Question 1

Which countries lead General Engineering research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, China rank highest in General Engineering. By volume, China and Japan publish the most (1.2k and 51 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead General Engineering research?

Accepted Answer

Southwest Jiaotong University (China) ranks first in General Engineering on research quality in 2022-now, followed by .

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in General Engineering?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in General Engineering, Wanming Zhai, David Thompson and Geert Degrande have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is General Engineering research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of General Engineering research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Chengdu (China), Shanghai (China) and Changsha (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Xuzhou, Lanzhou and Chengdu.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study General Engineering?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Southwest Jiaotong University, Tongji University and Zhejiang University score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is General Engineering research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2011. The fastest-growing topics are Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Research.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in General Engineering?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in General Engineering is "Fundamentals of vehicle–track coupled dynamics" (Wanming Zhai, Kaiyun Wang, Chengbiao Cai, 2009), with 973 citations. Next come "Modelling of Railway Track and Vehicle/Track Interaction at High Frequencies" (678) and "Observational Procedure of Settlement Prediction" (597).