Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods
Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods is a research topic within Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Science Explorer counts 32k research works in it since 1950. 12.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the development and analysis of Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) methods for simulating electromagnetic wave propagation. It includes research on Discontinuous Galerkin methods, Perfectly Matched Layers, stability and dispersion analysis, high-order schemes, and unconditionally stable algorithms for time-domain simulations of Maxwell's equations in complex media.
- Finite-Difference Time-Domain
- Electromagnetics
- Discontinuous Galerkin
- Perfectly Matched Layer
- Stability Analysis
- Dispersion Analysis
- High-Order Methods
- Unconditionally Stable Schemes
- Time-Domain Simulation
- Maxwell's Equations
- Research works
- 32k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -16% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.1k and 356 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.1k works
- 2 United States 356 works
- 3 France 145 works
- 4 Germany 142 works
- 5 Italy 103 works
- 6 Japan 101 works
- 7 Russia 99 works
- 8 India 90 works
- 9 Canada 68 works
- 10 United Kingdom 61 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China publishes the most Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods research, followed by Xidian University and Anhui University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 48 works
- 2 Xidian UniversityChina 44 works
- 3 Anhui UniversityChina 31 works
- 4 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 27 works
- 5 Beihang UniversityChina 26 works
- 6 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 23 works
- 7 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 21 works
- 8 Zhejiang UniversityChina 21 works
- 9 Politecnico di TorinoItaly 18 works
- 10 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 18 works
Who are the leading researchers in Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods include Ted Belytschko and Thomas J.R. Hughes.
- 1 Ted Belytschko United States 4.1k citations
- 2 Thomas J.R. Hughes United States 3.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods research done?
The largest centres of Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Nanjing (China) and Chengdu (China).
Where is the best place to study Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods?
Among universities, judged by research, Politecnico di Torino, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and Anhui 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 | Politecnico di TorinoItaly | 55.3 | 11.8% | 14.3× | 18 | -35.4% |
| 2 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina | 54.1 | 2.0% | 14.9× | 48 | +18.7% |
| 3 | Anhui UniversityChina | 51.6 | 5.8% | 23.8× | 31 | -7.6% |
| 4 | Xidian UniversityChina | 51.3 | 2.3% | 21.0× | 44 | -8.9% |
| 5 | TU WienAustria | 48.9 | 11.3% | 9.4× | 8 | +18.9% |
| 6 | Dalian University of TechnologyChina | 48.0 | 23.7% | 4.7× | 13 | -24.6% |
| 7 | Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina | 42.5 | 0.0% | 9.0× | 11 | +198.0% |
| 8 | Technical University of MunichGermany | 42.3 | 15.9% | 4.3× | 10 | +40.0% |
| 9 | Beihang UniversityChina | 40.8 | 2.6% | 8.2× | 26 | -1.0% |
| 10 | University of ArizonaUnited States | 39.3 | 15.0% | 5.2× | 9 | +25.8% |
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 Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 16% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2002.
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