OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Shock Waves is 4. 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
Methane ignition behind reflected shock waves as monitored via $$\hbox {CH}_{3}$$ and OH absorption	24
Shock reflection from an axial cylinder in axisymmetric supersonic steady flow	22
Blast loading of cylindrical columns using a small-scale explosive-driven shock tube	19
Viscoelastic materials evaluated for blast-resistant designs	16
Acoustic measurements of laser-induced microshocks: time of arrival to yield estimations	14
Dynamic shock wave investigations for an unsteady supersonic flow with a morphing bump over a flat plate	14
Geometric stability of detonation propagation in curved channels	13
Neuronal function spontaneously recovers in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures after repetitive exposure to occupational-level shock waves	10
Soil-filled perimeter walls under blast	10
Blast and fragmentation modelling in urban environments using Rapid City Planner	10
Detonation and shock-induced breakup characteristics of RP-2 liquid droplets	10
Flow acceleration in an RDRE with gradual chamber constriction	9
Topologies of flow and combustion in shock–flame interactions	9
Time-resolved imaging of the cellular structure of methane and natural gas detonations	9
Wall roughness effects on the supersonic flow over a circular cylinder	8
Pulsed combustion of fuel–air mixture in a cavity above water surface: modeling and experiments	8
In memoriam Prof. Jiming Yang (1959–2021)	8
Numerical analysis of the spark channel expansion in a high-pressure hydrogen–oxygen mixture and in nitrogen	7
Effects of thermal pretreatment and equivalence ratio on DME/$${\hbox {O}}_2$$/$${\hbox {O}}_3$$ detonations	7
Study of unsteadiness due to 3-D shock–boundary layer interaction in flow over a square-faced protuberance	7
Experimental demonstration on detonation initiation by laser ignition and shock focusing in elliptical cavity	7
An experimental and kinetic modeling study of the autoignition of syngas mixtures behind reflected shock waves	7
Data-scarce surrogate modeling of shock-induced pore collapse process	6
Experimental results for 25-mm and 51-mm rotating detonation rocket engine combustors	6
Comparison of the convergence to steady-state solution with weighted-type finite-difference schemes for the Euler equations	6

Mach stem evolution in a confined multi-room	6
Dynamic behaviour of YAG transparent ceramic under ramp wave and shock compression loading up to 20 GPa	6
Blast wave kinematics: theory, experiments, and applications	6
Optical measurement of state variables associated with blast wave evolution	6
New insights into the pre-ignition behavior of methane behind reflected shock waves	6
Correction: Experimental demonstration on detonation initiation by laser ignition and shock focusing in elliptical cavity	6
Turbulence modeling of 3D high-speed flows with upstream-informed corrections	6
Measurement of detonation cell size in liquid ethanol and oxygen mixtures	5
Micro-shock tube flow behavior at low Mach number	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
Combustion properties of a simple and efficient four-step model	5
Study on the factors influencing the interaction and coalescence of shock waves from multiple explosion sources in free field	5
Single- and two-phase fluid droplet breakup in impulsively generated high-speed flow	5
Experimental investigation of the Chester problem with weak shock waves propagating in converging ducts with quasi-steady flow	4
The reflection and refraction of a curved shock front sliding over an air–water interface	4
Flow characterization during the flame acceleration and transition-to-detonation process with solid obstacles and fluid jets	4
Selected topics from the 26th International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock, Wollongong, Australia, December 3–8, 2023	4
Detonation propagation through a diffuse-interface gas layer	4
An explosively driven launcher capable of $$10\,\mathrm{km\,s}^{-1}$$ projectile velocities	4
Experimental and numerical investigation of shock wave-based methane pyrolysis for clean H$$_2$$ production	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
Tall buildings damage in Beirut ammonium nitrate explosion	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
In memoriam Prof. Hans Grönig (1931–2021)	4
Development of a steady detonation reactor with state-to-state thermochemical modeling	4
Correction to: Modelling of Mach reflections in internal axisymmetric steady supersonic flow	4
Three-dimensional full-field simulation of sonic boom emanating from complex geometries over buildings	4