OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Propulsion and Power is 6. 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
Experimental Characterization of a Hollow Cathode with Iridium–Cerium Alloy	37
Announcements and Acknowledgements	32
Prediction of Burning Characteristics of Dihydroxyglyoxime Composite Propellant	29
Correlation for Restart Boundaries of Simplified Two-Dimensional Hypersonic Inlets	28
Combined Heat Shield and Solar Thermal Propulsion System for an Oberth Maneuver	27
Expandable Graphite, a Novel Regression Rate Enhancer in the Solid Fuel Ramjet	27
Detailed Performance Studies on a Small Electric-Powered Contra-Rotating Ducted Fan Engine	26
Numerical Simulations of Fuel Shape Change in Paraffin–Oxygen Hybrid Rocket Engines	21
Effect of Co- and Counterswirl Air on Swirl Airblast Atomization	20
Experimental Comparison of Jet Modes Using Self-Excited Sweeping Jet Actuator in Compressor Cascades	20
Combustion of 3D Printable Hybrid Rocket Fuels	19
Overview of Selected Serpentine Duct Simulations Using Computational Fluid Dynamics	19
Preparation, Ignition, and Combustion of Boron Fuels with CuO as an Additive	19
Acoustic Waves Generated in Hypergolic Drop Tests of Low- and High-Volatility Fuels	18
Characterizing Hypergolic Propellants Using Impinging Jets and Droplets in Acoustic Levitation	18
Simulation of Vacuum Chamber Pressure Distributions with Uncertainty Quantification	17
Structure and Stabilization Mechanisms of an Ethylene Flame in Supersonic Coflow	17
Firing Tests and Simulations of a CubeSat-Scale H2O2-Based Hybrid Rocket	17
Direction Control of Rotating Detonation Waves with Helical Combustion Chambers	16
Improved Response Function for Low-Order Modeling of Longitudinal Combustion Instabilities	15
Dynamic Regulation Process of the Variable-Geometry Power Turbine	15
Stochastic Emission in Passively Fed Single-Emitter Porous-Media Ionic Liquid Ion Sources	14
Driving Mechanisms in Low-Order Modeling of Longitudinal Combustion Instability	14
Family of Skeletal Reaction Mechanisms for Methane–Oxygen Combustion in Rocket Propulsion	14
Data-Driven Wall Pressure Reconstruction and Sparse Sensor Optimization for Supersonic Nozzles	14

Loss Mechanisms of Shrouded Stator Cavity Flow in an Axial Compressor	13
Multi-Element Gaseous Methane–Oxygen Rocket Combustor Optimization for Modern Space-Flight Technology	13
Machine-Learning-Based Rotating Detonation Engine Diagnostics: Evaluation for Application in Experimental Facilities	13
Effect of Varying Secondary Swirl Injector Location on Performance of Hybrid Rocket	13
Numerical and Experimental Study of an Aircraft Igniter Plasma Jet Discharge	13
General Burnback Analysis for Anisotropic and Heterogeneous Solid Propellants	12
Advancing Mistuning Identification and Dynamic Modeling of Blisks Through Blade Detuning Tests	12
Operation and Power Generation of a Disk-Shaped Pressure Gain Combustor	12
Contribution of Unsteadiness to Solid Fuel Burning Characteristics in a Scramjet Combustor	12
Effects of Thermal/Chemical Nonequilibrium on a High-Mach Ethylene-Fueled Scramjet	12
Active Flow Control in Compressor Cascades with Steady and Pulsed Jets	12
Surface Structure of Reacting Solid Ramjet Fuels	11
Pilot Injection Impact on Ignition of F-24/ATJ Blends Under Various Conditions	11
Uncertainty Quantification of Slab Burner Simulation: Surrogates, Forward Propagation, and Parameter Calibration	11
Multipoint Aerodynamic Optimization of Three-Dimensional Ultra-High-Bypass-Ratio Engine Intakes	11
Effects of Evaporation Modeling on Kerosene–Air Oblique Detonation	11
Effect of Fuel Injection Strategy on Generic Scramjet Combustor Operation	11
Fully Coupled Analysis of Aerothermoelastic Deformation of a Scramjet Inlet	11
Combustion of Preheated Hydrocarbon Fuel in a Scramjet Model Combustor	11
Experimental Investigation on Atomization of JP-10 Slurry Jets Containing Boron Nanoparticles	10
Thermal and Resonance Characteristics of Tapered Cavities of Various Lengths	10
Performance of Novel Electrode Structures for Electrically Controlled Solid Propellant	9
Crossflow Decane Combustion Using Catalytically Decomposed High-Test Peroxide	9
Experimental Investigation of Throttleable H2O2 and Polypropylene Hybrid Rocket Motor	9
Improved Hybrid Rocket Performance by Additively Manufactured Gel-Infused Solid Fuels	9
Impact of Ammonium Perchlorate Content on Electrically Controlled Gel Polymer Electrolyte Monopropellants	8
Reducing Aluminum Agglomeration in Composite Propellants with Gallium and Indium Additives	8
Fundamental Experiment and Numerical Simulation of Ne/Xe Plasma Magnetohydrodynamic Electrical Power Generation	8
Injection Temperature and Scheme Effects on Neutral Flow Dynamics in Hall Thrusters	8
Characterization of a Nanonewton-Sensitivity Counterbalanced Pendulum Thrust Stand for Pulsed Propulsion Systems	8
Evaluation of Radiative Heat-Transfer Effect on Paraffin-Wax Regression Rate in Hybrid Rocket	8
Erosion Mechanisms of Baffle Plates at Stagnation Point in Hybrid Rockets	8
Experimental Study of a Cylindrical Rotating Detonation Combustor for Scramjet Ignition	8
Supersonic Combustion and Flow Evolution in Dual-Combustion Ramjet Engine	7
Low-Order Autoignition Modeling for Hydrogen Transverse Jets	7
Thermal–Combustion Coupled Instability in Hybrid Rockets with Fuel Blowing	7
Numerical Turbulence Modeling in a Transonic Boundary-Layer Ingestion Intake	7
Numerical Modeling to Investigate the Aerodynamics of a Boundary-Layer Ingested Transonic Fan	7
Radial Mass Flow Rate Partition on LOx/GCH4 Pintle Injector Configurations	7
Wave Detection and Tracking Within a Rotating Detonation Engine Through Object Detection	7
Unraveling the Transition from Standard to Reactive Atomization of Hypergolic Propellants	7
Computational Analysis and Regression Laws for Nozzle Erosion Prediction in Hybrid Rockets	7
Experimental Investigation on Aluminum-Based Water Ramjet for Propelling High-Speed Underwater Vehicles	7
Interaction Behavior of Pulsejet Engines	7
Flame Structures in a Model Solid Fuel Ramjet with Increasing Reynolds Numbers	6
Delayed Detached-Eddy Simulations of Rough-Wall Turbulent Reactive Flows in a Supersonic Combustor	6
Beam Misalignment Effects on Microwave Rocket Propulsion Performance	6
Novel Solid Propellants Enabled Through In Situ Martian Perchlorates	6
Data-Driven Analysis of Tortuous Gas Turbine Inlet Truncation to Reduce Computational Cost	6
Impact of Future Low-Emissions Combustor Technology on Acoustic Scaling Laws	6

Characterizing the Oscillatory Unstart/Restart of a Supersonic Stator in Unsteady Conditions	6
Combined Cycle Nuclear System Architecture for Crewed Mars Spacecraft Propulsion and Power	6
Design and Performance of an Electrowetting Ionic Liquid Electrospray Thruster Prototype	6
Control of Shock-Induced Flow Separation Using Rectangular Air-Jet Vortex Generators	6
Fuel Regression Characteristics of Axial-Injection End-Burning Hybrid Rockets Using LOX	6
Performance Test of a Diode Laser-Sustained Plasma Thruster Using Argon	6
Design of an Internal Osculating Waverider Intake	6
High-Specific-Impulse Electrospray Propulsion with Small Capillary Emitters	6