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International Journal of Fracture
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International Journal of Fracture

0376-9429

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10704

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 147 82 115 17
Engineering and Technology 711 23 32 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 133
Documents by Best Scientists*: 160
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 117
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.636
Impact Factor: 2.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Fracture?

The topics of Fracture mechanics, Structural engineering, Composite material, Stress intensity factor and Mechanics are the focal point of discussions in International Journal of Fracture. Topics in Fracture mechanics were tackled in line with various other fields like Linear elasticity, Geotechnical engineering, Fracture (geology) and Numerical analysis. The research on Structural engineering featured in it combines topics in other fields like Stress (mechanics) and Plasticity.

The research on Composite material discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Metallurgy. It explores issues in Stress intensity factor which can be linked to other research areas like Fissure, Mathematical analysis, Geometry, Stress field and Stress concentration. The journal aims to address concerns in Mathematical analysis, specifically in the areas of Integral equation, Boundary value problem and Singularity.

The in-depth study on Mechanics also explores topics in the intersecting field of Classical mechanics. The presentations discussing Crack closure offer insights in topics such as Crack growth resistance curve, Crack tip opening displacement and Paris' law.

  • Fracture mechanics (37.59%)
  • Structural engineering (36.00%)
  • Composite material (34.66%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Strain-energy-density factor applied to mixed mode crack problems (1753 citations)
  • Influence of voids on shear band instabilities under plane strain conditions (1732 citations)
  • Slightly curved or kinked cracks (1500 citations)

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

The journal publications mainly deal with areas of study such as Fracture mechanics, Structural engineering, Composite material, Stress intensity factor and Mechanics. The works on Fracture mechanics tackled in the published articles bring together disciplines like Brittleness, Fracture toughness and Fracture (geology). The published articles facilitate discussions on Structural engineering that incorporate concepts from other fields like Stress (mechanics) and Plasticity.

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

  • Composite material
  • Mathematical analysis
  • Mechanical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

International Journal of Fracture covers a variety of subjects, including Fracture (geology), Mechanics, Composite material, Fracture mechanics and Finite element method. The concepts on Fracture (geology) presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Function (mathematics), Stress (mechanics), Linear elasticity and Viscoelasticity. International Journal of Fracture focuses on Mechanics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Plasticity, Boundary value problem, Stress intensity factor, Shear (sheet metal) and Brittleness.

Plane stress, Fatigue testing, Dissipation, Plane (geometry) and Microstructure are some topics wherein Fracture mechanics research discussed in the journal have an impact. While Finite element method is the key highlight in it, it also covered some subjects on Material properties and Representative elementary volume. The Strain energy release rate study featured falls within the larger field of Structural engineering.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Recent advances on size effect in metal fatigue under defects: a review (8 citations)
  • Nucleation under multi-axial loading in variational phase-field models of brittle fracture (4 citations)
  • Coupling a discrete twin model with cohesive elements to understand twin-induced fracture (4 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 Fracture (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Edwin Smith (54 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yiu-Wing Mai (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Leslie Banks-Sills (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Fazil Erdogan (35 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Igor Sevostianov (33 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 International Journal of Fracture (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Imperial College London (111 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University (86 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Northwestern University (83 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (82 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Texas at Austin (79 papers) absent at the last 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, 6.12% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 2.17% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.35% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.48% of all publications and 75.00% 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

  • A phase field modeling approach of cyclic fatigue crack growth

    Christoph Schreiber;Charlotte Kuhn;Ralf Müller;Tarek Zohdi

    (2020)
    123 Citations
  • Recent advances on size effect in metal fatigue under defects: a review

    Shun-Peng Zhu;Yang Ai;Ding Liao;Ding Liao;José A. F. O. Correia

    (2021)
    102 Citations
  • Nucleation under multi-axial loading in variational phase-field models of brittle fracture

    Laura De Lorenzis;Corrado Maurini

    (2021)
    70 Citations
  • Dynamic crack arrest analysis by ordinary state-based peridynamics

    Michiya Imachi;Satoyuki Tanaka;Murat Ozdemir;Tinh Quoc Bui

    (2020)
    64 Citations
  • Adaptive modelling of dynamic brittle fracture - a combined phase field regularized cohesive zone model and scaled boundary finite element approach

    (2022)
    44 Citations
  • Fatigue fracture morphology of AISI H13 steel obtained by additive manufacturing

    (2022)
    37 Citations
  • Understanding the fracture mechanism of ring Brazilian disc specimens by the phase field method

    Xiaoping Zhou;Longfei Wang;Yundong Shou

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • A phase field approach for damage propagation in periodic microstructured materials

    Francesca Fantoni;Andrea Bacigalupo;Marco Paggi;José Reinoso

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Viscoelastic phase-field fracture using the framework of representative crack elements

    Bo Yin;Johannes Storm;Michael Kaliske

    (2021)
    31 Citations

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