OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Progress in Aerospace Sciences is 24. 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
Review of multimode space propulsion	49
Advances in Integrated System Health Management for mission-essential and safety-critical aerospace applications	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
A review of avian-inspired morphing for UAV flight control	38
Current status of Lattice Boltzmann Methods applied to aerodynamic, aeroacoustic, and thermal flows	38
A review of installation effects of ultra-high bypass ratio engines	37
Strategies towards a more sustainable aviation: A systematic review	34

A comprehensive review of Electric Solar Wind Sail concept and its applications	34
Aircraft trajectory prediction and synchronization for air traffic management applications	33
Review of using small UAV based meteorological measurements for road weather management	31
Review on planetary regolith-sampling technology	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
Hydrogen-powered aircraft: Fundamental concepts, key technologies, and environmental impacts	24
Review of acoustic metasurfaces for hypersonic boundary layer stabilization	24