OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation is 5. 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
Cut-Off Thickness Identification of Defects with Single and Two-Step Geometries Using SH1 Mode Conversion	45
Use of Passive Thermography to Detect Detachment and Humidity in Façades Clad with Ceramic Materials of Differing Porosities	39
Evaluation of RGB-D Image for Counting Exposed Aggregate Number on Pavement Surface Based on Computer Vision Technique	38
Photothermal NDE of UD/Epoxy-Based Carbon Fibre Reinforced Laminates for Quantitative Porosity Analysis	32
Visually Encoded Contact Inspection System for EMATs	29
Unsupervised Enhancement of Ultrasonic Sequential Images Based on High-Frequency Feature Extraction and Bi-ConvLSTM	28
MLP ANN Equipped Approach to Measuring Scale Layer in Oil-Gas-Water Homogeneous Fluid by Capacitive and Photon Attenuation Sensors	22
A Comparison Among Some Non-linear Prediction Tools on Indirect Determination of Uniaxial Compressive Strength and Modulus of Elasticity of Basalt	20
Prediction of Residual Strains Due to In-Plane Fibre Waviness in Defective Carbon-Fibre Reinforced Polymers Using Ultrasound Data	19
Simulation-Trained Neural Networks for Automatable Crack Detection in Magnetic Field Images	19
Impact-Delamination Detection in Repaired-Composite Laminates Using Numerical and Ultrasonic Method	19
Localisation of Ultrasonic NDT Data Using Hybrid Tracking of Component and Probe	18
Classification of Time–Frequency Maps of Guided Waves Using Foreground Extraction	18
Inline Pipeline Inspection Using Hybrid Deep Learning Aided Endoscopic Laser Profiling	17
Methodology for Mapping the Residual Stress Field in Serviced Rails Using LCR Waves	17
3D Remote Assistance for NDT Inspections	16
The Application, Challenge, and Developing Trends of Non-destructive Testing Technique for Large-scale and Complex Engineering Components Fabricated by Metal Additive Manufacturing Technology in Aeros	16
A Vision-Based Displacement Measurement Method of Wind Turbine Blades in Biaxial Fatigue Testing	16
Quality Assessment of Artocarpus heterophyllus Log Using Nondestructive Evaluation Techniques	16
Assessment of TSA Technique for the Estimation of CFRP T-Joint Debonding	15
Modeling and Analysis of Ellipticity Dispersion Characteristics of Lamb Waves in Pre-stressed Plates	15
Infrared Thermal Imaging-Based Turbine Blade Crack Classification Using Deep Learning	14
Practical Part-Specific Trajectory Optimization for Robot-Guided Inspection via Computed Tomography	14
Highlighting Concealed Features in Welding X-ray Radiography	14
Flaw Detection and Localization in Curing Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites Using Infrared Thermography and Kalman Filtering: A Simulation Study	13

The Detection of Local Impact Fatigue Damage on Metal Materials by Combining Nonlinear Acoustic Modulation and Coda Wave Interferometry	13
Nondestructive Evaluation of Banana Maturity Using NIR AS7263 Sensor	13
Bayesian-Network-Based Evaluation for Corrosion State of Reinforcements Embedded in Concrete by Multiple Electrochemical Indicators	13
X-ray Inspection Model Validation with Physical Dosimetry	13
Reconstruction of the Ferromagnetic Hysteresis in the Rayleigh Regime by Means of Impedance Analysis of the Excitation Coil	12
Nonlinear Ultrasonic Inspection of the Effect of Contaminants on Material Properties of Epoxy-Adhesive	12
Non-Destructive Evaluation and Damage Determination of Fiber-Reinforced Composites by Digital Image Correlation	12
Analysis of the Microstructure and Hardness of Flake Graphite Cast Iron Using the Barkhausen Noise Method and Conventional Techniques	12
Application of Magnetic and Eddy-Current Methods to Assess the Thickness of the Hardened Layer on the Surface of AISI 321 Metastable Austenitic Steel Subjected to Frictional Treatment	12
Micro Drill Resistance Instrument Measurements at Different Feed Speeds: Novel Conversion Algorithm for Enhanced Accuracy	12
Missing Rail Fastener Detection Based on Laser Doppler Vibrometer Measurements	11
Smart Estimation of Sandstones Mechanical Properties Based on Thin Section Image Processing Techniques	11
Implementation of the Magnetic Barkhausen Noise Technique for Microstructural Characterization of Rail Steel	11
Rupture Disc Monitoring Using Electro-mechanical Impedance (EMI): A Feasibility Study	11
Propagation of Low Frequency Ultrasonic Guided Waves Through Welded Lap Joint	11
Titanium Alloy Weld Time-of-Flight Diffraction Image Denoising Based on a Wavelet Feature Fusion Deep-Learning Model	10
Investigation of the Influence of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Laminate Composites During Progressive Tensile Damage Using Acoustic Emission	10
Adaptive and High-Precision Isosurface Meshes from CT Data	10
Acoustic Emission Signal Feature Extraction for Bearing Faults Using ACF and GMOMEDA	10
Improved Thermal Signature of Composite Beams with GNP Smart Skin for Defect Investigation	10
Design of Concrete Mock-Ups with Complex Defect Scenarios Using Numerical Simulations	10
Bedrock Identification and Bedrock Depth Prediction in Asphalt Pavements Using Pavement System Transfer Function	10
Segmentation of Inner Surface Defects of Stainless Steel Pipes Based on Semi-bilateral Efficient Self-Attention Network	10
Ultrasonic Phased Array Imaging for Defects in Angle Blind Spots Based on the Solid Directivity Function	9
Evaluation of Welding Imperfections with X-ray Computed Laminography for NDT Inspection of Carbon Steel Plates	9
A Multi-Sensor Detection Method Based on WGAN-GP and Attention-Bi-GRU for Well Control Pipeline Defects	9
Non-Contact Inspection Methods for Wind Turbine Blade Maintenance: Techno–Economic Review of Techniques for Integration with Industry 4.0	9
Intelligent Defect Detection Method for Additive Manufactured Lattice Structures Based on a Modified YOLOv3 Model	9
Magnetostrictive Guided Wave Transducer with Semicircular Structure for Defect Detection of Semi-Exposed Pipe	8
Depth Accurate Prediction and Kerf Quality Improvement of CFRP Through-Hole Laser Cutting via Acoustic Emission Nondestructive Monitoring Technology	8
Impact of Wind Speed on the Use of Active Infrared Thermography	8
Adaptive Ultrasonic Imaging Total Focusing Method Based on Covariance Correlation Weighting Factor	8
Structural Health Assessment of Timber Utility Poles Using Stress Wave Propagation and Artificial Neural Network Techniques	8
Theoretical Analysis on the Distribution of Eddy Current in Motion-Induced Eddy Current Testing and High-Speed MFL Testing	8
Resonant Ultrasonic Testing can Quantitatively Assess the Microscopic Porosity of Complex-Shaped Additively Manufactured AlSi10Mg Components	8
Innovative IoT-Integrated Sensors for Real-Time Monitoring of Chloride Penetration in Concrete Structures	8
Analysis of a Prototype Multi-Detector Fast-Neutron Radiography Panel	8
Debond Identification in GFRP Strengthened RC Beam Using Surface Guided Wave Mode Generated by Angle Beam Transducer	8
Eigen Background Subtraction for Industrial Flaw Detection: Application to High-Pressure Turbine Blade CT Scans	8
A Novel Method for Enhancing the Image Quality of Neutron Projection Image	8
Nondestructive Characterization of Multiscale Defects in an Aluminum Alloy After Cold Spray Repair	8
Determination of Thermal Parameters of Concrete by Active Thermographic Measurements	8
Non-Destructive Measurement of Chloride Profiles in Cementitious Materials Using NMR	8
Conductivity Measurement of Non-magnetic Material Using the Phase Feature of Eddy Current Testing	7
Detection of Delaminations in Concrete Plates Using a Laser Ablation Impact Echo Technique	7
Reduced Training Data for Laser Ultrasound Signal Interpretation by Neural Networks	7
Multilevel Kernel Degeneration–Adaptive Cross Approximation Method to Model Eddy Current NDE Problems	7
Progress and Trends in Non-destructive Testing for Thermal Barrier Coatings Based on Infrared Thermography: A Review	7
High Energy X-Ray Source Characterization at 0.450, 3, 6, 9, and 15 MVp	7
Instance Segmentation XXL-CT Challenge of a Historic Airplane	7

The Detection of Impact Damage to the Edges of CFRP Plates Using Extensional Ultrasonic Edge Waves	7
Eddy Current Testing in the Quantitive Assessment of Degradation State in MAR247 Nickel Superalloy with Aluminide Coatings	7
Assessing the Influence of Welded Joint on Health Monitoring of Rail Sections: An Experimental Study Employing SVM and ANN Models	7
Nondestructive Evaluation of the Isolated Pore Spatial Distribution State in a Special-Shaped C/SiC Composite Component	7
Ultrasonic Lamb Wave Damage Detection of CFRP Composites Using the Bayesian Neural Network	7
The Analysis of High Sensitivity Time–Frequency Spectral Parameters in Magnetic Barkhausen Noise for the Characterization of Mechanical Properties	6
Thermographic Estimation of the Area and Depth of Buried Heat Sources for Nondestructive Characterization of Horizontal Defects	6
Delamination Defect Evaluation in CFRP Composite Patches by the Use of Active Thermography	6
A Review of the Applicability of Non-destructive Testing for the Determination of the Fire Performance of Reused Structural Timber	6
Use of Impedance Spectroscopy for the Characterization of the Microstructure of Alkali Activated SiMn Slag: Influence of Activator and Time Evolution	6
Detecting Defects in Composites Using Combined Heating/Cooling: Theory and Experiments	6
Acoustic Emission Waveform Analysis for Instability and Failure Evaluation of Snow	6
Image Analysis of the Automatic Welding Defects Detection Based on Deep Learning	6
Micromagnetic and Quantitative Prediction of Surface Hardness in Carbon Steels Based on a Joint Classification-Regression Method	6
Ultrasonic Testing of Corrosion in Aircraft Rivet Using Spiking Neural Network	6
Identification of Structural Damage Severity Using an Inverse Wave Analysis	6
Characterization of Ultrasonic Transducer Response Using Laser Doppler Interferometer in kHz-Range for Civil Engineering Applications	6
Application of Dual-target Computed Tomography for Material Decomposition of Low-Z Materials	6
Automated Detection of Delamination Defects in Composite Laminates from Ultrasonic Images Based on Object Detection Networks	6
Air-Coupled Broadband Impact-Echo Actuation Using Supersonic Jet Flow	6
Particle Filter-Based Fault Prognosis of Live XLPE Insulated Aerial Bundled Cables Installed at Coastal Regions Using Historical Infrared Thermography Data	6
Research on Ultrasonic NDT of Wire to Terminal Joints: Comparison of Combinations of Various CNNs and Signal Processing Technologies	6
A Novel Quantitative Detection Model Based on Scanning Mode of Planar Double-Electrode Sensor	6
Quantifying the Effects of Carbides and Pores on Fatigue Damages of Ni-Based Single Crystal Superalloys at Elevated Temperature Using X-Ray CT Scans	5
Depth Evaluation of Curvilinear Cracks in Metal Using Multi-speed Laser Lock-in Thermography Method	5
A Spatial Broadband Magnetic Flux Leakage Method for Trans-scale Defect Detection	5
Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Structural Health Monitoring of Carbon Composites with Integrated Optical Fiber Sensors Based on Fiber Bragg Gratings	5
Investigation of Stress Concentration and Microdefect Identification in Ferromagnetic Materials within a Geomagnetic Field	5
Multi-frequency Fused Lock-in Thermography in Detecting Defects at Different Depths	5
Automated Defect Recognition of Castings Defects Using Neural Networks	5
Continuous High-Temperature Thermoelectric Power Monitoring of Thermal Embrittlement	5
Approach for Automatic Defect Detection in Aluminum Casting X-Ray Images Using Deep Learning and Gain-Adaptive Multi-Scale Retinex	5
Cyber-Physical Loops as Drivers of Value Creation in NDE 4.0	5
Advanced Faster-RCNN Model for Automated Recognition and Detection of Weld Defects on Limited X-Ray Image Dataset	5
Evaluating the Probability of Detection Capability of Permanently Installed Sensors Using a Structural Integrity Informed Approach	5
Influence of Defects on Stress Detection by Magnetic Barkhausen Noise	5
Application of Pulsed Thermography and Post-processing Techniques for CFRP Industrial Components	5
Intelligent Extraction of Surface Cracks on LNG Outer Tanks Based on Close-Range Image Point Clouds and Infrared Imagery	5
NDE Data Correlation Using Encoder–Decoder Networks with Wavelet Scalogram Images	5
Defects Imaging in Corner Part with Surface Adaptive Ultrasonic and Focusing in Receiving (FiR) Strategy	5
Analysis of Reliability and Effectiveness of Repeated Inspections Based on Correlated Probability of Detection	5
Debonding Detection in the Grouted Joints of Precast Concrete Shear Walls Using Impact-Echo Method	5
Performance Enhancement of Ultrasonic Weld Defect Detection Network Based on Generative Data	5
Evaluation of Mode II Delamination Area by Non-destructive Techniques: Accuracy and Influence on Fracture Toughness Calculation	5
Feature-Sensitive Ring Artifact Correction for Computed Tomography	5
Interpretable Dimensionality Reduction in 3D Image Recognition with Small Sample Sizes	5
Nondestructive Evaluation of Postfire Full-Scale Reinforced Concrete Frames: Field Tests	5