OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Impact Engineering is 40. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	134
Theoretical model of rigid projectile penetration into metal targets considering strain hardening, strain rate, and temperature effects	120
Enhancing the impact resistance of composite laminates through in-plane mechanical property optimization using the isotropic degree index	111
Effects of lateral inertia on the group velocities and specific damping capacities of viscoelastic polymeric rods	91
Experimental and numerical investigation of badarpur sand subjected to air-blast loading	85
Investigation of blast-induced cerebrospinal fluid cavitation: Insights from a simplified head surrogate	81
Numerical validation of composite panel impact tests	77
A generalized model for one dimensional impact response of a heterogeneous layered medium	77
Indentation modelling of aluminium cladding panels subjected to hailstone impact	72
Behaviour of two semi-crystalline polymers at a wide range of rates and temperatures	61
Direct impact Hopkinson compression bar experiment for testing at a strain rate of 50,000 s-1	61
Impact dynamics of a free-falling reference test mass in space	60
Damage response of high elastic polyurea coated liquid-filled tank subjected to close-in blast induced by charge with prefabricated fragments	57
Effects of shear thickening fluid filling in additively manufactured sandwich panels during intermediate and high strain rate penetration	56
Dimensionless parameters for ballistic performance evaluation of ceramic-faced bicomponent targets against sharp-nosed projectiles	56
Dynamic cumulative damage characteristics of deep-buried granite from Shuangjiangkou hydropower station under true triaxial constraint	55
Numerical and theoretical modeling of the elastic-plastic bulging deformation of UHMWPE composite laminate under high-speed impact	54
Testing and modelling of aluminium cans for prismatic lithium-ion cells under crash loading	54
In-situ observation of ductile failure with High-speed X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging	52
An improved dynamic constitutive model for ceramics	51
Typical fracture modes of metal cylindrical shells under internal explosive loading	51
Damage characteristic of electronic devices caused by products generated by Al/Ep/KMnO4/TiH2 active material projectile hypervelocity impacting on aluminum target	50
Research on the evolution of state field and damage range of multiple source cloud explosions	47
Validation of a coupled element-particle approach to debris analysis during hypervelocity impact	46
Dynamic Brazilian splitting experiment of bedding shale based on continuum-discrete coupled method	46

Stochastic analysis of dynamic fracture of concrete using CT-image based mesoscale models with a rate-dependent phase field method	44
Experimental evaluation on the mitigation performance of double-layered Kirigami corrugated cladding against impact load	44
Velocity-space analysis method for hazardous fragments in debris clouds	44
Blast-resistance characteristics and design of steel wire reinforced ultra-high performance concrete slabs	44
A novel size distribution model for debris generated by in-orbit collisions	43
Research on material equivalent method based on damage mode of underwater explosion grillage structure	43
Impact damping performance and mechanisms of 3D-printed density gradient cylindrical shell chains	43
Preliminary study of radio frequency waves in hypervelocity impact plasma	43
Numerical and experimental study of the second ejection from a grooved tin surface under laser-driven shock loading	43
Influence of the projectile geometry on the momentum transfer from a kinetic impactor and implications for the DART mission	42
A study on energy conversion behavior of single-shot elastic-plastic impact during shot peen forming	42
Bridging the gap between rate-dependent plasticity and stress wave dynamics: Calibrating a constitutive model for high-strength steel by inverse optimization	42
The influence of interlayer properties on the response of laminated glass to low-velocity hard-object impact	42
Response of hybrid plate-rod lattices to static and dynamic compression–An experimental study	42
Blast resistance of grouting sleeve connected precast concrete columns under close-in explosions	41
Constitutive and impact response of AA7475-T7351 under different projectile shapes and velocities: An experimental and numerical investigation	40
Hypervelocity penetration behavior and fireball radiation characteristics of tungsten-zirconium reactive projectile	40