization pre-treatment, micro-arc oxidation, and sealing post-treatment	73
A hybrid ANN-multiaxial fatigue nonlocal model to estimate fretting fatigue life for aeronautical Al alloys	71
A comparative study using water atomized and gas atomized powder in laser powder bed fusion – Assessment of the fatigue performance	70
Investigation on the fatigue behavior of 7075 aluminum alloy at different aging states	70
Fatigue failure mechanisms and influential factors for aluminum alloy and its welded joint in a high-speed train	70
Fatigue performance and failure mechanism of ultrasonic-assisted abrasive-belt-ground Inconel 718	70
Effect of misalignments and welding penetration on the fatigue strength of a common welded detail: SED method predictions and comparisons with codes	69
Nonlocal fretting fatigue assessment for dovetail joints	69
Experimental evaluation of multiaxial test-tailored specifications based on Fatigue Damage multi-Spectra	68
Thermo-mechanical fatigue deformation and fracture mechanisms of nickel-based powder metallurgy superalloy	68
Micro-surface crack inspection with arc-shaped bi-grating laser ultrasound spectroscopy	68
Self-heating and fatigue crack growth behavior of reinforced NR/BR nanocomposites with different blending ratio	67
An automated measurement method for the fatigue crack propagation based on decorrelated digital image correlation	67
Enhancing high-temperature fatigue resistance of TC11 titanium alloy through combined plasma zirconizing and ultrasonic surface rolling	67
The microstructure evolution of ballastless track high-strength concrete exposed to compressive and flexural fatigue loads	67
Life prediction of cord/rubber laminates under multiaxial fatigue	66
Modeling of fatigue damage evolution and life prediction of aluminum adhesive joints subjected to hygrothermal aging	66
Evaluation of scale invariance in fatigue crack growth in metallic materials	65
Optimized neural network and finite element method for accurate fatigue crack growth path prediction	64
Fatigue mechanisms and surface microstructure influenced by surface-modified layer removal in carburized 18CrNiMo7-6 steel	64
Online assessment of fatigue damage under multiaxial variable amplitude loading	64
Phase boundary and defect dependent high cycle fatigue behavior in AlCoCrFeNi2.1 eutectic high-entropy alloy	63
Fatigue prediction criteria for rubber antivibration design with temperature effects	63
Fatigue strength evaluation of 5059 aluminum alloy welded joints Considering welding deformation and residual stress	62
Fretting fatigue damage and crack propagation of shot-peening dovetail joints assisted with the U-Net model	61
Effect of forced assembly gap on the fatigue behavior of aluminium alloy multi-bolted joints under random loading	61
Physics-guided machine learning frameworks for fatigue life prediction of AM materials	61
Remaining useful life prediction via a deep adaptive transformer framework enhanced by graph attention network	60
Application of 2D inverse heat transfer to analyze mechanical fatigue	60
Explainable machine learning-based fatigue assessment of 316L stainless steel fabricated by laser-powder bed fusion	60
Bolt fatigue in CFRP joints	59
Effect of three-stage heat treatment on the composite waveform and variable amplitude fatigue properties of TC4 titanium alloy pulsed laser-arc hybrid welded joints	58
Internal fatigue crack propagation in a Ti-6Al-4V alloy: An in situ study	58
Thermo-mechanical fatigue induced unexpected strain hardening of Cu clip wiring on transfer-mold type EV power modules	58