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Fluid dynamics and aerodynamics studies

Fluid dynamics and aerodynamics studies is a research topic within Computational Mechanics. Science Explorer counts 7.7k research works in it since 1950. 10.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics in fluid dynamics and mechanics, including numerical simulation, heat transfer, hydraulic ram pump, vortex flows, boundary layer, turbulence, thermal-stress distribution, and wind tunnel tests.

  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Mechanics
  • Numerical Simulation
  • Heat Transfer
  • Hydraulic Ram Pump
  • Vortex Flows
  • Boundary Layer
  • Turbulence
  • Thermal-Stress Distribution
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
Research works
7.7k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
796
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+38%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Fluid dynamics and aerodynamics studies research?

By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (417 and 146 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Indonesia 417 works
  2. 2 United States 146 works
  3. 3 China 98 works
  4. 4 Russia 75 works
  5. 5 India 71 works
  6. 6 Japan 44 works
  7. 7 ?? 38 works
  8. 8 Germany 34 works
  9. 9 United Kingdom 33 works
  10. 10 Italy 28 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.

Indonesia: 42.4%United States: 14.8%China: 10.0%Russia: 7.6%6 others listed: 25.2%42%largest
Indonesia417 · 42.4%United States146 · 14.8%China98 · 10.0%Russia75 · 7.6%6 others listed248 · 25.2%

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

Which institutions lead Fluid dynamics and aerodynamics studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology publishes the most Fluid dynamics and aerodynamics studies research, followed by Politeknik Energi dan Mineral Akamigas and Udayana University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology Indonesia 14 works
  2. 2 Politeknik Energi dan Mineral Akamigas ?? 12 works
  3. 3 Udayana University Indonesia 11 works
  4. 4 State University of Malang Indonesia 11 works
  5. 5 University of Notre Dame United States 11 works
  6. 6 Sebelas Maret University Indonesia 10 works
  7. 7 Institut Teknologi Padang Indonesia 9 works
  8. 8 Bandung Institute of Technology Indonesia 8 works
  9. 9 Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu Surabaya Indonesia 8 works
  10. 10 University of Indonesia Indonesia 7 works

Where is Fluid dynamics and aerodynamics studies research done?

The largest centres of Fluid dynamics and aerodynamics studies research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia), Moscow (Russia) and Malang (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Padang.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jakarta Indonesia 44 works
  2. 2 Surabaya Indonesia 38 works
  3. 3 Moscow Russia 31 works
  4. 4 Malang Indonesia 26 works
  5. 5 Semarang Indonesia 22 works
  6. 6 Padang Indonesia 21 works
  7. 7 Beijing China 19 works
  8. 8 Medan Indonesia 17 works
  9. 9 Depok Indonesia 16 works
  10. 10 Bandung Indonesia 16 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. PadangID · 20.7 works7.6×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Fluid dynamics and aerodynamics studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Fluid dynamics and aerodynamics studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology, Sebelas Maret University and University of Notre Dame 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%10%20%mean 3.87778%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology: 14, 12.3%Sebelas Maret University: 10, 19.5%University of Notre Dame: 11, 0.0%Politeknik Energi dan Mineral Akamigas: 12, 0.0%Udayana University: 11, 0.0%Bandung Institute of Technology: 8, 0.0%Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu Surabaya: 8, 0.0%State University of Malang: 11, 3.1%Institut Teknologi Padang: 9, 0.0%Sebelas Maret Univer…Sepuluh Nopember Ins…University of Notre …Politeknik Energi da…
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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
1Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology Indonesia 80.612.3%25.3×14 +166.1%
2Sebelas Maret University Indonesia 56.519.5%8.5×10 +936.1%
3University of Notre Dame United States 51.30.0%27.5×11
4Politeknik Energi dan Mineral Akamigas ?? 46.50.0%423.6×12
5Udayana University Indonesia 45.30.0%12.1×11
6Bandung Institute of Technology Indonesia 37.60.0%9.9×8 +121.6%
7Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu Surabaya Indonesia 32.50.0%22.8×8
8State University of Malang Indonesia 30.93.1%8.9×11
9Institut Teknologi Padang Indonesia 29.60.0%138.8×9 +25.0%

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 Fluid dynamics and aerodynamics studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Fluid dynamics and aerodynamics studies.

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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.