Elasticity and Material Modeling
Elasticity and Material Modeling is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 26k research works in it since 1950. 14.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the biomechanical modeling of arterial tissues, including hyperelastic modeling, collagen fiber orientation, constitutive models, vascular mechanics, tissue growth and remodeling, viscoelastic properties, finite element analysis, and mechanical characterization. The research covers a wide range of topics related to the mechanical behavior and modeling of arterial tissues in health and disease.
- Arterial Biomechanics
- Hyperelastic Modeling
- Collagen Fiber Orientation
- Constitutive Models
- Vascular Mechanics
- Tissue Growth and Remodeling
- Viscoelastic Properties
- Finite Element Analysis
- Mechanical Characterization
- Elasticity Tensor
- Research works
- 26k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 14.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +1% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Elasticity and Material Modeling research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (571 and 517 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 571 works
- 2 China 517 works
- 3 Germany 254 works
- 4 France 209 works
- 5 Italy 164 works
- 6 India 139 works
- 7 United Kingdom 126 works
- 8 Russia 112 works
- 9 Japan 102 works
- 10 Iran 80 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Elasticity and Material Modeling research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Elasticity and Material Modeling research, followed by RWTH Aachen University and Politecnico di Milano.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 27 works
- 2 RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany 18 works
- 3 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 16 works
- 4 Technische Universität DresdenGermany 15 works
- 5 Stanford UniversityUnited States 14 works
- 6 Indian Institute of Technology DelhiIndia 14 works
- 7 The University of Texas at AustinUnited States 14 works
- 8 Zhejiang UniversityChina 14 works
- 9 Texas A&M UniversityUnited States 14 works
- 10 Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergGermany 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Elasticity and Material Modeling?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Elasticity and Material Modeling include George Em Karniadakis, A. Meyer and Ted Belytschko.
- 1 George Em Karniadakis United States 6.3k citations
- 2 A. Meyer Germany 4.8k citations
- 3 Ted Belytschko United States 4.1k citations
- 4 R. Hill United Kingdom 3.9k citations
- 5 Thomas J.R. Hughes United States 3.7k citations
- 6 John W. Hutchinson United States 3.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Elasticity and Material Modeling research done?
The largest centres of Elasticity and Material Modeling research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), Shanghai (China) and Moscow (Russia).
Where is the best place to study Elasticity and Material Modeling?
Among universities, judged by research, Politecnico di Milano, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg 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 MilanoItaly | 55.0 | 27.4% | 7.7× | 16 | -1.2% |
| 2 | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergGermany | 53.7 | 23.0% | 9.5× | 13 | -4.1% |
| 3 | Technische Universität DresdenGermany | 53.6 | 11.4% | 10.6× | 15 | +57.5% |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Technology DelhiIndia | 53.3 | 14.7% | 9.3× | 14 | +104.2% |
| 5 | Stanford UniversityUnited States | 52.1 | 44.3% | 4.0× | 14 | -12.3% |
| 6 | RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany | 49.5 | 12.6% | 8.6× | 18 | +7.7% |
| 7 | University of GlasgowUnited Kingdom | 49.4 | 19.2% | 7.2× | 12 | +67.1% |
| 8 | Technische Universität DarmstadtGermany | 46.6 | 8.8% | 11.8× | 12 | +51.9% |
| 9 | Graz University of TechnologyAustria | 44.8 | 16.1% | 14.8× | 9 | -17.0% |
| 10 | The University of Texas at AustinUnited States | 44.3 | 23.9% | 5.7× | 14 | +25.3% |
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 Elasticity and Material Modeling research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Elasticity and Material Modeling.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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