OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Progress in Aerospace Sciences is 7. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Designing airspace for urban air mobility: A review of concepts and approaches	146
Review of combustion stabilization for hypersonic airbreathing propulsion	111
Research progress on active thermal protection for hypersonic vehicles	108
Review of aerospace-oriented spray cooling technology	105
Current technologies and challenges of applying fuel cell hybrid propulsion systems in unmanned aerial vehicles	98
The benefits of very low earth orbit for earth observation missions	94
A review of hybrid RANS-LES methods for turbulent flows: Concepts and applications	89
Review of advanced guidance and control algorithms for space/aerospace vehicles	82
Data-driven modeling for unsteady aerodynamics and aeroelasticity	74
Machine learning in aerodynamic shape optimization	71
A review of turbulent skin-friction drag reduction by near-wall transverse forcing	68
Turbulent boundary layer trailing-edge noise: Theory, computation, experiment, and application	67
Recent developments in the aeroelasticity of morphing aircraft	66
Aircraft thermal management: Practices, technology, system architectures, future challenges, and opportunities	59
Crashworthy design and energy absorption mechanisms for helicopter structures: A systematic literature review	56
Guided waves for structural health monitoring in composites: A review and implementation strategies	52
Advances in Integrated System Health Management for mission-essential and safety-critical aerospace applications	49
Review of multimode space propulsion	49
Unconventional aircraft for civil aviation: A review of concepts and design methodologies	42
A review of gas-surface interaction models for orbital aerodynamics applications	41
Advances in intelligent and autonomous navigation systems for small UAS	40
Current status of Lattice Boltzmann Methods applied to aerodynamic, aeroacoustic, and thermal flows	38
A review of avian-inspired morphing for UAV flight control	38
A review of installation effects of ultra-high bypass ratio engines	37
A comprehensive review of Electric Solar Wind Sail concept and its applications	34

Strategies towards a more sustainable aviation: A systematic review	34
Aircraft trajectory prediction and synchronization for air traffic management applications	33
Review on planetary regolith-sampling technology	31
Review of using small UAV based meteorological measurements for road weather management	31
Research status and future development of crashworthiness of civil aircraft fuselage structures: An overview	30
On ultrasound propagation in composite laminates: advances in numerical simulation	29
Fault-tolerant spacecraft attitude control: A critical assessment	29
AGILE Paradigm: The next generation collaborative MDO for the development of aeronautical systems	29
Equilibrium and non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layers	29
A road map for reliable power electronics for more electric aircraft	26
Development and progress in aeroacoustic noise reduction on turbofan aeroengines	26
Recent advances in contact dynamics and post-capture control for combined spacecraft	26
Review of contact and contactless active space debris removal approaches	25
Research and advancements in hybrid airships—A review	25
Review of acoustic metasurfaces for hypersonic boundary layer stabilization	24
Hydrogen-powered aircraft: Fundamental concepts, key technologies, and environmental impacts	24
Survey of flight and numerical data of hypersonic rarefied flows encountered in earth orbit and atmospheric reentry	22
Review of space habitat designs for long term space explorations	20
A review of aircraft auxiliary power unit faults, diagnostics and acoustic measurements	20
Miniaturization perspectives of electrostatic propulsion for small spacecraft platforms	20
Sustainable aircraft design — A review on optimization methods for electric propulsion with derived optimal number of propulsors	20
Recent advancements in sustainable aviation fuels	19
A review of membrane-wing aeroelasticity	19
Non-intrusive flow diagnostics for unsteady inlet flow distortion measurements in novel aircraft architectures	19
Public perception of advanced aviation technologies: A review and roadmap to acceptance	18
Research and development on inlets for rocket based combined cycle engines	18
Recent progresses in lightweight carbon fibre reinforced lattice cylindrical shells	18
Recent developments in the aero-optical effects of high-speed optical apertures: From transonic to high-supersonic flows	17
A review of mathematical modelling techniques for advanced rotorcraft configurations	16
Advances in spacecraft micro-vibration suppression methods	15
Enhancing optimization capabilities using the AGILE collaborative MDO framework with application to wing and nacelle design	15
Review of control surface freeplay	14
An overview of testing methods for aeroengine fan noise	14
Review of unsteady aerodynamics of supersonic parachutes	13
Multidisciplinary aircraft integration within a collaborative and distributed design framework using the AGILE paradigm	13
Multi-rotor wake propagation and flow development modeling: A review	12
On-board cooperative spacecraft relative navigation fusing GNSS with vision	12
Review on the design of an aircraft crashworthy passenger seat	12
Orbital debris removal using micropatterned dry adhesives: Review and recent advances	11
Review of hybrid-electric aircraft technologies and designs: Critical analysis and novel solutions	11
Review of rotating wing dynamic stall: Experiments and flow control	10
Review of technology trends in new space missions using a patent analytics approach	10
Network-based analysis of fluid flows: Progress and outlook	10
Recent development of intake devices for atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion system	10
A review of the bird impact process and validation of the SPH impact model for aircraft structures	10
Classification of actuation mechanism designs with structural block diagrams for flapping-wing drones: A comprehensive review	10
Technical progress in landing mechanisms for exploring small solar system bodies	10
Modelling load transfer in single-lap adhesively bonded and hybrid (bolted / bonded) joints	9
On low-velocity impact behaviour of composite laminates: Damage investigation and influence of matrix and temperature	9
An overview of gravity effects on flow boiling instabilities	8

Knowledge architecture supporting the next generation of MDO in the AGILE paradigm	8
Recent progress, challenges and outlook for multidisciplinary structural optimization of aircraft and aerial vehicles	8
Review of sustainable energy carriers for aviation: Benefits, challenges, and future viability	8
About the combination of high and low frequency methods for impact detection on aerospace components	8
Sub-scale flight test model design: Developments, challenges and opportunities	7
Challenges, prospects and potential future orientation of hydrogen aviation and the airport hydrogen supply network: A state-of-art review	7
Collaborative Architecture supporting the next generation of MDAO within the AGILE paradigm	7