OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Shock Waves is 1. 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
Methane ignition behind reflected shock waves as monitored via $$\hbox {CH}_{3}$$ and OH absorption	24
Shock reflection from an axial cylinder in axisymmetric supersonic steady flow	22
Blast loading of cylindrical columns using a small-scale explosive-driven shock tube	19
Viscoelastic materials evaluated for blast-resistant designs	16
Acoustic measurements of laser-induced microshocks: time of arrival to yield estimations	14
Dynamic shock wave investigations for an unsteady supersonic flow with a morphing bump over a flat plate	14
Geometric stability of detonation propagation in curved channels	13
Detonation and shock-induced breakup characteristics of RP-2 liquid droplets	10
Neuronal function spontaneously recovers in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures after repetitive exposure to occupational-level shock waves	10
Soil-filled perimeter walls under blast	10
Blast and fragmentation modelling in urban environments using Rapid City Planner	10
Time-resolved imaging of the cellular structure of methane and natural gas detonations	9
Flow acceleration in an RDRE with gradual chamber constriction	9
Topologies of flow and combustion in shock–flame interactions	9
In memoriam Prof. Jiming Yang (1959–2021)	8
Wall roughness effects on the supersonic flow over a circular cylinder	8
Pulsed combustion of fuel–air mixture in a cavity above water surface: modeling and experiments	8
Experimental demonstration on detonation initiation by laser ignition and shock focusing in elliptical cavity	7
An experimental and kinetic modeling study of the autoignition of syngas mixtures behind reflected shock waves	7
Numerical analysis of the spark channel expansion in a high-pressure hydrogen–oxygen mixture and in nitrogen	7
Effects of thermal pretreatment and equivalence ratio on DME/$${\hbox {O}}_2$$/$${\hbox {O}}_3$$ detonations	7
Study of unsteadiness due to 3-D shock–boundary layer interaction in flow over a square-faced protuberance	7
Optical measurement of state variables associated with blast wave evolution	6
New insights into the pre-ignition behavior of methane behind reflected shock waves	6
Correction: Experimental demonstration on detonation initiation by laser ignition and shock focusing in elliptical cavity	6

Turbulence modeling of 3D high-speed flows with upstream-informed corrections	6
Data-scarce surrogate modeling of shock-induced pore collapse process	6
Experimental results for 25-mm and 51-mm rotating detonation rocket engine combustors	6
Comparison of the convergence to steady-state solution with weighted-type finite-difference schemes for the Euler equations	6
Mach stem evolution in a confined multi-room	6
Dynamic behaviour of YAG transparent ceramic under ramp wave and shock compression loading up to 20 GPa	6
Blast wave kinematics: theory, experiments, and applications	6
Study on the factors influencing the interaction and coalescence of shock waves from multiple explosion sources in free field	5
Single- and two-phase fluid droplet breakup in impulsively generated high-speed flow	5
Measurement of detonation cell size in liquid ethanol and oxygen mixtures	5
Micro-shock tube flow behavior at low Mach number	5
Effect of methane addition to hydrogen–air mixtures on the transition to detonation due to shock wave focusing in a $$90^{\circ }$$ wedge	5
Combustion properties of a simple and efficient four-step model	5
Spall strength measurements of epoxy resin with varying polyphenylene sulfone content cured at $$160\,^{\circ }\hbox {C}$$ and $$200\,^{\circ }\hbox {C}$$ temperature	4
In memoriam Prof. Hans Grönig (1931–2021)	4
Development of a steady detonation reactor with state-to-state thermochemical modeling	4
Correction to: Modelling of Mach reflections in internal axisymmetric steady supersonic flow	4
Three-dimensional full-field simulation of sonic boom emanating from complex geometries over buildings	4
Experimental investigation of the Chester problem with weak shock waves propagating in converging ducts with quasi-steady flow	4
The reflection and refraction of a curved shock front sliding over an air–water interface	4
Flow characterization during the flame acceleration and transition-to-detonation process with solid obstacles and fluid jets	4
Selected topics from the 26th International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock, Wollongong, Australia, December 3–8, 2023	4
Detonation propagation through a diffuse-interface gas layer	4
An explosively driven launcher capable of $$10\,\mathrm{km\,s}^{-1}$$ projectile velocities	4
Experimental and numerical investigation of shock wave-based methane pyrolysis for clean H$$_2$$ production	4
Application of the TV-HLL scheme to multidimensional ideal magnetohydrodynamic flows	4
Prediction model of peak overpressure in two-dimensional field of near-earth air blast shock wave	4
Tall buildings damage in Beirut ammonium nitrate explosion	4
Propagation characteristics of blast shock waves in low-pressure environment	3
Comparative analysis of flow behind a normal shock wave reflected off a wavy end-wall at different Mach numbers and wave amplitudes	3
Self-sustained oscillations of lift and drag forces, heat fluxes, and flowfield parameters over supersonic bodies under asymmetrical energy deposition	3
Experimental study on the use of the ARM Cortex M7 processor for measuring far-field blast waves	3
Development of simple evaluation system for Hugoniot of polymethyl methacrylate	3
Design and flow characterization of the Mach 5 shock tunnel at New Mexico State University	3
Detonation wave reflection over a concave–convex cylindrical wedge	3
On the effect of characterised initial conditions on the evolution of the mixing induced by the Richtmyer–Meshkov instability	3
Influence of temperature on shock-induced cavitation: consequences for blast-induced traumatic brain injury modeling	3
Characterizing the transition between regular and Mach reflections induced by a shock wave–boundary layer interaction	3
The simultaneous macroscopic and mesoscopic numerical simulation of metal spalling by using the fine-mesh finite element—smoothed particle hydrodynamics adaptive method	3
Bilayer surrogate brain response under various blast loading conditions	3
Control of separation shock unsteadiness in an incident-shock-induced interaction	3
Markers of nonlinearity in the interaction of an acoustical shock with a ramp	3
Analysis of shock wave acceleration from normal detonation reflection	3
Particle and fluid time scales in a spherical multiphase blast flow	2
Response behavior of the PTFE/Al/W granular composite under different loadings	2
Real gas effect on ignition in ideal and non-ideal reactors	2
Dynamics simulations of RDX-based explosive materials during impact: role of the microstructure	2
Shock detachment from curved wedges by local choking: numerical verification	2
A review of current safe distance calculations and the risk of mild traumatic brain injury	2
Extension of the normal shock wave relations for calorically imperfect gases	2

Two-dimensional detailed numerical simulation of ammonia/hydrogen/air detonation: hydrogen concentration effects and transverse detonation wave structure	2
Effect of diffuse initial conditions on the Richtmyer–Meshkov instability	2
An interface to provide the physical properties of the blast wave from a free-field TNT explosion	2
Prediction model for the risk of auditory and vestibular disfunction caused by a blast wave	2
Numerical investigation of the unsteady flow and wave dynamics in a wave rotor combustor	2
Investigation into helmet–head shock wave interactions at low overpressures through free-field blasts and schlieren imagery	2
Experimental study of confined masonry walls under blast loading	2
Effect of shock impingement location on the fluid–structure interactions over a compliant panel	2
Characterization of blast waves using solid and gaseous explosives: application to dynamic buckling of cylindrical shells	2
Development of a vapor-based method for seeding alkali metals in shock tube facilities	2
The effect of increasing rarefaction on the formation of Edney shock interaction patterns: type-I to type-VI	2
A simplified burn model for simulating explosive effects and afterburning	2
Influence of high strain rate on the transient transmission of laser shock waves	2
An empirical method for modelling the secondary shock from high explosives in the far-field	2
Shock wave amplification and shock-to-detonation transition in a two-phase mixture of liquid triethylaluminum with superheated steam	2
Breakdown regime of a shielded vortex interacting with a standing normal shock: a numerical study	2
Free-standing conical shock	2
Detonation behaviors in a curved tube with and without an obstacle	1
Effects of the channel cross-section shape on detonation re-initiation downstream of a single-hole obstacle	1
Fully resolved coupled solid-fluid simulations of shock interaction with a layer of deformable aluminum particles	1
A two-scale approach to widen a predictive blast propagation model around a hemicylindrical obstacle	1
One-dimensional model predictions for the detonation diffraction critical tube diameter	1
Control of shock wave/boundary layer interactions in a supersonic air intake using a modified backward-facing step	1
Experimental study on the suppression of pressure waves utilizing a U-shaped channel	1
Quantitative proteomic profiling in brain subregions of mice exposed to open-field low-intensity blast reveals position-dependent blast effects	1
Non-dimensionalized distances and limits for the transition of deflagration to detonation	1
A parametric analysis of streamwise vortices on a compression ramp at Mach 4	1
Application of bandwidth-optimized WENO schemes to DNS of shock–turbulence interaction problems	1
Towards laser-induced fluorescence of nitric oxide in detonation	1
In memoriam Dr. Robert (Rob) C. Ripley (1975–2024)	1
Development of a novel shock tube system to study shock-induced motion of a solid body	1
Mechanisms of shock-induced initiation at micro-scale defects in energetic crystal-binder systems	1
Thermochemical study of the detonation properties of boron- and aluminum-containing compounds in air and water	1
A simple, self-sufficient approach for the design of shock tube driver insert	1
Impulsive force measurement by fast response pressure-sensitive paint during shock wave passage	1
Heat and momentum losses in $${\text {H}}_{2}$$–$${\text {O}}_{2}$$–$${\text {N}}_{2}/{\textrm{Ar}}$$ detonations: on the existence of set-valued solutions with detailed thermochemistry	1
Analysis of 3D interaction of a blast wave with a finite wall	1
Semi-confined blast loading: experiments and simulations of internal detonations	1
Experimental study of pulse detonation engine with liquid ethanol and oxygen mixtures	1
Shock wave response of porous carbon fiber–epoxy composite	1
Temperature rise and pressure dynamics in the early stages of Hartmann–Sprenger tube operation	1
Asymmetry of imploding detonations in thin channels	1
Investigation of flow characteristics of various-aspect-ratio rectangular nozzles with an aft deck	1
Experimental and numerical studies of a near-field blast loading model for cylindrical charges	1
Development of governing equations for mixing shocks in two-phase flows	1