Engineering Structural Analysis Methods
Engineering Structural Analysis Methods is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1950. 5.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the analysis, modeling, and experimental study of bolted joints, threaded fasteners, and gasketed joints. It explores topics such as finite element analysis of tightening and loosening mechanisms, friction coefficients in torque-preloading relationships, bearing friction torque, and the effect of thread pitch on fatigue life. The papers also investigate the behavior of bolted joints under various loading conditions, the influence of lubrication on frictional characteristics, and methods to prevent self-loosening and improve anti-loosening performance.
- Finite Element Analysis
- Threaded Fasteners
- Loosening Mechanism
- Friction Coefficients
- Bearing Friction
- Gasketed Joints
- Tightening Process
- Elastic Interaction
- Fatigue Life
- Preload Relaxation
- Research works
- 16k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 861 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 5.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -12% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Engineering Structural Analysis Methods research?
By volume, China and Indonesia publish the most (591 and 339 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 591 works
- 2 Indonesia 339 works
- 3 United States 158 works
- 4 India 121 works
- 5 Japan 98 works
- 6 Germany 69 works
- 7 Türkiye 48 works
- 8 United Kingdom 42 works
- 9 Russia 38 works
- 10 South Korea 36 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.
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Which institutions lead Engineering Structural Analysis Methods research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology publishes the most Engineering Structural Analysis Methods research, followed by Southwest Jiaotong University and Dalian University of Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology Indonesia 17 works
- 2 Southwest Jiaotong University China 15 works
- 3 Dalian University of Technology China 12 works
- 4 Hasanuddin University Indonesia 11 works
- 5 Institut Teknologi Kalimantan Indonesia 11 works
- 6 Harbin Engineering University China 11 works
- 7 Tianjin University China 10 works
- 8 Tongji University China 10 works
- 9 Northeastern University China 10 works
- 10 Northwestern Polytechnical University China 9 works
Who are the leading researchers in Engineering Structural Analysis Methods?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Engineering Structural Analysis Methods include C. Guedes Soares.
- 1 C. Guedes Soares 2.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Engineering Structural Analysis Methods research done?
The largest centres of Engineering Structural Analysis Methods research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Jakarta (Indonesia) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Surabaya.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- SurabayaID · 37.9 works3.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Engineering Structural Analysis Methods than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Engineering Structural Analysis Methods?
Among universities, judged by research, Southwest Jiaotong University, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology and Northeastern 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 | Southwest Jiaotong University China | 77.8 | 17.2% | 10.1× | 15 | -61.9% |
| 2 | Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology Indonesia | 70.1 | 3.9% | 20.4× | 17 | +311.8% |
| 3 | Northeastern University China | 42.0 | 14.0% | 5.6× | 10 | -22.1% |
| 4 | China University of Petroleum, Beijing China | 41.3 | 5.8% | 11.2× | 9 | -61.8% |
| 5 | Institut Teknologi Kalimantan Indonesia | 37.6 | 0.0% | 72.7× | 11 | — |
| 6 | Dalian University of Technology China | 37.5 | 5.5% | 6.6× | 12 | -63.2% |
| 7 | Tongji University China | 37.5 | 13.4% | 4.0× | 10 | -67.8% |
| 8 | Harbin Engineering University China | 36.5 | 0.6% | 10.3× | 11 | -49.5% |
| 9 | Hasanuddin University Indonesia | 32.2 | 0.0% | 8.4× | 11 | — |
| 10 | Northwestern Polytechnical University China | 31.5 | 11.9% | 4.2× | 9 | -70.1% |
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 Engineering Structural Analysis Methods research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2011. The fastest-growing topics are Engineering Structural Analysis Methods.
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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.