OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering is 7. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of notch shape on the fracture toughness behavior	71
Whale optimized routing path selection and 128 bit secured key management for maritime safety	64
Development of a hydrofoil wake oscillator model based on a near-vortex strength for predicting vortex-induced vibration on a hydrofoil	48
A RAG-based Q&A system for ship regulations applying domain adaptation	31
Long-term ship trajectory prediction using a transformer with inverted attention and feature augmentation	30
Method for anti-collision path planning using velocity obstacle and A* algorithms for maritime autonomous surface ship	26
Linear diffraction and radiation theory of water waves by a truncated vertical circular cylinder with heave plate in deep and shallow drafts	26
Comparative study on ammonia and liquid hydrogen transportation costs in comparison to LNG	25
Enhancing early-stage energy consumption predictions using dynamic operational voyage data: A grey-box modelling investigation	25
Numerical and experimental study of the dynamic response of a wind-wave combined energy platform under WEC motion constraints	22
Statistical study of cascade hydrodynamics and cavitation dynamics in propulsion pumps	19
Optimising geometries of drag embedment anchors for floating offshore structures using a multi-objective evolutionary algortihm	19
An optimization design method for submarine cabins based on intelligent algorithms	17
Design optimization of Savonius hydrokinetic turbine with aid of an artificial neural network model	17
Experimental study of multiple hemisphere wave energy converters arrayed in a water channel resonator	17
A route planning method for small ships inside the marina	16
RANS analysis of the self-propulsion performance for a twin-screw ship	16
A study on aiming control and validation of a reinforcement learning-based fire monitor in maritime environments	16
Finite-element analysis on the parameters influencing the brittle crack arrest in steel plates	15
An experimental study on the gap flow of floating bodies near a quay wall	15
A localization method of nearby ships based on 3D object detection using a camera	14
A new welding distortion analysis method considering inherent deformation-based tendon force estimation	14
Sensitivity analysis of damage extent in naval ship compartments due to internal airborne explosions	13
A sequential-generation-based intelligent method for layout of pipeline supports	13
Moored motion prediction of a semi-submersible offshore platform in waves using an OpenFOAM and MoorDyn coupled solver	13

Ship route planning for collision avoidance based on the improved isochrone method	13
Experimental study on the propulsion performance of a partially submerged propeller	12
Model-free adaptive discrete-time full-order sliding mode constrained control for path following of unmanned surface vessels	12
Comparative analysis of the thermodynamic performances of solid oxide fuel cell–gas turbine integrated systems for marine vessels using ammonia and hydrogen as fuels	12
Development of a novel model testing methodology for integrated performance evaluation of a wave energy converters of floating type	12
A numerical experiment on a new piston-type wavemaker: Shallow water approximation	12
Assessing the performance of PANS and RANS for accurate wake flow prediction around the KVLCC2	12
Research on sound radiation mechanism of rectangular cross-section shell based on noise source identification method	11
Hull form reconstruction from insufficient data conforming to hydrostatic constraints	11
Examination of wave pattern resistance estimation method by experiments and numerical analyses	11
Data-driven modeling and regression analysis on ship resistance of in-service performance	11
LDV measurements of boundary layer velocity profiles on flat plates with different surface roughnesses	11
An efficient methodology for the simulation of nonlinear irregular waves in computational fluid dynamics solvers based on the high order spectral method with an application with OpenFOAM	10
Identification of maneuvering models for wind-assisted ships with large rudders using virtual captive tests	10
Anti-swing overhead crane control algorithm based on multi-body dynamics using reinforcement learning	10
Experimental datasets of surface piercing propellers operating in open-water conditions	10
A numerical study on self-propulsion performance of the 66k DWT bulk carrier in low-speed calm water and regular wave conditions	10
Method for collision avoidance based on deep reinforcement learning with path-speed control for an autonomous ship	9
Extent of damage analysis of naval ships subject to internal explosions	9
Welding residual stress of curved plate: Development of empirical formula for predicting ultimate compressive strength	9
Streamlined semi-automatic data processing framework for ship performance analysis	9
A method for implementing a ship navigation simulator for the generation and utilization of virtual data	9
Analysis of object detection accuracy based on the density of 3D point clouds for deep learning-based shipyard datasets	8
A path planning algorithm for unmanned surface vessel with pose constraints in an unknown environment	8
A numerical study of added resistance performance and hydrodynamics of KCS hull in oblique regular waves and estimation of resistance in short-crested irregular waves through spectral method	8
Simulation-based deep reinforcement learning for multi-objective identical parallel machine scheduling problem	8
A comprehensive finite element study of cold expanded insert installation for the corrosion repair of 7075-T6 aluminum alloy holes	8
Application of stochastic risk simulation to increase depth of production planning	8
Automated design parameter extraction and restoration from 2D propeller drawings	8
Free bulging and nonlinear buckling of teardrop-shaped pressure hull	8
High-frequency stress prediction and safety assessment method for structures under the effect of underwater explosions	8
Experimental study on the towing stability of a towed underwater object	8
Establishment of empirical formulae for hydrodynamic derivatives of submarine considering design parameters	7
A numerical study on the feasibility of predicting the resistance of a full-scale ship using a virtual fluid	7
A Fine-Grained Behavior Classification Method for Oil Tankers Based on Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory Network	7
Numerical and experimental investigation of an Inertial Tilting hybrid wave energy converter for powering small-scale marine systems	7
Effects of sampling from a naval destroyer’s operational history on fatigue damage estimation	7
Influence of transverse residual stress and welding defect on fracture performance of thick weld based on GTN damage model	7
An experimental study on the motion-structure coupled characteristics of multi-linked floating unit offshore structure with two different connection conditions	7
A case study on the introduction of an advanced ship inspection method: Gross tonnage measurement 3D point clouds	7
A fundamental study on structural strength assessment of U-bolts for expanded application to shipbuilding and offshore piping systems	7
Cross-domain heterogeneous unmanned system: Development status and key technologies	7
A framework and application for dynamic assessment of ship equipment based on multi-source data fusion and digital twins	7
A master-sub algorithm fusion strategy for full-coverage path planning of deep-sea mining vehicle clusters	7
Experimental investigation of tip vortex cavitation using a stationary partial propeller blade model	7