OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Sensors and Actuators A-Physical is 52. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Denoising of ultra-low temperature vibration sensors based on variational modal decomposition by Chicken Swarm Optimization	301
On-demand electrostatic droplet splitting and coalescence by corona discharge	191
A self-powered metamaterial augmented nanogenerator for low-frequency acoustic telecommunication	149
Characterization and dynamic Coulomb friction model of magnetorheological elastomer properties in the low frequency range	144
MoSe2xTe2–2x alloy for hydrogen gas detection	130
Flip-chip technology at room temperature: A new design of microtube-based interconnect for improved mechanical and electrical properties	126
Exceptional point sensing via energy loss profile in a non-Hermitian system	111
Monitoring rail track bolt loosening using fiber-optic distributed acoustic sensing	110
Frequency and damping analysis of hexagonal microcantilever beams	110
Micro quartz crystal tuning fork based photothermal spectroscopy for trace gas detection	109
Investigation of PLA/ZnO nanofibers for piezoelectric and nerve regeneration applications	104
Real-time lead detection device based on nanomaterials modified microwave-microfluidic sensor	100
FBG-based sensing system to improve tactile sensitivity of robotic manipulators working in unstructured environments	95
Ultrasonic monitoring of hydration behavior of cement paste doped with triethanolamine using novel piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer	94
Miniature fiber-optic temperature sensors using PDMS-coated surface plasmon resonance microcavities	91
Fabrication of MAPbI3 perovskite/Si heterojunction photodetector arrays for image sensing application	83
Inhomogeneous heterojunction performance of Zr/diamond Schottky diode with Gaussian distribution of barrier heights for high sensitivity temperature sensor	83
Preparation and gas sensing properties of ZnO/MXene composite nanomaterials	82
Development of a real-time total suspended particle mass concentration measurement system based on light scattering for monitoring fugitive dust in construction sites	80
Liquid metal-enhanced composite conductive ink with improved electrical stability and durability for flexible electronics	79
Hysteresis compensation in temperature response of fiber Bragg grating thermometers using dynamic regression	77
Optical fiber acoustic sensor with gold diaphragm based Fabry-Perot interferometer	76
Preparation of PVA/CNTs film with high stability and humidity sensitivity based on multiple process	73
Design, modeling, and control of magnetically actuated rod-like soft robots: Propulsion in free space with viscous fluids and navigation in confined geometries	71
A 2-DOF lightweight piezoelectric gimbal with cross-scale and power-off locking capabilities	71

Laser confined printing of microstructured MXene-graphene film for highly sensitive flexible pressure sensor	69
A liquid-metal-enhanced triboelectric biomimetic whisker sensor aiming at underwater flow velocity measurement and collision detection	69
SnapE-ResNet: A novel electronic nose classification algorithm for gas data collected by open sampling systems	68
Carbon nanotube-based nanocomposite electrodes using a water-soluble PEDOT derivative for high-performance actuators	67
Phononic crystal-based pH sensing and its classification with machine learning	67
Development and applications of an unplugged robotic actuator based on 4D printed hydrogel	66
A 3D flexible piezoresistive sensor based on surface-filled graphene nanosheets conductive layer	65
Time-averaged interference fringe analysis: A quantitative study of nanomembrane vibration dynamics	64
Development of shape-recovering modular textile actuators using SMAs and PDMS	64
Recent progress in blood flow sensing	64
Optimization of linearity of piezoresistive pressure sensor based on pade approximation	63
A long-short motion strategy with feedforward compensation for the long-stroke inchworm piezoelectric motor driven by the bender-type actuators	63
3D-printed sensor design based on metamaterial absorber for characterization of solid and liquid materials	62
Using a flexible substrate to enhance the sensitivity of dielectric elastomer force sensors	62
Flexible temperature sensors based on optimized paper/Cu/Al2O3 and graphene/PVDF composite sensing layers	62
Synergistic interface and oxygen vacancy effects in CsPbBr3/Co3O4 heterojunctions for room-temperature ethylene glycol sensing	62
Ultra-sensitive strain sensor with film-nanowire double layers for health monitoring and smart clothing	62
Portable surface acoustic wave device platform coupled with a paper-based capillary fluidics for real-time biosensing applications	59
Wearable multi-sensor data fusion approach for human activity recognition using machine learning algorithms	59
Dual-mode Shear Horizontal / Rayleigh-like surface-acoustic-wave configuration on lithium niobate 64° Y-cut	57
A facile method for fabricating humidity-sensitive bilayer actuators with programmable deformation	56
Effect of silver doping on sol-gel synthesized RuAgxOy-based extended-gate field-effect transistor flexible sensor device	56
Dark background correction of the infrared detector for hyperspectral remote sensing application	55
Tailoring polypyrrole film characteristics with multi-step oxygen plasma treatment for high-performance strain sensors: Impact on bonding, microstructure, and electrical responsivity	54
Design and analysis of thermoelectric energy harvester with 85.6% peak end-to-end efficiency and 38 mV self-startup using 4.13 mΩ/°C indirect temperature dependent MPPT	53
Study on ethanol driven by alternating current electroosmosis in microchannels	53
Dual magnet solenoid actuator: Practical applications	53
An Augmented Reality tourniquet tightening trainer for peripheral venepuncture	52