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Institution of Structural Engineers

In research, Institution of Structural Engineers stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,002 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,272 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering and Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 36.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,305
of 28,054 · #21,724 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#972
of 1,094
Research works
1.1k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Institution of Structural Engineers 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
Physical SciencesDomain #12,002 of 12,888 3.0%104 #13323
EngineeringField #6,272 of 6,636 2.8%87 #5624

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institution of Structural Engineers 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 Institution of Structural Engineers specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 36.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 50.9 works37×
  2. EngineeringField · 87.4 works5.0×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.95× its world share, 87 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× 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, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institution of Structural Engineers?

Ranked on the composite score, Tarek Alkhrdaji, Mohamed A. El‐Reedy and John Springfield lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institution of Structural Engineers.

  1. 1 Tarek Alkhrdaji United Kingdom · #103,050 worldwide 372 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Mohamed A. El‐Reedy United Kingdom · #496,597 worldwide 14 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 John Springfield United Kingdom · #1,031,463 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Göran Sandberg United Kingdom · #1,165,757 worldwide 18 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Kent Persson United Kingdom · #1,247,941 worldwide 25 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Ola Dahlblom United Kingdom · #1,277,286 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Bernhard Freytag United Kingdom · #1,282,682 worldwide 20 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Heinz Ferk United Kingdom · #1,316,088 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Institution of Structural Engineers

Which keywords describe research at Institution of Structural Engineers?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Finite Element Analysis, Mechanical Properties, Construction, Corrosion, Reinforced Concrete, Structural Engineering, Sustainability and Concrete Strengthening.

▲ 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. Finite Element Analysis11▲ 40×7 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties10▲ 8.4×15 topics
  3. Sustainability9▲ 3.2×15 topics
  4. Construction9▲ 53×3 topics
  5. Corrosion7▲ 45×4 topics
  6. Reinforced Concrete6▲ 69×2 topics
  7. Structural Engineering6▲ 110×2 topics
  8. Concrete Strengthening6▲ 76×1 topic
  9. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites6▲ 76×1 topic
  10. Artificial Neural Networks5▲ 9.3×3 topics
  11. Dynamic Behavior5▲ 38×3 topics
  12. Geopolymer5▲ 30×2 topics
  13. Recycled Materials5▲ 35×2 topics
  14. Dynamic Interaction4▲ 58×2 topics
  15. Fiber Reinforced Concrete4▲ 47×1 topic
  16. Ultra-High Performance Concrete4▲ 47×1 topic
  17. Pipeline4▲ 34×3 topics
  18. Structural Optimization4▲ 112×2 topics
  19. Blast Loading4▲ 84×2 topics
  20. Active Vibration Control4▲ 73×2 topics
  21. Buckling Behavior4▲ 49×2 topics
  22. Concrete-Filled Steel Tubes4▲ 80×1 topic
  23. High-Strength Materials4▲ 80×1 topic
  24. Structural Dynamics4▲ 76×2 topics
  25. Footbridges4▲ 88×1 topic
  26. Vibration Serviceability4▲ 88×1 topic
  27. Ground Motion4▲ 92×1 topic
  28. Seismic Engineering4▲ 92×1 topic
  29. Digital Fabrication4▲ 42×2 topics
  30. Progressive Collapse4▲ 101×1 topic
  31. Steel Structures4▲ 82×2 topics
  32. Structural Response4▲ 101×1 topic
  33. Nonlinear Dynamics4▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Structural Analysis3▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Diagrid Structures3▲ 456×1 topic
  36. Tall Buildings3▲ 456×1 topic
  37. Reliability Assessment3▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Risk Analysis3▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Failure Analysis3▲ 26×3 topics
  40. Rheology3▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Institution of Structural Engineers publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials, Structural Load-Bearing Analysis and Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis.

Structural Behavior of R…6Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 6 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…4Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 4 fractional worksStructural Load-Bearing Analysis: 4 fractional worksStructural Engineering a…4Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 4 fractional worksSeismic Performance and …4Seismic Performance and Analysis: 4 fractional worksStructural Response to Dynamic Loads: 4 fractional worksSeismic and Structural Analysis of Tall Buildings: 3 fractional worksStructural Integrity and…3Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis: 3 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 3 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 3 fractional works
Building and ConstructionCivil and Structural EngineeringMechanical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 6 works
  2. 2 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Structural Load-Bearing Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Structural Response to Dynamic Loads Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Seismic and Structural Analysis of Tall Buildings Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 3 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 available25.0%not open75.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.1%domestic only58.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institution of Structural Engineers's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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