OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture is 28. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Powder Bed Fusion of nickel-based superalloys: A review	275
Surface integrity in metal machining - Part I: Fundamentals of surface characteristics and formation mechanisms	226
Progress and perspectives in laser additive manufacturing of key aeroengine materials	213
Phase transition and plastic deformation mechanisms induced by self-rotating grinding of GaN single crystals	177
Science and art of ductile grinding of brittle solids	165
Advances in micro milling: From tool fabrication to process outcomes	161
Surface integrity in metal machining - Part II: Functional performance	158
Advancements in material removal mechanism and surface integrity of high speed metal cutting: A review	148
Compliant grinding and polishing: A review	147
On the relationship between cutting forces and anisotropy features in the milling of LPBF Inconel 718 for near net shape parts	114
Additive manufacturing of bio-inspired multi-scale hierarchically strengthened lattice structures	100
Systematic review on tool breakage monitoring techniques in machining operations	84
In situ X-ray imaging of pore formation mechanisms and dynamics in laser powder-blown directed energy deposition additive manufacturing	83
Progressive developments, challenges and future trends in laser shock peening of metallic materials and alloys: A comprehensive review	83
Post-processing of additively manufactured metallic alloys – A review	82
Temperature effect on the material removal mechanism of soft-brittle crystals at nano/micron scale	80
Size effects in multi-scale materials processing and manufacturing	80
Review on field assisted metal additive manufacturing	79
Towards understanding the machining mechanism of the atomic force microscopy tip-based nanomilling process	78
The state of the art for numerical simulations of the effect of the microstructure and its evolution in the metal-cutting processes	74
Surface generation of tungsten carbide in laser-assisted diamond turning	74
Machine tool calibration: Measurement, modeling, and compensation of machine tool errors	67
High deposition rate powder- and wire-based laser directed energy deposition of metallic materials: A review	67
Recent progress on the additive manufacturing of aluminum alloys and aluminum matrix composites: Microstructure, properties, and applications	66
Analytical springback assessment in flexible stretch bending of complex shapes	61

Vaporization of alloying elements and explosion behavior during laser powder bed fusion of Cu–10Zn alloy	60
Direct observations of tribological behavior in cutting with textured cutting tools	59
Microstructure and residual stress modulation of 7075 aluminum alloy for improving fatigue performance by laser shock peening	58
Tracking error prediction informed motion control of a parallel machine tool for high-performance machining	57
Effect of joint interfacial contact stiffness on structural dynamics of ultra-precision machine tool	53
Nanometric cutting: Mechanisms, practices and future perspectives	52
Effects of rotation tool-induced heat and material flow behaviour on friction stir lapped Al/steel joint formation and resultant microstructure	51
Surface integrity and material removal mechanisms in high-speed grinding of Al/SiCp metal matrix composites	51
Oriented structure of short fiber reinforced polymer composites processed by selective laser sintering: The role of powder-spreading process	49
Adaptive shearing-gradient thickening polishing (AS-GTP) and subsurface damage inhibition	49
Mechanical properties estimation of additively manufactured metal components using femtosecond laser ultrasonics and laser polishing	49
Novel magic angle-step state and mechanism for restraining the path ripple of magnetorheological finishing	49
Geometric errors identification considering rigid-body motion constraint for rotary axis of multi-axis machine tool using a tracking interferometer	47
Review of additive electrochemical micro-manufacturing technology	47
Multiscale modeling of coupling mechanisms in electrically assisted deformation of ultrathin sheets: An example on a nickel-based superalloy	45
Surface formation in laser-assisted grinding high-strength alloys	45
Multi-material additive manufacturing of a bio-inspired layered ceramic/metal structure: Formation mechanisms and mechanical properties	45
Towards understanding the thermal history of microstructural surface deformation when cutting a next generation powder metallurgy nickel-base superalloy	44
Electroplasticity in electrically-assisted forming: Process phenomena, performances and modelling	43
Clarification of the effect of temperature and strain rate on workpiece deformation behaviour in metal forming processes	42
Origin of material removal mechanism in shear thickening-chemical polishing	41
A machining test to evaluate thermal influence on the kinematics of a five-axis machine tool	38
Laser aided additive manufacturing of spatially heterostructured steels	38
An efficient approach for atomic-scale polishing of single-crystal silicon via plasma-based atom-selective etching	37
Ni–Ti multicell interlacing Gyroid lattice structures with ultra-high hyperelastic response fabricated by laser powder bed fusion	37
In-depth understanding of material flow behavior and refinement mechanism during bobbin tool friction stir welding	37
Electrochemical jet manufacturing technology: From fundamentals to application	36
The role of microstructural characteristics of additively manufactured Alloy 718 on tool wear in machining	35
Breaking bending limit of difficult-to-form titanium tubes by differential heating-based reconstruction of neutral layer shifting	35
Deformation mode and wall thickness variation in conventional spinning of metal sheets	35
A comparative study on deformation mechanisms, microstructures and mechanical properties of wide thin-ribbed sections formed by sideways and forward extrusion	35
Revealing melt flow instabilities in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing of aluminum alloy via in-situ high-speed X-ray imaging	34
Unravelling the ultrasonic effect on residual stress and microstructure in dissimilar ultrasonic-assisted friction stir welding of Al/Mg alloys	33
Investigation of formability, microstructures and post-forming mechanical properties of heat-treatable aluminum alloys subjected to pre-aged hardening warm forming	33
Characterization of material strain and thermal softening effects in the cutting process	31
Generic three-dimensional model of freeform surface polishing with non-Newtonian fluids	30
Physics-informed Bayesian inference for milling stability analysis	30
Fabrication of micro-reentrant structures by liquid/gas interface shape-regulated electrochemical deposition	30
Advances in machining of hard tissues – From material removal mechanisms to tooling solutions	30
What micro-mechanical testing can reveal about machining processes	29
Gradient microstructure and prominent performance of wire-arc directed energy deposited magnesium alloy via laser shock peening	29
A material point method based investigation on crack classification and transformation induced by grit geometry during scratching silicon carbide	29
Deformation behavior of 5052 aluminum alloy sheets during electromagnetic hydraulic forming	28
Investigation of mass transfer inside micro structures and its effect on replication accuracy in precision micro electroforming	28
Femtosecond laser polishing with high pulse frequency for improving performance of specialised aerospace material systems: MCrAlY coatings in thermal barrier coating system	28
Analytical modelling method for thermal balancing design of machine tool structural components	28