OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Progress in Aerospace Sciences is 8. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
3D printing modules for self-assembling space systems	277
Analytical and numerical solutions to classical rotor designs	192
Recent developments in the aero-optical effects of high-speed optical apertures: From transonic to high-supersonic flows	155
Review of the hybrid gas - electric aircraft propulsion systems versus alternative systems	149
Recent progresses in lightweight carbon fibre reinforced lattice cylindrical shells	142
Editorial Board	130
Improved instrumental techniques, including isotopic analysis, applicable to the characterization of unusual materials with potential relevance to aerospace forensics	130
The prospects for green aviation by 2050	117
Advancements and prospects of boundary layer ingestion propulsion concepts	115
Artificial Intelligence for Trusted Autonomous Satellite Operations	112
A comprehensive review on Cislunar expansion and space domain awareness	105
Compressible vortex loops and their interactions	95
Editorial Board	82
Editorial Board	80
Supersonic transport optimization concepts	75
Ammonia versus kerosene contrails: A review	73
On the need for rigorous scientific research on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP)	72
Non-intrusive flow diagnostics for unsteady inlet flow distortion measurements in novel aircraft architectures	69
Thin-walled deployable composite structures: A review	62
A systematic review of boundary layer ingestion (BLI) fan: Current Status and future perspectives	59
The new science of Unidentified Aerospace-Undersea Phenomena (UAP)	59
Review of unsteady aerodynamics of supersonic parachutes	57
Recent progress on high-order discontinuous schemes for simulations of multiphase and multicomponent flows	56
Orbital debris removal using micropatterned dry adhesives: Review and recent advances	55
Friction damping for turbomachinery: A comprehensive review of modelling, design strategies, and testing capabilities	55

An open thinking for a vision on sustainable green aviation	52
Editorial Board	51
A Scientometric Investigation of Artificial Intelligence for Fluid Mechanics: Emerging Topics and Active Groups	50
Editorial Board	47
Crashworthiness design and evaluation of civil aircraft structures	45
Review of contact and contactless active space debris removal approaches	45
Recent progress of efficient low-boom design and optimization methods	45
Review on the crashworthiness design and evaluation of fuselage structure for occupant survivability	43
Research progress of the flow and combustion organization for the high-Mach-number scramjet: From Mach 8 to 12	41
Research and development of aerospace vehicles with air breathing electric propulsion: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow	41
Algorithms and applications of intelligent swarm cooperative control: A comprehensive survey	38
Advances in Integrated System Health Management for mission-essential and safety-critical aerospace applications	38
Review of unsteady aerodynamic problems and control strategies for the blade tip flow of axial compressors	36
Fault-tolerant spacecraft attitude control: A critical assessment	35
A review of Russian computer modeling and validation in aerospace applications	35
A review of the bird impact process and validation of the SPH impact model for aircraft structures	34
A perspective on the urgency for green aviation	34
Development and progress in aeroacoustic noise reduction on turbofan aeroengines	34
Research and advancements in hybrid airships—A review	33
On-board cooperative spacecraft relative navigation fusing GNSS with vision	32
Thermal management challenges in hybrid-electric propulsion aircraft	31
Estimates of radiative energy values in ground-level observations of an unidentified aerial phenomenon: New physical data	31
Editorial Board	31
Impact induced dynamic response and failure behavior of aircraft structures	31
A systematic review of design for additive manufacturing of aerospace lattice structures: Current trends and future directions	31
Standing oblique detonation for hypersonic propulsion: A review	30
A review of three-dimensional shock wave–boundary-layer interactions	30
Review of data-driven computational guidance for unmanned aerospace vehicles	30
Towards drop-in sustainable aviation fuels in aero engine combustors: Fuel effects on combustion performance	29
Research progress in aero-optical effects of supersonic turbulent shear layers	29
Time-marching schemes for spatially high order accurate discretizations of the Euler and Navier–Stokes equations	28
Multi-rotor wake propagation and flow development modeling: A review	27
Editorial Board	26
Plasma-enabled additive manufacturing in space: Perspectives, innovative material processing technologies, and emerging challenges	25
Review of path planning in prospective multi-target active debris removal missions in low earth orbits	24
Additive manufacturing in the new space economy: Current achievements and future perspectives	23
Editorial Board	23
Review on the design of an aircraft crashworthy passenger seat	23
A holistic review of the current state of research on aircraft design concepts and consideration for advanced air mobility applications	23
Editorial Board	22
Editorial Board	20
About the combination of high and low frequency methods for impact detection on aerospace components	20
Unidentified aerospace-undersea phenomena (UAP) status and outlook	20
Discontinuous Galerkin methods for hypersonic flows	19
Data-driven modeling for unsteady aerodynamics and aeroelasticity	18
Editorial Board	17
Flight dynamics of unconventional configurations	17
The carbon dioxide challenge facing U.S. aviation and paths to achieve net zero emissions by 2050	17
Editorial Board	17
On the importance of studying asteroids: A comprehensive review	16

Retro-propulsion in rocket systems: Recent advancements and challenges for the prediction of aerodynamic characteristics and thermal loads	16
Machine learning in aerodynamic shape optimization	14
Model validation hierarchies for connecting system design to modeling and simulation capabilities	14
Thermal protection and drag reduction induced by flow control devices in supersonic/hypersonic flows: A review	13
A comprehensive review of extended reality and its application in aerospace engineering	12
Editorial Board	12
Editorial Board	12
Advances in exit simulations of airdrop configurations	12
Progress in pyroshock simulation for qualification tests: A systematic literature review	11
A definition, conceptual framework, and pathway towards sustainable aviation	11
Advances in low-altitude airspace management for uncrewed aircraft and advanced air mobility	10
Combustor technology of high temperature rise for aero engine	10
On pathways to green aviation	10
Recent advancements in sustainable aviation fuels	10
Review of using small UAV based meteorological measurements for road weather management	10
Responsive tolerant control: An approach to extend adaptability of launch vehicles	9
Review of hybrid aquatic-aerial vehicle (HAAV): Classifications, current status, applications, challenges and technology perspectives	9
A review of satellite-based atomic oxygen sensing methods	8
Designing high aspect ratio wings: A review of concepts and approaches	8
Prediction of concentrated vortex aerodynamics: Current CFD capability survey	8
Enhancing detonation propulsion with jet in cross-flow: A comprehensive review	8