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Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
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Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 22 173 486 45
Materials Science 177 206 420 40

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 488
Documents by Best Scientists*: 886
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 31
SCIMAGO H-index: 208
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.757
Impact Factor: 6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of The Mechanics and Physics of Solids?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Mechanics, Composite material, Classical mechanics, Forensic engineering and Plasticity. Plane stress, Finite element method, Constitutive equation, Fracture mechanics and Isotropy are some topics wherein Mechanics research discussed in it have an impact. It links adjacent topics like Fracture mechanics with Fracture (geology).

The journal explores topics in Isotropy which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Geometry, Mathematical analysis and Anisotropy. Composite material, which encompasses Stress (mechanics), Deformation (engineering), Ultimate tensile strength, Fracture toughness and Microstructure, is the main subject of the journal. Forensic engineering research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Crack closure and Stress intensity factor.

Crack tip opening displacement is a key component of Crack closure research discussed in Journal of The Mechanics and Physics of Solids. While Plasticity is the focus of Journal of The Mechanics and Physics of Solids, it also provided insights into the studies of Slip (materials science), Hardening (metallurgy) and Dislocation. Research on Dislocation presented in the journal concerns the broader topic of Condensed matter physics.

  • Mechanics (29.91%)
  • Composite material (28.77%)
  • Classical mechanics (14.25%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Yielding of steel sheets containing slits (5552 citations)
  • A variational approach to the theory of the elastic behaviour of multiphase materials (4224 citations)
  • On the ductile enlargement of voids in triaxial stress fields (3428 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of The Mechanics and Physics of Solids:

The most cited articles primarily focus on research topics in Composite material, Mechanics, Forensic engineering, Plasticity and Classical mechanics. The featured Composite material studies in the journal papers mainly concentrate on Isotropy but also cover areas of interest in Mathematical analysis, Anisotropy and Elastic modulus. The works on Mechanics tackled in the journal articles bring together disciplines like Plane stress, Finite element method, Constitutive equation, Fracture mechanics and Shear (geology).

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:

The primary areas of discussion in Journal of The Mechanics and Physics of Solids are Mechanics, Isotropy, Deformation (meteorology), Surface finish and Volume (thermodynamics). Journal of The Mechanics and Physics of Solids holds forums on Mechanics that merges themes from other disciplines such as Vibration, Conductivity, Buckling, Creep and Microstructure. The research on Isotropy featured in Journal of The Mechanics and Physics of Solids combines topics in other fields like Thermal conductivity, Elasticity (physics), Bulk modulus and Homogenization (chemistry).

Deformation (meteorology) research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Nanocomposite, Phase diagram, Molecular dynamics, Self-healing hydrogels and Viscoelasticity.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A universal mechanical framework for noncovalent interface in laminated nanocomposites (1 citations)
  • Corrigendum to “The role of the roughness spectral breadth in elastic contact of rough surfaces” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Volume 107, pages 469-493 (0 citations)
  • Corrigendum to “Vibration of mechanically-assembled 3D microstructures formed by compressive buckling” [Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 112 (2018) 187–208] (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 Journal of The Mechanics and Physics of Solids (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Norman A. Fleck (63 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Huajian Gao (63 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael Ortiz (62 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John R. Willis (59 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alan Needleman (55 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 Journal of The Mechanics and Physics of Solids (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Brown University (244 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Cambridge (242 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (195 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • California Institute of Technology (169 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Northwestern University (157 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, 37.50% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.00% 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 20.00% of all publications and 40.00% 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

  • On the potential of recurrent neural networks for modeling path dependent plasticity

    Maysam B. Gorji;Maysam B. Gorji;Maysam B. Gorji;Mojtaba Mozaffar;Julian N. Heidenreich;Julian N. Heidenreich;Jian Cao

    (2020)
    261 Citations
  • Hard-magnetic elastica

    Liu Wang;Liu Wang;Yoonho Kim;Chuan Fei Guo;Xuanhe Zhao

    (2020)
    230 Citations
  • Revisiting nucleation in the phase-field approach to brittle fracture

    Aditya Kumar;Blaise Bourdin;Gilles A. Francfort;Gilles A. Francfort;Oscar Lopez-Pamies

    (2020)
    196 Citations
  • A phase field model for elastic-gradient-plastic solids undergoing hydrogen embrittlement

    Philip K. Kristensen;Christian F. Niordson;Emilio Martínez-Pañeda

    (2020)
    156 Citations
  • Actively controllable topological phase transition in homogeneous piezoelectric rod system

    Weijian Zhou;Bin Wu;Zhenyu Chen;Weiqiu Chen

    (2020)
    153 Citations
  • Strong and Tough Bioinspired Additive-Manufactured Dual-Phase Mechanical Metamaterial Composites

    Sha Yin;Weihua Guo;Huitian Wang;Yao Huang

    (2021)
    151 Citations
  • Data-Driven multiscale modeling in mechanics

    K. Karapiperis;L. Stainier;M. Ortiz;J.E. Andrade

    (2021)
    132 Citations
  • NN-EUCLID: deep-learning hyperelasticity without stress data

    (2022)
    117 Citations

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