Extreme Mechanics Letters

Papers
(The median citation count of Extreme Mechanics Letters is 4. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Force-biased chemical degradation in rubbery networks: Insights from discrete network simulations79
Programming metastable transition sequences in digital mechanical materials68
Seeking the most informative design of test specimens for learning constitutive models63
Ion-beam radiation-induced Eshelby transformations: The mean and variance in hydrostatic and shear residual stresses59
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Chiral edge states for phononic crystals based on shunted piezoelectric materials56
Origins of mechanical preconditioning in hierarchical nanofibrous materials56
Strain compatibility and gradient elasticity in morphing origami metamaterials55
A kinematics-based single-actuator setup for constant-curvature bending tests in extremely large deformations54
Multistable shape-reconfigurable metawire in 3D space51
Mechanics of transfer printing for elastomeric stamps with collapse cavities50
How weak hydration interfaces simultaneously strengthen and toughen nanocellulose materials49
Experimental characterization and modeling anisotropic mechanical responses of liquid crystal elastomers with exchangeable disulfide bonds49
Harnessing multimodal wrinkle patterns in flexible films by three-axial mechanical loading49
Extreme mechanics of nanoscale diamond towards functional device applications47
Geometric optimization of pillars for enhanced adhesion44
Atomistic insights into the mechanical anisotropy and fragility of monolayer fullerene networks using quantum mechanical calculations and machine-learning molecular dynamics simulations44
Orientation-dependent deformation and failure of micropillar shape memory ceramics: A 3D phase-field study42
Fatigue of amorphous hydrogels with dynamic covalent bonds42
Interfacial fracture of Perovskite Light Emitting Devices42
Sodium mechanics: effects of temperature, strain rate, and grain rotation and implications for sodium metal batteries38
Curvature-enhanced membrane asymmetry slows down protein diffusion37
Ultra-light kirigami lantern chain for superior impact mitigation37
Tuneable Poisson’s ratio of monolayer GeS and Ge2SSe37
New heat source model for accurate estimation of laser energy absorption near free surface in selective laser melting37
A new model based on the in-plane deformation for the conformal piezoelectric systems for characterization of soft tissue modulus37
Flexoelectricity in hexagonal boron nitride monolayers36
Universality of the angled shear wave identity in soft viscous solids36
Passive vibration isolation characteristics of negative extensibility metamaterials35
Artificial stretchable armor for skin-interfaced wearable devices and soft robotics34
Spallation in homogeneous and gradient nano-grained high-entropy alloys34
A coarse-grained model for nanocellulose with hydration interfaces revealing the anomalous mechanical enhancement34
Highly switchable and reversible soft sticky adhesives based on thermo-responsive phase separation33
Influence of spider hair structure on acoustic response33
The collective snapping of a pair of bumping buckled beams32
On shear adhesion of adhesive fibrils31
Solid Electrolyte Interphase elastic instability in Li-ion battery anodes31
Optimizing geometry for EM performance to design volume-efficient Miura-ori for reflectarray antennas30
Tunable bandgaps in an elastic meta-plate with shape memory alloy springs29
Tying carbon nanotubes using the double helix structure of a trefoil knot29
A Comparative study of the mechanical properties of the bio-inspired overlapped scales fabricated by 3D printing28
HyperCAN: Hypernetwork-driven deep parameterized constitutive models for metamaterials27
Study on the mechanical properties of cylindrical mechanical metamaterials with biomimetic honeycomb units of the diabolical ironclad beetle27
Deformation and adiabatic heating of single crystalline and nanocrystalline Ni micropillars at high strain rates27
Passive nonreciprocity-induced directional wave scattering27
Inerter-based elastic metamaterials for band gap at extremely low frequency26
Ratcheting induced crack growth in semiconductor devices26
Mechanics of out-of-plane screw dislocation in a 2D material24
Characterizing the dielectric elastomer’s complete mechanical behavior through an electromechanical coupling method24
Elastocapillary deformation prevents interfacial water trapping in underwater contact24
Semi-empirical formulation of contact with an interphase boundary24
On the nonlinear dynamics of a Kresling-pattern origami under harmonic force excitation23
Frustrated domes: From planar metamaterials to load-bearing structures23
The holographic algorithm and design for propagation of flexural Lamb waves and particles manipulation using elastic metasurfaces23
Interfacial fracture of hybrid organic–inorganic perovskite solar cells23
The effective shear modulus of a random isotropic suspension of monodisperse rigid 23
Elucidating the hydrogen influence on twin nucleation in FeNiCr medium-entropy alloy23
Surface outflow effect on dislocation structures in micrometer-sized metals22
Size- and temperature-dependent mechanical properties of metallic lithium22
Energy dissipating architected materials with transversely curved tapes and independently tunable properties22
Inverse design of phononic topological pumping in continuous solids21
Nonlinear oscillations of a one-dimensional dielectric elastomer generator system21
Nanoindentation measurements of anisotropic mechanical properties of single crystalline NMC cathodes for Li-ion batteries21
A coarse-grained mechanical framework for twisted van der Waals layered materials20
Micropolar modeling for bending shape of 2D lattices: The case of equilateral triangular cell structure20
Prolonged fracture resistance of hydrogels through spontaneous network reconfiguration20
Learning constitutive relations of plasticity using neural networks and full-field data20
Heterogeneous digital stiffness programming19
Experimental investigation on pure-shear ratcheting behavior of double-network tough hydrogels19
Synergistic strength and toughness through impact-induced nanostructural evolutions in metals19
Mechanical properties of phenine nanotubes19
Mechanical properties of topological metamaterials19
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Biomechanical phenotyping of minuscule soft tissues: An example in the rodent tricuspid valve18
G-MAP123: A mechanistic-based data-driven approach for 3D nonlinear elastic modeling — Via both uniaxial and equibiaxial tension experimental data18
Collective elastic properties of mechanical metamaterials18
Soft elastomer coatings for ionogels18
Magnetic soft continuum robots with contact forces18
Physically-based interpretation of abnormal stress relaxation response in glassy polymers17
Minimal activation with maximal reach: Reachability clouds of bio-inspired slender manipulators17
Defected elastic metasurfaces for structured focusing with the extension of Babinet principle17
Theory-inspired machine learning for stress–strain curve prediction of short fiber-reinforced composites with unseen design space17
Experimental and numerical investigation of the photo-mechanical response of azobenzene filled soft elastomers, Part I: Experimental investigations17
Energy dissipation mechanism of G-phase and L-phase metallic glass nanofilms subjected to high-velocity nano-ballistic impact17
Mechanics of bonded sensor layers in soft tubes: Suppressing instability and failure for sensing reliability17
Multifunctional bistable ultrathin composite booms with flexible electronics17
Resolving stress state at crack tip to elucidate nature of elastomeric fracture17
A model for mechanosensitive cell migration in dynamically morphing soft tissues16
Natural extracts-meditated efficient and electrically responsive bioglues16
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Parametric analysis of multi-material soft sensor structures for enhanced strain sensitivity16
Chaotic and regular dynamics of a morphing shell with a vanishing-stiffness mode16
A deep learning model to extract the interphase’s characteristics in microstructures using macroscopic responses16
A unified strength criterion of diamane grain boundaries16
Multiscale structure-mechanical property relationship and data-driven design of ultra-high temperature ceramics: A review15
Magnetic field induced toughening mechanisms in isotropic and anisotropic soft magnetoactive elastomers15
An energy method for the bifurcation analysis of necking15
Frequency-dependent electrochemical breakdown of hydrogel ionotronics15
Deformation activated negative group velocity state in soft laminates15
Tailoring cell geometry and assembly of modular origami tube for programmable biaxial response under static and impact loads15
Plateau Rayleigh instability of soft elastic solids. Effect of compressibility on pre and post bifurcation behavior15
Multistable compliant linkages with multiple kinematic paths separated by energy barriers15
Stick-to-slip transition characterized by nucleation and emission of dislocations and the implications in earthquake nucleation15
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Mode-coupled infinite topological edge state in bulk-lattice-merged mechanical Su–Schrieffer–Heeger chain15
Cylindrical cavity expansion for characterizing mechanical properties of soft materials14
Assessing seismic-like events prediction in model knits with unsupervised machine learning14
High-precision fluidic Kirigami morphing surface for ultrasonic holographic lensing and haptic interfacing14
Micromechanical properties of spherical and facetted He bubble loaded copper14
Perfect transmission of elastic waves obliquely incident at solid–solid interfaces14
Capsizing due to friction-induced twist in the failure of stopper knots14
Programmable electric-field-induced bending shapes of dielectric liquid crystal elastomer sheets14
Predicting biaxial failure strengths of aortic tissues using a dispersed fiber failure model14
A switchable flexible mechanical clutch based on self-amplified friction of interleaved layers14
Determining plastic slips in rate-independent crystal plasticity models through machine learning algorithms14
Implicit geometric descriptor-enabled ANN Framework for a unified structure-property relationship in architected nanofibrous materials14
Experimental and computational models for simulating the oral breakdown of food due to the interaction with molar teeth during the first bite14
Unconventional fatigue failure of densified wood14
Anomalous scaling law of strength and toughness in polymers with strong interfacial secondary bonds14
Synergizing machine learning and multiscale shakedown method for shakedown loading capacity evaluation of parameterized lattice structures14
Exploring the inner workings of the clove hitch knot13
Inverse design strategies for buckling-guided assembly of 3D surfaces based on topology optimization13
High-throughput tensile testing of silver nanowires13
Strain relief by controlled cracking in highly stretchable multi-layer composites13
Mechanical anisotropy on reduced ballistic limit of phosphorene by cone wave reflection:A computational study13
Semi-open discrete mechanical metamaterials and application in robotics13
Quantify the failure zone and elastic release zone: A new insight into intrinsic fracture of polymer networks13
Machine learning-assisted wood materials: Applications and future prospects13
Experimental and computational analysis of the injection-induced mechanical changes in the skin microenvironment during subcutaneous injection of biologics13
Effects of terminal tripeptide units on mechanical properties of collagen triple helices12
Mechanically reconfigurable and electrically tunable active terahertz chiral metamaterials12
Mechanical performance of reconfigurable origami structures fabricated by cutting and planar assembly12
A designer’s challenge: Unraveling the architected structure of deep sea sponges for lattice mechanical metamaterials12
Influence of polymeric and cross-linked nano-hole interfaces on the tensile response of carbon nanotube bundles: A mesoscopic distinct element method approach12
Self-locking and stability of the bowline knot12
Palmitoylation enhances short polar peptide permeation across stratum corneum lipid bilayer: A molecular dynamics study12
Inverse design of nonlinear mechanics of bio-inspired materials through interface engineering and Bayesian optimization12
Fully dense and cohesive FCC granular crystals12
Best-in-class modeling: A novel strategy to discover constitutive models for soft matter systems11
Size-dependent strengthening in nanowires: The roles of adatom diffusion and surface curvature on surface dislocation nucleation11
Conditional stability in metamaterials: Experiments, modeling, and 3D design11
Encoding of direct 4D printing of isotropic single-material system for double-curvature and multimodal morphing11
How to achieve the fast computation for voxel-based irregular structures by few finite elements?11
Effective medium modelling of real-world multi-modal metamaterial panels achieving broadband vibroacoustic attenuation11
Chebyshev physics-informed Kolmogorov-Arnold networks for diffusion-convection-reaction equation in soft material adhesion system11
The structure–property relationship of granular materials with different friction coefficients: Insight from machine learning11
Nonlinear shape optimization of flexible mechanical metamaterials11
Design and optimization of pressure-tolerant flexible systems under extreme hydrostatic pressure11
Study of interwall interaction during the pull separation of ultra-long double-walled carbon nanotubes under lateral loading11
Origami-inspired lattice for the broadband vibration attenuation by Symplectic method11
Machine-learning-accelerated design of functional structural components in deep-sea soft robots11
Design and analysis of quadruple Waterbomb origami with multi-stability11
Structure–property relations of three-dimensional nanoporous template-based graphene foams11
Linear strain gradient-regulated bifurcation of circular bilayer plates11
A computational method for modeling the multi-physical interactions of electromagnetic wind energy harvesters in tandem arrangement11
Transition waves in bistable systems generated by collision of moving breathers11
Directional soft jumper by harnessing asymmetric snapping of a semi-open shell10
Interlayer coupling and strain localization in small-twist-angle graphene flakes10
Exploring the mechanical properties of aperiodic monotile composite family through Gaussian process regression10
Deep learning-based digital volume correlation10
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Low-frequency ultra-broadband ventilated muffler based on a resonance-labyrinthine metamaterial10
Microstructure-chemomechanics relations of polycrystalline cathodes in solid-state batteries10
Investigating the dynamic influence of passive effects on undulatory locomotion in viscous environment and unleashing the potential of hybrid friction10
Thermally driven self-oscillation of an elastomer fiber with a hanging weight10
Multifield nested metafilters for wave propagation control10
A critical examination of force–extension relationship for freely jointed chain model10
When and where do large cracks grow? Griffith energy competition constrained by material strength10
Bridging the impact response of polymers from the nanoscale to the macroscale10
Fracture of bio-cemented sands10
An origami longitudinal–torsional wave converter10
Reconfigurable higher-order topological electromechanical metamaterial10
Rate-dependent creasing of a viscoelastic liquid10
Excellent impact resistance of multilayer metallic glass films subjected to micro-ballistic impact by overcoming dynamic size effects10
Multimaterial stress-constrained topology optimization with multiple distinct yield criteria10
Fracture and fatigue of entangled and unentangled polymer networks10
Soft stretchable topological adhesion of hydrogels10
Reusable and efficient energy-absorbing architected materials via synergy of snap-through instability and inter-locking mechanism10
Highly intensive and controllable supratransmission in a Kresling-origami metastructure10
Modeling of magnetic cilia carpet robots using discrete differential geometry formulation10
Scaling between elasticity and topological genus for random network nanomaterials10
Coupling lattice model and many-body dissipative particle dynamics to make elastocapillary simulation simple9
Folding and deploying identical thick panels with spring-loaded hinges9
On modeling the infiltration of water in a PEG-DA hydrogel and the resulting swelling under unconstrained and mechanically-constrained conditions9
3D knit pneumatic actuators for wearable haptic displays9
Kirigami layer jamming9
Load transfer between permanent and dynamic networks due to stress gradients in nonlinear viscoelastic hydrogels9
Flaw sensitivity of hydrogels with dynamic covalent bonds9
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Curvy cuts: Programming axisymmetric kirigami shapes9
The geometry and mechanics of the Chinese finger trap9
Brittle fracture of ultrathin gold nanosheets induced by local phase change and energy dissipation9
MechAgents: Large language model multi-agent collaborations can solve mechanics problems, generate new data, and integrate knowledge9
Quantifying the relation between aging-related trabecular bone microstructure and mechanical properties with digital volume correlation approach9
Recent advances in the integration of protein mechanics and machine learning9
Wave characteristics of extremal elastic materials9
Scalable 3D printing for topological mechanical metamaterials9
Dislocation descriptors of low and high angle grain boundaries with convolutional neural networks9
Hard coating films of fluorine-containing ladder-like structured polysilsesquioxane as negative triboelectric materials for high-performance triboelectric generators8
Experiment-informed finite-strain inverse design of spinodal metamaterials8
Symmetry-enforcing neural networks with applications to constitutive modeling8
3D printed large amplitude torsional microactuators powered by ultrasound8
Three-dimensional imaging and measurement of the microscale deformation in soft thin films under micro-indentation8
Pitch controls the flexibility of helical ribbons8
Experiment on broadband isolation of surface wave using pillared metastructures8
How to see hidden patterns in metamaterials with interpretable machine learning8
Spanwise wing morphing using multistable cellular metastructures8
Mechanics of ultrasonic neuromodulation in a mouse subject8
Effect of tension/compression asymmetry and anisotropy on the response of pseudoelastic NiTi tubes under equibiaxial stress8
Controllable and versatile self-motivated motion of a fiber on a hot surface8
A method to characterize the cavitation pressure of soft matter under superimposed azimuthal shear8
Blood–artery interaction in calcified aortas and abdominal aortic aneurysms8
Harnessing centrifugal and Euler forces for tunable buckling of a rotating elastica8
Reconfigurable enhancement of actuation forces by engineered losses in non-Hermitian metamaterials8
Evolution of local deformation field inside adiabatic shear band of 1018 steel studied using digital image correlation with micro-speckles8
Peeling a rigid sphere from a stretched rubber substrate8
Multistable pendula as mechanical analogs of ferroelectricity8
Rate-dependent molecular size effects govern the inverse thickness dependence of specific penetration energy in nanoscale thin films8
Mechanically switchable micro-patterned adhesive for soft material applications8
Scaling theory of critical strain-stiffening in disordered elastic networks8
Peeling adhesion regime transition of elastic tapes8
Size-and-thickness-dependent fracture patterns of hollow core–shell electrodes during lithiation8
Crack-growth inhibition by designing dendritic pattern for soft adhesives8
Understanding the role of chain stiffness in the mechanical response of cross-linked polymer: Flexible vs. semi-flexible chains8
Adaptive bioinspired morphing surface using temperature-responsive elastomer-SMA composites8
A self-adhesion criterion for slanted micropillars8
Softening of the Hertz indentation contact in nematic elastomers8
Harnessing nonlocal coupling effect to enhance broadband sound insulation in gradient acoustic metamaterial7
Intrinsic response of nanocrystalline superelastic NiTi shape memory alloy7
Growth-induced Donnan exclusion influences swelling kinetics in highly charged dynamic polymerization hydrogels7
Hydrodynamics and solid mechanics structural analysis of mold deformation in nanoimprint lithography7
Electrothermally actuated network metamaterials with reconfigurable bending deformation modes7
Micro-ballistic impact of a Co33Os20Ta10B37 metallic glass with ultrahigh dynamic strength7
Atomic reconstruction enabled coupling between interlayer distance and twist in van der Waals bilayers7
Stress distribution in contractile cell monolayers7
Precipitate response in GRCop-42 metallic microparticles under extreme impact conditions7
A physics-informed impact model refined by multi-fidelity transfer learning7
Enhancement of hydrodynamic friction by periodic variation of contact stiffness7
Theoretical analysis of transmission and phase coverage by a symmetric metasurface across dissimilar media7
Making the Cut: End Effects and the Benefits of Slicing7
Hydrostatic pressure suppresses the electrical breakdown of flexible-rigid interfaces under deep-sea7
Effect of rate on the response and localized transformation patterns in NiTi Tubes7
Peeling behavior of a film on inner surface of a tube7
Determination of high strain-rate, viscoelastic material properties of soft solids using inertial microcavitation in a thin layer7
Development of adaptive granular metamaterials for impact mitigation7
An ultrahigh efficiency electrochemical actuator7
Leveraging nonlinear wave mixing in rough contacts-based phononic diodes for tunable nonreciprocal waves7
Collision resistant study of spherical tensegrity structures for protective drone shells7
Programming the energy landscape of 3D-printed Kresling origami via crease geometry and viscosity7
Wang tiles enable combinatorial design and robot-assisted manufacturing of modular mechanical metamaterials7
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