Svetan Ratchev

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
199 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Svetan Ratchev is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Management of Technology and Innovation and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Svetan Ratchev has authored 199 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 49 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation and 46 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Svetan Ratchev's work include Manufacturing Process and Optimization (123 papers), Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (78 papers) and Product Development and Customization (45 papers). Svetan Ratchev is often cited by papers focused on Manufacturing Process and Optimization (123 papers), Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (78 papers) and Product Development and Customization (45 papers). Svetan Ratchev collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and India. Svetan Ratchev's co-authors include Shu Liu, A.A. Becker, Shukri Afazov, Joel Segal, Giovanna Martínez-Arellano, Germán Terrazas, Weiwei Huang, Atanas A. Popov, Niels Lohse and Panorios Benardos and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, European Journal of Operational Research and International Journal of Production Economics.

In The Last Decade

Svetan Ratchev

189 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A framework for manufacturing system reconfiguration and optimisation utilising digital twins and modular artificial intelligence

2023 87 citations Fan Mo, Hamood Ur Rehman et al. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Svetan Ratchev United Kingdom	29	1.7k	1.7k	848	626	326	199	3.2k
Nabil Gindy United Kingdom	37	1.6k 0.9×	1.9k 1.1×	734 0.9×	705 1.1×	176 0.5×	146	3.9k
Paul Maropoulos United Kingdom	28	1.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	315 0.4×	331 0.5×	313 1.0×	143	3.1k
Paul Xirouchakis Switzerland	34	1.9k 1.1×	1.0k 0.6×	372 0.4×	463 0.7×	479 1.5×	109	3.2k
Yiming Rong China	37	1.8k 1.0×	2.4k 1.4×	936 1.1×	387 0.6×	226 0.7×	217	4.3k
P. Asokan India	34	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	489 0.6×	672 1.1×	129 0.4×	85	3.2k
Shengfeng Qin United Kingdom	27	1.3k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	352 0.4×	225 0.4×	249 0.8×	196	3.4k
Aydin Nassehi United Kingdom	28	2.4k 1.4×	1.1k 0.7×	262 0.3×	417 0.7×	234 0.7×	123	3.8k
Uwe Heisel Germany	21	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	680 0.8×	421 0.7×	540 1.7×	114	2.6k
Moshe M. Barash United States	25	1.0k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	751 0.9×	359 0.6×	264 0.8×	88	2.7k
Thomas R. Kurfess United States	31	1.6k 0.9×	2.4k 1.4×	598 0.7×	678 1.1×	112 0.3×	248	4.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Svetan Ratchev

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Mo, Fan, Hamood Ur Rehman, Jack C. Chaplin, David Sanderson, & Svetan Ratchev. (2025). Digital twin-based self-learning decision-making framework for industrial robots in manufacturing. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 139(1-2). 221–240. 1 indexed citations

Rehman, Hamood Ur, Fan Mo, Jack C. Chaplin, et al.. (2025). Intelligent configuration management in modular production systems: Integrating operational semantics with knowledge graphs. Journal of Manufacturing Systems. 80. 610–625.

Martínez-Arellano, Giovanna, et al.. (2024). Semantic Modelling of a Manufacturing Value Chain: Disruption Response Planning. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 58(19). 789–794.

Wang, Zi, Likun Wang, Giovanna Martínez-Arellano, et al.. (2024). Digital twin based photogrammetry field-of-view evaluation and 3D layout optimisation for reconfigurable manufacturing systems. Journal of Manufacturing Systems. 77. 1045–1061. 2 indexed citations

Mo, Fan, Jack C. Chaplin, David Sanderson, Giovanna Martínez-Arellano, & Svetan Ratchev. (2023). Semantic models and knowledge graphs as manufacturing system reconfiguration enablers. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 86. 102625–102625. 24 indexed citations

Mo, Fan, et al.. (2023). PLC orchestration automation to enhance human–machine integration in adaptive manufacturing systems. Journal of Manufacturing Systems. 71. 172–187. 16 indexed citations

Rehman, Hamood Ur, et al.. (2023). A modular artificial intelligence and asset administration shell approach to streamline testing processes in manufacturing services. Journal of Manufacturing Systems. 72. 424–436. 6 indexed citations

Mo, Fan, Hamood Ur Rehman, Jack C. Chaplin, et al.. (2023). A framework for manufacturing system reconfiguration and optimisation utilising digital twins and modular artificial intelligence. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 82. 102524–102524. 87 indexed citations breakdown →

Martínez-Arellano, Giovanna, et al.. (2023). Enabling Coordinated Elastic Responses of Manufacturing Systems through Semantic Modelling. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 56(2). 7402–7407. 3 indexed citations

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Mo, Fan, et al.. (2023). Capacity Modelling and Measurement for Smart Elastic Manufacturing Systems. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 5 indexed citations

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Rehman, Hamood Ur, et al.. (2022). Service Based Approach to Asset Administration Shell for Controlling Testing Processes in Manufacturing*. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 55(10). 1852–1857. 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhenyu, et al.. (2022). Development of an affordable and auto-reconfigurable solution for small box assembly*. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 55(10). 2463–2468. 3 indexed citations

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Popov, Atanas A., et al.. (2020). Tolerance allocation: A reliability based optimisation approach. Procedia Manufacturing. 51. 1038–1045. 4 indexed citations

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Felli, Paolo, Lavindra de Silva, Brian Logan, & Svetan Ratchev. (2018). Composite Capabilities for Cloud Manufacturing. Adaptive Agents and Multi-Agents Systems. 1809–1811. 2 indexed citations

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Silva, Lavindra de, Paolo Felli, Jack C. Chaplin, et al.. (2017). Synthesising Industry-Standard Manufacturing Process Controllers. Adaptive Agents and Multi-Agents Systems. 1811–1813. 6 indexed citations

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Branson, David T., et al.. (2016). DEVELOPMENT OF IN-SITU MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR THE THERMOFORMING OF PRE-PREG COMPOSITE LAMINATES.. Repository@Nottingham (University of Nottingham). 400.

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Sanderson, David, et al.. (2016). Smart Manufacturing and Reconfigurable Technologies: Towards an Integrated Environment for Evolvable Assembly Systems. 263–264. 11 indexed citations

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Ratchev, Svetan, et al.. (2014). Axiomatic Design of a Reconfigurable Assembly System for Primary Wing Structures. SAE International Journal of Aerospace. 7(2). 229–240. 12 indexed citations

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Ratchev, Svetan. (2006). Precision assembly technologies for mini and micro products : proceedings of the IFIP TC5 WG5.5 third International Precision Assembly Seminar (IPAS '2006) 19-21 February 2006, Bad Hofgastein, Austria. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 2 indexed citations

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Pawar, Kulwant S., et al.. (2000). Concept and Model for a Concurrent Engineering Consulting Software System. 3 indexed citations

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