OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Applied Sciences-Basel is 88. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
IoT Privacy and Security: Challenges and Solutions	317
Transfer Learning with Deep Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for Pneumonia Detection Using Chest X-ray	316
The Impact of Drought in Plant Metabolism: How to Exploit Tolerance Mechanisms to Increase Crop Production	287
Diversity of Synthetic Dyes from Textile Industries, Discharge Impacts and Treatment Methods	269
Advances in Metal Additive Manufacturing: A Review of Common Processes, Industrial Applications, and Current Challenges	261
Observation of Potential Contaminants in Processed Biomass Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy	257
Value-Oriented and Ethical Technology Engineering in Industry 5.0: A Human-Centric Perspective for the Design of the Factory of the Future	241
Gold Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery and Cancer Therapy	216
Design and Optimization of Lattice Structures: A Review	215
Peak Fitting Applied to Fourier Transform Infrared and Raman Spectroscopic Analysis of Proteins	212
Preparation and Characterization of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Sambucus ebulus	211
Current Challenges and Future Opportunities for XAI in Machine Learning-Based Clinical Decision Support Systems: A Systematic Review	205
Blockchain in Agriculture Traceability Systems: A Review	204
Bi-LSTM Model to Increase Accuracy in Text Classification: Combining Word2vec CNN and Attention Mechanism	198
Biochar for Wastewater Treatment—Conversion Technologies and Applications	198
A Review of the Water Desalination Technologies	193
A Review of the Artificial Neural Network Models for Water Quality Prediction	184
A Review of Convolutional Neural Network Applied to Fruit Image Processing	182
Deep Residual Learning for Image Recognition: A Survey	181
Fe3O4 Nanoparticles: Structures, Synthesis, Magnetic Properties, Surface Functionalization, and Emerging Applications	172
Consumer Acceptance of Cultured Meat: An Updated Review (2018–2020)	165
Industry 4.0 Technologies for Manufacturing Sustainability: A Systematic Review and Future Research Directions	160
A Comparative Study of Random Forest and Genetic Engineering Programming for the Prediction of Compressive Strength of High Strength Concrete (HSC)	153
A Novel K-Means Clustering Algorithm with a Noise Algorithm for Capturing Urban Hotspots	150
How to Promote User Purchase in Metaverse? A Systematic Literature Review on Consumer Behavior Research and Virtual Commerce Application Design	147

Real-Time Hand Gesture Recognition Based on Deep Learning YOLOv3 Model	146
IoT-Enabled Smart Cities: A Review of Concepts, Frameworks and Key Technologies	140
Towards a Better Understanding of Transfer Learning for Medical Imaging: A Case Study	139
Phosphogypsum Recycling: A Review of Environmental Issues, Current Trends, and Prospects	139
Predicting Student Performance Using Data Mining and Learning Analytics Techniques: A Systematic Literature Review	137
Recommendation Systems: Algorithms, Challenges, Metrics, and Business Opportunities	135
Impact of Dataset Size on Classification Performance: An Empirical Evaluation in the Medical Domain	133
DeepSOCIAL: Social Distancing Monitoring and Infection Risk Assessment in COVID-19 Pandemic	131
IoT-Enabled Smart Agriculture: Architecture, Applications, and Challenges	130
Sentence Representation Method Based on Multi-Layer Semantic Network	130
Sustainability in the Circular Economy: Insights and Dynamics of Designing Circular Business Models	128
ChatGPT for Education and Research: Opportunities, Threats, and Strategies	126
An Overview of Variants and Advancements of PSO Algorithm	124
Deep Learning System for COVID-19 Diagnosis Aid Using X-ray Pulmonary Images	124
Can We Use Functional Annotation of Prokaryotic Taxa (FAPROTAX) to Assign the Ecological Functions of Soil Bacteria?	122
Levels and Changes of Physical Activity in Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Contextualizing Urban vs. Rural Living Environment	122
Lignin to Materials: A Focused Review on Recent Novel Lignin Applications	119
Doped Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization and Potential Use in Nanomedicine	119
Voice Pathology Detection and Classification Using Convolutional Neural Network Model	117
Effect of Temperatures on Polyphenols during Extraction	115
Digital Twin and Web-Based Virtual Gaming Technologies for Online Education: A Case of Construction Management and Engineering	114
The Use of Microalgae and Cyanobacteria in the Improvement of Agricultural Practices: A Review on Their Biofertilising, Biostimulating and Biopesticide Roles	112
COVID-19: A Comparison of Time Series Methods to Forecast Percentage of Active Cases per Population	111
Photodynamic Therapy—An Up-to-Date Review	110
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AISI 316L Produced by Directed Energy Deposition-Based Additive Manufacturing: A Review	110
Review on Corrosion Inhibitors for Oil and Gas Corrosion Issues	108
Applications of Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Technology in Medicine, Agriculture and Food Industry	108
Oil Press-Cakes and Meals Valorization through Circular Economy Approaches: A Review	106
Surface Defect Detection Methods for Industrial Products: A Review	105
Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning: A Review of Challenges and Applications	104
A Survey of Machine Learning Models in Renewable Energy Predictions	104
A Few Shot Classification Methods Based on Multiscale Relational Networks	103
Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modeling on Tweets about Online Education during COVID-19	103
Recent Advancements in Non-Destructive Testing Techniques for Structural Health Monitoring	103
A Spring Search Algorithm Applied to Engineering Optimization Problems	101
Literature Review of Digital Twins Applications in Construction Workforce Safety	100
Digital Twin and Internet of Things—Current Standards Landscape	99
A Deep Fusion Matching Network Semantic Reasoning Model	99
A Systematic Review of Explainable Artificial Intelligence in Terms of Different Application Domains and Tasks	99
The Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) in Mitigating Plant’s Environmental Stresses	98
Applications of Pulsed Light Decontamination Technology in Food Processing: An Overview	98
Predicting Student Performance in Higher Educational Institutions Using Video Learning Analytics and Data Mining Techniques	98
A Comprehensive Survey of the Harmony Search Algorithm in Clustering Applications	98
Accelerating Detection of Lung Pathologies with Explainable Ultrasound Image Analysis	97
A Novel Advancing Signal Processing Method Based on Coupled Multi-Stable Stochastic Resonance for Fault Detection	97
Review on Silver Nanoparticles as a Novel Class of Antibacterial Solutions	96
A Comprehensive Survey of the Recent Studies with UAV for Precision Agriculture in Open Fields and Greenhouses	96
Digital Twin and Virtual Reality Based Methodology for Multi-Robot Manufacturing Cell Commissioning	96
Trends in Biodiesel Production from Animal Fat Waste	96
Green Synthesized ZnO Nanoparticles Mediated by Mentha Spicata Extract Induce Plant Systemic Resistance against Tobacco Mosaic Virus	96

Crypto Collectibles, Museum Funding and OpenGLAM: Challenges, Opportunities and the Potential of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)	94
A Systematic Review of Gluten-Free Dough and Bread: Dough Rheology, Bread Characteristics, and Improvement Strategies	94
Electrochemical Biosensors Based on Conducting Polymers: A Review	93
Deep Learning for Optic Disc Segmentation and Glaucoma Diagnosis on Retinal Images	92
A Review on Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robots	91
The Perspective of Large-Scale Production of Algae Biodiesel	91
Variable Compliance Control for Robotic Peg-in-Hole Assembly: A Deep-Reinforcement-Learning Approach	90
Applications of Magnesium and Its Alloys: A Review	89
Brain Tumor Analysis Using Deep Learning and VGG-16 Ensembling Learning Approaches	89
UWB Indoor Localization Using Deep Learning LSTM Networks	89
Biogenic Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterisation and Applications	88
Antibacterial Activity of TiO2 Nanoparticles Prepared by One-Step Laser Ablation in Liquid	88
The Current State of Research of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM): A Review	88