OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Aircraft is 2. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of Partial Ground and Partial Ceiling on Propeller Performance	24
Numerical Design Studies on the Roll Stability of a Multi-Delta-Wing Configuration	18
System Identification for Small Flying-Wing Unmanned Aircraft Using Open-Loop and Closed-Loop Flight Data	16
Propeller Rotation Effects on Pitching Moment for Transport Aircraft with Conventional Tail	16
Experimental Investigation of the Coupling Process of Laminar Wings at Their Tips	16
Fire Reaction of Carbon Epoxy Composite Laminates at Small and Large Scales	15
Credibility-Based Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Hybrid and Fully Electric Aircraft	14
Minimum-Power Trim of Overactuated Multi-Tiltrotor Aircraft in Transition	14
Experimental Investigation of the Active Flow Control over a Cranked-Delta Wing	14
Level-Set Mass-Conservative Front-Tracking Technique for Multistep Simulations of In-Flight Ice Accretion	14
Aero-Propulsive Modeling for Propeller Aircraft Using Flight Data	14
Propulsion–Airframe Integration for Conceptual Redesign of a Low-Boom Supersonic Transport	13
Introduction to the Advances in Aircraft System Identification from Flight Test Data Virtual Collection	12
Aerodynamic Nonlinear Modeling and Body-Freedom Flutter Suppression of Flying-Wing Aircraft	11
Multi-Objective Airfoil Optimization Under Unsteady-Freestream Dynamic Stall Conditions	11
System Identification of a Subscale Distributed Electric Propulsion Aircraft	10
Numerical Investigation into Single and Double Gurney Flaps for Improving Airfoil Performance	10
Dynamic Model of Vapor Compression Systems for Aircraft Environmental Control Systems	9
Trajectory Optimization for Dynamic Soaring Remotely Piloted Aircraft with Under-Wing Solar Panels	9
Aerodynamic Evaluation of Static and Dynamic Stability Characteristics of Double-Delta Wings	8
Advances in Aircraft System Identification at NASA Langley Research Center	8
Numerical Investigation of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launch from Military Transport Aircrafts	8
Uncertainty Quantification of Laminar–Turbulent Transition on Airfoil and Fuselage	8
Certification-Constrained Vertical Tail Sizing and Power Split Optimization for Distributed Electric Propulsion Aircraft	8
Aerodynamic Efficiency Enhancement of Delta Wings for Micro Air Vehicles Using Shape-Optimization	8

Comparison of Data-Driven Approaches to Rotorcraft Store Separation Modeling	8
Efficient Algorithm of Real-Time Failure Probability Function Updating	7
Power Setting Estimation of Departing Civil Jet Aircraft Based on Machine Learning	7
Effect of Wing Stiffness and Folding Wingtip Release Threshold on Gust Loads	7
Airfoil Design Framework for Optimized Boundary-Layer Integral Parameters	7
Aerodynamic Characteristics of Magnetically Suspended Square Cylinders with Low Fineness Ratio	7
Phase-Resolved Flowfield Measurements of a Coaxial Counter-Rotating Rotor in Hover	7
Nonintrusive Polynomial Chaos Approach for Nonlinear Aeroelastic Uncertainty Quantification	7
Wind Tunnel Testing of Tethered Inflatable Wings	7
Investigation on “Replacing Bolts with Rivets” in Composite Structures	7
Flight-Test Determination of Longitudinal Stability Using System Identification	7
Optimal Range and Endurance for Electric Aircraft Driven by Fixed-Pitch Propellers	6
Design of Hydrogen Solid Oxide Fuel Cells in Blended-Wing–Body Aircraft	6
System Identification Approach for eVTOL Aircraft Demonstrated Using Simulated Flight Data	5
Note on the Non-CO₂ Mitigation Potential of Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Using “Eco-Switch”	5
Numerical Mach Number Studies on a Multidelta Wing Configuration with Vertical Stabilizers	5
Aerodynamic Characteristics of Cruciform Parachute with an Asymmetric Configuration of Ropes	5
Numerical Icing Simulations of Cylindrical Geometry and Comparisons to Flight Test Results	5
Parametric Study of a Switchable Vortex Generator for Load Alleviation in Transonic Conditions	5
Ride Quality in Transonic High-Aspect-Ratio-Wing Aircraft	5
Generation of Tow Paths on a Curved Shell in Three-Dimensional Space for Fiber Steering	5
Aerodynamic Performance of a Hovering Quadcopter Using the Unsteady Vortex Lattice Method	5
Brake-Induced Landing Gear Walk Vibration Analysis and Suppression Method Research	5
Effect of Adhesive Layer Thickness on Strength of Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Plastic/Aluminum Bond-Riveted Joints	5
HLPW-4/GMGW-3: High-Order Discretization Technology Focus Group Workshop Summary	5
Simple Rules for Parachute Inflation Testing at Underscale and Performance Extrapolation to Full-Scale	5
Economic Aspects of Aircraft Propulsion Electrification	5
Meshless Large-Eddy Simulation of Propeller–Wing Interactions with Reformulated Vortex Particle Method	4
Fluidic Flow Control Devices for Gust Load Alleviation	4
Aircraft Simulations Using the New CFD Software from ONERA, DLR, and Airbus	4
Correction: Novel Electric Propulsion System Analysis Method for eVTOL Aircraft Conceptual Design	4
Simplified Stability-Based Transition Transport Modeling for Unstructured Computational Fluid Dynamics	4
Energy-Harvesting Performance of an Aircraft Propeller	4
Numerical Study of Skipping Motion of Blended-Wing–Body Aircraft Ditching on Calm/Wavy Water	4
Machine Learning Models for Multirotor Performance Prediction	4
Numerical Simulation of the Common Research Model with Natural Laminar Flow	4
Modeling and Dynamic Stability Analysis of Distributed Electric Propulsion Tilt-Rotor UAV	4
Wake Vortex Far-Field of a Generic Transport Aircraft Affected by Oscillating Flaps	4
Application of Higher-Order Difference Schemes in Coupled Heat Transfer Simulation of Hypersonic Flow	4
Optimization of Lift-Plus-Cruise Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft with Electrified Propulsion	4
Transonic Flutter Dips of the AGARD 445.6 Wing	4
Modeling Aircraft Fuel Jettison Using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics on Finite-Volume Meshes	4
Actuator Surface Modeling of Rotors at the Ship–Helicopter Dynamic Interface	4
Modeling of the Six-Degree-of-Freedom Nonlinear Ground Dynamics of the Cessna Citation X	4
Experimental and Computational Investigation of Rotor Noise in Hover	4
Passive Thermal Management of an Electric Trainer Aircraft Battery Pack Considering Aging	4
Comprehensive Review of Design and Performance Metrics in Three-Surface Aircraft	4
Acoustic Liner Demonstrator for a Turning Vane of S1MA Wind Tunnel	4
Ice Shape Convergence in Multistep Ice Accretion Simulations	4
Design Optimization of Rear-Fuselage Boundary-Layer Ingestion Shrouded Propulsor	4

Announcements and Acknowledgments	4
Application of the Ornstein–Uhlenbeck Process to Generate Stochastic Vertical Wind Profiles	3
Studies of Transonic Aircraft Flows and Prediction of Initial Buffet Using Large-Eddy Simulation	3
Uncertainty Quantification of the ONERA 7A Rotor Performance and Loads Using Comprehensive Analysis	3
MachLine: Development of a Dirichlet-Based, Subsonic/Supersonic Panel Method for Unstructured Grids	3
Modification of the Class-Shape-Transformation Parameterization Based on Radial Basis Functions	3
Investigating the Effect of Engine Including Heat Propulsion Components on Airframe Aerodynamics	3
Aerodynamic Stability Derivative Calculations Using the Compressible Source and Doublet Panel Method	3
Autorotation-Based Descent with Trajectory Optimization	3
Open-Source Framework for Sizing Hybrid and Electric General Aviation Aircraft	3
Prediction of Noise-Power-Distance Data for Urban Air Mobility Vehicles	3
Design and Optimization of a Hinged Mechanism Guiding Flap to Three Positions	3
Introduction to the Selected Papers from NATO AVT-338 Specialists Meeting on Advanced Wind Tunnel Boundary Simulation II Virtual Collection	3
Drag Decomposition Using Partial-Pressure Fields: Ventus-3 and NASA Common Research Model	3
Aerodynamics of High-Bypass-Ratio Aeroengine Nacelles: Numerical and Experimental Investigation	3
Experimental Aerodynamic Analysis of a QuadPlane Unmanned Aircraft System	3
Fretting Fatigue of Riveted Lap Joints in Aircraft Fuselage	3
Control-Oriented Modeling for Flexible Aircraft	3
Line-Based High-Order Hybrid Scheme on Unstructured Grids for Compressible Flows	3
Three-Dimensional Front-Tracking Technique for Multistep Simulations of Aircraft Icing	2
Benefits and Challenges of Electric Propulsion for Commuter Aircraft	2
Nonlinear Aero-Propulsive Modeling for Fixed-Wing eVTOL UAV from Flight Test Data	2
Spin Aerodynamic Modeling for a Fixed-Wing Aircraft Using Flight Data	2
Effect of Squeezing Force on Stress and Fatigue of Aircraft Riveted Joints	2
Polynomial Chaos Kriging Models for Uncertainty Quantification in High-Speed Flow Applications	2
Aerodynamic Characteristics of Aircraft Model with Cable Suspension System under Rotary Motion	2
Aerodynamic Design of Prop-Rotor Blades Using Neural Networks	2
Fatigue of 1.5 Single-Shear Lap Joints with Sealant and Corrosion-Inhibiting Compounds	2
On the Dynamic Behavior of Wings Incorporating Floating Wingtip Fuel Tanks	2
HEMLAB Algorithm Applied to the High-Lift Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Standard Model	2
Correction: Neural-Network-Based Model for Trailing-Edge Flap Loads in Preliminary Aircraft Design	2
Flight-Configuration-Based Analysis of Emissions and Noise Interdependencies	2
Improving Structural Test and Analysis Correlation Using Digital Image Correlation Boundary Measurements	2
Insights and Lessons Learned from the NASA Juncture Flow Experiment	2
Prediction of the Oswald Efficiency Factor for Cambered and Swept Wings	2
Estimating Aircraft Landing Weights from Mode S Data	2
Preliminary Design Criteria for Supersonic Biplane	2
Liquid Cooling Systems for Batteries of Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft	2
Dual-Solver Hybrid Computational Approach to Integrated Propulsion Aerodynamics	2
Understanding High-Speed Aeroelastic Stability of a Gimballed Proprotor	2
Sizing of Tilt-Wing Aircraft with All-Electric and Hybrid-Electric Propulsion	2
Aerodynamic Characteristics of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with Z-Shaped Folding Wings	2
Rotor Power Savings and Pitch-Link Load Reductions with Spanwise-Varying Active Camber Morphing	2
Investigation of Hybrid Laminar Flow Control Capabilities from the Flight Envelope Perspective	2
Influence of Nonlinear Static Deformation on the Pre-Pazy and Pazy Wing Flutter	2
Design Optimization of Lambda-Wing Planform and Vortex Generators for Longitudinal Instability Alleviation	2
Large-Eddy Simulation of Wake Vortices at Tokyo/Haneda International Airport	2
Aerodynamic Exergy-Based Analysis and Optimization of the Generic Hypersonic Vehicle Using FUN3D	2
Structural and Aerodynamic Preliminary Design Optimization for Highly Flexible Wing–Tail Configuration	2
Quantifying Impacts of Uncertainties on Certification-Driven Design	2
Uncertainty Propagation of Optimal Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Designs in Scenario-Based Framework	2
Implementation of Multidisciplinary and Multifidelity Uncertainty Quantification Methods for Sonic Boom Prediction	2
Efficient Aerostructural Wing Optimization Considering Mission Analysis	2
Optimal Design and Verifications of Cable-Suspension Mechanism for High-Angle-of-Attack Unsteady Tests	2
Introduction to the Fourth AIAA High-Lift Prediction Workshop Virtual Collection	2
Investigation of Energy-Maneuverability Methods for Helicopter Performance Assessments	2
Advancements in the Theory and Practice of Flight Vehicle System Identification	2
Thermomechanical Collaborative Design and Experimental Verification of a Sandwich Structure with a Polyimide Foam Core	2
Controlled Flow in a Serpentine Diffuser with a Cowl Inlet	2