OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Virtual and Physical Prototyping is 29. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Development of a manufacturability predictor for periodic cellular structures in a selective laser melting process via experiment and ANN modelling	166
Wire-arc directed energy deposition of metal using a tendon-driven soft robotic gun: prototyping and conceptual validation	149
Topology optimization and biomechanical evaluation of bone plates for tibial bone fractures considering bone healing	116
A multi-materials 3D-printed continuous conductive fibre-based metamaterial for broadband microwave absorption	79
Wire-arc additive manufacturing of TiB/Ti6Al4V composites using Ti-TiB ₂ cored wire: processing, microstructure and mechanical properties	77
Ionic substitution through bredigite doping for microstructure and performance adjustment in DLP 3D-printed TPMS porous HA bone scaffolds	63
Development of a universal multimodal prediction method to optimise process parameters for improving densification during laser powder bed fusion	53
Implementation of nozzle motion for material extrusion additive manufacturing in Ansys Fluent	51
Performance and failure modes of continuous fibre-reinforced energy absorption tubes by cylindrical layered 3D printing	50
Additive manufacturing of high-performance aluminium nitride ceramics using high solid loading and low viscosity slurry	50
4D printed shape memory alloy binary bits for unconventional information processing	48
Laser powder bed fusion of GH4099 Ni-based superalloy under a static magnetic field with tailored microstructure and enhanced mechanical performance	47
Force system of 3D-printed orthodontic aligners made of shape memory polymers: an in vitro study	47
Machine learning enabled 3D printing parameter settings for desired mechanical properties	46
Hybrid additive manufacturing of ceramic/aluminum-titanium gradient composites via arc and laser cladding eutectic pools	46
Fabrication of dense C _f /SiC ceramic matrix composites using 3D printing and PIP with short carbon fibre as a toughening material	46
Improving component dimensional accuracy in electron beam powder bed fusion by addressing nonlinear deformations with 3D compensation strategies	45
Carbon nanotubes/α-ZrP sheets for high mechanical performance and flame-retarding polyamides using selective laser sintering	45
Sc/Zr microalloying on strength-corrosion performance synergy of wire-arc directed energy deposited Al-Mg	43
Internal topology optimisation of 3D printed concrete structures: a method for enhanced performance and material efficiency	43
Effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 18Ni 300 maraging steel manufactured by wire + arc additive manufacturing	43
Autonomous intelligent additive manufacturing of continuous fiber-reinforced composites: data-enhanced knowledgebase and multi-sensor fusion	40
Mapping 3D printed part density and filament flow characteristics in the material extrusion (MEX) process for filled and unfilled polymers	37
3D printed three-dimensional elastic metamaterial with surface resonant units for low-frequency vibration isolation	35
Virtual characterisation of porcupine quills using X-ray micro-CT	32

Effect of hot isostatic pressing treatment on porosity reduction and mechanical properties enhancement of 316L stainless steel fabricated by binder jetting	32
A spiral laser scanning routine for powder bed fusion inspired by natural predator-prey behaviour	31
Lightweight porous support structure design for additive manufacturing via knowledge-based bio-inspired volume generation and lattice configuration	30
Automated post-processing of 3D-printed parts: artificial powdering for deep classification and localisation	29
Enhancing thermal conductivity and balancing mechanical properties of 3D-printed iPP/HDPE-based dielectric composites via the introduction of hybrid fillers and tailored crystalline structure	29
Online Convolutional Neural Network-based anomaly detection and quality control for Fused Filament Fabrication process	29