OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Impact Engineering is 42. 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
Editorial Board	168
Behaviour of two semi-crystalline polymers at a wide range of rates and temperatures	148
A generalized model for one dimensional impact response of a heterogeneous layered medium	108
Preliminary study of radio frequency waves in hypervelocity impact plasma	101
Influence of rebar configuration and steel liner detailing on the local impact response of reinforced concrete panels	96
Indentation modelling of aluminium cladding panels subjected to hailstone impact	81
Dimensionless parameters for ballistic performance evaluation of ceramic-faced bicomponent targets against sharp-nosed projectiles	72
Testing and modelling of aluminium cans for prismatic lithium-ion cells under crash loading	72
Penetration of 1018 hot-rolled steel targets with ogive-nose rod projectiles	70
Theoretical model of rigid projectile penetration into metal targets considering strain hardening, strain rate, and temperature effects	66
Hypervelocity impact of reactive high entropy alloy projectile on double-layer plates	63
Enhancing the impact resistance of composite laminates through in-plane mechanical property optimization using the isotropic degree index	62
Typical fracture modes of metal cylindrical shells under internal explosive loading	61
Direct impact Hopkinson compression bar experiment for testing at a strain rate of 50,000 s-1	59
In-situ observation of ductile failure with High-speed X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging	58
Damage response of high elastic polyurea coated liquid-filled tank subjected to close-in blast induced by charge with prefabricated fragments	58
Research on the evolution of state field and damage range of multiple source cloud explosions	56
Experimental evaluation on the mitigation performance of double-layered Kirigami corrugated cladding against impact load	55
Numerical and theoretical modeling of the elastic-plastic bulging deformation of UHMWPE composite laminate under high-speed impact	53
Effects of shear thickening fluid filling in additively manufactured sandwich panels during intermediate and high strain rate penetration	52
Validation of a coupled element-particle approach to debris analysis during hypervelocity impact	52
Experimental and numerical investigation of badarpur sand subjected to air-blast loading	52
Dynamic Brazilian splitting experiment of bedding shale based on continuum-discrete coupled method	51
Blast-resistance characteristics and design of steel wire reinforced ultra-high performance concrete slabs	51
An improved dynamic constitutive model for ceramics	50

Research on material equivalent method based on damage mode of underwater explosion grillage structure	50
Damage characteristic of electronic devices caused by products generated by Al/Ep/KMnO4/TiH2 active material projectile hypervelocity impacting on aluminum target	50
Fracture and damage evolution of metal molybdenum based on a modified Johnson–Cook model under high-temperature conditions	49
Stochastic analysis of dynamic fracture of concrete using CT-image based mesoscale models with a rate-dependent phase field method	49
3D scanning technique for morphological analysis of behind armour blunt trauma	48
Impact dynamics of a free-falling reference test mass in space	48
Stability of multi-body system under axial pulse load: An idealised model for collision stability of rail vehicles	47
Fracture characterization of composite laminates under dynamic biaxial tensile loading	47
Finite element modelling and experimentation of plain weave glass/epoxy composites under high strain-rate compression loading for estimation of Johnson-Cook model parameters	46
Analysis of hypervelocity-impacted thin films for space applications	46
Editorial Board	46
Protective potential of high-contrast mineral-bonded layers on reinforced concrete slabs subjected to uniform shock waves	45
Response of hybrid plate-rod lattices to static and dynamic compression–An experimental study	45
Failure similarity of scaled model under impact	44
Subdomain hybrid cellular automata method for material optimization of thin-walled frame structure under transverse impact	44
A study on energy conversion behavior of single-shot elastic-plastic impact during shot peen forming	43
Hypervelocity penetration behavior and fireball radiation characteristics of tungsten-zirconium reactive projectile	43
Blast resistance of grouting sleeve connected precast concrete columns under close-in explosions	42
LMVGM and VBW plasticity model with the coupling effect between strain rate and stress state for mild steel	42
Development of modelling design tool for harpoon for active space debris removal	42