OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Progress in Aerospace Sciences is 31. 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
Recent progress of efficient low-boom design and optimization methods	45
Crashworthiness design and evaluation of civil aircraft structures	45
Review of contact and contactless active space debris removal approaches	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