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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of notch shape on the fracture toughness behavior	72
Whale optimized routing path selection and 128 bit secured key management for maritime safety	65
Development of a hydrofoil wake oscillator model based on a near-vortex strength for predicting vortex-induced vibration on a hydrofoil	48
Method for anti-collision path planning using velocity obstacle and A* algorithms for maritime autonomous surface ship	33
A RAG-based Q&A system for ship regulations applying domain adaptation	30
Linear diffraction and radiation theory of water waves by a truncated vertical circular cylinder with heave plate in deep and shallow drafts	29
Long-term ship trajectory prediction using a transformer with inverted attention and feature augmentation	29
Comparative study on ammonia and liquid hydrogen transportation costs in comparison to LNG	26
Enhancing early-stage energy consumption predictions using dynamic operational voyage data: A grey-box modelling investigation	25
Optimising geometries of drag embedment anchors for floating offshore structures using a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm	24
Statistical study of cascade hydrodynamics and cavitation dynamics in propulsion pumps	22
Experimental study of multiple hemisphere wave energy converters arrayed in a water channel resonator	19
A route planning method for small ships inside the marina	19
Numerical and experimental study of the dynamic response of a wind-wave combined energy platform under WEC motion constraints	19
A comparative study of CFD and empirical approaches for environmental load coefficients	18
RANS analysis of the self-propulsion performance for a twin-screw ship	17
An optimization design method for submarine cabins based on intelligent algorithms	16
A study on aiming control and validation of a reinforcement learning-based fire monitor in maritime environments	16
Design optimization of Savonius hydrokinetic turbine with aid of an artificial neural network model	15
Finite-element analysis on the parameters influencing the brittle crack arrest in steel plates	15
A new welding distortion analysis method considering inherent deformation-based tendon force estimation	15
An experimental study on the gap flow of floating bodies near a quay wall	14
CFD-based prediction of vessel manoeuvring performance in deep and shallow water	14
A sequential-generation-based intelligent method for layout of pipeline supports	13
Ship route planning for collision avoidance based on the improved isochrone method	13

Sensitivity analysis of damage extent in naval ship compartments due to internal airborne explosions	13
Experimental study on the propulsion performance of a partially submerged propeller	13
A localization method of nearby ships based on 3D object detection using a camera	13
Comparative analysis of the thermodynamic performances of solid oxide fuel cell–gas turbine integrated systems for marine vessels using ammonia and hydrogen as fuels	13
A numerical experiment on a new piston-type wavemaker: Shallow water approximation	12
Development of a novel model testing methodology for integrated performance evaluation of a wave energy converters of floating type	12
Moored motion prediction of a semi-submersible offshore platform in waves using an OpenFOAM and MoorDyn coupled solver	12
LDV measurements of boundary layer velocity profiles on flat plates with different surface roughnesses	12
Assessing the performance of PANS and RANS for accurate wake flow prediction around the KVLCC2	12
Model-free adaptive discrete-time full-order sliding mode constrained control for path following of unmanned surface vessels	12
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	11
Hull form reconstruction from insufficient data conforming to hydrostatic constraints	11
Anti-swing overhead crane control algorithm based on multi-body dynamics using reinforcement learning	11
Research on sound radiation mechanism of rectangular cross-section shell based on noise source identification method	11
A numerical study on self-propulsion performance of the 66k DWT bulk carrier in low-speed calm water and regular wave conditions	11
Data-driven modeling and regression analysis on ship resistance of in-service performance	10
Examination of wave pattern resistance estimation method by experiments and numerical analyses	10
Streamlined semi-automatic data processing framework for ship performance analysis	10
Temperature-modified Tsai–Wu failure analysis of CFRP layers in flexible risers	10
Identification of maneuvering models for wind-assisted ships with large rudders using virtual captive tests	9
Experimental datasets of surface piercing propellers operating in open-water conditions	9
Simulation-based deep reinforcement learning for multi-objective identical parallel machine scheduling problem	9
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
A path planning algorithm for unmanned surface vessel with pose constraints in an unknown environment	9
Welding residual stress of curved plate: Development of empirical formula for predicting ultimate compressive strength	9
A method for implementing a ship navigation simulator for the generation and utilization of virtual data	9
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
Effects of sampling from a naval destroyer’s operational history on fatigue damage estimation	8
A comprehensive finite element study of cold expanded insert installation for the corrosion repair of 7075-T6 aluminum alloy holes	8
Automated design parameter extraction and restoration from 2D propeller drawings	8
Establishment of empirical formulae for hydrodynamic derivatives of submarine considering design parameters	8
Analysis of object detection accuracy based on the density of 3D point clouds for deep learning-based shipyard datasets	8
Application of stochastic risk simulation to increase depth of production planning	8
Experimental study on the towing stability of a towed underwater object	8
Influence of transverse residual stress and welding defect on fracture performance of thick weld based on GTN damage model	8
Cross-domain heterogeneous unmanned system: Development status and key technologies	7
A Fine-Grained Behavior Classification Method for Oil Tankers Based on Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory Network	7
A fundamental study on structural strength assessment of U-bolts for expanded application to shipbuilding and offshore piping systems	7
A structural response prediction of multi-linked floating offshore structures for digital twin implementation using Krylov subspace-based model order reduction	7
Experimental investigation of tip vortex cavitation using a stationary partial propeller blade 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 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	7
A numerical study on the feasibility of predicting the resistance of a full-scale ship using a virtual fluid	7
A suggestion for space harmonic injection into motor current to reduce propeller vibration	7