Civil and Structural Engineering Research
Civil and Structural Engineering Research is a research topic within Civil and Structural Engineering. Science Explorer counts 19k research works in it since 1950. 5.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics in civil engineering and construction, including advancements in structural health monitoring, bridge engineering, geotechnical design, material properties, historical analysis of structures, sustainable development, and concrete technology. The papers also discuss infrastructure maintenance and the application of innovative technologies in the field.
- Civil Engineering
- Construction
- Structural Health Monitoring
- Bridge Engineering
- Geotechnical Design
- Material Properties
- Historical Analysis
- Sustainable Development
- Concrete Technology
- Infrastructure Maintenance
- Research works
- 19k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 5.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- 0% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Civil and Structural Engineering Research research?
By volume, Germany and the United States publish the most (1.1k and 111 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Germany 1.1k works
- 2 United States 111 works
- 3 Austria 91 works
- 4 Italy 87 works
- 5 United Kingdom 85 works
- 6 China 73 works
- 7 Switzerland 67 works
- 8 Poland 57 works
- 9 Russia 46 works
- 10 Türkiye 39 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 Civil and Structural Engineering Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Technische Universität Dresden publishes the most Civil and Structural Engineering Research research, followed by RWTH Aachen University and Technical University of Munich.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Technische Universität Dresden Germany 45 works
- 2 RWTH Aachen University Germany 38 works
- 3 Technical University of Munich Germany 37 works
- 4 Technische Universität Darmstadt Germany 29 works
- 5 University of Stuttgart Germany 28 works
- 6 TU Dortmund University Germany 25 works
- 7 Stuttgart Observatory Germany 24 works
- 8 Technische Universität Braunschweig Germany 24 works
- 9 TU Wien Austria 20 works
- 10 Ingenieure für das Bauwesen Germany 20 works
Who are the leading researchers in Civil and Structural Engineering Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Civil and Structural Engineering Research include Dan M. Frangopol and Axel Gerdes.
- 1 Dan M. Frangopol 2.1k citations
- 2 Axel Gerdes 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Civil and Structural Engineering Research research done?
The largest centres of Civil and Structural Engineering Research research in 2022–2025 are Stuttgart (Germany), Berlin (Germany), Munich (Germany) and Dresden (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Regensburg and Stuttgart.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- RegensburgDE · 46.1 works61×
- StuttgartDE · 105.2 works57×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Civil and Structural Engineering Research than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Civil and Structural Engineering Research?
Among universities, judged by research, Politecnico di Milano, Technical University of Munich and Technische Universität Dresden 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 | Politecnico di Milano Italy | 59.6 | 14.9% | 9.3× | 14 | +124.5% |
| 2 | Technical University of Munich Germany | 55.6 | 2.3% | 22.2× | 37 | -1.2% |
| 3 | Technische Universität Dresden Germany | 55.3 | 1.4% | 46.5× | 45 | -4.0% |
| 4 | Ruhr University Bochum Germany | 53.9 | 6.8% | 24.0× | 20 | +43.7% |
| 5 | University of Stuttgart Germany | 53.8 | 3.6% | 37.4× | 28 | +56.6% |
| 6 | Technische Universität Darmstadt Germany | 53.1 | 0.0% | 41.6× | 29 | +89.2% |
| 7 | RWTH Aachen University Germany | 51.9 | 1.0% | 25.5× | 38 | -1.3% |
| 8 | TU Wien Austria | 49.7 | 2.5% | 30.6× | 20 | +9.3% |
| 9 | ETH Zurich Switzerland | 49.6 | 6.8% | 10.4× | 15 | -51.4% |
| 10 | Technische Universität Braunschweig Germany | 49.4 | 2.1% | 52.5× | 24 | +38.1% |
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 Civil and Structural Engineering Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 0% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Civil and Structural Engineering 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.