OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture is 44. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Laser additive manufacturing of multimaterials with hierarchical interlocking interface via a flexible scraper-based method	329
Understanding local cutting features affecting surface integrity of gear flank in gear skiving	270
Gradient microstructure and prominent performance of wire-arc directed energy deposited magnesium alloy via laser shock peening	217
Editorial Board	195
Editorial Board	181
Online interpolation of 5-axis machining toolpaths with global blending	139
Editorial Board	138
Tailoring of residual stress by ultrasonic vibration-assisted abrasive peening in liquid cavitation of metallic alloys	128
Editorial Board	125
Editorial Board	119
Prediction of ductile fracture in skew rolling processes	117
Cascaded sliding mode position control (SMC-PI) for an improved dynamic behavior of elastic feed drives	108
Nanometric cutting: Mechanisms, practices and future perspectives	96
Intra-wave modulations in milling processes	96
Breaking through the bending limit of Al-alloy tubes by cryogenic effect controlled mechanical properties and friction behaviours	96
A novel method of induction electrode through-mask electrochemical micromachining	91
Enhanced steel machining performance using texture-controlled CVD alpha-alumina coatings: Fundamental degradation mechanisms	90
Concurrent process and feedrate scheduling with convoluted basis functions and its application to fluid jet polishing	88
Rapid stability analysis of serrated end mills using graphical-frequency domain methods	87
Sinuous plastic flow: Mechanics, microstructural basis, and control	72
Unprocessed machining chips as a practical feedstock in directed energy deposition	65
High load sliding, deformation microstructures, strength, and hardening for cutting and metal forming	64
Laser shock-enabled optical–thermal–mechanical coupled welding method for silver nanowires	64
Surface integrity and material removal mechanisms in high-speed grinding of Al/SiCp metal matrix composites	62
Tracking error prediction informed motion control of a parallel machine tool for high-performance machining	62

Instantaneous formation of covalently bonded diamond–graphite–graphene with synergistic properties	62
Heavy-load Nonapod: A novel flexible redundant parallel kinematic machine for multi-DoF forming process	61
Investigation on the material removal mechanism in ion implantation-assisted elliptical vibration cutting of hard and brittle material	61
Efficient post-processing of additive manufactured maraging steel enhanced by the mechanochemical effect	59
Dual-droplet transition control for improving forming quality and composition homogenizing in dual-wire additive manufacturing of Ti2AlNb alloy	59
Optimal milling cutter helix selection for period doubling chatter suppression	57
Origin of material removal mechanism in shear thickening-chemical polishing	54
Ni–Ti multicell interlacing Gyroid lattice structures with ultra-high hyperelastic response fabricated by laser powder bed fusion	53
Combining in situ synchrotron X-ray imaging and multiphysics simulation to reveal pore formation dynamics in laser welding of copper	50
In-depth understanding of material flow behavior and refinement mechanism during bobbin tool friction stir welding	49
Achieving material diversity in wire arc additive manufacturing: Leaping from alloys to composites via wire innovation	48
Femtosecond laser polishing with high pulse frequency for improving performance of specialised aerospace material systems: MCrAlY coatings in thermal barrier coating system	48
Suspended water droplet confined laser shock processing at elevated temperatures	47
Energy field assisted metal forming: Current status, challenges and prospects	47
Deformation mode and wall thickness variation in conventional spinning of metal sheets	47
Magnetic and ultrasonic vibration dual-field assisted ultra-precision diamond cutting of high-entropy alloys	46
Clarification of the effect of temperature and strain rate on workpiece deformation behaviour in metal forming processes	45
An insight into the influence of precipitation phase on the surface quality in diamond turning of an Aluminium alloy	45
Significance of waveform design to achieve bipolar electrochemical jet machining of passivating material via regulation of electrode reaction kinetics	44
Promoting the densification and grain refinement with assistance of static magnetic field in laser powder bed fusion	44