OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Impact Engineering is 37. 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	102
Numerical validation of composite panel impact tests	89
Investigation of blast-induced cerebrospinal fluid cavitation: Insights from a simplified head surrogate	83
Preliminary study of radio frequency waves in hypervelocity impact plasma	83
Damage characteristic of electronic devices caused by products generated by Al/Ep/KMnO4/TiH2 active material projectile hypervelocity impacting on aluminum target	75
Research on the evolution of state field and damage range of multiple source cloud explosions	68
An improved dynamic constitutive model for ceramics	67
Dynamic cumulative damage characteristics of deep-buried granite from Shuangjiangkou hydropower station under true triaxial constraint	65
Stochastic analysis of dynamic fracture of concrete using CT-image based mesoscale models with a rate-dependent phase field method	64
Effects of lateral inertia on the group velocities and specific damping capacities of viscoelastic polymeric rods	62
A new equivalent method for complex-shaped pulse loading based on saturation analysis and membrane factor method	60
Numerical and theoretical modeling of the elastic-plastic bulging deformation of UHMWPE composite laminate under high-speed impact	56
Typical fracture modes of metal cylindrical shells under internal explosive loading	55
Experimental evaluation on the mitigation performance of double-layered Kirigami corrugated cladding against impact load	54
Impact dynamics of a free-falling reference test mass in space	54
Determination and evaluation of Holmquist-Johnson-Cook constitutive model parameters for ultra-high-performance concrete with steel fibers	53
Experimental and numerical study of the interaction between dynamically loaded cracks and pre-existing flaws in edge impacted PMMA specimens	51
A generalized model for one dimensional impact response of a heterogeneous layered medium	50
Experimental and numerical investigation of badarpur sand subjected to air-blast loading	48
Dimensionless parameters for ballistic performance evaluation of ceramic-faced bicomponent targets against sharp-nosed projectiles	46
Testing and modelling of aluminium cans for prismatic lithium-ion cells under crash loading	46
Velocity-space analysis method for hazardous fragments in debris clouds	46
Damage response of high elastic polyurea coated liquid-filled tank subjected to close-in blast induced by charge with prefabricated fragments	45
Blast-resistance characteristics and design of steel wire reinforced ultra-high performance concrete slabs	45
Indentation modelling of aluminium cladding panels subjected to hailstone impact	45

Dynamic Brazilian splitting experiment of bedding shale based on continuum-discrete coupled method	44
Low-density sabot stripper: A feasibility study	43
Predicting the dynamic response of elastic-plastic beams by dimensional analysis	43
Protective potential of high-contrast mineral-bonded layers on reinforced concrete slabs subjected to uniform shock waves	42
Bridging the gap between rate-dependent plasticity and stress wave dynamics: Calibrating a constitutive model for high-strength steel by inverse optimization	42
Analysis of hypervelocity-impacted thin films for space applications	40
Numerical and experimental study of the second ejection from a grooved tin surface under laser-driven shock loading	40
Impact damping performance and mechanisms of 3D-printed density gradient cylindrical shell chains	39
Subdomain hybrid cellular automata method for material optimization of thin-walled frame structure under transverse impact	39
Dynamic response of rock sheds to successive rockfall impacts using lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) cushions: An experimental and numerical study	38
Hypervelocity penetration behavior and fireball radiation characteristics of tungsten-zirconium reactive projectile	38
Prediction of perforation into concrete accounting for saturation ratio influence at high confinement	38
Understanding the impact properties and damage phenomenon of ultra-lightweight all-thermoplastic composite structures	37