OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Theoretical and Applied 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Solutions of crack constraint parameter in 3D models − I: Through curve shape similarity	107
Foreword – Special issue on Notch Mechanics	106
Influence of chopped basalt fibers on the fracture performance of concrete subjected to calcium leaching	103
Ultra-low cycle fatigue (ULCF) in fibre-reinforced concrete beams	101
Investigation on the interaction evolution and growth behavior of multiple cracks under fatigue loading	100
A comparison between FEM predictions and DIC results of crack tip displacement field in CT specimens made of titanium	84
Numerical & experimental assessment of mixed-modes (I/II) fracture of PMMA/hydroxyapatite nanocomposite	76
Study on fracture characteristics of 3D-ILC brittle solids under high-temperature loading in three-point bending	76
Support vector regression-assisted finite element method for mode I-II fatigue crack growth path prediction	76
An implicit adaptive finite volume-based phase-field model for dynamic fracture	75
Mode I and mixed mode elastic-plastic three-dimensional asymptotic crack tip fields	74
Investigations of mechanical failure and acoustic emission characteristics of biaxially-compressed flawed sandstone: The role of flaw orientation	74
Predicting sulfide stress cracking in a sour environment: A phase-field finite element study	73
Using fractal void analysis in predicting mode I stress intensity factors and crack paths for single void systems in uniaxial compression	71
Photoelastic analysis of crack terminating at an arbitrary angle to the bimaterial interface under four point bending	69
Analysis and prediction of dynamic stress concentration in jointed coal using boundary element method	68
Isogeometric boundary element method for isotropic damage elastic mechanical problems	68
Frozen effect of microcrack growth on compressive fracture in saturated brittle rocks	65
Numerical analysis of subsurface fatigue cracks in case-hardened steel bevel gears	62
Investigation of the compression-shear fracture characteristics of flaw-filled sandstone under confining pressure	62
Cross-crack propagation mechanism in anisotropic shale: Based on the new strain-ratio criterion and DIC analysis	62
Cohesive element-based chemo-thermo-mechanical multi-field coupled cracking simulation of early-age concrete	60
Effect of fiber reinforcement orientation on the interlaminar fracture toughness in mode I, mode II, and mixed-mode I/II fracture of onyx/aramid 3D printed composites	59
Numerical investigation on the fracture and mechanical behaviors of marble containing two parallel fissures under triaxial compression conditions using FDEM	58
Mechanistic transition from slip-driven to shear-band-controlled crack propagation induced by α-phase variation in multiscale TC18 alloy	57

Experimental investigation of the coupled effects of bedding planes and flaws on fracture evolution of soft bedded rocks based on 3D printing and DIC technologies	56
Generalized stress intensity factor analysis of orthotropic composite plates with U-notch: Theoretical model and experimental verification	55
Computations of J-integral and T*-integral in elastic–plastic fracture by the quadrature element method	55
Sustainable crumb rubber modified asphalt mixtures based on low-temperature crack propagation characteristics using the response surface methodology	53
The influence of SC-CO2 on the shales’ fracture behavior described by using ultra-fast time resolution method and the damage fracture constitutive model: A case study of the Cretaceous Qingshankou for	53
A displacement-spatial co-adaptive strategy for the meshfree simulation of brittle phase-field fracture	53
Mixed mode fracture of polyolefin fibre reinforced concrete	52
Failure mechanisms of intermittent fissure specimens under compression-shear loading: Sand 3D printing experiments and DEM simulation	52
Effect of prefabricated flaw angle on the mechanical properties and failure characteristics of stratified cemented tailings backfill	51
Influence of load ratio on fatigue life assessment of AZ31B magnesium alloy under different temperatures	51
Experimental study of liquid CO2 immersion effect on fracture characteristics of coal in different modes	50
Stress intensity factors and T-stress for an edge cracked Brazilian disk specimen under diametrically distributed load	50
Mode II fracture properties of parallel neosinocalamus affinis bamboo strand lumber	50
Mechanical behavior and fracture mechanism of red-bed mudstone under varied dry-wet cycling and prefabricated fracture planes with different loading angles	49
Relevance of displacement softening model in discrete element method to investigate structural and grain size scaling effect	49
Research on the mechanism and dip angle effect of grouting reinforcement for fractured rock mass with expansive slurry	49
Experimental study on compression characteristics of fractured soft rock and its Mohr-Coulomb criterion	49
Fracture toughness evolution and failure mechanisms of two-dimensional SiCf/SiC composites at temperatures up to 1500 °C in air	48
Experimental study on anchorage mechanical effect of rock bolts on cross-jointed rock mass using DIC and AE	47
High-strain-rate fracture behavior of rock-like materials: Insights from Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar testing and dynamic phase-field modeling	47
Crack propagation and strength characteristic of sandstone with structural defects under extensive true triaxial tests by using DEM simulation	47
Enhancement fracture behavior of sustainable cementitious composites using synergy between fly ash (FA) and nanosilica (NS) in the assessment based on digital image processing procedure	46
Effects of adhesive layer thickness on the fracture properties of a concrete-epoxy resin interface	46
Experimental and numerical investigations on the progressive failure processes of fissured slope-shaped specimens	46
Foreword to ‘Special issue on small scale specimen testing’	46
Mechanical behavior of anchored rock with an infilled joint under uniaxial loading revealed by AE and DIC monitoring	46
Experimental and numerical estimation of complex stress intensity factor for the completely debonded anti-crack embedded into a weak matrix using domain integral method	46
Experimental investigation on open-hole CFRP laminate under combined loading using acoustic emission and digital image correlation	46