OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Acta Astronautica is 40. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Influence of wall curvature on evolution of converged flow generated by crossing shock wave/boundary layer interaction: An experimental study	98
Decreased human sperm motility and vitality after fast gravity load changes in a parabolic flight	91
Thermite-for-demise (T4D): Experiments and numerical modelling on ball-bearing unit mock-ups containing thermite in an arc-heated wind tunnel	80
Heating patterns and temperature distribution of projectile surface in lunar regolith penetration	78
Optimization procedure for wings flying in the Martian atmosphere	75
Publisher's note	73
CerAMfacturing of a ceramic aerospike engine	72
A deep neural network framework with Analytic Continuation for predicting hypervelocity fragment flyout from satellite explosions	72
Spray angle prediction model for a multi-slit type throttleable gas–liquid pintle injector	69
Evaluating sensor tasking strategies for object cataloging in GEO	67
‘Sub-orbital activities’ – the application of ‘international law’ in the twilight between air and space law	66
Towards a GNSS-assisted autonomous heterogeneous clock system for very small satellites in the Earth-Moon system	66
Numerical study of detonation propagation under the action of supersonic pulsating flow in expanding combustor	64
A Geospatial Artificial Intelligence and satellite-based earth observation cognitive system in response to COVID-19	63
Geometric analysis of a constellation with a ground target	60
NASA's BioSentinel deep space CubeSat mission: successes and lessons learned	59
Assessing black soldier fly pupation and survival in lunar regolith simulant: Implications for sustainable controlled habitats on the Moon	58
Defining the notion of mining, extraction and collection: A step toward a sustainable use of lunar resources	54
A reference implementation for knowledge assisted robot development for planetary and orbital robotics	53
Simulations of satellites mock-up fragmentation	51
Trailing formations of lightweight spacecrafts to deflect NEAs by means of laser ablation	51
Guidance for autonomous spacecraft repointing under attitude constraints and actuator limitations	49
Development and characterization of the ECLIPS space environments simulation facility	49
Sun direction determination improvement by albedo input estimation combining photodiodes and magnetometer	49
Adaptive control design for active Pogo suppression of large strap-on liquid launch vehicles	48

Optimal low-thrust lunar orbit transfers with shadowing effect using a multiple-arc formulation	47
PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT (PRA) FOR ARTEMIS AND FUTURE SPACE EXPLORATION PROGRAMS	45
Lunar highlands simulant — Geotechnical characterization, 3D discrete element modeling, and cone penetration simulations	44
Dynamics of jettison during Earth-to-NRHO transfers	44
Strategies to capture asteroids to distant retrograde orbits in the Sun–Earth system	43
TWO-STAGE ‘slingshot amplifier’ can detect subtle gravitational deviations	43
Self-deployable hinges for monolithic space structures using multi-material additive manufacturing	43
Determining the best technique: Methods, challenges, and innovations of performing microgravity CPR	42
Optimization design and mechanism study of ion thruster performance based on CO2/xenon multi-propellant	42
A Martian analog for spatially varying methane microseepage - polygons at Expedition Strip, Axel Heiberg Island	42
The Effects of Pointing Error Sources on Energy Delivery from Orbiting Solar Reflectors	42
Study on controllable set of contingency return trajectories for crewed lunar missions based on interval analysis	42
Markers of distress among behavioral and physical health evacuees prior to emergency departure from Antarctica	42
Internal imaging of an extremely small-scale electron cyclotron resonance source revealing the formation of discharge mode transitions and hysteresis	41
Criteria for selection of point-ahead angle compensation strategy in intersatellite laser ranging interferometry of TianQin based on research of tilt-to-length coupling noise	40
Operationalizing the definition of “Commercial Space”	40