Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions
Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions is a research topic within Computational Mechanics. Science Explorer counts 31k research works in it since 1950. 16.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the application and development of Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) in fluid dynamics, particularly in simulating free-surface flows, fluid-structure interactions, wave impacts, and multi-phase flows. It also explores numerical simulation techniques and the use of particle methods such as the Material Point Method and Incompressible SPH.
- Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics
- SPH Method
- Fluid-Structure Interaction
- Free-Surface Flows
- Numerical Simulation
- Incompressible SPH
- Particle Methods
- Wave Impact
- Multi-Phase Flows
- Material Point Method
- Research works
- 31k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +28% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.8k and 500 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.8k works
- 2 United States 500 works
- 3 India 373 works
- 4 Japan 247 works
- 5 United Kingdom 195 works
- 6 France 175 works
- 7 Germany 165 works
- 8 South Korea 155 works
- 9 Italy 149 works
- 10 Iran 138 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harbin Engineering University publishes the most Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions research, followed by Dalian University of Technology and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harbin Engineering University China 114 works
- 2 Dalian University of Technology China 109 works
- 3 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 104 works
- 4 Beijing Institute of Technology China 64 works
- 5 Harbin Institute of Technology China 58 works
- 6 Northwestern Polytechnical University China 55 works
- 7 Hohai University China 54 works
- 8 Tongji University China 49 works
- 9 Nanjing University of Science and Technology China 49 works
- 10 Wuhan University of Technology China 48 works
Who are the leading researchers in Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions include Lars Hernquist, Ted Belytschko and Timon Rabczuk.
- 1 Lars Hernquist 4.5k citations
- 2 Ted Belytschko 4.1k citations
- 3 Timon Rabczuk 2.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions research done?
The largest centres of Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Zhoushan, Dalian and Zhenjiang.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ZhoushanCN · 26.4 works22×
- DalianCN · 155.4 works9.9×
- ZhenjiangCN · 61.4 works9.2×
- HarbinCN · 184.5 works7.6×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Strathclyde, Dalian University of Technology and Jiangsu University of Science and Technology 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 | University of Strathclyde United Kingdom | 63.7 | 33.8% | 12.4× | 20 | +133.5% |
| 2 | Dalian University of Technology China | 63.1 | 30.0% | 19.0× | 109 | +7.5% |
| 3 | Jiangsu University of Science and Technology China | 62.6 | 22.5% | 23.6× | 44 | +178.2% |
| 4 | Harbin Engineering University China | 62.4 | 26.4% | 36.1× | 114 | +28.4% |
| 5 | Zhejiang Ocean University China | 62.0 | 26.6% | 25.2× | 25 | +197.1% |
| 6 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University China | 58.4 | 25.3% | 8.0× | 104 | +57.0% |
| 7 | Hohai University China | 57.5 | 29.0% | 16.2× | 54 | +0.9% |
| 8 | Nanjing University of Science and Technology China | 56.8 | 26.4% | 9.9× | 49 | +43.0% |
| 9 | Sanya University China | 55.5 | 46.3% | 12.6× | 10 | — |
| 10 | Ocean University of China China | 55.3 | 23.2% | 13.5× | 41 | +48.4% |
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 Simulations and Interactions research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions.
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.