OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Virtual and Physical Prototyping is 38. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Smart-substrate: a novel structural design to avert residual stress accretion in directed energy deposition additive manufacturing	257
Post-heat treatment of laser powder bed fusion Al-Mn-Sc alloy: synergetic enhancement of mechanical property and corrosion resistance	131
Ionic substitution through bredigite doping for microstructure and performance adjustment in DLP 3D-printed TPMS porous HA bone scaffolds	120
Sc/Zr microalloying on strength-corrosion performance synergy of wire-arc directed energy deposited Al-Mg	119
Additive manufacturing of high-performance aluminium nitride ceramics using high solid loading and low viscosity slurry	93
Recent advances in 3D bioprinting of tissues and organs for transplantation and drug screening	92
Laser-based directed energy deposition of Monel K-500 and Stellite 6 multi-materials	77
A part-level simulation method considering thermal-mechanical contact between multiple filaments for material extrusion processes	75
Regulating mechanical properties of laser powder bed fusion manufactured CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy using oversaturated boron doping	70
4D printed shape memory alloy binary bits for unconventional information processing	68
Wire-arc directed energy deposition of metal using a tendon-driven soft robotic gun: prototyping and conceptual validation	64
Machine learning enabled 3D printing parameter settings for desired mechanical properties	64
A spiral laser scanning routine for powder bed fusion inspired by natural predator-prey behaviour	63
Laser powder bed fusion processing of Cu-Invar continuous gradient alloys with controllable thermal-mechanical properties	59
Autonomous intelligent additive manufacturing of continuous fiber-reinforced composites: data-enhanced knowledgebase and multi-sensor fusion	58
Lightweight porous support structure design for additive manufacturing via knowledge-based bio-inspired volume generation and lattice configuration	58
Flexible bio-composites with continuous natural fibre and bamboo charcoal: enhanced flame retardancy, mechanical resilience, energy-absorbing & printability performance	57
Study on the fabrication and mechanical properties of SiC _p /SiC gradient lattice structure based on selective laser sintering technology	56
Exploration on mechanical response mechanism of laser melting deposited TiB _W /Ti–6Al–4V via in situ characterisation technology	54
Healing cracks in additively manufactured NiTi shape memory alloys	49
Auto-support: traction force constrained support structures optimization for bottom-up vat photopolymerization	48
Non-professional phagocytosis of senescent cancer cells revealed in a 3D-bioprinted model of an irradiated lung tumour	48
Multifunctional and multimaterial contact lenses: tailored solutions for tunable color filtering and tear pH sensing	47
Microstructure homogenization and strength-ductility synergy improvement of the hybrid additive manufactured dual-phase titanium alloy by sub-critical annealing	47
Sustainable product design by large format additive manufacturing of cork composites	44

Direct wire writing technique benefitting the flexible electronics	43
0-to-270° wide pattern reconfigurable antenna using 3D-Printed single quasi-yagi antenna with shape memory hinge	42
From semisolid metal processing to thixotropic 3D printing of metallic alloys	41
Additively manufactured metamaterials for acoustic absorption: a review	41
4D printing of shape-programmable polymer-derived ceramics via two-stage folding-assisted pyrolysis strategy	41
Improved strength-ductility synergy of directed energy deposited AZ31 magnesium alloy with cryogenic cooling mode	41
Vat photopolymerisation 3D printing of graphene-based materials	40
Advancements and applications of multiple wire processes in additive manufacturing: a comprehensive systematic review	40
Interlayer laser cladding SiC regulates microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V arc-directed energy deposited components	40
Microstructure and mechanical properties of S217 nickel aluminum bronze alloy fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing	39
Study on powder particle behavior in powder spreading with discrete element method and its critical implications for binder jetting additive manufacturing processes	39
Prediction of low-cycle fatigue properties of additive manufactured IN718 by crystal plasticity modelling incorporating effects from crystallographic orientations and defects	39
Mechanical properties characterisation of metallic components produced by additive manufacturing using miniaturised specimens	38
Robotics-assisted modular assembly of bioactive soft materials for enhanced organ fabrication	38
The enhanced mechanical properties of laser powder bed fusion Al-Mn-Sc alloy via non-isothermal aging	38