Strength, Fracture and Complexity

Aims & Scope

Fracture has been studied for many years, for instance more than 160 as far as fatigue is concerned.

Even though nanostudies and computational science are rapidly developing, it and its related problems remain unsolved, such as using equations expressed in non-linear nano, meso and macroscopic terms with no ad hoc parameters including time developments.

This suggests that fracture may be an example of a complexity system.

Strength, Fracture and Complexity: An International Journal is devoted to solving the problem of strength and fracture in a non-linear and systematic manner as a complexity system.

It will welcome attempts to develop new paradigms and studies which fuse together nano, meso, microstructure, continuum and large-scale approaches.

Whether theoretical or experimental, or both, these are welcome.

Presentation of empirical data is also welcome, as an addition to practical knowledge.

Deformation and fracture in geophysics and geotechnology are also acceptable, particularly in relation to earthquake science and engineering.

Other future problems in fracture will be accepted as additional subjects.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.123

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	14

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	27084

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	6

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, 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.

• Energy emissions from brittle fracture: Neutron measurements and geological evidences of piezonuclear reactions

  Citation: 45

  Authors: A., G., A., O.

• Specimen boundary induced size effect on quasi‐brittle fracture

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Kai, Xiaozhi

• Development and mechanical-wear characterization of Al2024-nano B4C composites for aerospace applications

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Madeva, B.K., Virupaxi, S.A.

• Snap-back instability in micro-structured composites and its connection with superplasticity

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Alberto, Marco, Giorgio

• Suppression of fatigue crack propagation with hydrogen embrittlement in stainless steel by cavitation peening

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Osamu, Toshihito, Masaaki, A. Toshimitsu, Hitoshi

• Residual crack opening in fiber-reinforced structural elements subjected to cyclic loading

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Alberto, Federico

• Stress concentration reduction using different functionally graded materials layer around the hole in an infinite panel

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Vikas, Suresh, R.K.

• Creep damage evaluation of IN738LC based on the EBSD method by using a notched specimen

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Daisuke, Masamichi, Yukio, Yoshiko, Ruji, Takashi, A. Toshimitsu

• Pure shear stable crack growth through Compact‐Tension‐Shear specimen in plane state of stress

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Abdel‐Hamid I.

• Numerical distributed dislocation modeling of multiple cracks in piezoelectric media considering different crack-face boundary conditions and finite size effects

  Citation: 12

  Authors: K., T.Q., Sandeep

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