OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Crashworthiness 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Correction	35
Development of impact characteristics response model for combined tube expansion axial splitting module	29
Crashworthy subfloor structure with shock absorbers using fixed-to-hinged transforming joints and inward-folding composite tube filled with foam	25
MEM vs. FEM: practical crashworthiness insights for macro element modelling applied to sub-assembly and full vehicle automotive structures	23
Crashworthiness performance of novel pre-deformation method applied square aluminum tubes	22
Vehicle collisions analysis on highways based on multi-user driving simulator and multinomial logistic regression model on US highways in Michigan	21
Experimental investigation on the effect of printing parameters on the impact response of thin-walled tubes produced by additive manufacturing method	20
Study on energy absorption characteristics of a novel lotus root multi-cellular structure under axial crushing condition	17
Investigate the elastoplastic deformation behaviour of a motorcycle frame under different mechanical load configurations	15
How does the driver reaction behavior affect the safety benefit of intelligent safety systems?	14
Dynamic response of large PEM fuel cell stacks to the impact load based on a novel simplified finite element model	14
Crash behavior and optimization of double tubes with different cross section	13
Design and optimization of bio-inspired thin-walled structures for energy absorption applications	13
Revamping the vehicle protection system using next-generation car bumper to mitigate pedestrian fatality	13
Pedestrian safety at urban intersections: lighting conditions is the question	12
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	12
Applicability analysis and integrated optimization of an overhead airbag for full frontal crash	11
Angle-side impact velocity of the car based on impact deformation analysis	10
Prediction of extent of damage in vehicle during crash using improved XGBoost model	10
A machine learning based optimisation method to evaluate the crushing behaviours of square tubes with rectangular-hole-type initiators	9
Evaluation of risk injury in pedestrians’ head and chest region during collision with an autonomous bus	9
A comparative analysis of factors affecting injury severity in speeding-related crashes on rural and urban roads	9
Correction	9
Crashworthiness analysis and uncertainty optimization of novel multi-wall tube	9
In-plane crushing of a novel sinusoid-curved honeycomb under static and dynamic loadings	8

An organized review of micromobility factors contributing to accidents, market and service trend, and related mishaps	8
Numerical study on the injury mechanism of blunt aortic rupture of the occupant in frontal and side-impact	8
Evaluating bicycle lanes and stations safety in Barcelona: a Bayesian network approach to analyse injury severity	8
Validation of MADYMO human body model in braking maneuver with highly reclined seatback	8
A comprehensive review of human body model in different crash scenarios: active and passive models	8
Design and optimization of anti-climber device for light rail transit crash energy management system	8
Effectiveness analysis of a foldable booster safety seat with integrated seatbelt buckle for reducing children’s vehicle accident injury risk	8
Modelling injury severity of victims in collisions involving public transit in Dhaka, Bangladesh	7
Improvements aiming at a safer living environment by analyzing crash severity through the use of boosting-based ensemble learning techniques	7
An improved XGBoost model to predict the injury severity of person in road crash	7
Effects of impact angles and shapes on CAI strength of composite honeycomb structure	7
Safety of children in commercial aircraft: a review	6
Road safety using time-series classification algorithms	6
Network space analysis–based identification of road traffic accident hotspots: a case study	6
Prediction model of crash severity in imbalanced dataset using data leveling methods and metaheuristic optimization algorithms	6
Study of thermal load-induced supersonic aeroelasticity in a foam-filled corrugated sandwich plate using refined shear deformation theory	6
Analyzing factors and interaction terms affecting urban fatal crash types based on a hybrid framework of econometric model and machine learning approaches	6
Pedestrian-ground contact injury protection method under the constraint of the vehicle-front end shape and its robust analysis	6
Design and optimisation of vehicle frontal bumper beam with alternative carbon fibre-reinforced plastics in corrugated sandwich structure	6
Optimisation of crashworthy passenger train seat structure to reduce injury risks	5
A geometrical parametric study of side door reinforced beams under lateral impact load	5
Crashworthiness performance of thin-walled structures towards design configuration in vehicle crash boxes application: a review	5
Performance design, development and verification of honeycomb aluminium barrier for vehicle side impact	5
Road crash analysis and countermeasures on hilly roads in a developing country using iRAP	5
Design principles of energy absorbing structures subjected to combined shear-compression loading	5
Optimization of multiple collision characteristics using an innovative crashworthiness diagram	5
Experimental and numerical comparative crashworthiness analysis of innovative renewable hybrid barrier with conventional roadside barriers	4
On the response of re-entrant auxetic structures under dynamic crushing: analytical approach and finite element simulations	4
A novel adaptive dynamic weight distribution (ADWD) strategy applied to support vector regression (SVR)-based framework for dynamic load identification problems	4
A study on the cyclist lower extremity injury risk by using German in-depth accident data	4
Cork/aluminium double-layer sandwich panels under impact loading for lightweight ship structures	4
Differences in society’s acceptance of automobile intelligent protection technologies for pedestrians/occupants and the influence of empathy	4
An integrated energy absorbing module for battery protection of electric vehicle under lateral pole impact	4
An empirical analysis on the effects of alcohol-impairment in injury severities of motorcyclists	4
Head and neck injury risk resulting from impact with small unmanned aerial vehicles: effect of impact speed, angle, and location	4
Developing a crash severity model based on multi objective evolutionary feature selection approaches	4
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	4
Investigating the impact of pavement condition and weather characteristics on road accidents (Review paper)	4
Predictive analysis of injury severity of person across angle crashes using machine learning models	4
Improved whale optimization algorithm and its application in vehicle structural crashworthiness	4
Crashworthiness design of additively manufactured lattice-reinforced sandwich tube	3
Application of a deep neural network for the response characteristics of a hydrostatic buffer	3
A new crushable foam model for polymer-foam core sandwich structures	3
Optimization of vehicle pulse index parameters based on validated vehicle-occupant finite element model	3
Multi-objective optimization design of post-soil system for enhanced W-beam guardrail containment performance	3
Comparison of injury severity level involving drivers with and without commercial driver’s licence involved in small vehicle crashes	3
Driving choices and behaviours of young male drivers at strategic and tactical levels	3
Safety of active pre-collision seat rotation strategies for autonomous vehicles: injury risk evaluation of occupant’s neck	3
From crash data to a ”virtual injury assessment”	3
Controlling aeroplane crashing through aviation infrastructure using multi-agent technology	3

Axial crashworthiness of double-hat beams with various ribs	3
How does the safety performance of different vehicle types and weights affect the severity of a driver’s injury?	3
Experimental study on the impact resistance of hollow thin-walled aluminum alloy tubes and foam-filled aluminum tubes (6063-T5)	3
Correction	3
Crashworthiness analysis and optimization design of TPMS-filled structure	3
Identifying snowplow truck crash hotspots and spatial analysis of crashes in the mountainous roadways	3
Role of ABS and EPS foams in determining the performance of motorcyclist helmet during impact loading	3
Impact resistance and structural optimization of POZD coated composite plates	3
Investigation of factors influencing motorcyclist injury severity using random parameters logit model with heterogeneity in means and variances	3
Risk of head and neck injuries to passengers in rollover crashes of military armoured vehicles	3
Design and evaluation of compressive properties of 3D-printed PLA stochastic open-cell foam	3
The multi-objective reliability-based design optimisation of buffering characteristics of airbag seat in manned airdrop	3
Using automatically generated submodels in vehicle body crash optimization	3
Comparison of human injury differences in vehicle-riding/pushing bicycle accidents	3
Evaluating constitutive models of smoothed particle hydrodynamics for bird-strike simulation	3