OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of NDT & E International is 26. 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
An automatic welding defect location algorithm based on deep learning	77
Deep learning in automated ultrasonic NDE – Developments, axioms and opportunities	61
Effect of tensile stress on metal magnetic memory signals during on-line measurement in ferromagnetic steel	47
Measurement of coating thickness using lift-off point of intersection features from pulsed eddy current signals	45
Rapid detection of cracks in the rail foot by ultrasonic B-scan imaging using a shear horizontal guided wave electromagnetic acoustic transducer	44
Nondestructive evaluation of thermal barrier coating thickness degradation using pulsed IR thermography and THz-TDS measurements: A comparative study	44
Defect sizing in guided wave imaging structural health monitoring using convolutional neural networks	42
Depth quantification of rolling contact fatigue crack using skewness of eddy current pulsed thermography in stationary and scanning modes	39
Efficient Lamb-wave based damage imaging using multiple sparse Bayesian learning in composite laminates	38
Phased array ultrasonic imaging using angle beam virtual source full matrix capture-total focusing method	36
Automated defect detection for ultrasonic inspection of CFRP aircraft components	35
Super-resolution visualization of subwavelength defects via deep learning-enhanced ultrasonic beamforming: A proof-of-principle study	35
Experimental investigation of the surface corrosion damage in plates based on nonlinear Lamb wave methods	35
Enhanced sizing for surface cracks in welded tubular joints using ultrasonic phased array and image processing	32
Using ResNets to perform automated defect detection for Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection	31
Detection of circumferential cracks in heat exchanger tubes using pulsed eddy current testing	30
Quantifying the lowest remnant thickness using a novel broadband wavelength and frequency EMAT utilizing the cut-off property of guided waves	30
2D-wavelet wavenumber filtering for structural damage detection using full steady-state wavefield laser scanning	29
Debonding detection in rebar-reinforced concrete structures using second harmonic generation of longitudinal guided wave	29
Automatic defect depth estimation for ultrasonic testing in carbon fiber reinforced composites using deep learning	28
Full factorial analysis of the accuracy of automated quantification of hidden defects in an anisotropic carbon fibre reinforced composite shell using pulse phase thermography	28
Damage quantification in an aluminium-CFRP composite structure using guided wave wavenumber mapping: Comparison of instantaneous and local wavenumber analyses	28
Evaluation of subsurface defects in metallic structures using laser ultrasonic technique and genetic algorithm-back propagation neural network	27
Automatic delamination segmentation for bridge deck based on encoder-decoder deep learning through UAV-based thermography	27
Multi-resolution non-contact damage detection in complex-shaped composite laminates using ultrasound	27

Laser ultrasonics for defect evaluation on coated railway axles