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Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes research

Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes is a subfield of Chemical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 130k research works in it since 1950. 15.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: movement of fluid matter.

Research works
130k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
20k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
4
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+3%
the tick is no change

What is Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Chemical Kinetics, Combustion, Complex Fluids, Rheology, Density, Viscosity. Gaining share since 2009–13: Electrochemical Reduction, Molten Salt Electrolysis, Chemical Kinetics, Combustion. Losing share: Density, Viscosity, Complex Fluids, Rheology.

▲ gaining share of this field◆ holding its share▼ losing share

Size is the world's fractional works in 2019–23 in the topics tagged with each word; colour compares the word's share of this field with 2009–13. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 8 words, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Kinetics12k▲ 1.19×1 topic
  2. Combustion12k▲ 1.19×1 topic
  3. Complex Fluids4,513▼ 0.85×1 topic
  4. Rheology4,513▼ 0.85×1 topic
  5. Density2,367▼ 0.63×1 topic
  6. Viscosity2,367▼ 0.63×1 topic
  7. Electrochemical Reduction1,531▲ 1.24×1 topic
  8. Molten Salt Electrolysis1,531▲ 1.24×1 topic

Which countries lead Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, China, the United States and India rank highest in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. By volume, China and the United States publish the most (4.2k and 1.9k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China · #2 all time 20.8% top 10% · 4.2k works
  2. 2 United States · #1 all time 10.8% top 10% · 1.9k works
  3. 3 India · #7 all time 12.1% top 10% · 1.8k works
  4. 4 Germany · #4 all time 10.9% top 10% · 851 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom · #3 all time 16.7% top 10% · 516 works
  6. 6 Saudi Arabia · #17 all time 24.1% top 10% · 281 works
  7. 7 South Korea · #12 all time 16.8% top 10% · 383 works
  8. 8 Italy · #9 all time 13.5% top 10% · 419 works
  9. 9 France · #5 all time 10.4% top 10% · 506 works
  10. 10 Japan · #6 all time 7.1% top 10% · 535 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 17 countries ranked in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 4.2k works
  2. 2 United States 1.9k works
  3. 3 India 1.8k works
  4. 4 Germany 851 works
  5. 5 Russia 712 works
  6. 6 Japan 535 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 516 works
  8. 8 France 506 works
  9. 9 Italy 419 works
  10. 10 South Korea 383 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 35.5%United States: 15.8%India: 15.4%Germany: 7.2%6 others listed: 26.1%35%largest
China4,175 · 35.5%United States1,853 · 15.8%India1,813 · 15.4%Germany851 · 7.2%6 others listed3,070 · 26.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes research?

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China) ranks first in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by Jiangsu University and Tsinghua University.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China · Shanghai · #13 all time 24.2% top 10% · 159 works
  2. 2 Jiangsu University China · Zhenjiang · #38 all time 35.0% top 10% · 84 works
  3. 3 Tsinghua University China · Beijing · #11 all time 25.1% top 10% · 130 works
  4. 4 Tianjin University China · Tianjin · #9 all time 26.7% top 10% · 128 works
  5. 5 Harbin Engineering University China · Harbin · #64 all time 24.0% top 10% · 87 works
  6. 6 Dalian University of Technology China · Dalian · #44 all time 32.8% top 10% · 68 works
  7. 7 Xi'an Jiaotong University China · Xi'an · #10 all time 22.9% top 10% · 132 works
  8. 8 Beihang University China · Beijing · #61 all time 27.3% top 10% · 99 works
  9. 9 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Saudi Arabia · Jeddah · #28 all time 25.5% top 10% · 94 works
  10. 10 Beijing Institute of Technology China · Beijing · #49 all time 21.9% top 10% · 100 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 18 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes.

Top 100 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 159 works
  2. 2 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 132 works
  3. 3 Tsinghua University China 130 works
  4. 4 Tianjin University China 128 works
  5. 5 Beijing Institute of Technology China 100 works
  6. 6 Beihang University China 99 works
  7. 7 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Saudi Arabia 94 works
  8. 8 Harbin Engineering University China 87 works
  9. 9 Jiangsu University China 84 works
  10. 10 Huazhong University of Science and Technology China 76 works

Who are the leading researchers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes?

Among the most productive authors in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, George Em Karniadakis, William L. Jorgensen and P. G. de Gennes rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 George Em Karniadakis United States · #151 worldwide 6.3k citations · 268 works
  2. 2 William L. Jorgensen United States · #209 worldwide 4.5k citations · 119 works
  3. 3 P. G. de Gennes France · #608 worldwide 4.3k citations · 105 works
  4. 4 Paul J. Flory United States · #1,089 worldwide 3.7k citations · 100 works
  5. 5 John D. Ferry United States · #1,803 worldwide 2.1k citations · 92 works
  6. 6 Y. Arai Japan · #2,486 worldwide 6k citations · 381 works
  7. 7 Frank J. Millero United States · #2,568 worldwide 2k citations · 109 works
  8. 8 James A. Miller United States · #2,621 worldwide 2k citations · 137 works
  9. 9 S. F. Edwards United Kingdom · #2,983 worldwide 1.8k citations · 126 works
  10. 10 L. E. Scriven United States · #3,210 worldwide 2k citations · 103 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 4,498 highest-output authors in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes researchers

Where is Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes research done?

The largest centres of Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Xi'an (China) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lemont.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 845 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 366 works
  3. 3 Xi'an China 269 works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 238 works
  5. 5 Chennai India 230 works
  6. 6 Tianjin China 212 works
  7. 7 Wuhan China 190 works
  8. 8 Nanjing China 172 works
  9. 9 Harbin China 163 works
  10. 10 Tokyo Japan 161 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. LemontUS · 45.4 works15×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes than the world average.

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Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes research by country

The best places for Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.

Where is the best place to study Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes?

Among universities, judged by research, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Harbin Engineering University and Jiangsu University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%60%mean 25.36%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →King Abdullah University of Science and Technology: 94, 25.5%Harbin Engineering University: 87, 24.0%Jiangsu University: 84, 35.0%Tianjin University: 128, 26.7%King Khalid University: 23, 26.8%Technische Universität Darmstadt: 49, 21.6%Universitat Politècnica de València: 50, 17.7%Indian Institute of Technology Ropar: 21, 9.5%Guangxi University of Science and Technology: 12, 53.4%Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur: 54, 13.4%Jiangsu UniversityTianjin UniversityKing Abdullah Univer…Harbin Engineering U…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Saudi Arabia 78.325.5%21.1×94 +308.1%
2Harbin Engineering University China 60.424.0%10.4×87 +31.1%
3Jiangsu University China 56.535.0%7.1×84 -21.8%
4Tianjin University China 55.826.7%6.8×128 +12.8%
5King Khalid University Saudi Arabia 55.126.8%4.0×23 +179.0%
6Technische Universität Darmstadt Germany 55.021.6%9.5×49 +18.3%
7Universitat Politècnica de València Spain 54.017.7%8.8×50 +54.9%
8Indian Institute of Technology Ropar India 53.39.5%11.1×21 +1162.3%
9Guangxi University of Science and Technology China 53.353.4%8.2×12 -85.7%
10Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur India 52.613.4%10.2×54 +42.5%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2017. The fastest-growing topics are Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies, Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes and Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

  1. Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies+80%
  2. Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes+71%
  3. Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies+6%
  4. Thermodynamic properties of mixtures-28%
← shrinkingno changegrowing →

Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes include?

Advanced Combustion Engi…53kAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 53k fractional worksRheology and Fluid Dynam…37kRheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies: 37k fractional worksThermodynamic properties…30kThermodynamic properties of mixtures: 30k fractional worksMolten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes: 9,992 fractional works

Area is fractional works in that topic. Every name below is a page of its own.