OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Mechanism and Machine Theory is 42. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
A new solution for sharpening helical flute hobs	123
Optimal design and reliability analysis of a compliant stroke amplification mechanism	115
Analysis of the positioning process of objects on an oblique plane with barriers	112
Fast mobility analysis for generative design applications through a real vector space representation of mobilities	111
Editorial Board	96
Design and modeling of an in-wheel two-speed AMT for electric vehicles	83
Simultaneous geometric and thermal error control of gear profile grinder based on analytical correlation between tooth surface error and position error of grinding wheel/workpiece	83
Unit design and splicing scheme for a modular assembled mesh antenna	76
Analysis and control of engine starting process based on a novel single-motor power-reflux hybrid electric vehicle	71
Kinematics and kinetics of a knee assistance exoskeleton for sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit motions with energy storage and regeneration: A bond graph approach	68
Generalized optimization approach to design in-plane distributed compliant remote center of motion mechanism	65
Dimensional parameters and structural topology integrated design method of a planar 5R parallel machining robot	64
Optimization design of a compliant linear guide for high-precision feed drive mechanisms	61
An analytical model for the drum-rope interaction in hoisting mechanisms and cable-driven systems	61
Integrated mathematical approach for design and manufacturing of power-skiving tool for interference-free involute internal gear cutting	58
A generalized method for C3 continuous toolpath planning and its application in robot machining	54
Type synthesis of parallel mechanism with 3T/3R motion patterns	54
An improved method for calculating the lateral and angular stiffness of spline couplings considering parallel misalignment	53
The atlas of 1-DoF finger prostheses and orthoses based on six-bar linkages	53
Modelling of the objects' positioning process on the conveyor with the positioning rectilinear barrier and the system of driven oblique rollers	52
The novel synthesis of reconfigurable generalized parallel manipulators with kinematic redundancy	51
A parametric modeling for fast radial infeed planning process in gear skiving	51
Simulation and validation of the transmission error, meshing stiffness, and load sharing of planetary spur gear transmissions	48
Behaviour analysis and general consideration for optimizing Inertial Continuous Variable Transmissions	48
Profile and contact force estimation of cable-driven continuum robots in presence of obstacles	48

Design and analytical modeling of a double-joint flexible surgical instrument with hand-held isomorphic actuation	46
Geometry design and dynamic analysis of a modified cycloid reducer with epitrochoid tooth profile	45
Design and optimization of compliant constant-torque mechanisms utilizing arbitrary pre-curved beams	45
Achieving high-quality and large-stroke constant torque by axial force release	45
Fault-tolerant gait design for quadruped robots with two locked legs using the GF set theory	44
Adaptive robust dual-loop control scheme of ship-mounted Stewart platforms for wave compensation	44
Improving gearshift controllers for electric vehicles with reinforcement learning	44
Modeling and analyzing of nonlinear dynamics for spur gear pair with pitch deviation under multi-state meshing	44
Experiments and finite element analysis on a hybrid polymer gear rack	43
The cage instability of angular contact ball bearing under high speed conditions	43
Computerized design, simulation of meshing and stress analysis of pure rolling internal helical gear drives with combined tooth profiles	42
Deployable Cellular Structures of Pyramids and Prisms for Construction of Large-scale Deployable Supporting Trusses	42
Design of a spherical parallel mechanism with controllable center of rotation using a spherical reconfiguration linkage	42
Robust optimization of hypoid gear contact performance considering tooth form error: Design sensitivity and Pareto front	42
Detecting the 3D spatial varying crack evolution-induced vibration of gearbox through a system level rigid-flexible coupling model	42
Design and testing of high-accuracy curved cross-axis flexural pivots with cable-driven actuation	42
Editorial Board	42