OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Acta Astronautica is 37. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Experimental study on the discharge of a xenon-assisted krypton Hall thruster	107
Interplay of self-throttling and air throttling on combustion enhancement of the scramjet combustor	94
Quantitative characterization of photonic sail candidates using nanocantilever displacement	82
The Fermi paradox and the Drake equation	78
Fire-explosive safety arrangement for long-term research and industrial bases located on the Moon	72
Editorial Board	68
Unlocking higher data volumes from space to Earth: A boost to scientific experiments on board space stations	66
Design of nonlinear control method for pressure of pintle solid rocket motor	66
Fully kinetic study of facility pressure effects on RF-source magnetic nozzles	66
Editorial for the special section of 71st CyberSpace edition IAC, 2020	63
A proposal for the usage of reconnaissance satellites to monitor international human and wildlife trafficking hotspots	59
Legal considerations on a regional security organization for planetary defence	58
Interoperable data exchange for safe and efficient launch and re-entry operations in an international environment	56
Optimal low-thrust lunar orbit transfers with shadowing effect using a multiple-arc formulation	55
GNSS receiver for Q-Sat and its analysis of precise orbit determination	52
Experimental and numerical study of perforated plates effectiveness to ensure safety in case of emergencies on spacecraft and launch pads	50
Devices for cardiovascular control: When space and earth tackle common challenges	50
A geometrical approach for the angular velocity determination using a star sensor	49
Investigation on the adaptive control of shock wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction based on the secondary circulation jets	49
Mixed-integer GA optimization for the tracking control of a formation of small satellites equipped with multi-constrained electric thrusters	49
IFC - Publication Information	48
The fellowship of the Dyson ring: ACT&Friends’ results and methods for GTOC 11	48
Three decades of ethological research in the space field within an interdisciplinary framework	43
Numerical study of detonation propagation under the action of supersonic pulsating flow in expanding combustor	42
Analysis of the rolled cotton cloth fixed on the outer surface of the International Space Station using neutron activation analysis and complementary techniques	42

Best practices on adopting open-source and commercial low-cost devices in small satellites missions	41
Estimation of a Craig–Bampton equivalent model using a hybrid particle swarm optimization for DCLA purposes	40
Altitude compensating ringed nozzle	40
IFC - Publication Information	40
Multi-faceted simulation of atomic oxygen erosion of deorbit sail for cleaning space debris	39
IFC - Publication Information	39
Transition of shock reflection at higher enthalpies for Earth and Mars atmospheres	38
IFC - Publication Information	38
Mechanical design of a lunar habitat structure and deployment mechanism	38
Evaluation of solid-core thermal antimatter propulsion concepts	37
A joint mind consideration of the Drake equation in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence	37
Initial validation of a closed loop filter and controller approach for active stabilization of thermomechanical distortions	37
A multi-platform active debris removal mission planning method based on DCOP with chain topology	37