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BIM and Construction Integration

BIM and Construction Integration is a research topic within Building and Construction. Science Explorer counts 45k research works in it since 1950. 15.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the application, benefits, challenges, and future trends of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the construction industry. It covers topics such as BIM implementation, prefabrication, sustainability, facilities management, IoT integration, risk management, off-site construction, RFID technology, and lean construction.

  • BIM
  • Construction
  • Prefabrication
  • Sustainability
  • Facilities Management
  • IoT Integration
  • Risk Management
  • Off-Site Construction
  • RFID Technology
  • Lean Construction
Research works
45k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
6.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+71%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead BIM and Construction Integration research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2k and 1.3k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 2k works
  2. 2 United States 1.3k works
  3. 3 India 859 works
  4. 4 Brazil 696 works
  5. 5 Indonesia 631 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 554 works
  7. 7 Germany 474 works
  8. 8 Malaysia 443 works
  9. 9 Italy 392 works
  10. 10 Australia 318 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: 26.2%United States: 17.1%India: 11.1%Brazil: 9.0%6 others listed: 36.5%26%largest
China2,022 · 26.2%United States1,318 · 17.1%India859 · 11.1%Brazil696 · 9.0%6 others listed2,812 · 36.5%

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

Which institutions lead BIM and Construction Integration research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Hong Kong Polytechnic University publishes the most BIM and Construction Integration research, followed by University of Johannesburg and Politecnico di Milano.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 75 works
  2. 2 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 69 works
  3. 3 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 63 works
  4. 4 Moscow State University of Civil EngineeringRussia 63 works
  5. 5 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 61 works
  6. 6 University of Hong KongHong Kong 58 works
  7. 7 Tongji UniversityChina 57 works
  8. 8 University of AlbertaCanada 50 works
  9. 9 Southeast UniversityChina 49 works
  10. 10 RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany 46 works

Where is BIM and Construction Integration research done?

The largest centres of BIM and Construction Integration research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Hong Kong (China) and Seoul (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Moratuwa, Batu Pahat and Ipoh.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 286 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 152 works
  3. 3 Hong Kong China 133 works
  4. 4 Seoul South Korea 132 works
  5. 5 London United Kingdom 126 works
  6. 6 Cairo Egypt 125 works
  7. 7 Moscow Russia 125 works
  8. 8 Jakarta Indonesia 120 works
  9. 9 Istanbul Türkiye 115 works
  10. 10 Wuhan China 111 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. MoratuwaLK · 31.3 works23×
  2. Batu PahatMY · 33.8 works14×
  3. IpohMY · 28.3 works13×
  4. AkureNG · 26.8 works12×
  5. Palmerston NorthNZ · 29.6 works12×
  6. RichmondAU · 32.0 works10×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in BIM and Construction Integration than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study BIM and Construction Integration?

Among universities, judged by research, Western Sydney University, University of Johannesburg and Hong Kong Polytechnic 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%mean 32.2%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Western Sydney University: 32, 46.3%University of Johannesburg: 69, 24.1%Hong Kong Polytechnic University: 75, 37.4%University of Hong Kong: 58, 37.4%Politecnico di Milano: 63, 24.2%Massey University: 30, 17.5%Birmingham City University: 12, 38.3%École de Technologie Supérieure: 32, 18.1%Universiti Teknologi Petronas: 28, 33.2%Hong Kong University of Science and Technology: 21, 45.5%Western Sydney Unive…Hong Kong Polytechni…University of Hong K…University of Johann…
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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
1 Western Sydney UniversityAustralia 79.246.3%10.2×32 +140.8%
2 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 73.124.1%8.5×69 +425.5%
3 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 70.637.4%6.7×75 +26.5%
4 University of Hong KongHong Kong 70.437.4%5.2×58 +131.4%
5 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 67.524.2%6.9×63 +400.4%
6 Massey UniversityNew Zealand 66.417.5%12.7×30 +394.8%
7 Birmingham City UniversityUnited Kingdom 65.738.3%10.5×12 +128.0%
8 École de Technologie SupérieureCanada 64.818.1%24.3×32 +164.9%
9 Universiti Teknologi PetronasMalaysia 63.633.2%14.1×28 -4.6%
10 Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong 63.145.5%4.1×21 +133.4%

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 BIM and Construction Integration research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 71% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are BIM and Construction Integration.

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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.