OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Mechanism and Machine Theory is 40. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
A new solution for sharpening helical flute hobs	112
Kinematic stability of a 2-DOF deployable translational parallel manipulator	109
Kinematics and kinetics of a knee assistance exoskeleton for sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit motions with energy storage and regeneration: A bond graph approach	99
Design, modeling and analysis of a novel self-crossing mechanism	93
Optimal design and reliability analysis of a compliant stroke amplification mechanism	92
Analysis of the positioning process of objects on an oblique plane with barriers	81
Improving gearshift controllers for electric vehicles with reinforcement learning	79
Fast mobility analysis for generative design applications through a real vector space representation of mobilities	66
Editorial Board	65
Profile and contact force estimation of cable-driven continuum robots in presence of obstacles	65
Optimization design of a compliant linear guide for high-precision feed drive mechanisms	63
Achieving high-quality and large-stroke constant torque by axial force release	61
An analytical model for the drum-rope interaction in hoisting mechanisms and cable-driven systems	61
Behaviour analysis and general consideration for optimizing Inertial Continuous Variable Transmissions	58
A generalized method for C3 continuous toolpath planning and its application in robot machining	58
Simulation and validation of the transmission error, meshing stiffness, and load sharing of planetary spur gear transmissions	58
Analysis and control of engine starting process based on a novel single-motor power-reflux hybrid electric vehicle	55
Integrated mathematical approach for design and manufacturing of power-skiving tool for interference-free involute internal gear cutting	52
Dimensional parameters and structural topology integrated design method of a planar 5R parallel machining robot	52
Geometry design and dynamic analysis of a modified cycloid reducer with epitrochoid tooth profile	50
Generalized optimization approach to design in-plane distributed compliant remote center of motion mechanism	49
Robust optimization of hypoid gear contact performance considering tooth form error: Design sensitivity and Pareto front	49
Modelling of the objects' positioning process on the conveyor with the positioning rectilinear barrier and the system of driven oblique rollers	48
Design and optimization of compliant constant-torque mechanisms utilizing arbitrary pre-curved beams	48
A parametric modeling for fast radial infeed planning process in gear skiving	48

Design and testing of high-accuracy curved cross-axis flexural pivots with cable-driven actuation	47
Experiments and finite element analysis on a hybrid polymer gear rack	47
Design and modeling of an in-wheel two-speed AMT for electric vehicles	46
Design and analytical modeling of a double-joint flexible surgical instrument with hand-held isomorphic actuation	46
Fault-tolerant gait design for quadruped robots with two locked legs using the GF set theory	45
An improved method for calculating the lateral and angular stiffness of spline couplings considering parallel misalignment	45
Transmission and energy-harvesting study for a novel active suspension with simplified 2-DOF multi-link mechanism	44
Type synthesis of parallel mechanism with 3T/3R motion patterns	44
Adaptive robust dual-loop control scheme of ship-mounted Stewart platforms for wave compensation	43
Computerized design, simulation of meshing and stress analysis of pure rolling internal helical gear drives with combined tooth profiles	43
The cage instability of angular contact ball bearing under high speed conditions	42
Design of a spherical parallel mechanism with controllable center of rotation using a spherical reconfiguration linkage	42
Fundamental limitations to no-jerk gearshifts of multi-speed transmission architectures in electric vehicles	42
The novel synthesis of reconfigurable generalized parallel manipulators with kinematic redundancy	42
Modeling and analyzing of nonlinear dynamics for spur gear pair with pitch deviation under multi-state meshing	41
Simultaneous geometric and thermal error control of gear profile grinder based on analytical correlation between tooth surface error and position error of grinding wheel/workpiece	40
Editorial Board	40