International Journal of Damage Mechanics

Aims & Scope

In the past several decades, there has been considerable progress and significant advances made in the development of fundamental concepts of damage mechanics and their application to solve practical engineering problems.

For instance, new concepts have been effectively applied to characterize creep damage, low and high cycle fatigue damage, creep-fatigue interaction, brittle/elastics damage, ductile plastic damage, strain softening, strain-rate-sensitivity damage, impact damage, and other physical phenomena.

Materials investigated include, but are not limited to, polymers, ceramics, metals, composites, biomaterials, electronic packaging, geomaterials, and civil infrastructure materials, etc.

The International Journal of Damage Mechanics provides an effective mechanism to accelerate dissemination of knowledge on damage mechanics not only within the research community but also between research laboratories and industrial design departments.

The journal promotes and contributes to the development of the concept of damage mechanics bridging the gap between the fields of continuum inelastic deformations and classical fracture mechanics with growing macroscopic cracks.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.9
2024	4.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.066

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	61

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4349

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	855

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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.

• Gradient Damage Models and Their Use to Approximate Brittle Fracture

  Citation: 614

  Authors: Kim, Hanen, Jean-Jacques, Corrado

• Continuum Models of Ductile Fracture: A Review

  Citation: 485

  Authors: J.

• Development of Continuum Damage Mechanics for Elastic Solids Sustaining Anisotropic and Unilateral Damage

  Citation: 218

  Authors: J.-L.

• An Irreversible Thermodynamics Theory for Damage Mechanics of Solids

  Citation: 213

  Authors: Cemal, Shihua

• A hybrid approach for modelling of plasticity and failure behaviour of advanced high-strength steel sheets

  Citation: 207

  Authors: J, M, F, S

• Damage Induced Anisotropy: On the Difficulties Associated with the Active/Passive Unilateral Condition

  Citation: 194

  Authors: J.-L.

• Failure Modes of Composite Sandwich Beams

  Citation: 164

  Authors: I. M., E. E., K.–A., J. L.

• Continuum Damage-healing Mechanics with Application to Self-healing Composites

  Citation: 159

  Authors: Ever J., Fabrizio, Paolo

• A Model of Anisotropic Damage by Mesocrack Growth; Unilateral Effect

  Citation: 158

  Authors: Damien, André

• Probabilistic fatigue life prediction and reliability assessment of a high pressure turbine disc considering load variations

  Citation: 157

  Authors: Shun-Peng, Qiang, Qiang, Qingyuan

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