Construction Engineering and Safety
Construction Engineering and Safety is a research topic within Civil and Structural Engineering. Science Explorer counts 5.4k research works in it since 1950. 6.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the analysis of structural failures, construction safety, and forensic engineering in the construction industry. It covers topics such as building failures, scaffold systems, reinforcing steel bars, construction loads, and temporary structures. The papers also delve into failure analysis and its implications for civil engineering education.
- Building Failures
- Structural Engineering
- Construction Safety
- Forensic Engineering
- Scaffold Systems
- Failure Analysis
- Reinforcing Steel Bars
- Construction Loads
- Temporary Structures
- Civil Engineering Education
- Research works
- 5.4k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 323 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 6.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +38% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Construction Engineering and Safety research?
By volume, the United States and Nigeria publish the most (150 and 143 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 150 works
- 2 Nigeria 143 works
- 3 India 86 works
- 4 China 72 works
- 5 Brazil 72 works
- 6 Indonesia 67 works
- 7 United Kingdom 56 works
- 8 Malaysia 24 works
- 9 Türkiye 19 works
- 10 South Africa 18 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Construction Engineering and Safety research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Enugu State University of Science and Technology publishes the most Construction Engineering and Safety research, followed by Department of Archaeology and The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNigeria 8 works
- 2 Department of ArchaeologySri Lanka 8 works
- 3 The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-EkitiNigeria 7 works
- 4 Federal University of TechnologyNigeria 7 works
- 5 Miyoshi Kasei (Japan)Japan 5 works
- 6 University of UyoNigeria 5 works
- 7 University of LagosNigeria 5 works
- 8 Naval State UniversityPhilippines 5 works
- 9 Federal University of Technology MinnaNigeria 5 works
- 10 University of NigeriaNigeria 5 works
Who are the leading researchers in Construction Engineering and Safety?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Construction Engineering and Safety include Bruce R. Ellingwood and Bryant Mather.
- 1 Bruce R. Ellingwood United States 1.3k citations
- 2 Bryant Mather 1.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Construction Engineering and Safety research done?
The largest centres of Construction Engineering and Safety research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), Lagos (Nigeria) and Jakarta (Indonesia).
Is Construction Engineering and Safety research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 38% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Construction Engineering and Safety.
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