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NDT & E International
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NDT & E International

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 464 24 38 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 132
Documents by Best Scientists*: 230
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: 4.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Ndt & E International?

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Nondestructive testing, Acoustics, Composite material, Ultrasonic sensor and Optics. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Nondestructive testing, it also covered topics in Structural engineering, Plenum space, Eddy current and Forensic engineering. The journal holds forums on Acoustics that merges themes from other disciplines such as Electronic engineering, Finite element method and Signal.

It primarily discusses Composite material topics, particularly Adhesive, Composite number and Stress (mechanics). Ultrasonic testing is a primary topic of Ultrasonic sensor research in Ndt & E International.

  • Nondestructive testing (32.46%)
  • Acoustics (23.09%)
  • Composite material (18.28%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Ultrasonic arrays for non-destructive evaluation: A review (565 citations)
  • Post-processing of the full matrix of ultrasonic transmit-receive array data for non-destructive evaluation (493 citations)
  • Review of NDT methods in the assessment of concrete and masonry structures (446 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Ndt & E International:

The most cited articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Nondestructive testing, Structural engineering, Acoustics, Composite material and Optics. In addition to Nondestructive testing research, the published articles aim to explore topics under Ultrasonic sensor, Electronic engineering, Thermography and Eddy current. While Acoustics is the focus of the most cited publications, it also provides insights into the studies of Signal, Lamb waves and Metrology.

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Ndt & E International (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Peter Cawley (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gui Yun Tian (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter B. Nagy (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Laurence J. Jacobs (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Krishnan Balasubramaniam (26 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Ndt & E International (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tohoku University (66 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Imperial College London (64 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Georgia Institute of Technology (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Warwick (43 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2022 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 100.00% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Features extraction and discussion in a novel frequency-band-selecting pulsed eddy current testing method for the detection of a certain depth range of defects

    Shejuan Xie;Lei Zhang;Ying Zhao;Xiaogang Wang

    (2020)
    73 Citations
  • Experimental investigation of the surface corrosion damage in plates based on nonlinear Lamb wave methods

    Xiangyan Ding;Caibin Xu;Mingxi Deng;Youxuan Zhao

    (2021)
    45 Citations
  • Evaluation of early stage local plastic damage induced by bending using quasi-static component of Lamb waves

    Xiaoqiang Sun;Guoshuang Shui;Youxuan Zhao;Wei Liu

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • A hybrid nondestructive testing method of pulsed eddy current testing and electromagnetic acoustic transducer techniques based on wavelet analysis

    (2023)
    24 Citations
  • Quantitative evaluation of deep-shallow compound defects using frequency-band-selecting pulsed eddy current testing

    (2022)
    23 Citations
  • System-independent material classification through X-ray attenuation decomposition from spectral X-ray CT

    Doniyor Jumanazarov;Jakeoung Koo;Matteo Busi;Matteo Busi;Henning F. Poulsen

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Influence of different design parameters on a coplanar capacitive sensor performance

    Farima Abdollahi-Mamoudan;Sebastien Savard;Clemente Ibarra-Castanedo;Tobin Filleter

    (2022)
    20 Citations
  • Small electromagnetic acoustic transducer with an enhanced unique magnet configuration

    Hongjun Sun;Ryoichi Urayama;Tetsuya Uchimoto;Tetsuya Uchimoto;Toshiyuki Takagi;Toshiyuki Takagi

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Multi-scale gapped smoothing algorithm for robust baseline-free damage detection in optical infrared thermography

    Gaétan Poelman;Saeid Hedayatrasa;Joost Segers;Wim Van Paepegem

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Quantitative detection of shallow subsurface cracks in pipeline with time-of-flight diffraction technique

    S.J. Jin;X. Sun;Z.B. Luo;T.T. Ma

    (2021)
    18 Citations

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