OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials is 5. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Harnessing nanostructures and fiber architecture: A synergistic leap in shape memory polymer composites	43
Enhancing carbon fiber thermoplastic sandwich structures with springback effect	43
Design and verification of the square convex surface multilayer radar absorbing structure based on additive manufacturing	39
Impact response of a sandwich with a foam aluminum core enhanced by a ceramic tile: An experimental study	36
Proof test methodology for reducing the risk of unvented honeycomb core failures in aerospace structures	35
The effective crack extension and its implications on the single cantilever beam test for sandwich composites	33
Dynamic response of foam sandwich structures under multiple ice projectiles impacts at high velocity	32
On the use of a trilinear traction-separation law to represent stitch failure in stitched sandwich composites	25
Study on the residual stress of simple cubic lattice structure produced by selective laser melting	22
Wooden sandwich panels with auxetic core for furniture - experimental and numerical analysis	20
Scaling behaviour of corrugated sandwich panels under impact load	20
In-plane shear behavior of aluminum hexagonal honeycomb core with random perforations	19
Investigation on the free vibration behavior of sandwich conical shells with reinforced cores	19
Fracture toughness and crack growth resistance of sandwich panels with grooved cores	18
Sound insulation performance of pyramidal truss core sandwich structure with frame	18
Bending performance and failure mechanism of 3D-printed hybrid geometry honeycombs with various poisson’s ratios	17
Dirac cones in three-layered plates	17
Effect of dislocation and layer height on the compression performance of tandem honeycombs	17
Erratum to ‘Experimental and numerical investigation on the buckling of 3D printed sandwich structure with lattice core”	16
Low-velocity impact damage of bionic turtle shell sandwich laminates with different suture shapes	16
Residual compressive strength of aluminum alloy honeycomb sandwich panel in the presence of multiple impact dents	15
Design and characteristics of a double-layer gradient grid structure for broadband electromagnetic wave absorption	14
Dynamic response of foam-filled negative Poisson’s ratio beams under low-velocity impact	14
Impact analysis of compression preloaded honeycomb sandwich structures	14
Numerical study on structured sandwich panels exposed to spherical air explosions	14

Development and evaluation of the sandwich open-hole compression test	14
A nondestructive approach to predict buckling load of composite lattice-core sandwich conical shells based on vibration correlation technique	14
Dynamic cushioning energy absorption of paper composite sandwich structures with corrugation and honeycomb cores under drop impact	13
Lateral instability of sandwich beams under uniform bending	13
Advances in naval composite and sandwich structures for blast and implosion mitigations	13
A sequential mixed-integer programming method for concurrent optimization of core topology and face sheet thickness of a sandwich beam	12
Clamping method and mechanical properties of aluminum honeycomb cylindrical curved plates under radial compression	11
Design analysis and testing of flat sandwich panels under bird strike	11
Multi-objective optimization of sandwich structures for reinforcing composite fuselages	11
Crushable polymer foam behavior at cold temperatures	10
Acoustic response analysis of periodic orthogonal stiffened composite sandwich structure with pyramidal truss cores	10
Damage of Nickel-coated glass/epoxy foam-core composites induced by artificial lightning strikes	10
Strength reduction of foam-core sandwich structures with core mismatches	10
Nonlocal buckling analysis of five-layer laminated nanocomposites on kerr foundation: A refined zigzag theory approach	9
Investigation of the effect of wavy honeycomb on the bending performance of the sandwich structure	9
Vibration and uncertainty analysis of MWCNT reinforced composite sandwich beam with a biomimetic dual core	9
A finite element model for analyzing curved surface sandwich panel forming	9
An experimental study of multi-core composite aluminium honeycomb sandwich panels under low-velocity impacts	9
Sub-critical damage study of aluminium honeycomb and CFRP sandwich panels subjected to impact	8
A novel integrated forming strategy based on chemical vapor infiltration for C/C honeycomb with variable stiffness	8
Numerical modeling of flatwise energy absorption behavior of 3D woven honeycomb composites with different cell structures	8
Bending response and failure characteristics of nomex honeycomb sandwich with continuous composite facesheet encasement	8
A novel graded auxetic honeycomb core model for sandwich structures with increasing natural frequencies	7
A new modelling method for open cell foam structure based on centroidal and capacity constraint power diagram	7
High-velocity impact performance of sandwich panels with additively manufactured hierarchical honeycomb cores: An experimental and numerical study	7
High-order torsion analysis of sandwich beams of rectangular cross-section	7
Predicting failure modes of 3D-printed multi-material polymer sandwich structures from process parameters	7
Face/core disbond fatigue growth in honeycomb cored aircraft sandwich elements under mixed mode flatwise tension loading	7
Damping contribution of the glass reinforced aluminum laminates epoxy to the aluminum based-sandwich structures	7
Review of literature on eco-friendly sandwich structures made of non-wood cellulose fibers	7
Mode II fracture characterisation of a honeycomb/carbon-epoxy sandwich panel using the asymmetric end-notched flexure test	6
Structural performance of sandwich wall made of concrete cast in between GFRP facings	6
Graphene nanoplatelet additive impact on compression and bending strength of S-2 glass face-sheet honeycomb sandwich panels: An experimental study	6
Mechanical performance of sandwich materials with reduced environmental impact for marine structures	6
Optimizing an auxetic metamaterial structure for enhanced mechanical energy absorption: Design and performance evaluation under compressive and impact loading	6
Novel design of honeycomb hybrid sandwich structures under air-blast	6
Bending performance and failure mechanisms of composite sandwich structures with 3D printed hybrid triply periodic minimal surface cores	6
Flexural response of sandwich composites integrated with 3D multi-layer stitched core	6
A homogenization method for natural frequencies and damping analysis of composite pyramidal lattice truss sandwich structures based on representative volume elements	5
A convex-deformable sandwich panel for mobile devices	5
A quasi-three-dimensional isogeometric model for porous sandwich functionally graded plates reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets	5
Analysis of vibration characteristics of auxetic sandwich cylindrical shells resting on elastic foundation	5
Evaluation of facings and sandwich properties of carbon fiber/epoxy-PVC foam sandwich composites: Comparison of VARI co-cure and precure manufacturing methods	5
Improved compressive performance of lattice truss core sandwich composites with modified Kagome topologies: An experimental and numerical study	5
Effect of temperature on the low-velocity impact response of environmentally friendly cork sandwich structures	5
A mirror symmetric dodecagon resonator based double band ENG-metamaterial with multilayer tunability and sensing application	5
Transverse energy absorption performance of sandwich tubes with various origami foldcores	5
On infinite group velocity in composite plates	5
Vibration response of glass fiber composite multi-layer graded corrugated sandwich panels	5
Influence of geometric parameters on free vibration behavior of an aluminum honeycomb core sandwich beam using experimentally validated finite element models	5

Energy absorption and low-velocity impact responses of the sandwich panels with lattice truss core	5
A rate-dependent constitutive model for 3D printed discontinuously carbon fiber composite foam	5
Effects of parameters on postbuckling failure of composite sandwich panels loaded axially: Function form and applications	5
Preface to the special issue in honor of Dr. Yapa D.S. Rajapakse	5