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AECOM (China)

In research, AECOM (China) stands highest in Engineering (#5,473 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,279 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 22.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,117
of 28,054 · #22,838 all time
Rank in China
#3,001
of 3,058
Research works
606
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is AECOM (China) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #5,473 of 6,636 4.6%84 #5900
Physical SciencesDomain #11,279 of 12,888 5.9%117 #12382

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where AECOM (China) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does AECOM (China) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 22.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 37.3 works22×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.08× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.94× its world share, 84 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.55× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at AECOM (China)?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Breen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AECOM (China).

  1. 1 Peter Breen China · #287,194 worldwide 90 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at AECOM (China)

Which keywords describe research at AECOM (China)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Liquefaction, Tunnel, Soil Properties, Analysis, Finite Element Analysis, Pipeline, Earthquake and Seismic.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Liquefaction9▲ 71×2 topics
  2. Tunnel9▲ 71×2 topics
  3. Soil Properties9▲ 36×3 topics
  4. Analysis8▲ 62×2 topics
  5. Sustainability7▲ 2.1×16 topics
  6. Sustainable Development7▲ 3.0×9 topics
  7. Finite Element Analysis6▲ 20×3 topics
  8. Pipeline6▲ 40×2 topics
  9. Earthquake6▲ 70×1 topic
  10. Health Effects6▲ 7.2×7 topics
  11. Seismic6▲ 70×1 topic
  12. Bayesian Optimization6▲ 52×2 topics
  13. Numerical Simulation6▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Reliability Analysis6▲ 39×2 topics
  15. Slope Stability Analysis6▲ 102×1 topic
  16. Spatial Variability6▲ 64×1 topic
  17. Spatial Planning5▲ 22×3 topics
  18. Remote Sensing5▲ 2.8×15 topics
  19. Risk Assessment5▲ 5.0×5 topics
  20. Sustainability Assessment5▲ 24×3 topics
  21. Environmental Noise5▲ 72×1 topic
  22. Noise Pollution5▲ 72×1 topic
  23. Infrastructure5▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Dynamic Interaction4▲ 47×2 topics
  25. Urban Underground Space4▲ 264×1 topic
  26. Utility Tunnels4▲ 264×1 topic
  27. Risk Management4▲ 6.3×6 topics
  28. Optimization4▲ 5.5×3 topics
  29. Fiber Reinforcement3▲ 39×2 topics
  30. Geological Conditions3▲ 60×2 topics
  31. Geotechnical Engineering3▲ 33×3 topics
  32. Cementitious3▲ 73×1 topic
  33. Grouting3▲ 73×1 topic
  34. Lateritic Soils3▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Road Construction3▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Footbridges3▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Geosynthetics3▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Soil Reinforcement3▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Vibration Serviceability3▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Construction3▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does AECOM (China) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis, Noise Effects and Management and Underground infrastructure and sustainability.

Geotechnical Engineering…6Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 6 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…6Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 6 fractional worksNoise Effects and Manage…5Noise Effects and Management: 5 fractional worksUnderground infrastructu…4Underground infrastructure and sustainability: 4 fractional worksGrouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics: 3 fractional worksGeotechnical and construction materials studies: 3 fractional worksStructural Engineering a…3Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 3 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…3Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 3 fractional worksTunneling and Rock Mecha…3Tunneling and Rock Mechanics: 3 fractional worksCivil and Geotechnical E…2Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Research: 2 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySpeech and HearingBuilding and Construction1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 6 works
  3. 3 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 5 works
  4. 4 Underground infrastructure and sustainability Building and Construction 4 works
  5. 5 Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Geotechnical and construction materials studies Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Tunneling and Rock Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Research General Engineering 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available28.2%not open71.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.9%domestic only54.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has AECOM (China)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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