OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Progress in Aerospace Sciences is 34. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Review of the hybrid gas - electric aircraft propulsion systems versus alternative systems	228
3D printing modules for self-assembling space systems	205
Analytical and numerical solutions to classical rotor designs	184
Recent progresses in lightweight carbon fibre reinforced lattice cylindrical shells	169
Recent developments in the aero-optical effects of high-speed optical apertures: From transonic to high-supersonic flows	142
A comprehensive review on Cislunar expansion and space domain awareness	136
Editorial Board	122
Improved instrumental techniques, including isotopic analysis, applicable to the characterization of unusual materials with potential relevance to aerospace forensics	112
Advancements and prospects of boundary layer ingestion propulsion concepts	107
The prospects for green aviation by 2050	102
Artificial Intelligence for Trusted Autonomous Satellite Operations	101
Editorial Board	97
On the need for rigorous scientific research on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP)	82
Editorial Board	82
Supersonic transport optimization concepts	79
Ammonia versus kerosene contrails: A review	76
Regulatory pathways to certifiable condition based maintenance solutions in aviation: A comprehensive review	69
Compressible vortex loops and their interactions	69
Thin-walled deployable composite structures: A review	65
Non-intrusive flow diagnostics for unsteady inlet flow distortion measurements in novel aircraft architectures	64
The new science of Unidentified Aerospace-Undersea Phenomena (UAP)	61
A systematic review of boundary layer ingestion (BLI) fan: Current Status and future perspectives	61
Friction damping for turbomachinery: A comprehensive review of modelling, design strategies, and testing capabilities	59
Recent progress on high-order discontinuous schemes for simulations of multiphase and multicomponent flows	58
An open thinking for a vision on sustainable green aviation	58

Orbital debris removal using micropatterned dry adhesives: Review and recent advances	57
A Scientometric Investigation of Artificial Intelligence for Fluid Mechanics: Emerging Topics and Active Groups	56
Editorial Board	54
Recent progress of efficient low-boom design and optimization methods	52
Review on the crashworthiness design and evaluation of fuselage structure for occupant survivability	52
Review of contact and contactless active space debris removal approaches	51
Crashworthiness design and evaluation of civil aircraft structures	48
Editorial Board	48
Research progress of the flow and combustion organization for the high-Mach-number scramjet: From Mach 8 to 12	44
Research and development of aerospace vehicles with air breathing electric propulsion: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow	43
Advances in Integrated System Health Management for mission-essential and safety-critical aerospace applications	43
Algorithms and applications of intelligent swarm cooperative control: A comprehensive survey	40
A review of the bird impact process and validation of the SPH impact model for aircraft structures	40
Review of unsteady aerodynamic problems and control strategies for the blade tip flow of axial compressors	40
A review of Russian computer modeling and validation in aerospace applications	40
Fault-tolerant spacecraft attitude control: A critical assessment	39
Development and progress in aeroacoustic noise reduction on turbofan aeroengines	39
A perspective on the urgency for green aviation	37
On-board cooperative spacecraft relative navigation fusing GNSS with vision	36
Research and advancements in hybrid airships—A review	36
A systematic review of design for additive manufacturing of aerospace lattice structures: Current trends and future directions	35
Impact induced dynamic response and failure behavior of aircraft structures	34
Thermal management challenges in hybrid-electric propulsion aircraft	34
Review of data-driven computational guidance for unmanned aerospace vehicles	34
Editorial Board	34