OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Crashworthiness is 2. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Development of impact characteristics response model for combined tube expansion axial splitting module	54
Correction	41
Vehicle collisions analysis on highways based on multi-user driving simulator and multinomial logistic regression model on US highways in Michigan	31
Crashworthy subfloor structure with shock absorbers using fixed-to-hinged transforming joints and inward-folding composite tube filled with foam	26
Optimising bio-inspired crash box design under oblique impact	24
Dynamic response of large PEM fuel cell stacks to the impact load based on a novel simplified finite element model	22
Pedestrian safety at urban intersections: lighting conditions is the question	17
Investigate the elastoplastic deformation behaviour of a motorcycle frame under different mechanical load configurations	16
A machine learning based optimisation method to evaluate the crushing behaviours of square tubes with rectangular-hole-type initiators	14
A comparative analysis of factors affecting injury severity in speeding-related crashes on rural and urban roads	14
A non-linear and interaction effect analysis of various risk factors influencing mobile phone use while driving among long-haul truck drivers travelling across India	14
Crashworthiness analysis and uncertainty optimization of novel multi-wall tube	13
Angle-side impact velocity of the car based on impact deformation analysis	13
Axial crashworthiness performance of bionic multi-cell tubes with variable thickness	11
Correction	11
Product performance prediction and optimisation based on generative design: a case study of the collision of automotive front bumper beam	11
Evaluation of risk injury in pedestrians’ head and chest region during collision with an autonomous bus	10
An organized review of micromobility factors contributing to accidents, market and service trend, and related mishaps	10
Study on the crashworthiness of bio-inspired spiderweb multicellular tube under axial crushing	10
Effectiveness analysis of a foldable booster safety seat with integrated seatbelt buckle for reducing children’s vehicle accident injury risk	9
Longitudinal collision instability behaviour of rail vehicles on long ramps	9
Air cargo container experimental characterisation and finite element modelling under crash related loads	8
Design and optimization of anti-climber device for light rail transit crash energy management system	8
Effects of impact angles and shapes on CAI strength of composite honeycomb structure	8
A numerical study on axial compression of double-walled cylinders with variable interior flat rings parameters	8

A comprehensive review of human body model in different crash scenarios: active and passive models	8
Evaluating bicycle lanes and stations safety in Barcelona: a Bayesian network approach to analyse injury severity	8
Optimisation of crashworthy passenger train seat structure to reduce injury risks	7
Analyzing factors and interaction terms affecting urban fatal crash types based on a hybrid framework of econometric model and machine learning approaches	7
Improvements aiming at a safer living environment by analyzing crash severity through the use of boosting-based ensemble learning techniques	7
Road safety using time-series classification algorithms	7
An improved XGBoost model to predict the injury severity of person in road crash	7
Road crash analysis and countermeasures on hilly roads in a developing country using iRAP	7
Safety of children in commercial aircraft: a review	7
Study of thermal load-induced supersonic aeroelasticity in a foam-filled corrugated sandwich plate using refined shear deformation theory	7
Examining factors affecting pedestrian injury severity in night-time crashes using the correlated random parameters approach and interpretable machine learning method	7
Design principles of energy absorbing structures subjected to combined shear-compression loading	7
Pedestrian-ground contact injury protection method under the constraint of the vehicle-front end shape and its robust analysis	7
An integrated GIS–MCDM and statistical analysis approach for assessing heavy vehicle accident outcomes	7
Network space analysis–based identification of road traffic accident hotspots: a case study	6
Cork/aluminium double-layer sandwich panels under impact loading for lightweight ship structures	6
A study on the cyclist lower extremity injury risk by using German in-depth accident data	6
Crashworthiness performance of thin-walled structures towards design configuration in vehicle crash boxes application: a review	6
Predictive analysis of injury severity of person across angle crashes using machine learning models	6
Developing a crash severity model based on multi objective evolutionary feature selection approaches	6
Head and neck injury risk resulting from impact with small unmanned aerial vehicles: effect of impact speed, angle, and location	6
Performance design, development and verification of honeycomb aluminium barrier for vehicle side impact	6
An efficient material selection method driven by structural crashworthiness for lightweight design of vehicle parts	6
On the response of re-entrant auxetic structures under dynamic crushing: analytical approach and finite element simulations	5
Incorporating risky driving behaviour in the injury severity analysis of at-fault and not-at-fault novice driver involved crashes: a correlated random parameters logit model with heterogeneity in mean	5
Application of a deep neural network for the response characteristics of a hydrostatic buffer	5
How does the safety performance of different vehicle types and weights affect the severity of a driver’s injury?	5
Impact resistance and structural optimization of POZD coated composite plates	5
Differences in society’s acceptance of automobile intelligent protection technologies for pedestrians/occupants and the influence of empathy	5
An empirical analysis on the effects of alcohol-impairment in injury severities of motorcyclists	5
Investigating the impact of pavement condition and weather characteristics on road accidents (Review paper)	5
From crash data to a ”virtual injury assessment”	5
Controlling aeroplane crashing through aviation infrastructure using multi-agent technology	5
Design and evaluation of compressive properties of 3D-printed PLA stochastic open-cell foam	5
A novel adaptive dynamic weight distribution (ADWD) strategy applied to support vector regression (SVR)-based framework for dynamic load identification problems	5
Axial crashworthiness of double-hat beams with various ribs	5
Experimental study on the impact resistance of hollow thin-walled aluminum alloy tubes and foam-filled aluminum tubes (6063-T5)	5
Crashworthiness design of additively manufactured lattice-reinforced sandwich tube	5
Risk of head and neck injuries to passengers in rollover crashes of military armoured vehicles	5
Multi-objective optimization design of post-soil system for enhanced W-beam guardrail containment performance	4
Identifying snowplow truck crash hotspots and spatial analysis of crashes in the mountainous roadways	4
Role of ABS and EPS foams in determining the performance of motorcyclist helmet during impact loading	4
Evaluation of a novel head and neck restraint for harness-restrained children	4
Driving choices and behaviours of young male drivers at strategic and tactical levels	4
Investigation of powder mixing methods on the energy absorption performance of graphene-reinforced cylindrical composite tubes	4
Evaluating constitutive models of smoothed particle hydrodynamics for bird-strike simulation	4
Comparison of injury severity level involving drivers with and without commercial driver’s licence involved in small vehicle crashes	4
Numerical simulation and experimental validation of human head thermoregulation under motorbike helmet	4
Experimental and numerical modeling of the static and dynamic properties of sandwich plate structures with composite faces	4
The multi-objective reliability-based design optimisation of buffering characteristics of airbag seat in manned airdrop	4

Using automatically generated submodels in vehicle body crash optimization	4
Application of machine learning techniques for driving errors analysis: systematic literature review	4
Prediction of pedestrian injuries in motorcycle-pedestrian crashes using THUMS FE-HBM	3
Damage mechanisms and analytical model of CFRP laminate under low-velocity normal and oblique impacts	3
Impact responses and injury analyses of a three-year-old occupant seating in forward and rearward facing CRSs using different computational models	3
Artificially smart optimization of crash cushion device sustained by experimental and numerical study of re-entrant auxetic honeycomb	3
Effects of tube design on crashworthiness of CFRP thin-walled square beams filled with aluminium honeycomb under axial impact	3
Impact of traffic and road infrastructural design variables on road user safety – a systematic literature review	3
Combining Virtual CRASH and MADYMO to reconstruct motor vehicle collision dynamics and assess injury risk to occupants	3
Verification test of the structural integrity of an external fuel tank for aircraft under slosh and vibration conditions	3
Correction	3
Study of failure mode and failure load of a civil aircraft pylon double-layer fuse pin	3
Experimental study on the crashworthiness performance of rectangular and square tubes with and without bio-inspired ribs	3
Mechanical performance of multi-cell thin-walled tubes under static and dynamic axial loading	3
A multimodal input-based occupant injury prediction method for vehicle frontal collisions	3
Numerical modelling of different airbag folding patterns and their influence on occupant responses in frontal vehicle impact	3
Comparison of human injury differences in vehicle-riding/pushing bicycle accidents	3
Optimization of the crashworthiness design of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer bumper beam	3
Crashworthiness evaluation of urban air mobility vehicle configurations using a simplified finite element modelling approach	3
Analysis of the impact performance of the aircrew helmet shell using inter-intra-layer hybrid laminates	2
Technology roadmap of risk identification and collision avoidance decision-making in autonomous vehicles for domestic animals	2
Time series and forecasting analysis of road traffic crashes in Rwanda	2
BConvLSTM: a deep learning-based technique for severity prediction of a traffic crash	2
Lateral placement distribution of vehicles at horizontal curves on two-way undivided roads	2
Ductile failure behaviour characterisation of HRT with GISSMO and crashworthiness optimisation design of VRB-HRT	2
Research on out-of-plane impact characteristics of self-similar gradient hierarchical quasi-honeycomb structure	2
A human body model based method for injury risk prediction considering occupant stature and posture	2
Optimization of crashworthiness of CFRP thin-walled beams filled with aluminium honeycomb based on surrogate model	2
Tailoring the impact response of a spaceframe vehicle structure towards optimum crashworthiness	2
Study on impact performance and optimisation of the CRH380 high-speed train traction converter cooling unit	2
Load-limiting in the lap belt reduces injury risks associated with new seating positions	2
Study on the head and neck injury risk impacted by UAV: effect of impact velocity, angle, location, and mass	2
Development of a Crash Cushion Utilising Waste Tires as an Impact Absorber	2
Identification of material parameters for the Vawter-Fung lung tissue constitutive model and assessment in human body model for impact loading	2
Factors influencing accident severity on suburban roads in Isfahan Province, Iran: a logistic regression analysis of traffic police data	2
Experimental & numerical study on hybrid aluminium/GFRP thin-walled column under quasi-static axial loading	2
Multi objective optimisation design of anti-chiral re-entrant honeycomb structure with low-speed impact resistance	2
Research on the cushioning and energy absorption characteristics of gradient sinusoidal negative Poisson’s ratio honeycomb structures	2
Research on the axial energy-absorbing characteristics of CFRP thin-walled tubes based on material modification	2
Inclined battery cells for mitigating damage in undercarriage collision	2
Edgewise compression behaviour of 3D woven honeycomb composites	2
Finite element modelling of a small-size motorcycle for frontal crashes	2
Optimisation of Occupant Restraint Systems for Autonomous Vehicles in Reclined Postures	2