OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Progress in Aerospace Sciences is 7. 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
Recent developments in the aero-optical effects of high-speed optical apertures: From transonic to high-supersonic flows	263
Analytical and numerical solutions to classical rotor designs	175
Recent progresses in lightweight carbon fibre reinforced lattice cylindrical shells	144
Review of the hybrid gas - electric aircraft propulsion systems versus alternative systems	138
A comprehensive review on Cislunar expansion and space domain awareness	127
Editorial Board	125
The prospects for green aviation by 2050	108
Artificial Intelligence for Trusted Autonomous Satellite Operations	104
Advancements and prospects of boundary layer ingestion propulsion concepts	102
Improved instrumental techniques, including isotopic analysis, applicable to the characterization of unusual materials with potential relevance to aerospace forensics	97
Compressible vortex loops and their interactions	92
On the need for rigorous scientific research on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP)	91
Editorial Board	73
Editorial Board	70
Supersonic transport optimization concepts	67
Ammonia versus kerosene contrails: A review	65
Non-intrusive flow diagnostics for unsteady inlet flow distortion measurements in novel aircraft architectures	64
Thin-walled deployable composite structures: A review	57
An open thinking for a vision on sustainable green aviation	54
A systematic review of boundary layer ingestion (BLI) fan: Current Status and future perspectives	54
Recent progress on high-order discontinuous schemes for simulations of multiphase and multicomponent flows	54
Friction damping for turbomachinery: A comprehensive review of modelling, design strategies, and testing capabilities	52
Review of unsteady aerodynamics of supersonic parachutes	50
Orbital debris removal using micropatterned dry adhesives: Review and recent advances	50
Editorial Board	48

Editorial Board	47
Crashworthiness design and evaluation of civil aircraft structures	46
Recent progress of efficient low-boom design and optimization methods	46
Review on the crashworthiness design and evaluation of fuselage structure for occupant survivability	43
Review of contact and contactless active space debris removal approaches	39
Research and development of aerospace vehicles with air breathing electric propulsion: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow	39
Research progress of the flow and combustion organization for the high-Mach-number scramjet: From Mach 8 to 12	37
Review of unsteady aerodynamic problems and control strategies for the blade tip flow of axial compressors	35
Algorithms and applications of intelligent swarm cooperative control: A comprehensive survey	35
Advances in Integrated System Health Management for mission-essential and safety-critical aerospace applications	34
Fault-tolerant spacecraft attitude control: A critical assessment	33
A review of the bird impact process and validation of the SPH impact model for aircraft structures	33
A review of Russian computer modeling and validation in aerospace applications	33
Thermal management challenges in hybrid-electric propulsion aircraft	32
Development and progress in aeroacoustic noise reduction on turbofan aeroengines	31
Research and advancements in hybrid airships—A review	31
A perspective on the urgency for green aviation	31
On-board cooperative spacecraft relative navigation fusing GNSS with vision	31
A systematic review of design for additive manufacturing of aerospace lattice structures: Current trends and future directions	30
Editorial Board	29
Impact induced dynamic response and failure behavior of aircraft structures	29
A review of three-dimensional shock wave–boundary-layer interactions	29
Standing oblique detonation for hypersonic propulsion: A review	29
Estimates of radiative energy values in ground-level observations of an unidentified aerial phenomenon: New physical data	29
Towards drop-in sustainable aviation fuels in aero engine combustors: Fuel effects on combustion performance	29
Multi-rotor wake propagation and flow development modeling: A review	28
Time-marching schemes for spatially high order accurate discretizations of the Euler and Navier–Stokes equations	28
Research progress in aero-optical effects of supersonic turbulent shear layers	28
Review of path planning in prospective multi-target active debris removal missions in low earth orbits	27
An overview of testing methods for aeroengine fan noise	27
Editorial Board	27
Additive manufacturing in the new space economy: Current achievements and future perspectives	26
Editorial Board	26
Review on the design of an aircraft crashworthy passenger seat	26
A holistic review of the current state of research on aircraft design concepts and consideration for advanced air mobility applications	24
Editorial Board	23
Flight dynamics of unconventional configurations	22
Unidentified aerospace-undersea phenomena (UAP) status and outlook	22
Discontinuous Galerkin methods for hypersonic flows	21
About the combination of high and low frequency methods for impact detection on aerospace components	21
Editorial Board	21
The carbon dioxide challenge facing U.S. aviation and paths to achieve net zero emissions by 2050	19
Data-driven modeling for unsteady aerodynamics and aeroelasticity	19
Model validation hierarchies for connecting system design to modeling and simulation capabilities	18
Editorial Board	18
Thermal protection and drag reduction induced by flow control devices in supersonic/hypersonic flows: A review	17
On the importance of studying asteroids: A comprehensive review	17
Retro-propulsion in rocket systems: Recent advancements and challenges for the prediction of aerodynamic characteristics and thermal loads	15
Machine learning in aerodynamic shape optimization	15
Editorial Board	14

Advances in exit simulations of airdrop configurations	14
A comprehensive review of extended reality and its application in aerospace engineering	14
Editorial Board	13
Editorial Board	13
A definition, conceptual framework, and pathway towards sustainable aviation	13
Recent advancements in sustainable aviation fuels	12
On pathways to green aviation	11
Advances in low-altitude airspace management for uncrewed aircraft and advanced air mobility	10
Prediction of concentrated vortex aerodynamics: Current CFD capability survey	9
Combustor technology of high temperature rise for aero engine	9
Responsive tolerant control: An approach to extend adaptability of launch vehicles	9
Review of using small UAV based meteorological measurements for road weather management	9
A review of satellite-based atomic oxygen sensing methods	9
Review of hybrid aquatic-aerial vehicle (HAAV): Classifications, current status, applications, challenges and technology perspectives	9
Country-first domestic satellites: A family tree	7
Enhancing detonation propulsion with jet in cross-flow: A comprehensive review	7
Designing high aspect ratio wings: A review of concepts and approaches	7