NDT & E International

Papers
(The median citation count of NDT & E International is 5. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board120
Non-contact near-field cavity perturbation method for quantitative dielectric measurement and metallic defect inspection57
FMCW THZ radar and X-ray analysis of wood properties: A comparative study56
Detection of indentation damage in carbon fiber/epoxy composites via EIT during the application of bending loads56
Improved detection of nonlinear waves in thin solid materials using a pulse-echo method based on nonlinear modeling of wave fields54
Instrumentation and testing for road condition monitoring – A state-of-the-art review52
Autonomous dynamic line-scan continuous-wave terahertz non-destructive inspection system combined with unsupervised exposure fusion52
Multi-energy X-ray images fusion method based on fuzzy entropy and sparse representation for complex castings52
Characterisation of composite skin–stiffener bonding interface and fine-defect evaluation using mono-pulse ultrasonic detection51
A thickness reduction testing method for ferromagnetic materials based on variable intensity DC magnetization51
Nondestructive dielectric measurement method for orientation distribution of liquid crystal polymers film46
Test on fouling detection of ballast based on infrared thermography46
Analyzing the permeability distribution of multilayered specimens using pulsed eddy-current testing with multi-scale 1D-ResNet41
A conjugate gradient weighted least squares reconstruction method with region of interest correction for cone-beam rotational computed laminography40
Minimum transmission events for fast ultrasonic TFM imaging: A comparative study39
Ensemble learning model for concrete delamination depth detection using impact echo38
Noncontact visualization of multiscale defects in CFRP composites using eddy current testing with T-R probe38
The design of high temperature EMATs to avoid irreversible magnetic losses37
Exploring high-frequency eddy-current testing for sub-aperture defect characterisation using parametric-manifold mapping37
Detection of defects in girth welded joints of tubular structure by circumferential feature-guided waves37
High-resolution non-destructive detection of grinding burns with NV diamond quantum magnetometer36
Accurate thickness evaluation of thermal barrier coatings using microwave resonator sensor34
One-dimensional photothermal characterization of subsurface interfaces utilizing the virtual wave concept34
Defects detection in weld joints based on visual attention and deep learning32
Simulated delaminations in thermal NDT standards and the concept of thermally equivalent defects32
An adaptive approach to non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of cast irons containing precipitated graphite particles with the help of magnetoacoustic emission31
Study on non-contact measurement method of resistance spot weld nugget diameter using laser ultrasonic technique31
Simultaneous nondestructive estimation of thickness and longitudinal wave velocity of adhesive layers in adhesive joints through air-coupled ultrasonic testing31
A non-destructive thermographic procedure for the evaluation of heat treatment in Usibor®1500 through the thermal diffusivity measurement31
In situ measurement of ultrasonic behavior during lap spot welding with laser ultrasonic method30
Ultrasonic defect characterization using Bayesian inversion and scattering matrix denoising neural networks30
Nonlinear/linear resonance ultrasound spectroscopy (N/RUS) of additively manufactured 316L stainless steel samples using in-contact and non-contact excitation30
Improved automatic defect detection from X-ray scans for aluminum conductor composite core wire based on modified Skip-GANomaly30
A novel moisture damage detection method for asphalt pavement from GPR signal with CWT and CNN28
Local wavenumber imaging with low-sampled wavefield for delamination characterization in composite plate28
Automated data evaluation in phased-array ultrasonic testing based on A-scan and feature training28
Ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation of additively manufactured wear coatings28
Quantitative study on the propagation characteristics of MFL signals of outer surface defects in long-distance oil and gas pipelines27
Ultrafast wide field-of-view ultrasonic diverging wave imaging based on delay p-th root and sum beamforming27
Anti-interference damage localization in composite overwrapped pressure vessels using machine learning and ultrasonic guided waves27
Long-term stability of laser processed reference samples for grinding burn detection with Barkhausen noise25
Predicting actual crack size through crack signal obtained by advanced Flexible Eddy Current Sensor using ResNet integrated with CBAM and Huber loss function25
Exploring high-energy X-ray phase-contrast microscopy at a diffraction-limited storage ring25
Automatic high depth-resolvability inspection of TBC debonding defects using nonlinear frequency modulation photothermal radar25
RCF crack direction assessment in moving ferromagnetic material by DC electromagnetic NDT technique24
High performance simulation of ultrasound inspection of porosity in additive manufactured parts24
Determination of the softening point and temperature interval of asphalt mixture for the healing process based on the contactless nonlinear ultrasonic method24
NDE 4.0: Progress, promise, and its role to industry 4.023
Comparisons of second- and third-order ultrasonic nonlinearity parameters measured using through-transmission and pulse-echo methods23
Recent development of alternating current field measurement technology for defects detection: A review23
High fidelity ultrasonic measurements for defect detection and characterisation23
Integration of multiple wall thinning parameters into the probability of detection analysis for long-range pipe inspection using microwaves23
Reference-free fatigue crack detection using deep long short-term memory network (DLSTM) and nonlinear ultrasonic modulation23
Three-dimensional super-resolution crack imaging in industrial manufactured components: A truncated correlation photothermal coherence tomography approach23
Acoustic emission-based weld crack leakage monitoring via FGI and MCCF-CondenseNet convolutional neural network23
On the existence of zero-group velocity modes in free rails: Modeling and experiments23
A novel reference-free technique for processing one-sided thermal NDT results in the time domain23
A novel force-temperature model for evaluating internal forces in CFRP by means of infrared thermography23
Localization and shape determination of a hidden corridor in the Great Pyramid of Giza using non-destructive testing22
Temper embrittlement in HY-80 steel: Microstructure, magnetic and microhardness properties22
Magnetic particle inspection: Status, advances, and challenges — Demands for automatic non-destructive testing22
Finite element analysis of wave propagation in austenitic stainless steel welds with three-dimensional solidification structures predicted by cellular automaton method22
On the use of a linear array EMAT for remote thickness gauging using the reflected modes on a steel pipe22
Early detection of high temperature hydrogen attack using the ultrasonic full matrix capture and advanced post-processing methods22
Comparisons of ray and finite element simulations of ultrasonic wave fields in smoothly inhomogeneous austenitic welds of thick-walled components22
Monitoring the fracture process of concrete during splitting using integrated ultrasonic coda wave interferometry, digital image correlation and X-ray micro-computed tomography21
3D modeling of pulsed thermal NDT: Back to basic features and subtle phenomena21
Influence of tensile stress on magnetic flux leakage signal of ferromagnetic steel after overcoming initial magnetization disturbance21
Debonding detection of FRP-strengthened reinforced concrete using a novel amplitude modulated vibro-acoustic method21
Translation of MFL and UT data by using generative adversarial networks: A comparative study21
Analytical insight into local defect resonance induced by disbond in multilayered structures21
Ultrasonic immersion testing of residual stress in plates using collinear Lamb wave mixing technique21
Characterization of semi-infinite inhomogeneous delaminations using lock-in thermography21
Convolutional neural networks for ultrasound corrosion profile time series regression21
Research on magnetic memory inspection signal characteristics of multi-parameter coupling pipeline welds21
The volumetric ultrasound imaging strategy for quantification of the defects in concrete based on the optimized cumulative kurtosis method21
Evidence for contributions of lack-of-fusion defects and dislocations to acoustic nonlinearity and loss in additively manufactured aluminum20
An enhancement algorithm based on multi-grayscale fusion and edge-weight for low contrast X-ray image20
Towards a multi-fidelity deep learning framework for a fast and realistic generation of ultrasonic multi-modal Total Focusing Method images in complex geometries20
Identification of crack orientation in electrically conductive materials using eddy current testing powered by rotational directive filter20
Reliability and failure modelling of microelectronic packages based on ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation data19
Characterisation and evaluation of paint-coated marine corrosion in carbon steel using eddy current pulsed thermography19
Non-collinear wave mixing to determine physical ageing in PVC pipelines19
High-temperature EMAT with double-coil configuration generates shear and longitudinal wave modes in paramagnetic steel19
Non-destructive procedure to determine residual stresses and white layers in hole making operations19
Quantitative assessment of heavy-duty anticorrosion coating thickness via near-infrared measurements19
Non-contact stress-strain characterization of aluminum alloy by laser-induced thermal-wave radar (LTR) imaging19
RHiREM: Intelligent diagnostic framework for pipeline Eddy Current Internal Inspection based on reinforcement learning with hierarchical reward exploration mechanism19
Detection of air- and water-filled cavities beneath concrete plate using electromagnetic and acoustic waves19
Off-the-shelf UHF RFID-based sensors for corrosion characterization of coated steel18
Terahertz spectroscopy and effective medium theory for thickness measurement of adhesive bonds18
Inverse identification of pipeline steel mechanical state by means of coupled magnetic measurements and artificial neural networks18
Thermal compensation of ultrasonic transmit and receive data for steel welded plates at the point of manufacture18
Micro-magnetic non-destructive characterization of multi-clad array coating of FeCoCrNiMo high entropy alloy in laser cladding18
Thermal conductivity assessment of wood using micro computed tomography based finite element analysis (μCT-based FEA)18
Data fusion of multi-view plane wave imaging for nozzle weld inspection18
Discretized tensor-based model of total focusing method: A sparse regularization approach for enhanced ultrasonic phased array imaging18
Infrared thermography detection of grouting defects in external post-tensioned tendon ducts under construction hydration heat excitation18
Characterization of optimal healing efficiency based on a new nonlinear ultrasonic method for the process of gradient heating healing in asphalt mixture17
Utilizing non-specular reflection of bounded ultrasonic beams for assessing damage in solid plates17
The realisation of fast X-ray computed tomography using a limited number of projection images for dimensional metrology17
Wedge two-layer medium ultrasonic plane wave compounding imaging based on sign multiply coherence factor combined with delay multiply and sum beamforming17
Phase estimation via riesz transform in laser speckle interferometry for large-area damage imaging17
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Distinguishing evaluation of plastic deformation and fatigue damage using pulsed eddy current testing17
Carburization depth evaluation from magnetic nondestructive testing17
Dipole modelling of temperature-dependent magnetic flux leakage17
Time of flight diffraction for rough planar defects17
Probability based damage detection on a composite fuselage panel based on large data set of guided wave signals17
Improving the industrial defect recognition in radiographic testing by pre-training on medical radiographs17
A simple conductivity measurement method using a peak-frequency feature of ferrite-cored eddy current sensor16
PHM-IRNET: Self-training thermal segmentation approach for thermographic inspection of industrial components16
Influence of duty ratio of a pattern source on laser generation of Lamb waves16
In-situ NDT CT image restoration method for concrete based on deep learning by modeling non-ideal focal spot16
Enhancing resistance to low-velocity impact of electrospun-manufactured interlayer-strengthened CFRP by using infrared thermography16
A scheme for a priori generation of the optical patterns for magnetic nanoemulsion based defect detection in carbon steel specimens16
Geometric artifacts correction of equiangular fan-beam industrial CT system16
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Metallic material microstructure grain size measurements from backscattering signals in ultrasonic array data sets16
Evaluation of thermal damaged die steel through magnetic emission technique16
Characterization of water content and inspection of delamination in spruce, oak and meranti woods after pyrolysis processing using a new terahertz time-domain spectroscopy method16
Simple and robust methodology of defect thermal characterization based on thermal quadrupoles and polynomial approximation16
Automated weld defect segmentation from phased array ultrasonic data based on U-net architecture15
Non-destructive estimation of mechanical properties in Usibor® 1500 via thermal diffusivity measurements: A thermographic procedure15
Experimental investigation on detection of coating debonds in thermal barrier coatings using vibrothermography with a piezoceramic actuator15
Defect imaging via adjoint-state-based Reverse-time Migration15
Passive wall thickness monitoring using acoustic emission excitation15
Classification and evaluation for nearside/backside defect via magnetic flux leakage: A dual probe design with SVM and PSO intelligence algorithms15
Optimization of selection matrix capture for micro defects laser ultrasound imaging using multi-parameter genetic algorithm15
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Nondestructive parameter identification technique of ultra-light CFRC corrugated sandwich cylinder15
Novel non-destructive technique for detecting the weld fusion zone using a filler wire of high x-ray contrast15
A comparison of methods for generating synthetic training data for domain adaption of deep learning models in ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation15
A generic time-frequency analysis-based signal processing and imaging approach for air-coupled ultrasonic testing15
Pseudo-noise pulse-compression thermography: A powerful tool for time-domain thermography analysis15
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Approach to weld segmentation and defect classification in radiographic images of pipe welds15
Context and scale-aware YOLO for welding defect detection15
A technique for medium-range through-thickness focusing using Lamb waves15
Effect of light source wavelength on surface defect imaging in deep-water concrete dams15
Reliability assessment of guided wave damage localization with deep learning uncertainty quantification methods15
Analysis of step-heating thermography methods for defect depth prediction14
Ultrasonic characterization of elastic constants of plasma sprayed Al2O3 coatings based on simulated annealing algorithm14
Analytical modeling and non-dimensionalization study for endoscopic ultrasound acoustic field in tubular structure14
Data-driven inversion model of asphalt pavement dielectric constant based on the forward simulation of composite materials14
Wall thinning quantification with a lift-off distance for ferromagnetic structures using pulsed ECT equipped with ICA-Gauss filter and Hough Transform14
Quantification of porosity in composite plates using planar X-ray phase contrast imaging14
Uncertainty quantification in super-resolution guided wave array imaging using a variational Bayesian deep learning approach14
Interface stiffness identification of rough and weak bonded interface using developed ultrasonic reflection phase derivative spectrum14
Defect identification method for capacitive-inductive dual-mode sensors with lift-off interference14
Damage assessment in L-shaped bends by nonlinear feature guided waves14
Comparative analysis of infrared thermography processing techniques for roadways’ sub-pavement voids detection14
Two-stage residual networks for damage identification and location of stiffened composite panel based on guided waves14
Image resolution enhancement method of scanning acoustic microscope for semiconductor inspection14
In-situ dynamic monitoring of phase transformation in steels using a multi-frequency electromagnetic sensor13
A percussion method with attention mechanism and feature aggregation for detecting internal cavities in timber13
A pulsed eddy current testing method for relative thickness of ferromagnetic components considering local hysteresis characteristics13
Cryo-ultrasonic testing of curved components13
A weak bias-magnetized dynamic permeability testing method for detecting and distinguishing inner and outer diameter defects in gas pipelines13
X-ray detection of ceramic packaging chip solder defects based on improved YOLOv513
Highlighting anomalies in ultrasonic scan data by Shannon Information processing13
Analyzing probability of detection as a function of defect size and depth in pulsed IR thermography13
A new methodology of non-destructive testing in a set of two parallel immersed plates using time reversal process and leaky Lamb waves13
Feature extraction and evaluation for quantitative prediction of hardness in bearing steel based on magnetic Barkhausen noise13
Rail crack size measurement based on magneto-optical imaging in multi-layer lift-off13
A comparison of non-linear optimisation algorithms for recovering the conductivity depth profile of an electrically conductive block using eddy current inspection13
Advanced detection and reconstruction of welding defects in irregular geometries using eddy current pulsed thermography13
Detection of heavy-duty anticorrosion coating deterioration using near-infrared spectral characteristics13
Profile reconstruction of irregular planar defects by mirrored composite-mode total focusing method13
Quantitative evaluation of interfacial layer properties in bimetallic composite circular tubes using bounded ultrasonic beam scattering methodology13
Comprehensive study on microwave inspection of internal pipe wall thinning: Discontinuities, reflections and signals12
Ice matrix composites for Cryo-ultrasonic testing12
Asphalt pavement characterization by GPR using an air-coupled antenna array12
The use of a swept frequency alternating current potential difference method for identifying local geometric features within prismatic conductors12
Nondestructive characterization of contaminant-induced material softening in epoxy polymers using nonlinear ultrasonic measurements12
Experimental study on leakage detection of grassed earth dam by passive infrared thermography12
Optimization of ultrasonic tomography in concrete using non-linear paths through bio-inspired algorithms12
Alternative data evaluation methodology for infrared thermography analogous to the Shock Response Spectrum analysis method12
Magneto-optical imaging nondestructive testing of welding defects based on image fusion12
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Beam-hardening corrections through a polychromatic projection model integrated to an iterative reconstruction algorithm12
High precision thickness evaluation of thermal barrier coating with high frequency eddy current testing method12
Surface defect characterization and depth identification of CFRP material by laser line scanning12
Characterisation of coherent ultrasonic nonlinear imaging12
Characterization of electro-adhesion using surface waves generated and detected by Laser-Ultrasonics12
Reciprocity in laser ultrasound revisited: Is wavefield characterization by scanning laser excitation strictly reciprocal to that by scanning laser detection?12
Unpaved road characterization during rainfall scenario: Electromagnetic wave and cone penetration assessment12
Defect detectability assessment of notches in a self-piercing rivet using X-ray computed tomography12
Thickness evaluations for thin coatings using laser scanning thermography12
Ultrasonic phased array phase shift migration imaging of irregular surface components using attenuation compensation and anti-aliasing technique12
Characterization of guided wave in thermal protection system and debonding detection using laser-generated guided wave12
Spatial imaging of stratified heterogeneous microstructures: determination of the hardness penetration depth in thermally treated steel parts by laser ultrasound11
Transient eddy current response to pulsed eddy current testing inside a ferromagnetic casing11
Interactive defect segmentation in welding radiographic images based on artificial features fusion11
Damage detection in a laboratory-scale wellbore applying Time Reversal and Nonlinear Elastic Wave Spectroscopy (TR NEWS)11
IMU-assisted robotic structured light sensing with featureless registration under uncertainties for pipeline inspection11
Exploring technological innovations in employing structural health monitoring for glass11
A size-distinguishing miniature electromagnetic tomography sensor for small object detection11
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Research on 3D ground penetrating radar deep underground cavity identification algorithm in urban roads using multi-dimensional time-frequency features11
Generalized multifrequency fusion algorithm for defect detection in eddy current inspection data11
A phased array ultrasonic-based enhanced strategy of critically refracted longitudinal (LCR) wave technique11
Research on non-destructive testing of stress in ferromagnetic components based on metal magnetic memory and the Barkhausen effect11
Non-Destructive methodology for the evaluation of residual stresses by using Active Infrared Thermography measurements11
Microwave imaging sensor system using metamaterial lens for subwavelength resolution11
Time-domain analytical solutions to pulsed eddy current model of moving cylindrical conductor11
Miniaturized multi-modality field-ready sensing system for defect detection of CFRP materials11
Elaboration of a damage monitor and assessment approach for in-situ asphalt pavement layer using portable seismic property analyzer (PSPA)11
Bicharacteristic probability of detection of crack under multi-factor influences using alternating current field measurement technique11
Double active transient thermography11
Material parameter inversion using cross-entropy optimization based on Lamb Wave dispersion spectra11
In-line detection of pouch foil damage in batteries during manufacturing using lamb waves11
Determination of the magnetic signature due to the presence of a nonlinear material property gradient in a nickel-based superalloy by thermoelectric means11
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Deep learning in automated ultrasonic NDE – Developments, axioms and opportunities10
Development of a wireless multichannel miniature impedance measurement system and its application for bolt loosening detection10
Characterization of nonlinear ultrasonic waves behavior while interacting with poor interlayer bonds in large-scale additive manufactured materials10
Ultrasonic multi-view data merging using the vector coherence factor10
Quality assessment of SUS316L fabricated by metal additive manufacturing with eddy current inspection10
Old but not obsolete: Dimensional analysis in nondestructive testing and evaluation10
Practical limits of pulsed thermal NDT: The concept of additive/multiplicative noise10
An eddy current convergence probe with copper core and single detection coil to detect flaws on aluminum plates10
Bearing steels with grinding burns studied by Barkhausen noise and advanced microscopy techniques – Role of carbides stability in steel performance10
Acoustic emission signal characteristics of crack and porosity defects formation during laser cladding WC/Fe313 coatings10
A portable fiber laser thermography system with beam homogenizing for CFRP inspection10
Ultrasonic tomographic reconstruction of local fiber orientation in multi-layer composites using Gabor filter-based information diagram method10
Detectability of delamination in laminated CFRPs with diverse stacking sequences using eddy current method with T-R pancake coil10
Transformation of the rotating eddy current testing signal at the desired eddy current orientation10
Laboratory validation of in-pipe pulsed thermography in the rapid assessment of external pipe wall thinning in buried metallic utilities10
Non-destructive investigation of thermophysical properties on the China's space station: In-orbit experiment measurements and analysis10
Ultrasonic measurement of oil film thickness in a four-layer structure for applications including sliding bearings with a thin coating10
Bayesian data fusion of eddy current testing for flaw characterization with uncertainty evaluation10
Characterization of surface properties of a circular tube using nonlinear circumferential guided wave10
Quantitative evaluation of fatigue cracks on compressor blades using laser ultrasonic technology under high-temperature conditions10
Going deeper on magneto-optical Faraday effect analysis to detect fatigue crack with high-spatial resolution for non-destructive inspection9
Feasibility of hyperspectral sensing for detection of early stages of corrosion in structural steel9
Assessment of planar NDE methods for damage in open hole carbon fibre laminates9
Ultrasonic defect characterization using time-domain scattering matrices and convolutional sparse coding9
Non-destructive evaluation of corrosion degree of thermal barrier coatings using fluorescence9
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Edge-reflected lamb wave exploitation for defect localization in square orthotropic CFRP laminates9
In situ nonlinear ultrasonic characterization of slip irreversibility and material hardening in stainless steel 316L9
An anisotropic alternating regularization-based reconstruction algorithm for cone beam computed laminography9
Near-field measurements for wood anisotropy using cavity-backed slot antennas9
Frequency dependent amplitude response of different couplant materials for mounting piezoelectric sensors9
A comparison of X-ray attenuation, differential phase, and dark-field contrast imaging for the detection of porosity in carbon fiber reinforced cyanate ester9
Intelligent denoise laser ultrasonic imaging for inspection of selective laser melting components with rough surface9
Ultrasonic inspection of sludge accumulated in plastic pipes using meta-slab mode-converting wedge transducers9
On the ultrasonic characterization of the stacking sequence of CFRP laminates9
A study on fatigue life evaluation of 42CrMo steel under cyclic loading based on metal magnetic memory method9
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