OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Applied Mechanics 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Fractal Circuit Architectures for Spatially Controlled Heating and Multi-Modal Shape Programming of Electro-Active Shape Memory Polymers	55
Slow Growth Damage Assessment of Bonded Metal-Composite Joint Using a Numerical Approach	45
A Unified Modeling and Analysis Strategy for Space Membrane Structures Based on IGA: Form Finding, Vibration Analysis with Pretension and Air Effects	43
Numerical and Experimental Study of Elastohydrodynamic Grease Lubrication of Surfaces with Longitudinal and Transverse Pattern	28
Mechanical Response of New Configurations Formed After Rotation of Triple Intermittent Nested Ring	26
Material Damping Estimation within Low-, Medium- and High-Frequency Ranges	25
Modeling the Role of Fiber–Matrix Coupling on the Failure of Biological Tissues	25
Modeling and Analysis of a Thermo-Electro-Magneto-Viscoelastic Actuator	25
Study on the Differences of Transition and Separation Characteristics Between Water and Air	23
Design and Optimization of a Multimode Low-Frequency Piezoelectric Energy Harvester	23
Merging Acoustic Black Holes and Local Resonators to Enhance Vibration Attenuation in Periodic Metamaterial Beams	23
Thermal Energy Harvesting in a Composite Beam Using Piezoelectric, One-Way and Two-Way Shape Memory Alloys	23
Moving Load Analysis of Laminated Porous Micro Beams Resting on Elastic Foundation	23
Study on the Dynamic Response of Slender Sandwich Beams Loaded by Rectangular Pressure Pulse Considering Saturation Analysis	22
Author Index Volume 15	21
An Enhanced Circumferential Winkler Contact Force Model for Cylindrical Clearance Joints	21
Wrinkle-Free Membrane Design Based on Physics-Informed Neural Network	19
Energy Absorption of Thin-Walled Circular Tubes with a Sinusoidal Spiral Structure	19
Buckling of Stiffened Cone–Cylinder Structures Under Axial Compression	18
4D Printing of Digital Structure Toward Programmable Buckling and Superior Metamaterial	17
A High-Order Composite Plate Element for Mechanical Behavior of Multi-Drive Coupled Dielectric Elastomer Actuator via ANCF	15
Vibration Analysis of Laminated Composite Beams With Acoustic Black Hole Profile Under General Boundary Conditions	15
Nonlinear Thermo-Mechanical Response of Bi-Directional Functionally Graded Porous Beams with Initial Geometrical Imperfection	15
Size-Dependent Buckling of Coated Functionally Graded Nanocylinders Surrounded by a Complex Elastic Foundation	14
Characterization of Tensile and Fatigue Damages in Composite Structures Using Lamb Wave for Improved Structural Health Monitoring	14

An Axial Magnetic Field Effect on Frequency Analysis of Rotating Sandwich Cylindrical Shells with FG Graphene/AL Face Sheets and Honeycomb Core	14
Effects of Speed and Posture on Aerodynamic Characteristics of Running and Required Power	14
A Simplified GPU Implementation of the Hybrid Lattice Boltzmann Model for Three-Dimensional High Rayleigh Number Flows	14
Dynamic Response of Rectangular Sandwich Tubes with Metal Foam Core Under Blast Loading	13
An Integral-Generalized Finite Difference Method for Interface Problems in Solid Mechanics	13
Effects of Temperature and Layer Thickness on the Static and Dynamic Behaviors of Biocomposite Materials with Interleaved Viscoelastic Layers	13
A Novel Weak-Form Space Quadrature Element Method and Application in Analysis of Non-Homogeneous Truss Structure	13
A Constitutive Model for Mechanical Behaviors of Novel Double Network Hydrogels with Mechanophores	12
Performance Assessment of Newly Developed Quasi-Zero Stiffness Damper (QZSD) for Seismic Protection of Steel Frame Structures	12
A Linear Superposition Method for Pressurized Holes/Cracks in 2D Anisotropic Elastic Solids	12
Semi-Analytical Solution for Energy Evolution Induced by Deep Rock Tunnel Excavation Considering the Nonlinear Behavior of Surrounding Rock	12
A Triaxial Viscoplastic Model with Temperature Dependence for Asphalt Concrete Permanent Deformation	12
Temperature- and Frequency-Dependent Fractional Constitutive Model and Parameter Identification for Dynamic Mechanical Behavior of Polymers	11
Size Effect on Nanoscale Phononic Crystal with Pure Differential Model	11
Optimized Quadrature Rules for Isogeometric Frequency Analysis of Wave Equations Using Cubic Splines	11
A Hybrid Reproducing Kernel Particle Method for Three-Dimensional Elasticity Problems	11
A New Method for Calculating the Load Shared by the Primary Support of Deep-Buried Rheological Soft Rock Tunnels by Considering the Flexible Primary Support	11
Time-Dependent Creep Analysis in a Layered Cylinder Made of Functionally Graded Piezoelectric with Weak Bonding	11
Failure Prediction of an Airfoil-Type Crack in Thermoelectric Coupling Materials	11
Response Statistics of Single-Degree-of-Freedom Systems with Lévy Noise by Improved Path Integral Method	11
A Dimension Coupling Method for Three-Dimensional Helmholtz and Poisson’s Equations	11
Free Vibration Parametric Study of a Double Lap Joint Using the Radial Point Interpolation Method	11
Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis for a Jeffcott Rotor Considering Varying Connection Stiffness of Bolted Joint	11
Tear Fracture Analysis of Fiber-Reinforced Conducting Polymer-based Soft Actuator	11
A New Expression of Internal Stiffness for Load Path Analysis in Structures	11
Mechanical Properties and Failure Modes of Additively Manufactured Ti6Al4V Lattice Structures Under Quasi-Static Compressive Loading	10
Influence of Granular Medium Parameters on Poncelet Drag Coefficient	10
Effects of the Temperature-Dependent Behavior of the Gap-Filling PDMS on the Response of a Capacitive MEMS to the Electrostatic Actuation	10
Dynamic Response Mechanism and Theoretical Study of Projectile Penetrating Rock Target	10
Stress and Deformation of a Functionally Graded Piezoelectric Rotating Disk with Variable Thickness Subjected to Magneto-Thermo-Mechanical Loads Including Convection and Radiation Heat Transfer	10
Topology Optimization for Elasticity Problem of Isotropic and Orthotropic Materials Based on the Complex Variable Element-Free Galerkin Method	10
3D-Printed Nonuniform Lattice Metamaterials with Programmable Poisson’s Ratio	9
Study on Characteristics of Aeolian Vibration of Conductor Lines Considering Coupling Between Conductor Motion and Vortex Excitation	9
Normal Contact Model of Fractal Surfaces Considering Friction and Asperity Interactions	9
Modeling and Simulation of Curing Kinetics and Stress of a Bonded Mirror with a Room-Temperature Curable Adhesive	9
Modeling Irradiation Behavior of Nuclear Fuel Components Based on a Modified Incremental Constitutive Model	9
Resonance Behaviors of the Plate-Structured Rock with Minute Defects Under the Action of Multiple Types of Excitations	9
Exploiting Nonlinearities of Electrostatic MEMS Resonators for Tunable Low Pressure Sensing	9
Progressive Failure Analysis of Composite Laminates Subjected to Transverse Loading with Augmented Finite Element Method	9
Secular Equations for Rayleigh Waves in 2D Anisotropic Media — Transition from the Implicit to Explicit Representation	9
Control and Analysis of Swelling Deformation of Hydrogel Beams Through Multilayer Design	9
Multiscale Simulation of the Coupled Chemo-Mechanical Behavior of Porous Electrode Materials by Direct FE² Method	9
Gear-Driven Metamaterial Design with Continuously Tunable Stiffness	8
The Supersonic Flutter Behavior of Sandwich Plates with an Magnetorheological Elastomer Core and Gnp-Reinforced Face Sheets	8
Editorial: Special Issue on Mechanics of Soft Materials	8
Is the Jaumann Stress Rate Applicable? — Discussions on Choosing Proper Rate Expressions of a Finite Deformation Constitutive Model	8
The Problem of Wedge Indenter with Flat-Rounded Bottom Indenting Half-Plane Elastic Body	8
Viscoelastic Solution for Axial Forces of Point-Anchored Rock Bolts in a Circular Tunnel	8
Nonlinear Stability Characteristics of Porous Graded Composite Microplates Including Various Microstructural-Dependent Strain Gradient Tensors	8
Crashworthiness Analysis and Multi-Objective Optimization of Aperiodic Multi-Cell Cores Under Impact Load	8

A Perforated High-Order Element for Fracture Mechanics Problems Using the Hybrid Strain Method	8
A Complex Mode Superposition Method Based on Hysteretic Damping Model for Mode Static Correction	8
Free Vibration of Prestressed Plates and Shallow Shells with Piezoelectric Elements	8
A Nonlinear Triaxial Damage Creep Model for Granite Based on Atangana–Baleanu Fractional Derivative	8
Multiscale Mechanics of Thermal Gradient Coupled Graphene Fracture: A Molecular Dynamics Study	8
Study on Experimental Identification and Alternative Kernel Functions of Nonviscous Damping	8
Deep Learning-based Identification of Crack Pattern Evolution Leading to Catastrophic Rupture in Sandstones	7
A numerical approach for determining double-K parameters for concrete component	7
Semi-Analytical Large Deformation and Three-Dimensional Stress Analyses of Pressurized Finite-Length Thick-Walled Incompressible Hyperelastic Cylinders and Pipes	7
Anisotropic Swelling-Induced Deformation of Responsive Hydrogels Incorporating Non-Uniform Fibers	7
An Incremental Contact Model for Rough Surfaces of Strain-Hardening Solids	7
The Impact of a Composite Rectangular Porous Breakwater in the Scattering of Water Waves by a Submerged Rectangular Tunnel	7
Coarse-Grained Modeling and Mechanical Behaviors of Actin–Spectrin–Microtubule Complex in Axonal Cytoskeleton	7
Vibration Characteristics of Force–Electric–Thermal Coupling for Three-Dimensional Braided Piezoelectric Composite Energy Harvester	7
Modeling and Methods for Improving Anti-Rolling Abilities of Autonomous Surface Manipulator Systems	7
An Explicit Modeling for the Pseudoelastic Response of Porous SMA Thick-Walled Cylinders under Internal and External Pressure	7
Vulnerability of Pointed Masonry Barrel Vaults Subjected to Differential Settlement Simulated with a GPGPU-Parallelized FDEM	7
Determination of Assumed Strain Hardening Relationship from Shear–Compression Model and Data Analysis	7
Unveiling the Effects of Viscous Friction on the Full Annular Rubs in a Piecewise Smooth Rotor/Stator Rubbing System	7
Nonlinear Analysis of Electric Potential in a Piezoelectric Thin Plate as Pressure Sensor	6
Quality Factor Enhancement of Piezoelectric MEMS Resonators Based on Cross-Hole Fractal Phononic Crystals	6
Characterizing Influence of Salt and Freeze–Thaw Cycle on Strength Properties of Clay	6
Wave Propagation in Smart Sandwich Plates with Functionally Graded Nanocomposite Porous Core and Piezoelectric Layers in Multi-Physics Environment	6
Thermoelastic Theories on the Refracted Waves in Microstretch Thermoelastic Diffusion Media	6
Research on Phase Diagram of an Improved Dual-Lane Heterogeneous Lattice Hydrodynamic Model Considering Curved Road	6
Investigation of Energy Absorption Characteristics of Corrugated Multi-Cell Structures under Axial Compression	6
Cohesive Zone Model to Investigate Complex Soft Adhesive Failure: State-of-the-Art Review	6
Tailoring of Effective Moduli in Planar Lattices Composed of Rhombic Pneumatic Components	6
Simplified Method for Predicting Time-Dependent Behavior of Deep-Buried Tunnel Considering Tunnel Excavation Rate and Stress Release Effects	6
Investigation of the Bending Behavior in Silicon Nanowires: A Nanomechanical Modeling Perspective	6
Numerical Prediction and Experimental Verification of Dynamic Deflection Responses of Damaged Hybrid (Luffa- and Carbon-Nanotube-Reinforced) Polymeric Composite Panel Structure	6
Mechanical Behavior of a Double-Layer Supported Large-Span Tunnel Excavated in Squeezing Rocks Employing Stress Release Technology	6
Study on Friction Behaviors of Soft Materials Considering Sliding-Caused Deformation	6
Mechanical Properties and Deformation Mechanisms of Single-Crystal Silicon Tested by Nanoindentation and Scratch	6
Compact Grid-Characteristic Scheme for the Acoustic System with the Piece-Wise Constant Coefficients	6
Experimental Recognition of Plastic Domain in Contact Problem Based on Full Field Metrology and Neural Network	5
Consideration Upon Boundary Conditions in the Goland–Reissner Model	5
A Novel Analytical Approach for Nonlinear Thermo-Mechanical Buckling of Higher-Order Shear Deformable Porous Circular Plates and Spherical Caps with FGM Face Sheets	5
Transverse Free Vibration of Non-Uniform Beams With Exponentially Varying Cross-Sections	5
Fully Coupled Hydro-Mechanical Modeling of Heterogeneous Loess Slopes under Extreme Rainfall Conditions	5
A Composite Vibration Energy-Harvesting Absorber	5
Friction-Induced Vibration Attenuation of Axle Box Accelerometer on High-Speed Train	5
Shape Memory Polymer-Based Metamaterial Structures: Comprehensive Performance Assessment of Constrained Recovery Behaviors	5
The Dimension Splitting Interpolating Element-Free Galerkin Method for Solving 3D Wave Equations	5
Mechanical Behaviors of Copolymer Elastomers: Experimental Characterization and Constitutive Modeling	5
The Post-Buckling Analysis of Porous Sandwich Cylindrical Shells with Shape Memory Alloy Wires Reinforced Layers Under Mechanical Loads	5
Tunable Diffusion-Induced Stresses in Bilayer Li-Based Battery Electrodes with Graphene Origami-Enabled Auxetic Metamaterial Current Collectors	5
Design and Potential Energy Analysis of Cable-Driven Soft Actuators Based on Linkage Bistable Mechanism	5
Honeycomb Enhanced Self-Locked Structure for Energy Absorption	5
An Analysis of Wave Dispersion in an Anisotropic Medium Through Peridynamic Theory	5
Coupled Chemo-Mechanical Swelling Behavior of PH-Sensitive Hollow Cylinder Hydrogels under Extension–Torsion and Internal Pressure: Analytical and 3D FEM Solutions	5
A Numerical Model for Rotational Autofrettage of Disks Based on von Mises Yield Criterion and its Application in Strengthening Flanged Disks Used for Joining High-Pressure Pipelines	5
Non-Fourier Photo-Thermo-Elastic Model Based on Fractional Nonlocal Dual-Phase-Lag Heat Conduction Law and Associated Structural Dynamic Response of Heat Shock Semiconducting Plate	5
Fracture Criteria and Crack Initiation Mechanism of Material Based on Configurational Stress	5
Feedback-Controlled Limit Cycle Oscillation in Spherical Dielectric Actuator	5
Parameter Analysis of Vibration Damping and Energy Harvesting Performance of Bionic Suspension	5
Fatigue Performance of Flax/PLA Composites Enhanced by TPU Layer: Characterization and Optimization	5
Experimental Study on the Fracture Energy of Ultra-High Performance Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Subjected to Monotonic and Cyclic Tensile Loading	5
Elastic-Plastic Simulation Study on 6005A Aluminum Alloy Crack Propagation Based on XFEM	5
Aeroelastic Tailoring of Variable Stiffness Composite Laminated Quadrilateral and Circular Plates in Supersonic Flow Using Isogeometric Approach	5
Size-Dependent Deformation for Thermo-Magneto-Electro-Elastic (TMEE) Timoshenko Micro-/Nano-Beam Based on Deviatoric Couple Stress Theory	5
Vibration Characteristics and Power Flow Analysis of a Constant Cracked Beam with General Boundary Conditions	5
Dispersion of Guided Waves in Complex Waveguides: A Hybrid Modeling Technique Combining Gauss–Lobatto–Legendre Node Collation and Semi-Analytical Finite Element Method	5
Enhancing a Three-Mass Vehicle Model with Wheel-Size Effect for Scanning Bridge Frequencies	5
Research on Vibration Absorption and Isolation Characteristics of Periodic Acoustic Black Hole Beam Resonators and their Enhancement	5
Nonlinear Interaction Between an Elastic Wave and Charge Carriers in a Piezoelectric Semiconductor Rod Aroused by a Dynamic Axial Force at an Endpoint	5
Lightweight Optimization Design of Structures with Multiple Cellular Materials	5
Modal-Based Analysis for Aiding 3D Elastic Metastructure Design	5
A Thermo-Elastic Coupling Analysis of Conical Picks Using the Smoothed Finite Element Method for Wear Prediction in Rock Cutting	5
Application of Surface-Based Smoothing Methods for Topology Optimization Results	5
A Hybrid Interpolating Galerkin Meshless Method for the Time-Fractional Black–Scholes Equations with Error Estimations	5