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Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps

Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps is a research topic within Mechanics of Materials. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1950. 15.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the phenomenon of cavitation in hydropower systems and turbines. It covers topics such as numerical simulation of turbulent cavitating flows, fluid-structure interaction analysis, pump operation as turbine, vortex dynamics, and the impact of cavitation on energy production. The papers also discuss cavitation prediction, large eddy simulation, and the influence of cavitation on hydropower efficiency.

  • Cavitation
  • Hydropower
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Numerical Simulation
  • Cavitation Prediction
  • Fluid-Structure Interaction
  • Pump as Turbine
  • Vortex Dynamics
  • Large Eddy Simulation
  • Energy Production
Research works
16k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.5k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+45%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (1.8k and 196 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.8k works
  2. 2 India 196 works
  3. 3 United States 180 works
  4. 4 Indonesia 153 works
  5. 5 Germany 92 works
  6. 6 Japan 88 works
  7. 7 Italy 83 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 79 works
  9. 9 South Korea 77 works
  10. 10 Iran 65 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: 63.3%India: 7.1%United States: 6.5%Indonesia: 5.5%6 others listed: 17.5%63%largest
China1,750 · 63.3%India196 · 7.1%United States180 · 6.5%Indonesia153 · 5.5%6 others listed485 · 17.5%

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

Which institutions lead Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Jiangsu University publishes the most Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps research, followed by Tsinghua University and Yangzhou University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jiangsu University China 124 works
  2. 2 Tsinghua University China 73 works
  3. 3 Yangzhou University China 52 works
  4. 4 Hohai University China 44 works
  5. 5 Zhejiang Sci-Tech University China 41 works
  6. 6 Xihua University China 41 works
  7. 7 Harbin Engineering University China 40 works
  8. 8 China Agricultural University China 40 works
  9. 9 Xi'an University of Technology China 39 works
  10. 10 Wuhan University China 38 works

Where is Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps research done?

The largest centres of Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Wuhan (China), Zhenjiang (China) and Hangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Zhenjiang, Yangzhou and Roorkee.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 333 works
  2. 2 Wuhan China 139 works
  3. 3 Zhenjiang China 135 works
  4. 4 Hangzhou China 123 works
  5. 5 Xi'an China 110 works
  6. 6 Harbin China 90 works
  7. 7 Nanjing China 90 works
  8. 8 Shanghai China 89 works
  9. 9 Chengdu China 73 works
  10. 10 Yangzhou China 55 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ZhenjiangCN · 135.1 works34×
  2. YangzhouCN · 54.9 works24×
  3. RoorkeeIN · 21.3 works12×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps?

Among universities, judged by research, Institute of Marine Engineering, Jiangsu University and Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee 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 27.38%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Institute of Marine Engineering: 9, 40.4%Jiangsu University: 124, 21.0%Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee: 21, 32.3%Tsinghua University: 73, 22.6%Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya: 9, 24.7%Hohai University: 44, 27.6%Wuhan University: 38, 24.9%Zhejiang Sci-Tech University: 42, 23.8%Chalmers University of Technology: 11, 30.5%Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat: 10, 26.0%Institute of Marine …Indian Institute of …Tsinghua UniversityJiangsu University
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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
1Institute of Marine Engineering Italy 67.140.4%271.8×9 —
2Jiangsu University China 65.621.0%46.2×124 -5.4%
3Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee India 64.332.3%12.8×21 +86.6%
4Tsinghua University China 63.522.6%10.4×73 -0.7%
5Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Spain 62.324.7%8.3×9 +356.9%
6Hohai University China 61.427.6%22.5×44 -24.6%
7Wuhan University China 61.324.9%8.9×38 +80.7%
8Zhejiang Sci-Tech University China 61.023.8%38.2×42 +41.3%
9Chalmers University of Technology Sweden 61.030.5%12.2×11 -4.9%
10Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat India 60.826.0%16.5×10 +233.3%

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 Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps.

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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.