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Geomechanics and Mining Engineering

Geomechanics and Mining Engineering is a research topic within Mechanics of Materials. Science Explorer counts 35k research works in it since 1951. 3.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the study of rock mechanics in the context of deep mining engineering, with a particular emphasis on topics such as support technology, surrounding rock stability, ground pressure, and the mechanical behavior and deformation mechanism of rock formations. The papers cover a wide range of issues related to mining operations in deep and challenging geological environments.

  • Rock Mechanics
  • Mining Engineering
  • Support Technology
  • Surrounding Rock Stability
  • Deep Mining
  • Coal Seam
  • Bolting Technology
  • Ground Pressure
  • Mechanical Behavior
  • Deformation Mechanism
Research works
35k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
1.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
3.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-66%
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Which countries lead Geomechanics and Mining Engineering research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.8k and 44 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.8k works
  2. 2 United States 44 works
  3. 3 Indonesia 36 works
  4. 4 India 29 works
  5. 5 Russia 25 works
  6. 6 ?? 23 works
  7. 7 Japan 22 works
  8. 8 Australia 19 works
  9. 9 Poland 12 works
  10. 10 Vietnam 12 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: 89.0%United States: 2.2%Indonesia: 1.8%India: 1.5%6 others listed: 5.6%89%largest
China1,792 · 89.0%United States44 · 2.2%Indonesia36 · 1.8%India29 · 1.5%6 others listed113 · 5.6%

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

Which institutions lead Geomechanics and Mining Engineering research?

By volume in 2022–2025, China University of Mining and Technology publishes the most Geomechanics and Mining Engineering research, followed by Shandong University of Science and Technology and Henan Polytechnic University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 255 works
  2. 2 Shandong University of Science and TechnologyChina 82 works
  3. 3 Henan Polytechnic UniversityChina 66 works
  4. 4 Xi'an University of Science and TechnologyChina 61 works
  5. 5 Anhui University of Science and TechnologyChina 61 works
  6. 6 Liaoning Technical UniversityChina 46 works
  7. 7 China Coal Technology and Engineering Group Corp (China)China 38 works
  8. 8 Taiyuan University of TechnologyChina 30 works
  9. 9 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 29 works
  10. 10 Central South UniversityChina 25 works

Who are the leading researchers in Geomechanics and Mining Engineering?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Geomechanics and Mining Engineering include Xiaogang Wang, Haibo Liu and Kefa Cen.

  1. 1 Xiaogang Wang Russia 13k citations
  2. 2 Haibo Liu France 2.1k citations
  3. 3 Kefa Cen China 2.1k citations
  4. 4 Xiaogang Li China 1.8k citations

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

Where is Geomechanics and Mining Engineering research done?

The largest centres of Geomechanics and Mining Engineering research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xuzhou (China), Xi'an (China) and Qingdao (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Xuzhou, Fuxin and Huainan.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 347 works
  2. 2 Xuzhou China 262 works
  3. 3 Xi'an China 105 works
  4. 4 Qingdao China 95 works
  5. 5 Huainan China 73 works
  6. 6 Jiaozuo China 68 works
  7. 7 Wuhan China 54 works
  8. 8 Taiyuan China 51 works
  9. 9 Fuxin China 46 works
  10. 10 Chengdu China 43 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. XuzhouCN · 262.4 works143×
  2. FuxinCN · 45.6 works131×
  3. HuainanCN · 72.6 works125×
  4. JiaozuoCN · 67.5 works106×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Geomechanics and Mining Engineering than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Geomechanics and Mining Engineering?

Among universities, judged by research, China University of Mining and Technology, Guizhou Minzu University and Chongqing 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%20%40%mean 21.83%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →China University of Mining and Technology: 254, 19.1%Guizhou Minzu University: 11, 34.8%Chongqing University: 18, 29.3%Guizhou University: 15, 25.8%Shandong University of Science and Technology: 82, 14.4%Xi'an University of Science and Technology: 61, 16.5%Northeastern University: 17, 22.4%Central South University: 25, 24.3%University of Science and Technology Beijing: 29, 15.1%Taiyuan University of Technology: 30, 16.6%Guizhou Minzu Univer…Chongqing UniversityGuizhou UniversityChina University of …
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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 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 65.619.1%161.3×254 -67.9%
2 Guizhou Minzu UniversityChina 60.434.8%88.5×11 -79.6%
3 Chongqing UniversityChina 57.029.3%8.2×18 -84.2%
4 Guizhou UniversityChina 55.825.8%14.4×15 -81.6%
5 Shandong University of Science and TechnologyChina 54.014.4%83.8×82 -56.6%
6 Xi'an University of Science and TechnologyChina 52.016.5%132.9×61 -72.8%
7 Northeastern UniversityChina 52.022.4%9.7×17 -79.4%
8 Central South UniversityChina 51.824.3%7.6×25 -89.8%
9 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 50.215.1%18.3×29 -80.1%
10 Taiyuan University of TechnologyChina 49.916.6%35.6×30 -88.4%

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 Geomechanics and Mining Engineering research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 66% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2011.

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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.