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Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Damage Mechanics is 3. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Study on the creep constitutive model of layered rockconsidering anisotropic and damage factors after hightemperature exposure	38
A new damage-based failure criterion for nonlinear behavior of fibrous composite materials	36
Elastic moduli prediction of a short fiber composite with interface debonding at fiber ends	35
Peridynamics simulations of the damage of reinforced concrete structures under radial blasting	34
Theory and methods of constructing equations for the evolutionary damageability of materials	32
Numerical modeling of flax-woven reinforced composites submitted to quasi-static indentation and low velocity impact	29
A rolling contact fatigue life prediction model for bearing steel considering its gradient structure due to cyclic hardening	24
Computational assessment of sustainable balsa and basalt composite sandwich for structural marine applications	24
Hydro-mechanical coupling characteristics and damage constitutive model of low-permeability granite under triaxial compression	24
A new unsymmetrical decomposition of the damage variable	22
An improved micromechanical model for multiscale fiber reinforced ultra-high performance concrete: From hydration, dehydration to thermal damage	22
Effect of ply position switching in quasi-isotropic glass fibre reinforced polymer composite subjected to low velocity impact	21
Experimental investigations and micromechanical thermal fatigue models of concrete	19
IJDM special issue on damage mechanics of biobased composites—recent advances	19
An elastoplastic-damage model based on nonlocal peridynamic theory for ductile damage analysis under cyclic loading	19
Effects of multiple edge cracks, shear force, elastic foundation, and boundary conditions on bucking of small-scale pillars	19
A two-scale damage model for high-cycle fatigue life predictions following an incremental approach	17
Experimental study on energy and damage evolution of dry and water-saturated dolomite from a deep mine	17
Modeling of viscoelastic deformation and rate-dependent fracture damage in rat bone	16
Multi-scale study on the fatigue mechanical properties and energy laws of thermal-damage granite under fatigue loading	16
Study on mechanical properties and strength criterion of mudstone under loading and unloading considering pre-peak damage	16
Energy based damage model for low-cycle fatigue of ductile materials	16
Peridynamic modeling for impact failure of wet concrete considering the influence of saturation	16
A review of multiaxial low-cycle fatigue criteria for life prediction of metals	15
Experiment and meso-scale modelling on combined effects of strain rate and specimen size on uniaxial-compressive failures of concrete	15

An improved dual shear unified strength model (IDSUSM) considering strain softening effect	15
Entropy-based damage model for assessing the remaining useful fatigue life	15
Characteristics of orthopaedic implants damage and mechanisms of its initiation	15
Blast response and damage assessment of reinforced concrete slabs using convolutional neural networks	15
Effect of cutting parameters on the microstructure evolution and damage mechanism of 7075-T6 aluminum alloy in micro cutting	15
Modeling and simulation of ductile damage in forged steel used to encapsulate high-level radioactive waste	15
An enhanced direct method for ductile damage measurement	14
Energy-driven damage evolution and instability in fissure-cavity-contained granite induced by freeze-thaw and multistage increasing-amplitude cyclic (F-T-MSIAC) loads	14
Experimental study on the evolutionary characteristics of acoustic signals produced by granite damage under uniaxial compression	14
A directional microcrack damage theory for brittle solids based on continuous hyperplasticity	14
Theoretical shear damage characterization of intact rock under compressive-shear stress considering energy dissipation	13
Statistical damage constitutive model based on energy conversion for rocks	13
An improved damage constitutive model for pre-heated rocks under uniaxial compression considering the initial compaction effect and residual strength	13
A thermodynamic damage model for 3D stress-induced mechanical characteristics and brittle–ductile transition of rock	13
Seepage-stress combined experiment and damage model of rock in different loading and unloading paths	13
Damage mechanism characterization of ±35° and ±55° FW composite tubes using acoustic emission method	12
Impact compression damages of 3D braided composites with/without axial yarns after thermo-oxidative ageing	12
Damage-based initiation and growth of cracks in compacted graphite iron: Comparison of numerical strategies for realistic morphology	12
A comparative study on combined high and low cycle fatigue life prediction model considering loading interaction	12
A multi-scale model from microscopic cracks to macroscopic damage of concrete at elevated temperatures	12
Hydro-mechanical coupling behavior and statistical damage constitutive model of deep marble with disturbance	12
Behavior monitoring of flax fiber reinforced composites by guided waves	12
Study on mechanical properties and statistical damage constitutive model of red sandstone after heating and water-cooling cycles	11
Study on creep characteristics and fractional creep damage constitutive model of limestone under thermal-mechanical action	11
Effect of microstructural damage evolution on tensile strength of ultra-high performance concrete: A multiscale numerical scheme	11
Fracture behavior and damage evolution model of sandstone containing a single pre-existing flaw under discontinuous fatigue loading	11
An improved continuous damage model to estimate multiaxial fatigue life under strain control problems	11
A comparative study on energy-based fatigue criteria for lifetime calculation of magnetorheological elastomers under multiaxial loading	10
Preface to the special issues of the International Journal of Damage Mechanics	10
CORRIGENDUM	10
Experimental analysis of extrusion-based additive manufacturing process of bio-composite NiTi alloy	9
A numerical study of Mullins softening effects on mode I crack propagation in viscoelastic solids	9
CORRIGENDUM to “Effective viscoelastic properties of micro-cracked heterogeneous materials” and ‘‘Generalized Maxwell model for micro-cracked viscoelastic materials”	9
Metallic contaminants in wood panel production process: Evaluating press plate damage and detecting potential using IR thermography and spectroscopy	9
A simple implementation of localizing gradient damage model in Abaqus	9
Damage growth and failure detection in hybrid fiber composites using experimental in-situ optical strain measurements and smoothing element analysis	9
A CDM-based unified viscoplastic constitutive model of FLCs and FFLCs for boron steel under hot stamping conditions	8
Weakening-strengthening evolution law of concrete flexural strength under sulfate attack	8
Exploring freeze-thaw damage distribution of asphalt mixture through DIC in combination with CT	8
Precursory and damage characteristics of static and dynamic failures in granite under biaxial compression with different loading rates: Insight from sound signals	8
Microscale modeling of fatigue crack growth at particle interfaces in viscoelastic asphalt materials	8
In situ and experimental analysis of longitudinal load on carbody fatigue life using nonlinear damage accumulation	8
Damage characterization of dental nanocomposite adhesive in orthodontic treatment applications	8
A novel statistical damage constitutive model of rock joints considering normal stress and joint roughness	8
Effects of cyclic freeze-thaw by liquid nitrogen on the coal breakage properties and fragment size distribution	7
Investigation into a comprehensive forming limit curve considering multi-parameters effects for semi-cured FMLs through uniform pressure loading test	7
Multiaxial high-cycle fatigue failure and life prediction based on critical plane method	7
Statistical continuum damage healing mechanics (SCDHM)	7
Fracture mechanics approach to minimum reinforcement design of fibre-reinforced and hybrid-reinforced concrete beams	7
Anisotropic, rate-dependent ductile fracture of Ti-6Al-4V alloy	7

Influence of hydrothermal fatigue on mechanical properties and damage mechanisms of hemp-reinforced biocomposites and comparison with glass-reinforced composites	7
State of art in regularization methods for numerical analysis of structures with softening	6
Formulation and verification of an anisotropic damage plasticity constitutive model for plain concrete	6
Mechanical behavior and failure mechanisms of cylindrical and prismatic rock specimens under various confining stresses	6
Damage-healing analysis of microencapsulated self-healing concrete subjected to tensile loading using a 2D micromechanical model	6
Damage behavior of functionally graded kevlar/carbon epoxy nanocomposites reinforced with polyamide 6.6 nanofiber and MWCNTs subjected to low-velocity impact	6
A resilience assessment framework for microencapsulated self-healing cementitious composites based on a micromechanical damage-healing model	5
Impact simulations for high-performance fiber-reinforced cement composites using a coupled finite element and smoothed particle Galerkin method	5
Study on mechanical properties and damage evolution of modified rubberized cement stabilized soil	5
Numerical simulation research on impact mechanical properties of frozen soil based on discrete element method	5
Micromechanical analysis of spherulitic polymers in multiaxial and non-proportional fatigue crack nucleation	5
A new progressive damage model for predicting the tensile behavior of the three-dimensional woven carbon/carbon composites using micromechanics method	5
A stress-state-dependent damage criterion for metals with plastic anisotropy	5
A review of continuum damage and plasticity in concrete: Part I – Theoretical framework	5
Dynamic constitutive model of saturated saline frozen soil under uniaxial impact loading	5
Mechanical behavior, mesoscopic properties and energy evolution of deeply buried marble during triaxial loading	4
The effects of boundary and inhomogeneities on the delamination of a bi-layered material system	4
Investigation into the time-dependent mechanical behavior of pre-stressed anchor bolts and fractured rock specimens under synchronized tensile loads	4
A damage-based analytical model to evaluate seepage pressure effect on rock macro mechanical behaviors from the perspective of micro-fracture	4
Uniaxial compression mechanical properties and damage constitutive model of limestone under osmotic pressure	4
A micromechanical crack bridging model considering the slip-softening interface with the residual shear stress for SFRCC	4
A new statistical damage model for true triaxial pre-and post-peak behaviors of rock considering intermediate principal stress and initial compaction effects	4
Multiaxial fatigue behavior and life prediction of 2198-T8 Al-Li alloy notched tubular specimen based on DIC technique	4
Compressive stress-strain relationships of concrete exposed to elevated temperatures based on mesoscopic damage method	4
Size effect modellings of axial compressive failure of RC columns at low temperatures	3
Fracture simulations using edge-based smoothed finite element method for isotropic damage model via Delaunay/Voronoi dual tessellations	3
Analytical examination of mesh-dependency issue for uniaxial RC elements and new fracture energy-based regularization technique	3
Combined effects of cryogenic temperature and strain rates on compressive behavior of concrete	3
Cyclic loading and unloading strain equations and damage evolution of gypsum specimens considering damping effects	3
Strain energy density and entire fracture surface parameters relationship for LCF life prediction of additively manufactured 18Ni300 steel	3
Effect of fabric structural stability on the tensile property of bidirectional angle-interlock woven composites	3
Interaction of defects, martensitic transformation and slip in metastable body centred cubic crystals of Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al: A study via crystal plasticity finite element methods (CPFEM)	3
On effective moduli of defective beam lattices via the lattice green’s functions	3
A novel approach for characterizing frozen soil damage based on mesostructure	3
Fatigue damage behaviors of pre-flawed granite containing hole and fissures exposed to variable-frequency multi-level constant amplitude (VFMLCA) cyclic loads	3
Three-phase damage model based on composite mechanics for post-peak analysis of recycled aggregate concrete	3
A modified Manson-Halford model based on improved WOA for fatigue life prediction under multi-level loading	3