OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Rapid Prototyping Journal 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Additive manufacturing a powerful tool for the aerospace industry	124
A review of 3D printing processes and materials for soft robotics	115
An overview of fused deposition modelling (FDM): research, development and process optimisation	73
Experimental study of surface roughness, dimensional accuracy and time of fabrication of parts produced by fused deposition modelling	68
3D printing in tissue engineering: a state of the art review of technologies and biomaterials	67
A review of laser engineered net shaping (LENS) build and process parameters of metallic parts	63
Influence of 3D printing process parameters on the mechanical properties and mass of PLA parts and predictive models	50
A critical review of 3D printing and digital manufacturing in construction engineering	46
Mechanical properties of thermoplastic parts produced by fused deposition modeling:a review	43
Additive manufacturing of 316L stainless-steel structures using fused filament fabrication technology: mechanical and geometric properties	42
Multimaterial powder bed fusion techniques	38
Additive manufacturing techniques for the fabrication of tissue engineering scaffolds: a review	38
Laser subtractive and laser powder bed fusion of metals: review of process and production features	38
Multi-scale damage analysis and fatigue behavior of PLA manufactured by fused deposition modeling (FDM)	37
Effects of post-curing conditions on mechanical properties of 3D printed clear dental aligners	35
A review of Industry 4.0 and additive manufacturing synergy	35
Effect of post-heat treatment cooling on microstructure and mechanical properties of selective laser melting manufactured austenitic 316L stainless steel	34
Design for additive manufacturing: a comprehensive review of the tendencies and limitations of methodologies	32
Fatigue life optimization for 17-4Ph steel produced by selective laser melting	31
Pores and the formation mechanisms of SLMed AlSi10Mg	30
Optimization of FDM 3D printing parameters for high strength PEEK using the Taguchi method and experimental validation	29
Numerical and experimental investigation of FDM fabricated re-entrant auxetic structures of ABS and PLA materials under compressive loading	28
Learning-based error modeling in FDM 3D printing process	28
Mechanical, thermal, melt-flow and morphological characterizations of bentonite-filled ABS copolymer	28
Investigating additive manufacturing implementation factors using integrated ISM-MICMAC approach	28

3D printing of geopolymer-based concrete for building applications	26
Proposal of design rules for improving the accuracy of selective laser melting (SLM) manufacturing using benchmarks parts	26
A novel method of bead modeling and control for wire and arc additive manufacturing	26
Additive manufacturing of anti-SARS-CoV-2 Copper-Tungsten-Silver alloy	26