Aeronautical Journal

Top Research Topics at Aeronautical Journal?

Aeronautical Journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Mechanics, Aeronautics, Aerodynamics, Aerospace engineering and Structural engineering. Topics like Turbulence, Vortex, Boundary layer, Mach number and Reynolds number are tackled as part of the discussions on Mechanics. More specifically, the research on Aeronautics in Aeronautical Journal is related to Astronautics.

It focuses on Aerodynamics research which is adjacent to topics in Wing.

• Mechanics (14.13%)
• Aeronautics (11.55%)
• Aerodynamics (10.64%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The Determination of Turbulent Skin Friction by Means of Pitot Tubes (332 citations)
• The TUBA Family of Plate Elements for the Matrix Displacement Method (309 citations)
• Design rules for small low speed wind tunnels (255 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Aeronautical Journal:

The journal publications mostly deal with topics like Mechanics, Aerodynamics, Wing, Aerospace engineering and Turbulence. The published articles dive deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Mechanics and Classical mechanics. The most cited articles address concerns in Aerodynamics which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Control theory, Propulsion, Simulation, Drag and Aeronautics.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• World War II
• Law
• Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Aerodynamics, Control theory, Mechanics, Aerospace engineering and Structural engineering are the focal point of discussions in Aeronautical Journal. The work on Aerodynamics tackled in Aeronautical Journal brings together disciplines like Airfoil, Morphing, Drag, Wind tunnel and Stall (fluid mechanics). The research on Control theory tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Estimation theory, Interconnection, Rudder and Iterative design.

Topics in Mechanics explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Boundary value problem and Rotor (electric). The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Aerospace engineering, apply to Solar energy as well. The majority of Structural engineering studies presented zero in on Wing.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• An estimation method for the fuel burn and other performance characteristics of civil transport aircraft in the cruise. Part 1 fundamental quantities and governing relations for a general atmosphere (5 citations)
• Review of microwave techniques used in the manufacture and fault detection of aircraft composites (4 citations)
• New flight trajectory optimisation method using genetic algorithms (3 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Aeronautical Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

• Peter C. Gasson (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
• William Hildred (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ruxandra Mihaela Botez (34 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• George N. Barakos (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Gareth D. Padfield (22 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Aeronautical Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

• Cranfield University (116 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Imperial College London (80 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Glasgow (78 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology (65 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Bristol (63 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 60.18% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.56% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 31.11% of all publications and 40.00% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.