OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Propulsion and Power is 5. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Experimental Characterization of a Hollow Cathode with Iridium–Cerium Alloy	32
Announcements and Acknowledgements	29
Prediction of Burning Characteristics of Dihydroxyglyoxime Composite Propellant	28
Expandable Graphite, a Novel Regression Rate Enhancer in the Solid Fuel Ramjet	26
Experimental Comparison of Jet Modes Using Self-Excited Sweeping Jet Actuator in Compressor Cascades	25
Combined Heat Shield and Solar Thermal Propulsion System for an Oberth Maneuver	23
Effect of Co- and Counterswirl Air on Swirl Airblast Atomization	23
Detailed Performance Studies on a Small Electric-Powered Contra-Rotating Ducted Fan Engine	19
Numerical Simulations of Fuel Shape Change in Paraffin–Oxygen Hybrid Rocket Engines	18
Correlation for Restart Boundaries of Simplified Two-Dimensional Hypersonic Inlets	18
Overview of Selected Serpentine Duct Simulations Using Computational Fluid Dynamics	17
Preparation, Ignition, and Combustion of Boron Fuels with CuO as an Additive	17
Acoustic Waves Generated in Hypergolic Drop Tests of Low- and High-Volatility Fuels	17
Characterizing Hypergolic Propellants Using Impinging Jets and Droplets in Acoustic Levitation	16
Simulation of Vacuum Chamber Pressure Distributions with Uncertainty Quantification	15
Direction Control of Rotating Detonation Waves with Helical Combustion Chambers	15
Dynamic Regulation Process of the Variable-Geometry Power Turbine	15
Structure and Stabilization Mechanisms of an Ethylene Flame in Supersonic Coflow	14
Firing Tests and Simulations of a CubeSat-Scale H2O2-Based Hybrid Rocket	14
Family of Skeletal Reaction Mechanisms for Methane–Oxygen Combustion in Rocket Propulsion	13
Data-Driven Wall Pressure Reconstruction and Sparse Sensor Optimization for Supersonic Nozzles	13
Combustion of 3D Printable Hybrid Rocket Fuels	13
Driving Mechanisms in Low-Order Modeling of Longitudinal Combustion Instability	13
Stochastic Emission in Passively Fed Single-Emitter Porous-Media Ionic Liquid Ion Sources	13
Improved Response Function for Low-Order Modeling of Longitudinal Combustion Instabilities	12

General Burnback Analysis for Anisotropic and Heterogeneous Solid Propellants	11
Machine-Learning-Based Rotating Detonation Engine Diagnostics: Evaluation for Application in Experimental Facilities	11
Operation and Power Generation of a Disk-Shaped Pressure Gain Combustor	11
Numerical and Experimental Study of an Aircraft Igniter Plasma Jet Discharge	11
Multi-Element Gaseous Methane–Oxygen Rocket Combustor Optimization for Modern Space-Flight Technology	11
Loss Mechanisms of Shrouded Stator Cavity Flow in an Axial Compressor	11
Active Flow Control in Compressor Cascades with Steady and Pulsed Jets	11
Effect of Varying Secondary Swirl Injector Location on Performance of Hybrid Rocket	11
Effects of Thermal/Chemical Nonequilibrium on a High-Mach Ethylene-Fueled Scramjet	10
Surface Structure of Reacting Solid Ramjet Fuels	10
Advancing Mistuning Identification and Dynamic Modeling of Blisks Through Blade Detuning Tests	10
Contribution of Unsteadiness to Solid Fuel Burning Characteristics in a Scramjet Combustor	9
Fully Coupled Analysis of Aerothermoelastic Deformation of a Scramjet Inlet	9
Experimental Investigation on Atomization of JP-10 Slurry Jets Containing Boron Nanoparticles	9
Effect of Fuel Injection Strategy on Generic Scramjet Combustor Operation	9
Pilot Injection Impact on Ignition of F-24/ATJ Blends Under Various Conditions	9
Experimental Investigation of Throttleable H2O2 and Polypropylene Hybrid Rocket Motor	9
Thermal and Resonance Characteristics of Tapered Cavities of Various Lengths	9
Improved Hybrid Rocket Performance by Additively Manufactured Gel-Infused Solid Fuels	8
Multipoint Aerodynamic Optimization of Three-Dimensional Ultra-High-Bypass-Ratio Engine Intakes	8
Uncertainty Quantification of Slab Burner Simulation: Surrogates, Forward Propagation, and Parameter Calibration	8
Performance of Novel Electrode Structures for Electrically Controlled Solid Propellant	8
Crossflow Decane Combustion Using Catalytically Decomposed High-Test Peroxide	8
Combustion of Preheated Hydrocarbon Fuel in a Scramjet Model Combustor	8
Effects of Evaporation Modeling on Kerosene–Air Oblique Detonation	8
Characterization of a Nanonewton-Sensitivity Counterbalanced Pendulum Thrust Stand for Pulsed Propulsion Systems	7
Reducing Aluminum Agglomeration in Composite Propellants with Gallium and Indium Additives	7
Numerical Modeling to Investigate the Aerodynamics of a Boundary-Layer Ingested Transonic Fan	7
Wave Detection and Tracking Within a Rotating Detonation Engine Through Object Detection	7
Impact of Ammonium Perchlorate Content on Electrically Controlled Gel Polymer Electrolyte Monopropellants	7
Injection Temperature and Scheme Effects on Neutral Flow Dynamics in Hall Thrusters	7
Experimental Investigation on Aluminum-Based Water Ramjet for Propelling High-Speed Underwater Vehicles	7
Fundamental Experiment and Numerical Simulation of Ne/Xe Plasma Magnetohydrodynamic Electrical Power Generation	7
Evaluation of Radiative Heat-Transfer Effect on Paraffin-Wax Regression Rate in Hybrid Rocket	7
Erosion Mechanisms of Baffle Plates at Stagnation Point in Hybrid Rockets	7
Thermal–Combustion Coupled Instability in Hybrid Rockets with Fuel Blowing	7
Unraveling the Transition from Standard to Reactive Atomization of Hypergolic Propellants	6
Supersonic Combustion and Flow Evolution in Dual-Combustion Ramjet Engine	6
Fuel Regression Characteristics of Axial-Injection End-Burning Hybrid Rockets Using LOX	6
Interaction Behavior of Pulsejet Engines	6
Computational Analysis and Regression Laws for Nozzle Erosion Prediction in Hybrid Rockets	6
Delayed Detached-Eddy Simulations of Rough-Wall Turbulent Reactive Flows in a Supersonic Combustor	6
Numerical Turbulence Modeling in a Transonic Boundary-Layer Ingestion Intake	6
Impact of Future Low-Emissions Combustor Technology on Acoustic Scaling Laws	6
Radial Mass Flow Rate Partition on LOx/GCH4 Pintle Injector Configurations	5
Beam Misalignment Effects on Microwave Rocket Propulsion Performance	5
Performance Test of a Diode Laser-Sustained Plasma Thruster Using Argon	5
Combined Cycle Nuclear System Architecture for Crewed Mars Spacecraft Propulsion and Power	5
Suppression of Azimuthal Combustion Instability Using Perforated Liner Under Symmetry Breaking	5
Characterizing the Oscillatory Unstart/Restart of a Supersonic Stator in Unsteady Conditions	5

Low-Order Autoignition Modeling for Hydrogen Transverse Jets	5
Flame Structures in a Model Solid Fuel Ramjet with Increasing Reynolds Numbers	5
Data-Driven Analysis of Tortuous Gas Turbine Inlet Truncation to Reduce Computational Cost	5
Limit Cycle Oscillating Detonation Wave Behavior Analysis Within a Rotating Detonation Engine	5
Design of an Internal Osculating Waverider Intake	5
Novel Solid Propellants Enabled Through In Situ Martian Perchlorates	5
Control of Shock-Induced Flow Separation Using Rectangular Air-Jet Vortex Generators	5
High-Specific-Impulse Electrospray Propulsion with Small Capillary Emitters	5
Simplified Plasmadynamics Model of a Coaxial Self-Field Plasma Accelerator	5
Design and Performance of an Electrowetting Ionic Liquid Electrospray Thruster Prototype	5