OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Plasticity is 70. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	196
A scheme for achieving strength-ductility trade-off in metallic glasses	169
An efficient and minimalist scheme for continuum dislocation dynamics	162
Editorial Board	161
Modeling and numerical simulation of thermo-electro-mechanical coupling behaviors of liquid crystal elastomers	156
Gurson-Cohesive modeling (GCM) for 3D ductile fracture simulation	148
A crystal plasticity-based and temperature-dependent multi-phase field model for the ductile fracture of single crystals at elevated temperatures	144
Fatigue-resistant design in low-cycle regime by regulating the micro-structural gradient in a TWIP steel: Modelling and experiment	138
Unveiling the orientation sensitivity of creep life in near [001] oriented Ni-based single crystal superalloys at intermediate temperatures	136
Lode-dependent anisotropic-asymmetric yield function for isotropic and anisotropic hardening of pressure-insensitive materials. Part I: Quadratic function under non-associated flow rule	135
A 3D finite deformation constitutive model for anisotropic shape memory polymer composites integrating viscoelasticity and phase transition concept	130
Thermodynamic modeling framework with experimental investigation of the large-scale bonded area and local void in Cu-Cu bonding interface for advanced semiconductor packaging	129
Assessment of the time-dependent behavior of dislocation multiplication under shock loading	120
Grain-scale micromechanical behaviors of hexagonal titanium utilizing in-situ high-energy diffraction microscopy and crystal plasticity finite element simulations	120
Achieving strength and ductility synergy via a nanoscale superlattice precipitate in a cast Mg-Y-Zn-Er alloy	117
Coupled cellular automata-crystal plasticity modeling of microstructure-sensitive damage and fracture behaviors in deformation of α-titanium sheets affected by grain size	115
A deep learning energy-based method for classical elastoplasticity	114
Strength-ductility synergy of an additively manufactured metastable high-entropy alloy achieved by transformation-induced plasticity strengthening	111
Temperature-dependent damage of magnesium alloy with ratchetting–fatigue interaction effects: Experiments and mesomechanical theory	109
Dislocation-interface interdependent twinning and sequential kinking deformation in fully lamellar Ti alloys fabricated by additive manufacturing	107
Enhancing fatigue life of low-carbon ultra-high strength steel by inducing multi-component precipitates	105
In-situ neutron diffraction study of the strengthening mechanism and deformation behavior of cellular structure in high-entropy alloys by additive manufacturing	104
Prismatic dislocation loop and helical dislocation generation from ellipsoidal inclusion in inhomogeneous materials: A comprehensive discrete dislocation dynamics simulation	103
Modeling dynamic formability of porous ductile sheets subjected to biaxial stretching: Actual porosity versus homogenized porosity	99
Modulating L12 precipitation behavior and mechanical properties in an Fe-rich medium-entropy alloy fabricated via laser powder bed fusion	99

Anisotropic plasticity and fracture of alpha titanium sheets from cryogenic to warm temperatures	97
On the strain delocalization mechanism of Cu/Nb nanolayered composites with amorphous interfacial layers	96
Tuning generalized planar fault energies to enable deformation twinning in nanocrystalline aluminum alloys	95
Editorial Board	94
Deciphering the multiple deformation mechanisms responsible for sustained work hardening in a FeCrCoNi medium entropy alloy	94
A macro-micro approach for identifying crystal plasticity parameters for necking and failure in nickel-based alloy haynes 282	94
Creep-fatigue damage mechanisms and life prediction based on crystal plasticity combined with grain boundary cavity model in a nickel-based superalloy at 650°C	94
Grain boundary segregation induced non-basal slip activation with ultrahigh ductility in Mg–Mn–Sm alloys	93
Role of slip and twinning on strain hardening, and correlation with geometric hardening, latent hardening, and grain boundary strengthening in Titanium	92
Atomistic study on interface structure and nucleation-migration mechanism of Type II twins in NiTi alloys	91
Enhanced strength-ductility synergy by integrating metastable and heterostructured design in FeNiCrV alloy	90
Nanoscale probing of slip-mediated plastic anisotropy and associated energy dissipation in energetic crystals	90
Molecular dynamics simulation of twin nucleation and growth in Ni-based superalloys	90
A steady-state irradiation creep and thermal creep model for zirconium alloys	88
Nanoprecipitate and stacking fault-induced high strength and ductility in a multiscale heterostructured high-entropy alloy	88
Automated analysis framework of strain partitioning and deformation mechanisms via multimodal fusion and computer vision	87
Strengthening mechanisms of Mo–Nb–Ti and Ta–Nb–Ti complex-concentrated alloys: Data-driven insights from atomic descriptors and short-range order	87
The effect of hydro-mechanical coupling on the onset and orientation of localisation bands in partially saturated soils	87
Experimental characterization and crystal plasticity modeling for predicting load reversals in AA6016-T4 and AA7021-T79	87
Numerical modeling of shear band effect on Goss grain recrystallization in electrical steels: Crystal plasticity finite element and phase field modeling	86
Mechanistic insights into stress localization and crack precursors during dwell fatigue: Dislocation evolution from basal slip in near-α titanium alloys	85
Deformation-induced dynamic precipitation of 14H-LPSO structure and its effect on dynamic recrystallization in hot-extruded Mg-Y-Zn alloys	85
Editorial Board	84
Editorial Board	83
Strain-bearing capacity and strain hardening awakened by inter-zone constraint in twin-structured Al0.1CoCrFeNi alloy	82
Micromechanism-based chemo-mechanical cohesive model for polymer interface under transient chemical mass diffusion	81
Experimental and numerical study on strain path and crystal orientation dependences of phase transformation behaviors of QP1180 steel	80
CRSS determination combining ab-initio framework and Surrogate Neural Networks	80
Precipitation kinetics and crystal plasticity modeling of artificially aged AA6061	79
Modeling of nonlinear viscoelastic-viscoplastic behavior of glassy polymers based on intramolecular rotation of molecular chains	79
A thermodynamically consistent fractional viscoelastic-viscoplastic constitutive model for time-dependent ratchetting of photosensitive resin	79
Enhancing fatigue crack propagation resistance of heterostructured Al composites and multistage crack mechanisms	77
Dynamic strain ageing of L12-strengthened Ni-Co base high-entropy alloy and unraveling its deformation mechanisms in strain ageing process	77
Novel approach to achieve gigapascal level yield strength and large uniform elongation in metastable β-Ti alloys	77
A generalized, computationally versatile plasticity model framework - Part I: Theory and verification focusing on tension‒compression asymmetry	75
Editorial Board	74
Atomistic and data-driven insights into the local slip resistances in random refractory multi-principal element alloys	74
A novel crystal plasticity model incorporating transformation induced plasticity for a wide range of strain rates and temperatures	72
Tension induced detwinning of hierarchically twinned non-modulated martensite in Ni-Mn-Ga alloys	72
High strain rate Bauschinger response of 6061-T6 Aluminum alloy	71
A dislocation-based damage-coupled constitutive model for single crystal superalloy: Unveiling the effect of secondary orientation on creep life of circular hole	71
A developed crystal plasticity model for viscoplastic mechanical behavior of SAC305 solder under thermomechanical coupled cyclic loading	71
Operative slip systems and their critical resolved shear stresses in η-Fe2Al5 investigated by micropillar compression at room temperature	71
Significantly enhanced mechanical properties of NiCoV medium-entropy alloy via precipitation engineering	71
Hierarchical Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics of Thermally Activated Dislocation Plasticity of Metals and Alloys	70
Strategic enhancement of CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy mechanical properties through a high-strength nano-scale nitride layer without geometrical or tolerance constraints	70
Superior fatigue response of CoCrNi-based multi-principal element alloy with Mo addition	70