OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Progress in Aerospace Sciences is 37. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Recent progresses in lightweight carbon fibre reinforced lattice cylindrical shells	443
3D printing modules for self-assembling space systems	327
Review of the hybrid gas - electric aircraft propulsion systems versus alternative systems	298
Editorial Board	206
The prospects for green aviation by 2050	196
Advancements and prospects of boundary layer ingestion propulsion concepts	193
A comprehensive review on Cislunar expansion and space domain awareness	148
Artificial Intelligence for Trusted Autonomous Satellite Operations	141
Editorial Board	135
Editorial Board	112
On the need for rigorous scientific research on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP)	105
Ammonia versus kerosene contrails: A review	102
Compressible vortex loops and their interactions	100
Supersonic transport optimization concepts	96
Regulatory pathways to certifiable condition based maintenance solutions in aviation: A comprehensive review	94
Thin-walled deployable composite structures: A review	93
The new science of Unidentified Aerospace-Undersea Phenomena (UAP)	93
An open thinking for a vision on sustainable green aviation	86
Orbital debris removal using micropatterned dry adhesives: Review and recent advances	84
Recent progress on high-order discontinuous schemes for simulations of multiphase and multicomponent flows	82
Friction damping for turbomachinery: A comprehensive review of modelling, design strategies, and testing capabilities	79
A systematic review of boundary layer ingestion (BLI) fan: Current Status and future perspectives	71
Advancing aviation sustainability by 2050: Scaling renewable energy systems for hydrogen production and E-fuel integration	69
Editorial Board	67
A Scientometric Investigation of Artificial Intelligence for Fluid Mechanics: Emerging Topics and Active Groups	67

Review on the crashworthiness design and evaluation of fuselage structure for occupant survivability	66
Crashworthiness design and evaluation of civil aircraft structures	65
Review of contact and contactless active space debris removal approaches	64
Recent progress of efficient low-boom design and optimization methods	64
Review of sensor placement and configuration methods for uncrewed aerial vehicles and spacecraft	62
Research and development of aerospace vehicles with air breathing electric propulsion: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow	58
Research progress of the flow and combustion organization for the high-Mach-number scramjet: From Mach 8 to 12	58
Bridging game theory and multi-agent systems: Development status and future prospects	53
Review of unsteady aerodynamic problems and control strategies for the blade tip flow of axial compressors	52
Algorithms and applications of intelligent swarm cooperative control: A comprehensive survey	52
Editorial Board	50
A perspective on the urgency for green aviation	47
Thermal management challenges in hybrid-electric propulsion aircraft	47
A review of ice detection technologies	45
A systematic review of design for additive manufacturing of aerospace lattice structures: Current trends and future directions	41
Progress in aerodynamics and aeroelasticity of morphing aircraft	39
Editorial Board	39
Review of data-driven computational guidance for unmanned aerospace vehicles	38
Standing oblique detonation for hypersonic propulsion: A review	37
Estimates of radiative energy values in ground-level observations of an unidentified aerial phenomenon: New physical data	37
65th anniversary of progress in aerospace sciences	37
A review of three-dimensional shock wave–boundary-layer interactions	37