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Journal of Propulsion and Power
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Journal of Propulsion and Power

0748-4658

Published by: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

https://arc.aiaa.org/journal/jpp

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 205 41 65 13
Engineering and Technology 1054 11 15 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 69
Documents by Best Scientists*: 98
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 121
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.846
Impact Factor: 2.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Propulsion and Power?

The journal primarily tackles Mechanics, Propellant, Aerospace engineering, Combustion and Combustor. The research on Mechanics discussed in Journal of Propulsion and Power draws on the closely related field of Nozzle. While Propellant is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Rocket, Mass flow rate, Composite material and Chamber pressure.

It holds forums on Aerospace engineering that merges themes from other disciplines such as Scramjet and Ramjet. While Combustion is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Mechanical engineering, Waste management and Ignition system, Thermodynamics. The study on Combustor presented in Journal of Propulsion and Power intersects with subjects under the field of Fuel injection.

  • Mechanics (44.05%)
  • Propellant (18.20%)
  • Aerospace engineering (17.20%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Nickel-Based Superalloys for Advanced Turbine Engines: Chemistry, Microstructure and Properties (1260 citations)
  • Cavity Flame-Holders for Ignition and Flame Stabilization in Scramjets: An Overview (473 citations)
  • Continuous Spin Detonations (462 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Propulsion and Power:

The journal articles investigate areas of study like Mechanics, Combustion, Propellant, Aerospace engineering and Combustor. While work presented in the published articles provide substantial information on Mechanics, it also covers topics in Rocket and Nozzle. The featured Combustion studies in the most cited papers mainly concentrate on Mechanical engineering but also cover areas of interest in Heat transfer.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Thermodynamics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Propulsion and Power focuses on Mechanics, Propellant, Mass flow rate, Rocket and Aerospace engineering. Journal of Propulsion and Power facilitates discussions on Mechanics that incorporate concepts from other fields like Combustion chamber and Pressure sensor. Propellant research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Propulsion, Chamber pressure and Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene.

The work on Rocket tackled in it brings together disciplines like Combustor, Combustion, Solid fuel, Rocket engine and Nuclear engineering. The Combustion research presented in the journal explores the relationship between Composite material and the closely related topic of Solid-fuel rocket. The featured Aerospace engineering studies mainly concentrate on Detonation but also cover areas of interest in Electricity generation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • New Entrainment Model for Modelling the Regression Rate in Hybrid Rocket Engines (3 citations)
  • Performance Characterization of a Natural Gas–Air Rotating Detonation Engine (3 citations)
  • Radial Rotating Detonation Engine Driven Bleed Air Turbine (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.

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

  • Sanford Fleeter (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Vigor Yang (50 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alec D. Gallimore (45 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Stephen D. Heister (40 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Mitchell L. R. Walker (33 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • Glenn Research Center (261 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Purdue University (228 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (146 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (121 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Georgia Institute of Technology (105 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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, 15.70% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.75% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.75% of all publications and 46.08% 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.

Top Publications

  • Operability of a Natural Gas–Air Rotating Detonation Engine

    Ian V. Walters;Christopher L. Journell;Aaron Lemcherfi;Rohan M. Gejji

    (2020)
    49 Citations
  • Performance Characterization of a Natural Gas–Air Rotating Detonation Engine

    Ian V. Walters;Aaron Lemcherfi;Rohan M. Gejji;Stephen D. Heister

    (2021)
    41 Citations
  • Computational and Experimental Study of Nozzle Performance for Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines

    Alexis J. Harroun;Stephen D. Heister;Joseph H. Ruf

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • Experimental Study of a Hypergolically Ignited Liquid Bipropellant Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine

    Wesly S. Anderson;Stephen D. Heister;Brandon Kan;Carl Hartsfield

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Numerical Analysis of Paraffin-Wax/Oxygen Hybrid Rocket Engines

    Mario Tindaro Migliorino;Daniele Bianchi;Francesco Nasuti

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Multistage Turbomachinery Design Using the Discrete Adjoint Method Within the Open-Source Software SU2

    S. Vitale;M. Pini;Piero Colonna

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Comprehensive Study of Ammonium Perchlorate Particle Size/Concentration Effects on Propellant Combustion

    James C. Thomas;Gordon R. Morrow;Catherine A. M. Dillier;Eric L. Petersen

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Laser-Induced Plasma Ignition Experiments in a Direct-Connect Supersonic Combustor at Mach 3

    Damiano Baccarella;Gyu Sub Lee;Qili Liu;Gregory S. Elliott

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Scramjet Performance Computed for a JP-7-Fueled Generic X-51 Vehicle

    (2022)
    20 Citations
  • Performance and High-Speed Characterization of a 100-kW Nested Hall Thruster

    Scott J. Hall;Benjamin A. Jorns;Sarah E. Cusson;Alec D. Gallimore

    (2021)
    19 Citations

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