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Flow Measurement and Analysis

Flow Measurement and Analysis is a research topic within Mechanics of Materials. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 7.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers advancements in ultrasonic flow measurement techniques, including the use of Coriolis flowmeters and Venturi meters for two-phase flow measurement. It explores topics such as acoustic tomography, distance measurement, transit-time technique, and signal processing for accurate flow measurement.

  • Ultrasonic
  • Flow Measurement
  • Coriolis Flowmeters
  • Venturi Meter
  • Two-Phase Flow
  • Acoustic Tomography
  • Distance Measurement
  • Transit-Time Technique
  • Multiphase Flow Metering
  • Signal Processing
Research works
22k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
7.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+3%
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Which countries lead Flow Measurement and Analysis research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.1k and 375 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.1k works
  2. 2 United States 375 works
  3. 3 Japan 156 works
  4. 4 India 137 works
  5. 5 Russia 135 works
  6. 6 Germany 128 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 118 works
  8. 8 France 75 works
  9. 9 Italy 64 works
  10. 10 Brazil 63 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.

China: 47.2%United States: 15.8%Japan: 6.6%India: 5.8%6 others listed: 24.6%47%largest
China1,120 · 47.2%United States375 · 15.8%Japan156 · 6.6%India137 · 5.8%6 others listed583 · 24.6%

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

Which institutions lead Flow Measurement and Analysis research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Tianjin University publishes the most Flow Measurement and Analysis research, followed by Xi'an Jiaotong University and Zhejiang University.

Who are the leading researchers in Flow Measurement and Analysis?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Flow Measurement and Analysis include Nassir Navab.

  1. 1 Nassir Navab Germany 2.4k citations

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

Where is Flow Measurement and Analysis research done?

The largest centres of Flow Measurement and Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tianjin (China), Shanghai (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tianjin.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 207 works
  2. 2 Tianjin China 96 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 80 works
  4. 4 Xi'an China 77 works
  5. 5 Hangzhou China 59 works
  6. 6 Tokyo Japan 59 works
  7. 7 Wuhan China 50 works
  8. 8 Moscow Russia 45 works
  9. 9 Nanjing China 42 works
  10. 10 Chengdu China 40 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. TianjinCN · 96.0 works6.7×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Flow Measurement and Analysis than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Flow Measurement and Analysis?

Among universities, judged by research, Tianjin University, China University of Petroleum, East China and Harbin Engineering 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.

0%5%10%15%mean 9.21%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Tianjin University: 66, 4.7%China University of Petroleum, East China: 11, 8.7%Harbin Engineering University: 12, 13.8%Pennsylvania State University: 10, 14.0%Southwest Petroleum University: 10, 4.5%North China Electric Power University: 15, 8.2%Harbin Institute of Technology: 17, 13.6%China Jiliang University: 12, 7.5%Xi'an Jiaotong University: 24, 8.2%China University of Petroleum, Beijing: 10, 8.9%Pennsylvania State U…Harbin Engineering U…China University of …Tianjin University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Tianjin UniversityChina 62.84.7%18.1×66 -21.6%
2 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina 55.78.7%7.3×11 +35.3%
3 Harbin Engineering UniversityChina 55.013.8%7.6×12 -40.3%
4 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 52.314.0%3.4×10 +6.5%
5 Southwest Petroleum UniversityChina 51.14.5%9.7×10 +30.1%
6 North China Electric Power UniversityChina 47.78.2%7.5×15 -21.7%
7 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 47.013.6%3.4×17 -39.8%
8 China Jiliang UniversityChina 45.67.5%17.7×12 -76.2%
9 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 45.08.2%4.8×24 -27.3%
10 China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina 43.78.9%8.4×10 -59.1%

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 Flow Measurement and Analysis research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Flow Measurement and Analysis.

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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.

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.