OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Progress in Aerospace Sciences is 8. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
3D printing modules for self-assembling space systems	205
Analytical and numerical solutions to classical rotor designs	161
Recent developments in the aero-optical effects of high-speed optical apertures: From transonic to high-supersonic flows	157
Recent progresses in lightweight carbon fibre reinforced lattice cylindrical shells	152
Review of the hybrid gas - electric aircraft propulsion systems versus alternative systems	133
The prospects for green aviation by 2050	127
Artificial Intelligence for Trusted Autonomous Satellite Operations	123
Editorial Board	117
Improved instrumental techniques, including isotopic analysis, applicable to the characterization of unusual materials with potential relevance to aerospace forensics	107
Advancements and prospects of boundary layer ingestion propulsion concepts	99
A comprehensive review on Cislunar expansion and space domain awareness	91
Compressible vortex loops and their interactions	86
Editorial Board	82
Editorial Board	78
Supersonic transport optimization concepts	75
Ammonia versus kerosene contrails: A review	72
Non-intrusive flow diagnostics for unsteady inlet flow distortion measurements in novel aircraft architectures	68
On the need for rigorous scientific research on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP)	62
Thin-walled deployable composite structures: A review	61
Recent progress on high-order discontinuous schemes for simulations of multiphase and multicomponent flows	60
Orbital debris removal using micropatterned dry adhesives: Review and recent advances	58
A systematic review of boundary layer ingestion (BLI) fan: Current Status and future perspectives	58
Friction damping for turbomachinery: A comprehensive review of modelling, design strategies, and testing capabilities	57
An open thinking for a vision on sustainable green aviation	54
The new science of Unidentified Aerospace-Undersea Phenomena (UAP)	54

Editorial Board	53
A Scientometric Investigation of Artificial Intelligence for Fluid Mechanics: Emerging Topics and Active Groups	51
Editorial Board	50
Recent progress of efficient low-boom design and optimization methods	48
Crashworthiness design and evaluation of civil aircraft structures	48
Research and development of aerospace vehicles with air breathing electric propulsion: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow	44
Review on the crashworthiness design and evaluation of fuselage structure for occupant survivability	44
Review of contact and contactless active space debris removal approaches	44
Research progress of the flow and combustion organization for the high-Mach-number scramjet: From Mach 8 to 12	43
Algorithms and applications of intelligent swarm cooperative control: A comprehensive survey	39
Review of unsteady aerodynamic problems and control strategies for the blade tip flow of axial compressors	38
Fault-tolerant spacecraft attitude control: A critical assessment	36
A review of Russian computer modeling and validation in aerospace applications	36
A review of the bird impact process and validation of the SPH impact model for aircraft structures	36
Advances in Integrated System Health Management for mission-essential and safety-critical aerospace applications	36
On-board cooperative spacecraft relative navigation fusing GNSS with vision	35
Research and advancements in hybrid airships—A review	35
A perspective on the urgency for green aviation	35
A systematic review of design for additive manufacturing of aerospace lattice structures: Current trends and future directions	34
Development and progress in aeroacoustic noise reduction on turbofan aeroengines	33
Estimates of radiative energy values in ground-level observations of an unidentified aerial phenomenon: New physical data	33
Editorial Board	33
Thermal management challenges in hybrid-electric propulsion aircraft	33
Review of data-driven computational guidance for unmanned aerospace vehicles	32
Standing oblique detonation for hypersonic propulsion: A review	30
Impact induced dynamic response and failure behavior of aircraft structures	30
A review of three-dimensional shock wave–boundary-layer interactions	30
Towards drop-in sustainable aviation fuels in aero engine combustors: Fuel effects on combustion performance	29
Research progress in aero-optical effects of supersonic turbulent shear layers	29
Time-marching schemes for spatially high order accurate discretizations of the Euler and Navier–Stokes equations	29
Multi-rotor wake propagation and flow development modeling: A review	27
Plasma-enabled additive manufacturing in space: Perspectives, innovative material processing technologies, and emerging challenges	26
Editorial Board	26
Review of path planning in prospective multi-target active debris removal missions in low earth orbits	24
Additive manufacturing in the new space economy: Current achievements and future perspectives	24
A holistic review of the current state of research on aircraft design concepts and consideration for advanced air mobility applications	23
Editorial Board	23
Review on the design of an aircraft crashworthy passenger seat	22
Unidentified aerospace-undersea phenomena (UAP) status and outlook	21
Editorial Board	21
The carbon dioxide challenge facing U.S. aviation and paths to achieve net zero emissions by 2050	20
About the combination of high and low frequency methods for impact detection on aerospace components	19
Discontinuous Galerkin methods for hypersonic flows	18
Editorial Board	18
Flight dynamics of unconventional configurations	18
Editorial Board	17
Retro-propulsion in rocket systems: Recent advancements and challenges for the prediction of aerodynamic characteristics and thermal loads	17
Editorial Board	17
Thermal protection and drag reduction induced by flow control devices in supersonic/hypersonic flows: A review	16
Model validation hierarchies for connecting system design to modeling and simulation capabilities	15

On the importance of studying asteroids: A comprehensive review	15
Machine learning in aerodynamic shape optimization	14
Advances in exit simulations of airdrop configurations	13
A comprehensive review of extended reality and its application in aerospace engineering	13
Editorial Board	13
A definition, conceptual framework, and pathway towards sustainable aviation	12
Editorial Board	12
Progress in pyroshock simulation for qualification tests: A systematic literature review	12
Review of using small UAV based meteorological measurements for road weather management	11
Review of hybrid aquatic-aerial vehicle (HAAV): Classifications, current status, applications, challenges and technology perspectives	11
Advances in low-altitude airspace management for uncrewed aircraft and advanced air mobility	11
Combustor technology of high temperature rise for aero engine	11
Recent advancements in sustainable aviation fuels	11
Prediction of concentrated vortex aerodynamics: Current CFD capability survey	9
On pathways to green aviation	9
Responsive tolerant control: An approach to extend adaptability of launch vehicles	8
Progress in inverse finite element method for aerospace structural health monitoring applications	8
Enhancing detonation propulsion with jet in cross-flow: A comprehensive review	8
Designing high aspect ratio wings: A review of concepts and approaches	8
A review of satellite-based atomic oxygen sensing methods	8