OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation is 4. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Eigen Background Subtraction for Industrial Flaw Detection: Application to High-Pressure Turbine Blade CT Scans	35
Unsupervised Enhancement of Ultrasonic Sequential Images Based on High-Frequency Feature Extraction and Bi-ConvLSTM	31
Controlled Creating of Delaminations in Concrete for Nondestructive Testing	28
Simulation-Trained Neural Networks for Automatable Crack Detection in Magnetic Field Images	28
Automated Welding Defect Detection using Point-Rend ResUNet	22
Prediction of Residual Strains Due to In-Plane Fibre Waviness in Defective Carbon-Fibre Reinforced Polymers Using Ultrasound Data	19
Defect Detection in Aramid Fiber-Reinforced Composites via Terahertz Radiation	19
Bone-Implant Osseointegration Monitoring Using Electro-mechanical Impedance Technique and Convolutional Neural Network: A Numerical Study	19
Data Processing Scheme for Laser Spot Thermography Applied for Nondestructive Testing of Composite Laminates	18
Harmonising Cross-System GPR Wave Amplitude for Concrete Diagnosis with Machine Learning	18
Scanning Induction Thermography for Bearing Ring Under AC-DC Composite Magnetization	18
Visually Encoded Contact Inspection System for EMATs	17
Slight Looseness Detection of Reinforcing Bar’s Threaded Sleeve Connections Using Convolutional Neural Network Trained by Magnetostrictive Guided Wave Signals	15
Automatic Air-Coupled Ultrasound Detection of Impact Damages in Fiber-Reinforced Composites Based on One-Dimension Deep Learning Models	15
Determination of Maximum Accuracy of Concrete Textures as Natural Targets for Movement Tracking Through DIC	15
Classification of Composite Delaminations via Pitch-Catch Phased Array Ultrasound	14
A Comparative Study on Methods of Distinction Between Near- and Far-Side Defects as Techniques Used Alongside with the Magnetic Flux Leakage Testing	14
Normal Magnetizing-Based Eddy Current Testing Method for Multidirectional Cracks on Steel Plate Surface Based on Permeability Perturbation	13
Modeling Ultrasonic NDE Benchmark Problems Using Full-Wave Scattering Models	13
Adaptive Ultrasonic Imaging Total Focusing Method Based on Covariance Correlation Weighting Factor	13
Localisation of Ultrasonic NDT Data Using Hybrid Tracking of Component and Probe	13
Backside Defect Evaluation in Carbon Steel Plate Using a Hybridized Magnetic Flux Leakage and Eddy Current Technique	13
Evaluating Rolling Contact Fatigue Damage Precursors with Rayleigh Waves in 1060 Steel	12
Use of Passive Thermography to Detect Detachment and Humidity in Façades Clad with Ceramic Materials of Differing Porosities	12
Implementation of Supervised Classification Method of Acoustic Emission Signals: Damage Mechanisms Identification of Non-hybrid and Hybrid Flax Fibre Composites	12

Detection and Separation of Close Flaws in Coarse-Grained Materials Using Ultrasonic Image Deconvolution	12
Effects of Surface Roughness in Adhesively Bonded CFRP Joints Using NDE	11
Conductivity Measurement of Non-magnetic Material Using the Phase Feature of Eddy Current Testing	11
Hardness and Ferrite Grain Size Evaluation of X70 Steel Using Magnetic Barkhausen Noise Method	11
Cut-Off Thickness Identification of Defects with Single and Two-Step Geometries Using SH1 Mode Conversion	11
Deploying Machine Learning for Radiography of Aerospace Welds	11
Piezomagnetic Behaviour of Wire Arc Additively Manufactured Steel Single-lap Shear Bolted Connections	11
Structural Health Assessment of Timber Utility Poles Using Stress Wave Propagation and Artificial Neural Network Techniques	10
Application of a Particle Filter to Flaw Identification for Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation: Assimilation of Simulated and Measured Data	10
Machine Learning Based Preprocessing to Ensure Validity of Cross-Correlated Ultrasound Signals for Time-of-Flight Measurements	10
Determination of Thermal Parameters of Concrete by Active Thermographic Measurements	10
Simulation-Based Investigation of a Probability of Detection (POD) Model Using Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT) Technique	10
Non-Destructive Measurement of Chloride Profiles in Cementitious Materials Using NMR	9
Nondestructive Characterization of Multiscale Defects in an Aluminum Alloy After Cold Spray Repair	9
A Feature Selection Committee Method Using Empirical Mode Decomposition for Multiple Fault Classification in a Wind Turbine Gearbox	9
A Novel Contactless Bolt Preload Monitoring Method Using Digital Image Correlation	9
Debond Identification in GFRP Strengthened RC Beam Using Surface Guided Wave Mode Generated by Angle Beam Transducer	9
Impact-Delamination Detection in Repaired-Composite Laminates Using Numerical and Ultrasonic Method	8
Photothermal NDE of UD/Epoxy-Based Carbon Fibre Reinforced Laminates for Quantitative Porosity Analysis	8
Progress and Trends in Non-destructive Testing for Thermal Barrier Coatings Based on Infrared Thermography: A Review	8
Assessing the Influence of Welded Joint on Health Monitoring of Rail Sections: An Experimental Study Employing SVM and ANN Models	8
The Effect of Different Flaw Data to Machine Learning Powered Ultrasonic Inspection	8
An Improved Ultrasonic B-Scan Images Method for Delamination Defects in Composite Materials Based Optimized Modified Stockwell Transform	8
Experimental Contact Acoustic Nonlinearity of Interfaces During Loading-Unloading Cycle: Combined Effects of Elastoplastic Nonlinear Spring, Crack-Clapping, and Adhesion	8
Buried Service Line Material Characterization Using Stress Wave Propagation: Numerical and Experimental Investigations	8
The Image Classification Method for Eddy Current Inspection of Titanium Alloy Plate Based on Parallel Sparse Filtering and Deep Forest	8
Eddy Current Testing in the Quantitive Assessment of Degradation State in MAR247 Nickel Superalloy with Aluminide Coatings	8
Uncertainty Quantification and Sensitivity Analysis in Subsurface Defect Detection with Sparse Models	8
Improved Tafel-Based Potentiostatic Approach for Corrosion Rate Monitoring of Reinforcing Steel	8
Structural Reliability Analysis of Corroded Landing Gear Drag Beam Considering Uncertainties in Radiographic Thickness Measurement	8
Defect Characterization Method for Bridge Cables Based on Topology of Dynamical Reconstruction of Magnetostrictive Guided Wave Testing Signals	7
Ultrasonic Echo Localization Using Seismic Migration Techniques in Engineered Barriers for Nuclear Waste Storage	7
Analysis of Progressive Tensile Damage of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Carbon Fiber Composites by Using Acoustic Emission and Micro-CT	7
Corrected Mode-Converted Wave Method for Detecting Defects in TOFD Dead Zone	7
Analysis of a Prototype Multi-Detector Fast-Neutron Radiography Panel	7
A Comparison Among Some Non-linear Prediction Tools on Indirect Determination of Uniaxial Compressive Strength and Modulus of Elasticity of Basalt	7
Statistical and Machine Learning-Based Imaging with Long Pulse Thermography for the Detection of Non-standardised Defects in CFRP Composites	6
Fruit Defect Prediction Model (FDPM) based on Three-Level Validation	6
The Influence of Creep Induced Grain Boundary Separation on Electrical Non-destructive Evaluation Measurements	6
Impact of Bounding Media on the Attenuation Characteristics of Magnetostrictive Signal Obtained from Pipe Embedded in Soil and Sand	6
Carton-Missing Detection System Based on the Millimeter-Wave Imaging Technique	6
Application of Pencil Lead Break (PLB) Point Source in the Detection of Interfacial Defects in Adhesive Bonds	6
Assessment of TSA Technique for the Estimation of CFRP T-Joint Debonding	6
A New Method for Rapid Detection of Surface Defects on Complex Textured Tiles	6
Research on Yield Strength Estimation and Lift-off Suppression Method Based on Incremental Permeability Features	6
Practical Part-Specific Trajectory Optimization for Robot-Guided Inspection via Computed Tomography	6
Thin Wires and Edge Imaging Using Hard Bremsstrahlung Generated by a Microfocal Target of a Betatron	6
Detection of Delaminations in Concrete Plates Using a Laser Ablation Impact Echo Technique	6
Classification of Located Acoustic Emission Events Using Neural Network	6
AI-Driven Synthetization Pipeline of Realistic 3D-CT Data for Industrial Defect Segmentation	6

Evaluation of RGB-D Image for Counting Exposed Aggregate Number on Pavement Surface Based on Computer Vision Technique	6
Damage Identification Based on the Nodal Line Active Modulation Method	6
Enhancement of Predictive Bayesian Network Model for Corrosion Alarm of Steel Reinforcement with Uncertainty of NDT Measurements	6
Analysis of Coil-Dependent Receiving Frequency Response of PPM EMAT Receiver Using Equivalent Model	6
A Rapid Non-destructive Detection Method for Wolfberry Moisture Grade Using Hyperspectral Imaging Technology	6
Methodology for Mapping the Residual Stress Field in Serviced Rails Using LCR Waves	5
Correction to: Contextual Application of Pulse-Compression and Multi-frequency Distance-Gain Size Analysis in Ultrasonic Inspection of Forging	5
Multilevel Kernel Degeneration–Adaptive Cross Approximation Method to Model Eddy Current NDE Problems	5
Micromagnetic and Quantitative Prediction of Yield and Tensile Strength of Carbon Steels Using Transfer Learning Method	5
Developing a DSS for Enhancing Weldment Defect Detection, Classification, and Remediation Using HDR Images and Adaptive MDCBNet Neural Network	5
Transfer Component Analysis for Compensation of Temperature Effects on the Impedance-Based Structural Health Monitoring	5
Infrared Thermal Imaging-Based Turbine Blade Crack Classification Using Deep Learning	5
Nondestructive, Microwave Testing of Compression Strength and Moisture Content of Green Molding Sands	5
Effective Method for Measuring Shear Nonlinearity of Nanocomposites Using Digital Image Correlation	5
Inline Pipeline Inspection Using Hybrid Deep Learning Aided Endoscopic Laser Profiling	5
A Modification of Magnetic Adaptive Testing: Progressive Method for Nondestructive Inspection of Microstructural Changes in Ferromagnetic Constructional Materials	5
3D Scan of Hardness Imprints for the Non-destructive In-Situ Structural Assessment of Operated Metal Components	5
Active Thermography Inspection of Surface-whitened Mortars – Measurement of Surface Spectral Absorptivity for Investigation of Efficient Heating Light Wavelengths	5
Monitoring of Crack Initiation at Coating/Substrate Interface by Residual Magnetic Field Measurement	5
Nondestructive Evaluation of the Isolated Pore Spatial Distribution State in a Special-Shaped C/SiC Composite Component	5
Abnormal Signals Elimination in Hardness Evaluation Using Barkhausen Noise and Tangential Magnetic Field	5
Application of High-Dimensional Model Representation in the Ultrasonic Evaluation of Superalloy Grain Size	5
Nonlinear Impact-Echo Test for Quantitative Evaluation of ASR Damage in Concrete	5
Quality Assessment of Artocarpus heterophyllus Log Using Nondestructive Evaluation Techniques	5
Temperature Monitoring of Through-Thickness Temperature Gradients in Thermal Barrier Coatings Using Ultrasonic Guided Waves	5
Scheme Design and Experimental Study of Selective Thermal Stimulation for Concrete Microcracks Based on IR Thermography	4
Reduction of Layered Dead Zone in Time-of-Flight Diffraction (TOFD) for Pipeline with Spectrum Analysis Method	4
X-Ray Image Generation as a Method of Performance Prediction for Real-Time Inspection: a Case Study	4
A Vision-Based Displacement Measurement Method of Wind Turbine Blades in Biaxial Fatigue Testing	4
Ultrasonic Testing of Corrosion in Aircraft Rivet Using Spiking Neural Network	4
Instance Segmentation XXL-CT Challenge of a Historic Airplane	4
Quantitative Evaluation of Defect Depth in Ferromagnetic Steel with Double Defects Based on Residual Magnetic Field Measurements	4
Classification of Time–Frequency Maps of Guided Waves Using Foreground Extraction	4
Research on Remote-Field Eddy Current Focusing Method for Detecting Hidden Defects in Aircraft Riveted Components	4
Damage Identification in Steel Girders of Highway Bridges Utilizing Vibration Based Methods and Convolution Neural Network in the Presence of Noise	4
Delamination Defect Evaluation in CFRP Composite Patches by the Use of Active Thermography	4
Non-destructive, Contactless and Real-Time Capable Determination of the α’-Martensite Content in Modified Subsurfaces of AISI 304	4
Microwave Resonant Loaded Probe for Non-destructive Evaluation of Multilayer Composites	4
Reduced Training Data for Laser Ultrasound Signal Interpretation by Neural Networks	4
Air-Coupled Broadband Impact-Echo Actuation Using Supersonic Jet Flow	4
Degradation Detection in Rice Products via Shape Variations in XCT Simulation-Empowered AI	4
The Detection of Impact Damage to the Edges of CFRP Plates Using Extensional Ultrasonic Edge Waves	4
Microtexture Region Segmentation Using Matching Component Analysis Applied to Eddy Current Testing Data	4
3D Remote Assistance for NDT Inspections	4
High Energy X-Ray Source Characterization at 0.450, 3, 6, 9, and 15 MVp	4
The Application, Challenge, and Developing Trends of Non-destructive Testing Technique for Large-scale and Complex Engineering Components Fabricated by Metal Additive Manufacturing Technology in Aeros	4