Combustion and flame dynamics
Combustion and flame dynamics is a research topic within Computational Mechanics. Science Explorer counts 53k research works in it since 1950. 23.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the dynamics and stability of turbulent combustion systems, including topics such as large-eddy simulation, premixed combustion, flame dynamics, heat transfer, chemical kinetics, and the control of combustion instabilities. It also covers microscale combustion and the impact of swirl-stabilized combustion on thermoacoustic instabilities.
- Large-Eddy Simulation
- Turbulent Flames
- Combustion Instabilities
- Premixed Combustion
- Flame Dynamics
- Microscale Combustion
- Heat Transfer
- Chemical Kinetics
- Swirl-Stabilized Combustion
- Thermoacoustic Instabilities
- Research works
- 53k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 12k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +18% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Combustion and flame dynamics research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.9k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.9k works
- 2 United States 1.1k works
- 3 Germany 470 works
- 4 India 468 works
- 5 Russia 409 works
- 6 France 328 works
- 7 United Kingdom 321 works
- 8 Japan 255 works
- 9 Italy 238 works
- 10 South Korea 210 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 Combustion and flame dynamics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Shanghai Jiao Tong University publishes the most Combustion and flame dynamics research, followed by Tsinghua University and Beihang University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 135 works
- 2 Tsinghua University China 123 works
- 3 Beihang University China 122 works
- 4 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 109 works
- 5 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Saudi Arabia 81 works
- 6 Harbin Institute of Technology China 79 works
- 7 Northwestern Polytechnical University China 79 works
- 8 Tianjin University China 77 works
- 9 Huazhong University of Science and Technology China 68 works
- 10 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics China 68 works
Where is Combustion and flame dynamics research done?
The largest centres of Combustion and flame dynamics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Shanghai (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Hangzhou and Orléans.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Hangzhou26.7 works22×
- OrléansFR · 26.9 works22×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Combustion and flame dynamics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Combustion and flame dynamics?
Among universities, judged by research, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, University of Canterbury and Henan 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.
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 | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Saudi Arabia | 79.6 | 29.7% | 35.8× | 80 | +335.5% |
| 2 | University of Canterbury New Zealand | 78.1 | 54.7% | 12.2× | 16 | +271.8% |
| 3 | Henan Polytechnic University China | 65.5 | 33.0% | 10.7× | 25 | +290.0% |
| 4 | Beihang University China | 64.5 | 31.0% | 13.7× | 122 | -0.7% |
| 5 | National University of Defense Technology China | 63.9 | 37.6% | 8.7× | 54 | +113.7% |
| 6 | Jiangsu University China | 63.0 | 36.5% | 8.7× | 53 | +74.8% |
| 7 | Northwestern Polytechnical University China | 62.8 | 34.0% | 8.5× | 79 | +58.5% |
| 8 | Xi'an Jiaotong University China | 62.5 | 32.5% | 8.4× | 109 | +32.3% |
| 9 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University China | 62.4 | 27.1% | 7.8× | 135 | +71.3% |
| 10 | Tianjin University China | 62.4 | 31.3% | 8.1× | 77 | +95.2% |
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 flame dynamics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Combustion and flame dynamics.
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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.