OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Progress in Aerospace Sciences is 9. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Review of the hybrid gas - electric aircraft propulsion systems versus alternative systems	228
3D printing modules for self-assembling space systems	205
Analytical and numerical solutions to classical rotor designs	184
Recent progresses in lightweight carbon fibre reinforced lattice cylindrical shells	169
Recent developments in the aero-optical effects of high-speed optical apertures: From transonic to high-supersonic flows	142
A comprehensive review on Cislunar expansion and space domain awareness	136
Editorial Board	122
Improved instrumental techniques, including isotopic analysis, applicable to the characterization of unusual materials with potential relevance to aerospace forensics	112
Advancements and prospects of boundary layer ingestion propulsion concepts	107
The prospects for green aviation by 2050	102
Artificial Intelligence for Trusted Autonomous Satellite Operations	101
Editorial Board	97
Editorial Board	82
On the need for rigorous scientific research on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP)	82
Supersonic transport optimization concepts	79
Ammonia versus kerosene contrails: A review	76
Regulatory pathways to certifiable condition based maintenance solutions in aviation: A comprehensive review	69
Compressible vortex loops and their interactions	69
Thin-walled deployable composite structures: A review	65
Non-intrusive flow diagnostics for unsteady inlet flow distortion measurements in novel aircraft architectures	64
A systematic review of boundary layer ingestion (BLI) fan: Current Status and future perspectives	61
The new science of Unidentified Aerospace-Undersea Phenomena (UAP)	61
Friction damping for turbomachinery: A comprehensive review of modelling, design strategies, and testing capabilities	59
An open thinking for a vision on sustainable green aviation	58
Recent progress on high-order discontinuous schemes for simulations of multiphase and multicomponent flows	58

Orbital debris removal using micropatterned dry adhesives: Review and recent advances	57
A Scientometric Investigation of Artificial Intelligence for Fluid Mechanics: Emerging Topics and Active Groups	56
Editorial Board	54
Review on the crashworthiness design and evaluation of fuselage structure for occupant survivability	52
Recent progress of efficient low-boom design and optimization methods	52
Review of contact and contactless active space debris removal approaches	51
Editorial Board	48
Crashworthiness design and evaluation of civil aircraft structures	48
Research progress of the flow and combustion organization for the high-Mach-number scramjet: From Mach 8 to 12	44
Advances in Integrated System Health Management for mission-essential and safety-critical aerospace applications	43
Research and development of aerospace vehicles with air breathing electric propulsion: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow	43
A review of Russian computer modeling and validation in aerospace applications	40
Algorithms and applications of intelligent swarm cooperative control: A comprehensive survey	40
A review of the bird impact process and validation of the SPH impact model for aircraft structures	40
Review of unsteady aerodynamic problems and control strategies for the blade tip flow of axial compressors	40
Development and progress in aeroacoustic noise reduction on turbofan aeroengines	39
Fault-tolerant spacecraft attitude control: A critical assessment	39
A perspective on the urgency for green aviation	37
Research and advancements in hybrid airships—A review	36
On-board cooperative spacecraft relative navigation fusing GNSS with vision	36
A systematic review of design for additive manufacturing of aerospace lattice structures: Current trends and future directions	35
Editorial Board	34
Impact induced dynamic response and failure behavior of aircraft structures	34
Thermal management challenges in hybrid-electric propulsion aircraft	34
Review of data-driven computational guidance for unmanned aerospace vehicles	34
Estimates of radiative energy values in ground-level observations of an unidentified aerial phenomenon: New physical data	33
A review of three-dimensional shock wave–boundary-layer interactions	31
Standing oblique detonation for hypersonic propulsion: A review	31
Research progress in aero-optical effects of supersonic turbulent shear layers	30
A review of parameterization methods for airfoil design	30
Towards drop-in sustainable aviation fuels in aero engine combustors: Fuel effects on combustion performance	28
Plasma-enabled additive manufacturing in space: Perspectives, innovative material processing technologies, and emerging challenges	27
Review of path planning in prospective multi-target active debris removal missions in low earth orbits	26
Editorial Board	26
Time-marching schemes for spatially high order accurate discretizations of the Euler and Navier–Stokes equations	26
Multi-rotor wake propagation and flow development modeling: A review	25
Additive manufacturing in the new space economy: Current achievements and future perspectives	23
Editorial Board	23
A holistic review of the current state of research on aircraft design concepts and consideration for advanced air mobility applications	22
Review on the design of an aircraft crashworthy passenger seat	22
Editorial Board	21
Unidentified aerospace-undersea phenomena (UAP) status and outlook	20
Editorial Board	20
Discontinuous Galerkin methods for hypersonic flows	20
About the combination of high and low frequency methods for impact detection on aerospace components	19
Flight dynamics of unconventional configurations	18
The carbon dioxide challenge facing U.S. aviation and paths to achieve net zero emissions by 2050	18
Model validation hierarchies for connecting system design to modeling and simulation capabilities	17
Editorial Board	17
Retro-propulsion in rocket systems: Recent advancements and challenges for the prediction of aerodynamic characteristics and thermal loads	17

Machine learning in flight parameter-based structural load prediction: A review and framework proposal	16
Thermal protection and drag reduction induced by flow control devices in supersonic/hypersonic flows: A review	15
On the importance of studying asteroids: A comprehensive review	15
Machine learning in aerodynamic shape optimization	14
A comprehensive review of extended reality and its application in aerospace engineering	13
Editorial Board	13
Editorial Board	13
Advances in exit simulations of airdrop configurations	13
Progress in pyroshock simulation for qualification tests: A systematic literature review	13
A definition, conceptual framework, and pathway towards sustainable aviation	12
Recent advancements in sustainable aviation fuels	11
Review of hybrid aquatic-aerial vehicle (HAAV): Classifications, current status, applications, challenges and technology perspectives	11
On pathways to green aviation	11
Combustor technology of high temperature rise for aero engine	11
Advances in low-altitude airspace management for uncrewed aircraft and advanced air mobility	11
Editorial Board	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
Progress in inverse finite element method for aerospace structural health monitoring applications	9