International Journal of Plasticity

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Plasticity?

The foci of the journal are Plasticity, Composite material, Mechanics, Constitutive equation and Structural engineering. International Journal of Plasticity facilitates discussions on Plasticity that incorporate concepts from other fields like Hardening (metallurgy), Stress (mechanics), Finite element method, Dislocation and Anisotropy. Topics in Hardening (metallurgy) were tackled in line with various other fields like Softening and Strain hardening exponent.

While the journal focused on Dislocation, it was also able to explore topics like Grain boundary and Nucleation. Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Composite material but it intersects with the subject of Metallurgy. Research in Yield surface and the interrelating topic of Yield (engineering) were among the subjects of interest in the Mechanics studies discussed in the journal.

In it, Mathematical analysis, Finite strain theory and Classical mechanics are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Constitutive equation research. The Slip (materials science) works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Deformation mechanism, Crystal twinning and Single crystal. Flow stress is a key component of Strain rate research discussed in it.

• Plasticity (38.74%)
• Composite material (36.93%)
• Mechanics (25.45%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• High strength Fe–Mn–(Al, Si) TRIP/TWIP steels development — properties — application (1343 citations)
• Plastic anisotropy and the role of non-basal slip in magnesium alloy AZ31B (1213 citations)
• Constitutive equations for cyclic plasticity and cyclic viscoplasticity (1142 citations)

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

The published articles primarily focus on research topics in Plasticity, Composite material, Constitutive equation, Mechanics and Structural engineering. The studies on Plasticity discussed at the most cited publications can also contribute to research in the domains of Hardening (metallurgy), Finite element method, Deformation (engineering), Strain hardening exponent and Slip (materials science). The most cited articles tackle studies in Finite strain theory and the interrelated subject of Classical mechanics to gain insights into Constitutive equation.

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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in International Journal of Plasticity (based on the number of publications) are:

• Frédéric Barlat (69 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Akhtar S. Khan (60 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jeong Whan Yoon (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
• David L. McDowell (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Irene J. Beyerlein (38 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in International Journal of Plasticity (based on the number of publications) are:

• Los Alamos National Laboratory (133 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (97 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Georgia Institute of Technology (93 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ohio State University (67 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (62 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 2022 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 100.00% 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.