Combustion and Detonation Processes
Combustion and Detonation Processes is a research topic within Aerospace Engineering. Science Explorer counts 33k research works in it since 1950. 34.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the challenges, applications, and research developments in detonation propulsion technology, including pulse detonation engines, rotating detonation combustors, flame acceleration, detonation-to-deflagration transition, hydrogen safety, and dust explosions. It explores the fundamental combustion dynamics and explosion characteristics relevant to the advancement of detonative propulsion systems.
- Detonation Propulsion
- Pulse Detonation Engines
- Rotating Detonation Combustors
- Flame Acceleration
- Detonation-to-Deflagration Transition
- Hydrogen Safety
- Dust Explosions
- Flame Propagation
- Explosion Characteristics
- Combustion Dynamics
- Research works
- 33k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 11k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 34.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +31% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Combustion and Detonation Processes research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.8k and 770 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.8k works
- 2 United States 770 works
- 3 Russia 379 works
- 4 India 247 works
- 5 Germany 198 works
- 6 France 183 works
- 7 Japan 181 works
- 8 United Kingdom 155 works
- 9 South Korea 148 works
- 10 Italy 112 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.
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Which institutions lead Combustion and Detonation Processes research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Nanjing University of Science and Technology publishes the most Combustion and Detonation Processes research, followed by Beijing Institute of Technology and China University of Mining and Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina 153 works
- 2 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 137 works
- 3 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 87 works
- 4 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 79 works
- 5 Nanjing Tech UniversityChina 72 works
- 6 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 67 works
- 7 Tsinghua UniversityChina 60 works
- 8 Dalian University of TechnologyChina 59 works
- 9 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 57 works
- 10 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 54 works
Who are the leading researchers in Combustion and Detonation Processes?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Combustion and Detonation Processes include D. C. Williams.
- 1 D. C. Williams United States 3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Combustion and Detonation Processes research done?
The largest centres of Combustion and Detonation Processes research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Xi'an (China) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Petroşani, Jiaozuo and Livermore.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- PetroşaniRO · 24.3 works132×
- JiaozuoCN · 44.6 works23×
- LivermoreUS · 28.0 works18×
- Los AlamosUS · 29.8 works18×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Combustion and Detonation Processes than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Combustion and Detonation Processes?
Among universities, judged by research, Dalian University, Shandong University of Science and Technology and King Abdullah 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 | Dalian UniversityChina | 80.1 | 83.0% | 25.1× | 36 | +540.0% |
| 2 | Shandong University of Science and TechnologyChina | 74.5 | 65.9% | 13.4× | 40 | +292.6% |
| 3 | King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia | 70.4 | 43.8% | 16.2× | 27 | +638.7% |
| 4 | China University of Mining and TechnologyChina | 68.6 | 57.0% | 18.3× | 87 | +62.1% |
| 5 | Xi'an University of Science and TechnologyChina | 68.2 | 63.5% | 37.4× | 52 | +86.0% |
| 6 | China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina | 66.8 | 63.7% | 8.6× | 24 | +339.6% |
| 7 | National Yunlin University of Science and TechnologyTaiwan | 66.7 | 61.0% | 17.5× | 10 | +322.2% |
| 8 | Dalian University of TechnologyChina | 66.4 | 65.5% | 10.2× | 58 | +17.0% |
| 9 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 64.9 | 47.6% | 19.1× | 137 | +2.2% |
| 10 | University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina | 63.7 | 44.0% | 11.0× | 79 | +54.9% |
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 Combustion and Detonation Processes research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Combustion and Detonation Processes.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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