Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 42k research works in it since 1950. 16.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the advancements in acoustic metamaterials and phononic crystals, focusing on topics such as sound control, wave propagation, band gaps, local resonances, negative modulus, elastic waves, subwavelength imaging, and vibration control.
- Acoustic Metamaterials
- Phononic Crystals
- Sound Control
- Wave Propagation
- Band Gaps
- Local Resonances
- Negative Modulus
- Elastic Waves
- Subwavelength Imaging
- Vibration Control
- Research works
- 42k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +20% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.5k and 914 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.5k works
- 2 United States 914 works
- 3 United Kingdom 388 works
- 4 France 382 works
- 5 India 370 works
- 6 Japan 302 works
- 7 Germany 285 works
- 8 Italy 247 works
- 9 South Korea 199 works
- 10 Russia 167 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Northwestern Polytechnical University publishes the most Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research research, followed by Xi'an Jiaotong University and Harbin Engineering University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 90 works
- 2 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 81 works
- 3 Harbin Engineering UniversityChina 71 works
- 4 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 65 works
- 5 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 62 works
- 6 University of SouthamptonUnited Kingdom 55 works
- 7 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 54 works
- 8 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 52 works
- 9 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 50 works
- 10 Tianjin UniversityChina 50 works
Who are the leading researchers in Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research include David R. Smith, Dong Yu and Si Si.
- 1 David R. Smith United States 6.3k citations
- 2 Dong Yu United States 4.1k citations
- 3 Si Si Japan 3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research research done?
The largest centres of Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Nanjing (China) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Le Mans, Écully and Hampton.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Le MansFR · 24.9 works53×
- ÉcullyFR · 21.3 works52×
- HamptonUS · 22.8 works33×
- SalfordGB · 22.5 works25×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research?
Among universities, judged by research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina | 72.2 | 27.6% | 10.6× | 90 | +68.3% |
| 2 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 68.0 | 29.4% | 8.1× | 52 | +17.2% |
| 3 | Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong | 67.4 | 33.1% | 6.6× | 19 | +171.3% |
| 4 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina | 65.5 | 24.7% | 9.9× | 65 | +46.0% |
| 5 | Harbin Engineering UniversityChina | 61.5 | 22.9% | 18.4× | 71 | -15.2% |
| 6 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina | 61.3 | 27.0% | 6.8× | 81 | +52.2% |
| 7 | National University of SingaporeSingapore | 60.3 | 37.6% | 3.0× | 22 | +167.5% |
| 8 | University of BristolUnited Kingdom | 58.4 | 45.4% | 4.5× | 18 | +74.3% |
| 9 | Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands | 57.8 | 35.0% | 6.0× | 30 | +15.8% |
| 10 | University of SouthamptonUnited Kingdom | 55.4 | 10.4% | 16.0× | 55 | -14.8% |
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 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research.
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.