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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Experimental Investigation of the Coupling Process of Laminar Wings at Their Tips	30
Fire Reaction of Carbon Epoxy Composite Laminates at Small and Large Scales	23
Credibility-Based Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Hybrid and Fully Electric Aircraft	22
Level-Set Mass-Conservative Front-Tracking Technique for Multistep Simulations of In-Flight Ice Accretion	22
Numerical Design Studies on the Roll Stability of a Multi-Delta-Wing Configuration	21
System Identification for Small Flying-Wing Unmanned Aircraft Using Open-Loop and Closed-Loop Flight Data	21
Propeller Rotation Effects on Pitching Moment for Transport Aircraft with Conventional Tail	20
Experimental Investigation of the Active Flow Control over a Cranked-Delta Wing	18
Minimum-Power Trim of Overactuated Multi-Tiltrotor Aircraft in Transition	18
Slipstream Deformation in Propeller–Wing–Flap Aerodynamic Interaction	18
Energy Consumption of Airplane with New Propulsion Systems and Energy Carriers	16
Determination of Mission Failure for Propeller-Driven High-Altitude, Long-Endurance UAVs Under Icing Conditions	16
Effect of Partial Ground and Partial Ceiling on Propeller Performance	16
Aero-Propulsive Modeling for Propeller Aircraft Using Flight Data	15
Comparison of Data-Driven Approaches to Rotorcraft Store Separation Modeling	14
Certification-Constrained Vertical Tail Sizing and Power Split Optimization for Distributed Electric Propulsion Aircraft	14
Numerical Investigation of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launch from Military Transport Aircrafts	14
Preliminary Design of a Drive System for a Midsized Coaxial Rotorcraft	13
Trajectory Optimization for Dynamic Soaring Remotely Piloted Aircraft with Under-Wing Solar Panels	13
Aerodynamic Evaluation of Static and Dynamic Stability Characteristics of Double-Delta Wings	13
System Identification of a Subscale Distributed Electric Propulsion Aircraft	13
Introduction to the Advances in Aircraft System Identification from Flight Test Data Virtual Collection	13
Advances in Aircraft System Identification at NASA Langley Research Center	12
Numerical Investigation into Single and Double Gurney Flaps for Improving Airfoil Performance	12
Aerodynamic Nonlinear Modeling and Body-Freedom Flutter Suppression of Flying-Wing Aircraft	12

Aerodynamic Efficiency Enhancement of Delta Wings for Micro Air Vehicles Using Shape-Optimization	12
Propulsion–Airframe Integration for Conceptual Redesign of a Low-Boom Supersonic Transport	12
Dynamic Model of Vapor Compression Systems for Aircraft Environmental Control Systems	11
Airfoil Design Framework for Optimized Boundary-Layer Integral Parameters	11
Multi-Objective Airfoil Optimization Under Unsteady-Freestream Dynamic Stall Conditions	11
Investigation on “Replacing Bolts with Rivets” in Composite Structures	10
Aerodynamic Characteristics of Magnetically Suspended Square Cylinders with Low Fineness Ratio	10
Uncertainty Quantification of Laminar–Turbulent Transition on Airfoil and Fuselage	10
Aeropropulsive Damping Characterization for eVTOL Aircraft Using Free-Motion Wind-Tunnel Testing	10
Nonintrusive Polynomial Chaos Approach for Nonlinear Aeroelastic Uncertainty Quantification	9
Effect of Wing Stiffness and Folding Wingtip Release Threshold on Gust Loads	9
Power Setting Estimation of Departing Civil Jet Aircraft Based on Machine Learning	9
Geopolitical Risk and Airline Stocks: Driver or Drag?	9
Interaction Between a Hovering Maritime Helicopter and Ship Exhaust Plume	9
Wind Tunnel Testing of Tethered Inflatable Wings	9
Efficient Algorithm of Real-Time Failure Probability Function Updating	9
Design of Hydrogen Solid Oxide Fuel Cells in Blended-Wing–Body Aircraft	8
Development of Three-Dimensional Feature-Based Vision Algorithm for Ship-Deck Landing	8
Parametric Study of a Switchable Vortex Generator for Load Alleviation in Transonic Conditions	8
Brake-Induced Landing Gear Walk Vibration Analysis and Suppression Method Research	8
Gust Response Predictions of a Very Flexible Wing Model	8
Fixed-Time Trajectory Tracking Control for Airships with Time-Varying Error Constraints	8
Impact of Failure on the Tilt-Wing eVTOL Backward Transition	8
Comparison of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Propeller Performance Under Atmospheric Ice Accretion	8
Data-Driven Complex Icing Scaling via Fused Super-Resolution Network	8
Economic Aspects of Aircraft Propulsion Electrification	8
Phase-Resolved Flowfield Measurements of a Coaxial Counter-Rotating Rotor in Hover	7
Effect of Adhesive Layer Thickness on Strength of Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Plastic/Aluminum Bond-Riveted Joints	7
Inlet Ground Vortex Investigation and Effect of Numerical Modeling strategies	7
Optimal Range and Endurance for Electric Aircraft Driven by Fixed-Pitch Propellers	7
Numerical Icing Simulations of Cylindrical Geometry and Comparisons to Flight Test Results	7
Automatic Judging for Precision Aerobatics	7
Flight-Test Determination of Longitudinal Stability Using System Identification	7
Ride Quality in Transonic High-Aspect-Ratio-Wing Aircraft	7
Numerical Simulation of the Common Research Model with Natural Laminar Flow	6
Comprehensive Review of Design and Performance Metrics in Three-Surface Aircraft	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
Simple Rules for Parachute Inflation Testing at Underscale and Performance Extrapolation to Full-Scale	6
Aircraft Simulations Using the New CFD Software from ONERA, DLR, and Airbus	6
System Identification Approach for eVTOL Aircraft Demonstrated Using Simulated Flight Data	6
Passive Thermal Management of an Electric Trainer Aircraft Battery Pack Considering Aging	6
Fluidic Flow Control Devices for Gust Load Alleviation	6
Load Case and Constraint Downselection for Structural Optimization	6
Numerical Mach Number Studies on a Multidelta Wing Configuration with Vertical Stabilizers	6
Modeling and Dynamic Stability Analysis of Distributed Electric Propulsion Tilt-Rotor UAV	6
Aerodynamic Performance of a Hovering Quadcopter Using the Unsteady Vortex Lattice Method	6
Aerodynamic Characteristics of Cruciform Parachute with an Asymmetric Configuration of Ropes	6
Simplified Stability-Based Transition Transport Modeling for Unstructured Computational Fluid Dynamics	5
Multicomponent and Multifailure Mode Reliability Analysis of Rear Variable-Area Bypass Injector	5

HLPW-4/GMGW-3: High-Order Discretization Technology Focus Group Workshop Summary	5
Near-Terrain Flight Operations and Performance of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles	5
Wake Vortex Far-Field of a Generic Transport Aircraft Affected by Oscillating Flaps	5
Modeling of the Six-Degree-of-Freedom Nonlinear Ground Dynamics of the Cessna Citation X	5
Machine Learning Models for Multirotor Performance Prediction	5
Acoustic Liner Demonstrator for a Turning Vane of S1MA Wind Tunnel	5
Announcements and Acknowledgments	5
Performance Degradation and Ice Prediction in Rotating Blades: Experimental and Numerical Review	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
Generation of Tow Paths on a Curved Shell in Three-Dimensional Space for Fiber Steering	5
Application of Higher-Order Difference Schemes in Coupled Heat Transfer Simulation of Hypersonic Flow	5
Uncertainty Quantification of the ONERA 7A Rotor Performance and Loads Using Comprehensive Analysis	5
Physics-Based Surface Condition Discriminant for a Time-Efficient Roughness Model	5
Annoyance Model Assessments of Urban Air Mobility Vehicle Operations	5
Experimental Evaluation of the ASWING Aeroelastic Framework: Aeroelasticity Model	5
What Price Hover?	5
Experimental and Computational Investigation of Rotor Noise in Hover	5
Aerodynamic Optimization of a Three-Dimensional High-Lift System Considering Mechanical Feasibility	5
Hybrid Powertrain Systems for 100 kg Multicopters and Tailsitters	5
Applicability of Quadratic Constitutive Relations for Turbulent Flow Simulations in Aeronautics	5
Design Optimization of Rear-Fuselage Boundary-Layer Ingestion Shrouded Propulsor	5
Force Decoupling for Assembly Interface of Large Aircraft Structures by Neural Networks	5
Stability, Modes, and Dynamics of Stratospheric Airships Across the Entire Ascent-Descent Envelope	5
Modeling Aircraft Fuel Jettison Using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics on Finite-Volume Meshes	5
Aerodynamic Interaction of a Boundary-Layer-Ingesting Propeller with a Fuselage Aft-Cone	5
Energy-Harvesting Performance of an Aircraft Propeller	4
Transonic Flutter Dips of the AGARD 445.6 Wing	4
Control-Oriented Modeling for Flexible Aircraft	4
Numerical Study of Skipping Motion of Blended-Wing–Body Aircraft Ditching on Calm/Wavy Water	4
Correlations for Mean Properties of Turbulent Supersonic Flow over an Insulated Flat Plate	4
On the Use of Artificial Ice Shapes for Large-Eddy Simulations in Aircraft Icing	4
Application of the Ornstein–Uhlenbeck Process to Generate Stochastic Vertical Wind Profiles	4
Aerodynamic Stability Derivative Calculations Using the Compressible Source and Doublet Panel Method	4
Optimization of Lift-Plus-Cruise Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft with Electrified Propulsion	4
Ice Shape Convergence in Multistep Ice Accretion Simulations	4
Introduction to the Selected Papers from NATO AVT-338 Specialists Meeting on Advanced Wind Tunnel Boundary Simulation II Virtual Collection	4
Line-Based High-Order Hybrid Scheme on Unstructured Grids for Compressible Flows	4
Investigating the Effect of Engine Including Heat Propulsion Components on Airframe Aerodynamics	4
Analysis of Structural Flexibility Effects on Handling Qualities Using Variable Stability Simulations	4
Experimental Aerodynamic Analysis of a QuadPlane Unmanned Aircraft System	4
Open-Source Framework for Sizing Hybrid and Electric General Aviation Aircraft	4
Enhanced Computational Performance and Stability & Control Prediction for NATO Military Vehicles	4
Impact of Takeoff Trajectory Design on Performance and Noise for Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft	4
Modification of the Class-Shape-Transformation Parameterization Based on Radial Basis Functions	4
Design and Optimization of a Hinged Mechanism Guiding Flap to Three Positions	4
Flight Demonstration and Model Validation of a Prototype Variable-Altitude Venus Aerobot	4
Thermomechanical Collaborative Design and Experimental Verification of a Sandwich Structure with a Polyimide Foam Core	3
Aerodynamics of High-Bypass-Ratio Aeroengine Nacelles: Numerical and Experimental Investigation	3
Estimating Aircraft Landing Weights from Mode S Data	3
Aerodynamic Exergy-Based Analysis and Optimization of the Generic Hypersonic Vehicle Using FUN3D	3
Prediction of the Oswald Efficiency Factor for Cambered and Swept Wings	3
Aeroelastic Effects on a High-Aspect-Ratio Wing with Load Alleviation	3
Development of the Aspirated Kiel Probe	3
Drag Decomposition Using Partial-Pressure Fields: Ventus-3 and NASA Common Research Model	3
Geometric Deep Learning for Loads Prediction of Maneuvering Aircraft	3
Large-Eddy Simulation of Wake Vortices at Tokyo/Haneda International Airport	3
Design Optimization of Lambda-Wing Planform and Vortex Generators for Longitudinal Instability Alleviation	3
Flight-Configuration-Based Analysis of Emissions and Noise Interdependencies	3
HEMLAB Algorithm Applied to the High-Lift Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Standard Model	3
MachLine: Development of a Dirichlet-Based, Subsonic/Supersonic Panel Method for Unstructured Grids	3
Autorotation-Based Descent with Trajectory Optimization	3
Deep Iterative Convergence of Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes Methods for High-Lift Aircraft Geometries	3
Prediction of Noise-Power-Distance Data for Urban Air Mobility Vehicles	3
Three-Dimensional Front-Tracking Technique for Multistep Simulations of Aircraft Icing	3
Ice Printer: Novel Method for Generating Impact Ice	3
Debiased Multifidelity Approach to Surrogate Modeling in Aerospace Applications	3
Benefits and Challenges of Electric Propulsion for Commuter Aircraft	3
Investigation of Hybrid Laminar Flow Control Capabilities from the Flight Envelope Perspective	3
Insights and Lessons Learned from the NASA Juncture Flow Experiment	3
Tiltrotor Whirl Flutter Mitigation Through Active Mini-Tab Control	3
Fretting Fatigue of Riveted Lap Joints in Aircraft Fuselage	3
Combined Flow Control Method for Supersonic Jet Noise Reduction	3
Studies of Transonic Aircraft Flows and Prediction of Initial Buffet Using Large-Eddy Simulation	3
Outlier Detection for Distributed Pressure Measurements	3
Nonlinear Aero-Propulsive Modeling for Fixed-Wing eVTOL UAV from Flight Test Data	3
Spin Aerodynamic Modeling for a Fixed-Wing Aircraft Using Flight Data	3
Investigation of Energy-Maneuverability Methods for Helicopter Performance Assessments	3