OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Aircraft is 3. 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
Experimental Investigation of the Coupling Process of Laminar Wings at Their Tips	29
Fire Reaction of Carbon Epoxy Composite Laminates at Small and Large Scales	21
Effect of Partial Ground and Partial Ceiling on Propeller Performance	21
Experimental Investigation of the Active Flow Control over a Cranked-Delta Wing	20
Propeller Rotation Effects on Pitching Moment for Transport Aircraft with Conventional Tail	20
Minimum-Power Trim of Overactuated Multi-Tiltrotor Aircraft in Transition	19
Slipstream Deformation in Propeller–Wing–Flap Aerodynamic Interaction	18
Credibility-Based Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Hybrid and Fully Electric Aircraft	17
Level-Set Mass-Conservative Front-Tracking Technique for Multistep Simulations of In-Flight Ice Accretion	17
Numerical Design Studies on the Roll Stability of a Multi-Delta-Wing Configuration	16
System Identification for Small Flying-Wing Unmanned Aircraft Using Open-Loop and Closed-Loop Flight Data	15
Numerical Investigation of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launch from Military Transport Aircrafts	14
Aero-Propulsive Modeling for Propeller Aircraft Using Flight Data	14
Comparison of Data-Driven Approaches to Rotorcraft Store Separation Modeling	14
Aerodynamic Efficiency Enhancement of Delta Wings for Micro Air Vehicles Using Shape-Optimization	13
System Identification of a Subscale Distributed Electric Propulsion Aircraft	13
Certification-Constrained Vertical Tail Sizing and Power Split Optimization for Distributed Electric Propulsion Aircraft	13
Preliminary Design of a Drive System for a Midsized Coaxial Rotorcraft	12
Trajectory Optimization for Dynamic Soaring Remotely Piloted Aircraft with Under-Wing Solar Panels	12
Aerodynamic Evaluation of Static and Dynamic Stability Characteristics of Double-Delta Wings	12
Propulsion–Airframe Integration for Conceptual Redesign of a Low-Boom Supersonic Transport	12
Introduction to the Advances in Aircraft System Identification from Flight Test Data Virtual Collection	12
Dynamic Model of Vapor Compression Systems for Aircraft Environmental Control Systems	11
Multi-Objective Airfoil Optimization Under Unsteady-Freestream Dynamic Stall Conditions	10
Development of Three-Dimensional Feature-Based Vision Algorithm for Ship-Deck Landing	10

Advances in Aircraft System Identification at NASA Langley Research Center	10
Numerical Investigation into Single and Double Gurney Flaps for Improving Airfoil Performance	10
Aerodynamic Nonlinear Modeling and Body-Freedom Flutter Suppression of Flying-Wing Aircraft	10
Airfoil Design Framework for Optimized Boundary-Layer Integral Parameters	10
Aeropropulsive Damping Characterization for eVTOL Aircraft Using Free-Motion Wind-Tunnel Testing	9
Wind Tunnel Testing of Tethered Inflatable Wings	9
Aerodynamic Characteristics of Magnetically Suspended Square Cylinders with Low Fineness Ratio	9
Interaction Between a Hovering Maritime Helicopter and Ship Exhaust Plume	9
Power Setting Estimation of Departing Civil Jet Aircraft Based on Machine Learning	9
Investigation on “Replacing Bolts with Rivets” in Composite Structures	9
Uncertainty Quantification of Laminar–Turbulent Transition on Airfoil and Fuselage	9
Fixed-Time Trajectory Tracking Control for Airships with Time-Varying Error Constraints	9
Impact of Failure on the Tilt-Wing eVTOL Backward Transition	8
Brake-Induced Landing Gear Walk Vibration Analysis and Suppression Method Research	8
Nonintrusive Polynomial Chaos Approach for Nonlinear Aeroelastic Uncertainty Quantification	8
Parametric Study of a Switchable Vortex Generator for Load Alleviation in Transonic Conditions	8
Effect of Wing Stiffness and Folding Wingtip Release Threshold on Gust Loads	8
Effect of Adhesive Layer Thickness on Strength of Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Plastic/Aluminum Bond-Riveted Joints	8
Efficient Algorithm of Real-Time Failure Probability Function Updating	8
Design of Hydrogen Solid Oxide Fuel Cells in Blended-Wing–Body Aircraft	7
System Identification Approach for eVTOL Aircraft Demonstrated Using Simulated Flight Data	7
Economic Aspects of Aircraft Propulsion Electrification	7
Numerical Icing Simulations of Cylindrical Geometry and Comparisons to Flight Test Results	7
Ride Quality in Transonic High-Aspect-Ratio-Wing Aircraft	7
Gust Response Predictions of a Very Flexible Wing Model	7
Optimal Range and Endurance for Electric Aircraft Driven by Fixed-Pitch Propellers	7
Phase-Resolved Flowfield Measurements of a Coaxial Counter-Rotating Rotor in Hover	7
Fluidic Flow Control Devices for Gust Load Alleviation	6
Aircraft Simulations Using the New CFD Software from ONERA, DLR, and Airbus	6
Modeling and Dynamic Stability Analysis of Distributed Electric Propulsion Tilt-Rotor UAV	6
Comprehensive Review of Design and Performance Metrics in Three-Surface Aircraft	6
Passive Thermal Management of an Electric Trainer Aircraft Battery Pack Considering Aging	6
Flight-Test Determination of Longitudinal Stability Using System Identification	6
Numerical Mach Number Studies on a Multidelta Wing Configuration with Vertical Stabilizers	6
Aerodynamic Characteristics of Cruciform Parachute with an Asymmetric Configuration of Ropes	6
Simple Rules for Parachute Inflation Testing at Underscale and Performance Extrapolation to Full-Scale	6
Numerical Simulation of the Common Research Model with Natural Laminar Flow	6
Experimental and Computational Investigation of Rotor Noise in Hover	6
Correction: Novel Electric Propulsion System Analysis Method for eVTOL Aircraft Conceptual Design	6
Note on the Non-CO₂ Mitigation Potential of Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Using “Eco-Switch”	6
Acoustic Liner Demonstrator for a Turning Vane of S1MA Wind Tunnel	5
Aerodynamic Optimization of a Three-Dimensional High-Lift System Considering Mechanical Feasibility	5
Generation of Tow Paths on a Curved Shell in Three-Dimensional Space for Fiber Steering	5
HLPW-4/GMGW-3: High-Order Discretization Technology Focus Group Workshop Summary	5
Applicability of Quadratic Constitutive Relations for Turbulent Flow Simulations in Aeronautics	5
Physics-Based Surface Condition Discriminant for a Time-Efficient Roughness Model	5
Annoyance Model Assessments of Urban Air Mobility Vehicle Operations	5
Simplified Stability-Based Transition Transport Modeling for Unstructured Computational Fluid Dynamics	5
Wake Vortex Far-Field of a Generic Transport Aircraft Affected by Oscillating Flaps	5
Aerodynamic Performance of a Hovering Quadcopter Using the Unsteady Vortex Lattice Method	5

Hybrid Powertrain Systems for 100 kg Multicopters and Tailsitters	5
Modeling of the Six-Degree-of-Freedom Nonlinear Ground Dynamics of the Cessna Citation X	5
Stability, Modes, and Dynamics of Stratospheric Airships Across the Entire Ascent-Descent Envelope	5
Force Decoupling for Assembly Interface of Large Aircraft Structures by Neural Networks	5
Modeling Aircraft Fuel Jettison Using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics on Finite-Volume Meshes	5
Actuator Surface Modeling of Rotors at the Ship–Helicopter Dynamic Interface	5
Meshless Large-Eddy Simulation of Propeller–Wing Interactions with Reformulated Vortex Particle Method	5
Multicomponent and Multifailure Mode Reliability Analysis of Rear Variable-Area Bypass Injector	5
Application of Higher-Order Difference Schemes in Coupled Heat Transfer Simulation of Hypersonic Flow	5
Experimental Evaluation of the ASWING Aeroelastic Framework: Aeroelasticity Model	5
Design Optimization of Rear-Fuselage Boundary-Layer Ingestion Shrouded Propulsor	5
Machine Learning Models for Multirotor Performance Prediction	5
Announcements and Acknowledgments	5
Design and Optimization of a Hinged Mechanism Guiding Flap to Three Positions	4
Aerodynamic Exergy-Based Analysis and Optimization of the Generic Hypersonic Vehicle Using FUN3D	4
Enhanced Computational Performance and Stability & Control Prediction for NATO Military Vehicles	4
Ice Shape Convergence in Multistep Ice Accretion Simulations	4
Numerical Study of Skipping Motion of Blended-Wing–Body Aircraft Ditching on Calm/Wavy Water	4
Introduction to the Selected Papers from NATO AVT-338 Specialists Meeting on Advanced Wind Tunnel Boundary Simulation II Virtual Collection	4
Application of the Ornstein–Uhlenbeck Process to Generate Stochastic Vertical Wind Profiles	4
Flight Demonstration and Model Validation of a Prototype Variable-Altitude Venus Aerobot	4
On the Use of Artificial Ice Shapes for Large-Eddy Simulations in Aircraft Icing	4
Modification of the Class-Shape-Transformation Parameterization Based on Radial Basis Functions	4
Optimization of Lift-Plus-Cruise Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft with Electrified Propulsion	4
Energy-Harvesting Performance of an Aircraft Propeller	4
Control-Oriented Modeling for Flexible Aircraft	4
Aerodynamic Stability Derivative Calculations Using the Compressible Source and Doublet Panel Method	4
Investigating the Effect of Engine Including Heat Propulsion Components on Airframe Aerodynamics	4
Line-Based High-Order Hybrid Scheme on Unstructured Grids for Compressible Flows	4
Drag Decomposition Using Partial-Pressure Fields: Ventus-3 and NASA Common Research Model	4
Combined Flow Control Method for Supersonic Jet Noise Reduction	4
Experimental Aerodynamic Analysis of a QuadPlane Unmanned Aircraft System	4
Transonic Flutter Dips of the AGARD 445.6 Wing	4
Uncertainty Quantification of the ONERA 7A Rotor Performance and Loads Using Comprehensive Analysis	4
Open-Source Framework for Sizing Hybrid and Electric General Aviation Aircraft	4
Prediction of Noise-Power-Distance Data for Urban Air Mobility Vehicles	4
Development of the Aspirated Kiel Probe	4
MachLine: Development of a Dirichlet-Based, Subsonic/Supersonic Panel Method for Unstructured Grids	3
Thermomechanical Collaborative Design and Experimental Verification of a Sandwich Structure with a Polyimide Foam Core	3
Flight-Configuration-Based Analysis of Emissions and Noise Interdependencies	3
Investigation of Energy-Maneuverability Methods for Helicopter Performance Assessments	3
Studies of Transonic Aircraft Flows and Prediction of Initial Buffet Using Large-Eddy Simulation	3
Outlier Detection for Distributed Pressure Measurements	3
Estimating Aircraft Landing Weights from Mode S Data	3
Fretting Fatigue of Riveted Lap Joints in Aircraft Fuselage	3
Insights and Lessons Learned from the NASA Juncture Flow Experiment	3
Investigation of Hybrid Laminar Flow Control Capabilities from the Flight Envelope Perspective	3
Benefits and Challenges of Electric Propulsion for Commuter Aircraft	3
Tiltrotor Whirl Flutter Mitigation Through Active Mini-Tab Control	3
Aerodynamics of High-Bypass-Ratio Aeroengine Nacelles: Numerical and Experimental Investigation	3
Three-Dimensional Front-Tracking Technique for Multistep Simulations of Aircraft Icing	3
Nonlinear Aero-Propulsive Modeling for Fixed-Wing eVTOL UAV from Flight Test Data	3
Aerodynamic Characteristics of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with Z-Shaped Folding Wings	3
HEMLAB Algorithm Applied to the High-Lift Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Standard Model	3
Large-Eddy Simulation of Wake Vortices at Tokyo/Haneda International Airport	3
Autorotation-Based Descent with Trajectory Optimization	3
Prediction of the Oswald Efficiency Factor for Cambered and Swept Wings	3