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Engineering Failure Analysis

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 56 114 252 32
Engineering and Technology 137 194 339 38
Materials Science 264 180 273 28

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 594
Documents by Best Scientists*: 892
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 14
SCIMAGO H-index: 113
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.159
Impact Factor: 5.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Engineering Failure Analysis?

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Structural engineering, Composite material, Metallurgy, Finite element method and Corrosion. Topics in Structural engineering explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Vibration, Stress (mechanics), Stress concentration and Fracture (geology). The work on Stress concentration addressed in Engineering Failure Analysis expands to the thematically related Crack closure.

As a part of Engineering Failure Analysis, discussions in Composite material involve topics like Ultimate tensile strength, Scanning electron microscope, Residual stress, Brittleness and Creep. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Metallurgy, apply to Cracking as well. The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Cracking and Stress corrosion cracking.

The journal is mostly focused on Corrosion, specifically Pitting corrosion. The majority of Fracture mechanics studies in the journal are focused on the subject of Stress intensity factor.

  • Structural engineering (38.82%)
  • Composite material (26.78%)
  • Metallurgy (22.51%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Hot corrosion in gas turbine components (424 citations)
  • Dynamic simulation of spur gear with tooth root crack propagating along tooth width and crack depth (264 citations)
  • High temperature fatigue of nickel-base superalloys - A review with special emphasis on deformation modes and oxidation (259 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Engineering Failure Analysis:

The most cited articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Structural engineering, Finite element method, Metallurgy, Composite material and Fracture (geology). The most cited papers address concerns in Structural engineering which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Vibration and Stress (mechanics), Stress concentration. The journal publications facilitate discussions on Finite element method that incorporate concepts from other fields like Geotechnical engineering and Torque.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Composite material
  • Structural engineering
  • Mechanical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal mainly tackles studies in Composite material, Structural engineering, Finite element method, Corrosion and Fracture (geology). Ultimate tensile strength, Microstructure, Stress (mechanics), Cracking and Welding are Composite material topics of special interest in Engineering Failure Analysis. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Structural engineering, it also covered topics in Vibration, Mechanism (engineering) and Track (rail transport).

Engineering Failure Analysis focuses on Corrosion research as part of the broader topic of Metallurgy. The study on Fracture (geology) presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Fracture mechanics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Rockburst mechanism in coal rock with structural surface and the microseismic (MS) and electromagnetic radiation (EMR) response (24 citations)
  • Damage behaviors, prediction methods and prevention methods of rockburst in 13 deep traffic tunnels in China (14 citations)
  • Fatigue reliability assessment of a pearlitic Grade 900A rail steel subjected to multiple cracks (12 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Engineering Failure Analysis (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Xiao-lei Xu (37 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Zhi-wei Yu (36 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Sérgio Souto Maior Tavares (35 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Abhay K. Jha (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Cesar Roberto de Farias Azevedo (31 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Engineering Failure Analysis (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Southwest Petroleum University (115 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Southwest Jiaotong University (80 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • China University of Petroleum (69 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Belgrade (68 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (61 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 10.46% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.60% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.43% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.60% of all publications and 56.36% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Rockburst mechanism in coal rock with structural surface and the microseismic (MS) and electromagnetic radiation (EMR) response

    Xuelong Li;Shaojie Chen;Enyuan Wang;Zhonghui Li

    (2021)
    210 Citations
  • Prediction of maximum pitting corrosion depth in oil and gas pipelines

    Mohamed El Amine Ben Seghier;Behrooz Keshtegar;Kong Fah Tee;Tarek Zayed

    (2020)
    153 Citations
  • Performance and Design of Steel Structures Reinforced with FRP Composites: A state-of-the-art review

    Unknown

    (2022)
    143 Citations
  • A Comprehensive Review of Corrosion Protection and Control Techniques for Metallic Pipelines

    (2022)
    136 Citations
  • Influence of hydrogen-enhanced plasticity and decohesion mechanisms of hydrogen embrittlement on the fracture resistance of steel

    Muhammad Wasim;Muhammad Wasim;Milos B. Djukic;Tuan Duc Ngo

    (2021)
    134 Citations
  • Learning from failure: Damage and failure of masonry structures, after the 2017 Lesvos earthquake (Greece)

    Georgios Vlachakis;Evangelia Vlachaki;Paulo B. Lourenço

    (2020)
    132 Citations
  • Integrity assessment of corroded oil and gas pipelines using machine learning: A systematic review

    Afzal Ahmed Soomro;Ainul Akmar Mokhtar;Jundika Chandra Kurnia;Najeebullah Lashari;Najeebullah Lashari

    (2022)
    101 Citations
  • Mechanical behaviour of 3D printed composite parts with short carbon fiber reinforcements

    M. Somireddy;C.V. Singh;A. Czekanski

    (2020)
    101 Citations

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