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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Review of ultrasonic vibration-assisted machining in advanced materials	391
Powder Bed Fusion of nickel-based superalloys: A review	241
Surface integrity in metal machining - Part I: Fundamentals of surface characteristics and formation mechanisms	206
Progress and perspectives in laser additive manufacturing of key aeroengine materials	190
Phase transition and plastic deformation mechanisms induced by self-rotating grinding of GaN single crystals	160
Advances in micro milling: From tool fabrication to process outcomes	151
Science and art of ductile grinding of brittle solids	149
Surface integrity in metal machining - Part II: Functional performance	142
Advancements in material removal mechanism and surface integrity of high speed metal cutting: A review	139
Compliant grinding and polishing: A review	135
On the relationship between cutting forces and anisotropy features in the milling of LPBF Inconel 718 for near net shape parts	109
Additive manufacturing of bio-inspired multi-scale hierarchically strengthened lattice structures	87
Temperature effect on the material removal mechanism of soft-brittle crystals at nano/micron scale	77
In situ X-ray imaging of pore formation mechanisms and dynamics in laser powder-blown directed energy deposition additive manufacturing	76
Size effects in multi-scale materials processing and manufacturing	73
Towards understanding the machining mechanism of the atomic force microscopy tip-based nanomilling process	72
Systematic review on tool breakage monitoring techniques in machining operations	70
The state of the art for numerical simulations of the effect of the microstructure and its evolution in the metal-cutting processes	68
Post-processing of additively manufactured metallic alloys – A review	66
Surface generation of tungsten carbide in laser-assisted diamond turning	63
Review on field assisted metal additive manufacturing	60
Direct observations of tribological behavior in cutting with textured cutting tools	59
Surface and subsurface damage of reaction-bonded silicon carbide induced by electrical discharge diamond grinding	57
Vaporization of alloying elements and explosion behavior during laser powder bed fusion of Cu–10Zn alloy	56
High deposition rate powder- and wire-based laser directed energy deposition of metallic materials: A review	56

Analytical springback assessment in flexible stretch bending of complex shapes	54
Progressive developments, challenges and future trends in laser shock peening of metallic materials and alloys: A comprehensive review	53
Influence of grit geometry and fibre orientation on the abrasive material removal mechanisms of SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs)	52
Machine tool calibration: Measurement, modeling, and compensation of machine tool errors	52
Tracking error prediction informed motion control of a parallel machine tool for high-performance machining	52
Surface texture formation mechanism based on the ultrasonic vibration-assisted grinding process	50
Effect of joint interfacial contact stiffness on structural dynamics of ultra-precision machine tool	49
Geometric errors identification considering rigid-body motion constraint for rotary axis of multi-axis machine tool using a tracking interferometer	47
Recent progress on the additive manufacturing of aluminum alloys and aluminum matrix composites: Microstructure, properties, and applications	47
Adaptive shearing-gradient thickening polishing (AS-GTP) and subsurface damage inhibition	46
Effects of rotation tool-induced heat and material flow behaviour on friction stir lapped Al/steel joint formation and resultant microstructure	45
Novel magic angle-step state and mechanism for restraining the path ripple of magnetorheological finishing	45
Deterioration of form accuracy induced by servo dynamics errors and real-time compensation for slow tool servo diamond turning of complex-shaped optics	45
Microstructure and residual stress modulation of 7075 aluminum alloy for improving fatigue performance by laser shock peening	45
Mechanical properties estimation of additively manufactured metal components using femtosecond laser ultrasonics and laser polishing	45
Wire electrochemical micromachining: An overview	43
Surface integrity and material removal mechanisms in high-speed grinding of Al/SiCp metal matrix composites	43
A tool-based hybrid laser-electrochemical micromachining process: Experimental investigations and synergistic effects	43
Nanometric cutting: Mechanisms, practices and future perspectives	42
In-situ synthesised interlayer enhances bonding strength in additively manufactured multi-material hybrid tooling	42
Towards understanding the thermal history of microstructural surface deformation when cutting a next generation powder metallurgy nickel-base superalloy	42
Oriented structure of short fiber reinforced polymer composites processed by selective laser sintering: The role of powder-spreading process	41
Surface formation in laser-assisted grinding high-strength alloys	41
Region adaptive scheduling for time-dependent processes with optimal use of machine dynamics	41
Multi-material additive manufacturing of a bio-inspired layered ceramic/metal structure: Formation mechanisms and mechanical properties	40
Multiscale modeling of coupling mechanisms in electrically assisted deformation of ultrathin sheets: An example on a nickel-based superalloy	40
Review of additive electrochemical micro-manufacturing technology	39
Origin of material removal mechanism in shear thickening-chemical polishing	39
Electroplasticity in electrically-assisted forming: Process phenomena, performances and modelling	38
Clarification of the effect of temperature and strain rate on workpiece deformation behaviour in metal forming processes	38
The role of microstructural characteristics of additively manufactured Alloy 718 on tool wear in machining	35
A machining test to evaluate thermal influence on the kinematics of a five-axis machine tool	35
Plasma-assisted electrochemical machining of microtools and microstructures	34
Breaking bending limit of difficult-to-form titanium tubes by differential heating-based reconstruction of neutral layer shifting	34
Laser aided additive manufacturing of spatially heterostructured steels	33
A comparative study on deformation mechanisms, microstructures and mechanical properties of wide thin-ribbed sections formed by sideways and forward extrusion	33
Revealing melt flow instabilities in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing of aluminum alloy via in-situ high-speed X-ray imaging	32
Deformation mode and wall thickness variation in conventional spinning of metal sheets	32
An efficient approach for atomic-scale polishing of single-crystal silicon via plasma-based atom-selective etching	32
In-depth understanding of material flow behavior and refinement mechanism during bobbin tool friction stir welding	32
Laser processing of freeform surfaces: A new approach based on an efficient workpiece partitioning strategy	31
Investigation of formability, microstructures and post-forming mechanical properties of heat-treatable aluminum alloys subjected to pre-aged hardening warm forming	29
A novel self-centring drill bit design for low-trauma bone drilling	28
An inner-field uniform pressure actuator with high performance and its application to titanium bipolar plate forming	28
Electrochemical jet manufacturing technology: From fundamentals to application	28
Fabrication of micro-reentrant structures by liquid/gas interface shape-regulated electrochemical deposition	28
Generic three-dimensional model of freeform surface polishing with non-Newtonian fluids	28
Unravelling the ultrasonic effect on residual stress and microstructure in dissimilar ultrasonic-assisted friction stir welding of Al/Mg alloys	28