Journal Of Terramechanics

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Editors

Editor-in-Chief: Professor Lal Kushwaha (Canada)

Editor: Professor Taizo Kobayashi (Japan)

Editor: Professor P Schalk Els (South Africa)

Editor: Assist. Prof. Mehari Tekeste (USA)

Editor: Professor Vladimir Vantsevich (USA)

Impact Factors

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Journals:

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Top 10 most cited articles (published in 2010-2014)

No. of

citationsArticle title Author(s)

Publication

yearVol/Issue

Document

type

50

Experimental study and analysis on driving wheels'

performance for planetary exploration rovers moving in

deformable soil

Nagatani K.,Gao H.,Deng

Z.,Yoshida K.,Ding L.2011 48/1 Article

27Design and characterization of GRC-1: A soil for lunar

terramechanics testing in Earth-ambient conditionsZeng X.,Asnani V.,Oravec H. 2010 47/6 Article

22

A dynamic terramechanic model for small lightweight

vehicles with rigid wheels and grousers operating in sandy

soil

Warkentin A.,Bauer R.,Irani

R.2011 48/4 Article

22Finite element modeling of tire/terrain interaction:

Application to predicting soil compaction and tire mobilityXia K. 2011 48/2 Article

22Development of hybrid electrical air-cushion tracked

vehicle for swamp peat

Rahman A.,Yahya

A.,Hossain A.,Mohiuddin

A.,Ismail A.

2010 47/1 Article

21A modified pressure-sinkage model for small, rigid wheels

on deformable terrainsSpenko M.,Meirion-Griffith G. 2011 48/2 Article

213-D DEM simulation of cohesive soil-pushing behavior by

bulldozer blade

Tanaka T.,Tsuji T.,Kadono

Y.,Matsumoto N.,Takayama

T.,Nakagawa Y.

2012 49/1 Article

21Systematic design of an autonomous platform for robotic

weeding

Bontsema J.,Van Straten

G.,Bakker T.,Müller J.,Asselt

K.

2010 47/2 Article

20 The ExoMars rover locomotion subsystem Clemmet J.,Patel N.,Slade R.2010 47/4 Article

19Study of the open and closed loop characteristics of a

tractor and a single axle towed implement systemSteward B.,Karkee M. 2010 47/6 Article

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Number of accepted articles by region & country

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MAM SAM MEA AFR EU ASIA USCA MAM SAM MEA AFR EU ASIA USCA MAM SAM MEA AFR EU ASIA USCA

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Region: EU ASIA USCA MEA AFR SAM MAM

AFR = Africa; ASIA = Asia; AUS = Australia and Oceania; EU =

Europe; MAM = Middle America; MEA = Middle East; ROW = rest

of the world; SAM = South America; USCA = United States and

Canada

Average editorial speed for all submitted manuscripts

17 17.2 49.9 14.2 13.5 28.5 12.6 13.3 28.8 11.2 12.6 22 11.8 10.6 19.7

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Top 10 most downloaded articles from SD in 2014

Downloads Article title Author Year Vol/Issue

5832 Development of a tyre traction testing facility Tiwari, V.K.; Pandey, K.P.; Sharma, A.K. 2009 46/6

1340A technical review on navigation systems of

agricultural autonomous off-road vehiclesMousazadeh, H. 2013 50/3

1066

Suspension settings for optimal ride comfort of off-

road vehicles travelling on roads with different

roughness and speeds

Uys, P.E.; Els, P.S.; Thoresson, M. 2006 44/2

916The ride comfort vs. handling compromise for off-

road vehiclesEls, P.S.; Theron, N.J.; Uys, P.E.; Thoresson, M.J. 2007 44/4

710

Using a modified version of the Magic Formula to

describe the traction/slip relationships of tyres in

soft cohesive soils

Maclaurin, B. 2014 52/0

697Improving off-road vehicle handling using an active

anti-roll barCronje, P.H.; Els, P.S. 2009 47/3

686

Design and development of a variable ground

clearance, variable wheel track self-leveling hillside

vehicle power chassis (V2-HVPC)

Gao, Q.; Gao, F.; Tian, L.; Li, L.; Ding, N.; Xu, G.;

Jiang, D.2014 56/0

681Longitudinal vehicle dynamics control for improved

vehicle safetyHamersma, H.A.; Els, P.S. 2014 54/0

666Vehicle-soil interaction: Testing, modeling,

calibration and validationLee, J.H.; Gard, K. 2014 52/0

618Analysis of stress distributions under lightweight

wheeled vehiclesSenatore, C.; Iagnemma, K. 2013 51/0

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