| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | 76 | 74 | 230 | 27 |
| Materials Science | 280 | 73 | 196 | 27 |
| Engineering and Technology | 323 | 54 | 134 | 24 |
Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures investigates areas of study like Structural engineering, Composite material, Fracture mechanics, Crack closure and Metallurgy. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures focuses on Structural engineering but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Stress (mechanics) and Mechanics. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures concentrates on Composite material topics that focus on Fracture (geology), Fracture toughness, Ultimate tensile strength, Residual stress and Fatigue testing.
The journal investigates Fracture toughness research which frequently intersects with Toughness. Research on Residual stress addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Welding. It explores topics in Crack closure which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Plasticity and Stress concentration.
Topics like Microstructure, Alloy, Aluminium alloy, Aluminium and Superalloy are tackled as part of the discussions on Metallurgy. Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Paris' law and the similar topic of Growth rate.
The journal papers generally zeroe in on subjects such as Structural engineering, Composite material, Fracture mechanics, Crack closure and Metallurgy. While the journal publications focused on Structural engineering, they were also able to explore topics like Stress (mechanics) and Mechanics. In addition to Crack closure research, the journal papers aim to explore topics under Plasticity and Stress concentration.
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 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (based on the number of publications) are:
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 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (based on the number of publications) are:
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.
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, 3.02% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.44% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.44% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.89% of all publications and 62.22% were from other institutions.
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.
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.
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:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
Ding Liao;Shun‐Peng Zhu;José A.F.O. Correia;Abílio M.P. De Jesus
(2020)Shengwen Tu;Xiaobo Ren;Jianying He;Zhiliang Zhang
(2020)Xiao-Ping Zhou;Xiao-Ping Zhou;Jian-Zhi Zhang;Sheng-Qi Yang;Filippo Berto
(2021)Yong Niu;Xiao‐Ping Zhou;Lun‐Shi Zhou
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