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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Analytical and numerical solutions to classical rotor designs	254
Recent developments in the aero-optical effects of high-speed optical apertures: From transonic to high-supersonic flows	167
Review of the hybrid gas - electric aircraft propulsion systems versus alternative systems	136
Recent progresses in lightweight carbon fibre reinforced lattice cylindrical shells	123
A comprehensive review on Cislunar expansion and space domain awareness	121
The prospects for green aviation by 2050	115
Improved instrumental techniques, including isotopic analysis, applicable to the characterization of unusual materials with potential relevance to aerospace forensics	114
Editorial Board	101
Artificial Intelligence for Trusted Autonomous Satellite Operations	99
Advancements and prospects of boundary layer ingestion propulsion concepts	98
Sustainable aircraft design — A review on optimization methods for electric propulsion with derived optimal number of propulsors	93
Non-intrusive flow diagnostics for unsteady inlet flow distortion measurements in novel aircraft architectures	89
Thin-walled deployable composite structures: A review	70
Editorial Board	68
Editorial Board	66
Supersonic transport optimization concepts	64
Ammonia versus kerosene contrails: A review	63
Compressible vortex loops and their interactions	56
On the need for rigorous scientific research on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP)	56
An open thinking for a vision on sustainable green aviation	53
Recent progress on high-order discontinuous schemes for simulations of multiphase and multicomponent flows	51
Friction damping for turbomachinery: A comprehensive review of modelling, design strategies, and testing capabilities	51
Orbital debris removal using micropatterned dry adhesives: Review and recent advances	50
Review of unsteady aerodynamics of supersonic parachutes	47
A systematic review of boundary layer ingestion (BLI) fan: Current Status and future perspectives	46

Recent progress of efficient low-boom design and optimization methods	44
Editorial Board	44
Editorial Board	43
Review on the crashworthiness design and evaluation of fuselage structure for occupant survivability	43
Crashworthiness design and evaluation of civil aircraft structures	39
Review of contact and contactless active space debris removal approaches	37
Research and development of aerospace vehicles with air breathing electric propulsion: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow	36
Research progress of the flow and combustion organization for the high-Mach-number scramjet: From Mach 8 to 12	35
Review of unsteady aerodynamic problems and control strategies for the blade tip flow of axial compressors	33
A review of Russian computer modeling and validation in aerospace applications	32
Advances in Integrated System Health Management for mission-essential and safety-critical aerospace applications	32
Algorithms and applications of intelligent swarm cooperative control: A comprehensive survey	32
A review of the bird impact process and validation of the SPH impact model for aircraft structures	31
Fault-tolerant spacecraft attitude control: A critical assessment	31
Development and progress in aeroacoustic noise reduction on turbofan aeroengines	30
On-board cooperative spacecraft relative navigation fusing GNSS with vision	30
Research and advancements in hybrid airships—A review	30
Thermal management challenges in hybrid-electric propulsion aircraft	30
A perspective on the urgency for green aviation	30
A systematic review of design for additive manufacturing of aerospace lattice structures: Current trends and future directions	29
Editorial Board	28
Impact induced dynamic response and failure behavior of aircraft structures	27
Review of path planning in prospective multi-target active debris removal missions in low earth orbits	26
Research progress in aero-optical effects of supersonic turbulent shear layers	26
Standing oblique detonation for hypersonic propulsion: A review	26
Multi-rotor wake propagation and flow development modeling: A review	26
Towards drop-in sustainable aviation fuels in aero engine combustors: Fuel effects on combustion performance	26
Time-marching schemes for spatially high order accurate discretizations of the Euler and Navier–Stokes equations	26
A review of three-dimensional shock wave–boundary-layer interactions	26
Additive manufacturing in the new space economy: Current achievements and future perspectives	25
Editorial Board	25
Review on the design of an aircraft crashworthy passenger seat	25
An overview of testing methods for aeroengine fan noise	25
A holistic review of the current state of research on aircraft design concepts and consideration for advanced air mobility applications	25
Editorial Board	24
Flight dynamics of unconventional configurations	24
Discontinuous Galerkin methods for hypersonic flows	22
The carbon dioxide challenge facing U.S. aviation and paths to achieve net zero emissions by 2050	22
Data-driven modeling for unsteady aerodynamics and aeroelasticity	21
About the combination of high and low frequency methods for impact detection on aerospace components	21
Editorial Board	19
On the importance of studying asteroids: A comprehensive review	18
Thermal protection and drag reduction induced by flow control devices in supersonic/hypersonic flows: A review	18
Model validation hierarchies for connecting system design to modeling and simulation capabilities	18
Retro-propulsion in rocket systems: Recent advancements and challenges for the prediction of aerodynamic characteristics and thermal loads	18
Advances in exit simulations of airdrop configurations	17
Machine learning in aerodynamic shape optimization	17
Editorial Board	17
A definition, conceptual framework, and pathway towards sustainable aviation	16
Editorial Board	14

Recent advancements in sustainable aviation fuels	14
Editorial Board	14
On pathways to green aviation	13
Review of hybrid aquatic-aerial vehicle (HAAV): Classifications, current status, applications, challenges and technology perspectives	12
Review of using small UAV based meteorological measurements for road weather management	12
Combustor technology of high temperature rise for aero engine	12
Advances in low-altitude airspace management for uncrewed aircraft and advanced air mobility	12
Prediction of concentrated vortex aerodynamics: Current CFD capability survey	11
A review of satellite-based atomic oxygen sensing methods	10
Enhancing detonation propulsion with jet in cross-flow: A comprehensive review	9
Designing high aspect ratio wings: A review of concepts and approaches	9
Responsive tolerant control: An approach to extend adaptability of launch vehicles	9
A review of turbulent skin-friction drag reduction by near-wall transverse forcing	9
Country-first domestic satellites: A family tree	8