4.2(top 3%)
Impact Factor
4.4(top 3%)
extended IF
158(top 2%)
H-Index
2.8K
authors
11.1K
papers
248.6K
citations
3.5K
citing journals
33.8K
citing authors

Most Cited Articles of Engineering Fracture Mechanics

TitleYearCitations
Fracture characteristics of three metals subjected to various strains, strain rates, temperatures and pressures19853.6K
A finite element calculation of stress intensity factors by a modified crack closure integral19771.6K
Fatigue crack closure under cyclic tension19701.4K
An empirical stress-intensity factor equation for the surface crack19811.3K
Extended finite element method for cohesive crack growth20021K
An engineering solution for mesh size effects in the simulation of delamination using cohesive zone models2007951
Vibration of cracked structures: A state of the art review1996812
The cohesive zone model: advantages, limitations and challenges2002709
Prediction of non propagating cracks1979696
Epoxy nanocomposites – fracture and toughening mechanisms2006626
Adhesion and debonding of multi-layer thin film structures1998515
A description of micro- and macroscale damage of concrete structures1986503
Stress-intensity factors for a wide range of semi-elliptical surface cracks in finite-thickness plates1979500
A comparison of methods for calculating energy release rates1985490
On the finite element method in linear fracture mechanics1970453
Representative volume: Existence and size determination2007439
Some basic problems in fracture mechanics and new concepts1973426
Review of fracture toughness (G, K, J, CTOD, CTOA) testing and standardization2012421
Crack tip and associated domain integrals from momentum and energy balance1987400
The scatter in KIC-results1984394
Crack propagation by element-free Galerkin methods1995391
Damage measurements1987388
On the influence of state of stress on ductile failure initiation in high strength steels1977388
Fracture simulations of concrete using lattice models: Computational aspects1997380
Initiation of fatigue cracks in commercial aluminium alloys and the subsequent propagation of very short cracks1975378