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International Journal of Fatigue
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International Journal of Fatigue

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 23 137 437 45
Engineering and Technology 87 116 355 47
Materials Science 145 219 511 46

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 496
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1022
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 9
SCIMAGO H-index: 163
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.835
Impact Factor: 6.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Fatigue?

The primary areas of discussion in International Journal of Fatigue are Structural engineering, Composite material, Fracture mechanics, Metallurgy and Fatigue limit. Structural engineering research presented in International Journal of Fatigue encompasses a variety of subjects, including Stress (mechanics) and Stress concentration. While Stress (mechanics) is the key highlight in International Journal of Fatigue, it also covered some subjects on Amplitude and Constant (mathematics).

The journal primarily discusses Composite material topics, particularly Microstructure, Ultimate tensile strength, Fatigue testing, Fracture (geology) and Alloy. Fatigue testing study tackled is connected to the field of Crack initiation. The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Alloy as it also encompasses Aluminium.

Residual stress, Superalloy, Aluminium alloy, Hardening (metallurgy) and Austenite are some of the facets of Metallurgy tackled in International Journal of Fatigue. Aside from discussions in Fatigue limit, the journal also deals with the subject of Welding which intersects with Joint (geology) disciplines. Issues in Crack closure were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Mechanics and Plasticity.

  • Structural engineering (43.97%)
  • Composite material (43.24%)
  • Fracture mechanics (21.74%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Cumulative fatigue damage and life prediction theories: a survey of the state of the art for homogeneous materials (897 citations)
  • Simple rainflow counting algorithms (787 citations)
  • On the mechanical behaviour of titanium alloy TiAl6V4 manufactured by selective laser melting: Fatigue resistance and crack growth performance (759 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Fatigue:

The published articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Structural engineering, Composite material, Metallurgy, Fatigue limit and Fracture mechanics. While the journal publications focused on Structural engineering, they were also able to explore topics like Stress (mechanics) and Stress concentration. While the primary focus in the journal papers is Composite material, they also dissect topics surrounding Amplitude and Constant (mathematics) as a whole.

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

  • Composite material
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Structural engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Composite material, Fatigue limit, Structural engineering, Aluminium and Stress (mechanics) are among the topics commonly tackled in the journal. The journal concentrated on Composite material research, specifically Composite number, Grain boundary, Residual stress, Microstructure and Paris' law. The work on Fatigue limit tackled in International Journal of Fatigue brings together disciplines like Welding, Vickers hardness test, Morphology (linguistics), Intensity factor and Corrosion fatigue.

Topics in Structural engineering were tackled in line with various other fields like Completeness (order theory) and Frame based. The journal focused on Aluminium research conducted under the discipline of Metallurgy. International Journal of Fatigue explores topics in Stress (mechanics) which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Amplitude and Lamellar structure.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Fracture mechanics for fatigue design of metallic components and small defect assessment (1 citations)
  • Short-term creep and low cycle fatigue unified criterion for a hybridised composite material (0 citations)
  • Rolling contact fatigue and damage characteristic of AISI 9310 steel with pre-laser shock peening treatment (0 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 International Journal of Fatigue (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Filippo Berto (79 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 24 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ali Fatemi (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Luca Susmel (46 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andrea Carpinteri (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Cetin Morris Sonsino (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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 International Journal of Fatigue (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Beihang University (113 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 18 less than at the previous edition,
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology (100 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 26 less than at the previous edition,
  • Southwest Jiaotong University (91 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kyushu University (90 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Fraunhofer Society (86 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 10 less 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 2022 edition, 23.91% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.71% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 20.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.14% of all publications and 37.14% 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

  • Fatigue behaviour of FDM-3D printed polymers, polymeric composites and architected cellular materials

    Vigneshwaran Shanmugam;Oisik Das;Karthik Babu;Uthayakumar Marimuthu

    (2021)
    500 Citations
  • Machine learning based fatigue life prediction with effects of additive manufacturing process parameters for printed SS 316L

    Zhixin Zhan;Hua Li

    (2021)
    264 Citations
  • The effect of defect population on the anisotropic fatigue resistance of AlSi10Mg alloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion

    Zhengkai Wu;Shengchuan Wu;Jianguang Bao;Jianguang Bao;Weijian Qian

    (2021)
    254 Citations
  • Fatigue of additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V, Part II: The relationship between microstructure, material cyclic properties, and component performance

    R. Molaei;A. Fatemi;A. Fatemi;N. Sanaei;J. Pegues

    (2020)
    235 Citations
  • Defect tolerant fatigue assessment of AM materials: Size effect and probabilistic prospects

    Unknown

    (2022)
    230 Citations
  • Fatigue of additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V, Part I: The effects of powder feedstock, manufacturing, and post-process conditions on the resulting microstructure and defects

    J.W. Pegues;S. Shao;N. Shamsaei;N. Sanaei

    (2020)
    218 Citations

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