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Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures
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Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures

1559-3959

Published by: Mathematical Sciences Publishers

https://msp.org/jomms/about/journal/research.html

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 350 11 16 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 18
Documents by Best Scientists*: 22
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 51
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.24
Impact Factor: 1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures?

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Composite material, Structural engineering, Mechanics, Mathematical analysis and Finite element method. The journal aims to address concerns in Composite material, specifically in the areas of Composite number, Piezoelectricity and Stress (mechanics). Issues in Structural engineering were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Vibration and Nonlinear system.

The journal focuses on Mechanics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Classical mechanics and Thermoelastic damping. The main emphasis of the journal is the subject of Mathematical analysis, focusing on Boundary value problem.

  • Composite material (29.49%)
  • Structural engineering (20.86%)
  • Mechanics (16.78%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Wrinkled membranes III: numerical simulations (140 citations)
  • A consistent refinement of first-order shear deformation theory for laminated composite and sandwich plates using improved zigzag kinematics (136 citations)
  • Wrinkled membranes I: experiments (127 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures:

The main points discussed in the published articles deal with Composite material, Structural engineering, Mathematical analysis, Finite element method and Mechanics. Most of the works presented in the journal articles deal with Composite material but they intersect with the subject of Metal. The study of Mechanics in the published articles encompasses disciplines such as Constitutive equation, as well as fields such as Nonlinear system and Deformation (mechanics), all of which overlap with one another.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Composite material
  • Mathematical analysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures is organized to address concerns in the fields of Composite material, Viscoelasticity, Vibration, Structural engineering and Mathematical analysis. The studies in Composite material featured incorporate elements of Lamb waves and Graphene. The journal explores topics in Viscoelasticity which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Epoxy nanocomposites, Control theory, Adhesive, Optimization methods and Rotor (electric).

The studies on Vibration discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Porosity, Strain gradient, Thermal, Rotational symmetry and Temperature gradient. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Structural engineering, it also covered topics in Variational principle and Beam column. In it, Boundary element method, Elasticity (economics), Curvature and Element (category theory) are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Mathematical analysis research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Numerical Study of the Gurtin–Murdoch model for Curved Interfaces: Benchmark Solutions and Analysis of Curvature-Related Effects (2 citations)
  • A NEW MESHLESS FRAGILE POINTS METHOD (FPM) WITH MINIMUM UNKNOWNS AT EACH POINT, FOR FLEXOELECTRIC ANALYSIS UNDER TWO THEORIES WITH CRACK PROPAGATION I: THEORY AND IMPLEMENTATION (2 citations)
  • Stretching of chiral tubes obtained by rolling-up plates of cubic crystals with various orientations (1 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 Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures (based on the number of publications) are:

  • L. M. Brock (18 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Peter Schiavone (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Vikram Deshpande (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shmuel Vigdergauz (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Xu Wang (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than 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 Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Poznań University of Technology (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Cambridge (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Kentucky (16 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Georgia Institute of Technology (16 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, 8.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.64% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.09% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.09% of all publications and 68.18% 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

  • Implementation of Hermite–Ritz method and Navier’s technique for vibration of functionally graded porous nanobeam embedded in Winkler–Pasternak elastic foundation using bi-Helmholtz nonlocal elasticity

    Subrat Kumar Jena;Snehashish Chakraverty;Mohammad Malikan;Hamid Sedighi

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Analytical modeling and computational analysis on topological properties of 1-D phononic crystals in elastic media

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • A NEW MESHLESS FRAGILE POINTS METHOD (FPM) WITH MINIMUM UNKNOWNS AT EACH POINT, FOR FLEXOELECTRIC ANALYSIS UNDER TWO THEORIES WITH CRACK PROPAGATION I: THEORY AND IMPLEMENTATION

    Yue Guan;Leiting Dong;Satya N. Atluri

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Dynamics and stability analysis of an axially moving beam in axial flow

    Hao Yan;Huliang Dai;Qiao Ni;Kun Zhou

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Nonlinear bending, buckling and vibration of functionally graded nonlocal strain gradient nanobeams resting on an elastic foundation

    Dang Van Hieu;Do Quang Chan;Hamid M. Sedighi

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • A NEW MESHLESS FRAGILE POINTS METHOD (FPM) WITH MINIMUM UNKNOWNS AT EACH POINT, FOR FLEXOELECTRIC ANALYSIS UNDER TWO THEORIES WITH CRACK PROPAGATION II: VALIDATION AND DISCUSSION

    Yue Guan;Leiting Dong;Satya N. Atluri

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • A simple scalar directional hardening model for the Bauschinger effect compared with a tensorial model

    Martin Kroon;M. B. Rubin

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • 3D phase-evolution-based thermomechanical constitutive model of shape memory polymer with finite element implementation

    Yunxin Li;Ruoxuan Liu;Zishun Liu;Somsak Swaddiwudhipong

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Stress-minimizing holes with a given surface roughness in a remotely loaded elastic plane

    Shmuel Vigdergauz;Isaac Elishakoff

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • Comparison of multiple surrogate models probing uncertainty in natural frequency of hybrid functionally graded sandwich cylindrical shells

    (2022)
    1 Citations

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