OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Plasticity is 71. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	199
A scheme for achieving strength-ductility trade-off in metallic glasses	175
Editorial Board	166
Modeling and numerical simulation of thermo-electro-mechanical coupling behaviors of liquid crystal elastomers	164
Gurson-Cohesive modeling (GCM) for 3D ductile fracture simulation	158
A deep learning energy-based method for classical elastoplasticity	152
A 3D finite deformation constitutive model for anisotropic shape memory polymer composites integrating viscoelasticity and phase transition concept	147
Grain-scale micromechanical behaviors of hexagonal titanium utilizing in-situ high-energy diffraction microscopy and crystal plasticity finite element simulations	145
Temperature-dependent damage of magnesium alloy with ratchetting–fatigue interaction effects: Experiments and mesomechanical theory	139
Achieving strength and ductility synergy via a nanoscale superlattice precipitate in a cast Mg-Y-Zn-Er alloy	137
An efficient and minimalist scheme for continuum dislocation dynamics	135
A crystal plasticity-based and temperature-dependent multi-phase field model for the ductile fracture of single crystals at elevated temperatures	134
Enhancing fatigue life of low-carbon ultra-high strength steel by inducing multi-component precipitates	125
Assessment of the time-dependent behavior of dislocation multiplication under shock loading	123
Fatigue-resistant design in low-cycle regime by regulating the micro-structural gradient in a TWIP steel: Modelling and experiment	119
Strength-ductility synergy of an additively manufactured metastable high-entropy alloy achieved by transformation-induced plasticity strengthening	118
Dislocation-interface interdependent twinning and sequential kinking deformation in fully lamellar Ti alloys fabricated by additive manufacturing	112
In-situ neutron diffraction study of the strengthening mechanism and deformation behavior of cellular structure in high-entropy alloys by additive manufacturing	110
Thermodynamic modeling framework with experimental investigation of the large-scale bonded area and local void in Cu-Cu bonding interface for advanced semiconductor packaging	108
Unveiling the orientation sensitivity of creep life in near [001] oriented Ni-based single crystal superalloys at intermediate temperatures	108
Lode-dependent anisotropic-asymmetric yield function for isotropic and anisotropic hardening of pressure-insensitive materials. Part I: Quadratic function under non-associated flow rule	105
Coupled cellular automata-crystal plasticity modeling of microstructure-sensitive damage and fracture behaviors in deformation of α-titanium sheets affected by grain size	105
Anisotropic plasticity and fracture of alpha titanium sheets from cryogenic to warm temperatures	100
The effect of hydro-mechanical coupling on the onset and orientation of localisation bands in partially saturated soils	99
Molecular dynamics simulation of twin nucleation and growth in Ni-based superalloys	99

Editorial Board	98
Atomistic study on interface structure and nucleation-migration mechanism of Type II twins in NiTi alloys	97
A steady-state irradiation creep and thermal creep model for zirconium alloys	96
Tuning generalized planar fault energies to enable deformation twinning in nanocrystalline aluminum alloys	96
Prismatic dislocation loop and helical dislocation generation from ellipsoidal inclusion in inhomogeneous materials: A comprehensive discrete dislocation dynamics simulation	96
Mechanistic insights into stress localization and crack precursors during dwell fatigue: Dislocation evolution from basal slip in near-α titanium alloys	94
Deciphering the multiple deformation mechanisms responsible for sustained work hardening in a FeCrCoNi medium entropy alloy	94
Nanoprecipitate and stacking fault-induced high strength and ductility in a multiscale heterostructured high-entropy alloy	94
Strengthening mechanisms of Mo–Nb–Ti and Ta–Nb–Ti complex-concentrated alloys: Data-driven insights from atomic descriptors and short-range order	94
Experimental characterization and crystal plasticity modeling for predicting load reversals in AA6016-T4 and AA7021-T79	92
Modeling dynamic formability of porous ductile sheets subjected to biaxial stretching: Actual porosity versus homogenized porosity	91
Automated analysis framework of strain partitioning and deformation mechanisms via multimodal fusion and computer vision	91
Role of slip and twinning on strain hardening, and correlation with geometric hardening, latent hardening, and grain boundary strengthening in Titanium	90
Modulating L12 precipitation behavior and mechanical properties in an Fe-rich medium-entropy alloy fabricated via laser powder bed fusion	90
A macro-micro approach for identifying crystal plasticity parameters for necking and failure in nickel-based alloy haynes 282	89
Enhanced strength-ductility synergy by integrating metastable and heterostructured design in FeNiCrV alloy	89
On the strain delocalization mechanism of Cu/Nb nanolayered composites with amorphous interfacial layers	89
Numerical modeling of shear band effect on Goss grain recrystallization in electrical steels: Crystal plasticity finite element and phase field modeling	88
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	88
Editorial Board	87
Deformation-induced dynamic precipitation of 14H-LPSO structure and its effect on dynamic recrystallization in hot-extruded Mg-Y-Zn alloys	87
Editorial Board	86
CRSS determination combining ab-initio framework and Surrogate Neural Networks	86
A thermodynamically consistent fractional viscoelastic-viscoplastic constitutive model for time-dependent ratchetting of photosensitive resin	84
Modeling of nonlinear viscoelastic-viscoplastic behavior of glassy polymers based on intramolecular rotation of molecular chains	83
Novel approach to achieve gigapascal level yield strength and large uniform elongation in metastable β-Ti alloys	83
A developed crystal plasticity model for viscoplastic mechanical behavior of SAC305 solder under thermomechanical coupled cyclic loading	81
Editorial Board	81
Ultra-low temperature mechanical response of VCoNi medium-entropy alloy with unprecedented high strength and ductility	80
High strain rate Bauschinger response of 6061-T6 Aluminum alloy	80
Size-dependent tensile behavior of nanocrystalline HfNbTaTiZr high-entropy alloy: Roles of solid-solution and local chemical order	79
Operative slip systems and their critical resolved shear stresses in η-Fe2Al5 investigated by micropillar compression at room temperature	79
Hierarchical Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics of Thermally Activated Dislocation Plasticity of Metals and Alloys	78
A dislocation-based damage-coupled constitutive model for single crystal superalloy: Unveiling the effect of secondary orientation on creep life of circular hole	78
Enhancing fatigue crack propagation resistance of heterostructured Al composites and multistage crack mechanisms	77
A parallelised algorithm to identify arbitrary yield surfaces in multiscale analyses	75
Micromechanism-based chemo-mechanical cohesive model for polymer interface under transient chemical mass diffusion	75
Superior fatigue response of CoCrNi-based multi-principal element alloy with Mo addition	75
Unveiling the self-annealing phenomenon and texture evolution in room-temperature-rolled Cu-Fe-P alloy sheets	74
Hydrogen–vacancy effects on the elastic and plastic behaviour of Ni<100> probed by nanoindentation	74
A generalized, computationally versatile plasticity model framework - Part I: Theory and verification focusing on tension‒compression asymmetry	73
Strain-bearing capacity and strain hardening awakened by inter-zone constraint in twin-structured Al0.1CoCrFeNi alloy	73
Strategic enhancement of CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy mechanical properties through a high-strength nano-scale nitride layer without geometrical or tolerance constraints	73
Atomistic and data-driven insights into the local slip resistances in random refractory multi-principal element alloys	73
Tension induced detwinning of hierarchically twinned non-modulated martensite in Ni-Mn-Ga alloys	72
Mechanisms of secondary crack initiation, propagation and closure during the water quenching process in medium-carbon martensitic steel	71
Tensile behavior of additively manufactured Inconel 718 and stainless steel 316L with compositionally graded joints	71
Additively manufactured high strength-ductility 9Cr ODS alloy: Inducing multi-heterogeneous structure via Y6WO12@W core-shell nanoscale precursor	71
Significantly enhanced mechanical properties of NiCoV medium-entropy alloy via precipitation engineering	71
Experimental and numerical study on strain path and crystal orientation dependences of phase transformation behaviors of QP1180 steel	71

A general data-driven framework for fully convex anisotropic yield criterion modeling