OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Virtual and Physical Prototyping is 11. 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
Recent progress on additive manufacturing of multi-material structures with laser powder bed fusion	166
Recent progress and scientific challenges in multi-material additive manufacturing via laser-based powder bed fusion	149
Perspectives of using machine learning in laser powder bed fusion for metal additive manufacturing	116
A review on qualification and certification for metal additive manufacturing	79
Additive manufacturing of bimetallic structures	77
Additively manufactured dual-functional metamaterials with customisable mechanical and sound-absorbing properties	63
Post-processing treatments to enhance additively manufactured polymeric parts: a review	53
Current trends in additively manufactured (3D printed) energy absorbing structures for crashworthiness application – a review	51
Topology optimization for metal additive manufacturing: current trends, challenges, and future outlook	50
3D printed hybrid-dimensional electrodes for flexible micro-supercapacitors with superior electrochemical behaviours	50
Achieving grain refinement and ultrahigh yield strength in laser aided additive manufacturing of Ti−6Al−4V alloy by trace Ni addition	50
Differentiation of materials and laser powder bed fusion processing regimes from airborne acoustic emission combined with machine learning	48
Semi-supervised Monitoring of Laser powder bed fusion process based on acoustic emissions	47
Strengthening and fracture mechanisms of a precipitation hardening high-entropy alloy fabricated by selective laser melting	47
Laser printing path and its influence on molten pool configuration, microstructure and mechanical properties of laser powder bed fusion processed rare earth element modified Al-Mg alloy	46
Additively manufacturing-enabled hierarchical NiTi-based shape memory alloys with high strength and toughness	46
Experimental and numerical investigation of the origin of surface roughness in laser powder bed fused overhang regions	46
Stiffness and energy absorption of additive manufactured hybrid lattice structures	45
Online Convolutional Neural Network-based anomaly detection and quality control for Fused Filament Fabrication process	45
Vertical and uniform growth of MoS ₂ nanosheets on GO nanosheets for efficient mechanical reinforcement in polymer scaffold	43
A novel tubular structure with negative Poisson's ratio based on gyroid-type triply periodic minimal surfaces	43
A numerical study on the packing quality of fibre/polymer composite powder for powder bed fusion additive manufacturing	40
Architected lightweight, sound-absorbing, and mechanically efficient microlattice metamaterials by digital light processing 3D printing	38
Influence of erbium addition on the defects of selective laser-melted 7075 aluminium alloy	37
Quasi-static and dynamic mechanical properties of additively manufactured Al₂O₃ ceramic lattice structures: effects of structural configuration	35

Ordered nitrogen complexes overcoming strength–ductility trade-off in an additively manufactured high-entropy alloy	34
Effect of volumetric energy density on microstructure and tribological properties of FeCoNiCuAl high-entropy alloy produced by laser powder bed fusion	33
3D printed porous biomass–derived SiCnw/SiC composite for structure–function integrated electromagnetic absorption	32
Superior energy absorption of continuously graded microlattices by electron beam additive manufacturing	31
A data-driven machine learning approach for the 3D printing process optimisation	30
Understanding laser-metal interaction in selective laser melting additive manufacturing through numerical modelling and simulation: a review	29
Superior strength-ductility in laser aided additive manufactured high-strength steel by combination of intrinsic tempering and heat treatment	29
Large programmable coefficient of thermal expansion in additively manufactured bi-material mechanical metamaterial	29
In situ grown rare earth lanthanum on carbon nanofibre for interfacial reinforcement in Zn implants	28
Topology optimisation for large-scale additive manufacturing: generating designs tailored to the deposition nozzle size	28
Constructing function domains in NiTi shape memory alloys by additive manufacturing	28
Characterisation of in-situ alloyed titanium-tantalum lattice structures by laser powder bed fusion using finite element analysis	28
The theoretical model and verification of electric-field-driven jet 3D printing for large-height and conformal micro/nano-scale parts	26
Valorisation of vegetable food waste utilising three-dimensional food printing	26
Additively manufactured oxide dispersion strengthened nickel-based superalloy with superior high temperature properties	26
A detailed evaluation of surface, thermal, and flammable properties of polyamide 12/glass beads composites fabricated by multi jet fusion	26
Recent developments in the application of machine-learning towards accelerated predictive multiscale design and additive manufacturing	26
Teams of robots in additive manufacturing: a review	25
Towards a comprehensive understanding of distortion in additive manufacturing based on assumption of constraining force	25
Void reduction in fused filament fabrication (FFF) through in situ nozzle-integrated compression rolling of deposited filaments	25
Creating functionally graded concrete materials with varying 3D printing parameters	25
Enhancement of fatigue resistance of additively manufactured 304L SS by unique heterogeneous microstructure	25
Investigation on synergism between additive and subtractive manufacturing for curved thin-walled structure	24
Design, manufacture, and characterisation of hierarchical metamaterials for simultaneous ultra-broadband sound-absorbing and superior mechanical performance	24
A Comparison of the physical properties of two commercial 3D printing PLA grades	23
An improved distortion compensation approach for additive manufacturing using optically scanned data	22
Fabrication of parts with heterogeneous structure using material extrusion additive manufacturing	22
Recent progress on microstructure manipulation of aluminium alloys manufactured via laser powder bed fusion	22
Microstructure tuning enables synergistic improvements in strength and ductility of wire-arc additive manufactured commercial Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys	22
Triply periodic minimal surfaces based honeycomb structures with tuneable mechanical responses	21
Sandwich structure printing of Ti-Ni-Ti by directed energy deposition	21
Heterogeneous grain structure in biodegradable Zn prepared via mechanical alloying and laser powder bed fusion for strength-plasticity synergy	20
Study Of the compression behaviours of 3D-printed PEEK/CFR-PEEK sandwich composite structures	20
Additive manufacturing of high-performance 15-5PH stainless steel matrix composites	20
Microstructure and mechanical property of high power laser powder bed fusion AlSi10Mg alloy before and after T6 heat treatment	20
Simulation-assisted investigation on the formation of layer bands and the microstructural evolution in directed energy deposition of Ti6Al4V blocks	20
Effect of laser incident energy on the densification and structure–property relationships of additively manufactured CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy	20
Generalised overlapping model for multi-material wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM)	20
The formation mechanism of metal-ceramic interlayer interface during laser powder bed fusion	19
Quasi-static compressive behaviour of 3D-printed origami-inspired cellular structure: experimental, numerical and theoretical studies	19
Detection and characterisation of defects in directed energy deposited multi-material components using full waveform inversion and reverse time migration	19
Integrated numerical modelling and deep learning for multi-layer cube deposition planning in laser aided additive manufacturing	19
X-photon laser direct write 3D nanolithography	19
Effects of different scanning patterns on nickel alloy-directed energy deposition based on thermal analysis	19
Particle-free compositions for printing dense 3D ceramic structures by digital light processing	18
Improved strength-ductility synergy of directed energy deposited AZ31 magnesium alloy with cryogenic cooling mode	17
Effect of the fibre length on the mechanical anisotropy of glass fibre–reinforced polymer composites printed by Multi Jet Fusion	17
Fused Filament Fabrication of cellular, lattice and porous mechanical metamaterials: a review	16
Effects of build positions on the thermal history, crystallization, and mechanical properties of polyamide 12 parts printed by Multi Jet Fusion	16
Inconel 718-W7Ni3Fe bimetallic structures using directed energy deposition-based additive manufacturing	16

3D Printing of a miniature turbine blade model with an embedded fibre Bragg grating sensor for high-temperature monitoring	16
Influence of spatial laser beam profiles on thermal-fluid transport during laser-based directed energy deposition	16
Viscoelastic simulation and optimisation of the polymer flow through the hot-end during filament-based material extrusion additive manufacturing	15
Large-scale material extrusion-based additive manufacturing of short carbon fibre-reinforced silicon carbide ceramic matrix composite preforms	15
Semi-supervised machine learning of optical in-situ monitoring data for anomaly detection in laser powder bed fusion	15
Acoustic feature based geometric defect identification in wire arc additive manufacturing	15
2000W Blue laser directed energy deposition of AlSi7Mg: process parameters, molten pool characteristics, and appearance defects	15
Fracture characterisation of vertically build functionally graded 316L stainless steel with Inconel 718 deposited by directed energy deposition process	15
3D printing highly stretchable conductors for flexible electronics with low signal hysteresis	15
Recent progress in 4D printed energy-absorbing metamaterials and structures	15
Heterogeneous microstructure and mechanical behaviour of Al-8.3Fe-1.3V-1.8Si alloy produced by laser powder bed fusion	14
Design and mechanical behaviours of a novel tantalum lattice structure fabricated by SLM	14
Multiscale topology optimisation with nonparametric microstructures using three-dimensional convolutional neural network (3D-CNN) models	14
High-speed machining of additively manufactured Inconel 718 using hybrid cryogenic cooling methods	14
AM-SegNet for additive manufacturing in situ X-ray image segmentation and feature quantification	14
High-strength light-weight aramid fibre/polyamide 12 composites printed by Multi Jet Fusion	14
Design and printing of embedded conductive patterns in liquid crystal elastomer for programmable electrothermal actuation	13
Hybrid material additive manufacturing: interlocking interfaces for fused filament fabrication on laser powder bed fusion substrates	13
Towards efficient concrete structures with ultra-thin 3D printed formwork: exploring reinforcement strategies and optimisation	13
Advances in precision microfabrication through digital light processing: system development, material and applications	13
Residual thermal stress prediction for continuous tool-paths in wire-arc additive manufacturing: a three-level data-driven method	13
A flexible and easy-to-use open-source tool for designing functionally graded 3D porous structures	12
A novel D0 ₂₂ precipitation-hardened Ni _2.1 CoCrFe _0.5 Nb _0.2	12
Controllable three-dimension auxetic structure design strategies based on triply periodic minimal surfaces and the application in hip implant	12
Quantitative investigation of thermal evolution and graphitisation of diamond abrasives in powder bed fusion-laser beam of metal-matrix diamond composites	12
Influence of scale effect on surface morphology in laser powder bed fusion technology	12
Dielectric spectroscopy of PETG/TiO ₂ composite intended for 3D printing	12
A spiral laser scanning routine for powder bed fusion inspired by natural predator-prey behaviour	12
Knowledge transfer using Bayesian learning for predicting the process-property relationship of Inconel alloys obtained by laser powder bed fusion	12
A bio-inspired design strategy for easy powder removal in powder-bed based additive manufactured lattice structure	12
Process-structure multi-objective inverse optimisation for additive manufacturing of lattice structures using a physics-enhanced data-driven method	11
Fast optimisation procedure for the selection of L-PBF parameters based on utility function	11
Robot-assisted conformal additive manufacturing for continuous fibre-reinforced grid-stiffened shell structures	11
Automated post-processing of 3D-printed parts: artificial powdering for deep classification and localisation	11
Hybrid design and prototyping of metamaterials and metasurfaces	11
Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of wire arc additively manufactured Mg-Gd-Y-Zr alloy by post heat treatments	11
Heterogeneous sensor data fusion for multiscale, shape agnostic flaw detection in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing	11
Study on powder particle behavior in powder spreading with discrete element method and its critical implications for binder jetting additive manufacturing processes	11
Effect of hot isostatic pressing treatment on porosity reduction and mechanical properties enhancement of 316L stainless steel fabricated by binder jetting	11
Monitoring of functionally graded material during laser directed energy deposition by acoustic emission and optical emission spectroscopy using artificial intelligence	11
Three-dimensional printed metal-nested composite fuel grains with superior mechanical and combustion properties	11
Additive manufacturing of flexible polymer-derived ceramic matrix composites	11
Fatigue performance of metal additive manufacturing: a comprehensive overview	11