Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Aims & Scope

Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (FFEMS) encompasses the broad topic of structural integrity which is founded on the mechanics of fatigue and fracture, and is concerned with the reliability and effectiveness of various materials and structural components of any scale or geometry.

The editors publish original contributions that will stimulate the intellectual innovation that generates elegant, effective and economic engineering designs.

The journal is interdisciplinary and includes papers from scientists and engineers in the fields of materials science, mechanics, physics, chemistry, etc.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.2
2024	3.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.732

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	104

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7652

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2699

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Engineering and Materials Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A CRITICAL PLANE APPROACH TO MULTIAXIAL FATIGUE DAMAGE INCLUDING OUT‐OF‐PHASE LOADING

  Citation: 1476

  Authors: Ali, Darrell F.

• The role of <i>T</i>‐stress in brittle fracture for linear elastic materials under mixed‐mode loading

  Citation: 561

  Authors: D. J., M. R., M. J.

• A NON‐LINEAR CONTINUOUS FATIGUE DAMAGE MODEL

  Citation: 546

  Authors: J. L., P. M.

• Factors influencing the mechanism of superlong fatigue failure in steels

  Citation: 438

  Authors: Y, T, T

• There is no infinite fatigue life in metallic materials

  Citation: 415

  Authors:

• Rail defects: an overview

  Citation: 367

  Authors: D. F., K.‐O., S. L., K.

• A NOTCH INTENSITY FACTOR APPROACH TO THE STRESS ANALYSIS OF WELDS

  Citation: 320

  Authors: P, R

• THE SHORT CRACK PROBLEM

  Citation: 311

  Authors: K. J.

• Fatigue crack closure: a review of the physical phenomena

  Citation: 306

  Authors: R., A.

• <i>S–N</i> curve characteristics and subsurface crack initiation behaviour in ultra‐long life fatigue of a high carbon‐chromium bearing steel

  Citation: 300

  Authors: K., L., S.

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