OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Acta Astronautica is 39. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Thermal protection systems for space vehicles: A review on technology development, current challenges and future prospects	258
Recent advances in the shock wave/boundary layer interaction and its control in internal and external flows	117
Hayabusa2 mission status: Landing, roving and cratering on asteroid Ryugu	110
Small satellites an overview and assessment	88
Mixing enhancement of multi hydrogen jets through the cavity flameholder with extended pylon	83
Real-time optimal control for irregular asteroid landings using deep neural networks	80
On the guidance, navigation and control of in-orbit space robotic missions: A survey and prospective vision	80
Three-dimensional numerical modeling of a rocket engine with solid fuel	77
Regolith-based additive manufacturing for sustainable development of lunar infrastructure – An overview	77
Numerical investigation on mixing improvement mechanism of transverse injection based scramjet combustor	68
Mars Sample Return Campaign Concept Status	68
Adaptive generalized ZEM-ZEV feedback guidance for planetary landing via a deep reinforcement learning approach	62
Effects of supersonic nozzle guide vanes on the performance and flow structures of a rotating detonation combustor	61
Path planning for asteroid hopping rovers with pre-trained deep reinforcement learning architectures	53
Vibration and flutter characteristics of GPL-reinforced functionally graded porous cylindrical panels subjected to supersonic flow	51
Technology advancements for channel wall nozzle manufacturing in liquid rocket engines	50
End to end process evaluation for additively manufactured liquid rocket engine thrust chambers	50
Imbalanced satellite telemetry data anomaly detection model based on Bayesian LSTM	49
Identifying the 50 statistically-most-concerning derelict objects in LEO	47
Terminal adaptive guidance via reinforcement meta-learning: Applications to autonomous asteroid close-proximity operations	47
Adaptive trajectory tracking control of a free-flying space manipulator with guaranteed prescribed performance and actuator saturation	46
RF Helicon-based Inductive Plasma Thruster (IPT) Design for an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion system (ABEP)	46
Thermal oxidation and heterogeneous combustion of AlH3 and Al: A comparative study	45
Survey of machine learning techniques in spacecraft control design	45
Influence of backward-facing step on the mixing efficiency of multi microjets at supersonic flow	44

3D numerical modeling of a cylindrical RDE with an inner body extending out of the nozzle	43
Finite element-smoothed particle hydrodynamics adaptive method in simulating debris cloud	43
Physical and mathematical models for space objects breakup and fragmentation in hypervelocity collisions	42
A review towards the design of extraterrestrial structures: From regolith to human outposts	42
A new strategy for the reinforcement of paraffin-based fuels based on cellular structures: The armored grain — Mechanical characterization	42
Shock wave/turbulence boundary layer interaction control with the secondary recirculation jet in a supersonic flow	42
Micro-vibration suppression methods and key technologies for high-precision space optical instruments	41
Utilization of additive manufacturing in hybrid rocket technology: A review	41
Effects of slot injection on detonation wavelet characteristics in a rotating detonation engine	40
Preliminary trajectory design for NASA’s Solar Cruiser: A technology demonstration mission	40
Effect of RDX content on the agglomeration, combustion and condensed combustion products of an aluminized HTPB propellant	40
Deep learning-based spacecraft relative navigation methods: A survey	40
A brief history of spaceflight from 1961 to 2020: An analysis of missions and astronaut demographics	40
Autonomous navigation for deep space small satellites: Scientific and technological advances	39
Epoxy-based shape memory composite for space applications	39