OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Impact Engineering is 39. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	125
Behaviour of two semi-crystalline polymers at a wide range of rates and temperatures	112
Enhancing the impact resistance of composite laminates through in-plane mechanical property optimization using the isotropic degree index	98
An improved dynamic constitutive model for ceramics	94
Velocity-space analysis method for hazardous fragments in debris clouds	84
A new equivalent method for complex-shaped pulse loading based on saturation analysis and membrane factor method	84
Dimensionless parameters for ballistic performance evaluation of ceramic-faced bicomponent targets against sharp-nosed projectiles	77
Dynamic Brazilian splitting experiment of bedding shale based on continuum-discrete coupled method	74
Research on the evolution of state field and damage range of multiple source cloud explosions	71
Indentation modelling of aluminium cladding panels subjected to hailstone impact	69
Damage characteristic of electronic devices caused by products generated by Al/Ep/KMnO4/TiH2 active material projectile hypervelocity impacting on aluminum target	60
Direct impact Hopkinson compression bar experiment for testing at a strain rate of 50,000 s-1	58
Numerical and theoretical modeling of the elastic-plastic bulging deformation of UHMWPE composite laminate under high-speed impact	58
In-situ observation of ductile failure with High-speed X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging	55
Effects of lateral inertia on the group velocities and specific damping capacities of viscoelastic polymeric rods	54
Testing and modelling of aluminium cans for prismatic lithium-ion cells under crash loading	54
Preliminary study of radio frequency waves in hypervelocity impact plasma	53
Experimental and numerical investigation of badarpur sand subjected to air-blast loading	53
Investigation of blast-induced cerebrospinal fluid cavitation: Insights from a simplified head surrogate	52
A generalized model for one dimensional impact response of a heterogeneous layered medium	51
Experimental and numerical study of the interaction between dynamically loaded cracks and pre-existing flaws in edge impacted PMMA specimens	50
Experimental evaluation on the mitigation performance of double-layered Kirigami corrugated cladding against impact load	49
Impact dynamics of a free-falling reference test mass in space	49
Validation of a coupled element-particle approach to debris analysis during hypervelocity impact	49
Typical fracture modes of metal cylindrical shells under internal explosive loading	48

Blast-resistance characteristics and design of steel wire reinforced ultra-high performance concrete slabs	47
Numerical validation of composite panel impact tests	47
Stochastic analysis of dynamic fracture of concrete using CT-image based mesoscale models with a rate-dependent phase field method	46
Damage response of high elastic polyurea coated liquid-filled tank subjected to close-in blast induced by charge with prefabricated fragments	46
Dynamic cumulative damage characteristics of deep-buried granite from Shuangjiangkou hydropower station under true triaxial constraint	45
Research on material equivalent method based on damage mode of underwater explosion grillage structure	44
A novel size distribution model for debris generated by in-orbit collisions	42
Dynamic response of rock sheds to successive rockfall impacts using lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) cushions: An experimental and numerical study	41
Finite element modelling and experimentation of plain weave glass/epoxy composites under high strain-rate compression loading for estimation of Johnson-Cook model parameters	41
Bridging the gap between rate-dependent plasticity and stress wave dynamics: Calibrating a constitutive model for high-strength steel by inverse optimization	41
Development of modelling design tool for harpoon for active space debris removal	40
Protective potential of high-contrast mineral-bonded layers on reinforced concrete slabs subjected to uniform shock waves	40
Influence of the projectile geometry on the momentum transfer from a kinetic impactor and implications for the DART mission	40
A study on energy conversion behavior of single-shot elastic-plastic impact during shot peen forming	39
3D scanning technique for morphological analysis of behind armour blunt trauma	39
Hypervelocity penetration behavior and fireball radiation characteristics of tungsten-zirconium reactive projectile	39
Characterization and mechanism of petaling failure under high-velocity impact using plastic state-based peridynamics	39
Numerical and experimental study of the second ejection from a grooved tin surface under laser-driven shock loading	39
Predicting the dynamic response of elastic-plastic beams by dimensional analysis	39