Composite Material Mechanics
Composite Material Mechanics is a research topic within Mechanics of Materials. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 20.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the multi-scale modeling and computational homogenization of heterogeneous materials, particularly emphasizing the size-dependent behavior and elastic properties of nanostructures and composite materials. The research covers topics such as micromechanics, effective properties, and the influence of surface/interface energies on material behavior.
- Multi-Scale
- Heterogeneous Materials
- Computational Homogenization
- Elastic Properties
- Nanostructures
- Composite Materials
- Size-Dependent Behavior
- Micromechanics
- Effective Properties
- Material Modeling
- Research works
- 24k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 20.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +3% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Composite Material Mechanics research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (715 and 386 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 715 works
- 2 United States 386 works
- 3 Germany 269 works
- 4 France 250 works
- 5 Russia 154 works
- 6 India 128 works
- 7 Italy 121 works
- 8 Japan 95 works
- 9 United Kingdom 94 works
- 10 Canada 63 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Composite Material Mechanics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Composite Material Mechanics research, followed by Dalian University of Technology and Harbin Institute of Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 38 works
- 2 Dalian University of TechnologyChina 25 works
- 3 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 25 works
- 4 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 23 works
- 5 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 22 works
- 6 Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyGermany 22 works
- 7 University of AlbertaCanada 22 works
- 8 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 21 works
- 9 Tongji UniversityChina 20 works
- 10 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 17 works
Who are the leading researchers in Composite Material Mechanics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Composite Material Mechanics include Dierk Raabe, R. Hill and Thomas J.R. Hughes.
- 1 Dierk Raabe Germany 4.5k citations
- 2 R. Hill United Kingdom 3.9k citations
- 3 Thomas J.R. Hughes United States 3.7k citations
- 4 John W. Hutchinson United States 3.2k citations
- 5 J. N. Reddy United States 2.9k citations
- 6 Ole Sigmund Denmark 2.9k citations
- 7 Timon Rabczuk Germany 2.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Composite Material Mechanics research done?
The largest centres of Composite Material Mechanics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), Shanghai (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Champs-sur-Marne and Karlsruhe.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Champs-sur-MarneFR · 20.9 works28×
- KarlsruheDE · 24.4 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Composite Material Mechanics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Composite Material Mechanics?
Among universities, judged by research, Technische Universität Dresden, Leibniz University Hannover and Northwestern Polytechnical 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 | Technische Universität DresdenGermany | 58.8 | 14.9% | 11.9× | 16 | +59.3% |
| 2 | Leibniz University HannoverGermany | 58.7 | 23.9% | 13.0× | 11 | +7.4% |
| 3 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina | 56.6 | 23.2% | 6.7× | 23 | +27.6% |
| 4 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina | 56.0 | 30.0% | 3.6× | 17 | +116.5% |
| 5 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 55.9 | 22.7% | 5.9× | 21 | +89.9% |
| 6 | Dalian University of TechnologyChina | 54.9 | 14.6% | 8.9× | 25 | +19.5% |
| 7 | Tongji UniversityChina | 54.8 | 25.9% | 5.1× | 20 | +56.6% |
| 8 | Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyGermany | 54.6 | 9.3% | 13.8× | 22 | +22.0% |
| 9 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina | 49.2 | 8.9% | 8.4× | 22 | +70.6% |
| 10 | Technische Universität DarmstadtGermany | 49.1 | 16.7% | 9.8× | 10 | +12.4% |
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 Composite Material Mechanics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Composite Material Mechanics.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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