Question 1

Which countries lead Mechanical Engineering research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, China, the United States and the United Kingdom rank highest in Mechanical Engineering. By volume, China and India publish the most (167k and 36k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Mechanical Engineering research?

Accepted Answer

Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) ranks first in Mechanical Engineering on research quality in 2022-now, followed by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Tsinghua University.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Mechanical Engineering?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Mechanical Engineering, R.Z. Wang, Zhong Lin Wang and Peter Kaehuei Liaw have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Mechanical Engineering research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Mechanical Engineering research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Shanghai (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Dobřany, Velsen and Tomsk.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Mechanical Engineering?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Xi'an Jiaotong University and Tsinghua 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 Mechanical Engineering research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Extraction and Separation Processes and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Mechanical Engineering?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Mechanical Engineering is "Nanostructured High‐Entropy Alloys with Multiple Principal Elements: Novel Alloy Design Concepts and Outcomes" (J.‐W. Yeh, Swe-Kai Chen, Sung‐Jan Lin et al., 2004), with 15,287 citations. Next come "Influence of partially known parameter on flaw characterization in Eddy Current Testing by using a random walk MCMC method based on metamodeling" (12,195) and "Raman Spectrum of Graphite" (10,728).