OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Propulsion and Power is 2. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Experimental Characterization of a Hollow Cathode with Iridium–Cerium Alloy	25
Announcements and Acknowledgements	20
Prediction of Burning Characteristics of Dihydroxyglyoxime Composite Propellant	18
Expandable Graphite, a Novel Regression Rate Enhancer in the Solid Fuel Ramjet	17
Combined Heat Shield and Solar Thermal Propulsion System for an Oberth Maneuver	17
Correlation for Restart Boundaries of Simplified Two-Dimensional Hypersonic Inlets	17
Effect of Co- and Counterswirl Air on Swirl Airblast Atomization	16
Detailed Performance Studies on a Small Electric-Powered Contra-Rotating Ducted Fan Engine	15
Overview of Selected Serpentine Duct Simulations Using Computational Fluid Dynamics	14
Numerical Simulations of Fuel Shape Change in Paraffin–Oxygen Hybrid Rocket Engines	14
Preparation, Ignition, and Combustion of Boron Fuels with CuO as an Additive	13
Direction Control of Rotating Detonation Waves with Helical Combustion Chambers	13
Characterizing Hypergolic Propellants Using Impinging Jets and Droplets in Acoustic Levitation	12
Simulation of Vacuum Chamber Pressure Distributions with Uncertainty Quantification	12
Acoustic Waves Generated in Hypergolic Drop Tests of Low- and High-Volatility Fuels	11
Data-Driven Wall Pressure Reconstruction and Sparse Sensor Optimization for Supersonic Nozzles	11
Dynamic Regulation Process of the Variable-Geometry Power Turbine	11
Stochastic Emission in Passively Fed Single-Emitter Porous-Media Ionic Liquid Ion Sources	9
Driving Mechanisms in Low-Order Modeling of Longitudinal Combustion Instability	9
Family of Skeletal Reaction Mechanisms for Methane–Oxygen Combustion in Rocket Propulsion	9
General Burnback Analysis for Anisotropic and Heterogeneous Solid Propellants	9
Multi-Element Gaseous Methane–Oxygen Rocket Combustor Optimization for Modern Space-Flight Technology	9
Loss Mechanisms of Shrouded Stator Cavity Flow in an Axial Compressor	8
Numerical and Experimental Study of an Aircraft Igniter Plasma Jet Discharge	8
Active Flow Control in Compressor Cascades with Steady and Pulsed Jets	8

Effects of Thermal/Chemical Nonequilibrium on a High-Mach Ethylene-Fueled Scramjet	8
Advancing Mistuning Identification and Dynamic Modeling of Blisks Through Blade Detuning Tests	8
Machine-Learning-Based Rotating Detonation Engine Diagnostics: Evaluation for Application in Experimental Facilities	8
Operation and Power Generation of a Disk-Shaped Pressure Gain Combustor	8
Effect of Varying Secondary Swirl Injector Location on Performance of Hybrid Rocket	8
Surface Structure of Reacting Solid Ramjet Fuels	7
Multipoint Aerodynamic Optimization of Three-Dimensional Ultra-High-Bypass-Ratio Engine Intakes	7
Experimental Investigation on Atomization of JP-10 Slurry Jets Containing Boron Nanoparticles	7
Contribution of Unsteadiness to Solid Fuel Burning Characteristics in a Scramjet Combustor	7
Experimental Investigation of Throttleable H2O2 and Polypropylene Hybrid Rocket Motor	7
Thermal and Resonance Characteristics of Tapered Cavities of Various Lengths	7
Effect of Fuel Injection Strategy on Generic Scramjet Combustor Operation	7
Fully Coupled Analysis of Aerothermoelastic Deformation of a Scramjet Inlet	7
Pilot Injection Impact on Ignition of F-24/ATJ Blends Under Various Conditions	7
Uncertainty Quantification of Slab Burner Simulation: Surrogates, Forward Propagation, and Parameter Calibration	7
Numerical Modeling to Investigate the Aerodynamics of a Boundary-Layer Ingested Transonic Fan	6
Numerical Turbulence Modeling in a Transonic Boundary-Layer Ingestion Intake	6
Performance of Novel Electrode Structures for Electrically Controlled Solid Propellant	6
Fundamental Experiment and Numerical Simulation of Ne/Xe Plasma Magnetohydrodynamic Electrical Power Generation	6
Improved Hybrid Rocket Performance by Additively Manufactured Gel-Infused Solid Fuels	6
Interaction Behavior of Pulsejet Engines	6
Experimental Investigation on Aluminum-Based Water Ramjet for Propelling High-Speed Underwater Vehicles	6
Effects of Evaporation Modeling on Kerosene–Air Oblique Detonation	6
Injection Temperature and Scheme Effects on Neutral Flow Dynamics in Hall Thrusters	6
Impact of Ammonium Perchlorate Content on Electrically Controlled Gel Polymer Electrolyte Monopropellants	6
Thermal–Combustion Coupled Instability in Hybrid Rockets with Fuel Blowing	6
Crossflow Decane Combustion Using Catalytically Decomposed High-Test Peroxide	6
Evaluation of Radiative Heat-Transfer Effect on Paraffin-Wax Regression Rate in Hybrid Rocket	6
Computational Analysis and Regression Laws for Nozzle Erosion Prediction in Hybrid Rockets	5
Delayed Detached-Eddy Simulations of Rough-Wall Turbulent Reactive Flows in a Supersonic Combustor	5
Low-Order Autoignition Modeling for Hydrogen Transverse Jets	5
Design and Performance of an Electrowetting Ionic Liquid Electrospray Thruster Prototype	5
Wave Detection and Tracking Within a Rotating Detonation Engine Through Object Detection	5
Radial Mass Flow Rate Partition on LOx/GCH4 Pintle Injector Configurations	5
Design of an Internal Osculating Waverider Intake	5
Simplified Plasmadynamics Model of a Coaxial Self-Field Plasma Accelerator	5
Fuel Regression Characteristics of Axial-Injection End-Burning Hybrid Rockets Using LOX	5
Impact of Future Low-Emissions Combustor Technology on Acoustic Scaling Laws	5
Novel Solid Propellants Enabled Through In Situ Martian Perchlorates	5
Beam Misalignment Effects on Microwave Rocket Propulsion Performance	5
Data-Driven Analysis of Tortuous Gas Turbine Inlet Truncation to Reduce Computational Cost	4
Design Space Exploration of Lithium-Ion Battery Packs for Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft Applications	4
Charactering Catalytic Ignition and Combustion for the Ninety-Percent Hydrogen-Peroxide/Paraffin-Based Hybrid Rocket Engine	4
Development of a Liquid-Propellant Rocket Powered by a Rotating Detonation Engine	4
Suppression of Azimuthal Combustion Instability Using Perforated Liner Under Symmetry Breaking	4
Limit Cycle Oscillating Detonation Wave Behavior Analysis Within a Rotating Detonation Engine	4
Stochastic Equilibrium Analysis to Optimize Solid Propellant Combustion Gas Composition	4
Correction: Comparison of Turbulence and Chemistry Closures in a Solid Fuel Ramjet Combustor	4
Announcements and Acknowledgments	4
Combined Cycle Nuclear System Architecture for Crewed Mars Spacecraft Propulsion and Power	4

Plasma–Wall Interaction Model for Erosion of Materials Under Ion Bombardment	4
Computationally Examining the Effect of Plate Thickness on Hole-Emitter-Type Electrospray Thrusters	4
Hall Thruster System Using Dry Ice Propellant at the Triple Point	4
Parametric Analysis of Hydrogen Swirl Combustors with Incompletely Stirred Reactor Network Modeling	4
Development and Evaluation of Reduced Kinetics Models for 1,3-Butadiene–Air Combustion	3
Variably Premixed Rotating Detonation Engine for Evaluation of Detonation Cycle Dynamics	3
Statistical Characterization of Emitter Fabrication over Electrospray Array Thruster	3
Stall Inception of Axial Fan with Foam Metal Casing Treatment	3
Investigating the Chemical Stability of Electrospray Plumes During Particle Collisions	3
Numerical Analysis of a Novel Casing Treatment in an Axial Flow Fan	3
Conceptual Design of Small-Sized Thruster Using Laser Ignition of High-Energy Monopropellant	3
Improving Detonability in a Small-Scale Rotating Detonation Engine Using Partial Premixing	3
Performance of Water-Augmented Metallized Hybrid Propellant Ram Rocket During Underwater Motion	3
Study of Boron Fuel in a Water-Breathing Ramjet	3
Heat Transfer in Rocket Combustion Chambers Firing Plates: Role of Injector Confinement	3
Computational Study on Fully Coupled Combustor–Turbine Interactions	3
Seven-Zone Parametric Optimization Method for Compressor Profile with Controllable Maximum Thickness	3
Ejector Recirculation and Entrainment	3
Microthrusters’ Combustion Control Using Jellied Propellant Flowing Through an Orifice Plate	3
Parameter Influence on Porous Bleed Performance for Supersonic Turbulent Flows	3
Processing and Testing Subscale Motors with Central Finocyl Grain Using Wax Mandrel	3
Extinguishing and Combustion Characteristics of Electrically Controllable Solid Propellants Under Elevated Pressures	3
Evaluating the Effects of Fill Height in a Narrow Detonation Channel	3
Solid-Fuel Ramjet Regression Rate Measurements Using X-Ray Radiography and Ultrasonic Transducers	3
Demonstration of One Hundred Kilogram Xenon Throughput by a Low-Power Hall Thruster	2
Improving Base-Drag Corrections for Rotating Detonation Combustor Gross Thrust Measurements	2
Inlet Guide Vane Stagger Effects on Multistage Compressor Performance and Stall Inception	2
High-Pressure Combustion Characteristics of Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene Propellants	2
Lagrangian Simulation Methodology for Large-Eddy Simulations of Prefilming Air-Blast Injectors	2
Assessment of Pseudoshock Models Against Experiment in a Low-Aspect-Ratio Isolator	2
Liquid Column Separation Due to Fluid Hammer Occurrence in Propellant Lines	2
Performance Scaling of Modular Hybrid Propulsion System for Flight Vehicles	2
Similarity and Scaling in a Liquid-Fuel Ramjet Combustor	2
Observation of Plasma Turbulence in a Hall Thruster Using Microwave Interferometry	2
Effect of Boric Acid on Electronically Controlled Solid Propellants	2
Multiple Diagnostics of Hybrid Rocket Ignition and Effect of Hypergolic Additive Granulometry	2
Announcements and Acknowledgements	2
Effects of Thermal Expansion and Pressure on Far-Field Fluctuations of Heterogeneous Propellants	2
Fuel Injector Requirements to Achieve Supercritical Flow at the Exit	2
Ignition and Extinction Characteristics of Electrically Controlled Solid Propellants	2
Three-Dimensional Kinetic Simulations of Carbon Backsputtering in Vacuum Chambers from Ion Thruster Plumes	2
Numerical Estimation of Nozzle Throat Heat Flux in Oxygen-Methane Rocket Engines	2
Coupling Effect of Multicavity on Flame Stabilization Mode Transitions in Scramjet Combustor	2
Electrospray Characteristics of High-Energetic Ionic Liquids: Ammonium Dinitramide and Hydroxyethylhydrazinium Nitrate	2
Thrust Performance of Converging Rotating Detonation Engine Compared with Steady Rocket Engine	2
Liquid Atomization in Rotary Slinger Injectors: Role of Liquid Delivery Manifold	2
Flow Characteristics in an Optically Accessible Solid Fuel Scramjet	2
Tandem Energy-Analyzer/Mass-Spectrometer Measurements of an Ionic Liquid Ion Source	2
Computational Study of Propulsive Performance of Frozen Nano-Aluminum and Water (ALICE) Mixtures	2
Active Energy Management for Enhanced Engine Transient Operations	2
Reducing Preheating Requirements for 1-N-Scale Thruster with Ammonium Dinitramide-H2O2 Monopropellant	2
Propellant Surface Evolution of a Coaxial Pulsed Plasma Thruster	2
Methodology for Assessing Retrofitted Hydrogen Combustion and Fuel Cell Aircraft Environmental Impacts	2
Electrically Controlled Ignition Performance of LiClO₄/PVA/H₂O Propellants	2
Simulated Scramjet Shock Train Control Using an All-Coefficient Adaptive Control Approach	2
Flame-Spreading Process in Solid Rocket Motor with Fin Slots	2
Deflagration to Detonation Transition in Heterogeneous Mixtures Containing Ethanol/Acetone and Oxygen	2
Optimized Postprocessing Method for Fatigue Life Evaluation of Reusable Rocket Combustion Chambers	2
Influence of Flight Conditions on the Combustion Characteristics of Solid-Fuel Ramjet	2
Study of Suborbital Rocket Plane Using Highly Pressurized Hydrogen/Nitrous Oxide	2