Experimental Learning in Engineering

Experimental Learning in Engineering is a research topic within Media Technology. Science Explorer counts 45k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the role and impact of remote laboratories in engineering education, focusing on topics such as virtual labs, control systems, hands-on experiments, STEM education, and simulation-based learning. It discusses the effectiveness of remote laboratories in providing access to practical learning experiences, particularly in the context of distance education and internet-accessible labs.

Remote Laboratories
Engineering Education
Virtual Labs
Control System
Hands-on Experiments
STEM Education
Internet Accessible Labs
Simulation-based Learning
LabVIEW
Distance Learning

Research works: 45k
In the world top 10%: 4.5k
Top-10% rate: 9.9%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25: -30%
Largest producer: United States

Experimental Learning in Engineering

Which countries lead Experimental Learning in Engineering research?

By volume, the United States and Indonesia publish the most (2k and 685 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

1 United States 2k works
2 Indonesia 685 works
3 China 398 works
4 India 286 works
5 Spain 199 works
6 Germany 194 works
7 United Kingdom 149 works
8 Brazil 143 works
9 Canada 120 works
10 Malaysia 113 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.

United States2,029 · 47.0%Indonesia685 · 15.9%China398 · 9.2%India286 · 6.6%6 others listed919 · 21.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Experimental Learning in Engineering research?

By volume in 2022-now, Pennsylvania State University publishes the most Experimental Learning in Engineering research, followed by Purdue University West Lafayette and Indonesia University of Education.

By volume, 2022-now

1 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 44 works
2 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States 39 works
3 Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia 35 works
4 United States Department of DefenseUnited States 31 works
5 State University of MedanIndonesia 29 works
6 State University of PadangIndonesia 29 works
7 Universitas Negeri SurabayaIndonesia 29 works
8 Tecnológico de MonterreyMexico 28 works
9 University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States 28 works
10 Yogyakarta State UniversityIndonesia 27 works

Who are the leading researchers in Experimental Learning in Engineering?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Experimental Learning in Engineering include David H. Haussler, Frede Blaabjerg and R. W. L. Jones.

1 David H. Haussler United States 209k citations
2 Frede Blaabjerg Denmark 203k citations
3 R. W. L. Jones United Kingdom 189k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Experimental Learning in Engineering?

The most cited paper in Experimental Learning in Engineering is "Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics" (Scott Freeman, Sarah L. Eddy, Miles J. McDonough et al., 2014), with 9,713 citations. Next come "Digital communications : fundamentals and applications" (3,140) and "Peer Instruction: Ten years of experience and results" (2,682).

Most cited papers
#	Paper	Released	Citations
1	Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics Scott Freeman, Sarah L. Eddy, Miles J. McDonough et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access	12 May 2014	9,713
2	Digital communications : fundamentals and applications Bernard Sklar Open access	2 Jan 2017	3,140
3	Peer Instruction: Ten years of experience and results Catherine H. Crouch, Eric Mazur · American Journal of Physics	Sep 2001	2,682
4	The laboratory in science education: Foundations for the twenty‐first century Avi Hofstein, Vincent N. Lunetta · Science Education	3 Dec 2003	2,563
5	Project-Based Learning for the 21st Century: Skills for the Future Stephanie Bell · The Clearing House A Journal of Educational Strategies Issues and Ideas	27 Jan 2010	2,472

All 100 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is Experimental Learning in Engineering research done?

The largest centres of Experimental Learning in Engineering research in 2022-now are Yogyakarta (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia), Jakarta (Indonesia) and Beijing (China).

Largest cities, 2022-now

1 YogyakartaIndonesia 63 works
2 BandungIndonesia 62 works
3 JakartaIndonesia 60 works
4 BeijingChina 53 works
5 State CollegeUnited States 44 works
6 MadridSpain 44 works
7 SurabayaIndonesia 41 works
8 MedanIndonesia 40 works
9 PadangIndonesia 40 works
10 West LafayetteUnited States 39 works

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Where is the best place to study Experimental Learning in Engineering?

Among universities, judged by research, Tecnológico de Monterrey, University of Georgia and Purdue University West Lafayette 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.

above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged

40%

Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share

10%

Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale

30%

Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%

10%

Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad

10%

Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.

#	University	Score	Top 10%	Specialisation	Works	Growth
1	Tecnológico de MonterreyMexico	62.7	16.3%	19.4×	28	-1.2%
2	University of GeorgiaUnited States	57.0	40.2%	4.0×	10	-8.6%
3	Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States	56.7	16.2%	7.5×	39	-69.9%
4	Swinburne University of TechnologyAustralia	53.7	21.4%	6.0×	9	+60.6%
5	University of SheffieldUnited Kingdom	53.2	23.7%	3.9×	11	+100.4%
6	University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States	52.7	11.5%	5.9×	28	-13.6%
7	Kennesaw State UniversityUnited States	52.7	17.7%	22.0×	14	+88.2%
8	University of California San DiegoUnited States	52.7	34.1%	1.8×	9	+11.9%
9	Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States	51.7	7.1%	7.3×	44	-59.8%
10	Yogyakarta State UniversityIndonesia	50.9	5.6%	8.8×	27	+29.9%
11	Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia	49.9	3.5%	6.5×	35	+35.1%
12	University of WashingtonUnited States	49.8	24.5%	2.8×	17	-47.9%
13	TU Dortmund UniversityGermany	49.4	19.3%	6.6×	9	+117.8%
14	Arizona State UniversityUnited States	48.5	14.2%	6.4×	23	-70.5%
15	Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia	47.9	8.9%	5.3×	22	+14.9%
16	University of PittsburghUnited States	47.6	27.6%	3.5×	15	-55.1%
17	Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaSpain	47.5	13.8%	15.1×	15	-36.7%
18	State University of MedanIndonesia	46.6	3.3%	7.4×	29	+190.9%
19	University of GlasgowUnited Kingdom	46.6	30.1%	2.3×	8	+8.1%
20	University of FloridaUnited States	46.0	18.3%	3.5×	20	-20.6%
21	University of Technology MalaysiaMalaysia	45.3	6.1%	5.1×	13	+41.5%
22	Virginia TechUnited States	45.0	10.7%	7.8×	24	-59.5%
23	State University of MalangIndonesia	44.8	5.7%	4.6×	24	+23.7%
24	State University of PadangIndonesia	44.6	4.8%	4.9×	29	+38.9%
25	North Carolina State UniversityUnited States	43.5	17.6%	5.3×	16	-64.1%
26	Georgia Institute of TechnologyUnited States	42.4	12.2%	5.3×	18	-57.8%
27	University of British ColumbiaCanada	42.1	21.2%	1.8×	12	-44.0%
28	University of Colorado BoulderUnited States	42.1	17.7%	4.5×	11	-54.8%
29	Universitas Negeri SurabayaIndonesia	41.7	0.1%	7.0×	29	+110.5%
30	The University of MelbourneAustralia	41.7	11.8%	1.9×	12	+232.3%
31	Texas A&M UniversityUnited States	41.5	4.2%	5.5×	25	-55.4%
32	State University of JakartaIndonesia	41.0	0.9%	8.4×	24	+119.9%
33	Politecnico di MilanoItaly	40.3	15.8%	2.4×	10	+8.6%
34	Angel Kanchev University of RuseBulgaria	40.1	7.5%	57.6×	17	+4.2%
35	Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaSpain	40.1	3.4%	5.5×	10	+22.1%
36	Universidad Politécnica de MadridSpain	39.9	26.0%	4.7×	8	-38.7%
37	FH KärntenAustria	39.4	9.3%	187.9×	10	+9.2%
38	University of MichiganUnited States	38.8	7.2%	2.7×	22	-42.7%
39	University of TorontoCanada	38.3	10.8%	1.4×	15	-31.3%
40	Stanford UniversityUnited States	37.7	27.5%	1.0×	8	-53.6%
41	Beijing PolytechnicChina	37.4	15.4%	49.1×	10	-
42	Technical University of Cluj-NapocaRomania	36.6	2.7%	17.7×	13	+79.8%
43	Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway	36.6	10.2%	3.1×	10	-5.2%
44	King Mongkut's University of Technology North BangkokThailand	36.2	8.1%	16.2×	11	+4.5%
45	Missouri University of Science and TechnologyUnited States	36.1	4.3%	23.1×	14	-48.4%
46	Slovak University of Technology in BratislavaSlovakia	35.8	4.1%	23.1×	16	-12.7%
47	University of CalgaryCanada	31.4	17.6%	2.5×	9	-45.0%

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Experimental Learning in Engineering, country by country

Is Experimental Learning in Engineering research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2020.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Experimental Learning in Engineering as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.042% in 2024.

Fractional works of Experimental Learning in Engineering over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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Which countries lead Experimental Learning in Engineering research?

By volume, 2022-now

How concentrated that is

Which institutions lead Experimental Learning in Engineering research?

By volume, 2022-now

Who are the leading researchers in Experimental Learning in Engineering?

What are the most cited papers in Experimental Learning in Engineering?

Where is Experimental Learning in Engineering research done?

Largest cities, 2022-now

Where is the best place to study Experimental Learning in Engineering?

Is Experimental Learning in Engineering research growing?

Its share of all research

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Which topics inside it are moving

Related research

Discussion