OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Shock Waves is 1. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Methane ignition behind reflected shock waves as monitored via $$\hbox {CH}_{3}$$ and OH absorption	30
Effects of the dimensionless radius of an annulus on the detonation propagation characteristics in circular and non-circular rotating detonation engines	23
Topologies of flow and combustion in shock–flame interactions	22
Flow acceleration in an RDRE with gradual chamber constriction	19
Neuronal function spontaneously recovers in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures after repetitive exposure to occupational-level shock waves	17
Viscoelastic materials evaluated for blast-resistant designs	15
Geometric stability of detonation propagation in curved channels	14
Blast and fragmentation modelling in urban environments using Rapid City Planner	14
Soil-filled perimeter walls under blast	13
Time-resolved imaging of the cellular structure of methane and natural gas detonations	13
Acoustic measurements of laser-induced microshocks: time of arrival to yield estimations	12
Dynamic shock wave investigations for an unsteady supersonic flow with a morphing bump over a flat plate	10
Detonation and shock-induced breakup characteristics of RP-2 liquid droplets	10
Effects of thermal pretreatment and equivalence ratio on DME/$${\hbox {O}}_2$$/$${\hbox {O}}_3$$ detonations	10
Wall roughness effects on the supersonic flow over a circular cylinder	10
In memoriam Prof. Jiming Yang (1959–2021)	10
An experimental and kinetic modeling study of the autoignition of syngas mixtures behind reflected shock waves	9
Pulsed combustion of fuel–air mixture in a cavity above water surface: modeling and experiments	9
Study of unsteadiness due to 3-D shock–boundary layer interaction in flow over a square-faced protuberance	9
Numerical analysis of the spark channel expansion in a high-pressure hydrogen–oxygen mixture and in nitrogen	8
Experimental demonstration on detonation initiation by laser ignition and shock focusing in elliptical cavity	8
Secondary waves dynamics and their impact on detonation structure in rotating detonation combustors	8
Data-scarce surrogate modeling of shock-induced pore collapse process	8
Continuous multifront detonation of kerosene–air mixture in an annular combustor with variations of its geometry	7
Comparison of the convergence to steady-state solution with weighted-type finite-difference schemes for the Euler equations	7

Optical measurement of state variables associated with blast wave evolution	7
Dynamic behaviour of YAG transparent ceramic under ramp wave and shock compression loading up to 20 GPa	6
Turbulence modeling of 3D high-speed flows with upstream-informed corrections	6
New insights into the pre-ignition behavior of methane behind reflected shock waves	6
Mach stem evolution in a confined multi-room	6
Correction: Experimental demonstration on detonation initiation by laser ignition and shock focusing in elliptical cavity	6
Blast wave kinematics: theory, experiments, and applications	6
Numerical simulation of shock-induced motion of a cuboidal solid body using the overset grid functionality of OpenFOAM	5
Experimental results for 25-mm and 51-mm rotating detonation rocket engine combustors	5
Single- and two-phase fluid droplet breakup in impulsively generated high-speed flow	5
The reflection and refraction of a curved shock front sliding over an air–water interface	5
Measurement of detonation cell size in liquid ethanol and oxygen mixtures	5
Study on the factors influencing the interaction and coalescence of shock waves from multiple explosion sources in free field	5
Experimental and numerical investigation of shock wave-based methane pyrolysis for clean H$$_2$$ production	5
Combustion properties of a simple and efficient four-step model	5
Effect of methane addition to hydrogen–air mixtures on the transition to detonation due to shock wave focusing in a $$90^{\circ }$$ wedge	5
Micro-shock tube flow behavior at low Mach number	5
An explosively driven launcher capable of $$10\,\mathrm{km\,s}^{-1}$$ projectile velocities	5
RDE research and development in Poland	4
Modelling of Mach reflections in internal axisymmetric steady supersonic flow	4
Flow characterization during the flame acceleration and transition-to-detonation process with solid obstacles and fluid jets	4
Spall strength measurements of epoxy resin with varying polyphenylene sulfone content cured at $$160\,^{\circ }\hbox {C}$$ and $$200\,^{\circ }\hbox {C}$$ temperature	4
Development of simple evaluation system for Hugoniot of polymethyl methacrylate	4
The simultaneous macroscopic and mesoscopic numerical simulation of metal spalling by using the fine-mesh finite element—smoothed particle hydrodynamics adaptive method	4
Analysis of shock wave acceleration from normal detonation reflection	4
Correction to: Modelling of Mach reflections in internal axisymmetric steady supersonic flow	4
Application of the TV-HLL scheme to multidimensional ideal magnetohydrodynamic flows	4
Prediction model of peak overpressure in two-dimensional field of near-earth air blast shock wave	4
Detonation propagation through a diffuse-interface gas layer	4
Propagation characteristics of blast shock waves in low-pressure environment	4
Tall buildings damage in Beirut ammonium nitrate explosion	4
In memoriam Prof. Hans Grönig (1931–2021)	4
Three-dimensional full-field simulation of sonic boom emanating from complex geometries over buildings	4
Development of a steady detonation reactor with state-to-state thermochemical modeling	4
Detonation wave reflection over a concave–convex cylindrical wedge	3
On the effect of characterised initial conditions on the evolution of the mixing induced by the Richtmyer–Meshkov instability	3
Comparative analysis of flow behind a normal shock wave reflected off a wavy end-wall at different Mach numbers and wave amplitudes	3
Characterizing the transition between regular and Mach reflections induced by a shock wave–boundary layer interaction	3
Bilayer surrogate brain response under various blast loading conditions	3
Experimental study on the use of the ARM Cortex M7 processor for measuring far-field blast waves	3
Design and flow characterization of the Mach 5 shock tunnel at New Mexico State University	3
Stabilization of wedge-induced oblique detonation waves in pre-evaporated kerosene–air mixtures with fluctuating equivalence ratios	3
A simplified burn model for simulating explosive effects and afterburning	3
Real gas effect on ignition in ideal and non-ideal reactors	2
A review of current safe distance calculations and the risk of mild traumatic brain injury	2
Effect of diffuse initial conditions on the Richtmyer–Meshkov instability	2
Effect of shock impingement location on the fluid–structure interactions over a compliant panel	2
Extension of the normal shock wave relations for calorically imperfect gases	2
Numerical investigation of the unsteady flow and wave dynamics in a wave rotor combustor	2
Influence of temperature on shock-induced cavitation: consequences for blast-induced traumatic brain injury modeling	2

Response behavior of the PTFE/Al/W granular composite under different loadings	2
Characterization of blast waves using solid and gaseous explosives: application to dynamic buckling of cylindrical shells	2
Two-dimensional detailed numerical simulation of ammonia/hydrogen/air detonation: hydrogen concentration effects and transverse detonation wave structure	2
Shock wave amplification and shock-to-detonation transition in a two-phase mixture of liquid triethylaluminum with superheated steam	2
Prediction model for the risk of auditory and vestibular disfunction caused by a blast wave	2
Free-standing conical shock	2
Blast wave mitigation with galvanised polyurethane foam in a sandwich cladding	2
An interface to provide the physical properties of the blast wave from a free-field TNT explosion	2
Self-sustained oscillations of lift and drag forces, heat fluxes, and flowfield parameters over supersonic bodies under asymmetrical energy deposition	2
Influence of high strain rate on the transient transmission of laser shock waves	2
Investigation into helmet–head shock wave interactions at low overpressures through free-field blasts and schlieren imagery	2
Development of a vapor-based method for seeding alkali metals in shock tube facilities	2
Breakdown regime of a shielded vortex interacting with a standing normal shock: a numerical study	2
The effect of increasing rarefaction on the formation of Edney shock interaction patterns: type-I to type-VI	2
An empirical method for modelling the secondary shock from high explosives in the far-field	2
Selected topics from the 32nd International Symposium on Shock Waves, Singapore, July 14–19, 2019	2
Control of separation shock unsteadiness in an incident-shock-induced interaction	2
Particle and fluid time scales in a spherical multiphase blast flow	2
Quantitative proteomic profiling in brain subregions of mice exposed to open-field low-intensity blast reveals position-dependent blast effects	1
Detonation behaviors in a curved tube with and without an obstacle	1
Non-dimensionalized distances and limits for the transition of deflagration to detonation	1
Experimental study of pulse detonation engine with liquid ethanol and oxygen mixtures	1
Fully resolved coupled solid-fluid simulations of shock interaction with a layer of deformable aluminum particles	1
Dynamics of motion of a pair of particles in a supersonic flow	1
Experimental study of confined masonry walls under blast loading	1
Mechanisms of shock-induced initiation at micro-scale defects in energetic crystal-binder systems	1
Can ozonolysis reactions influence detonations?	1
Experimental study on the suppression of pressure waves utilizing a U-shaped channel	1
A parametric analysis of streamwise vortices on a compression ramp at Mach 4	1
Investigation of flow characteristics of various-aspect-ratio rectangular nozzles with an aft deck	1
Development of governing equations for mixing shocks in two-phase flows	1
Application of bandwidth-optimized WENO schemes to DNS of shock–turbulence interaction problems	1
One-dimensional model predictions for the detonation diffraction critical tube diameter	1
Development of a novel shock tube system to study shock-induced motion of a solid body	1
Shock detachment from curved wedges by local choking: numerical verification	1
Control of shock wave/boundary layer interactions in a supersonic air intake using a modified backward-facing step	1
Semi-confined blast loading: experiments and simulations of internal detonations	1
Geometrical matching in remote in-tube shock compression by an unsteady jet	1
Asymmetry of imploding detonations in thin channels	1
The effects of electrically exploding gold bridgewires into inert and explosive powder beds	1
Heat and momentum losses in $${\text {H}}_{2}$$–$${\text {O}}_{2}$$–$${\text {N}}_{2}/{\textrm{Ar}}$$ detonations: on the existence of set-valued solutions with detailed thermochemistry	1
Analysis of 3D interaction of a blast wave with a finite wall	1
Towards laser-induced fluorescence of nitric oxide in detonation	1
In memoriam Dr. Robert (Rob) C. Ripley (1975–2024)	1
A two-scale approach to widen a predictive blast propagation model around a hemicylindrical obstacle	1
Numerical study of rotating detonation onset in engines	1
Temperature rise and pressure dynamics in the early stages of Hartmann–Sprenger tube operation	1
Shock wave response of porous carbon fiber–epoxy composite	1
Thermochemical study of the detonation properties of boron- and aluminum-containing compounds in air and water	1
A simple, self-sufficient approach for the design of shock tube driver insert	1
Experimental and numerical studies of a near-field blast loading model for cylindrical charges	1