OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Fatigue is 49. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	201
Fatigue crack propagation of planar three-dimensional cracks	168
Editorial Board	138
Effect of misalignments and welding penetration on the fatigue strength of a common welded detail: SED method predictions and comparisons with codes	126
Corrigendum to “Size effect in fatigue modelling of defective materials: Application of the calibrated weakest-link theory” [Int. J. Fatigue 165 (2022) 107213]	110
Multiaxial plain and notch fatigue strength of thick-walled ductile cast iron EN-GJS-600-3: Combining multiaxial fatigue criteria, theory of critical distances, and defect sensitivity	105
Fatigue failure mechanisms and influential factors for aluminum alloy and its welded joint in a high-speed train	102
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	99
Influence of the loading rate of force on the formation of deformation twins in martensitic stainless steel under repetitive loading–unloading process	92
Fatigue crack growth due to spectrum load produced by trains in a bridge	85
An efficient/accurate multi-scale fatigue prediction method for Metal-Polymer hybrid (MPH) interface	84
Experimental evaluation of multiaxial test-tailored specifications based on Fatigue Damage multi-Spectra	84
Thermo-mechanical fatigue deformation and fracture mechanisms of nickel-based powder metallurgy superalloy	83
Variations on a critical distance theme	83
Squats on the Great Britain rail network: Possible root causes and research recommendations	81
Evaluation of scale invariance in fatigue crack growth in metallic materials	74
Effects of tensile load hold time on the fatigue and corrosion-fatigue behavior of turbine blade materials	73
Self-heating and fatigue crack growth behavior of reinforced NR/BR nanocomposites with different blending ratio	73
Impact of dynamic strain aging on multiaxial low cycle fatigue behavior of nickel-based alloy 690 at 350 °C	72
A hybrid ANN-multiaxial fatigue nonlocal model to estimate fretting fatigue life for aeronautical Al alloys	72
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	71
Nonlocal fretting fatigue assessment for dovetail joints	70
Effect of peening with fine iron-sulfide particles on the rotating bending fatigue properties of low alloy steel and formation of iron-sulfide layer	70
The fatigue mechanism and a new defect-based life prediction model for selective laser melted Al-Mg-Sc-Zr alloy	69
Probabilistic flexural fatigue strength of ultra-lightweight cement concrete and high strength lightweight aggregate concrete	68

Life prediction of cord/rubber laminates under multiaxial fatigue	67
Fatigue performance and failure mechanism of ultrasonic-assisted abrasive-belt-ground Inconel 718	64
Evaluation of crack-closure by second harmonic thermoelastic stress analysis	63
Near-tip residual stress as an independent load interaction mechanism	63
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	63
Bolt fatigue in CFRP joints	62
Fatigue life study of superelastic NiTi Shape Memory Alloys using self-heating under cyclic loading method	60
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	60
A comparative study using water atomized and gas atomized powder in laser powder bed fusion – Assessment of the fatigue performance	59
Evaluation of the endurance limit of notch intersections under inner-pressure loading	58
Combined loading effect on high cycle fatigue fracture behaviors of a stainless steel welded structure of elbow and socket	58
Defect sensitivity in L-PBF AlSi7Mg0.6 alloy subjected to fatigue load: Effect of load ratio and torsion loading	56
Fatigue prediction criteria for rubber antivibration design with temperature effects	56
Impact of single structural voids on fatigue properties of AISI 316L manufactured by laser powder bed fusion	56
Fatigue strength evaluation of 5059 aluminum alloy welded joints Considering welding deformation and residual stress	55
Numerical and experimental investigations on fretting fatigue properties of GH4169 superalloy at the elevated temperature	54
The effect of temperature on slip in microtextured Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-2Mo under dwell fatigue	54
Thermo-mechanical fatigue induced unexpected strain hardening of Cu clip wiring on transfer-mold type EV power modules	52
Thermomechanical testing and modelling of railway wheel steel	50
Micro-surface crack inspection with arc-shaped bi-grating laser ultrasound spectroscopy	50
Remaining useful life prediction via a deep adaptive transformer framework enhanced by graph attention network	50
An automated measurement method for the fatigue crack propagation based on decorrelated digital image correlation	50
The effect of laser shock peening, shot peening and their combination on the microstructure and fatigue properties of Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy	50
The microstructure evolution of ballastless track high-strength concrete exposed to compressive and flexural fatigue loads	49
Physics-guided machine learning frameworks for fatigue life prediction of AM materials	49
Internal fatigue crack propagation in a Ti-6Al-4V alloy: An in situ study	49